Redstone High School - Redstonian Yearbook (Republic, PA)

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Mafalda Croce Margaret Haines Frank Lucostic Olga Toth ENGLISH DEPARTMENTX! vi The English Department has a three-fold target on which its sights are trained. It aims to teach the students of Redstone High School to read well, to speak well, to write well. For four years, drills in grammar are stressed, until the use of correct English becomes as automatic as the fam- ous Rockette precision line. To supplement this exercise, samples of great literature are offered for individual enjoyment. Ivanhoe, Silas Marner, Childe Harold, and Macbeth are introduced to youthful readers, together with aids for their appreciation. A special project of the 'English department this year was the addition of a recording machine to department equipment. Miss Croce's sophomore classes purchased the Orson Welles recording of The Merchant of Venice, and the Basil Rathbone production of A Christmas Carol. The growth of this phase of language study should see a corresponding increase in the ability of pupils to speak well. Mr. Lucostic's entrance into the army in December brought several new faces into the English Department, unfortunately, however, too late for representaton in this yearbook. First there was Mr. George Alberts, he was succeeded by Mrs. Wilkey, finally Mr. Eugene Shepley was introduced. 'D l Gene Angeloni r William Burns A LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The study of language is an interesting one. Under the supervision of Mrs. Angeloni, our French instructor, the language department has expanded to include its newest member, Spanish. This instruction in Span- ish will be valuable to our future citizens by aiding them to understand the languages of Pan-American countries. Mr. Burns, our Latin specialist, has also been kept busy with his extra duties as assistant Principal and Hall Patrol sponsor. Quien espanol sabe? lci on parle francais, et Latina lingua est nota. Adios! Adieu! Vale! Page 11 X , M- . Snyder 'wi tl ,QQ Ei 4

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J u NL S A Note From Our Princlpal RAYMOND S. CALL Lck Lx This terrilixlqlyeor of wor hos been, ond yet is, ci criticol one in the lives of the mem- bers of the closs of l943. Knowing this, the toslc of soying forewell to you young men ond women seems more difficult thon usuol Upon leaving school you will undoubtedly embork upon coreers quite different from those which you hove plonned. The future may seem un- certain-your chosen coreers moy seem un- ottoinoble-but, if ond when the world ogoin regoins its normol stride, we hope ond proy the troining you hove received in Redstone High School will not hove been in voin, ond thot the yeors you hove spent here will be forever imprinted upon your minds. Best of luck to you oll. Roymond S. Coll, Page 10

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i. Paul Stonko Yolanda Apone Anna Manoli Steven Strauch John Burns HISTORY DEPARTMENT Wo-rld War ll has given the study of history a new and vitalizing glamour. This is a war for the survival of democracy. Our studies of Civ- ics and Problems of Democracy teach us in detail just what we are fighting for. ln this study of modern history, we are learning to keep abreast of the times, we study the history we are making. The constant shift of events also requires a careful study of back- ground material for comprehension. Study of the past offers valuable and fascinating topics for comparison with contemporary problems. Civics and Problems of Democracy focus attention upon the theories underlying the wars for the survival o-f democracy from i776 to l943. This combination of fact and theory is designed to give the student an appreciation of the heri- tage which his forefathers have passed on to him to preserve. Faculty additions in this department include Mrs. Raymond S. Call, who substituted for Assemblyman John Burns, and Mr. Charles Noble, who succeeded Miss Apone in March. iw' MATHEMA ICS DEPARTMENT Mathematics is the shorthand of reasoning. lt is a subject whose usefulness will never be questioned, as an aid to clear thinking, it has never been excelled. Training in mathematics is required for certain technical branches of the armed forces, such as the Air Corps. Students are ably guided through a maze of X's, circles, prisms, and cones by our mathemati- cal genii: Misses Dils, Murray, and Work. ' Page 12