East Longmeadow High School - Aegis Yearbook (East Longmeadow, MA)

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Social Studies Enters an Age of Revolution with New Materials and Team-teaching A secondary school counselor is an educator with specific graduate level training in counseling and general GUIDANCE services. The counselor sees himself working with students primarily as individuals in a warm accepting relationship helping the student develop his personality, such that he can meaningfully handle the demands of his school life, his social respon- sibilities, and live a life which con- tributes to society as a whole. Within this overall approach to stu- dents, counselors have many more specific tasks: Assisting students in meaningfully meeting the aca- demic challenges and problems; developing warm and sincere rela- tionships with adults and peers; and helping students devote their energies to meaningful, purposeful activities and relationships. Coun- selors spend great blocks of their time working with students as they plan individually meaningful and appropriate academic programs. We work with vocational and occu- pational interests through a four year period culminating in 12th grade, where actual educational and occupational placements are realized. .L. 23 A

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•k There are several innovations, this year, in the SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT with two new courses, new materials, and new emphases. The introduction of an Advanced Placement U.S. History course and the experiment of combining European History with World Literature offer richer oppor- tunities to qualified and interested students. There has been wider use of paper-back, non-text, pam- phlet materials in most classes. With these new sources, the stu- dent may, through the inductive method, draw his own conclusions about a historical era or problem such as “Religious Freedom” and “The American Negro.” One source being utilized to study such topics is the Harvard Social Studies Project Pamphlets. Unique with these innovations, the E.L.H.S. Social Studies De- partment is employing methods and materials which soon will be nationally known. Mr. Harlow E. Pendleton, Social Studies Miss Marina Herschuk, Business Mrs. Lois C. Lopes, Librarian Mr. Richard P. Stenta, Social Studies Mrs. Ruth Yetwin, English Opposite Page: Mr. Daniel Kane, Social Studies Mr. Eugene Gauthier, Industrial Arts Mr. John Roan, Social Studies Department Chairman Mr. M. Thomas Mann, Mathematics I 22

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Library Resources and Space Greatly Expanded in 7 Years Business Department Boasts New Equipment as Aides New approaches and new equip- ment were keynotes in the BUSI- NESS DEPARTMENT this year. One of the new approaches was the direction of the Notehand course toward the college prep student so that he could learn how to take notes in class. New tape recorders and various pre- recorded tapes were used in steno and typing classes to enable the teacher to give more individual at- tention to the students. Records and a record player were used to develop more rhythm and speed in typing by having the student type to music. Other new equipment included an IBM dictating machine and an electric Gestetner stencil duplicator. These were used in office practice classes to better prepare the students for the actual office situation. The busi- ness department is to be com- mended for offering students an opportunity to work in this realistic atmosphere. i —