Thomas A Edison High School - Talon Yearbook (Fairfax County, VA)

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M rs. Struck ' s Spanish I class learns by repeating after the tapes in the lab. This facility, used by all the ALM classes, aids in improving pronunciation. Knowledge of Customs and Legends A French V class of only five students sometimes proves to be cozy, huh, Paul? MRS. ALISE PAULI Indianapolis, Ind. A. B., Ind. U. German German Club MRS. MARY JO STRUCK Virginia Beach, Va. B. A., Longwood College Spanish 27

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MISS JOAN CERRA Carbondale, Pa. A. B., Maywood College French MRS. CAROL FULLUM Youngstown, Ohio B. A., Wittenburg U. Latin and French Latin Club Miss Cerra uses gestures to induce her class to respond. Language Department Offers a In her fourth period Latin III class Mrs. Fullum writes the philosophy for the day on the board. All students entering Edison are advised to take advantage of the extensive facilities of the Foreign Language Department. Con¬ tinued use of the Audio-Lingual Method of study was subordinated by extensive use of the well-equipped language laboratory. Any student is eligible to start any of the foreign languages offered: French, l-V; German, l-lll; Spanish, l-IV; and Latin, l-lll. However, students failing to maintain a C average are not advised to continue to the more advanced courses. Under the supervision of Mr. Glen Hinton, Department Head, the Language Depart¬ ment attempts to help students learn a lan¬ guage in such a way that it can be practi¬ cally applied. Some history and culture is in¬ cluded in each course to introduce the stu¬ dent to different peoples and different ways of life. 26

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Good Citizenship Becomes a Reality to MR. JAMES BURDETTE East Stone Gap, Va. B.S., State Teachers College M.S., Okla. U. World Geography’ MR. WILLIS CLARK Newport, Tenn. B.A., State College of Iowa World Geography MR. FRANK DAMICO Meyersdale, Pa. B.A., Washington and Jefferson World Geography MRS. ANNA DEES Atlanta, Ga. A.B., Duke U. M.A., Georgetown U. U.S. History Junior Class MR. WILLIAM FOX Oliver Springs, Tenn. B.S., Tenn. Wesleyan College World History MRS. RADINE GRAY Morgantown, W. Va. B.A., M.A., W. Va. U. U.S. History, Economics, Sociology A knowledge of the histories, geographies, and governments of other nations as well as our own is important to Americans in today ' s strife-filled world. At Edison, students can further their knowledge of social studies by taking world history, world geography, U.S. his¬ tory, government, sociology-economics, and psychology. Juniors in American history courses utilized movies, textbooks, stu¬ dent reports, and debates to review the events and ideologies which have shaped American society. Meanwhile, as world history students traveled the centuries from the cradles of civilization to the space age, those enrolled in the world geography courses roamed the globe studying the terrain and its in¬ fluence on social and cultural patterns of life. From government courses seniors acquired an appreciation of the complicated workings of our government. These classes and some of the history students had the opportunity to see the movie The Making of the President , based on Theodore H. White ' s Pulitzer Prize-win¬ ning book about the I960 presidential election. The sociology-economics course was again offered to upperclass¬ men only, introducing them to the principles and problems of eco¬ nomics in the modern, complex world society. These Wall Street geniuses chose stocks to buy and they kept careful records of their progress. This provided an excellent opportunity to study the workings of the stock market. Psychology classes dealt with the individual and his needs in society. The lessons these courses teach are invaluable to a student if he is to have a thorough understanding of today ' s world. So another flag. Die!