Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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LANGUAGES on etl tlt ARAMA AO eR ARN AOI BBE EO This year the Language Depart- ment has initiated a ‘change in ob- jectives.. More emphasis has been placed on oral ability, This change has been accomplished through the introduction of the kanguage Lab- oratory. All foreign language stu- dénts are participating in this pro- gram. By making use ef the labora- tory, each pupil has the opportunity to improve his speaking ability. As a result of the introduction of the new laboratory, the conversational courses have been omitted. In addition to instructions in speak- ing the language, instructions in read- ing and translating are also empha- sized. Third and fourth year Latin students combine to study, the writ- ings of Virgil and Cicero. Language students also participate in. linguistic ability contests. Each ‘year, in the spring, the French, Ger- man, and Spanish national contests are held; Latin students compete in the Baird Memorial Sight Translation Contest. “At the end of the year, students organize language banquets, at which time they can. put ‘bak new skills to work, “ROBERT CLOOS, Department Head

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HOME AND FINE ARTS j q v Hidden talents are often dis- covered in the Industrial, Home, and Fine Arts Department, for here stu- dents have an opportunity to work with their hands, as well as. their heads, while acquiring practical experience. By observing and doing, students prepare for their chosen fields. In Art they are taught Fundamentals and Design; in Home Arts, the as- pects of good food, clothing, and attractive shelter are covered. The Modern Living course prepares stu- dents for good human relationships. The boys who take Industrial Arts develop basic skills and can learn dif- ferent trades in electric, machine, auto, metal, and woodwork shops, while handling tools and power machinery. This is a department of action— with the good odors of food, the noise of machines, and the quiet that comes trom the aesthetic side of life. It can be the incubator of tomorrow's good homemaker and excellent crafts- men so vital to our way of life. KERMIT WHITEHEAD, Department Head 2