Clairton High School - Clairtonian Yearbook (Clairton, PA)

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ll and 6:31 ,V . A 'aff-0 if 4315 - 1 ...L f'f :a'c f- D I Pete Semonick and Marcia Yannazzo Russian Donna Jean Colecchi French B I n G Peggy Calder latin Only English handicaps Americans The urgent need for a new emphasis on foreign languages in the American schools is one of the conclusions stressed by the research done on the education crisis. We are ready to acknowledge the purely cultural benefits and the mental discipline of language study. But when we are told, as we have been this year in both fact and fiction, that an American diplomat's mastery of language-learning techniques could one day save our lives, we are shocked. We are further warned that Americans are hated now in other countries, particularly in Asia, because our representatives there neglected to learn native languages and to study and respect native customs. Their Russian counterparts, on the other hand, are Huent whatever the language and tactful about local practices. Evidently, if we are to get along with the world, we must change our attitude. For us to acquire the foreign language habit in public school could be part of the solution. RUSSIAN, FNIHN, PFtNlSH,Fl?ENCH,L!1tTlN

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college I -J In the library, Richard Cooley, Linda Hillman, and James Falk examine college bulletins. 0 9. T ca o 0 3 c 0 1 D c 9. 'T i :- m :Q f 1 0 U 3 e Q The nation is making a drive to recruit young talent, but the embarrassing irony is that the better colleges and universities are having to post No Vacancy signs. Because ever-increasing numbers will be knocking at their doors, they are being forced to set their entrance standards on rising scales. We know that each year it will become more difficult for us to win entrance to the college of our choice. On School-and-Industry Exchange Day, Adele Hen ning, .lim Schultz, and their new teacher for the day mlfi quloance ? IU gr 5 IQAVA Q i H V li J Honor roll seniors like Joanne Carson, Joan Rufliing, and George Laz- zfzris watch the Guidance Bulletin Board for news about scholarships. rpsgmmltts-A-5-g 3 gui: Mm 'Truim' 1 C'oU7e 6 ?.f9a, g 17' 5 Ll.