Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS Upper picture: Loretto Condon, Tomina Hiland, Sarah Burr, Adeline Hoegborg, Annctta Gibson, Olive Ballard, lean Geddes Josephine O'Donnell, Mary l-liclcey, Edna Olander, lvlinette Rudolph insert: Phyllis Levy. Lower picture: Left, an English class hard at workp right, a general language class exercising their tongues in French Three years of English are required in Lincoln. The course is divided be- tween composition and literature, a unit of one followed by a unit of the other. In the literature course We read widely from the works of a great many authors. Thus we become acquainted with many different types of books and learn to appreciate reading the various types of writers and writings. In composition we write letters and themes, we learn some necessary grammar, and We prac- tice talking in front of audiences by having our class listen to our attempts to give talks. In both our composition and literature units we have home read- ing assignments, thus further increasing our acquaintance with good writers. There is one elective course in the English department, the one in drama which is open to eighth and ninth graders. The language classes are elective in eighth and ninth grade. In the eighth grade General Language is offered, a course which enables the members to find out for themselves the language for which they are fitted. In ninth grade Latin and French are popular electives. f14l

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ART DEPARTMENT wltr K nvtunns my , Egan ,L my 2 in Upper picture: Harriett lohnson, Myrtle lrons, Supervisor of Art: Mary Andrew, Dorothy Cocktield. Lower picture: Ari Art III class is working on individual projects, all beautiful. Art is required for all seventh grade pupils and is an elective in eighth and ninth grades. The purpose of these courses is to develop artistic talent in mem- bers of the class and to increase an appreciation of art as it enters into many phases of everyday life. Pupils learn to use many materials in a' surprising new way as well as to use some materials, such as show card paint, for the first time. The craft courses give experience in planning and making simple and useful articles of interest to boys and girls. A great deal of interest is aroused in this course as the possibilities of the different materials are discov- ered. For those especially talented and interested there are special art courses, Art l, ll, III, and IV. In these courses the members have opportunities to find expression in many different forms of art and in a variety of media. An oppor- tunity for service is enjoyed by many of the people in art classes. They draw the posters that are used to advertise the many school activities. l13l

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GENERAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT rttmrr DULD AND tt L- ' ,, tt A ..--- . T051 XII XXX lx Upper picture: Marie Sauber, Paul Nelson, Verona Prien, Paul Iohnson, LeRoy Foss, Fred Iohnson Lower picture: A general science class always has on interesting subject for discussion Two and a half years oi General Science are given in our school. We study about air, water, soil, physical changes, chemical changes, electricity, plants, animals, and lite functions. When We study Water and air, we also study the elements-almost one hundred oi them-oi which things are composed. Usually we spend the first halt ot our General Science period in discussiong the second half we spend in working on our notebooks. In seventh grade our study includes tire, ventilation, stimulants, and narcotics: in eighth, We have an in- troduction to chemistry, a study of rocks, stars, and the Weather. Our ninth grade course is an introduction to biology. During the first semester We learn to distinguish scientifically between living and non-living things, the effect of environment on living things, the methods of food getting, interdependence among living things, and man's control of living things. In the second semester We study human biology. Our course in science accomplishes two services for us: it gives us a better understanding of the world in which We live and it aids us in deciding upon the science to be studied in high school. i15l