Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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U15 'jflflirrv ,4ffc14d 61515555 ENGLISH: JOURNALISM Q J Elsa M. Ferguson, Carol R. Hall M. Genevieve A.B., A.M. B.S., A.M. Smith En lish En lish English g . g Journalism As an aid to vocabulary building and an introduction to modern current magazine literature, lessons based on ar- ticles in The Readeris Digest are often assigned. School publications supplementing the work of the English classes are: the weekly newspaper- The M.H.S. Newsf the creative writing magazinff The Scribblers, and tht! yearbook- The Mirrorf' . , English and social studies are taught as a core subject ln the seventh grade. Boys check on girls in an English III old-fashioned spelling bee SPEECHg VISUAL EDUCATION Basic instruction in a modern school curriculum centers around such fundamental operations as listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Listening to radio programs, wit- nessing instructional and literary films on correlated topics and books, reading both modern and classical literature, learning to speak and write correctly and forcefully are some of the activities of the English classes. Parliamentary procedures, panel discussions, play dramatizations, letter writing, and stimulation of creative expression are specific phases of the training in the English courses. we . 5' 1 X Ida C. Cole, A.B. Irving L. Needham Clifford H. Wise, Englishg Speech English A.B., A.M. Core Subjects Visual Education Grade Supervisor In their study of New York State, core subject students empha size location of rivers. 7 .

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SUPERVISION Vice-Principal Devlin takes time out for a rare moment of relaxation. One of the busiest and probably best known per- sons in the school building is Vice-Principal Ed- ward A. Devlin. Aside from teaching three agri- culture classes he settles cases of a disciplinary nature, checks attendance, and grants permission for legal absences. The legislative body of the Student Associa- tion, the Student Council, is sponsored by Mr. Devlin. During the interscholastic football and basketball seasons, buses were chartered so that M.H.S. students could attend the out-of-town games. Mr. Devlin was usually the teacher who chaperoned one of the buses. Besides these duties closely connected with students, Mr. Devlin has charge of stock room inventories. THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT Mrs. Hinckley discusses vocational prospects with Norman Wurl and Verona Reed. I The happier and the better balanced the indi- vidual, the better the society. Under the direction of Mrs. Olga L. Hinckley students are helped to reach their own logical decisions along vocational, educational, social, and moral lines. Objective tests determine the pupil's abilities, aptitudes, and preferences. In every possible way the stud- ent's personal ambitions and outlooks are the primary concern of the Guidance Department. Bulletins, pamphlets, and magazines on current topics are assembled and made available to the pupils in the Guidance Office. In addition, each student has some personal contact with the Guidance Counselor.

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SGCIAL STUDIES World history pupils keep up-to-date on events pertaining to the United Nations. ADULT EDUCATION To his adult education class, Mr. Brady demonstrates the improp- er use of the table saw. 8 Arden McAllister, Robert Plass A.B. B.S., Ed. M. Social Studies Social Studies Graphs, charts, maps, a standard textbook, visual aids, discussions, current events literature are helps used in the teaching of social studies. Through social studies, the individual student learns to appreciate and understand present world conditions by studying the backgrounds of those problems in the history of the ages. The student is also encouraged in the art of self-expression on world affairs, with special emphasis on teaching clear and logical thinking. Films have been used to introduce a subject or review a unit. One of the more unusual was Broth- erhoods of Man. This was a cartoon presentation revealing that all races and people are essentially alike and that since the world has grown so sma l that all of the peoples of the world live in our own backyard, we must work together in the spirit of one worldfi CLASSES Under the auspices of the Board of Education a ten-week program of Adult Education was conducted this year. Courses in child management, music, art, business, shop work, English, physical educa- tion, current events, retailing, bridge, and chess were offered. Secured as instructors of the various groups were a number of high school faculty members as well as several townspeople. Membership in these classes was open to the general public. Messrs. Merrill Walrath and Clifford Wise acted as directors of the night school. The total registration aggregated approximately 300 persons. No admission was charged for any of the classes, but a minimum fee was imposed to offset the cost of materials used in laboratory courses. Each class was scheduled to meet one night a week for two hours for a ten-week period. Merrill L. Walrath Greta A. Hopkinson B.S. Social Studies A.B. Social Studies