Clairton High School - Clairtonian Yearbook (Clairton, PA)

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Kathy Ross, Jean Presnar, Tim Miller Journalism Y Patricia Reilly, Carol Matthews Chorus, Organ Cry for three R's endangers all frills In the panic over the education crisis, extreme opinion from both the teaching profession and the public has called for the immediate elimination of courses not designed to teach the three R's. The co-ed cooking controversy in California made television headlines. These curriculum purgers may have noble aims and may be right to a degree. But more far-sighted planners recognize that the leisure loaded future citizen is bound to have interests beyond his daily work They feel he must have early guidance in finding and beginning to enioy pastimes that are worth while. 6lGC1IlV6S Slilll IHSURE well-nounoeo CHS program wisely retains many specialties l school. The question of whether courses like these and student-run organizations are, or are not, worthless frills still requires careful study. We hope that the nation, and Pennsylvania, 12 and Clairton will come to the wisest of conclusions. Although some of us students this year have regretted the sharp cut in our extra-curricular program, we have been grateful that the administration kept many electives on the program of studies. Although some were offered on restricted time schedules, we were able to elect art, band, chorus, public speaking, homemaking, typing, driver training, blue print reading, or laboratory journalism for either newspaper or yearbook. Un- fortunately many of us who wanted these courses were not able to fit them into our five-subject schedules. The orchestra, clubs, and councils had to conduct most of their activity after

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P EM D ee l O ' 5, .15- if Q R ,521 ,if Q9 SENIOR COUNCIL BACK ROW Pete Bonadno Don Thomas Ronald Nlckoluch Carroll Regan Jamce Fusco Helen Karloskl Ruthavella Jones Pat Renlly Joanne Carson Judy Adams Paula Whne Mary K Qumn George Lazzarls Nlck Jordan ROW I Marvm Goldne Jack Yales Ed Marflak Tum Muller Wallis Bocksfoce Bob Forbes Richard Cooley Davud Maller John Gecan wwssgw CLASS SPONSORS left io nght Donald L Taylor Mrs Elnzabeth T Bayles Mnss Helen D Wnlson Andrew E Bosch Adorlng underclassmen Dave Yonek and Sally Medvudovlch End semor VIP Clnff Lnvmgston slmply the most ,W 'fs I I, W2 If x y I' f 'W , 3 I ,m I Nao? . V T' ' I kb L - I 3 h YT S ,sl Q 11,-una