Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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eximciiwll ,vciiiceriicererfg uarter system scheduling meant the introduction of mini-courses that imparted in twelve weeks a sense of topics such as Religion and Bible, Psychology and Sociology. Related to answering questions of society and morals, these three offered the study of mind, culture and morals. Covering religious history and comparative religions, Bible was taught in three separate, nonpre-requisite quarters. Senior Cindy Manicom, who took all three quarters, explained, I just began to get more interested in religion This attitude was typical according to Mrs. Pat Mauldin, who said, Most of the students are very interested and ask challenging questions in class discussions. A lot of those questions do not really have an answer. The course contained a unit on the Old Testament, the New Testament and an overview of the six major world religions. Mrs. Mauldin's purpose was, To sort of have them walk through Biblical history and basic religions and know what effect they had on the future. She concluded, Of course the and the Bible, SO l Cledded I0 take the Christianity of most students does affect class. I had heard about it before and I thought it might be interesting. the trends of discussion and the questions they have. Students taking Psychology or Sociology were taught by Mrs. Margie Benson and Mrs. Tyson. Psychology wa a one quarter course offered only to seniors. Here students got a chance to learn the history of Psychology, with al its schools of thought and stages of development. It also included a little Studying mass hysteria in Sociology, Senior jeff Maidenberg videotapes the Spring Branch pep rally, as junior Kare ' Hyde and Mr. Gordon Utz wait to assis jeff explained, We were recording th reactions of people when they were together in a group. We learned that some people who are quiet in class are- wild at pep rallies, ,ig 5 . .Y 74 social science 1. ,d

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ITFECGDTFQQ past gives insight to future ears from now, along with World War II and the study of America lady contained in history books, the dle East Peace Treaty and the ana Mass Suicide will soon be rgside these events in the pages of ory. These current events, wbining with the ones in the past ie covered in classes ranging from study of the Depression to acting a Middle East Peace Conference. merican History students began the by studying the Civil War and lkly moving on to the recreation of stock market crash of 1929. to Freshman Donna I We learned a lot about our hrough discussions. History classes traveled abroad China, and the Soviet Union democracy and wars in countries. lt's a fun class and very said Sophomore Suzanne idea behind the senior courses according to teacher Mrs. Evelyn Palmer ng people interested in governrne... and get them to vote. arned about the structure of our ernment and the different purposes to get you of the branches. I felt that the government courses are preparing me for college and the future, said Senior Fredrika Leca. Advanced Social Science Problems QASSPI was another course offered to discuss and learn about foreign policy in this and other countries. It's almost totally discussion about what's going on, and I like them. We had a summit conference where we each represented a country, and we discussed the Middle East situation, which was fun. Now I know the terms of the treaty they just signed, said junior Cindy Tidwell. Living overseas, I had a natural interest in Oriental Asia. The cultures which appear vastly diverse to the American student appealed to me as well, in that I could perhaps relate a few of my experiences to others, commented junior Andy Schroth about Asian Studies. The course consisted of a variety spanning from population' explosion games and coloring to objective questioning and research. Andy continued, The class was genuinely intriguing and the material was captivating for the most part. Texas History added further to the curriculum provided by the hlstorv I is I I S for an oral presentation in istory, Seniors Scott Crow's, Paffet's, Karl Klopenstein's, Steve 001 , if Hanzelka's, Barbara Sautter's, lim Phil- ips', Robert Holt's and Holly Monahan's, attention is diverted. 5 Adorned in a Captain D's hat and shirt, Senior jerry Lawson said he was trying to decide if I should listen to Mr. Thrower's lecture, read the paper, or go to sleep. department. It lasted for one quarter and consisted mainly of lectures, worksheets and a lot of group discussions. We would pretend we were involved in a Texan convention, trying to be annexed into the United States, stated Senior Robert Holt. I thought it would just be a blow-off class, but it didn't turn out that way. There were a lot of names and dates to learn, just like any other history course. Texas History proved to be the course keeping students closest to home. i I if I f L fx 0 l R nr During an oral presentation in Ameri- can History, Senior Siamak Monjaza explains how handworked carpets and wall hangings are made in Iran. history 73

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ctice of what men like Freud orlung eached. Penior Laura Glendinning nmented We sometimes would iduct experiments in class on tavior. We did an informal survey on importance of birth order. It made concepts more real. Mrs. Benson l she feels that, Psychology is a md course because I think that today i of students can't make value gements. Psychology gives them a nce to do that. jteraction and discussion marked iology classes, too. Taught in two lrters by Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Tyson, class covered culture, family, and ld problems such as urbanization poverty. The class was meant to An understanding of society y, according to Mrs. Tyson. lt's a rse where people are interested in r people, she continued. ojects such as planning a poverty get or acting out old age with dness or arthritis brought the ld's real problems to the students. or Linda Grimsby said, Probably t I have gained the most is an ht into other peopIe's opinions. We got our teacher to tell us what she about certain subjects. One 5 a break from her work in Bible, Tahnya Ballard commented, I've a lot out of Bible because you about the Bible and the people in lass. Everyone is really open. day, Mr. Allen ilunior Principall even joined in our alcohol and drugs discussion. Dipping into morality, society and the mind interested students who wanted to compare, to discuss, to argue or just observe their fellow human beings. Sociology, Psychology and Bible offered that opportunity. After discussing racial prejudices in sociology, Seniors lulie Blaschke and Karen Hopkins change the subject and talk about a ghost organ that Iulie's grandfather owns. ' . , A 'ti' 1 V 1 , , Reading her books in Bible, lun ior Sherry lefferson learns about ludaism Sherry commented, We learned all about the Old and New Testaments and the world religions. nu? ,av social stair-nccs iuudr' HP'