Scarsdale High School - Bandersnatch Yearbook (Scarsdale, NY)

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X n, 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean bIue , but what happened in IO66? The history teachers know, whether it is dates, events, tren'ds or et- fects, Every period of the day the subject of his- tory is taught: insurgents restore the French Re- public, John Marshall makes decisions, and sil- ver money puts gold money out of circulation. Day in and day out, history teachers enlighten students about past and present history. Mr. Gross explains world geography or ex- pounds upon the civil history of New York State. Mr. Tew, removed from his old habitat in 208, now battles out the Civil War in 334, and Mr. Mandeville, in his World History Honors class, reviews the Greeks and Romans. Mr. Geer's stu- dents of American History take From many scenes to college with them, along with the Maine farmer jokes. Not only the English Depart- ment can claim the source theme, for Miss Con- nors also promotes it in her advanced American History class. Current Problems become more current for Seniors as the year progresses, and ninth graders in Civics classes slowly absorb facts about their country, state and federal Pointed questions The World We Live I-n. governments. Although this is only a bird's eye view of the achievements of our history teachers, we can conclude that the Scarsdale High School Social Studies Department is a very active and important one. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT . SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Seated: Miss Dorothy B.'Connor, Mrs. Grace D. French, Miss Carolyn H. Eaton, Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, Mrs. Elizabeth Steele. Stlndmg: Mr. Stefan E. Corbin, Mr, Richard Weber, Mr. Elbert Gross, Mr. Edwin W- Mandeville, Held of DIPIFNIISM: Mr. Gordon N. Geer, Mr. Paul D. Tew, Mr. William M. Steele. '

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Anxious to ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Seated: Miss Grace E. Blanchard, Mrs. Frances D. Bartlett, Miss Elizabeth H. Dyer, Mrs. Mary P. Schumann, Mr. Coburn H. Ayer, Head of Department: Miss Thelma Fitzgerald, Miss Jane Van Male, Miss Janice Smith. Standing: Mr. Louis Flaccus, Jr., Mr. John Cone, Mr. Ernest F. Painter, Mr. Charles H. Lyons, Mr. Samuel Withers, Mr. Franklin G. Myers, Mr. George M. Lawson. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT rom autobiographies to source themes, Dickens to Sinclair Lewis, and Longfellow to Chaucer, the English Department teaches all. A brief re- view ofthe departments curriculm would include a grade summary ot this sort: sentence diagram- Now first of all ing is taught to the seventh graders, the eighth graders read and follow Dickens in David Cop- perfield, autobiographies in the ninth grade aim toward self-criticism in young writers, tenth graders try their hands at essays and .lulius Cae- sarg the eleventh grade murders Macbeth, and the seniors dispense with their source themes. But Scarsdale High School's English Department has much more to it than lust that. For example, there is excitement when the advanced Senior English Class lumps into Walden Pond or the Junior Honors Class attempts 3,000 words. In' terest is always provided by the special records and movies which occasionally break classroom routine and deepen our enioyment of such works as Julius Caesar, King Lear, and Cry, tha Beloved Country. However, to give a fuller, more complete pic- ture of the English Department, a review must mention Mr. Myers' part as a satyr in ninth grade classical myths and Mr. Painter's famous Lud- wig , lt must include a quick lunch with Mrs. Bartlett, Mr. Ayer's delightful sense of humor, as well as those eternal gatherings in Mr. Withers' room, Thanks to the many personalities in the department, English abounds with interest and excitement.

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V MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Seated: Miss Gwendolen Glendenning, Mrs. Eleanore W. Marshall, Mr. Randall L. l-lolden, Held of Department: Mrs. Jean M. Munoz, Mrs. Louisa V. Shultz. Stand- ing: Mr. Loren Shores, Mr. Charles L. Reid, Miss Florence M. Hetzler, Mr, Arnold E. Messner, Miss H. Dorothy Rothschild. MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT T3 ith two-thirds of the student body taking part in the modern language program of French, Spanish and German, it is easy to see that the de- partment is an active and important one. The eight faculty members of the French Department have been doing such interesting things as writing and editing their own text books, making study tours in Eastern Europe, not to mention torturing the advanced French 4 class with a book a week Qin French D. With but two facul- ty members, the Spanish Department is no less active. Enthusiastic senors and senoritas agree that 45 minutes in either classroom is iust like 45 minutes south of the border. The German Department, although the smallest in the school, still inspires eager students to learn of the glory of Deutschland and to rattle off those infernal verbs. LATIN DEPARTMENT Miss Louise Koegel, Mrs. Emily McDonald, Mr, Lyford r P. Beveridge, Mud of Department. ne ' Q he enemy having overcome by means of . , . , the Latin teachers close their books and hope for the best. With witty demonstrations Miss Hetzler, the students companion to Caesar, makes dry ablative absolutes less dull. Another expert on the ldes of March is Mr. Beveridge, who also introduces Cicero and censures Cato. To scholars Miss Koegel offers Virgil, while Mrs. McDonald encourages the Latin begin