Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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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

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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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MATHEMATICS Laura C. King Melvin H. Miller A.B., A.M. Mathematics Mathematics Clear thinking, accuracy, and precision are the aims of the Mathematics Department. Courses in elementary algebra, plane and solid geometry, inter- mediate algebra, trigonometry and ,lunior High mathematics are offered. Carefully graded problems in these subjects are sufficiently difhcult to challenge the ability of the pupil but not hard enough to cause discouragement. In higher mathematics classes, the use of the slide rule and the sextant are taught. This department stresses the importance of in- formation, principles, relationships, and computa- tion, since these are used in thinking and arriving at conclusions. By emphasizing mathematics in relation to life experience also, the development of the individual is brought about. In the study of processes pupils are taught accuracy and sound thinking, the habit of concentration, and the ability to analyze situations. To develop openmindedness and keen observa- tion in the student is the aim of the Science Depart- ment. Courses in general science,biology,chemistry, and physics are offered to accomplish this purpose. Through experiments, demonstrations, explana- tions, and discussions the pupils become acquainted with the whys and wherefores of the various phases of science. Films are also used to emphasize and supplement textbook work. Adaptation to the post- war period is stressed by wide discussion of the future importance and possibilities of atomic energy. A new feature in the department is the opportunity to earn one half of the required unit of health in the ninth year general science course. This study in- cludes vital functions of the body, nutrition, safety, first aid, and hygiene. The principal aim is to impart information relative to health behavior. David Blasdell Ermie M. B.S. Boardman, HS. Science General Science Future mathematicians pause a few moments in their classroom routine. SCIENCE Miss Boardman conducts an experiment for the benefit of her general science class. 9