Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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hange ccurs in Language Curriculum Soy un burrof, Voici le crayon. Not only will these words be repeated by juniors and seniors but by freshmen and sophomores. Along with the many other alterations this year, there was also a change in the modern language curriculum. Before this year freshmen and sopho- mores were not permitted to take either of the modern languages, Spanish or French, although Latin was required for all freshman and sophomore college pre- paratory students. Now it is possible to study four years of any language. In Miss Mary Stay- man's senior French classes booklets were created describing various French prov- inces, while lllrs. Ruth 0rn's freshman Latin classes made projects such as note- books and dolls in Roman garb. A INVESTIGATION UNDE1fW'Al'. .lunior Spanish students try to discover what's inside the piiiatas. Mrs. A, Johnson 35 e,..-,, U' 1'-1 '1a ,A u Mrs. G. Mclilroy Mrs. ltutli Urn y . Miss M. Stayinan I lII'Il', THESE ARE .'VI'IAT! com Illblll Myrna Shaw and Sain linglisli as they look over frcslnnan Latin projects.

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Miss M ie Bethel E . lwlss M lloward Q 'L E55 5 V ,k,. 3 JR M ll in K u. - r H H 4, A AND THE B10 BAD W0LF. . Jean Mongenel lectures to fellow A as students in speech class. lN1issl4lnPhillips fi ,hp V1., , Q S M T7 t 1 eg A . iv , if I it L 4 A X' ifhze . Mrs. Hazel Rogers Miss Eleanor Tilton Bulans Watch Their Language Two changes were made this year in English classes. During one semester stu- dents studied literature and during the other, grammar. Also a change in the grouping of these classes took place. The freshman literature semester con- sisted of dramatizing short stories from tl1e literature text and preparing booklets from Great E:vpectaf'i0n.s'. Development of the paragraph and making book reports were the highlights of the sophomore English year. Ural and Written compositions, reading from American literature and Readefs Digest, grammar and vocabulary busied the junior English students. Senior college preparatory students surveyed the historical background and selections from the best writings in Eng- lish literature. Also the writing of weekly themes, a research paper, and autobi- ography was required. A STUDIES SERVE for delight, for ornament and for ability. Sen ior Joan llenslow finishes a novel for English literature. 14

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A A STRAW, ANYONE? Junior Mary Ann Humphrey has plenty to spare as she adjusts her geometric design for math class. g ,,,. j ' uf' fiber x . Mrs. K. Kelly Mr. William Smith 51 3 gi ' . .ak 21 e , K K Isr ikii g.. my Miss K. Whalen Mrs. Helen Wight NOW LETS SEE . . , ponders Mr. A. E. Wight as he checks a problem in analytics with Rick Richardson and John Sietlnan. 16 pace A e alls For Advanced Math Due to the space age and other rapid advances mathematics has become essen- tially important at A H S. The college preparatory student could be seen evaluating X in first year alge- bra, constructing a tangent in plane ge- ometry, graphing an equation in second year algebra or studying solid geometry and trigonometry. Commercial students were usually kept active in business math or bookkeeping classes while vocational students were enrolled in first year algebra, plane ge- ometry, general math or advanced algebra. General math or math review were pur- sued by students of the general course.