Midwood High School - Epilog Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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social studies department The Social Studies Department strives to equip each student With fundamental knowl- edge of world and American history and eco- nomics. Through the use of texts, maps, maga- zines, newspapers, debates and reports, facts and dates, people and places come alive in the classroom. History is no longer CI thing of the past but an important part of the present and the future. The overworked, underpaid teachers bravely rcrlly behind their leader, Mr. Illivicky, and move onward undaunted to such services as special tutorial classes set up before the re- gents to make up for time lost in the transit strike. For two hours a day, apart from the regular S.S. class, students reviewed two and CI half years of work. Social Studies encompasses many areas, besides the usual subjects of history and eco- nomics. There is the Social Studies Forum ta group discussion on current topicst and Road Ahead, both supervised by Mr. Leventhal. Both have become an integral part of the de- partment and have served to stimulate and interest the students of the school. First Row deft to righn: Miss Stem; Mrs. Venit: Mrs. Innis: Mrs. Luskow. Second Row Get: to righD: Mrs. Peck.- Mrs. Schwartz: Mrs. Bernstein; Mrs. Emil: Mr. Illivicky, Chairman: Miss Cashmqn: Mr. Eisenstudt. Third Row deft to righO: Mrs. Kelly: Mr. Blatt: Mr. Millman: Mr. Sundalow. Fourth Row Heft to righD: Mr. Lesser; Mr. Gordon: Mr. Kramer: Dr. Alter,- Mr. Purcell: Mr. On: Mr. Mandel: Mr. Leventhal: Mr. Greenberg.

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english department Hail, Great English Teacher! Holding high c1 shining light To guide us through the paths of poetry, The profundity of passages, The mom-eating, sub-psychie masterpieces. Thou hast raised our sights to literate levels, Stretched forth thy outlines, And saved us from sinking in the quicksctnds of grammar. Surely your instructions shall haunt me cdl the days of my life And I shall dwell happily With my Cliff Notes forever. 1 First Row Heft lo righD: Mrs. Kimmelman; Miss Gio- Third Row deft to rightt: Mr. Schlukman, Chairman: vanello: Mrs. Mandel: Miss Hofiman: Mrs. Santoriello. Mr. Colorito; Mr. Grebcmier: Mrs. McGinness: Mr. Second Row: Mr. Singer: Miss Migliorini: Mrs. Sterl- Deiner: Mr. Warshower. ing: Mrs. Hillson: Dr. Baden

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foreign languages The Foreign Language Department opens a new world to studentsea world of com- munication in Spanish, French, Hebrew and Latin. Under the direction of the chairmen, Mr. Cabat and Mr. Godin, Midwoodites learn to read, write and converse in what seems to be Greek. Picking their way through double object pronouns and orthographic changing verbs, Tartarin and lose. Cuentos Corrientes and Contes Populaires, students manage to pass the three-yecxr regents for their graduation requirement. , 4 There are other techniques used besides -g . hick formal class procedure in teaching a foreign ' A language at Midwood. The language lab Seated Ueit to righti: Mrs. Laitin: Mrs. Freedberg: Mr. Godin, Chairman: Miss inedman. offers students CI chance to listen to different Standing deft to righti: Miss DuBois: Miss Mendes: Dr. Schub. people speaking a language; while at the same time, by listening to their own voices they learn to correct their pronunciation and in- flection. Teachers are experimenting with an aural course in which dialogue and tape re- corders are used for first term language classes. These are all part of a department that familiarizes students with the languages of the world. Seated Heft to righn: Miss Mack: Mr. Friesner; Mr. Cabal, Chairman: Mrs. Rosenberg. Standing deft to righti: Mrs. Solomon.- Mr. Blaustein.