Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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,- 'W FN .X ,- I v I -.4--' INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Upper Left French Class Lower Left German Recltation Upper Rzght Latin Scholar Lower Rlght Whlch one dld the Spanish? Languages We are living in an age when under standing tolerance and an ability to con verse in a foreign tongue are reguisites for the happine and harmony that can exist in thi melting pot of nations only when uch under tanding tolerance and abilities are recognized and stressed lt has fallen to the facliool. ol America to teach the people to understand their neighbors. Typical of high rchooli all over the country Chelsea Highs foreign language department is com- posed of and devoted to six languages: Latin, German, Spanish, Hebrew, ltalian and French, The Latin department turns out Latin stu- dents of the highest calibre under the very Page Twenty-:six able tutelage of two widely travelled and well read followers of Virgil Cicero and Caesar Miss Deasy and Miss Burnett At those who think Latin is a dead language Miss Deasy has aimed the following words Latin develops the power of thinking pro vides a good cultural background creases the vocabulary Cover half our Eng- lish words are derived from Latin? helps the pupil understand and speak the Eng' lish language correctly is the link betweei the 'Past and Present' for it is the founda- tion of all other subjects, furnishing the power of reasoning and speaking correct- ly. Miss Severance, a most capable student

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- 54. Girls' Gym Physical training is the best subject in the curriculum -no homework, just fun! After roll call, the girls in bright blue suits, socks, and sneakers take a swift run around the gym and then form in their squads and open ranks in preparation for exercises which are partly gymnastic and partly drill, accompanied by the music of the phonograph or piano. These exercises teach them posture for the perfect functione ing of the different parts of the body, for cofordination and poise. After the exercises, it is time for real fun. Sometimes they play games, learn folk or modern dance steps, or play about on the Top Pyramid. Bottom: Calisthenics. vaulting horse, ropes, or ladder. lf one may say so, girls are as apt as boys. Pfach re- creation has the same purpose, that is to promote health. Then the young Spartans dash for the showers. This is the best fun of all to hear the light laughter and soft voices when they are under the warm water, the girlisfi shrieks when the cold water is turned on, and that mad rush before the last bell! ln connection with regular gymnastic classes and activities, Miss McCalmont, the instructress also holds basketball games on Wednesday afternoon for all those who wish to participate. Top: You name it. Bottom: Up and over, one at ri time

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MDW ' of Schiller, Goethe, Lessing and Kant, opens the doors to the better understanding of the German writers, poets, musicians and scientistsf' for those eager German enthus- iasts who greet one with Wie befinden Sie sich? One can readily see the growing demand for Spanish as our relations become more and more friendly with the South and Cen- tral American nations. Spanish affords abundant information about the Spanish people, their customs, literature and art. ln connection with our work we take 'El Eco, a small Spanish newspaper containing arti- cles of interest, puzzles, jokes, etc., as class work, says Miss Burke who so competently conducts her department. Many times Mr. Greene has led his stu- dents in a Hebrew song which was sung, perhaps during the time of Moses. From a position of little use and importance, Hebrew has again grown important through the settlement of Palestine by the Hebrew- speaking peoples of the world. ln our work for the past three years we have been using as a fundamental textbook, the standard work serving several high schools of Greater New York. This book abounds in interesting stories, anecdotes, and exercises giving students copious draughts from the fountain of a valuable culture, explains Mr. Greene, a genial master of Hebrew. Miss Nugent, well-qualified and well- versed in ltalian literature, states. We study the contributions of ltaly to the realms of thought and imagination, fine arts, poe- try, philosophy, pure and applied sciences and education in general. By the conscientious study of these lan- guages, there is instilled in us an appre- ciation of the cultural aspects of world civil- ization not only of the past but of today when our country is composed of so many different peoples and races, each speaking its own language. Top: Recitation in an ltalian Class, Top Row Center: Anna M. Brodbine, Mary P. Brod- bine, loscphine R. Burke. Middle Row Center: Agnes E. Burnett, Frances M. Connolly, Rose M. McKenna. Bottom Row Center: Maude F. Mitchell, Margaret E. Nugent, Ruth M, Severance. Bottom: Struggling with their French. -6 -W