St Rita of Cascia High School - Cascian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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. Mr. Donald Racky, a member of the faculty since 1959, holds an Xf1.A. from Loyola and is preparing to receive his Ph. D. He heads the linglish Department and teaches English Ill and Adv. High School English. Besides being moderator of the Ritan, he enjoys camping and sports, Mr. Edmund Brongiel, a member of the English Department, came to St. Rita in l966. llc teaches Eng- lisli ll and holds an AB. from Loy- ola University. ln his sparc time he enjoys reading. Mr. Titus Bukus, a menher of the English Department, holds a BS. from Illinois Teachers College. He carrie to St. Rita in l966, His hob- bies include sports, Mr. John Hartl is a newcomer to St. Rita. llc teaches English lll and coaches the swirnniing team. From Chicago State College, Mr. llartl holds a IRS. in liclucation. ln his spare time he enjoys creative writ- ing, youth work, and sports. Mr. Donald Racky seems to have discovered some amusing irony in Tom Dorcalcs first attempt at writing good satire. Using a moveable chart, nainccl 'Special Plnralsn, Xlelcsio Ycnr-gas learns to spell ncxy words in his summer school remedial reading course.

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English Teachers S lress Writing S kills, Techniques ln the past, the English Department has stressed outside reading and the study of literature, both .-Xmerican and English. This year, with these areas still being emphasized, the Department has turned its attention to the teaching ol writing skills and techniques. Accordingly, the Department, under the direction offX1r. Donald Racky. has introduced a new textbook, i'Practical Rhetoric and Expository Prose , into the Adyaneed Senior English program. The literature program too has been improved, by the use of new sophomore and junior literature books. .Xu ad- vanced freshman English course was instituted, to that the four years of English could be more unified, with the stu- dents adyancing in their study of English on a continuous leyel by level basis rather than by four unrelated years of English. The task of both learning and teaching English has been made easier by increased use of the overhead projector. Two tabletop models are used continuously by some teach- ers for neatly outlining the dayls lecture. This saves the teacher the trouble hurriedly scribbling a few words on the blackboard and also allows the student to take clearer, more concise notes. The Department has tried to promote co-operation be- tween its members and teachers of upper grammar school English. On December 4th and 6th, a meeting was held at which the English teachers discussed the various English programs taught at the different schools. It is hopeful that the grammar school English courses be geared to the kind of course found at the high school level. Thus. the English Department has strived to make the study of English more unified and compact throughout the yarious school levels. with more inter-relation between the many areas - writing, grammar, literature - that a good study of English stresses, and which the colleges demand of high school graduates. Explaining the role of satire in everyday' life, Mr. Thomas Laskcy uses an paper. The portable overhead projector is a valuable aid to both the teach- oyerhead projector to illustrate a political cartoon taken from a daily news- er and the students.

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Mr. Ronald Nowak, Remedial Summer school teacher, shows puzzled Melesio Venegas how a spelling aid chart operates. As part of a reading assignment for the class, Ronald Zarach hands Larry Ryhlca the hook, 'iThe Status Seekers . Mr. Raymond Konrath, a member of our faculty since I964, is the coach of our track team and assist- ant coach of the haslccthall team. He teaches German I and ll and English I, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree which he received from Quincy College. Mr. Thomas Laskey who came to St. Rita in 1966 received a BS, degree in Business Administration. He teaces English I and IV and is working toward a M.A. in Guid- ance and Counseling at DePaul U. His interests lie in music, dancing, athletics and the theatre. While his classmates are still wondering what is the meaning behind the title james Ryan has already engaged himself in reading. Mr. Theodore Melani is in his first year at Saint Rita and is a member of the English department, teach- ing English I and IV. He received a BS, degree from Loyola Universi- ty. His special interests are in radio, television, film, and all sports. Mr. Thomas Sheehan, in his first year at St. Rita, helongs tothe Eng- lish and Social Studies depart- ments. Holding a BS degree from Loyola, he teaches VVorld llistory and English III. Sports are his main interest. 26 Mr. George Smith, a new-comer to St. Rita, teaches English II. From Loyola University, he has a B.S. in Sociology and minors in English and History. Ile is interested in sports and travel.