East High School - Legend Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Robert J. Malinski Robert C. Arnold History, History, Government, M.A. - A.S.U. Economics, M.A. - A.S.U. Miss Marilyn Mornik James Shook W01'1d Geography, History Economics, History BA- - A-S-U Government, M.A. - Wheaten College Excise tax on cigarettes was discussed by Mr. Shook in his economics class. . ,,., ,, ,iii ,,,,, re, ,M it fi ,i' We V , M .:,,,i,.,,, .f V g v 2.-wane, 1 .1 ,f gm. -fem Senior Rose Ramsey participates in special reports given in Mr. Arnold s government class. 'Awareness' Urged In ocial Studies Increasing importance is being placed on the American citizen to uphold the traditional heritage of his nation. Classes in the social studies department include world his- tory, world geography, American history, American govern- ment, and economics. Through the social studies courses, students became aware of the world around them and were provided with concepts necessary for good citizenship. J. J. Wagoner lMrs. Marie Switzer? Donald Eklund Dept- Head, HiS'COI'y ' Am. History, Am. History, M.A. - U. of A. M.A. - N.Y.U. M.A. - A.S.U. 23 ACADEMICS

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Mr. Bejarano listens to his Spanish class as they recite their daily lesson. Sheila Chappell and Sylvia Castillo join Mrs. Adams in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. ACADEMICS 22 Mrs. Blanche Adams Dept. Head, Spanish, M.A. - Columbia The new foreign language equipment is a very effective teaching aid in Mr. Duvivier's French Headphones id Curriculum Hector H. Bejarano Spanish, B.A. - A.S.U. class. Foreign languages, of increasing importance in the modern world, is offered among East High's curriculum. Students could choose from several different languages, including Spanish, Latin, French, and German. Students learned to read and Write the language and, excepting Latin which is a written language, to use it in conversation. As they studied the language, students also learned about the cultural background and customs. Miss Amy Benner Marcel Duvivier Mrs. Rebecca de la Torre German, French, French, Latin, Spanish, B.A. - A.S.U. M.A. - Minnesota B.A. - A.S.U.

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Durwood Canham Chemistry M.A. - Illinois l Elmer L. Keith Biology, B.A. - Coe College F. Galen Biology, M.A. - Texas A gl I Richard Martin Physics, Biology M.A. - Illinois Wesleyan Mr. Martin's Physics Van de Graaf generator. Gerard L. Merrill Biology M.A. - A.S.U. ACADEMICS 24 class experiments with a K i l Robert R. Stonoff Biology, Science Seminar M.A. - Indiana Sciences Pioneer Education Methods With the field, of Science growing more and more in the world today, the Science Department of East High must advance as well. The goal of the Science Depart- ment is to give each student a solid understanding of each branch of science. Many new ideas of classroom teaching were experimented with in the Science Depart- ment this year. One of these was an ungraded Science Seminar class. In this pre- dominately senior class, the students were allowed to pur- sue any field of science. Karen Miller and Joe Morales examine a specimen under the microscope.