Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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. That ' s how it ' s done, class! Now Krana, it can ' t be that funnyl Science is the key to present day civili¬ zation, and Chelsea High School realizes its importance. Its science department is second to none in the caliber of its in¬ structors. Heading the well-trained and experienced science department is Mr. Carl Staples, the other teachers in the department being Mr. Earl Anderson, Mr. Aaron Kipnes, Mr. Nathan Margolis, and Mr. Roman Pucko. They teach Physics, the science dealing with matter and ener¬ gy; Chemistry, the science of the changes taking place within and between mole¬ cules; or Biology, the science of living plants and animals. Now do you think the picture explains the theory?

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cience Now it ' s clear, Mr. Kipnes! Passing courses in these three fields means that the Chelsea High student is ready to face further study of these sci¬ ences in college, or if he is in the General Course he has a beginner ' s knowledge of these studies as applied to problems in daily life. He will have learned something about the common phenomena of science, from the falling of a leaf to the splitting of the atom; from the growing of flowers to the growing of miracle wonder drugs. He will understand better what he reads. He will be able with further reading and study to keep abreast of the fast moving advancement in such fields as Atomic energy, medicine, and electricity. Mr. Anderson, explaining a chemical reaction. Careful Toby, there might be an explosion.

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I £ anquage Perfectament Cornelius. Everyone studied his Spanish last night. Vous voyez, Mademoiselle Connolly, c ' est comme ca explique Catherine. The Foreign Language Department has had its place at Chelsea High for many years. It has proven an encouragement and an inspiration to many of the students. Different worlds are opened up. Lan¬ guage barriers are broken down. The good neighbor policy bears fruit. Recently the language department has approached its studies from the modern viewpoint. The emphasis is no longer on grammar alone, but on the life, customs, and habits of the people. This makes the subject more stimulating 16 Comprenez-vous? In French oui sounds like we .