Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Business students perfect skills for future careers Along with regular business subjects, anew course, personal typing was included in the curriculum. Introduced as an experiment, the non-credit course was graded on the pass-fail system. Classes were taught basic business along with personal letter styles and correct keyboard techniques. In other business classes speakers were brought in to discuss topics related to the course. Such contacts helped the students to direct themselves toward future careers. Data Processing offered students experience with Unit Record Equipment, Key Punch, and an Alphabetic Interpreter. Through the department, 100 percent of senior business students have obtained jobs. 1 Typist Patty Hill concentrates on an assign- ment. 2 Unidentified student demonstrates home key position. 3 Business student Shirley Smith adjusts drum of mimeograph machine. 4 Punch typist Diane Dimauro operates equipment. 81

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courses, book Math offers new This year two new courses were added to the Math curriculum, Pre-Calculus and Problems in Math. The latter course and text were devised by the instructor Mr. Daniel Balicki. This year’s Calculus class completed the first three chapters of the book during the summer vacation, giving them a head start on the text. Math students participated in the State Prize Math Exam, Math Fairs, Mathletes, the National Prize Math Exam, and a tutorial program in the school. In the State Prize Math Exam Jerry Nardi and Bill Lonergan placed as finalists. 1 Word problems puzzle Tim Fenton. 2 Hoping for a right answer, Sue Buckley checks work on the blackboard. 3 State Prize Math Exam win- ners Bill Lonergan and Jerry Nardi. 4 Decem- ber’s Fine Arts Exhibit included a display of 18th Century mathematics. 5 His advertisement of after-school help amuses Mr. Halloran and his class. ies) io)

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Homemaker Supreme: yield 42 Use 1 Sr. Madeline Tiberii 42 ready, willing, and able girls 1 dash wisdom 3 4 tablespoon patience 9 ounces enthusiasm 2 cups knowledge Sift ingredients together. Flavor lightly with luck. Pour evenly into 2 classes. Bake at room temperature for 56 minutes. Cool slowly with confidence. Spread generously over 1 year. Yield: 31% dozen able homemakers 2 1 Before addressing the student body, Senator Kennedy enjoys refreshments served by Sue Grassanovits and Rosemary Thomas and pre- pared by the home ec classes. 2 Testing for pro- per seasoning, Laurel Nay samples her sauce. 3 Every good cook does her own dishes, including Ann Tessier.