Madera Union High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Madera, CA)

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Mr. Harkins Mr. Griffith Mr. Kusel Mrs. Worthington FINE ARTS Art is; to use red, blue, yellow, dark, light, volumes, shapes, straight lines, curves; with surfaces smooth, rough, shiny, dull, hot, cold, hard, soft, brittle, firm, strong, weak, sandy, buttery, sharp, silky; working clay, paper, cloth, leather, metal, wood, cement, plaster, plastic, glue, paint, glass, stone, plants; with your hands, your heart, your need, pen- cil, pen, file; by printing, carving, scratching, pulling, press- ing, rubbing, pasting, welding, molding. Our Fine Arts Department seeks to enrich the minds and increase the cultural scope of the individual. Many new talents are found and developed at MUHS. These prove to be assets and blessings in the years to come. Our music Department, headed by Mr. Harkins and Mrs. Worthing- ton, has won valley acclaim and each year adds to its list of honors.

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ENGLISH The ability to communicate is man’s greatest asset. Attempting to perfect his ability and to stimulate his individuality is the chief goals of the Madera High English Department. All freshmen, sophomores, tee Ai ae ‘y juniors, and college-bound seniors are required to take English. Each year is geared at completing certain phases of the English program. The first two years are devoted primarily to the advanced study of grammar and the awakening of the creative spirit in writ- ing. The junior year is dedicated to American Literature, its influ- ences, and contributions. Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet are always S favorite undertakings in the senior year where English Literature as is the mainstay of study. l(a ‘ “au © 1 perio IN Our bug Miss Estes Mrs. Keeble Miss Kloster Mr. Lyon Mr. Merriman Mrs. Parkes Mr. Potter Mr. Weddle Mrs. Wensrich Mrs, Wilkins Miss Wilson Mrs. Wogaman Tucker

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’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE The Language Department at our school offers four lan- guages—German, Spanish, French, and Latin. The emphasis on speaking helps to overcome the initial shyness of the student as he learns to imitate the correct model and be- comes substantially conversant through habit. Many foreign language teachers feel that although more demands are placed on the teacher, this is a step forward in language learning. Audio Lingual Materials present production of original Glastonbury materials originated by Glastonbury Public Schools, Glastonbury, Connecticut. The ALM method dif- fers from traditional or grammatical approach to language learning in that initial emphasis is based on ability to under- stand and speak the language. The idea is an approach to language learning. It is similar to the method which a child first learns to speak. The ALM is new to Madera Union High being instituted in 1963 in the Spanish classes. This year it was expanded to include German and French classes. Mrs. Jacobsen ‘ fe Miss Patton Mr. Burke Miss Estes Mr. Gamboa Mr. Ladley Mr. Ruiz Mr. Staab