Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Good books, teachers and physical facilities aid learning. True education is achieved only through study. STUDY IS BASIS OF LEARNING Music appreciation is often taught through the fine records available. Miss Halderman helps Paul Soderman choose one of these. Choice Offered Although activities form a major in¬ terest during the school year, the real foundation of the high school is its academic program of studies. Learning is the business of the school and it can only be achieved through study. To the student who wishes to learn today there is a wide choice of elective subjects at Astoria High School ranging from machine shop to library methods. Not only scholastic courses are offered such as four years of math¬ ematics, advanced classes in science, three foreign languages, and, of course, the required courses in the fields of history and language arts,- but also classes in music, art, business, physical education, shop and home economics. Valuable aids in making wise deci¬ sions are given by faculty counselors, aptitude tests and guidance material supplied through the library. 14

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CLASSES What’s New A favorite expression each fall when school opens is, What ' s new? The things that are different make each year unique. Appearing for the first time this win¬ ter was the giant figure of the Fighting Fisherman , painted with his catch on the wall of the gym. Fresh outlooks and even heart-throbs for certain members of the student body were supplied by the seven new faculty members. The school betterment committee, the shorter skirts, the lunchroom music, and the largest freshman class all added something new this year. The Fighting Fisherman hauls in his catch. Advanced Biology students dissect a squid. Mr. Hautala supervises machine shop students. Practical experience gained by P.E. assistants.

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Language arts teachers conferring on a mutual problem are Miss Curry, Mrs. Egan, Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Nopson, Miss Thorne, Mr. Basaraba, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Carlson. LANGUAGE SKILLS ESSENTIAL Learning to write well can be a purposeful, satisfying experience, and writing is one of the fields which the language arts department stresses in its course of study. Read¬ ing, listening, and speaking are other skills improved through train¬ ing. Recent increased interest in classes of French, Latin, and Spanish indicate that Astoria students realize the value of bilingual study. Other electives which offer activ¬ ities as well as class work are speech, journalism and drama. Miss Thorne makes learning a foreign language a memorable experience for her students. 15