Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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L A N Q NAME CALLING Veils the To build a peaceful and tolerant world is to understand the peoples of that world, their customs, thoughts, ideas. Our language department feels that the best way to do this is to break down barriers of speech and communicate with them. The sooner the peoples of the world learn to reach out across their borders, the sooner international peace will be achieved. This is the main purpose behind our study of a foreign language. The French and Spanish classes are doing a “Jacques lx Mendiant” tips his hat after receiving money from J. Bell, M. Cook, W. Atkinson. Admiring Spanish costumes are M. Watkins, B. Williams, and R. Patterson. M iss Cook checks up on M. Hendrickson's homework assignment in Cicero. M. Wagner unfolds the tale of Joan of Arc to her French class. R. Green is the center of attention in English 11 while reading his composition. T. Meaney, R. Dye, and D. Coyle generate weird sound effects for their radio soap opera. R. Gamber plays teacher in his English I class. L. Benson, R. Taylor, and W. Dye inspect a model of the Elizabethan Theater. J. Hubbert, D. Uws, and S. Kirifides brew a witches’ potion in their study of “Macbeth.” Students find books for both relaxation and research in the library.

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CATIONS riters, Readers as to the Real Political Issues Publication staff's have been kept busy, for besides putting out the paper once a month and working on the yearbook, they found time to sponsor the “Harvest Moon Dance ' sell programs at the Thanksgiving Day football game, and produce two student assemblies. Under the leadership of editor Pat Jenkins, the LAHIAN ran on greased wheels. A new system of organization was inaugurated in order that the students themselves might have more part in the making of their yearbook. The seniors wrote, counted, and cheeked copy, with Miss McCullough's counsel. Mr. Gershman, adviser, claims that Joie Hubbert is one of the most efficient business managers with whom he has ever worked. Now the SCRIBBLER’S IN K staff, after working with Miss Hartman on the literary magazine, joins all the others in reminiscing about long hours and harassing deadlines. “Gee, it was fun!’ Top Left: J. Mack and J. Fried examine their handiwork on the G. and G. LAHIAN STAFF Row 1: B. Marshall, M. Hrndickson, E. Harrison, R. Her per. Row 2: J. Bell, O. McCarthy, A. Matthews. Kditor J. Fried, A. Matthews, M. Godshalk, S. Hahs, P. Gordon, B. Wilson, P. McCarthy, P. Jones, F. I trail , study a copy of the G Ac G and report student reaction. Bottom Left: Ambitious art-editor, Mary Hendrickson, takes time out to identify pictures in I ahian class. Garnet and Gray members: P. McCarthy, It. Wilson, P. Gorden, M. Hart rack their brains for clever headlines. “It’s I, Pa-a-ansy LouP B. Wilson makes a spectacular entrance in the publications assembly. Who’s crazy here? J. Mack, M. Godshalk, S. Stirnus, lustily in the G. and G. assembly. K. Harrison and J. Hubbert total subscriptions. A. Matthews. It. Rowley, and It. Marshall measure layouts for our All-American Yearbook.

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17 A Q E S Real ness” of Good Honest Folks great deal to promote international correspondence between Lansdowne students and the letter-hungry |M ople of South America, Spain, and France. Getting to know folks personally is of infinitely more value than reading about them. Continued effort is being exerted by members of the French classes to fill the monkey bank. “Jacques le Mendiant in order to send CAKE parcels to their adopted French family, the Jordans. In Latin, the foundation of languages, students learned the basis of great writing and speceh. Robed in togas, the class gave an authentic Roman banquet at the end of the year. English classes have explored all types of literature and peoples. In a scope ranging from the Russian novel to the lighter folk tales, we Jiave had presented to us samples of every nation’s great literature. If education is accomplished by combined cooperation, is it not then reasonable to believe that if people unite their efforts and pull together, great steps can be made on a world scale?