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

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Math. 2 class constructs lines and proves construction. Ist Row, Lerr to Ricur: Joanna Crowe, Walter Schaeneman, Larry Maier, Cheryl Mackintosh, 2nd Row— Diana Wentworth, Mary Ellen Crowe, Gail Sias, Janet MacIntosh, 3rd Row—Suellen Williams, Edward Sundberg, Dorothy Guide, Sue Penny. 4th Row—Myrna Wood, Elaine Thomas, Selma Steingard, Robert Romejko. 5th Row—Bernice Zogry, Lor- raine Thomas, Rhoda Fisher. At BoARp— Margaret Mayberry, Mickey Webber, Mrs. Flanagan. Mr. Smith explains the volume of the spherical triangle to his fourth year math class. Lerr To RicHT: Ist Row Mary Louise Comins, William Friedman, Daniel Jordan, Donald McGregor, Marcia Phillips. 2nd Row—Frank Clement, Julian Freedman, Louis Heafitz, Donald Lepowe, Siegfried Wiedenmeyer, David Spang. 3rd Row—Pa- tricia Brown, Richard Franck, Douglas Hallett, Leigh Wilson, Oskar Hellwig, John Sheehan. 4th Row—Bob Bridg- man, Milton Douglass, Barry Gibbons, Martin Kaufman, Eleanor Missett, Robert Severance. 5th Row — Robert Armstrong, Wilma Davidson, Victor Marchese. 23

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Leland Smith, Miss Margaret Kelley, and Mr. Donald Vaughn. Sranp- ING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Helen Flanagan, and Miss Edna Marston. ‘ MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Today, mathematics is indispensable to our existence. It is used in every conceivable field of work and forms an integral part of our existence. The mathematics department of Classical provides stu- dents with an opportunity to apply their knowledge of mathematics practically or to use it as a basic foundation for a future scientific or mathematical career. In addition to courses in geometry and algebra, students may take a 22 fourth year mathematics course which involves solid geometry, trigonometry, and a month or two at the end of the college subjects, analytical geometry, and calculus. They also may take a twelfth grade general mathematics course which teaches the practical application of mathe- matics. The teachers of the mathematics department are Leland Smith, chairman, Helen Flanagan, Margaret Kelley and Edna Marston.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Seatep, Lert to Ricut: Mr. A. E. C. Oliver, Miss Eileen Fitzgerald, Mr. Howard Lynch, and Miss Emma Battis. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT This year the science department has continued to offer its excellent courses in chemistry, biology, physiology, and physics. To these courses, physics review has been added for the purpose of giving additional physics preparation to those who plan to take engineering or advanced physics courses in college. A knowledge of the fundamentals of chemistry is useful in almost any field and is essential as background in undertaking the study of a profes- sion, such as pharmacy, which directly involves chemical compounds and mixtures. Biology is im- portant in itself, and can also be a stepping stone to the study of such fields as zoology and botany. The physiology course is an important aid in taking care of oneself properly, and it has proved invalu- 24 able to girls entering the nursing profession. Physics is important not only because of the prac- tical value of knowing the principles of matter and energy, but also because physics includes two sci- ences which will be essential to the future as well as the present: electronics and atomic energy. For those interested in electronics, the Classical science department has obtained instruments for testing radio parts, and a Geiger counter has been acquired for the benefit of those interested in atomic energy. Credit for the continued excellence of our science department goes to the department head, Mr. H. Howard Lynch, and his colleagues: Miss Emma Battis, Miss Eileen Fitzgerald, and Mr. Aleph FE. C. Oliver.