Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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I Richard Malmborg diligently prepares for his next design. 2 A smile creeps across Dan Fen- no’s face as he varifies the dimensions. 3 An exhausted Basic Tech student stops for a brief snooze. 4 Scrutinizing his work is Dennis Nadeau. 5 Oblivious to the world around him, Germaine Huot adds the finishing touch to his work. 6 Adjusting the position of his T-square is Chris Paul. 7 A Mechanical Drawing stu- dent double checks his’ design’s measurements.

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Industrial Arts An eye-catcher again this year, Industrial Arts offered a wide and varied program. For students planning an art-related career, a two year course consisting of Basic Tech and Engineering Drawing provided the needed experience to give future artists a helping hand in grasping perspective, proportion, and form. To give students a better idea of basic technical skills and to help them become more aware of the problems of construction and design, a three year course consisting of Mechanical Drawing I, II, and Fundamentals of Engineering were studied. These courses proved to be the medium for encouraging interest in such fields as architecture and machine tool design. Using such basic equipment as compasses and lead pencils, the Industrial Arts students added their talents to Practical Arts Night. Being able to display their projects gave them a sense of accomplishment. 54

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American History courses featured a plan in which teachers organized the sequence of events, assignments, and ideas into a coordinated schedule. Once during each cycle classes met together for large group instruction which included panel discussions, lectures, and film presentations. Students taking Urban Affairs extended their concept of “the city” with the aid of guest speakers, field trips, and newspaper study. Under a release-time system they were allowed to leave Cathedral to research different aspects of city commerce, culture, and government. Senior government students centered their studies on foreign policy, political parties, and the application of the U.S. Constitution. Once again the class organized the Model Senate. Their junior counterparts participated in a mock Constitutional Convention depicting the different view points that formed the basis of our present government. Teachers implemented anew concept in education by introducing a community involvement program in which students participated in local government by working with the mayoral staff and the Urban League. Eight students participated in the Framingham State College Essay Contest and Conference. They submitted compositions dealing with major political movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Sixteen members of the World Problems class attended the Model United Nations Congress held at Assumption College. Through the use of new ideas and new teaching techniques, the social studies department achieved its goal of making history a journey of discovery for students.