Wyandotte High School - Quiverian Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Wide World Shrinks Through N ,, l Marion A. Wools Jean Curl Lawrence Thqrp Walter R. Shublom Q Judy Strafer Gordon C. Johnson Notebooks mean literally piles of work to Mr. Palmer. The green monster brings movies into classrooms

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Unilingual to Bilingual Thinking The discovery that chili is notaMexican food...the conversion from unilingual to bi- lingual thinking...the hard-won mastery of the German ch : all were things which combined to make the study of a foreign language an exciting, unforgettable experience: As the year progressed, students were identified with their individual Ianguages.by an exchange of greetings in the hall. Those muttering Guten Tag were assumed to be enrolled in German I, II or III. A student was identified with Spanish I, II, III or IV if he uttered Hola Amigo! Bonjour denoted a French I or Il participant, and Heius was the magic word for first or second year Latin scholars. Striving to goin ci broad understanding of the foreign people as well as the language, stu- dents studied the geography,'history and cul- ture of the lands in which each language originated. Concentration upon basics of grammar, vocabulary, conversation and translation yielded c firm structural knowl- edge to which students added color and imag- ination. Success was realized as formerly closed channels of communication were opened. U English is a foreign language to Don Hardin, of South Africa, and Reiner Kratz, of Germany. Mrs Daniels a former exchange student to Switzerland, feels-a touch of nostalgia as she leads her class in singing European folk songs. ' I

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Social Studies Explanation Inspired by the achievements ofthe Gemini program and other communicational advances, social studies scholars made a rational hypoth- esis: the world is shrinking. Scientists, how- ever, adhered to the belief that the dimensions of the world are undeviating. This conflict spurred social studies students to action. Man served as the nucleus of social studies exploration. Psychology classes evaluated his power ot thought. Mental processes were ana- lyzed and patterns of development and regres- sion were examined. Sociology students broad- ened the scope of inquiry to include the entire society. Man's political behavior in relationto the American democratic system was analyzed by iuniors enrolled inAmerican Government. ln addition to the study of local, state and national governmental organization, American Govern- ment teachers presented a nine-week unit on communism. The rise of the American nation comprised the basis ot study For seniors. Stu- dents discovered that iust as the world has seemingly grown smaller, so, too, has a closely-knit America evolved from the wild expanse of Frontier which confronted pioneers of the l600's. Covering a span of some 5,000 years, world history exposed students to maior developments. In every social studies class, stress was placed upon the importance of current events. Miss Curl emphasizes values and limitations oF Plato's kpublic Chg,-les Redfield Ed J. Ellis LeRoy Hedstrom David P. Rehfeld Cyndi Gallup Paul Palmer Larry R. Oliverson Sid Micek