Muhlenberg High School - Muhltohi Yearbook (Laureldale, PA)

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Ninth graders discover Latin derivations Linguists Help To Break International Barriers By breaking down the language barriers which exist between nations, many of the misunderstand- ings which eventually lead to mutual distrust, na- tional jealousy, and frequently to conflict, can be prevented . . . modern language classes study the language, history, culture, and literature of Spain and Germany . . . Spanish I students strug- led with vocabulary and pronunciation, while lit- erary works and translation kept the Spanish II class busy . . . conjugations and declensions proved trying to the German I students, while the forma- tion of the tenses and uses of the subjunctive were mastered by German II classes . . . the annual for- eign language assembly built its theme around actual school events . . . puer and puellae alike tried to conquer Latin . . . Latin I classes learned the fundamentals of the language of the Romans . . . Julius Caesar was the subject of most interest in the second year Latin classes . . . many linguists were surprised to discover how much of the English language is based on Latin. LILLIE R. RIMBY Latin, English A.B., Dickinson College M.A., Columbia University R. DAVID KOCH German, Spanish, English A.B., Albright College

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ELLA M. BRESLER Geography B.S. Albright College E. BRAINERD REINERT Geography B.S. in Ed., Kutztown State Teachers College Geography Students Learn Customs of Distant Lands Classes studying geography learn about man in relationship to the physical world around him by the use of colorful maps, displays, and appropriate films . . . they endeavor to learn the effect of environment upon inhabitants of countries and acquire an understanding of the importance of this relationship upon world aifairs . . . seventh grad- ers learned about local geography and the posses- sions of the United States . . . eighth grade classes studied Asiatic and European countries-Australia being considered the most interesting because of the unusual customs of the natives and the bizarre animals . . . equally exciting and interesting were their studies of other countries, such as India, Japan, China and Africa . . . pupils heard a speaker on India and were shown the Indian costumes and told about the customs of the country . . . in addition, students made special reports and brought in interesting and exotic examples of things from those countries, such as dolls, ki- monos, shoes, jewelry, and colored slides from Japan, trays, brass dishes, and ornaments from Indiag and chopsticks from China. Looking for a route to the South Pole

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i 3 MYRON F. BOYER Science B.S. in Ed.. Kutztown State Teachers College Look out, boys, it might explodefl' Biologists Gain ulnsiden Story of Animal Kingdom Included in a well-rounded educational pro- gram is the science department . . . students are required in their freshman year to begin with a general study of elementary science . . . films per- taining to the units studied and observing experi- ments provided variety throughout the year . . . during study of Biology, sophomores got their first look at the inside of things by dissecting both insects and animals . . . compiling the Biology notebook was quite a task but when completed was a fascinating book of knowledge . . . junior scientists endeavored to become successful physi- cists . . . course included study of matter, energy, and its measurements . . . pondered long and hard over those proven theories . . . weekly laboratory periods furnished opportunity for students, by ex- perimentation, to prove many scientific laws . . . mad senior chemists caused many strange odors while putting knowledge into practical use in the laboratory . . . valences and formulas impeded progress . . . Muhlenberg science courses supplied background in the fundamentals of science which prepared students to pursue their future goals. CLAUDE A. SPANCAKE Physics, Chemistry B.S., Pennsylvania State College JOHN B. WHITE Biology B.S. in Ed., Kutztown State Teachers College M.S., Temple University