Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Langua e Department i f Q :fit 'zzftiia I 5 31l'f:.'33 ' ' ft ' 252-..'g.ffzs', fe i Q1 '19 I A 392 521 555 ggiz. gif rf tf fet' 15 t X ,.z . WWW - ' TE D -5 if 'I'i 'www-2 ,. M 4-,ru all Spanish students, enjoying records, look forward to the new language lab. The key to international understanding in the small world of today is the ability to communicate with others. Therefore, Eastern's Foreign Lan- guage Department plays an eminent part in the preparation of her students for their roles as future world citizens. Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil flourish again in the Latin classes. Meanwhile, the more modern sounds of French, German, and Spanish echo through the halls as Dr. Dorsey and her fellow linguists emphasize comprehen- sion, reading, writing, and pronunciation. The knowledge of foreign languages, the key to understanding, enables students to explore and share in previously unknown treasures of many languages through conversation, corre- spondence, and reading. Such knowledge is an invaluable part of education. Raw is Miss Mayer, Mrs. Boone, Miss Arnold, Dr. Dorsey, Mrs. Green, Miss Carey. Row 2: Mr. Harter, Miss Robb, Mrs. Hahn, Mrs. lnfanle, Miss James.

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L 'LL Home Economics Department H-m-m, what smells so good? is the usual question of Eastern girls as they reach the top of stairway 3. There, emanating from the home economics classrooms, the tantalizing aroma of baking cookies and the familiar hum of sewing machines assure students that an important kind of education is in progress. Under the friendly, able guidance of the teachers of the Home Economics Department, students not only receive instruction in food and clothing but also include in their studies household management, family living, child care, entertaining, and the develop- ment of social graces. Miss Ordwein, Miss Burton, and Mrs. Jett. Sparkling new kitchens add zest to culinary tasks. 22

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Mathematics Department To prepare students for the expanding world of business cmd science, the Mathematics De- partment oFFers courses ranging from basic arith- metic to calculus. Acquired from these courses are not only the precision cmd comprehension necessary to employ mathematics successfully, but also, and more important, the ability to think and reason logically. Students' formula for success: Divide math- ematics into arithmetic, plane and solid geometry, algebra, trigonometry, analytics, calculus. Add to each subiect a qualified teacher. Multiply the teacher's instruction by the number of in- dustrious students. Subtract a small amount for careless errors! Result: Students prepared for the world of business and for careers involv- ing math proficiency. Trigonometry poses problems 2: Row 1: Miss 'DeRan, Mrs. Waters, Mrs, Woodward, 'Mrs Sneeringer Rc 2 Miss Menlon Mr Eusl y