Stevensville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Stevensville, MI)

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In the Intermediate or Later Elementary grades, the children continue their ac- quaintance with the three “R’s.” Geography and history are introduced in these grades. There is a room library, containing books of interest to the children of these grades. The child also gains much from stories and articles that are read to him by the teacher. Children in these grades are ready to become acquainted with reference material. For this purpose, the room has a new set of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Junior. These books are very popular with the children, both for reference work, and for the pictures and stories as well. Children of the third grade begin their study of geography by making a booklet of pictures of “Children of Other Lands” and listening to stories about each country. This project is continued in the fourth grade, where the children make booklets, pictures and work at sand tables. Other projects are undertaken, such as the one on page 19. The children had just completed the study of the Southern States. Posters were made showing the products of these states. Pictures were collected from maga- zines and mounted on paper. Such projects not only make the subject seem alive to the pupils, but serve to fix the subject matter more firmlv in th r m-ncb. In the study of language, the child learns to express himself, orally and in writ- ing, rather than learning the formal principles of grammar. The child expresses himself orally by telling of his experiences. He writes about these same experiences on paper, reading them sometimes to the rest of the class. The study of history is commenced in these grades. Not the dull, dry history that many of us think of, but history from the hero worship point of view. Children of this age are interested in great men. The study of history is developed around stories of the great men of history. Music classes are held twice a week, under the direction of Mrs. Myers, music supervisor of the school. In these grades the syllables, spaces and lines are learned. Songs are learned by rote, and by reading notes. Some of the popular songs suitable for children are included. S E C O N D R U N G Front row, left to right: Irene Kuball. Joan Kronos, Betty Wagner. Rex Allen. Guy Viveros. Delores Bendel. Jeanne Odell Second row: Mrs. Smith. Jeanette Ott. Clarene Davis. Doris Loshbough. Lorraine Ott, Evelyn Klackle. Gladys Mueller. Patty Bodjack. Violet Blaha Third row: Marvin Sounart. Jerry Huebner. Bobby Ball. Betty Markwald. Jean Sounart. Betty Rybarcyzk, Marilyn Travis. Evelyn Wach. Kenneth Ott. Lynn Riggle Last row: Jack Krumroy. Billv Mielke. Billy Siewert, Gino DaDan. Donald Bartz. Melford Ott. John Wagner. Floyd Hucko. Donald DeMorrow Not in picture: Wilbur Skorupa. Raymond Skorupa. Harland Raas. Jane Fritz. Emil Catania, Renee Ott, Karl Muff Intermediate pngr t inenty one

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Junior High A L M O S T T H E R E Front row. left to ri ht: Stella Hove. Martha Zelko. Jeanette Dehrinv. Lois Kornow. Margaret Loshbough. Doris Albright. Dorothy Krumroy, Lorraine Bednar, Eldonna Dehring Second row: Mr. Eccles. Erwin Markwald, Virginia Ott. Eleanor Siewert. Catnerin Pallas. Jeanne Mongreig. Bonnie GrifTendorf. Barbara Misich. Peggy Katsulos. Betsy Schoenfelder. Jimmy Johnson. Billy Faust Third row: Ralph Siewert. Bob Glade. Vervaine Kolberg. Lillian Spitzer. Mary Kitchen. May Krumroy. Edwin Kubull. Virgil Davis. John Kronos. Gene Jorgensen. Bert Klackle. George Kat- sulos Last row: Bobby Kuball. Steve Misich. Tony DaDnn. Stanley Geipel. Marion Wagner. Tommv Wnch. Marshall Ott. Dale Bnugher, Bill Glade, Norman Ott. Melvin Huebner. Eugene Bodjack The sixth, seventh, and eighth grades comprise the Junior High room. The students of this age take an active interest in organized sports. The Junior High room sponsored two basketball teams this year, the Aces composed of the bet- ter players, and the Funks which was organized as a second team. The Aces went to the finals in the annual grade tourney, being defeated by the Fairplain team from lien ton Harbor. The Junior High also sponsored girls' basketball and softball teams, and a boys’ softball team. Music plays an important part in the activities of the Junior High. Each week, two periods are devoted to vocal music, under the supervision of Mrs. Myers. Ap- proximately twenty pupils from this room are members of the Band or Orchestra. In addition to band and orchestra rehearsals, these students receive group or indi- vidual instruction on various instruments from Mr. Null. One period a week is devoted to art work, giving the pupils interested in this kind of work an opportunity to develop their talents. Science is offered to the seventh and eighth grades. This is the students’ first introduction to science in a formal course. He has had science in the lower grades, but it has been more incidental. In this course a textbook is used and many interest- ing experiments are performed in connection with the course. Both the laboratory and the classroom are used for these experiments. Students of the Junior High are quite active in various extra-curricular affairs. Many of them are members of various groups such as the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the 4H Clubs. During the winter months, when it is impossible to play outside, the Junior High room had the use of the gymnasium at noon for recreational purposes three days a week. All is not work in the Junior High room. Frequently it is possible to combine work and pleasure in a way that gives the student the benefit of both. Mr. Eccles read several outstanding book-length stories to the students as a part of the opening exercises each morning. Realizing that students work better in pleasant surroundings, several of the 4H boys refinished the tops of the desks by sanding and scraping and then staining them. ttitjv ttreaty

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Primary Front row, scnted: Carrol Odell. Bernier Dchring, Kenneth Ridgeway. Ralph Markwald. Ann Marie Jorgensen, Joan DeMorrow Second row: Robert Davis. Vernon Mueller. Steve Anderson. Albert Blaha. Oscar Ziembu. Jack Anderson. Charles Baugher, Miss Sajban Last row: Arthur Davis. Richard Allen. Doris Lucker. Clarabell Schulz, Beverly Siewert. Lee Davis. Paul Fritz. Darwin Dehring Not in picture: Ralph Hoge. Donald Skorupa I lie I irst h unq of the Ladder The three “R's” are still a part of the child’s work. In the primary room, the child gets his first introduction to these famous letters—“Readin , ’ritin’, and ’rith- mctic.” However, it is no longer necessary to teach them by the “rule of the hickory stick.” It’s too interesting. The beginner is first taught to read. No longer does he first learn his A. B. C.’s. He gets his first introduction to reading through charts and cards where he learns to associate a word and a picture. Later on the Elson Basic Readers are introduced. Each grade has two reading periods a day. The room has a library of its own, in which are to be found various supplementary readers and stories within the level of the children. Stories are read to break up the continuous task of study, and stories are frequently dramatized. The room has a chart from which they learn the sounds of various letter combinations, which enables them to attack new words with ease. In “’rithmetic,” the children learn numbers by using them. The Primary Store, which appears on page 19, is a project of the arithmetic class of this room. The stu- dents made the store out of old boxes, and each pupil contributed something to make it realistic. Toy money was used to make it seem real. The second grade acted as clerks, the rest of the room being the customers. The purchase was written on sales slips and carried on as if it really happened. For “’ritin’,” the pupils still learn to write by the old copy-book method. After all, the only way to learn to write is by actually doing it. For language, the pupils study people from various countries. The children also bring in articles from nature. These are studied, and the children find out all they can about them. Projects are evolved around these articles, and around the people and habits and customs of other countries. The children are taught music twice a week by Mrs. Myers, the school's music supervisor. pave ticenty-two