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

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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.

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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. JOSEPH TETA MR. KEVIN DURAN U World History World History, American Soci- MR, JACK HEDLUND OIOEY American Sociology MR. JOHN HOPPER World History Mr. McShane checks the library for reference material. 20 we ww-..,,, Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. History is one ot those subjects that seems to make students ask: why am I studying this? This question is one of those questions that cannot be answered sufficiently until a person must form his own political convictions. History is also one of those subjects that seems to remain relatively the same-changing only as the times themselves change, but this year the history department underwent a complete change in the syllabus which stressed the application of past history to the present. Now the emphasis is on concepts and understanding rather than factual material. Use of pamphlets, papers and other source material is stressed rather than straight textbook learning. MR. THOMAS MC SHANE MRS. RlTA DEMPSEY American History, American Soe MRS, JANET SCOTT American History ciology American History