Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Our Faculty ICNULISII lll'Il',-Kli'l'Nll'IN'l' First Huw: Mc-ssrs. l ir1r1.0'K4-1-ll-, Marsun. I.. Mvifurlliy. lrnns fllmnll. llussu. N.-xill. f lll'Il'lll '41 Ili ' Nl I l'u'k'ml Nxvrx 'lxnlul' lXl'lll dX Nlwlrm Nl'N'un'n n .a. . .1-uni 1ns:.vsas... N. ,. .U . xl 4. . .. 4... Nullixzm. lla-xws. Flu-vlmn. k'I'lN XXI! Ulililflli lll'II'.-kIl'l'Ml'IN'l' Firsl Row: N11-ssrs. 1Ylirim-n.fflvury.U'Callahan.Hopkinson Qllellfllll.Sullixzm.0'Dunnvll. lim-ho, Dolan. S4-1-nml Row: Nh-ssrs. Millvr. Parlridgv. l,m'k4'. Dm-slnund. Connors, Hi.-Imrds. M1-Curlhy. Suk:-5. 4131

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THE GERMAN DEPARTMENT Any boy willing to put a little faithful study here into the German language will be rewarded not only by an exceptionally high mark in the College Board Exam, but also by a thorough background of German, which will prove useful in the years to come. Starting with the famous Elementary -t00 , a boy will work his way through an ever-increasing deluge of word and verb sheets until, in his senior year, he is given the opportu- nity to hear, via the medium of Mr. Yan Steenbergens phono- graph, German spoken by a real, true-to-life Deutscher. Nleanwhile, of course, he is acquiring a minute knowledge of tlerman grammar and construction. For a tinal word, one has merely to use this oft-repealed phrase of the head of the de- partment: Die Cherman period xhould pe doupledf' THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT 'lihought by many boys the most interesting of all subjects, history has been well-treated in the past year. From the Pale- olithic Age to Charlemagne, and from the Age of lixploration to the liisenhower administration, the llistory Department has brought Io the boys the background of social progress. All boys, except those in Classes ll and lll, have taken history this past year. Although many have grumbled about the heavy assignments, we feel safe in assuming that they all enjoyed the fascinating courses drawn up by Mr. Pearson and his statf. May the llistory Department. enjoy many more years of interesting work. TIIE MATHENIATICS DEPARTNTENT The ltlathematics Department takes pains tal to make math- ematics an elfective practical tool for all students, especially for those who have elected the M.l.T. preparatory course, which covers more advanced phases of the subject: and tbl to furnish a sound foundation for further study in pure or applied tields. Certainly the solution of many seemingly unrelated problems demands a mastery of basic mathematical principles. liase and conlidence in the solution of such problems come only with constant practice. The Department strives to meet both of these needs, first, by insisting on precision and accuracy in written work: and, secondly, by cultivating classroom dis- cussion of theory and practical application thereof. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT To the stall' of the Science Department falls the responsibility of introducing students to the fundamentals and basic prin- ciples. Throughout the course emphasis is placed on the devel- opment of scientilic thinking, methods, theorems, and tech- niques. Ample opportunity to develop initiative and latent skills is presented in laboratory projects. Chemistry and physics are presented by an excellent faculty, most of whom have been with us for more than twenty years. The classes are both educational and entertaining. Modern laboratories, com- plete with the best of materials and apparatus, give the student preparation which will be invaluable in college. -till

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Our Facult MA'l'III4IMA'l'llIS DI-Il'AR'l'NlEN'l' First Row: Mvsws. ilrvvllllnlgv, KI:-in, lThl'4'UlillIl. Dolrbyn. Dovmvy flflvlln. Kuzuduy. llrvlsvh. Hillwrl. S01-ond Row: Mvssrs. lJ,Allll'IiU, Hvllllvssvy. M. VYm'im-rl. M1'l,u1lgllliIl. 1falll'rvy. llvxsvs. Lynvh. lllS'l'0R Y IDl'Il'.-K RTM ENT First Row: Mvssrs. Gordon, Godfrey, Pvarson fllerulj, Nvlllzolil Murphy. Barry. Second Row: Mvssrs. Aw-ry. Dulwrty, Bergen, Phcvny, Burton, Powc-rs, Hosvnthal. 41131