John Bartram High School - Trailmarker Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ENGLISH lt was very pleasant to me to get a letter from you the other day. Perhaps lshould ha ve found it pleasanter if I had been able to decipher it. This quotation from Thom- as Bailey Aldrich is one of the main reasons why the teaching of English is so important to the education process. We teach it beause we want our student to know the language better, to use it with greater accuracy and fluen- cy, and to grow to love its richness. ln todays world, students must recognize the power of the spoken and written word, and they must realize the necessity to speak and write it effectively. Through the many facets of our English curriculum, we provide innumerable experiences, learning experiences, for the extension of the language, to students who bring to the classroom increasingly diverse experiences and needs. These learning experiences are developed through the basic skills, through logical and critical thinking in verbal and written communication, and through exposure and experiences relating to classic and contemporary literature. Our students must be prepared to live and work as adults in a complex, demanding world. They must have the necessary skills, training and self-confidence to sur- vive. Part of this preparation is done in the English classroom. The English Department is one of the largest depart- ments in our school, and no student graduates without being touched by us. Through ability grouping, we pro- vide for individual achievement differences among stu- dents. Students are carefully screened so that 'we may provide the best possible program of study for each of them. Q R X ..,,...ff N i - E X Jan Olen it Saundres Jan Stephanoi ., Carol Pellegrino Pollard i to Lois Swartz Janice Pierce ,Mary Pollitt .Donna Walslldw g lglg V ,Anita Spiegel . g 3' ' Delorlsl'Moss' 2 Department Head v ,f . , W we WV if 3? fi .Z Stephanie Wilson

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ENGLISH .,.V Richard Gwendolyn Adelman Belle Paul Adorno Helen Margo Anderson Berkowitz Willsey Carlis Andrea Cavanaugh Stephanie Cherry Marlene Cullen ,H Cheryl Fedyna Claire Fox Dorothy Fread Q1 ' '::f ' '73 f , ,, 1 avi f Joanna Gabris Janice Jankins Renee Gordon Richard Layton James Hines Jan Mason

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE onoh ,,,,,, V, 'ff 47, ' x,- Jack Robinson Caryl Rosenthal Lorna Shapiro Judy Shon'