Lakewood High School - Cinema Yearbook (Lakewood, OH)

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portant in the near future, as a world painfully aware of its blunders tries again to construct itself into a Working community. The foreign languages must be taught With this in view. No bit of grammar should be tolerated as purely incidentalg these courses must proceed with the idea of providing a means by which we may surmount this great barrier. The importance of German, Spanish, and French in this line is self-evident, and Latin takes it place as a uni- versally culture standard. When, in the next half century, humanity directly faces its herculean task of reconstruction, the progressive, dynamic instruction of foreign languages will be the primary avenue to the new understanding. X . .? : I Llii' it Zxf .5222 '- r., wh'-' - ,.,.' 9- ws if E' 1l:,1 ' f': if 2 9 l Page 17

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The fact that foreign languages are still being taught in America with other purposes than that of the possi- bility of future military value is one justiiication for those of us who hope for the salvation of democratic ideals. T ward . . . O 3 Language is a free commodity. It is a part not of the royalty Brotherhood or the aristocracy, but of the life-blood of the people. As Qf Nations long as we in America can teach and respect these languages, and recognize that the difference between them and the English tongue is the only boundary between those who employ these languages and ourselves, we may yet witness the dawn of a new era of internationalism in the world. It is usually conceded that the great barrier which frustrates our faltering attempts at peaceful cooperation is misunderstanding. The obvious solution suggests itself: take the necessary steps to insure an understanding of the other man's point of view. In this connection foreign language curriculae are certaii to become Wreasingly im- Left to Right-Mr. Essur, Mr. Gala- nie, Miss Coates, Miss McMillen, ' N Mr. Heskamp, Mr. Paine. Left to rightf-Miss Foley, Mi. C ll well, Miss Kimball. Page 16

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Miss Ruth Berwick as f K rf' ,I ' 'igil xggigii -.N V. w i -' -W 4 x, rl s ' ' ff- -q. , RQ , Jil fb. X ,, K,-.,'4:?1L.i5i- X X. Page 18 Social Studies Correlates the Past with the Future By a thorough knowledge of the past We develop a tolerant understanding of our ever-changing society. A realiza- tion of the interdependence of the entire social structure and an understanding of the relations of the movements and the trends of our history prove a sound basis for good citizen- ship. An awareness of the social problems confronting us is necessary in order that we may see our individual obligation to society and may treat these problems intelligently. In these times when many economists are discussing the proba- bility of a world economic revolution emerging from our expanding industrial system, it is essential, in order to maintain our equilibrium, that we are well grounded in the fundamentals of our present capitalistic system and even more important that We analyze critically the various laws which economics has long regarded as infallible, so that We may clearly see the results of contemporary legislation. The aim of the department is to give the pupils such appreciation and knowledge of this that he may discover for himself the most worthwhile activities in life and may become a compe- tent citizen and worthy member of society, intelligently able to cope with the problems confronting him.