West Essex High School - Milestone Yearbook (North Caldwell, NJ)

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STANDING: Mr. Arthur Conro, Mr. Ralph Harrity, Mr. James Wagner, Mr. Robert Haskins. SITTING: Mr. John Pietrowicz, Miss Edith Cowin. JUNIOR AND SENIOR DIVISION HISTORY Mr. Philip Freda, Mrs. Lucy Tinker, Mr. John Molloy. The Junior Division social studies classes explored the various forms of local govern- ments and made trips to local communities to see the governments in action. The Junior in an American History class studied the political, social, economic, and technological history of the United States. They learned the relation of the past to the present through history. The Seniors in the P.A.D. course developed an understanding of American government. They looked at the foreign policy of the United States and the different forms of government. The history classes took trips to the United Nations and the Stock Ex- change in conjunction with foreign policy studies and economics. 20

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Mr. Edward Crichton, Mrs. Jeanette Hughes, Miss Margaret Auld, Mrs. Ruth Lyon, Mr. Macfarland Shackelford. In connection with studies of the Odyssey, Mrs. Clifton's English class presented a trial by jury for the Cyclops. The students in the Creative Writing-World Literature class studied the literature of four European countries. They con- centrated on French, German, Italian, and Russian literature. In addition to the short stories of these countries, the classes examined one major novel from each country. After reading one type of story the classes wrote stories using the devices employed by the author of the short story. 19

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Knights in Afro-Asian Cultures, World History and World Geography classes are presented a look at the rest of the world by learning of their location, cultures, and histories. Various trips were taken this year in connection with history. World History classes enjoyed Tom Jones, depicting England in the eighteenth century. A first at West Essex this year was a trip by three of Mr. James Mitchell's eighth grade history classes for a week- end in Washington, D.C. The classes left school at 6:00 A.M. on Friday, March 20, for Washington. During their trip they saw the White House, the Senate in ses- sion, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and the grave of President John F. Kennedy. Oh, so that's how it works! 21