St Louis School - Crusader Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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fy? ,Q BRO. JOHN PERKO, S.M. I2-B Student Council Advisor Religion High School Council English Sr Division Advisor ar Sodality Moderator ' Q' All ENGLISH The English Department, provided with the largest staft, has an extensive program, Certain classes have been provided with an intensive advanced program in English literature which includes well known novels. This department provides a student with an inten- sive grounding in both American and English litera- ture, a working knowledge of the principles of composition, an appreciation forthe value of grammar and mechanics, and a taste for the satisfaction to be derived from public speaking. Literature is the cornerstone ofthe English program. Literature includes the best in novels, plays, biogra- phies and poetry, with a special emphasis on the classics lest the student be overly concerned with contemporary writings, Although historical perspective is not ignored, the department attempts primarily to teach the student N BRO EDWARD HAYWARD SM 25 Mr Wong probes the brush with keen optics for En9l'5h fugltives from education! 5 RX MR RAYMOND WONG MR GEORGE CHANG IOG E 1Ql'SlW English Spanish I Literature Intramurals

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SOCIAL STUDIES :li fi MR DONALD YEE Amerrcan Hnstory MR HAROLD OKITA Publncatuons Moderator ll G American Htstory Hugh School Councul Crusader Athletlc Club The socnal studues courses offered at St Louts are World History Amerlcan History and Amerucan Government Each IS directed toward broademng the students knowledge of world and national affalrs Dlscusslng problems of world wade sagmflcance us a means to thus arm The course rn World Hustory attempts to develop In the student an apprectatnon for the orngm and na ture of man and the world and the contlnuous prog ress of man from the pnmuttve to the modern Through the study of dtfTerent environments cultures and geographucal locattons a better understandmg of the varnous peoples of the world ns developed Amerlcan Hnstory supplles a fundamental knowl edge of the foundatnons of our country through a survey of the tmportant rellgtous polntlcal soctal economic and cultural developments In the history of the Umted States These topncs are stressed toward the placung of events In thelr world setttng The Amerucan Government course explores the mam polutncal economuc and soclal problems which confront Amerucan cuvtl socuety and treats on the solutton of each problem through a rational evalua tton of facts optmons and arguments MR ALBERT WlllS BRO. JOSEPH KOENIG, S.M Ml Anim l-UM Amerncan Government 9 E Amerlcan Hlstory Letterman's Club World Hustory Athlettc Durector Relngton St John Berchmans Club

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Department apprecuatuon of Ivterature and a basac understandung of the prlncnpal lnterary forms Composutlon grammar and mechanics are blended expertly to glve the student sound backung an the techmques of Idea organuzatlon paragraph and sen fence structure and a good cholce of words These are the techmque whnch are exammed thoroughly Learn to express yourself' Publuc speaking ands those Interested to be more artlculate proflcuent speak ers through extra currucular actnvutles evolvmg from the Assocuatron of Speech Actuvntles whnch the depart ment promotes Here students partucularly develop theur speakung techmques But for those not In thls orgamzatlon there us always speech un the classroom Students take part In dnscusslon and frequent class room questlomng By this means the student acqutres confidence In the speaking sntuataon '!'7 Xml Englush Speech and Debate BRO CHARLES FAHEY SM Now class, we will sung Mernly we roll along BRO JOSEPH DANGEL, SM. 10 E English Lnterature -v f0il 9 BRO STANLEY MURAKAMI 0 B Latm I Engllsh Publucatnons Moderator MR. EDWARD MEDEIROS Composmon Speech Englush Asst Athletic Director SM