Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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-1.1-B ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SEATED: Mrs. Courtney Smith, Mrs. Kathleen Putney, Miss Frances Shockey, Miss Marian Los Kamp. STANDING: Mr. Je- rome Schneider, Mrs. Alma Pa- ' Q vid, Mr. Arthur Moore, Miss le- ota Schroeder, Dr. Joseph Rediger. English ls Important In All Life's Roles Along with the ability of man to speak faint' tht- gain tht' ability to live in good ac't'oi'tl with his fellow iicvessity for written Communiration. Alainecla men. Highs llnglish department is Concerned with teaeh- Xie are wry fortunate in having one of the finest ing these fundamentals plus the skills of reading and English departments in the state. listening. Teaching students to become more pro- As we develop these skills we shall be able to enjoy fieient in oral and written communication is the aim life more and make life more enjoyable for others of every linglish teacher. liarh student is helped to whom we chance to meet. English students find that there is more to their mother tongue than they had realized.

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Many Paris Each Day Mrs. Howell counsels Judy Har! and Bob Randall. Mrs. Howell, the senior eounselor, is 2lllVlSlIl4Q jucly l'l2lI'l and Boh Rztndztll about college life. This is but one fz1c'et of il l'UllIlSCl0I'-5 job: hut. as usual, the roun- selors are always ready' to help the student i11 every way. making the future easier through wise counseling. Miss diVeccl1io talks wirh Rurh Torah. Miss diYet'1'hio is shown explaining the opportuni- ties of 21 business c'z1reer to 21 girl of .'xlZlI'I1CCl2l High School. 'l1lN'St'CIlt' illustrzttesz1nothe1'fz11'et in ll'll'l'UllI1- seloris lift . that of helping the student to Gnd l1is plan' i11 tht- world. tliert-hy ht-iiefitiiig hiniself and llllllllllllly. COUNSELING DEPARTMENT Mr. Chesfer Millerf, Mrs, Charlotte Howell, and Mr. Richard Carey Thefounselors11c'quz1int the inroining students with Alztmecla High Schools trz1clitions, orienting them for their new life here. Our counselors ztre very' iniportzuit persons. and the task given to them is that of being il personal eonsultzmt to 1211111 student throughout his high sehool Career. They' help the stutlentto1111clerst1111cl himself as well as others. As the senior sits waiting for his diplo11111o11tlmtspe- cial night, he llllIlliS of Illlllly things. Surely'z1111o111Q'tl1en1 are the l1C2lI'UYllI'HllI1Q kindness. ititerest. and under- standing of his counselors. EV 'liiiiu ,fra-- SEATED: Miss Frames Shockey and Miss Lucille diVecchio. STANDING'

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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Phyllis Reeves, Mrs. Frances lu Fon- taine, Mrs. Murgorei Henry, Mrs. LeNore Marker. ABSENT FROM PICTIRE: Mrs. Maria Tays Foreign Languages Teach World Unclerslancling iXll tht' iuvi'lcl's gi stztgv. . Rvlgltiutiwliips with 1.011111 wifi 11xIrfl,' llwligips Tllll tgikv Sligtiiish. furvigii uwtiiitrivs. xsliirh ITTUII' and litem' pt-mph' gm' il'1'f'vl11'1'11. 1111'1'1'1'.'im11' l rc'iit'li i51llXXliT5 lmmh xshvii 1'lILitlTlIlQ. am' liriiigiiig 01111121015 with thv clilfviviit ivncliiig iiiviius. .Xml just tw lllllllil H111 tht- t'm1x't'i'sz1- vustmiis. atttitticics. :tml pmlilvnis uf mztiiy nzitimi- limi, fmt r'nl11w'11111. 11 fztiiimis I,z1tiii plirusc. tlitivs. 'llimtiqli our tim' lzuigtiugt' ll'21t'lTl'I'N who ht-Ip us XXX' ivztlizt' that tu llIllll'I'5i2lIlLl mit' giiiutliw, wt' tu tiiiclwstziiitl zmcl c'tmi1iit1liit'z1tt' with utlivi' pwiplcs. must first m't'i't't1iiit' tht' har ul lzttiguztgv. iw Quin om' of tht- kms tu world llIlllt'I'Sl2tI1tllIlg. French swdents discuss posiers pertaining to points of inferesf in France,