Binghamton Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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First Row: Barbara Hastings, Joyce Flynn, Priscilla Nytch, Jane Murphy, Virginia Johnson, Jackie Maxian, Barbara Standfast, Mary Lou Flavin, Shirley Reynolds. Second Row: Sandra Coleman, Patricia Pearis, Patricia Palmer, Marg¬ aret O’Niel, Nancy Ellis, Wilma Knop, Sandra Byron, Patricia Patelunas. Third Row: Jackie Covert, Lydia Payne, Dorothy Miner, Cynthia Van- DerKar, Mary Brezny, Joyce Kozak. Fourth Row: Regina Ford, Sylvia Ives, Sue Coughlin, Rae Lord, Sandra Schmidt, Sharon McNamara, Roberta Wray, Kay O’Connor, Martha Del- avan, Doris Reynolds, Lucretia O’Neil. Lit Club is one of the few organizations in Central open only to the girls of the school. The girls meet each week to discuss art, literature and music. Actually the club participates in a great variety of activities, all hitting on some phase of culture. Interest is added to the meetings by guest speakers and book reviews. Freguent trips are made to the home of Mr. Frederick Williams to enjoy his large collection of classical music. The semi-annual initiations and sandwich sales and the annual dinner are events that all members look forward to. This year Lit Club was ably headed by Rosemary Foster during the fall term and by Sandra Colman during the spring term. i Sandra Colman, Spring president of Literary Club, congratulates Priscilla Nytch, secretary, upon a successful term. Page Nine

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LANGUAGE Most students have the desire, at one time or another, to speak and become acquainted with other languages of the world. Here at Central, three lan¬ guages, French, Spanish and Latin, are offered. Although Latin is not the lan¬ guage of any present day country, it is a subject which helps one im¬ mensely in understanding the English language. French and Spanish are especially interesting because they are present day languages. A great deal of satisfaction can be gained from orig¬ inal conversations. Although they are not always ones of perfection, they surely offer good experience and a feeling that one day the earnest pupil will be able to speak a foreign lan¬ guage fluently. Not only the fundamental of the lan¬ guage are taught in these courses, but also the beliefs and customs of the people themselves. This knowledge often helps us in our study of history. Most students, who undertake to study a language, never regret it. James Heifer and Jane Miner ponder the three translations of the present conjugation of “be”. Page Eight Seated: Miss Loretta Murphy, Miss Edna Brown. Standing: Mrs. Edna Hinds, Miss Catherine Keenan.

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HISTORY With the thought in mind that history repeats itself, Central High students try to find out why. This is accomplished by means of the required history courses. The customs, beliefs and habits of ancient and modern people are studied. In this way, we learn why other people have different ways of expressing their ideas, and how their thoughts influenced the events that have occurred. In these present days of strife and anxiety, it is necessary to respect the opinion of the people of for¬ eign nations. Although the desire for supremacy is so great, countries and people must learn to consider not only their own wishes but also those of others. The world has grown smaller, but also it must grow closer together by the ties of international friendship. This is the valuable lesson which history has to teach us. Art Kachadourian and Mary Osborne ponder the true size of the world today. Seated: Mrs. Mildred Youngstrom, Miss Helen O’Brien, Mrs, Burlew, Miss Elizabeth Prior, Miss Louise Wulff. Standing: Miss Gladys Glod, Mr. James Hogan, Miss Marion Proxmire, Miss Margaret Brown. Page Ten