Springfield Catholic High School - Irish Reflector Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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S HMB' 1 a... .1-K ,J . ,, ,. 1 1 1. Lectures by Mr. Ochs were interesting, precise but sometimes opinionated. 2. Let's check on what the textbook says. 3. Mr. Hyde had a hard day. 4. An urge to scratch was presented by Mark Manczuk as Student Teacher, Miss Susan Freeman, lectured. 5. Group discussion was always important on any topic. 6. Geography notes took work and concentration for the freshmen. 7. As Superintendent of Schools, Father Eftink, observed the Senior class while the hardworking students took notes. 8. A explanation of the Spanish Inquistion by Mr. Hyde. gh: gwfwfff f ' f ' ' ff ff ' s . ..-. 4- . . ,... nf' ' ' 2 741775-If .'f'7'Ei'z- , 51- ,, , . . gg ,WM 'f4,gQ7'g: ,-. . As, Q .4011 .5- . , -wffpff, , - , , 7 Vff- 'u2',Ji1??Qff,,. A , ':fi-: -ff,,..gf',,.f.fe,,0 Af . ' - 'xzflaiftfe o . - . . .f -ff . -f'4'ff7T-no ,',,,,f , .v,v,,V,,ff4f!, ff . , . , - 1, if fwwfffzl of ..fffTaf-c . , if f 'gf 4 . The students' study of man and the events that shaped his world was under the direction of Mr. Hyde and Mr. Ochs. In World Geography the freshmen were made aware of the countries, people, resources and products. Map work was quite common. In World History the sophomores covered man from the dawn of time until World War II with emphasis on correlating the past with its effect on today's society. W Y ,Y,,,7, Mar Juniors in Gc systems, Miss during the sec between the 1 Seniors experi He wanted stereotype tl development 4 American H business. sta

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Wi? f N-s,,,,.g'f , .A.V J Al! If 42 Teaching students to express themselves in words and actions was Ms. Tucker's job, for the third year. In Speech I, Freshmen surveyed three basic skills: interpersonal communications, public speaking, and debate theory. Projects like identity boxes and daily presentations helped each discover new shades of his personality. In Speech II, first and second year Irish Players performed a variety of tournament-oriented events for their varied audiences: children's stories, duet acting, improvised duet, poetry, an original Christmas play, and a short unit on mime to wind up the year. 4 1 w f .. :L-13.1xgg,.,..':5g',1, ,gg Rf? 5 Understanding all that goes into a dramatic production was the main goal of Drama. The eight students undertook the study of theatre arts, periods of theatre history, dramatic literature, and not only built, but designed, sets for Speech II productions and the spring play. Many of the crew heads for the spring play also came from Drama class: Linda Spielman, make-up artistg Ty Firmin, technical dlirectorg and Marianne Jones, set props. 4 , K 'W 1. The art of doi I class. 2. By s obtained ideas fo that goes on ho: speech. 4. The ha Jennifer Simpson Ms. Tucker. 6. O set Technical Dir 7. First graders identity boxes sl themselves. 9. A1 performed Reade