Oxford Hills High School - Dreki Yearbook (South Paris, ME)

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The Foreign Language Department of Oxford Hills offers courses in French and Latin. Its faculty members have created an interesting program of study that includes a thorough study of the lan- guages, past and present, the history of the coun- tries that these languages represent, and a hope of fluently speaking the language. Thus, the mind of the student is opened to a new world of meditation - that of associating the culture of these foreign languages with our own culture, today. The goal of the department is to make the student see how our English language was established upon the blending of these two languages, and how we can in fact, through the study of French and Latin, learn about our own culture. Mr. Ayer, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Trebilcock, Mrs. Lancina Test time. 9

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Back Row: Mr. Wescott, Mr. Bordeau, Miss Rodgers, Mrs. Trebilcock, Mr. Hancock. First Row: Miss Tubbs, Mrs. McCann, Mrs. Bolen, Mrs. Hacker. Mrs. Hacker in action. English is the basis of our society today, for through it, we are able to communicate with those around us. In order to live with others and to make progress we must first be able to express our ideas. With English one may express himself to the utmost and put more feeling and emotion into his thinking. The English Department at Oxford Hills offers three levels to each of its students - vocational, business, or college preparatory. Each level is pre- sented in such a way that not only the basics of the language are taught, but also the student is given the opportunity to read and study some of the great literature of the ages. The combination of these two basic backgrounds enables the student to become a successful member of today's society and to attain the goals that he has established for himself.

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Left to right: Mr. Fallon, Mr. Tame, Mrs. Poland, Mr. Marston. Big Chief Sitting Bull. Mathematics is offered in two divisions at Oxford Hills - college and general. College math is de- signed to give the student pursuing further educa- tion a knowledge of many of the concentrated areas of mathematics, through Algebra, Geometry, and Advanced Math. Each division of the course is adapted to meet the needs of the individual stu- dents. The general course covers topics basic to all mathematics. Rather than studying the more de- tailed concepts of the college course, the student sharpens his skills in arithmetic through use in solving problems dealing with today's World. Mathematics is not merely numbers to memorize and put on pap-er, but an art or philosophy to which the greatest minds of the World have dedi- cated their lives. It is more than a required course, for it teaches one and all to think.