Linton High School - Lintonaire Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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FRENCH Ill Sludenrs in Linions language deparlrnenl' are iorrunare in having audio-visual aids lo assisi Jrhern in comprehending foreign longues. ln lhe French Ill classroom lessons were also supplemenled wifh French novels and plays. This year Jrhey read Les Miserables by Vicror Hugo and iilovarirchn by Deval. Several sfudenls also did oulside French reading by aufhors such as Dauder and Balzac. EXPERIMENTAL MATH I2 Srudenls encounier modern rnalhernarical conceprs as well as lhe more convenrional solid geornelry, advanced algebra and calculus in lhe experi- rnenlal Malh l2 course. Their lexlboolc conlains an inrroduclion To abslracl rnalhernalics and sralisrics, lwo phases oi rnarhernalics oi growing irnporlance. The group has been rogelher for rhree years, Following a rradilional course wilh some accelerafion and enrichnnenl. All members of lhe class are marh honor siudenls. 6. 1- H. 433' W , . A f The mysferies of a quadranf are explained by Miss Boynfon. RUSSIAN CLASS In Mr. Loclces elemenrary Russian class, a group of fiireen learned fo read, wrire, and spealr basic Russian. l-lowever, iirsr rhey had 'ro rnasler fhe Russian alphaber, wP'c1 's ouire diifereril from ours. Because Mr. Loclce is a naive of Russia and can feach h7s class correcr pronurciaior, he hoped Thar 'he siiderls would al acduire gooo accenas. Since rnos? of 'he sluder+s were iuniors, Mr. Locie plamed To confinue wah nnore advanced s+udies wirh fhis group hex? year. 'Ms .f Tape recorders help Dr. Hockridge feuch French. A siudenf correcfs his Russian under Mr. Locke's wafchful eye.

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Mr. Sullivan explains refracfion of light To his physics sfudenfs. ' ' bg Wofulls 0ll!lgQWI,I70IA 58 Mr. Leflo pours acid on rocks To defermine The Type of mineral if is. W EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS Physics was TaughT in a new manner This year under The direcTion oT Mr. Gordon Sullivan. The physics course of The Physical Science Siudy CommiTTee IPSSCI presenTed a new Torm of Teaching in which The learning of logic and logical Thinking raTher Than of sTandard formulas was iTs aim. This course, which was derived by The PSSC aT M.I.T.. was designed Tor Those s+uden+s who are especially inTeresTed or TalenTed in The Tield of physics. EARTH SCIENCE EarTh science Tells abouT The ear+h upon which we live. IT informs us abouT The Topography oT The land as formed by glaciers in pasT eras. Much Time is spenT on a sTudy of The weaTher wiTh special aTTenTion given To local weaTher.

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lviwipriewig llw g80A0+IA-l'lU1lHblb l-l JOURNALISM CLASS Journalism combines The regular English cur- riculum wiTh The sTudy oT journalism pracTices. The juniors in The class worlc wiTh The senior sTaTT on one issue oT The schools newspaper, and Then in March They Talce over The publicaTion of The paper and serve in This capaciTy unTil The Tollowing January. Nancy Karas delivers a speech fo The oTl1er members of her class. A-i l A 'WV Mau, 1 Mr. Solomon encourages a sfudeni To perfeci' his wrifing. 5 SPEECH CLASS lvlrs. JeweTT, in Teaching her Tour classes oT speech, sTresses iTs use in everyday liTe. Training in This subiecT provides The sTudenT wiTh greaTer sell:- assurance, organizaTion, and abiliTy Tor criTical Thinlcing in spealqing. A soundprooT l:aooTh Tor individual work and The use oT records and Tapes make speech class an enioyable and rewarding experience aT LinTon.