Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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Teaching the tales of time. Seated: Mrs. Nenno, Mis! Khron. Mr. Huen, Mr, Glor, Mrs. Glor. Standing: Mr. Osborne, Mr. Teague, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hafner, Mr. The Advanced Placement program, estab- lished for juniors and seniors to earn college credits at the end of two years, provides capable and ambitious students with a tre- mendous opportunity for accelerated study. All these courses, rather than using the traditional lecture method, provide the student with various materials from which he can form his own opinions. Class discussions help the student to understand the concepts he has learned and to evaluate his opinions. The students are given a comprehensive background and then the freedom to apply their knowledge to classroom work and every- day lite. This program, in short, helps the students to become responsible, contributing members of society. Morse, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shaw. If we don't pass Russian History, it's off to Siberia. Front row: Fischer. Second row: McRobert, Ruszczyk. Getting to know you through Sociology. Mr, Glor, Collins, Guenther, Erdman, Harrington. Problems of Man and the 60's gives background for the challenges of the 70's. Sitting: Murray, Worfel, Stoll. Standing: O'Brien. 15

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Western Heritage students span the centuries. Front row: Francis, Graves. Second row: Kuebler, Hebard. Third row: Holtz. Studying International Relations will help keep the peace. Wannop, Hebard, Absolom. Two years of American History seem like a century. Daley, Fugle, Sarcione, Seibel. Juniors follow the growth of our American History. Sitting: Gambino, Grasso, Watts. Standing: Lyons, Felger. Current problems were discussed in Social Studies The Social Studies Department is trying to help the students acquire real understanding ot the basic principles and ideals of our way of lite, and lead us toward a commitment to values in support of American institutions. This goal will be accomplished by reason- ing, not by memorization, the student must virtually discover through his own ettorts. The tenth grade students study Western Heritage, an examination of European History. American Studies, the iunior program, is a course designed to provide an understanding of the political and sociological development of our nation. ln the twelfth year, an oppor- tunity is given to the student to choose courses in International Relations, Economics, Ameri- can Politics, Russian History, Sociology, and Black Studies. Money managers master corporate problems in Economics. Following the returns, American Politics students choose their Trescher, Montie, Jackson, Saarniioki. winners. Rushton, Ellis, Carroll. 14

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You'll get more thon a skeletal outline on this subiect. Lottimer, Robinson, Mordenle, Denecke, Greene. Now you see it, now you don't. -Never could see anything through that microscope. Sitting: Whitted, Dimpfl. Standing: Williams, Harrington, Peters. Courses in biology open the door to advanced science. Pratt, Neale, Schrauth, Weiss, Hofner. Chemistry kindles the flame of knowledge. Olds, Brawdy, Livecchi, Wahs. Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble. Walton, Weakland, Tennant, Kirst, Mr. Jones, Kuss. Think we ought to use a formula? Mcln- erney, DeCarlo, Monkhouse, Bernacik, Rogers, 16