Stamford High School - Flashback Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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Mvss Esfher Wheeler again capably and eFFIc:enfly smoofhed our wrmkles In ihe ad mrmsirahve deparfmenf It was she who made program adlusimenfs for sfudenfs and oHered wrse counsel fo all fhose who plred io college after leaving Sfamlord High School A calm genial PGISOHOIIYY has made Mr Allan Rhoads fhe frnend and adviser of every one Besndes servmg as assrsfanf prm crpal M Rhoads headed Qhe gundance councll Worlung efficrenfly and well M Rhoads never relaxed buf consfanfly con inbufed fo fhe smoofh operation of SH S Q Mfr G i fv- -v--' uw s---' Keeper of affendance In '51 was Mr Norfon Rhoades The fremendous iaslr of argamzmg homerooms, arranging assembly seahng plans, and dealmg wnfh dlsclplrne problems lell io Mr Rhoades, who capably and efflcrenfly assumed and execuled fhem wdh the greatest success if 1' lui' A guide lo fhe grrls and a frrendly coun selor io all fhas year was Mrs Lounsa H Bohn Represenimg fhe admmrsfrahon she was ihe mdlspensable gurdmg hgh! of our School Council Her kindly advice and per sonalufy have broughf her mio close conlacf wnh the enhre siudenf body a a 1 a , . . . I rg . . as- . . . . I rv , . s ,,,5gz..,- ,.LA.,.,4,,v f - 4.1 ' K 'fff -- ..'w,1, ':' ZQJVL,-if g - - , - '14, V 0 'Q- . ' ' 2 , t , , , I' ' 'W 1 f, f

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Three years of EnglIsh ThIs IS the first requIrement specnfled for graduatIon from S H S The reason for thIs requIrement'P The absolute necessIty for each and every Amer Ican to speak read, and wrIte hIs own language Wlfh ease Stamford Hnghs way of meetIng thus SPBCITTCOTIOFIQ Offermg all students three years of EnglIsh under an expert staff of Instructors In classes geared to the student s abIlIty WIth the realIzatIon that an lndlVIdUGl Wllh a Wlde readIng background IS a more InterestIng person, and a better prospect for future success the EnglIsh Department under the supervusnon of Mr .I E Hughes trIed to InstIll a deeper apprecIatIon of lIterature In S H S students Whether the busIness or the college world was the student s future the department placed specIal emphasls on oral and wrItten expressIon Thus we were taught to Wflfe and to speak clearly and forcefully Grammar was stressed as a means to an end a tool that would aId us In masterung EnglIsh as a whole For those of us who possessed some specIal Interest or talent the department offered supplementary courses In specIalIzed sublects BuddIng stage stars were encouraged to try theIr wungs In Drama Those who yearned to wrIte elected JournalIsm where they obtaIned actual PTGCTICE by publIshIng the SIren The Speech class offered CI chance for amateur orators to Improve theIr speakmg abIlIty Extra currIcular CCTIVITISS were also under the guIdance of the EnglIsh department PreparatIon of all the lIterary materIal of Our Golden Years and The PIlot Wheel was supervIsed by one of ITS members whIle others of the departmental staff served as sponsors of the Players Club and SIren arranged school assemblIes or coached speakers to boost communIty campaIgns S H S EnglIsh teachers have performed a three fold task teachIng the fundamentals of EnglIsh InstructIng students In speclal Interest classes and SUPSYVISIHQ a multItude of extra currIcular UCTIVITIES Weekly oral report Sentence conslruchon I I, . ,, . . . . . , . . . . , , . . . , .. 1 1 .. . , . . , . .. . , - 1 - I 1 - 1 1 , . . 1 1 I ' 1 . ... '