Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Mrs. Montesano ' s class enjoys discussing the current events as well as studying world history. Wisdom is greater than knowledge, yet wisdom is achieved only through knowledge. The Social Studies Department at the Senior High School serves to increase the knowl¬ edge of its students. Through the various Social Studies courses, the student ' s under¬ standing of the world in which he lives broadens into still greater horizons. He learns why America is the “land of opportunity; what problems his ancestors faced; and what problems he, as a future leader of America, will have to face. He learns to analyze facts and to think of the future in terms of the past and the present. This is the basis of a firm decision; what is still more important, firm decisions are the basis for a strong America. It must be the Oregon Trail Gene is pointing to. Isn ' t it, Mr. Leader?

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...in an exciting and changing world Don ' t look so depressed, class, lunch is only fifteen minutes away. As you can see on Mr. Shapiro ' s face, his students have done excep¬ tionally well on their history projects. SOCIAL SCIENCE

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Mr. Schwartz must be relating an interesting historical event to keep the attention of the girls. Ahl Europe! Such a fascinating place. Four score and seven years ago, etc., etc., etc.,