Martin Van Buren High School - Futura Yearbook (Queens Village, NY)

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MR. MORTON PERLMAN Chairman USTRIAL ARS Facing the problem of the great number of high school drop-outs who flood the labor market with little or no skills, the Industrial Arts Department offers courses in Mechanical or Technical Drafting, Woodworking, Metalworking, Crafts, Transportation, Graphic Arts, or Electricity, all of which may be taken as either major or minor credit subiects. At its inception, Van Buren was designed to remedy the lack of industrial arts-equipped high schools in the city. However, as overcrowding shortened the student's day to six periods, there was no time left to take a shop course. lt is the aspiration of the Industrial Arts Department, according to its chairman, Mr. Perlman, to once again use our facilities to their capacity. I I In I I- 1 .

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ll EDUCAT UN GlRlS The Girls' Health Education Department is interested in giving girls as much vigorous activity as possible and acquainting them with a variety of sports and dance experiences. Developing self-discipline, responsibility are other major goals. The curriculum includes intramural tournaments in speedball, volley- ball and softball. As a result of last year's experiments in apparatus work, a more extensive unit in it was conducted this year. By exposing girls to such a varied program, they can achieve a reasonable amount of skill and continue to enioy several activities throughout adult life. The department offers many extra-curricular clubs for girls desirous of improv- ing their skills. Among these are hockey, basketball, bowling, tennis, and softball. Perhaps the most rewarding outgrowth of these girls' interest is the leadership program conducte in connection with the Leaders honor physical education class. fi , . , AJ, f ifvlg W ' in Ml: Xfbl my QT i Slrmgx Lil il f ip Yu y ff f .WKNX X 'I LL. ,S i X X uuxununuuuu!Il'F'l1l! Tx J X MISS ANNE WICKMAN Chairman

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MRS. MARION CLAHANE Chairman , , iv gel' llbbblli tri ' VL blk! Van Burenites' 'first introduction to the school's library usually takes place in their entering term, when their English T teachers take the class down for an orientation lesson. Here the student learns the codes and various mysteries a library holds, and the many services it provides. All books and reading matter are selected carefully in order to supplement the student's curricular work and also to develop his tastes in any area of reading. During this library lesson the rules and procedures of the library are explained and research techniques are taught. Literature which is designed to augment classroom learning is provided on request, and can be used in the library. The librarians perform services for teachers as well. They compile bibliographies in each subiect area, and these bibliographies as well as other special lists are available to students when they have special reading assignments. One feature ofthe library which has achieved much popularity is the listener's lounge, where students may hear recordings of plays, poetry readings, and music. :ss ..c,, ' Q -.-X s... -.-s . K -'Q ff X '-' f. .L eei 'Z-ings' ,- - -. bln l ll 1 lxllt 'L-. . , ' rf!!!-in E Qing: ,. ', A . -filvlk-1-'5X5'?3-.W 'VN-XE-KV' o? ni ' ' C' --fa. L va-'-Sv I IA- ,f,'!'f ' Q Q 1 Q is - Fu' - p 41 , 1. , ll gs , .um f 'E 'v l X . lilli : l : 5 ' Q t. Y E i ' i fu H . 'W 'S l x tr.: il N ' L-:sow R llll - Nz. S P I Q' N 0's wi?2fe'?412 ' 5Q : Ls c. .- x sk 1 .. , - f ,-,nc ' .-.-. -5-. w '-'-tsskltf X31'-tZ3,i . 31. '5L' .' N . - s s Q c x . Q Q - . Q . s .Q . Ls. . . .-,. QQ..-. -, . cr., .Q .A-, N . -.Q-.,s,-4.1. ,s.,.,-.4 ':'6w+i0 'a O ' Tc N 3 - ' , A' 5 -Q-I-r, ' N ,ec gs 1, -4 ' 5.-15.4 - , c 5 ss X , . is L. . A -- ses-f-r-ses,-1+ -:-4 !-.-.-- . ' . . .,-c . , . , ., - .. it 1 Q . '- ,A...,.,- ,I . n -in-. '.-.-.1q-,g-.- l. .-., ,i -- . ,L-L. .- .- s . 1.-. .Mg f z P ,- f f-f . , . i . I EEZ- -- '-I .sl 19413-y':. X l 'I' lllw 1 1 , .- 5 if i V rv . x Y, r, -. ., . ,xx v , . J An! tl Q s ' r ,' L A ,X , 1 is ,N Xu A , Q SK' 0 1 I.. 1- i i - x Q In.: , ,3 , , .. , Q 3 5 I l l x :V L1 Q ,... x v ' A s c , x -N.,.x 1 I I7 1 1 y I I v r ,s 1 n 5, 1 ' 1 4 is K 8 1 n v x ,kv v ,I P ,' .'7 gf lLL,1'u lxtfj Li 'I TN. wut ,ua gf f L - u , L ' NVQ' ig . L 1. ,, . 2 f ,cya-i L