Timothy Christian High School - Saga Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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W yy ln order to help his classes understand what the church was like in the first century, Rev. Shell stops to elaborate on a point. Christian Concepts Expl ln a discussion with one of his classes, Mr. Bruchan reads Bible passages to support his views. As freshman class reviewed the Old Testament, the sophomores studied the New Testament, using a new methodg reading assignments came out of a booklet put together by Rev. Shell called Inter-Testamental Period. The juniors studied the history of the church, concentrating on selected per- iods. Seniors had two courses from which to choose: Bible ethics and re- William Shell Bible ll, Church History. Religions, Bible Ethics. Chapel. ored by Students ligions. Ethics took the doctrines of the reformed churches, and applied them to the students' lives. Religions was a new course taking the place of Bible doctrine. lt first looked at Western civilization, and then studied other re- ligions besides Christianity to see the different answers given to man's problems. i 'hu-.4 During church history class, Art Drenth combs his lovely locks in place for all the girls to see, -mi 15

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ln a busy schedule of conferences and counsel- ing, Mr. Hoving stops for a break, Principal Strives for School Unity Nlr. Hoving was responsible for the ma- jor administrative duties, interviewing prospective students, taking care of general public relations, and seeing that the school ran smoothly. He guided the faculty in developing the curriculum, but usually gave the teachers a free hand in choosing the way they wanted to work. As registrar, Miss Kingma was responsible for making the schedule for the year and working out individual problems with students. lVluch of her time was spent in counselingg the need for explanation of test scores, vocation- al guidance, or personal counseling took many students into her office. lVlr. Greenfield worked mainly with disci- pline problems among the boys. 1 1 4 Mr, Hoving and Miss Kingma retreat to the office to discuss the modular scheduling system for next yE3f. 0-'CDH-H 7' to't t.l' QQ Arnold Hoving Henrietta Kingma Principal. Registrar, Dean of Girls. Golf' Algebra lll-lV, Mr. Greenfield, the dean of boys, makes a phone call between conferences. Girls' Board, Pep Club.

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Larry Slager US. History, Social Problems, Current Affairs. Baseball, Lettermen. Intramurals. World Issues Arouse Student Interest The main goal of the social studies de- partment was to involve students in the world they live in. World history, a freshman requirement, was a study of the Western civilization of man. Pro- files in Courage, a film series based on John F. Kennedys book, Iivened up the junior U. S. history classes. For easy class discussion and note taking, lVIr. Slager wrote all the notes in outline form on the board before class. Current affairs, a new one-semester course, added an elective for non-college bound students. A textbook was not used but two daily newspapers were. Quizzes often came from the newspaper of the By writing his bit of wisdom on the board, Mr. Slayer hopes to give his students something they can mull over. day before. Some paperbacks, such as Population Bomb, were read and dis- cussed in class, The government classes subscribed to a weekly newspaper, The National Observer. IVlr. Veenstra as- signed certain articles for discussion and suggested others as interesting reading material. Each government stu- dent received a copy of the Illinois State Handbook. Sociology was a study of literate man and his civilization. Nluch emphasis was placed on classroom and panel discussions to get students think- ing about world problems and partic- ularly about U. S. domestic problems. Changing the minds of students who have pigeon- holed government as boring is one of Mr. Veen- stra 's goals. An ecologically safe environment is a topic studied and discussed in sociology classes.