Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Let us take a tour of the classrooms to prove this point. Miss Frances Connolly, head of the department, teaches the pupils to read French menus, newspapers, and signs. Mr. Irving Schwartz takes his pupils on a trip so that they may imbibe the beauty of French architecture and design. Do you hear those Spanish records? The Spanish classes under Miss Rose McKenna and Miss Johanna Spring listen to the rhythmic background of the castanets and sonorous sounds of the Spanish voices. The German pupils break the routine by acting out their stories. They are led by Miss Ruth Severence. Finally we approach the Latin classes of Miss Ella Deasy and Miss Agnes Burnett. Here, after the regular assignment, Latin games and stories are introduced to increase English and Latin vocabularies. Bonum est nobis his esse. Thus ends our tour. It is easy to see why languages have become an enjoyment . . . not a chore. Try one yourself and see. The French III class in serious thought. Ga! Dos ' est schnitzelbank?

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Mr. Berenson, I know the answer. Social Studies provides a basic foundation to en¬ able us to Have a better understanding of the concepts of democracy. The world today is a complex and a troubled one. More than ever before the youth of America are faced with the tremendous responsibility of preserving the ideal of the American way of life. The Social Studies courses offered are United States History which deals with the growth of our nation. This course is taught by Mr. Leader, Mr. Green, Mr. Berenson and Miss Stearns. World History which stresses the ways in which the past has contributed to our present living is taught by Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Berenson, Miss Spring and Mr. Shapiro. Geography taught by Mr. Shapiro presents an up to date well balanced knowledge of the geographic conditions of the world. Problems of Democracy taught by Mr. Leader and Mr. Thompson acquaint the pupils with the political, economic, and social questions arising in the city, state and nation. Civics, taught by Mr. Ridge, teaches us to understand some of the problems of people and communities today. Economics and Sociology create a better understanding of econ¬ omics and social problems, individual as well as national. It is taught by Miss Isrealite and Mr. Pierotti. Also there is Consumer Education dealing with the everyday problems of the individual in relation to principles and guides in the management of your money. Business Law, taught by Miss Isrealite, has to do with those rules and principles which apply spe¬ cifically to business transactions.