St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Abore: CLEARING UP DOUBTS — Brother Francis Warth answers questions in Plane Geometry prior to a test. Right: AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR seems to mechanicalize Joe Wisniewslii as he Ustens attentively to Brother Francis Warth ' s explanation in Plane Geometry. PER.SONALIZED ATTENTION— Mrs. Hatfield, in sophomore algebra, stops to offer a sus;! estion to Martha DeRvckere. ALGEBRAIC DIVISION is worked out by Mr. Guentert with his junior math students. 23

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Daily Application Requisite in Math Despite continuing efforts to modernize both sections of the math department, especially through the use of visual aids, there were no major changes ef- fected this year. Mr. Guentert, the math chair- man, attempted to have the same series of texts in both departments, but was unsuccessful. Standardized tests were introduced as a much- needed improvement. Through them St. Joseph ' s students could be compared nationally. Advanced classes for college- bound students ranged from Ad- vanced Math to Pre-Calculus. In the general course a choice from High School Math to Senior Math was offered. . D ANX:ED . LGEBR.A S complexities are rendered more comprehensible by Brother .-Man with the use of an overhead projector. Below: A GIANT SLIDE RULE tops an algebraic problem in Mr. Guentert ' s room. Right: INFINITY IS A QUESTIONABLE ARGU.VIENT for Brother Rosaire and his Intermedi- ate Algebra students.

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Aboiv: PREPARAT(JR ' TO A DISCUSSION in English class, Kathy Muldoon reviews some facts under the watchful eye of Sister Francella. Beluw: CALM, REFLECTION, MED- ITATION— moods in American Literature selections are analyzed by Sister Antoinette and her students. A POOL TABLE DIAGRAM helps John Sullivan make an effective dem- onstration speech in Brother Anton ' s American Literature class. Pupils Troubled by Own Language Two major faculty changes took place in the English De- partment this year. New faculty members. Sister Mary Antoinette and Brother Ge- rard Mason took over the chair- manship of their respective departments. The study of film-making was introduced into the junior and senior girls ' English classes. Emphasis was placed on paperbacks and the main text was the Ginia Anthology, which all classes except the seniors used. In the boys ' department, the curriculum included out- side readings, vocabulary and creative writing. Development of the styles and moods of dif- ferent writings was discussed.