Boston Technical High School - Technician Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Mr. Furber has organized a'very willing group of students who are especially interested in chemistry. Not content with the regular course of study, the members of the Chemistry Club pursue advanced topics usually studied in college. They meet twice a week to discuss the latest developments in this highly complex field. Sometimes the emphasis is upon the applications of scientific principles to modern life; sometimes the emphasis is upon the trends of pure research in the field of chemistry. At all events, each meeting is interesting and informative. Experiments may be performed and analyzed; articles in scientific periodicals read and debated; new discoveries ex- plained and shown how they affect man and civiliza- tion. With such a vital subject as chemistry the topics for each meeting are endless. Chemistry Club, Second Row: Hill, Christian, Hughes, Kline, Mr. Furber. Front Row: Finkelstein, Koslow, Price, Shorr, Money, Cardeiro, Nelson. In the laboratory the truths of science are demonstrated

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(reine and Pottery Glial Third Row: Polo, Hall, DiPersio, Johnson, Osgood, Garrity, Caron, Prudente, Hennessey. Second Row: Moses, Dunn, Coutourier, Simpson, Knapp, Kelley, Hughes, Kesselman, Abrams. Front Row: Mr. Rosenthal, Cardeiro, Blaney, Manosky, Weiner, Spina, Bellino, Mr. Balas. Mr. Foley never lacks eager assistants The Ceramics and Pottery Club is almost unique to our school. Very few high schools have this unusual club. Here boys learn the secrets of molding clay and of making glaze. They create their own mosaics and their own ceramic sculpture. Practice is the best of all instruction. The members donate many hours both in and outside school to gain experience, train- ing, and finally craftsmanship in this artistic field. Mr. Rosenthal personally supervises all projects and en- courages everyone to develop pride in his work and to do the best job possible. Since the use of ceramics and pottery is both useful and ornamental, the wide possibilities for future use of the skill gained in this club is obvious. Many boys not only gain a good knowledge of fundamentals but become successful skilled craftsmen in a field that provides many oppor- tunities for future employment.

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The Chess Club, under the guidance of Mr. Gordon, continues to be a very popular attraction. One of the oldest clubs in the school, it provides an opportunity C I G [, f to learn the Game of Kings and an opportunity to e535 As practice against skilled players. The Chess Club has produced many fine players who have competed against the best of other high schools. Chess is a game of logic and concentration. It is easily learned and makes a good hobby for future life. Chess is played by young and old, in all parts of the world. Our Chess Third Row: Venckus, D. Silevitch, Sandman, Finnegan, Club is the scene of many intense matches. The game ' Marcinowski, Grozalsky, Lee, W. Baker, Berkall, : d the T. Silevitch. of knights, pawns, and bishops develops an ability to Second Row: Anderson, Stevens, Uva, H. Baker, Ky- riliuk, Cole, Quinn, Berman, Buchanan. Front Row: Chludinsky, Groezinger, Williams, Kamison, after-school life. Dow, Mallett, Hyman, Mr. Gordon. concentrate, a very useful ability in school and in Mr. Coveney, “You must know the exact meaning of the word.”