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

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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-

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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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BUSINESS The aim of the Business Depart- ment, this year, was to increase pro- duction and accuracy in business A cooperative plan gave seniors the chance to apply their knowledge through training on the job, A new course, Briefhand, was offered to college preparatory students. This one-semester course is an abbrevi- ated longhand system, and should prove of great value to the college student in taking notes. LANGUAGE Both oral and written communica- tion were the new emphasis in the modern foreign language classes. Two experimental groups at the eighth year level -- one in Latin and the other in Spanish were form- ed. Electronic devices - tape re- corder, record players, and television have helped improve diction. Latin, this year, continued to impart to its learners a detailed knowledge of the basic structure of language, 15 BUSINESS-First Row: Iohn T. Salemme, Mrs. Laura Colahan. Mrs..Yvonne T. Merkel. Second Row: Mrs. Helen Meinhardt, W. Raymond Wright, Iohn F. Lutus. Helen M. Lathrop, Mrs. Wilma Kyle. Future Secretaries Latin is a serious business. 1 - i-Multi if