Syracuse High School - Rocket Yearbook (Syracuse, NE)

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English is the basic foundation for all subjects. X39-.af English teacher, Mrs. Orton, uses overhead projector as an aid in teaching English. One of the new teachers this year is Mrs. Sally Knoll. Mrs: Knoll teaches English and Speech. Class members read many different and fascinating novels by various authors. As part of her role as speech director, Mrs. Knoll puts many hours of work into directing the school plays. One of them was the all- school play, 'iOur Town , where shoe showed the importance of pantomime and imagination. Mrs. Knoll is also a Pep Club sponsor and has given a lot of help to the officers and pep club. Mrs. Knoll is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, where she received her Bachelor of Sci- ence. Her hobbies include all sorts of sports. Mrs. Marlene Orton has been a part of SHS faculty for five years. She also serves as faculty sponsor for the FTA and school newspaper. A member of both the National and Nebraska Council of Teachers of English, she received her B.A. degree from Wesleyan. She is now completing work towards her degree at the University of Ne- braska. Mrs. Ortan claims membership in Delta Kappa Gamma and Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Orton teaches all three Senior English classes and one junior class. Mrs. Orton was the one who introduced project English to Syracuse. In project English the history and development of drama, poetry, and novels are stressed. Many speech students are aided by Mrs. Knoll.

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Mathematics is a stimulant to young minds. Mr. McPherson explains how to solve an algebra problem. Completing his sixth year on the Syracuse high faculty is Mr. Roger Witt. Mr. Witt teaches several classes of drivers education which is a course of- fered to sophomores. In this course students are taught the proper way to handle a car and certain essential safety measures. Last summer was the first drivers education course given to students outside of school. Mr. Witt has served for three years as head basketball coach. He is also an assistant football coach. Besides these activities, he teaches physical education classes at junior high. Mr. Witt also acts as a Senior class sponsor. Mr. Witt is a graduate of Peru State Teachers College where he received his B.S. degree. Skilled in the field of advanced mathematics is Mr. David McPherson. He teaches geometry, alge- bra III, and trigonometry. Geometry is the study of reclilinear figures and circles. Students also learn logical thinking. In algebra III students learn to work polynomials, fractions, linear and quadratic equations. Trig deals with right triangles, cosine, and sine laws, and circular functions. Mr. McPherson received his B.A. degree from Cotner College and his Masters degree from the University of Nebraska. He was superintendent at Syracuse for seven years and has taught for the past twenty-six years. Each year he sponsors the National Math Contest which is given to students with a 1-average in advanced algebra or trig. Mr. McPherson is also County Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Witt explains the stopping distances of an auto to Debbie Kramer and Nancy Bruns.

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Guidance is given in vocations and home living At the head of the homemaking department is Mrs. Marion Harms. Mrs. Harms is kept busy teaching two classes of freshmen and juniors and a class of seniors. They learn about future life, cloth- ing, home management, social behavior, and child care. The junior girls took a trip to Lincoln to select their material for a school outfit and presented an Easter Tea for the mothers, modeling their Easter outfits. The seniors Had a Christmas Faculty Tea and a supper for the FFA boys. Mrs. Harms has been on the Syracuse faculty for twelve years. She received a B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska. Her hobbies are knit- ting, sewing, cooking, and raising flowers. 1-ar mx his ' -5 ' . V705-K M?4!vfa Mr. Slattery serves as guidance counselor. - 4 In the Junior Home Ec. class Mrs. Harms demonstrated how to make dinner rolls. The position of guidance counselor is filled by Mr. Wallace Slattery. Mr. Slattery is a graduate of Colorado State College where he received his B.A. degree. It was through his aid that SHS students were able to obtain the information they needed about colleges. This helped many decide which col- lege to attend. Students were also supplied with in- formation on the vocation of their choice. Mr. Slat- tery showed much patience in talking with every student. In addition to his job as a counselor, Mr. Slattery teaches a class of government and is a sophomore class sponsor. His government class drew up the constitution for the Student Council. Mr. Slattery's hobbies include hunting, guns, photography, and working with pedigree dogs and cats.