Mentor High School - Cardinal Notes Yearbook (Mentor, OH)

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LOUIS P. iamuss, A. B., M. A. HELEN CRMG B. A, REGINA HANWAY, B. S., M. A. , ohio state University Westeffegtsgrviolggsersity Lak? .Erie college English and Publications English and Dmmams Foreign Languages Tlie Languages All students in both the junior and senior high school are enrolled in English classes. The department aims to achieve effective use ot language as a medium ot oral and written expression, with particular emphasis on honesty and clarity of thought, It is also the aim of the department to contribute enriching experience to the lives of the pupils through discovering their reading abilities and tastes and improving them through the study ot English, American, and world literature. Classes are divided into General English and College Preparatory sections in order to meet more adequately the needs and abilities ot the students. The general aim of foreign language study is the cultivation of correctness and fluency in the written ancl spoken language, an understanding of the lite and customs ot the French and Roman people, and an appreciation of their contributions to the pro- gress of civilization. There are one hundred and tive students enrolled in the department.

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'G MARTHA CALLADINE, B. S. KENNETH KAY, B. S. M. Miami University Art and English Baldwin-Wallace College Music Tlme Fine Arts Surrounded by yards of white paper, pencils, rulers, paint brushes, and twenty-four different colors of paint, the members of the art department worked diligently to com- plete one hundred thirty-six feet of under-sea scenery forty inches wide, which form- ed the decorative b k d f h ' ' ' ac groun or t e carnival. This was one of the largest projects of the year, and practically all of the one hundred and seventy-five students in junior and senior high school who received art instruction, had a part in the drawing or painting of the fish, or the assembling of the scenery. The general aims this year have been to acquaint students with materials, to deve- lop skill in the manipulation of equipment, and to further the appreciation of art. The music department is composed of the following main groups: the orchestra, band, and mixed chorus, each having a membership of forty or more students. Two smaller groups, the girls' octet and the brass quartet, also play an important part in the school program. The aims of the department are to develop a better appreciation and understand- ing of music as performed by its members, and to stimulate an interest in their audi- ences. To increase student interest in participating in music groups rather than just list- ening to good music is another aim of the depOr'fmer1f. The two outstanding programs presented during the school year were the Christmas assembly program by the mixed chorus, and the annual music festival in April.

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1 IRMA JONES, A. B. Non- WCA'-f A' B- FLORENCE Moss, A. B. Ohio University 5 . F? 2E'Y COT? Hiram College Mathematics Und History U 'U 'es U 's Y Jr. High History and English The Social Sciences Through the various social studies offered here, students are taught to understand the fundamental problems of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Eighth grade history, psychology, on elementary study of the mind and personality, sociology, and American History are taught by Mr. Wical. l-le said, These studies attempt to make students 'live' for themselves and for society with happy and useful citizenship as goals. One of the chief aims of world history, stated Miss Jones, the instructor of twenty-five pupils in that subject, is to provide a background of knowledge which will give the students on intelligent understanding of current affairs. ln teaching seventh grade history to fifty-seven pupils, Miss Moss said, This course includes studies of various kinds of civilizations, our own and those of European and Asiatic countries. From each of these studies we find factors which have contributed to our American life and which help pupils to appreciate our civilization. Hai News