Milford Mill High School - Milestone Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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S new K 1 7 V ' :?f1' L J La, . . . V gvlb, w Elizabeth Litzinger, A.B., College of Notre Dame ot Maryland M.A., Johns Hopkins University, French ll, III. Dept. Chrm. Frank M. Lewis, B.A., McMurray College, M.A., University of New Mexico: Spanish l, ll, En- glish ll. 'Tickets' Taught ln 3 Language Vos billets, s'il vous plait, messieurs, mesdames. Mucho gusto conocerle, seior. Quis dies est hodie? Foreign language expressions like these float into Milford's halls throughout the day as students practice their dialogues and conversation pieces. With such activities the language department tries to devel- op the skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Practical situations as subiects for conversations bring in- sight into the culture and customs of the country whose lan- guage is being studied. The new language laboratory, consisting of tape recorders, earphones, and a record player, provide a new and most ef- fective way of giving students opportunity to hear and imitate native voices. Both pronunciation and comprehension improve with use of the new equipment. Each year Milford's language department expands 'a bit. French III for several years was the only advanced language class. This year Latin III was added and next year the de- ' partment may have Spanish Ill. min 1, Although foreign language is associated mostly with the academic course, any student may request admission to the course provided he meets the requirements. Shirley B. Rippon, B.A., Western Frank A. Seriof A.B., Loyola Cal Maryland College: French I, lege, Latin Il, Ill. 2 M l f .6 Practicing your French can be fun, say Sue Kondritzer, Kathie Cribbs, Mel Kahan and Earl Smith while Miss Litzinger encourages them. I5

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-4 4 'x 'lb 'pq xg VV lg I' vvmgy VP iii! Z to f , 0 George Bennet, B.A., Morgan State Teachers College, M.Ed., Loyola College, English 'l'l, Ad- vanced Composition. Sidney L. Celler, B.S., M.S. City College of New York, D.Ed., Johns Hopkins University, En- glish 11, 12. Sue Pratt, B.A., Washington Col- lege, English 10, ll. Mariarie Russ, A.B., University of South Carolina, English l0. Thurman O. Butcher, A.B., Cen- tral College, Fayette, Mo., KE - ft l glish ll, Dramatics. , - 0 . i 5 Gayle G. Hassid, B.S., Slippery Rock State Teachers College, En- glish l0, Milestone Sponsor. I Ruth S. Riley, B.A., M.A., New York University, English 12. i , , ,, ji if K' .1 1 X in - iss ff 'lff ns' .. fff, s 1 sili' e fi 1 iff. ,L if 1 Maxine Streat, A.B., Washington College, English 10. if Disgustedly Jim Casto accepts Mrs. Harmon's and Mr. Butcher's advice while Maxime Blickstein listens. Learn A Dialect Someone once said, All students should learn English so that they will know at least one language beside their own. In order to learn this other language we must work our way through compound and complex sentences, parallel construction, term papers, Greek drama, Shakespeare, Haw- thorne, and Sandburg. Then, if we desire additional training in this field, we may go into advanced composition, journalism, and dramatics. This year enriched courses have been provided for sophomores and iuniors, and an advanced course for seniors, including some college level work. Thus, Milford's English teachers instruct students in the functions of language and acquaint them with our literary heritage, as a means of implanting a new respect for the English language in pupils' minds. R, fy, :ffl ' ii 1 , W X L 1 , , ' 14 if 9 til ' ' xj-'I fi 'TN . ,. Tw- Mary Ruth Childs, A.B., Western Maryland College, English 12, Journalism l, Il. Dept. Chrm. .4 J it 3 5

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'Q Do you think Khrushchev will revisit us? ask Barbara Weikers, Ruth liebergot, and Debbie Millison to Miss Wisner. 'H r Thelma Wisner, B.A., Goucher Collegep World History. Dept. Chrm. W' 222' irai ff it - . i 5 'Q 5 . W Est.. st QE- si' .rg EEF Clarence Beebe, B.A., M.A., University of Richmond, B.D., Yale University, Modern and Contemporary History, World History. Irvin B. Foreman, A.B., Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, Problems in Democratic Living, World History. 6,-Z l fad ,fCbafv,v,1f+1o Q -'A 'D Larry Brasher, B.S., Penn. State University: American History. Carol Haines Egypt Relates T Now let me see . . . What did the Egyptians contribute to our modern civilization? Did Plato believe in a world of ideas, or was that Aristotle? What is the foundation of the U.S. Constitution? Why do I behave as l do? The answers to these problems and many other pertinent ones can be found in Milford's history courses. Not only do our courses strive to teach the events of history, but also the theories and ideas behind them. Problems confronting the world today are also stressed. But history is more than just a subject taught in school, it is a foundation for our way of life. Milford tries to demon- strate this by various activities related to classroom instruction. Movies are shown and field trips are taken, pictures, maps, and charts are drawn, bulletin boards are assembled. This year saw the expansion of the history department. It now has extra-curricular activities in the form of three new clubs: a United States History Club, a United Nations Youth Club, and a Current Events Club. These extra-curricular activities, together with our class- room instruction, show us that the ,present and the past are correlated, and the two form a basis for the future. ?.i,.f fx . V ' Y ii . - Reynolds J. Horpel: A.B., Johns Hopkins University, American History.