Beaverton High School - Beaver Yearbook (Beaverton, OR)

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MISS RUBY FESSENDEN Whitman College, B.A. English, World History Junior Girls' Counselor Using the theme Read, Discuss, Write as the basis for class procedure, English teachers present a balanced program of literature, composition and functional grammar. Constant re-evaluation has produced numerous changes in the 1959-60 curri- culum. So that each student may receive more personal attention, smaller classes have been scheduled and a teacher Work period instituted. Newly developed gram- mar essentials tests and STEP tests given in the fall and spring graphically show the student's progress for the year. Such im- provements, plus the continued use of ability grouping, help insure a solid English background for every student. DONALD SCHUMAN Reed College, B.A. English Chess Club MRS. ADA JOHANSON University of California, B.A. American History, English MRS. OLYVIA WATT Portland State College, B.S English ' l Q MRS. DORIS PICKARD Dennison University, B.A. English

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Yi' MRS. MARGARET KNISPEL Pacific University, B.A. University of Oregon, M.Ed. En lish 8' Head of English Department MRS. SUSAN HELM English students struggle over familiar STEP grammar tests. New to Beaverton, these tests will help evaluate the student's progress in com- prehension and functional grammar. l'l.II1Gll0l1Bl GFHITIIHEI' Tests University of oregon, B.A. in Language Arts English Pep Club MRS. MONTANA RICKARDS University of Oklahoma, B.F.A., M. Ed. English Future Teachers of America FRANK MAZZIO Colorado State College, B.A., M.A.

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MISS JEAN HAMAR Stanford University, B.A. English, Russian MRS. MARY LOU HURD University of Pittsburgh, B.A. M.A. French Freshman Girls' Counselor French Club MRS. MARY DIMOND Pacific College, B.A. French Senior Girls' Counselor French Club MISS AMARETTE BARNES Linfield College, B.A. Spanish Panamero 2 Foreign Language Department As a result of a government aided faculty instruction course this summer, the foreign language department has initiated the language laboratory system, using tape recordings of native Euro- peans speaking French, Spanish and Ger- man. Stress in most courses is on the spoken language, though a thorough reading knowledge is considered neces- sary. To add interest, greater emphasis is being placed on the cultural institutions of foreign countries through speakers, observation of national holidays, and dis- cussion of current events.