University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MR. CHARLES H. BELL in hi fourth year at I’ High. taught Russian I. II. III. and IV. He also advised Russian Club and one section of the seventh grade. He received his B.S. and M.A. from the University of Minnesota and is currently working on his Ph.D. MRS. DORTHF.A BRUSCHKE. now in her third year at I High, taught German 7. 8. I, 111-IV. and co-advised German Club. She received the equivalent of a B.A. at a college near Berlin, and is working on her M.A. MR. DALE LANGE has taught at U High for two years. This year, he taught French II, French II I-IV, and German 9-I’ES. He was also French Club adviser. Mr. Lange received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and is presently working for his master's. MR. JOHN SANCHEZ taught Spanish 8. 9, II and IV-V: in addition to this he advised Spanish Chib. Mr. Sanchez has been at U High for three years. He obtained his B.A. at Macalester College and is working on his master's. Modern Languages DR. EMMA BIRKMAIER has been at U High for seventeen years. Head of the Modern Languages Department. she taught seventh-grade Russian. l)r. Birk-maier received her B.A. from the College of St. Catherine. and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. MISS INGE SANNVALD taught French I and 7. and German II and 8 in this, her first year at I High. She was also coadviser of German Club. Miss Sanwald received her B.S. at the University of Minnesota and is working for her master’s. 14

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journalism English Speech Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto Simmons what is Simmons'. The language arts program followed a rather conservative pattern this year, according to department head Dr. Stanley Kegler. For the past three years, however, plans have been under way for a fairly thorough revision of curriculum. Basically, the new program will involve a compression of the material traditionally covered in senior English into grades seven through ten. The new program in the twelfth grade will emphasize British and world literature. I)r. Kegler estimated that it would take another year of work before the revised schedule could he put into effect, hut hoped to begin testing it at I' High by 1962 or so. Another project which occupied the language arts department was the preparation of kinescopes on methods of developing and teaching the unit. Theater arts and journalism classes as well as the regular English classes were televised on CCTV. Through cooperation of a group of school administrators, teachers and laymen, a plan to upgrade the teaching of English in the state is under way; the language arts department is contributing to this program and plans to produce twenty-eight kinescopes which will be made available to all teachers in Minnesota through the State Department of Education. But Dr. K«gl«r, you'v GOT your Ph.D. 13

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Frenrh German Spanish Besides the usual language classes—French, German. Russian and Spanish I. II. III. and IV — plus the advanced classes, members of the Modern Language Department worked on a program for the junior high and University Elementary school this year. Seventh and eighth graders w ill continue the languages begun this year during the coming year, and when they reach the freshman level, they will have the choice of continuing their chosen language or starting another. Eighth graders will make this choice next year. At the more advanced level, several senior high students with special linguistic ability were allowed to take languages at the University this year. Lynette Wells and Debby Charnley took Italian, and Ruth Berman, Eleanor Arnason, Jill Nash and Debby Charnley studied French. The department hopes to continue this general type of program next year. Barles Chtll poses with his omnipresent language tapes. jPIELWAREN UND BUCHER ILSE FROHliCH Intelligence agent from L. A. spies on Project M.L. 15