Marshall High School - John Quill Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Communicatin In That World ENGLISH Reading, writing, and effective speech were emphasized this year in the various classes in English. In literature students were intro- duced to the best authors and their works. Interest was sparked by movies and by the use of rec- ords. Pupils were given the opportun, ity to make reports, thus learn- ing how to face an audience, and how to speak effectively, Effort was made to help each one to be literate and articulate in both oral and written expres- sion. Seated: Mrs. Anna Brown, Mary Foley, Toby Susswein. Standmq David Wood, Mrs. Katherine Saunders. Ethel Dunn, Grace Leader Mrs. Mary Granger, Mrs. lane Jones. Mrs. Mary Murphy, Mrs. Alice Earl, Iames Hawthorne. Speeding up reading by aid o rateometer. -QNNN Class in Economics studies tax form.

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T e World We Live In Seated: Edwin A. Gordon, Dorothy Selner, Kenneth W. Fulkerson, Mary D. Granger. Standing: Edward F. Hoffman, Elton S. Eike, Douglas W. Asquith, Thomas F. Vetter, Ioseph N. Coccia, Richard St. Iames. lin I jltflemuruam The pupils and teachers were grieved to learn of the death of Trafton Boulls on December 14, 1959. Trafton came to Iohn Marshall High School as a teacher of social studies in September, 1940, Mr. Boulls brought to his teaching a rich background in his chosen field, a high interest in the profession, and a love of young people. A staunch be- liever in the trained mind, Mr. Boulls set his standards high to work toward this goal. Never compromising with half- completed tasks, he looked upon educa- tion as a challenge toward perfection and accepted no substitute for hard work. Iohn Marshal is a better place for hav- ing had Trafton Boulls as a member of its staff over this 19 year period. SOCIAL STUDIES By acquainting students with the history of a civilized world, the Social Studies Department at- tempted to give students an un- derstanding of past struggles, thus enabling them to vote intel- ligently and criticize constructive- ly the government actions. Fol- lowing three years of history, the seniors enhanced their education with knowledge of the American economic system and practical les. sons in democracy, MR BOULLS

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Through the microscope ll ii HHHNHMWH H SCIENCE'-First Row: Mrs. lean Havill, Allen C. Tappert, Mrs. Dorothy Corbett, Daniel C. Houseman. Second Row: Iohn E. Dailor, Daniel H. Keohane, Sebastian A. Gangi. Mrs. Virginia S. Scully . SCIENCE In the Science Department the classes endeavored to point up the need of critical thinking, the solu- tion of problems by the application of the scientific method, the attention to detail and accuracy - all neces- sary attributes of a citizen of the Space Age. LANGUAGE-Frank C. Leach, Donald R. Clark, Florence M. Chittenden, Agnes V. Powers. 12 ...awwq-mr . wgar-uv-