Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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MATH Mmh (J. Hanson, •'. Fiandaca, E. Hermanson, Mr. Davis) Biology (E. Fitzpatrick. Mr. Holbrook. D. Ladd) BIOLOGY—Photosynthesis and respiration . . . detailed study of the cell . . . those tattered “Scientific Americans” . . . deoxyribonucleic acid and adenosintriphosphate . . . “trace the circulation of one pint of blood” . . . Carlson and Johnson's Machinery of the Body SCIENCE Physics U. New pot. J. Sawyer. ,v r. Libhy. li. White. J. Margosian) MATHEMATICS—A- = B- + C- -2BC Cos A . . . struggling with force problems . . . orange Math Review books for College Boards ... log tables and interpolation . . . C.P.C.T.E. . . . “What happened to you?” Chemistry (J. Cates experiments. Mr. Cowing advises) CHEMISTRY—Busy slide rules . . . waiting for a free spot at the balances . . . “Take that stuir under the hood” . . . hunting for attachable Bunsen burners . . . Do you have a match?” . . . heating and reheating to constant weight . . . “Time to clean up!” PHYSICS—Attempting to do a 20 minute experiment in 4’ 2 minutes . . . velocity and motion problems . . . E = MC- . . . specific gravity and heat resistance ... I don’t bother with messy experiments!” . . . coefficient of friction . . . fond memories of llunkcd tests

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SOCIAL STUDIES MODF.RN PROBLEMS—lively discussions . . . long mimeographed bibliographies . . . cutting up newspapers and magazines . . . “Remember, write both the answer and the question!” . . . the night before notebooks are due . . . memorizing statistics for monthly “American Observer” Ouiz-zes . . . Should China be admitted to the U.N.? U.S. HISTORY—“Are we all set?” . . . North on the Sabine River to the 94 longitude . . . “Do you know the Preamble?—Yes?—Say it! . . . campaigns. elections, acts, tariffs, banking . . . You should have finished note-taking for your theses by now . . . short, revealing quizzes HUMAN RELATIONS—Understanding ourselves and our behavior . . . informative movies . . . special reports . . . frequent notebooks . . . the missing Engles? . . . emphasis on outside work . . . lengthy tests Modern Problems (E. MacLeod expounds on Russia as Mr. Meyers listens) Typing (Miss Mathews. L. Howutt. J. Mello. I). Harvey, C. Martin) Human Relations (J. Emery, J. Brule, J. Bruno, Mr. MacBain) SECRETARIAL PRACTICE—Machines humming . . . future secretaries scurrying . . . troubles with the duplicator and mimeographing machines . . . improving speed and accuracy all the time! COMMERCIAL BOOKEEPING—Think! ... Be neat and accurate—especially when recording in ink . . . double-entry bookkeeping must have a debit and a credit Bookkeeping (Mr. Smith. T. Connolly. T. I.a via not

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i'oods (Miss Smith helps giris follow the recipe FOODS—“Quiet down girls! . . . learning cooking principles . . . canning . . . baking . . . eating the results . . . free samples to chosen faculty . . . clean-up’s the chore! MECHANICAL DRAWING Mechanical Drawing (Accuracy—Dr. Betten-cottrt instructing) HOME ECONOMICS FASHION DESIGN— “Fashion’s flair” . . . good grooming guaranteed . . . notebooks . . . lining, sewing. and fitting again . . . breaking sewing machine needles Fashion and Design (E. Veneri. --Howatt. ’. Gill. ’. Waters) ART Art (Mrs. Sanderson, II. Gowcn, D. Sint iris) MECHANICAL DRAW1N G—“Be yourself! . . . “Don’t sell yourself short! . . . using protractors, rulers, compasses and triangles . . . striving for neatness, accuracy, and clarity MUSIC ART—learning the fundamentals of good artsmanship . . . “Use the wash from a puddle—not the box ... a new side course in art appreciation—enjoying the great masters DRIVER EDUCATION DRIVER EDUCATION—“Any li- censed or unlicensed person learning how to operate a car safely and correctly . . . memorizing those little pink biblcs” . . . result— polite drivers MUSIC— Unless you can get two lingers in your mouth, you’re not singing properly . . . Wake up, people! . . . practicing for the Christmas Concert, Spring Concert, and Music Festivals . . . Problem—200 people: 190 robes?! Drivers Education (J. Cassella. J. Carty, J. Bourgeois, W. Berthelson, Dr. Bettencourt)