Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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liulTRlFOLIO.wiLe-- STUDENTS IN THE LIBRARY THE EIGHTH PERIOD, CATCHING UP THE THREADS OF THE NEXT DAY'S LESSONS Left to right: Mitchell, R., Hanson, Palmerton, Nothe, F., Braymiller, Armbruster, Newell, Bradley, Fors, J., Froehley, Vaughan, Viger, Madden, Hadley, Roberts, J., Bailey, Helwig fstandingl. White, Grove, Dascomb, Meyer, A., Miss Munsey, Gressman, Seeger, Partridge. Library HE library of Hamburg High School is an upftofdate, efficient place, filled with the finest books of all types, and successfully administered by Miss Pauline Munsey, who directs the student participation there, as prescribed by the Student Council. This year, a Library Club was formed to aid the librarian in her work, as well as to provide an opportunity for the members to obtain firstfhand information about the use and care of the library. One member of the library club took charge of the desk each period in the day, and acted as librarian. Student Council members supervised conduct in the library when Miss Munsey was teaching. The library has grown in many ways this year, as a result of the acquisition of over one hundred new books, including reference books for various departments, books to suit literary taste, and numerous books of fiction. All loose materials, pictures, small pamphlets, and clippings, are now kept in the vertical file. The Industrial Arts Department made small boxes in which to put the catalogues giving information about colleges. It would seem that our high school library with its improvements and additions is quite adequately equipped for the needs of the students. Twenty-five

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MlMmaTRIFOLIO F . I ' , ---- - ff: f 5 ... .... - r 5 I THE ENGLISH III CLASS, LOOKING UP ANTONYMS AND SYNONYMS, IN A WORD GAME PROJECT Left to right: Baird, Armitage, Farrell, Burdick, Koss, McAllister, Pound, Roosa, Moschel, Kirk, Rhinehart, Buchauer, Dow, Haushalter, Mulholland, Mrs. Pierce, Baker, Brand. English Department HOSE days of monotonous recitations, of dull parsing and declensions, and duller reading- Ring them out and ring in the new of vitally interesting discus- sions, of planning special project work, and of making literary folks live! Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Pierce, Miss Munsey, and Mrs. Dominski, all sturdy sup' porters of these newest methods of teaching, have proved beyond all doubt, the worth of this type of study. Mrs. Pierce's classes have worked on several projects during the year, and visitors to these classes were astonished by the galaxy of original displays. All English classes have been aiding in experimental work for the State of New York, by ascertaining the amount of time required to answer different types of quesf tions. The state experimentation concerning extensive and intensive methods of studying literature has been done in these classes also. Students shave been encourf aged to read the best of current periodicals, and have been taught by contrast and comparison ,how to judge just which magazines are the best. A new era of teaching has been ushered in-and so- Ring out the old, ring in the new! Twentyffour

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ii-s, -TRIFOLlO M, RICHARD NEUSCHEL, GIVING A SPECIAL REPORT ON CORRUPTION TO AN AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS Left to right: Neuschel tstandingjg first row: Tillimzhastg second row: Taylor, Agle, J., Dascomb, Hutkag third row: Sipprell, Pfetfer, Pohle, Simon, Thomasg fourth row: Holloway. MaeNau1zhton, Part- ridge, North, Hartman, M. History Department UCIAL Science teachers in Hamburg High School interpret history to their classes as the Stream of Life. As the early voyageurs explored the Mississippi River from its sources to the sea, noting each tributary and its efect on the main stream, so the history students trace the changes in economic, social, and political life, from the times of early man and his primitive existence, down to our complex modern civilization. Mr. Simmons' classes began the correlation of ancient and modern life by examinf ing the backgrounds of our civilization, and by noting any vestiges of medieval beliefs prevalent in modern ideas. In Miss Bakers classes, the American Observer clarified current problems, resulting in greater interest in current events. Special project work in tracing present conditions, and increased emphasis on economic and social changes, broadened the students' range of view. In these classes, dry history has become much more vivid and real, because of the realization of relationships between past events and new problems, and also because of the untiring efforts of Mr. Simmons and Miss Baker in showing these relationships. Twentyfsix