Claymont High School - Clay Tablet Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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ANGUAGE DEPARTME T Mr. Harry E. Channell B.S. Shippenshurg State Teachers College MA. Middlebury College Since the majority of students who elect zt foreign lan- guage course are doing so to meet college entrance re- quirements, the primary aim of the language depart- ment is to give each of these students a mastery of the fundamentals in his chosen language within two years time. In all courses. whether it be French, Latin, or Spanish, an attempt is made to strengthen the student's knowl- edge of the English language by comparing and con- trasting its rules of grannnar. sentence structure, and vocabulary with those of his elected language. In addi- tion, an effort is made to instill in the student an ap- preciation and understanding of the culture of the peo- ple whose language he is studying. Miss Marjorie Rockwell Mr. William O'Connur Mrs. Ellen L. Minn B.S. University of Pennsyl- B.S. Indiana State College BMX. Beaver College vania Ass't Football Coach NI.Ed. University of Del- M.Ed. Temple University Ass't Basketball Coach aware IG

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Mrs. Mary Lohr B.A. Madison College Mrs. Llildred lvIcConnell B.A. University of Delaware The purpose of the mathematics department is threefold: Qlj To train the student in such a way that he will be able to pursue successfully any future mathematics courses. C21 To develop the student's facility with numbers so that he will be able to conduct his financial affairs wisely. f3j To encourage thinking that will enable students to evaluate carefully the pressures of political and commercial advertising. Q The department offers a variety of courses suited to the lev- els of student need and interest. This includes general math, business math, and mathematics for the college-bound stu- dent. Mrs. Phyllis Wilder B.S. West Chester State Teachers College Mrs. E. J. Lathrop B.A. Mercyhurst College 15

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BUSI ESS DEPARTME T Mrs. Bobbi! B.S. East Carolina College M.S. East Carolina College Senior Tri Hi Y The Business Education Department at Clay- mont High School is striving to teach skills and Knowledges which may be used as tools to earn a living in the functional areas of business, and to provide opportunities for all pupils to acquire general information in the Held of business which will better fit them to take their place in the economic and social life of the community. Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner B.S. Bloomsburg State College Mrs. Frances Bock B.S. Fairmont State College Mr. Sheldon Dent B.S. Elizabethtown College Mrs. Rita McElroy B.S. Drexel Institute of Technology Mrs. Nessa McDaniel B.S. Boston College