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

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Various Phases of Distributive Education Are Demonstrated Ann Spaulding and Doug- las Kampfer set up an attractive Valentine candy display in the class- room. In this way Distrib- utive Education pupils have an opportunity to learn fundamentals of dis- play “by doing.” The Distributive Education Course, taught by Miss Barbara McQuade, offers the student a co-operative training program which gives him classroom instruction in the morning and actual work experience in a distributive occupation in the afternoon. Since distribution of products and services to the consumer involves many functions, the student may hold various kinds of paying jobs such as selling, receiving and marking mer- chandise, assisting in display and in advertising, or even working in various office departments, such as the credit office. Among the many advantages are these: The student is given a natural method of choosing Stee Dee an occupation. It also helps students to bridge Eyneraiescclline © atecie the gap between school and the business world. niques to lure David Rushlow into a Valen- tine purchase. Michael Raffaele demonstrates one of the various Elizabeth Latimer, left, and Barbara Queior, right, work experiences he has had at his work station. are caught “on the job” in the dress de partment at During this stage of his training he is assisting in the Steiger’s. display department at Hayne’s.

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Science Department Creates Science-age Above, nedy, Pauline Ken- Jeannette Savoy, and Susan Lemieux ex- hibit reptiles. Students At left are the teachers who make a wide range of scientific studies possible here at Commerce. They are Mr. MHenry Trespas, Miss Alberta McCleary, Mr. William Wilder, and Mr. Harold Jones. The Science Department of the High School of Commerce has two primary aims: to help create science-age citizens and to encourage more young people to choose science as a career. In this new age of rockets and wonderful med- ical discoveries, students who have a knowledge of chemistry, physiology, physics, and biology are needed all over the globe. One of the big events-in the Science Depart- ment this year was the Science Fair. This fair gives students the opportunity to express their thoughts on science with exhibits which they de- sign and make themselves. All in all, the science department offers stu- dents courses in all phases of science which will aid them in any career that they are interested in. and demonstration of transistors and their uses in electronics are, from left to right: Joan Beaulieu, Sandra Schenck, Richard Pond, Telephone Company representatives John L. Lavelle and Robert R. Robinson, and Physics instructor, Mr. Henry Trespas. discussion Taking part in a 14 Donald Heyliger and Carol Chemistry Hamell engaged in a titration to determine normality of acid, using burettes. They are Senior members of Mr. Wilder’s Chemistry class. experiment doing

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NOmaPZmMMHeres Commerce during the past few years has been expanding its Mathematics Department. This year trigonometry, taught by Mr. John Bennett, (shown above), has been included in our curriculum for the first time. Algebra IT and II and geometry are also included in this department. The fundamentals including graphs, square root, and equa- tions are taught in Algebra I by Miss Margaret Kelly Algebra II, which includes quadratic equations, logarithms, and binomial theorems, is more involved. Plane geometry serves to benefit the future architect, designer, machinist, and engineer. Commerce meets the high standards of college requirements and has sent many of its graduates to excellent institutions. Its training in mathematics, then, is another demonstration of our yearbook theme: that serious, intelligent work in high school is the basis for lasting well-being and pleasure in life. S2™M Se arPuvues Above, Diana Vosburgh at left is explaining to the Pictured above are: Edward Anderson, standing at the class that B F D E is a parallelogram. Jean Johnson blackboard. Seated, left to right at the right looks on. are. George Pehl- vanian, Diane Ledger, Fred Jackson, Clifford Plourde, James McCarthy. 16