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

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EQZL1 .. Since English is something we use everyday, learning it benefits each of us. The knowledge of cor- rect s pe lling and an adequate vocabulary will be aids for anyone who wishes to succeed in this high- powered world of today. Reading f am o u s literature develops our minds and adds to our knowledge in away that movies and television cannot do. The English teachers with Miss Lemon as head of their de partmerrt are doing a superb job of enlight- eningthe students in the use of our mother tongue. Seated: Miss Avis H. Balcom, Mrs. Mildred A. Youngstrom, Miss Corinne Lemon, Mrs. Mary H. Petro, Mrs. Angeline F. Stone. Standing: Miss Helen Cusick, Mrs. Constance Flanni- gan, Miss Elizabeth Prior, Mr. James Kavanagh, Miss Helen Foley, Miss Reta Taylor, Miss Ethel Houck. MN- ' Miss Lemon discusses She knows practically June Kocik hands in a the importance of literature everything. theme. with two students. AM 0 0 0 Left to right: Mary Ann Pollack, Cynthia Spagnoletti, Miss Burns, Miss Savercool, Barbara Abbott. Central's library is a source of knowledge and enjoyment. Here one can findaway to spend a rainy afternoon or the answer to that history question. A library within school enables students to look up outside informa- tion in sources close at hand. Since the Department of Educa- tion fully realized the value of the library, one of the first things Central students are taught is how to use the library. Miss Saver- cool and Miss Burns, our fine librarians, are always glad to give information concerning the where- abouts of library material. They are never too busy to helpg no question is ever too big or too trifling for them to look up.

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I QI Barbara Levene, Joan Stocking, Habla Ud. Espanol? Caesar lives again! and Diana Sall say, Oui nous parlons le francais. AWWA... One of the greatest barriers that must be broken through in a world striving for peace is that of language. Knowledge of foreign languages is a very important unifying factor. The modern language department at Binghamton Central High School, under the direction of Miss Loretta Murphy, offers courses in both French and Spanish. Latin is given as an ancient lan- guage as it provides pupils a distinct advantage in preparing for the study of a foreign language. These courses not only teach students to read, write, and speak other languages, but also help them to understand our fellowmen. Much time is spent stressing in each course that lan- guage's place in current affairs. The backgrounds and history of the countries where the lan- guages are spoken and the customs of the people who live there are also studied, Letters from foreign pen pals, newspapers from other countries, outside reading, plays and conversations in class, pictures of famous art works of these countries, and records of their music are all used as a supplement to the regular textbooks, to obtain this end, Although he may not realize it while still in school, in the future the student will be grateful for the background his study of foreign languages has given him, In this ever-shrinking world of ours today, it is imperative that we learn to communicate in at least one foreign tongue. That today's citizens understand the people who speak these lan- guages is even more important, Therefore, we urge you, the student, to take advantage of this opportunity to study a foreign language. Seated: Miss Edna Brown, Miss Loretta Murphy, Miss Josephine Rosenberg. Standing: Mrs. Edna Hinds, Miss Catherine Keenan. T3 ,,,, x. PM

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Seated Mrs Blanche Beers Mrs Ed1th Calvert Standmg Mr W1ll1am Hogan Mr John Gable The pupxls IH Bxnghamton Central Hlgh School are very fortunate 1n havlnga large v'1r1ety of sub Jects IH math from Wh1Ch to choose Plane and sol1d geometry 1ntermed1ate and advanced algc bra trlgonometry and buslness arlthmetlc are be mg offered at the present tlme Intermediate algebra may be taken 1n an 'accelerated course of one term as well as m the normal course of one year The one term course IS deslgned to xllow the above average student who IS golng to college, to take more math Although most of the math IS planned to meet the requxrements of the college course buslness arlthmetlc and some of the other courses 'Ire useful for the student takmg a com merclal course The head of Central s math de partment IS Mrs Blanche Beers Another propos1t1on' I hope th1s works I don't understand step three Seated MISS Kathryn Hyland Standlng Mr Donald Roehm Mr John Grace O Chemlstry and physlcs are the twoscxences Wh1Ch apupll 1n Central Hlgh School may take Chemlstry 18 the sclence that deals w1th the compos1t1on of substances and the changes whxch they undergo phyS1CS IS the sc1enee of matter and mot1on Each week a pupxl takmg chem1stry or phyS1CS has two perlods of mnety m1nutes each whlch are spent 1n the laboratory and three perxods of forty f1ve mmutes of rec1tat1on A sclence major may be had bytakmg chemlstry physics and bxology The scxence department wh1ch 1S headed by Mr Donald Roehm has contmued to keep 1ts students well 1n formed and to acquamt them w1th the baslc theorles of the atonuc age Page Ten 'Ns- O O 'U . . . L - . , . . A , I- 1 1 ' ' . K x Q ' 4 y . z Em, - . . 3 'P A . . ' ,,, I . , . V . . ' K i X I - ' x ' - , . ' . L , . . v : ' . . 7 ' . , sf S! 5 ' 9 ' u 3 . . . . . - -, 17. y . -. 3 . , . , . . ' , . y . . . - . mn