Syracuse High School - Rocket Yearbook (Syracuse, NE)

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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.

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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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Government is a vital part of American Life. Teaching her third year at SHS is Mrs. Laura McClain. Mrs. McClain is kept busy by teaching three classes of Sophomore English and first and second courses of German. In these classes she is always trying to correct her students on the proper usage of the language and correct pronunciation is stressed at all times. The Syracuse junior class has Mrs. McClain as one of their class sponsors. She helped guide the group through the busy time of magazine sales and helped keep order during the hectic class meeting. Some of Mrs. McClain's hobbies are knitting and reading. She received her B.A. degree at Doane College and is doing graduate work at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Zeigler explains Communism and Nazism. Mrs. McClain types one of her many tests. Mr. Richard Ziegler is one of the new additions to SHS history department. Although a graduate of Doane College, he also attended Florida State and the University of Nebraska. Before student teaching at Beatrice, Nebraska, Mr. Ziegler served for a time in the United States Army Security Agency. Mr. Ziegler has a tight schedule with his two classes of American Government and one of junior English besides his coaching obligations. He coached the reserve basketball team through a fine season and also took on the responsibility of directing the girls' volleyball team. The junior high claimed Mr. Ziegler as its football coach this year. In his few spare moments, Mr. Ziegler enjoys his two hobbies, one being bowling and other is watching TV.