Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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Size seems to be the principal difference between the 1909 faculty pictured here and the considerably larger one of today. Despite differences in number, the faculty of Cambridge High School has always been an effective and able one. In 1909 the faculty included FRONT ROW: Darcy Barnett, Principal Dandridgc Murdaugh, and Albert L. Farver; BACK ROW: Miss Lucy Moore, Miss Ethel Bamberger. Miss Bessie Bradshaw, and Miss Adelc Leonard

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In 1939 the girls’ varsity basketball team captured the Maryland State Champion- ship. Little did they realize thaj those agonizing hours of practice would result in such a proud page in the history of CHS. Members of the team are FRONT ROW: Jane McCall, Bootsey Hales, Caroline Gordy, Betty Jane Gordy. Bernice Tanner, Margaret Wright. BACK ROW: Manager Jim Busick, Agnes Foxwell, Shirley Trcgoc, Beverly Vickers, Jeanette Bradley, I .a Rue Tubman, Mildred Lee Perhaps the photos on the last few pages have Lewis, and Manager Ed Walter. , , . caused some nostalgic reflections on the part of Cambridge’s alumni. At any rate the Yearling staff, through the medium of pictures and words, has tried to give the reader some idea of the histon' of Cambridge High School. Many things have changed, as has been testified to by this section, but to sense the continuing spirit of Cam- bridge High School, a person must meet the peo- ple that make up the present student body. No school would be truly complete without a band to carry its colors. For many years now, Cambridge High has had a fine band to perform at games and assemblies. Be- lieving in diversity for excellence. Cam- bridge High has two bands; a marching band and a concert band. 11

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One of the main reasons for the uncompromisingly high academic standards at Cambridge High is the calibre of its faculty. From the administration down to the individual teacher, the faculty is, to a man, well- trained and well-educated, ready to meet any demand made upon their abilities to teach. Few vocations require the individual flexibility demanded of teachers, for an inquiring mind is perhaps the hardest of creatures to satisfy. To the observer, the faculty seems a closely-knit body, as indeed it is. Shared among teachers are all the trials and tribulations of teaching as well as the sweet feeling of accomplishment when a lesson is well-taught and the students understand. Teaching is the ideal profession only for those who FACULTY love it. The minimum requirements are four years of college with an immediate beginning of the study which leads to the master’s degree. But the standards are an absolute necessity to maintain the academic atmos- phere of the school at its highest level. Through the years Cambridge High has maintained this atmosphere, and many graduates from the Dorchester area have gone into business, science, and the arts to become leaders in their fields. Many a successful businessman owes his success to the quality of education he received as a stu- dent at Cambridge High School. It is possible to educate one’s self, but how much easier the task becomes when a teacher is there to lead the way!