Hornell High School - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Hornell, NY)

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6 ea ..::,,. fisf MR. 'DONALD KOEHLER MR' LESLIE GRAY MR- JOHN MOSCOWITZ Enellsh 101 11 English 11, 12 English 10 MRS. MARY FENNELLY MISS MILDRED DORSEY MRS: MARY CARNEY English 12 English 11 511811511 12 Miss Margaret Neild, English 10, Corrective Reading and Advanced Reading teacher, utilizes the opaque projector. Mrs. Carney conducts a class in broadening vocabulary. T 8 1 Miss Mary Ann Gallagher, English 10 and Public Speaking teacher, presents a reading selection to her class. The ahi lity to communicate is the No matter how successful a scientist is, if he cannot com- municate his ideas to others, he will never become great. There- fore, the need for a thorough knowledge of English is evident in our world today. Serving to aid our own development of style, a new reading program was initiated last year which included classics as well as modern novels. The English department also arranged sev- eral field trips to make the Shakespearean stage come alive for the students. ln October, thirty students made the 150 mile trip to Stratford-on-Avon in Canada to attend a Shakespearean festival. ln November, a second field trip was taken to the State University College at Geneseo to see the Tempest

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Mr. Spencer, head custodian, Mr, Carnes, Mr. Davis, Mr. Capaluzzi, and Mr. Egmond take a morning coffee break in the receiving room. is not an easy job Mrs. Esther Perry and Miss Eleanor Fitzgerald, secretaries in the front office, are always ready to lend a helping hand to students or teachers. I a , l i if 4 A., fi A Mrs. Betty Walker, secretary to the guidance counselors, prepares to type a college transcript, These twelve ladies prepare hundreds of enjoyable meals for H.H.S. students each week. sf , l I 7

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Mrs. Gliesche enthusiastically leads one of her German classes. mark ofa civilized man. This year, with arrival of exchange students from other lands, and the combined efforts of teachers and students, interest has been generated in foreign languages. Clubs have been formed in each of the three languages offered, and all have been active in increasing the students' interest in the language they are studying. 7 Mr. Bedford instructing a French class in the A. L. M. method. MR. FREDERICK BEDFORD French I, ll MRS. ADA CORNUE MISS VIRGINIA HUSSONG French ll, Ill, IV ti .. - h 'VW 1 I Mx I Dix, neuf, huit, sept, six, cinq, quatre, trois, deux, un, - BLASTOFF Languages change with the times, and, likewise, the language department has under- gone several changes. Besides the addition of a new German teacher, more speaking of modern languages has been stressed. The A. L. M. method, introduced several years ago, tries to help a student learn the language as he learned English, hearing it, learning the meaning of what he's saying, and then writing it. Certainly, part of the problem of countries misunderstanding each other has its basis in language differences. Once this barrier is broken down understanding will increase.