Syracuse High School - Rocket Yearbook (Syracuse, NE)

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Music plays important part in school curriculum. Mr. Johnson directs a group of students at Open House for the parents. Completing her first year at SHS as vocal in- structor is Mrs. Mary Ellen Oestmann. She directs the large mixed chorus, the boys glee and girls glee. She also had many small groups. These small groups were trial groups and from these she selected groups and individuals for contest. She also has several classes at the Junior High. One of her ideas was to join parts of the Junior High mixed chorus with the Senior High mixed chorus to help strengthen the weak spots. Some of Mrs. Oestmann's other activities in- cluded giving oboe, violin and bassoon lessons. This sometimes required her to come early in the morn- ing and also after school. Mrs. Oestmann received a Bachelorls degree of fine arts in education. Some of her hobbies are playing the oboe and English horn in symphonies. She also enjoys interior decorating, knitting and horse back riding. In his sixteenth year as band director at SHS is Mr. B.A. Johnson. Mr. Johnson has spent many hours in teaching beginners at both Syracuse and Dunbar. He conducts the cadet band at the Junior High and Varsity band at Senior High. The annual Baton Clinic is one of his many projects along with the annual May Dance which is sponsored by the band mothers. Mr. Johnson worked with band mem- bers and band mothers in the campaign for new uni- forms. Seven thousand dollars was raised in order to purchase these new uniforms. They arrived early in January and consist of green pants, blazer, and overlay for marching. Mrs. Oestmann directs the girls glee at the Christmas Vocal Concert.

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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.

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Library is a source of reference for history. This year Mr. K. Appleget completed his fifth year at Syracuse High School. His schedule includes three classes in American History and two dealing in World History. In the second semester he offers a course in anthropology, oceanography, and arche- ology. These are designed to give students an under- standing of the career opportunities connected with the fields. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mr. Appleget holds the position of assistant varsity football coach. Mr. Appleget received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Hasting College. At the present time he is doing graduate work at the University of Ne- braska. He enjoys collecting old Japanese swords as a hobby. Mr. Appleget explains an economic problem in one of his his- tory classes. Completing her fourteenth year of keeping the library in order and running smoothly is Mrs. Mar- garet Masters. She has added many new visual aids such as a small projector and there is also a large tape recorder. This is used often by students of the speech classes. While Mrs. Masters is doing things at the junior high library, she has many librarians at the senior high who keep the library running ef- ficiently. Mrs. Masters is there to help advise stu- dents in picking their topics for such things such as term papers and small reports. She is also one of the sophomore class sponsors. Mrs. Masters received her B.S. and E.O.M. from the University of Nebraska. Her hobbies are reading and working to improve the library. Shirley Lutjemeyer gets assistance from Mrs. Masters.