Sharon High School - Marsengold Yearbook (Sharon, MA)

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PRACTICAL ARTS Guiding the homemakers of tomorrow, Mrs. Eames offers an interesting program which experiments with many facets of home eco- nomics — from styling the fashions in vogue to creating the gourmet’s delight. The Industrial Arts Program enables boys to sharpen their manual skills in m etal and wood working. Projects such as cabinets and hi-fi sets illustrate their fine craftsmanship. In mechanical drawing classes, future engi- neers are able to learn the fundamentals of drafting and to acquire the ability to visual- ize three-dimensional objects. Were you using your 2H pencil ? Projects Improve Practical Skills Now that’s very important. Iron out your seams first.

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BUSINESS On the strictly practical side of the Sharon High School curricula is its Business Depart- ment. Commercial training in our school pro- duces qualified students, prepared to take their place in the productive business world. Proficiency in applied mathematics, book- keeping and business law enable the student to extend his training in areas such as ac- counting, while a sound background in typing and stenography provides the student with the skills necessary for secretarial work. STANDING: Mr. Nelson Rebello, Mr. William Kon- savage. SEATED: Mrs. Ethel Atkinson, Mrs. Ruth Rivkin, Mrs. Miriam Eames. Business Talents Developed You girls will never be secretaries. Ignorance of the law is no excuse! If you weren’t erasing, how’d you get that hole in the paper ?

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Fine Arts Department ARTS The newly innovated Fine Arts De- partment encourages interested students to gain knowledge of, and deepen their appreciation of art and music. Not only do they look and listen, but they are also instructed in the history, development, periods and techniques of artists. In this way, the student becomes aware of the political situations which prompted a particular genius to paint or to compose as he did and thus gains a thorough un- derstanding of the history of man’s intellectual development. When does this period end ? Keep it up, boys. Fine Arts students receive instruction in portraiture. LIBRARY Serving as a supplement to class instruction and text, the Sharon High School Library, under the direction of Miss Clark, functions as a place of learning in a relaxed yet scholarly atmosphere. Students have the use of a wide selection of books, magazines, newspapers, and records. By means of the reserve shelf, a unique service, students are given the opportunity to use pertinent re- source material selected by the faculty.