Andrew Warde High School - Flame Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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science In this century, the greatest advancements Man has made have been in science. He has gone forward from the age of automation to the atomic age. Man can only guess at what discoveries lie in the unknown ahead. The Science Department points out the direction toward an understanding of the abstruse. Courses in General Science, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry offer students fundamental knowledge of the functions and structure of the complex substances within the world and surrounding it. Such science courses enable students to link the processes of life, the phenomena of inanimate matter, and the composition and transformations of matter. For example, students studying Biology learn of the functions of many forms of plant and animal life. Moreover, students of Physics learn of the principles of light, heat, sound, and elec- tricity. In Chemistry, a student studies the proper- ties, functions, and uses of the elements composing the earth. Thus, these students who have gained a basic understanding of the scientific progress made thus far will be better able to comprehend the discoveries which will be made in the future. O OOOOOOOIIOOOOOOOOS OCOOOOCOOOCOOOOOOO OIOOIIOOOOOCOIOIIO ICCOOOOOOOIOOOOIOO IOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIOO O .lonny Bowman and Bruce Horvath discover higher mathematics. Hands off Laurie Taylor, my na is Boris. mathematics The Mathematics Department of Andrew Warde presents to its students instruction in the general, specific, and technically intricate facets of this subiect. Through the courses in General Mathematics, students may review the basic prin- ciples of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, learn advanced applications of these principles and apply them in practical situations. Furthermore, a student who has chosen a career in nursing may obtain instruction in the specific appli- cations of mathematics to this career. Moreover, students who wish to probe the more complex forms of mathematics begin this exploration by studying algebra, the treating of the relationships between numbers by symbols. They may continue this exploration by studying plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry. ln addition, those students who have exceptional mathematical ability may participate in the Advanced Placement Program, in which they study calculus and analytic geometry, subiects of higher mathematics usually learned at college. The students of Andrew Warde enter high school with a knowledge of basic principles, the roots of mathematics. The Mathematics Department cultivates these roots by the many courses it offers. These cultivated roots form the trunk of mathematical knowledge. From this trunk spring the many branches of applied mathematics which graduates of Andrew Warde are prepared to climb.

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We come by bus IOOOC C0000 00000 CIOC. C0000 C0000 -00000 00000 ODI Q our school da They come in busesp . . they come in cars . . . some even walk . . . meeting friends in the halls . . . it's a long trip from Wolcott to Barlow . . . warning - 8:05 . . . dash to lockers . . . I forgot my locker combination . . . 8:10 bell . . . every- body's seated . . . only ten minutes to do home- work . . . announcements . . . 8:20 dash to first period . . . forward through the day. and an A in Chemistry . . . and by cars. They meet to go to class.

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ooooooooooooooeooo oooooooooooeoooooo oooooooooooooooooo eoooooooooooooeooe ooeooooooooooooooo Mr Canfield, they're coming out backwards! english When a child enters the first grade he is usually able to express his thoughts and wishes in elementary English: his vocabulary is small, his grammar, imperfect. As the child matures, his means of self-expression increase. By the time he enters high school, he has learned the fundamentals of grammar, reading, and writ- ing. Throughout the student's high school career the English Department at Andrew Warde at- tempts not only to improve this self-expression, but also to offer him a multitude of experiences gained vicariously through English and Ameri- can literature. He is able to view the world through the eyes of authors from Shakespeare to Steinbeck, to probe the minds of both fictional and real characters. Moreover, by increasing his vocabulary, receiving instruction in and practice in mechanics, and by observing other peoples' varied styles of self-expression, he de- velops a correct personal style of his own. In addition to the standarized English cur- riculum offered at Andrew Warde, a student of high potentiality may, through the Advanced Placement Program, more intensively survey literature which includes the works of Chaucer, Sophocles, and Milton. Also, he may further develop his skill in creative writing and eloquent speaking. Throughout his life, a graduate of Andrew Warde may only occasionally refer to many of the subiects he has studied: but, he will con- stantly employ and increase the skills in and appreciation of our language and literature which he obtained at Andrew Warde. .Y I business Good salesmanship, efficient shorthand, and a thorough understanding of the operation of business contribute to competence in the work- ing and the success of a particular business. Students of the business program develop voca- tional skill, personal values, and social values, as they have the opportunity to study everyday financial and economic problems, methods of accurate bookkeeping, nature of contracts and negotiations, efficient clerical procedure, psy- chology of selling, shorthand and transcription - a combination of shorthand, typewriting, English, and speed and accuracy in typewriting. The training and experience which every pupil enrolled in the business program receive should enable him to obtain a suitable iob and be- come a competent worker and citizen. Estella Munson demonstrates the art of make-up on Charlie Walsh for a drama class.