Redondo Union High School - Pilot Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION GEORGE H. ANDERSON Clerk JOSEPH G. MOODIE G. E. DELAVEN President J. C. JENKINS CAREL JOHNSON [17

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THE PILOT ENGLISH IN THE HIGH SCHOOL The four general aims in the English training of high school students are: To give the pupil command of the fundamentals of language, reading, spelling, pronunciation, enunciation, and correct usage. The ability to use the English language with grammatical correctness gives self- confidence from the realization that effective expression depends largely upon correct expression. Correct pronunciation and clear enunciation are as important in speech as harmony is in music : To develop in the pupil the power to converse easily, agreeably, and effectively in private conversation or on more formal occasions, and to teach him to organize material and impart his message clearly, directly, and honestly to others; To develop in the pupil the ability to use written language forcefully and accu- rately, and to give him opportunity and encouragement for self-expression and for creative work ; And last, to develop in the pupil the ability, disposition, and habit of abundant, diversified, and intelligent reading as a means of enjoyable and beneficial indirect observation of men, things, and affairs, And to develop in the pupil the ability to share vicaciously the varied experiences and emotions of others, and to create in him a desire to live a finer, a more beautiful, and a more spiritual life. PURPOSE AND AIMS OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT It has been said that History is to civilization what memory is to the individual. Without memory, a person ' s ability to lead a normal and useful life is impossible. So also without a knowledge and appreciation of History a civilization cannot undertsand its place in the world or make an intelligent contribution to the sum total of world civilization. Knowledge of the past is essential if nations or individuals are to under- stand what the social, economic, political or intellectual life about them means. History not only explains to us the forces which make our civilization what it is, but it develops an ability to think in world terms, thus enabling us to get away from narrow, prejudiced thinking. And what is more necessary in this day of close commu- nication, when wars are not yet banished from the earth, than that all of us should attain a broader, more world-wide outlook, and realize that all nations can contribute something to our common life? Also, a critical study of the great characters and great movements of History cannot fail to mold character and help us appreciate the moral values that are basic in life. Finally, an appreciation of the ideals of American democracy must be a part of the training of every high school student, if they are to become intelligent citizens. However, such training will have failed unless it causes pupils to be anxious not only to preserve our heritage from the past, but also to help right the wrongs about us, and leave our country greater, better, and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us. These aims the History Department holds before it ,and strives ever to attain. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The primary purposes for the teaching of mathematics should be to develop powers of understanding competent in analyzing those relations of quantity and space which are necessary for an insight into and a control over our environment, to form an appreciation of the progress of civilization in its various aspects, and to develop [19 I