Le Roy Central School - O At Kan Yearbook (Le Roy, NY)

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Home Economics SEWING CLASS Home Economics is included in the curriculum of seventh and eighth grade students, but is an elective course for girls in high school. There are classes in which foods are studied and prepared in the kitcheng a second branch of the course offers instruction in elementary and advanced sewing, while a third di- vision is devoted to the study of children and how to care for them. Indicative of the large place that the Home Eco- nomics Department has been taking in school life is the winter noon cafeteria and Miss Messing's co- operation with the dramatics department in making costumes for the annual operetta and various plays. FITTING A DRESS School, a place in which boys and girls are prepared for later life, offers many courses from which the student derives no immediately noticeable benefit but Home Economics is different. A girl who learns to make an apron, bake a cake, or plan a meal, can apply her newly gained knowl- edge within a short time, and thereby live more healthfully, economically, and es- thetically. if if ,- COOKING CLASS

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.. English .. Chairman of the English department, Mr. Richard- son teaches English IV and half of English III. One of the most important tasks of the senior is the writ- ing of his senior essay , a four thousand word effort which every senior must complete, and from which, among other things, he gains knowledge of the format of a book and an appreciation of scholarship.. The research for this essay is carried on in the library, where the aid of Miss Burton and Miss Fuess, li- brarians, is indispensable. Here, as in all departments, our library is a sine qua non. Mr. McRoberts, a new-comer to the faculty this year, has charge of teaching English to the freshmen students. The course includes the study of grammar, composition and literature in reasonable proportion. Mr. McRoberts also has a remedial reading class in which slow readers are taught to correct their prob- lems and to enjoy reading. Mrs. Balmer, mistress of room eight, who has taught in Le Roy schools for some time, is an inspir- ing and helpful teacher in her Sophomore English classes where a final check of grammar is made, oral work stressed and such literature as Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is enjoyed. Mrs. Balmer shares the junior English classes with Mr. Richardson. Even though they change school buildings, the eighth graders find that the study of English isn't abolished. It is Miss Morrison's duty to teach Eng- lish to these eighth grade students, and prepare them for more advanced high school courses. Left: Miss Burton and Mr. Richardson in library. Right: Mr. McRoberts and Remedial Reading Class l MRS. BALMER MISS MORRISON

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Foreign Languages French Besides teaching Latin, Miss Burton instructs students in the mastery of the French language. Classes are usually filled with imperfectly pronounced phrases, such as Ie vais en ville, and time passes quickly while students receive rigorous drill in grammar and vocabu- lary, converse in French, -read French stories, and have periodic dictations, Before important holidays, French songs are sung, and frequently movies in that language are shown. Miss Burton's classes are fun. German VVie geht's? Wie beiinden Sie sich P Guten Morgan, es geht mir gut, danke Daily sentences like the above nonchalantly roll off the tongues of Mr. Copp's German students, filling rooms and corridors with foreign-sounding phrases Typical of foreign language classes, the period is spent in doing vocabulary and grammar drills, in speaking German, and in reading German stories. For variation of the dailv routine, the students have a weekly dictation, frequent comprehensive tests, and sing German songs Like most good teachers, Mr. Copp is versatile and can easily change from teaching German to reading Caesar and Cicero with his Latin classes Latin is also an interesting subject, and most students study it during their high school career.