Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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Out of This World... DEEP IN DISSECTION—Miss Moore gives Nancy Sargent and Sandra Smith the grue- some details of the frog. + oe SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Back Row: Edmond C. Lonsky, Hiram P. Kistler, de- This year, more than in any other year, more emphasis has partment head (standing); Rita A. Matiskella, Nan been placed on the sciences. A year ago Russia astounded the e Brown, Richard, Booher, and Erie P. Nelson. . world by sending the first satellite whirling around the earth. Since enter Row: Robert G. Phillips, William E. Wolga- : : ; : muth, William H. Schlough; and Helen G. Moore. that time, educators have said that unless science is stressed more Front Row: Arthur DeCross. in our schools, Russia will surge ahead of us in scientific research. The Plainfield High School Science Department, recognizing the importance of science in today's world, presents to each student modern and up-to-date courses. On the college preparatory level, students are offered College Preparatory Biology, chemistry, and physics, with emphasis on laboratory experimentation and original thinking. For students taking a general course, the department includes such subjects as General Biology, Chemistry, and General Science. The ultimate goal is to develop thinking, capable men and women, each of whom can contribute to the welfare of mankind. BONING UP ON BOYLE'S LAW — Mv. Kistler shows Winnie Cleaver, Sue Dunham, Barbara Rountree, and Carol Pudlin an experiment in pressure. 16

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Facts 'N’ Figures Can you think of anything that has become more prominent in the world today than mathematics? Mathematics is the basis of many sciences; and, aware of this prominence and our need for skill in this field, our competent mathematics teachers are ready to plant qur footsteps firmly on the path of exactness, and to guide us along the way toward mastery of this science. Our mathematics department can help all of its students to learn all the types of mathematics from the simplest to the most difficult. Capability and enthusiasm are the only qualities needed for acquiring the knowledge. This year a Mathematics 4X class was added to the curriculum. This class is to emphasize the study of trigonometric analysis and advanced algebra, Some special projects included in the year's pro- gram are Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics contest,. the New Jersey State Mathematics contest, and the nation-wide contest sponsored jointly by the Mathe- matical Association of America and the Society of Actuaries. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT STUMPED!—Don LaRossa and Barbara Herzog try to solve a problem under the expert guidance of Mr. John Boyer. IN A QUANDARY—Miss Lord's algebra class First Row: Frances M. Lord, Ruth E. Baily, John H. Boyer, de- partment head; Barbara H. Spiegel, and Marjorie S. Bronston. Second Row: Arthur E. Smith, George E. Reck, George R. Dixon, George Bubrick, Victor B. Liske, and Karl S. Fritz. keeps up-to-date with their homework.

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Achtung! Attention! Nota Bene! Sil Vous Plait! COMPRENEZ VOUS? — Mr. Edwin Faust teaches his period 3-|W the basics of French. What would happen if a P.H.S. student made a journey to a foreign country? . . . Of course! he'd probably have to speak the native tongue. Many of these students would feel quite at home bec ause they have taken advantage of one of the three year courses offered in French, Spanish, or German. Right here at P.H.S. he might find that his own English vocabulary has improved because he has learned to understand the foreign derivations of English words. Speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing the language are the main objectives of the modern language class. This year special emphasis has been placed on oral recitation. Conversational French is offered to students of second and third year French. Students in the four year Latin course learn:to read Latin literature of the classical authors and to improve their English vocabulary. A number of activities, inc luding regional contests and clubs for each of the four languages, are conducted during the year; and at the annual language banquets students can don native dress and partake of foreign foods. LEARNING LATIN—Jo Ellen Bronstein shows Miss Horn's second period 2W class how to conjugate an irregular verb. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Left to right: Rose Franco, Ellen M. Stubbs, Robert 1. Cloos, Eleanor Horn, Katherine M. DeVlaming, Edwin M. Faust, department head; Ruth B. Denker, Anne K. Campolattano, Celia C. Whitford.