Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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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.

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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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Our Do It Yourself Program Do you relish the thought of becoming an efficient homemaker? Are you seeking the opportunity to work with tools and machinery, or are a paintbrush and pallet more to your liking? Whatever the desire, the Industrial, Home and Fine Arts Department is ready to prepare students for a useful and satisfactory future by teaching them to use their hands as well as their heads. Fine Arts students learn principles and elements of design as well as basic fundamentals. To prepare food, plan meals, and buy wisely are the objectives of the Home Arts course. Additional fields covered are grooming, social etiquette, sewing, selection of mate- rials, and interior decorating. Modern Living helps to prepare students for serene human relationships, while Arts and Crafts and Interior Decorating are accompanying courses of study. Boys in Industrial Arts classes can learn different trades in auto, machine, metal, woodwork, and electric shops, and they can also study mechanical drawing. In this department they are instructed in basic fundamentals and the handling of various tools and devices. INDUSTRIAL HOME AND FINE ARTS Front Row: Julius Senyshyn, Robert P. Schultz (front), John J. Pearson, William Gordon (front), and Kermit A. White- head, department head. Back Row: Edison R. Burden, D. Lina Lukinov, Helen G. Morton, Marian G, Berry, Elizabeth M. Geiss, and Franklin E. Wurster. “BEAT THE WHITES OF TWO EGGS .. . —Bar- bara Gibbens is given expert advice by Mrs. Berry in the making of a cake. THE FINISHING TOUCH—Mr. Schultz aids Arthur 18 Freeman with the last, but most important, step.