Maplewood Richmond Heights High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Maplewood, MO)

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Time to study in English 4. English And Activities ln recent years there has been a strenuous effort on the part of the high school administration and faculty to strengthen the English and Lan- guage program. The language offerings which have long included Latin and Spanish have been broadened to include French. From the freshman to senior level the pro- gramming in English has been designed to locate students in classes where the-y may work at their own level of achievement and interest. For ex- ample, the senior student may choose between English Seven and Eight and Senior English. Stu- dents who are planning to attend college or who want an intensive preparation in literature and criticism for their own personal growth study Hopeful journalists check their copy LONNIE AYCOCK B.S., Washington U. Senior Englishg English 7 Sz 8. CORAL DUBRY B.S., U. of Nebraska. M.A., U. of Nebraska. English, Speech, Dramatics. Q' Ft' Senior English. One of the high points of this program is the preparation of a research paper on a college level. This paper requires many Dramatics students prepare for tryouts for senior play CHARLES C. BROWN A.B., A.M., Washington U. English, Spanish. HELEN HAMLIN A.B., U. of Wisconsin. M.A., Washington U.

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Letter From Mr. Del Pizzo IVIAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 7539 MANCHESTER AVENUE MAPLEwooD 17, MISSOURI FERDI NAND DEL PI ZZO. PRINCIPAL OFFICE PHONE: MISSION 5-8963 My fellow students: In this brief message I want to point out to all students of the Maplewood Richmond Heights schools the tremendous power of education. In this day and age when the world is engaged in a titanic struggle for the minds of men, it is gratifying to know that our school is helping each student realize his fullest potentialities and helping him become a responsible, mature citizen. Our students who are applying themselves to their educational programs are making education an instrument of power. Their education is the same power that is behind the most forceful devices invented by man. I wonder how many of us realize that education has enabled us to learn how to send our voices around the earth, how to increase the yield of corn, how to harness atomic energy, how to organize men into mechanical armies or into great industries and states. Without education, men would live like animals. With less education- than we have had in the United States, we would not have our present high standard of living. We might be living a few degrees better than the Indians, or the Pil- grims, and even that much progress would be due to the education that flows from experience. But the power that comes with education is a power that all of us can attain if we just take advantage of the many educational opportunities available here at senior high school. - I ,45l5Qgf'

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oreign Language ary many hours of library work and many more hours of Writing. Seniors feel that although it is one of the most difficult tasks they have had in high school it is also one of the most valuable. Students who are planning to go directly into business or the trades usually take English Seven or Eight. ln this course there is considerable em- phasis on oral English and usage. As college requirements gradually change, more and more students find it necessary and useful to prepare themselves in one of the foreign languages offered at MRH. It is important to note, however that many students who do not plan to attend college do avail themselves of the Remedial readers improve rapidly opportunity to become acquainted with the cul- tures of other nations. It is proable that as the world grows smaller, many more students will be urged to study a foreign language. Mr. Brown reads a Spanish joke LOUISE JUDSON A.B., Hunter College, N.Y. French, English. tr.s, .Z JOHN KLICKMAN A.B., U. of Redlands, Calif. M.A., Washington U. if Q' i if 1 iii A f i , 7 'f T . i ' French students enjoy their work JOANNE KILSBERG B.A., Lake Forest College, English, Journalism. MARTHA THIEBES A.B., Central College, Mo. M.A., Washington U. I