Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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Department Head After the sophomore required course in United States His¬ tory Part II (1875 to the present), students have a wide array of subjects from which to choose. Nine new semester electives were added for the school year 1976-77. The electives now include Sociology, Sociology II, Psychology, Psychology II, Women in History, Comparative Religions, The American Frontier, Environmental Geography, Political Geography, An¬ cient History, The 20 ' s and 30 ' s, The 60 ' s, Medieval History, Revolutions in a Modern World, Cultural Anthropology, North American Indian, Modern European History, Contemporary European History, Modern Problems, and International Rela¬ tions. Plans are being discussed to initiate an Honors or Advanced Placement course in United States History and possibly other subject areas. Each year students participate in a statewide Student Gov¬ ernment Day. This year Karl Handelsman was chosen and presented a program for the regulation of vessels in territorial waters. It was one of only three bills that were passed and signed by the acting governor. The department also conducts he student council and class elections under the direction of Mrs. Katherine Flaherty. Town voting machines are used and the whole procedure is modeled after Natick town elections. Mrs. E. Robertson Mr. A. Lawrence Mr. D. Morey Mr. H. O ' Connor Mr. S. Schapiro Mrs. M. Smith Miss M. Wein Mr. N. Zide Yes . . . — Mr. Buduo. No, in herstory. — Mr. Keown. Yes, they started wars! — Mr. Dodson, (editor ' s note — Why didn ' t any woman answer this question?)