Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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The new art room inspires ARTS AND SKILLS Miss Kearney approves first cut Art is perhaps one of the most excit- ing courses available at Belmont High School. With the incentive which Mrs. Sanderson poses and the philosophy that talent is secondary to interest and imagi- nation, art is a gratifying study. Art is an infinite exploration of line, shape, and texture. One learns to see beauty everywhere, to see shape and line in every object. One learns to use unlim- ited media, such as charcoal, water color, pastels, drawing pencils, and pen and ink. One learns balance, proportion, perspective, and technique in commer- cial, abstract, and fine arts. Knowledge gained from this course is infinitely useful. Upon leaving room 413, one carries away not only a portfolio of drawings, but also knowledge and love of art. Sewing for tomorrow HOME ECONOMICS Blueprints The Home Economics course provides a girl with skills which will be useful throughout her life, in ca- reers or in home living. In the Fashion Design course, girls study character- istics and care of fabrics, suitability of style to figure- type, and methods of careful construction of a gar- ment. Fashion design, a form of art, requires not only patience and skill, but also a knowledge of color and lines, and their optical effect. The ability to sew is both a practical skill and a rewarding form of self-expres- sion. With this training, women find career opportuni- ties in designing and retailing. The Foods course combines theoretical knowledge of nutritional foods value with practical application in foods preparation. Concentration in this skill could lead to a career as a dietician. Whether for personal use or for training toward ca- reers, the goal of the Home Economics program at Belmont High School is to combine productivity with creativity. Doc B and his drivers?

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At this point the getaway car will be waiting Taking it easy Mr. Burke at work MATHEMATICS Geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and calculus con- stitute the cumulative progression of math education. For every student with ability greater than average, there exists a math course harder than his ability such that every homework assignment less than completed assures that the first test grade will be less than pass- ing. Thus as the student ' s grade approaches zero, the limit of the teacher’s patience becomes undefined. With grades on math tests like vivid signs, and circle equations to be solved (not easy as pie) it is no won- der one trigs off on tangents. Official taxing problems raised in the business course account for a blue profit in practical revenue of knowledge. With each course the competition and intensity in the field of mathematics becomes more acute. Final accomplishments parallel one’s power to raise bases of understanding. Mr. Sullivan is ready Awk! Q 2 + fO—O duuv iwnai ST H 15

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‘God love a duck” Eureka Several decades ago a cure for polio, the harnessing of atomic energy, and moon rockets were dreams for the twenty-first century. Probably, impossibilities of to- day will be made commonplace tomorrow by rising scientists whether in fields of research, technology, or applied science. There is no greater opportunity to build and shape the future than to conquer the chal- lenges of science. One who has been instructed in any course of sci- ence at Belmont High School has been trained for the future. He has not learned only laws and discoveries, he has learned, too, the significance and opportunities of research, preparing for a scientifically complex to- morrow. 17 En Garde A new element SCIENCE You re looking at your thumb