Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Pour me some HQO, please MR. RALPH H. BRAGDON Science Dept. Head STAFF' and DEGREES Ralph H. Bragdon, B.A., Tufts. Carroll L. Bean, B.A., Bowdolng Har- vard. Emery S. Dunfee, B.S., Colby. Amos A. Hawkes, B.E., Rhode Island State Teachers' College. l John J. McCann, B.S., Tufts: M.A., Front row: Mr. McCann, Mr. Bragdon, Mr. Tzbbetts, Mr. Bean. C0111mbi21- ,- M , D M-, H k , Huse N. Tlhbetts. Director of Athle- Back Tow T unfee' 7 aw es tics. B.S.. University of Illinois: M.S., Springfield College. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Ralph Bragdon has been the head of the Science Department since 1941. He supervises such subjects in the department as General Science, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. Besides the regular classroom courses in science, the department is carrying on two extra curricular activities: the Camera Club and the Radio Club. Below: A group of seniors swap off on the lab in one of Mr. Bean's dcmly classes

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!Hasta la vista, senor! MR. FRANK 0. STACK Spanish Dept. Head S'l'AI l+' 211141 1'lEGRI4HfI S Frank 0. Stack, B.A., Bowdoing M.A., Middlebury. Armand A. Polito, B.A., University of Maine Left to right: Mr. Polito ami Mr. Stack SPANISH DEPARTMENT The Spanish Department is under the guiding hand of Mr. Frank Stack, a teacher who has been active in many Deering events. His companion in this course is Mr. Armand Polito, who is newer at Deering than Mr. Stack. Because Spanish is growing in interest as a subject, these two gentlemen are kept quite busy. Below: Mr. Polito reviews a paper to one of his classes

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15 Miss EDITH S. PIT1' Latin Dept. Head STAFF and DEGREES Edith S. Pitt, B.A., Wellesley, M.A.. McGill. Sara Cowan. B.A., Colby. Margaret Wyman, B.A., Batesg M.A., Columbia' Left to right: Miss Wyman, Miss Pitt, Miss Cowan LATIN DEPARTMENT Miss Edith Pitt is the head of the Latin Department and is ably as- sisted by Miss Cowan and Miss Wyman. This year eight struggling stu- dents make up a third year Latin class. Since Latin is the basis of English and is required the freshman and sophomore years, the under classes are full. Below: Miss Pitt stops her class in order that the photographer may catch the deep interest of the students Gallia est omnes divisa in partes tres