Scotch Plains Fanwood High School - Culmen Yearbook (Scotch Plains, NJ)

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LIBRARY MISS LORAINE AYERS Somewhere, in the magazines or the books lining the shelves of our spacious library, information on almost any subject can be found. With the aid of Miss Ayers, our efficient librarian, and Mrs. Turner, her assistant, students can locate research material or a good book to read. To make it easy to find and use informa- tion, the library includes such facilities as a card catalogue, in- dex table, files, and a large collection of reference books. Interest- ing material may be found in the cleverly arranged display cases and on the bulletin boards. The Bibliochatf' the magazine pub- lished by the Library Council, is still another way of keeping up with the informative reading material that is to be found in our beautiful and growing library. A man ought to read 1ast as inclination leads him? - N r-1-Q...,,,

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Q 3 2 I if 5 5 1 5 E x 5 i f 1 i 'This is the golden age of opportunity the agp of opportunity unlzmztecl CUIDA CE MR. LAURENCE MASON The Guidance Department, which is housed in a suite of offices adjacent to the main office, exists for the purpose of assisting pupils with the solution of problems which they en- counter as they progress through school. This department has grown enormously since the time when some teachers devoted a period or two a day to the work of testing and counseling. Now a director, three counselors and a secretary constitute the staff. Students can make their stay in school more profitable and enjoyable by asking the Guidance counselors for assist- ance in planning a program of studies, choosing an occupation or selecting a college.

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E GLIH Some of us studied foreign languagesg others of us delved into the intricacies of rnathg many of us pursued the study of science-but all of us had Work in English for all four of our S.P.F.H.S. days. YVe read and we read and we read and We readg we wrote and we wrote and we wrote and we Wroteg We spoke and We spoke and we spoke and we spolceg we listened and we listened and we listened and We listened. fThus it was that the English Department tried to carry out its four-fold purpose of having us learn to read for enjoyment and knowledge, to write with elearness, accuracy, and effectiveness, to speak with ease and eoneiseness, and to listen with courtesy and alertnessj Only time will tell how adept We became in these arts but this we do know- VV e shall not pass this way againf, MISS EDITH HIGGINS Literature dominates, serves beyond all iw