Friends School of Baltimore - Quaker Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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athematlcs Startm ln the sex enth and elffhth grades student at Frlends rerelye a thorough educatlon ln lVlathe matlcs Nlr leaf ock beglns thls tralnlng by hulldlng 1 ood foundatlon mth tress of fundamentals The mnth frrade algebra tourse ls taught by 'Vlrs Rlch ma en xx ho prepares the student for further studies The e are carrled on 1n the sophomore and jumor years by Mr Markert who completes the algebra course and lnstructs Euclldlan Geometry to the student For all who msh to prepare for adyanced studles 'VIr Forbush offers a comprehenslve semor math rourse This year the department ralsed 1ts standards by adyancm the dlfferent courses startlng mth the seyenth grade a notable change for the better Science When a student reaches the nlnth grade he rs offered a general sclence course taught by Mr Watts Should he w1sh to contmue ln th1s Held he can choose to take blology wlth Mr Woodman and chemlstry and physlcs wlth Mr Forbush and expect to recelve lnstructlon that will excellently prepare hlm for college Should you hear a student mention Maggxe or Peter you know they are taklng the advanced blology course w1th Mr Woodman for these are the names they affectlonately dubbed the cats whxch they are dlssectlng You also know that they are taklng advantage of stxll one more of the outstanding courses offered FS students ln the fasclnatlng field of scxence :story All tlmes are coyered by the hlstory courses of Frlends Startmg IH Mrs Walkers classroom an clent hlstory 15 learned by freshmen Thls course IS not only concerned vnth anclent hlstory but also wlth the skllls of research work and readmg As the students progress so does the hlstory department for the sophomores and yumors study European HlSlOfy Engllsh history and Amerlcan hlstory under 'Vlr Nlck The last of the hlstory courses IQ taught by Mrs Mace Thls concerns contemporary hlstory enta1l mg both current ey ents and Amer1can hlstory from post C1Vll War up to modern tlmes The course IS hlghllghted by SZYIOUS trlps to such places as New York Washmgton and The Court House ! . U . A . A . C , C. -. . 3 or ' Q 1 F . .e . . U i . v X . - U . e 1 t . v 0, - ' C. ,. , s. S . . , , ' 4' r S. .' ' -. 1 . - x , V .' O. ' ' . P 1 - 1 ec - va as as Y - 1 - 9 v . v . . , ' Y V. . . 9 1 , s . . r a v . 1 . L . . Y . Y . . v . . Y . . Y , , . V , .. .

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Seated Dorothy E Mlchel Ruth C Dlbert Jenme D Powell Robert C Rxchardson Bllss Forbush Standing Carmen C Teller Barbara Beacham John E Carnell Frank R Shners Donald B RICDWB en Arthur 0 Cray Robert A Newton Arlen R Clll Eleanor D Mace Frances M Homer Frances H Bartley Mlldred M Hetrlclc Bllss Forbush Jr E Hlchard Watts Jr Henry Woodman Marcla V Wlndxsch Mlldred J Tyson Sara M Hoop Margaret Markerl Carol D Albrecht Y . I A A -1 .. 'AU xl Marjorie M. Richardson L. Lawrence Peacovk - . g . . . lv 7

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English The English Department, consisting of Miss Di- bert. Mr. Xeyyton, Miss Beacham, and Mr. Slriyers. is concerned with teaching students the basic skills in reading and writing. ln the seyenth, eighth. and ninth grades. students concentrate on the funda- A 5 rnentals of English writing. At the end of their freshman year. they must pass the qualifying ex- amination. which is a test of composition skill. grammar and spelling qophornores Juniors and seniors study English and Arnerrcfm Literature based around theme f man rn conflict standard of yalues and the inch yrdual and lns relation to society French Under the philosophy of the lmportance of a foreign language as a direct tool of communrca tion and another method of evaluating and in terpretmg IS the French Department The stu dents first years in the language are under the supervision of Mr Glll and Mrs Teller Emphasis 15 placed on giving each student the abllrty to read write understand and communicate simple French It is at this time that a foundation IS made from which to progress into fluency and proficiency 1n later years lntermedlate and Fourth year French are taught by Mr Richardson ln his first course, grammar 15 reviewed and practiced so that the final year may be spent rn speaking Russian A course ln the Russian language was first offered rn Friends rn September 1906 At that time, under the auspices of Mrs Kenneth O Walker fiye stu dents beffan the study of this language The course was tentatlvelv planned for two periods a week with half a credit to be aw arded upon completion of the first year Because of the enthusiasm of both teach er and students the provram was subsequently ex panded to constitute a full major course meeting five days a week Two members of the class of 09 ,lohn Pollard and Chipper Bupp haye had their courses supple mented by numerous tutoring assignments during their third year of study ing this difficult language 9 Z. . . L.. , , ' c ' ' . - ' S 0 ' ' ' . - ' s ' .. ' i- ,1 ' Y . . E 1 by .4 ' if ' ' . , -i..1e. -L ' 77 G4 ' ' . ,, . X a ' ' , . . , , . A - . -, .cixsclafp ...Z ...V ,. r,.. ,,.,.W I , , ' - - Q' ' '- ' y . . M Q , , ,.5.-... C - - , ' ' 1 7 D o V 1 V' - , . y . . ' , .. 755' .V c L- , .' - f e - . ' 'F