Alhambra High School - Alhambran Yearbook (Alhambra, CA)

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Do you have that practical technical know-how'-J Surmount the barrier, learn another language From the variety of activities in the INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT-the quiet concentration of the drafting students, the operation of the noisy and cumbersome machines in woodshop and ma- chine shop, the thump of hammers and mallets in metal shop and auto shop-there is no doubt that these students are busily engaged in those activi- ties which will bring a realization of their hopes in a mechanical world. The students in the picture to the right are ln- dustrial Arts students studying electronics, which as the name implies is the study of the behavior ARTS ll ft c M C Healton', Mr. F. Alexander, Mr. M. Kreinbring, Mr. G. Oeltman, Mr. K. Wilson. and effects of electrons in vacuum tubes, photoelec- tric cells, and the like. Whether the Industrial Arts student plans to master a skill in preparation for a iob immediately following graduation or to pursue his studies in the field of engineering, electronics, or architectur- al drawing, the AHS Industrial Arts Department is prepared to see that these hopes are not thwarted. lt is equipped to see a student through a partial apprenticeship, aid him in developing a hobby, or give him the feeling of knowing first hand what the future in this field of endeavor holds for him. LANGUAGE lleft to rightl Miss L. Murphy', Mr. A. Ch Mr. K. Lenser, Mr. A. Martin, Mr. S. Moyse, Mr. M. Students in our LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT are aware that mankind must forge ahead. Our world is shrinking with the increased ease and speed of transportation, bringing distant peoples to our doorstep. But, with the heedlessness for which Americans are becoming notorious, we have failed to consider what we are doing. We may bring many peoples to our doorstep, but once we get them here, we cannot communicate with them, thus wasting our most exciting opportunity for friendship and mutual improvement. At last America has come to realize that speak- ing a foreign language should not be an ability that belongs to only the most intelligent. Foreign language is a tool that must be used to remove 20 barriers. Our fine language department is con- stantly striving to instill a modern day gift of tongues in the AHS student by stressing conver- sational German, Spanish, and French. A language student may be distinguished by the glazed quality of his eyes as he runs into pil- lars, muttering, Amo, amas, amat. And pity the poor student who is taking two languages. He cer- tainly can't be blamed for attaching German verb endings to a Spanish stem. After the final is over, the bleary-eyed student will have to admit that the knowledge of a language is worth the loss of sleep, weight, and sanity. And who knows? The future of the world may depend on a former AHS student's Bon Jour at the right time.

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FIlms records tapes Implement lIt courses 1-v In the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AHS students dIS cover that EnglIsh IS no longer a dull dry sublect It I5 real to them now partly because audIo vIsual OldS have brought It to lIfe Many fIlms records and tapes now Implement our modern study of EnglIsh Another new feature of our Engllsh Department IS the renewed emphasIs on composItIon because of the realIzatIon of IIS Importance In college work We are fortunate In having an EnglIsh Department that IS constantly strIvIng to serve AHS students In better more effectlve ways There are many opportunItIes for extra currIcu lar OCTIVIIIGS for Interested students who wIsh to develop theIr wrItIng abIlIty The IournalIsm classes put out the MOOR our weekly school newspaper. The Writers Guild a group of students with a spe- cial interest in creative writing publish our annual Sllver Pen a collectIon of the best stories essays and poems written by AHS students during the year. Certainly the necessity and importance of Eng- lish cannot be overestimated. Our English classes teach us to communicate more effectively. English students must realize that effective communication is absolutely necessary to further our hopes and ambitions. ,4' LISH U tt to ghtl M og o D o B Glo c ps M s o Ro M to o o a W PractIcal preparatIon for the future thIs ear marks the aIm of the HOME ECONOMICS DEPART MENT and possIbly the goal of these Moors also These AHS co eds are lookIng to the future wIth an eye on a thermometer or an airplane pressure gauge and a finger In some new fantastIc doughy concoctIon Though they probably are not quIte sure lust whIch vocatIon they will enter today theIr dreams are of sugar n spice n everythIng nIce or rather It should be mIx n add water n hope and pray lt IS In thIs department that dauntless educators endeavor to teach Moors the extremely dIffIcult task of feeding themselves clothIng themselves and taking care of themselves the very basic ne CSSSIIIGS of any Moor s busy lIfe. Besides having to learn these taxing chores students must acclimate themselves to a completely unheard of vocabulary -bias sugary tacky etc --along with unusual methods and technIques in sewing and cooking- howto boil water and thread a needle. Amidst the tiny Ma Ma of the vinyl prac- tice babies the clanking of pots and pans finally washed and put away the whirring hum of sew- ing machines stitching the final seam on a semes- ter s work put into a dress emerge Moors ready to challenge any Mrs. America. HOME ECONOMICS Ileft to righll Mrs. M. Fisher Mrs. B. Fculkinbury, Mr. D. Forney. O O O I I ' Th ' m t th' h k' th t e e s o e o o g p , p In A 'T T i I Q ' , . X . s- i - - ' ' ENG e ri Row I: rx. A L ar', Mr. F. And rkc, Mr. A. ouvo A I M Mrs. E. Edm ndson, Mrs. . d, M I ' ' ' H. Kehler, Miss N. Lomb rd, Mr, J Mount. Row 2: Mr. T. Murphy, Mr. l Philli , is H. P wer, Mrs. R. ms Mr. , S nebr ker, Mr. T. T iim , M ' G. ard. I ' ' . . . . . I I - . . I . . . . . . I L . . . . . as I - 1 - - lv . 1 I , , ' AI ' v I J 0 'E , . I n I 1 0 . I . I . . . , . - . 1 I I I I 0 I I I , I 1 I ' ll ll jj VY I I I

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