Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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SOCIAL STUDIES FACULTY Lerr to Rrent: David H. Brown, Irene Horrigan, Donald Ressler, Milton K. Corbin. David H. Brown, Head of Social Studies Department. 22

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Row 1 Fronr to Back: Anastasia Spelios, Virginia Kane, Joyce Canney. Row 2 Fronr to Back: Hannah Klein, John Oates, David LATIN 3 Vincent. Row 3 Front vo Back: Marilyn Ireland, Joan Benedict, Miss Ruth Shaffer. ANCIENT LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Gallia est omnis divisa en partes tres. “Gaul as a whole is divided into three parts.” Thus begins Caesar’s Gallic Wars, a book familiar to hundreds of Classical students of today and yesterday. Miss Shaffer and Miss Dean teach the time honored language, Laiin. Aside from the bene- fits to their English vocabularies and the knowl- edge of another language, Latin students find Caesar most interesting. His achievemenis and de- feats are recorded before them just as they were when Caesar himself first set them down. Several of the betier Latin students take Latin 3. They read the works of Virgil and other contem- porary poets and writers. 21 Miss Ruth Shaffer, chairman

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IN AMERICAN HISTORY WE LEARN THE PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT Row 1: David Vincent, Frances Liatsos, Helen Safir, Janet Crozier, Arthur Vega, James Conlin. Rosalind Wilkins, Gloria Davis, Chester Blair, Peter Higgins, Carl Mendola. Judy Anderson, Diana Tyrell, Joan Sokolowski, Marijane Beltz, Jack Miller, Jay Posnick. Row Row Row John Lotane, Margaret Metcalf, Irene Wiejeck, Judith Hall, Robert Costello, Hannah Klein. SOCIAL STUDIES- DEPARTMENT Of all the subjects taught at Classical none so fires the imagination as history. Alexander the Great, Rome, Greece, the Crusaders, the Renaissance, the New World, the birth and growth of the United States, all live again, brought to life by teachers who have a love of their subjects. Students at Classical find no problem in staying awake in history class. Our teachers don’t call for constant repetition of dates and names, but ask for the causes behind an event, for the people who took part in it, and why they took part. Humorous and true anecdotes help to make ancient history, American history, and European history live. Classical is also fortunate to have two special Social Studies classes. Mr. Brown teaches a very interesting course in high school economics. Mr. Corbin teaches Problems of Democracy, a course concerned with local and state govern- ments, with social agencies and the like. The P. of D. classes frequently visit these agencies and government offices to observe first hand their works and problems. ee ae BNE 4;