Clymer Central High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Clymer, NY)

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ART Front Row: Mrs. Dean, C. King, E. Stebbins, R. Sphon, J. Arnink, M. King, A. Pickett. Back Row: W. Ten Hagen, M. Williams, W. Ten Hagen, L. Knowles, H. Porter, R. Sweet, M. Boozel ENGLISH Left to Right: J. Goldberg, L. Garlield, Miss Fancher, J. Sweet, M. Turck. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Left to Right: Miss Hewey, B. Loomis, W. Moore, P. Goggins, J. Gravink. 23

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ART NDER the direction of Mrs. Dean in room zo we learn the fundamentals of line, space, balance and other phases of art expressed in many designs. Participation in this Held of learning acquaints us with the basic principles of drawing, design, and color. We apply these basic principles to practical forms of art such as advertising, interior decoration, costume design and furniture. Adapting our own ability of design to create' pleasing and useful things for our own everyday use and others brings satisfaction and real enjoyment. Students with talent for art are discovered, guided, and encouraged toward higher education in their field. Those who do not undertake college can use it as a leisure time ability. ENGLISH 55 EADING maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact manf' - So wrote Sir Francis Bason in the seventeenth century. But that isqexactly the kind of citizens we need now in the twentieth century - full of ideas, ready to work, exact and careful in what they do. These are the aims of our English Department and our English teacher, Miss Fancher. In our four years of English we have done all three. We have read from Shakespeare, Stevenson, Sandburg, and from many other authors and poets. We have held panel discussions, debates and interviews, given oral reports and extemporaneous speeches. We have written research papers, essays and letters. A democracy such as ours depends upon citizens offering constructive cri- ticism and ideas to our leaders, and to apply these principles to our own lives. The mastery of English is essential if we are to become good citizens who plan to have a voice in our democratic government. FOREIGN LANGUAGES F YOU choose as your vocation nursing, doctoring or any similar profession you must become acquainted with some of the foreign languages. Our school offers the students who wish to prepare for such a profession, courses in Latin and French. Miss Hewey, who has been our language teacher this year has taught classes in Latin I and III. There were nine students in Latin I who started out last fall with- Brit- tanica est insulav- and have proceeded rapidly receiving good grades as a re- ward for their studying. They have developed quite an extensive Latin vocabu- lary and have learned the basic grammar principles so that next year they will be able to read of the conquests and exploits of Caesar. The Latin III class has been very small this year - the entire class consisting of Shirley White and Frances McDonald. They have read the Orations of Cicero and studied the lives of the early Romans. The study of Foreign languages can be both interesting and useful. It helps one to increase his English vocabulary and to become acquainted with people on the other side of the globe. 24-

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VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE NASMUCH as self expression means the opportunity of the individual to un- dertake the things he can do best, he must be guidedl into those Helds that do justice to his capacities. When a student is a Freshman or Sophomore he does not know his interests or abilities. If a school system is fair to the student it will furnish him information about himself and then give him a chance to make the most of it. Guidance in Clymer Central School is in the hands of Mr. Daniel E. Flynn. One can not praise Mr. Flynn too highly. His fine work is motivated solely by his desire to help students. He feels their problems are his problems and he does his best to solve them. In the Guidance Program the students are subjected to various intelligence and aptitude tests. The results of these tests are used as a basis for formulating the various subjects to be taken. Mr. Flynn interviews each student several times to discover facts that might alter co.nditions decided by the tests. Mr. Flynn's work with a student is not finished when his course is decided. Every month he checks on the marks and determines if changes must be made or students encouraged. During their Senior year the students receive special information on careers they may follow in their later years. This is done by literature on the subject and by special speakers. Mr. Flynn is now in the process of forming the National Honorary Society for our school. This club will stimulate students to do their best during their school years. RELIGIGUS EDUCATION lot of noise downtown! What is it? It's the children on their way to the Abbe Reformed Church for their classes in religious education. Every Monday afternoon about one hundred and fifty students march from the school down to the church. There they are taught about the Bible by four local ministers and a few townspeople. Upon arrival at the church, Mrs. Gravink starts the choruses on the piano and the children certainly do love to sing them. The ministers take turns in giving an object lesson or telling a story. Following this, they are divided into classes, where they study their Bible lessons. This hour spent each week learning about the spiritual values of life is of untold value in shaping the characters of our future citizens. At an assembly program conducted by the Gideons, New Testaments were given to all students who wished to have one. The local ministers gave inspir- ing talks and choruses were sung by all. The Gideons also placed Bibles in each home room of the school where five minute devotions, conducted by the class- room teacher, are held every morning before classes. 26