Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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Charles Palmer leads a lively discussion in currenr affairs His'rory The l-lisiory Deparrmeni oliers a variely of courses. Among ihese are Early European and World l-lislory, one of which is required for graduaiion. A year of American l-lis- lory, including inslruclion in nalrional and local governmenl, is also required. Maiors in hisiory usually follow Early European l-lisiory wilh Laler European or Modern l-lisiory. Laiin-American l-lisiory is a semesfer course. Anolher semeslrer course is Communiiy Civics, which is olliered io freshmen only. Those iuniors and seniors inleresied in The siudy oi human relaiion- ships may ialce Sociology or Social Prob- ems. iw

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Mr. Kimerl and Joyce Clemenls direcl ellrenlion foward a map ol flue world. l26l Reid Slepliens, l-lead Morris Buslce F. F. Carson James Collelli L. l-l. Frilzemeier Russell Fuog Gerald Greer Mary Adalene l-lope l-larry Kinerl Florence lvlaqowen Blanche Oxborrow Allen Price Eva Prinq A, W. Roelwm l-lelen Slwaler

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German music is always lun. Languages All roads lead 'ro Rome. Four years of French. Ger- man. and Spanish are offered by lhe Foreign Language De- parlmenl. Slress is placed upon underslancling and speaking lhe language wilh considerable fluency. The lirsr Jrwo years presenl lhe lunclamenlal slsills, and lhe lasl Two develop real abilily in Jrhe wrillen and spolcen Ian- guage ancl in rhe reading ol lileralure. In lhe lirsr Two years ol Lalin courses, basic forms ol grammar anol lhe relalion- ship belween English and Lalin are slressecl. The rhird ancl lourlh years are aller- naled each year loerwoen se- leclions from Virgil's Ae- neidu and from Cicero's works.