Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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«t . when once only the 3 R ' s were taught Apples on the teachers desks, the rapping of knuckles with a ruler, and dunced-capped chil- dren facing the corner all t pify the old Western educational process. Eastern teachers came West carting books and materials to establish pioneer schools. The school houses were one room build- ings with ery few teaching materials. The teach- er ' s greatest problem, however, was trying to per- suade parents to let their children attend school. . compromise had to be arranged. Summer vaca- tions were arranged so that students were home to pick crops and e en toda summer vacation remains. The days of the little red school house are long since past, but today its memory lingers on. When once only the 3 R s were taught, now Aviation has a large complex of industrial buildings and a fine homemaking department. Reading labora- tories help students improve reading skills. Lan- guage laboratories help students improve their pronunciation of foreign languages. The one-time dreams created by hi.story books are now being brought to life by records. The one room school house has given way to an entire campus. One point is common, however, to both the old and new pupils, and that is that students eag- erly await the sound of the final bell ending the dav. .L

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;. ' C? . . fashionable bathing suits could be seen