Brookline High School - Murivian Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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Modern Foreign Languages The Modern Language Department, under the able guidance of Miss O ' Brien, offers the student of B.H.S. his choice of three foreign languages, French, German, and Spanish. To re- ceive college credit a student must take at least two years of a language. Oral work, pronunciation, and reading are particularly stressed in all the language classes. French is by far the most popular of all the languages and is taken by a good percentage of the students. Although the work of the de- partment is completed at graduation, its influence is carried over into the student’s later life. ROW 1: Miss Douglass, Miss O ' Brien (Head of Dept.), Miss Pfleghaar. ROW 2: Mr. Rinaldi. Miss Holbrook, Mr. Mather, Miss Placido, Mr. Friedland. Physical Education Mens sana in corpore sano A sound mind in a sound body With this famous expression in mind, the Physical Education Department has prepared a schedule which aims in every way to keep the student physi- cally fit. Under the excellent direction of Mr. Hines, and with so many new sports offered in the course, it is not difficult to attain this goal. Besides the regular activities, a remedial class to correct poor posture has been added to the schedule. The new gym in the North Wing, the modern locker rooms, carriers and showers all help the stu- dents to maintain a healthy life ROW 1: Mr. Hines (Head of Dept.). ROW 2: Mrs. Brusko, Mr. Bemis, Mr. Ball, Miss Kelly, Mrs. Martin, Mr. Weygant, Mr. Carroll. Reading French Delving in hooks 13

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Latin “Hie, haec, hoc, huius throughout” — mumbles the undaunted freshman Latin student. During the following years, under the conscientious direction of Miss Perkins, Miss Vanacore, and Miss Manter, he becomes acquainted with Caesar’s adventures, Cicero’s ora- tions, and Virgil’s poetry. These four years of study not only unfold the mysteries of Latin to the student, but also help him gain a better command of the English language. ROW 1: Miss Perkins (Head of Dept.). ROW 2: Miss Manter, Miss Vanacore Mathematics It has been the unfaultering aim of Mr. Ward and the Mathematics De- partment to prepare some students for vocations of scientific and professional nature and to help still others acquire an understanding of mathematics. We shall appreciate this valuable training received at B.H.S. more and more as each of us enters upon his life ' s work. ROW i: Miss Anderson, Miss Zelinka, Mr. Ward (Head of Dept.), Mrs. Ginty, Miss Bates. ROW 2: Mr. Bruce, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Downes, Mr. Bates, Mr. Moulton. Translating “X” Translating Caesar 12

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Science ROW 1: Mr. Wells, Miss Abel, Mr. Hollingworth (Head of Dept.), Miss Campbell, Mr. Lowe. ROW 2: Mr. Warren, Miss Bruce, Mr. Bartlett. Miss Murdock. Mr. Keene. From the timid freshman to the senior scanning new horizons, the Sci- ence Department offers four excellent and complete courses. They are Gen- eral Science. Biology, Chemistry, Phys- ics. Under the direction of Mr. Hol- lingworth and the other science teach- ers, the student is able to take these courses and become more mature as he finishes each year. The main purpose of these studies is to open the ever- expanding world of science to the stu- dents at B.H.S. ROW I: Miss Weeden, Miss Lewis, Dr. Edgerton (Head of Dept.), Mrs. Hartley, Miss Mc- Cabe. ROW 2: Mr. Merrill, Mr. Coe, Mr. Meyers, Dr. Latimer, Dr. Rodeheaver, Mr. Fried- land. Mr. Smith. Social Studies The Social Studies Department suc- ceeds in keeping abreast of the times by giving its students instruction in mod- ern as well as past history. Such classes as World Civilization and Problems of Democracy and the new seminar sys- tem evidence the up-to-dateness of the department, so well headed by Dr. Edgerton. The human structure 14