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

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9259 rd 5 6 I2 I5 I9 2.0 26 Z7 Language is as much an art as painting or music or literature. Gclofs 10 l959 mm-gd. jgudi vendredv sensed: dfmnnfhf l 2 5 4 Z' ,E , Jfwtf If LANGUAGES MISS EDITH PITCHER As you walk through the language wing ?Habla Vd., Espanol?, Parlez-vous Francais?, Dices Latinam?, drift out in- to the corridor, giving it an atmosphere different from the rest of the building. Thus it is that far-away countries come nearer to our homeland through the study of various foreign tongues. In our school, French and Spanish are taught as modern con- versational languages, while Latin is also offered as a basis for these present-day languages and English. In the third year of the modern languages the student is expected to read selected literature outside of class and report upon it. In the classes, also, the culture of the country is taught to supplement the language as well as to make the course more enjoyable for the students. 10

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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

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Looking ahead to the world of Business . . . W as sq CO ERCIAL MR. HARRY ADKINS There is always a whirl of activity in our well- equipped commercial department. NVhir-clack-tap- how those fingers Hy over the keys in the typing room! Pencils move quickly as the busy stenography students take down a rapid-fire dictation. XVhat do all those odd symbols mean? ln another room, heads are hent over journals and ledgers as the students struggle with the intricacies of double entry bookkeeping. ln the OHice Practice Roomn, the seniors practice on the dictaphone, mimeograph, and the many other business machines available. Through these courses, the students are given training in, and help toward, a career in the World of business, commerce, and industry. 10 8