Binghamton Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Miss Wulff shows Dick Levene that Alaska plays an important part in the defense of the Western Hemisphere. The history course at Central introduces a knowledge of world affairs, past and present, to every student. By studying an¬ cient, medieval and modern history, the pupil gains a better understanding of world problems. The maps, globes, and other charts in our classrooms aid the pupils in understanding the geographical characteristics and the location of ea ch country of the world. Today the history teachers deal not only with past events but also with present important world affairs. By studying many countries other than our own, we learn and understand History.... Mrs. Burlew and Harvey Katz discuss an article on current events. the customs and problems of other people. Also the courses in the political beliefs of other nations enable us to understand what they think. All this is part of the training which makes a student of today into an alert and active citizen of the future. Central ' s history department, di¬ rected by Miss O ' Brien, gives the pupil just such knowledge and understanding. Seated: Miss Louise Wulff, Miss Helen O’Brien, Mrs. Nellie Gomsi. Standing: Mrs. Ann Crosby, Mrs. Lettie Burlew, Mr. Frank LoVuolo, Miss Elizabeth Prior. Page Eleven

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Row 1: Mrs. Mildred Youngstrom, Miss Corrine Lemon, Miss Avis Balcom, Miss Helen Foley. Row 2: Mrs. Constance Flannagan, Miss Cristella Maston, Mr. James Kavanagh, Miss Helen Cusick, Miss Rita Taylor, Mrs. Angeline Stone. Eileen Coughlin is learning how to compose a research paper with the help of Miss Balcom. ENGLISH Central students are given an excellent chance to develop their interests. During our sophomore and junior years, we take the regu¬ lar courses in the English Department, headed by Miss Lemon. Seniors have a choice of Ad¬ vanced Literature, Dramatics, or General Eng¬ lish. Our English Department offers a broad scope of studies. LIBRARY Central students are able to do research work and other reading in our school library where Miss Sarah Burns and Miss Anne Savercool give willing assistance. The library contains a large selection of books on various subjects. The students are fortunate to have such a well-equipped library at their disposal. Looking over a new book, Miss Burns explains to Barb Pullis the value of a good novel. Miss Sarah Burns and Miss Ann Savercool, librarians. Page Ten

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Seated: Mrs. Blanche Beers, Mrs. Edith Calvert. Standing: Mr. William Hogan, Mr. John Gable. Mathematics.... Mrs. Beers explains to Sim Smith exactly how to do a complicated problem. MATH SCIENCE At Central High there is a variety of classes in the field of mathematics. These include plane geometry, intermediate algebra (either in one or two terms), trigonometry, solid geometry, and ad¬ vanced algebra. We at Central are for¬ tunate in having this variety of classes, for a student here can take the kind of math he likes best and still fill the reguire- ments for college. Even if a student is not planning to go to college, he should take some type of math, as it teaches him to think and reason guickly valuable assets in life. Science is a subject offered at Central not only to prepare a student for a special profession, but also to enable the student to observe and identify certain scientific facts. In Central there are two science courses offered, chemistry and physics. In chemistry the student studies the com¬ position of substances and the changes which they undergo under certain cir¬ cumstances. On the other hand physics pertains to the science of matter and mo¬ tion. A science major may be obtained if the student has had another year of sci¬ ence in junior high school. Science.... Miss Heyland explains to a group of physics students the operation of the static machine. Mr. John Grace, Miss Kathryn Hyland, and Mr. Donald Roehm, science teachers. Page Twelve