St Francis High School - Lance Yearbook (St Francis, MN)

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American history in the tenth grade is taught by MR. LA VERN GILBERTSON. The course is a continuation of the same subject matter as taught in the seventh grade with a greater emphasis on a world approach. MR. THOMAS LAWRENCE teaches world history, a course considered essential for the understanding of men, nations and their cultural backgrounds. The study of Christianity as opposed to Communism, the Reformation, World Wars and their effects should make students aware that civilized people should make attempts to settle dif- ferences through reason not violence in this global space age. MR. EUGENE YANKE is the instructor in the senior classes of social problems, which stresses the unbiased appraisal of the contemporary problems of today's society and evaluates the U. S. in world perspective and policy in relation to other powers of the world. Study in the area of the active role as an adult citizen in the American way of life becomes meaningful to seniors. '39 15 r K VW . JW? fi ,Qi U Wei WY if

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MR. WILLIAM HAMIVIES teaches seventh grade social studies, a study of American history, which becomes a fascinating story of adventure, conflict, and growth of a great nation. QCIAL TUDIE TEACHE AMERICAN HI TORY AN RE P0 IBILITIE OF CITIZE HIP MR. CORWIN KRONENBERG teaches civics, a course designed to teach government on local, state and federal levels. Since government of a democracy is dependent upon an educated and informed citizenry, the responsi- bilities of citizenship, as well as the privileges, are stressed. The late president, john F. Kennedy has very aptly summed up the meaning of citizenship in his statement to Congress, Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. 12

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--...,,,,,.-I MR. DEAN WEBER in his tenth and eleventh grade classes of English encouraged originality and creati- vity as well as perfection in the form of themes students Wrote. They studied and enjoyed the styles of writing of different authors. TEACHER QF MRS. ELEANOR KOHNER, teacher of junior, Senior and College Prep English is lecturing here, perhaps on the Elizabethan Theater. Chaucer, Shakespe are, and other writers of English literature became both meaningful and interesting through audio-visual devices. Trips to the Guthrie were most enjoyable. MRS. CANDACE LEHNITZ in her eighth and tenth grade classes sought to help students overcome the hurdles of usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Various types of literature were read for an appreciation of form and content.