Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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-1' Fi l si .f f w if if if f' E A 1,-:S-5 fuss-.V 01555 of Our Cjugure pieces for professional judging. Among the other examples of out-of-classroom instruction are the radio and TV class trips to New York, to studios, and to college radio stations. These elective courses have proved themselves well calculated to further spe- cial talents in those students interested in enhancing their linguistic heritage. It will be evident to anyone familiar with our effective English program that the department is as varied in interest and technique as it is large in number. l Z ,X I 0 jim Shields, Norm Spangenberg and juds Tia- den use mechanical help to improxe their read- ing skill. il Earl Vance, Debbie Nloskovitz, Linda Goldenberg. and Judy Kellerman rehearse for the morning program while Bob Metigar tests the mike. 2' 741 Quiet efficiency is displaxed by librarians Martha Nici-'arland and William Bierlx as they go on with daily thores designed to aid the students' library needs. ll l l..,..... :bl s J ,gg--M Seniors Louisa May, Sylvester Siexers, Fred Robbins and anc Rt-nn ponder about their future line of work in home Iixi I . y r

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N - 'XJ 7. RA' THE ENGLISH IDI-1l'.-XRTNIENNI'-5e'r1ted: Isabel Yerry, Mary Standing: Paul Beaver, William Lucian. Marv Grace Ambler, jack Wintle, .Xllan C-latthorn, Alberta Lang, Nan Taggart. Joyce Hensley, William Young, and Charles Schneller. is 9 E K 1: A 4 58 fllrlfrl YM IIIUJ Additional members of the English department are Edward .,i,t,. gmt The English department of Abington presents broad opportunities to our fu- ture writers, actors, and radio and tele- vision stall members. In addition to the regular required English courses, which provide sound background in grammar, composition, and literature, such diver- sihed subjects as creative writing, dra- matics, public speaking, journalism, and radio and television workshop have been innovated recently. The creative writing course partici- pants have submitted some of their best Seltzer, Suzanne Jacobs. and Thomas Fitzsimmons. xl X T'i'1 3 Q1 ,3 ,ff -tr- 'QT f Q., TAL, 'Q 4 leap ,.,- ,tx ' .1,f V13fi ' ,,. ,- . ,-1 ,I ff - - , - sf' ,uf ,,f' . Busy preparing the set lor assetnbly are stagecraft workshop stu- A favorite plate for industrious students is our attractive dents, Bill Ripley, Sue Hallam. Phil tlolltner, and Bob Baltler- library. son, while Mr. K-autt gives tiual approval to work completed,

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X my llwxcr Bob lJCllxCll and judy Nlckinley pausc to tdimie the att: ictne language depart- -. 1 1 2 N Catharine Iobach Barbara l.auterhach, Dominic Lessa, I-idna Powell, Donn Teal, Ilelen Black and kathryn latter of the language department. inciuinftld .ibeuekp ar Ar if if Under the able leadership of Nliu. Ldna Powell, the language department has enjoyed a most progressive year. Besides the classical language ol Latin, the modern languages of French, German. and Spanish are of- tiered. 'Iihrough the study of a lan- guage. students also acquire practical knowledge of the cul- ture and customs of foreign countries. Although the language depart- ment has traditionally sponsored many activities, this year they inaugurated a costume hall with the theme ol Nlarcli Gras. An- other noteworthy actiyity spon- sored is the exchange program with Kant Gynmasium and the Lily Braun Schule in Germany. CC8l'Lf 49' XX .-man. Betty Ruc nick. and Carl Berlingei lixten to records.