Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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William V. Sette (Department Head) Columbia College, B.A.; Rutgers University, M.Ed. Eleanor Henderson Wellesley College, B.A. John Sierge Columbia, B.A. 12 GUIDANCE A senior in search of the right college for him .. . a sophomore bewildered by the wide choice of subjects . . . a student looking for part-time employment These are just a few of the more common problems brought to the counselors of the P.H.S. Guidance Department. The student finds his counselor ready to help him at any time from his first day as a sophomore until his graduation, and he can expect to receive ex- pert information on any problem he may have. As he gets to know his counselor through many meetings during the course of the year, the student finds that the counselor is not merely someone to help him with school problems, he is also ready to help solve personal problems, problems related to the home and other aspects of life; the student finds his counselor truly ''a friend in need, This year, under the direction of a full-time department head for the first time, Mr. William Sette, the Guidance Department may be expected to function more smoothly and to be, as always, a force instrumental in assuring a happy and successful school year for all the students of P.H.S. Nellie P. Hastings Columbia University, M.A. Eugene L. Hubka Bucknell University, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed. John Simpson Shippensburg State, B.S.; University of Wisconsin, M.S.: Columbia University, M.A.

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Rutgers University, M.Ed. George R. Strub (Department Head) Clark University, B.A.; Alice L. Egan Smith College, A.B. Western Reserve University, 14 Rita Kramer Emerson College, B.A.; M.A. Joseph Peltzman Upsala College, A.B. J Columbia University, M.A.; Rutgers University, M.Ed. Northwestern University, B.S.S.; Rutgers University, he ox ames O. Berman Lafayette, B.A.; William J. Gimbel M.Ed. Ruth Mitchell University of New Hampshire, A.B. bat ; iy. es, = oe SA, Virginia Rasmussen Cornell University, B.A., M.A. Dorothy Burak East Stroudsburg State College, B.S. Rosemary Hall Montclair, B.A. Virginia Mixer Bates, A.B. Regina Rice Elizabethtown College, A.B. Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A. Edgar J. Carney Seton Hall University, B.S.; Lehigh University, M.A. ENGLISH English is the basis of all our studies in school. For this reason, the English department, under the direction of Mr. George R. Strub, performs an important function: to instruct students in the com- ponents of the language as a medium of oral and written ex- pression; equally important, the appreciation of literature, both American and foreign, is also a teaching aim of this department. This year the English depart- ment has extended the ‘special classes'' to include sophomore and junior years. Next year this pro- gram will cover all three grades. This accelerated plan permits top students to cover more material and to have the opportunity to display their talents more fully. The demands of today's society are stressing the means and art of communication. The English department had this objective in view when the yearly program was planned. Elizabeth R. Sphar Mary VanCleef College of Wooster, B.A.