Rosemead High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Rosemead, CA)

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im ' '- vt nv, '4-3 .5 .W . ,ly Maas. MERLENE sMitH MR. DoMiNeo oARciA MRS- MARY MCCARRON Spanish Spanish Department Head Latin Foreign Llnguag MR. Fl LI BERTO GONZALES Rem. Reading As a new decade begins, it is usually human-nature to reminisce about the old decade, to look back and realize that not everything you did was a failure. You find that some things were accomplished, and then you wonder about what will happen, and what will be accomplished in the future. Looking back into the fifties , it is easy for us to think of things achieved by the Foreign Language Department at Rosemead High School. Not many of us will forget our Greek foster child, Marietta, nor our new Korean foster child, Kim Yung Jin, a nine-year old living in an orphanage in South Korea. But this department has spent little time in reminiscence. The teachers have begun to teach students with a new technique-the language laboratory. Of course reading, films, and translation are still a part of class curriculum, but the laboratory has become the most im- portant of the teaching tools. One of the school rooms has had added thirty individual booths with a set of earphones and a microphone in each booth. Each student sits in a separate booth, and by means ofthe earphones can hear lessons which are piped in from the master console. The student listens to a perfect model and then during a pause repeats what he has heard. By listening, imitating, and repeating he may evalua W his work. Perhaps one of the more important advantages of the language b is that the student may advance at his own rate of learning. He is not in nced or embarrassed by other students. Spanish This department, under the direction p Mrs. Mary McCarron, is definitely pre- pared for the future. h Wx 4 --TN 4 nsomngk! If AQ X-xlr,,1 95' 7 if C T ., K9 EL b 1 - v L 'i 1 sf' 7. t ll I Ill' I z'!!B'g. Members of Foster Parents this year were, Row I: L. Torres, L. Wire, unidentified, S. King, V. DuPre. Row 2: unidentified, B. Vaughn, T. 'McManus, P. Baird, B. Cloud, K. Schmidt. Row 3: D. Shibla, unidentified, J. Wall, J. Mercer, Mr. Filiberto Gonzales.

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MRS. EVA JOY MARTIN Department Head Art MISS LUCILLE THOMSON rt A JJ' ,s A true concept of art is not just drawing or paint- ing what you see. lt is the understanding of form, color arrangement, and line. It is an un- derstanding of the great masters who made art an interpretation of the age in which they lived. These are hard qualifications to fulfill. But, our Art Department, under Mrs. Eva Martin, has done a very commendable iob with its students. ln an extensive four year program the student becomes acquainted with many phases of art study. Basically the program consists of figure drawing, still life and landscape drawing, de- sign, and poster design. Besides using the pencil for their art studies, the students become familiar with other different types of media, such as charcoal, water color, and pastels. Through slides, books, and films, a better understanding and appreciation of art and the artist is attained by all art students. Third and fourth year students are able to com- pete in local poster competition. Each year the most deserving Senior art student paints his fare- well picture on the wall in the art room, Taking time out from their usual routine, these art students make Making posters is also an important phase in the Christmas decorations. art classes. 4 s 4 a Jo - i , - S it f'-tif -A . 1 4 ' 1 V fl' 2 l 'Y r ff X '- QQ, 'wx 6 ' if 'fig' 4 ' 'ln ffl 'XX ra Xi if' P I X it . X L., Z' lb A rl, ll 4 ,K A uf ' png... lla A W E5 l M -Q X so ' fi i Mzvvmni T' J . 61 ' Q L The best artist in this year's graduating class will have the privilege of putting his creation on the wall in Room 76, as did these artists in the past.

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MRS. DOLORES STEVENS Department Head Shorthand The Business Education Department is one of the most important in our school. The newest and most advanced methods of teaching combined with the latest mechanical aids enables the student to achieve the highest degree of efficiency. To receive a certificate of merit in shorthand a potential secretary must be able to write a minimum of sixty words per minute, ln the spring Typing Certificate Tests are given with awards for typing five minutes, averaging thirty-five words or more per minute with a maximum of three errors. After completing a year's training in machine calc-ulation the Burroughs Company offers tests and iob opportunities for those who qualify. Local attorneys come to the personal law classes to lecture and the classes also spend one day in the Pasadena Courts to observe legal processes. Bookkeeping, business correspondence, office train- ing, and salesmanship are also offered to give assurance of the best possible training. Civil Service tests are available to any Senior who may qualify for them. Under the guidance of excellent instructors the graduate who has majored in business is qualified to accept many of the positions that may be offered in this field. This department is headed by Mrs. Dolores Stevens Business Edluisstton 'S-.-rx MR. M. L, FINKENBINDER MR. CARL FISHER MRS. HELEN KEITH MR. MALCOLM KEITH Bookkeeping Machine Calculation Office Training Personal Law Personal Low Business Correspondence Typing Bookkeeping The utmost concentration is necessary to these students as they ponder an enigma.