Delta Secondary School - Lampadion Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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Geography This department has one of the most interesting tasks in the school, for geography is a bridge between the arts and the sciences. Students, therefore, have an opportunity to use ideas and sl ills from many areas. Geography is the study of Man and His World and in order to make the world as real as possible many different tools are used, film strips, movies, tapes, mod- els, topographic maps, water tables and field trips. The student of geography should come to observe his world with greater understanding of reality. Perhaps one of the best ways of ap- preciating this reality are the field trips in Grade 11, Physical Geography and Grade 12, Indus- trial Geography. It is hoped that we will have a wider programme which will permit more stu- dents to study geography at the senior level. One possibility is the introduction of a course on urban planning. The teachers in this department are all very much aware of the kind of future man faces in combating conditions such as pollution, famine, and over-population. It is our hope that some students who study in this school will help to form policies or make decisions which will make the world a better place in which to live. THOMASEIMA MESSAGE ROBERT WHITEHOUSE

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JOSEPH BtACKBOROW History History teaches us that nothing is more certain than change. In this age an understanding is vital to any examination of our society, and the preservation of our democratic way of life. Many careers are open to History students in the Government, on newspapers, as lawyers, and so on. This has always helped to bridge the past with the present, and point the road to the future. World politics is the study of various political theories and the systems based upon those theories. The terms and phraseology and evaluating the theory and its system, are taught to help the students attain an awareness of the various political systems and their workings and so be able to make a decision of their own. Man in Society is a course for the NOW people on what is happening NOW. The learn- ing methods involve interviewing guest speakers, films, field trips, group discussions and student projects. Economics is involved with the continuing decline in the value of our dollar and labour strikes. This course offers the chance to analyze the economic effects on the environment in order to understand our rapidly changing world. JOHN BORTHWICK ROBERT CHARLTON

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yj Jeanne Wilson Ron Robert Katherine Grazina Diane Deirdre Leman Root Shypka Stonkus Somerville Vincent This is the title of the new course which we are teaching, to our students of French. The student in grade ten has been studying the French language for four years, and in grade nine for three years. Oui, ici on parle francais. The purpose of our language course is communication. We are striving for competence in hearing, understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. With the new sequential program in French, (grades four to thirteen), we hope to achieve this goal. Speech and the written language are of equal importance now. Last year a group of grade ten students under the direction of Mrs. Somerville put on a play in French - Rosalie. For the past two years, a group of thirty-five students and teachers has gone to Quebec City for a long weekend in May. The purpose of this trip was to foster better relations between our students and our French-speaking neighbours, and to enable our pupils to use the French they had been studying at Delta. This year, we started a Language Club. Meetings were held once a month after school. We had slides, movies and games. The meetings of this club proved to be rewarding in many aspects. library