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

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Q... wx X ti 'l i Students come to the library for many reasons - some to do research, others to find relief from study halls. Library Aids Research and Relaxation When most people think of libraries. they think only of books: but our library is becoming an instructional materials center. This means that we are acquir- ing more audio-visual materials. Each year the federal government grants us funds: the current allotment was spent on records and filmstrip-cassettes. Students viewed filmstrips on the pre- viewer and used the listening center for music appreciation or their own pleas- ure. The library was utilized for the re- search for classes such as debate, Bi- ble, and sociology. Many students signed up for library for relaxation and leisure reading. .f',,'f!lf tit 'li' -...4L. Qi :,,'1 . for 4 fmt tt as P- . V, gif!-r Music appreciation students may come to the library to listen, but Mark Cousert finds the latest sports results more interesting than the music Tom lwasko is reviewing. Putting books back in their proper places once they have been returned is only one of library aide Sadie Zaagman 's many tasks. Beryl Bean Library, American Lit. SAGA

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Studenten Sprechen Latin and Deutsch The German program underwent two basic changes: it was under the direc- tion of Mrs. Weeda and the testbooks were changed to the ALlVl series. First- year students concentrated on gram- matical structure of sentences and dia- log, with an emphasis on listening and reading skills. Through the reading of narratives dealing with such things as the production of news telecasts in Ger- many, the advanced students increased their vocabulary and reading skills while learning more detailed aspects of grammar. By reading cartoons, the first year Latin students learned the basics of vocabulary and sentence struc- ture. The advanced class translated a Latin play entitled Plaritus. d v Alice Weeda German, Free Reading, Drama. Plays. Chapel. The freshman Latin class parades down the halls while singing their favorite Christmas carols in Latin. fi Hard working Latin students take a break from translating Villa laccr Shari Vander Velde finds that even German can be amusing if you listen hard enough.

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is if f Helping to teach the new cinema arts class, Bob Laning threads an experimental film into the projector. Poems by Robert Frost spark the in- terest of Russ Van Dyke and Debbie De Jong along with the rest of their classmates. The hidden talent of Maureen Moore and Maribeth Voss is brought out as they perform Red Car- nations before the drama class. English Department Revises lVluch of the English curriculum was re- structured in its requirements and its elective courses. Non-college bound students were no longer required to take four years of English. The freshmen worked on paragraph composition, poet- ry, novels, and cinema arts. The Amerf ican literature classes broke up into four. nine-week sections and studied in depth such areas as American humor. realism, and Puritan tradition. The jun- iors had a choice from a number of nine fweek courses. Some of the electives offered included the more conventional courses in literature, grammar. and oral interpretation. The emphasis in part of these classes was on the me- chanics of the English language. The literature courses dealt mostly with analyzing and discussing selected writ- ings. Other electives were more unusu- al: cinema arts was a completely new course which studied various aspects of filmfmaking. Students in drama class not only learned to act within the class, but also produced two plays. The senior classes studied the historical periods of English literature including some major works: Beowulf, Macbeth, Oliver Twist, and Lord of the Flies.