High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Above: Miss Ruth Mars- den. Right: a watercolor class; left to right in fore- ground: Judy O’Brien, Ro- bert Albano, Verne Her- ring; in background: Wil- liam Santaniello and Minor Haskell, Below: Joyce Dion using the high-temperature electric furnace for ceram- ics. many people wish 10 Art Study Yields Pleasure Most people will agree that pictures and drawings add to the pleasure of life. As with music, art is a subject to be appre- ciated. Not everyone likes the same picture or piece of sculpture. Miss Marsden teaches two points to her stu- dents. (1) She feels that art must be a work of experience; this experience is not that of copying but of expressing one’s feeling. (2) Art is a way of expression with the elements of design. Some elements of design are harmony, balance, color, rhythm, and unity, which brings things together. In addition, Miss Marsden and her students aid the school in such projects as the G. O. Dance, Capers, Red Cross work, Commercial Art and stage work of different sorts. gvases are a few ke. Occasionally of their projects art classes also pencil, scratch gat things which ould create. Miss Ca

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Modern Languages Promote International Relations Pictured above are Miss Mary McCarthy and Miss Mary Murrill of the Language Department. At right, Miss Bonnie English is shown at the board explaining a Spanish greeting to Teresa Forgotsch and several classmates. Members of the French class who participated in our Christmas program are Shown at right. Row 1, left to right: Sheila Tuo- hey, Margaret Merrick, Carole Roberts, Claudia Dubuc, Helen Florio. Row 2: Millicent Burgess, Suz- anne Champigny, Esther Nilson, Fanchon Sanders, Bette Denesha, Dorine Daigles ow 3: Christa Brandt, Linda McIntosh, Diane Chicketti, Judith Hartley. French and Spanish are the two special languages taught at Commerce which are included in the College Preparatory course. Miss Murrill and Miss McCarthy teach their pupils to appreciate the culture and heritage of France and Spain. The two teachers spend a great deal of their time teaching their students to read better and acquire a nearly perfect accent by the use of “phonetics.” Phonetics is an intense study of pronunciation. They also teach grammar, and the reading of compositions, short stories, books and newspapers. cits ca ACERS ESI

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The band plays an active part in many school functions. It is an important part of the Christmas program and school assem- blies; it plays at many athletic events and takes part in the Western Mass. Music Festival as well as our own Commerce Music Festival. Although some of the band members have had previous training in junior high school, about 75% of them begin at Commerce. At least one year of instrumental training is nec- essary. The school provides the instruments as well as instructions. The student becomes ac- quainted with many phases of music theory and practice. TTIL UW Music plays a large part in the lives of many people. Here at Commerce the students are given an opportunity to take part in several vocal groups, under. the direction of Mr. Walter Nickers@y (77 Ag There are fiv@Qele@ Jalhbs Tha makes it easier for move oMlyfwhid | with fio fake glee club to Jegmimeb thei prbbtams Thq style of music vAaieseetom classi seeh oi0us, Gmenese c- ular music to modern™poptiat standards, and tunes from well-known Broadway shows. The glee clubs are not selective—anyone having the desire and the time in his program may elect music. There are two choruses because of the great demand.