McKinley High School - President Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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which have confronted the past and will confront the current worlds. These courses are designed to pro- vide such knowledge. At the end of this instruction the McKinley graduate is well aware of his rights and his responsibilities and has ac- quired some of the background nec- essary to their wise and intelligent use. J B GUIDANCE The function of the Guidance De- partment is to coordinate all pupil personnel services such as those of the nurse, doctor, psychologist, at- tendance officer and visiting teach- er, Mr. Russell Mancuso, the Coun- selor, also harmonizes his own ac- tivities with those of the school fac- ulty to stimulate the pupil to make the most of his potentialities. The Counselor's procedures - keeping records, testing, counseling, inter- viewing, accumulating and dissem- inating information - are tools with which to help pupils to better self- understanding and self-direction. Pre-registration programs help the pupil make an intelligent high school choice. Before graduation the pupil is also assisted in making post high school plans. The Guidance Office, in addition, offers assistance in placement.

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see the finished product. Not sur- prisingly all McKinley graduates have had considerable experience in the making and reading of draw- ings. ENGLISH One studies English that he may be able to express his own ideas clearly and correctly and to under- stand the ideas others communicate to us. A knowledge of our common language is a tool demanded of a worker in any industry, in any trade. Such knowledge is essential for the ordinary purposes of everyday liv- ing, traffic signs are a sufficient ex- ample of this. A lack of clarity and correctness in language is the cause of endless difficulties both in the shop and at home. But the use of one's national tongue is a pleasure as well. Books, newspapers, movies, radio and television would be mean- ingless otherwise. The greater one's verbal ability the more one can ob- tain from them. And who would want to be deprived of those com- mon experiences with friends that are so dependent on our ability to share ideas with them. The study of English by a high school boy leads to both profit and pleasure. CITIZENSHIP Freshmen entering McKinley study a course entitled Economic World which combines both geo- graphy and economics, in either the Sophomore or Junior year students study World History, Senior re- ceivea year's instruction in American History. Future workers and citizens of America will need to know the major crises, conflicts and problems

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