Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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G ommercia al !i§ The Commercial department, headed by Bertram G. Clarke, consists of nine teachers all doing their part to instruct their pupils in some of the things that their future employer will expect them to know. Miss Bennett, Mrs. Malone, and Mr. Clarke try to instill in the minds of their pupils the bookkeeping cycle, while Mrs. Berenson, Mr. Clarke, Mr. D ' Ambrosio, and Mr. White assist the girls in learning to become swift and accurate typists. Miss Sylvester, meanwhile, is teaching the girls in her office practice class how to manipulate the various machines that will be found in the different offices, and Mrs. Malone instructs her girls in the operation of the cal¬ culator. The job of teaching stenography falls on Miss Cloper and Mr. D ' Ambrosio; and commercial geography is under the direction of Mr. Donahue. The students of C.H.S. are indeed fortunate to have such a variety of subjects to choose from, and any pupil who wishes, can get a sound background in commercial subjects to become a reliable person in the business world. Athletes become typis 20

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Far away places with strange sounding names the heading of Problems of Democracy, Civics, dealing with the rights and duties of citizens, is taught by Mr. Donahue and Mrs. Tuton. I I Economics, which concerns the produc¬ tion, distribution, exchange, and consump¬ tion of wealth, is taught by Mr. Pierotti and Miss Israelite. Business Law and Con¬ sumers Education are respectively taught by Miss Israelite, and Mr. Pierotti. We are aware that the defense of democracy demands more than a salute ! to the flag, repetition of the citizen ' s creed, or a patriotic speech. It means the participation of all of us in the great work of building an America in which the ideals of democracy find full realization.

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Watcha listenin ' to?? Two spaces after a period, Pauline Sure it ' s easy when you explain it, Mr. D. Viat next??