Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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Mr. Richard J. Davis Mathematics Coordinator George W. Stone Football Mr. David J. O'Connor Head of Dept.: Math Team: Tennis Miss Lena Struglia Math Team; Behnontian Club The function of the math department is to leach students the relations math has to different domains and its range of applications. The department has several subsets, consisting of plane geometry, algebra, trigonometry and for those who have approached their limit, calculus. For every industrious student there exists a challenging course and professor such that the probability of his grades approaching zero as the amount of information approaches infinity becomes very acute. The student is able to realize the integral part math plays in today’s world if and only if he remains normal and rational without going off on a tangent. The ability to differentiate the effects of math on a constantly changing world plus the realization of the absolute value of mathematical knowledge yields a student who has the elements to function in today’s universe. Mr. Edmund J. Burke Mr. Robert D. Sullivan Basketball: Coif Mr. Peter Ccrasoli

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Mr. Paul W. Carey Mr. John D. Macltain Head of Dept.: Football Soccer: Baseball The social studies enable students to gain insight into man's psychological behavior. cultural advancements, and political institutions. The study of such areas provides students with an understanding of humanity and of historical trends. This year an Advanced Placement American history course has been added to the curriculum. This program offers well-qualified students the opportunity for studying in greater depth the development of American democracy and its relationship to the rest of the world. The social studies department has presented the significant events of the past and has related them to the national and international situations of today. By analyzing the events and personages of the past, students learn how to comprehensively interpret the meaning of modern policies and the ideas of today's prominent men and women. Mr. Leslie Irwin Key Club Mr. Dennis A. OToolc Folk Workshop: National Honor Society: Ski Club Mr. Albert Hart Social Studies Coordinator Miss Mary L. Hunter Mr. Donald Crowley Football: Hockey » v Miss Caroline A. Jones

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Mr. Albert R. Clish Biology: GeneraI Physics: Science Club Mr. Ralph Libby I lead of Dept.: Chemistry; Physics Mr. Leon E. Hamel Chemistry: Class Advisor '66 Science Through the sciences, students can increase their knowledge of the world of the obvious to the realm of the obscure. Biology is that branch of science concerned with living organisms, their activities and environment. Chemistry deals with the properties and uses of matter and the changes in composition which different kinds of matter undergo. Changes which do not involve an alteration in the composition of matter arc studied in physics courses, where lessons and discoveries arc based on principles, experimentation, and logic. Planaria, frogs, acids, measuring devices, and broken equipment are all a part of classes in which students learn to experiment and observe for themselves. A good foundation in the sciences is becoming increasingly necessary for people of all occupations. Mr. William T. Cowing Chemistry Miss Marilyn Godc-Von Acsch Physics: Mathema tics Mr. Charles R. Holbrook Biology 13