Birmingham High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Begnnnrng nn the lunror year or even earlrer, rnterest rn the chouce of a college beconnes very rrnportant Because about seventy per cent of our graduates go on to colleges and unrversutres, the Gurdonce Department has, over the years, burlt up a qurte complete and connprehensuve rnforrnatlon servuce, consnstung of vrsnts from wnany college representotrves, booklets, catalogues, yearbooks batternes of tests, entrance requlrernents, opportunrtres for scholarshups, etc Thus year at Bcldwnn a beautrful bulletin board was a part of the servnce Wrth the assrst ance of Charlotte Schwrmmer and Peggy de Beaubne 1, Mr Parker, boys counselor, adds some pertinent Informa tron to the bulletrn board Under dlrectron of their teacher, Muss Louus, the Spanrsh classes learn how the language sounds bylrsten ang to records Thus group has Make Groves, Helen Wullrams, Kay Pomeroy, Vlrgrma Baker Bob Luscombe and Don Dlmock 23 I . . I . . 1 . v ar , 0 , Q Y Q I I

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Sound scholarship is an ideal for which college-bound Birmingham stu- dents strive, and good study habits prove their value year after year.

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Muslc plays a bug part In the luves of all of us Golng on the theory that the more we know about anythrng, the more we are able to enloy lt, our school offers a course In muslc apprecratlon and one rn theory Llstenung whsle Mr Ulrach plays are Donna Crouse, Jo Burrell, Larry Schra and Edgar Ellrs S life Burmmgham Hugh Schools math de partment ranks with the best nn the state, and cts products make good nn tough en glneermg colleges from coast to coast Whale Mr Hubbard and the class listen wnth analytical Interest, Dlclc Brntner demonstrates hrs solutlon of a complex geometry problem Wh.. Thus sophomore lrterature class expresses lnvelymterest nn A Tale otTwo Cltles and works out prolects from the malcung of scale model gurllotlnes to full page four color cartoon stornes of the sacrrfuce of Sndney Carton or the grave robbrng expe dutnons of Jerry Cruncher But today s the day for grammar, ond Mrs Potter, sub stntute teacher, explauns an rntrrcate sen tence duagroml g . . . , - i - l J . . - L W , 4 1 Nm ti . I A V S- sf 5 1' t 4, 1 i l 5 der, Frances Smith, Bob Van Maaren, Al . l .- 1 f i f . ll , ., , I t ff ' Q . . ' R T, O. . . ,, .. ,, Q . . o Us - X g f . 1 y C I 24