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

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PROVIDE FOR GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE What is holding the attention of these two Spanish students are two interesting and colorful Spanish pos- ters on the bulletin board in Miss McCarthy’s room. Standing are El- vera Black, Geraldine Gour, Patricia Chmura, Rosalie Sutton, and Joanne Woodlief. Seated is Mary Anne What- ley, who is looking up the English translation for el bailo. By looking at the poster on the left, can you tell what el bailo means? The two foreign languages offered students are Spanish and French. Spanish, an easy and intriguing language to learn, is taught by Miss McCarthy. Students who select Spanish as one of their majors soon find out that it can be fun, if they do their homework faithfully. French, taught by Mr. Murphy, is just as fas- cinating as Spanish. In French, also, pupils find out that homework is necessary if they want to master the language. Languages are a student's Art is taught by Miss Marsden. In art, one learns about color schemes, how to use model- ing clay, how to draw a good abstraction, what a good poster should contain, how to do block printing, and many other things. When a student elects art, he becomes acquainted with the world of color, imagination, and the line of perception. He gets a taste of what goes on in an artist's world, behind the creation of an unusual ab- straction, or a realistic landscape. key to foreign culture. These art students are really enjoy- ing themselves in the project they have started — block printing. Mary Anne Whatley is showing an example of a block print to Connie Walker and Judy Abbe, who are copying it on pieces of linoleum. Joe Antico and Walter Champagne are pressing a design in another piece of lin- oleum. Block printing is only one of many projects that the art classes undertake. i j Jf (- t | ;

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SCIENCES, BUSINESS MATH, LANGUAGES, ART Many interesting experiments are done in Mr. Wilder’s chemistry class. For example, the students in this picture are producing hydrogen. While in the foreground Evelyn Han- son works at the lab bench, she is watched by Pam Butler, Geraldine Cullen, Gary Small, and Dan Martin. n¢ at Biology, the study of life in all forms, is sug- gested to most freshmen. Interested students find themselves captivated by the many realms of the animal and plant kingdoms. Origins, reproduc- tion, and basic structures of life are studied in detail. Chemistry is the interesting study of the ele- ments, such as oxygen, nitrogen and other matter which makes up our earth. It deals with the characteristics of substances and their be- havior under various conditions. This subject is ideal for senior girls interested in nursing or students preparing for college. Physics, the study of energy, is offered to both juniors and seniors. Pupils taking this course delve into the fascinating world of atoms and mole- cules. The fields of mechanics, light, heat, sound, and electricity are all touched upon during the year. Business Mathematics, required of all freshmen, lays a strong foundation for those students who plan to take the clerical or bookkeeping course. The entire course is an intense review of the principles of math learned in previous years. It is a preparation for the more difficult work which lies ahead in junior and senior years. Taking inventory in an office-supply house is only one of the problems which these Business Math students encounter. Pupils in this picture are in Mr. Della Giustina’s Business Mathe- matics class. Shown pointing out the supplies in- ventory is Linda Mason, under the watchful eyes of Mr. Della-Giustina, while Nancy Alexander (standing), Virginia Albano, Sharon Wilmot, Bar- bara Montanaro, and Alene Alpert (seated) look on. 28

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THE BAND Row One: Maureen Lockerby, Betty Sarnacki, Patricia Riley, Melanie Robert, Lynda Freeman. Row Two: Mike Rickson, Marie Whitehead, Carolyn Benware, Eloise Begg, Jeraldine Smus. Row Three: Ernest Williams, Da- nuta Basiak, Hamilton Wray, Pamela Butler. Row Four: Louis Calabrese, Thomas Pietras, Bruce Smith, Edwena Ward, Lucy Childs, James Voltz. Row Five: Richard Eisold, Jan Hoffman, John Blanchard, Joseph Berard. THE CHORUS Row One: Helen Burgess, San- dra Turnberg, Carole Ottoson, Marjorie Jameson, Yvonne Guest, Ernest LaFaille, Ed Bentley, Den- nis Gagnon, Willy Williams, Ro Beturne, Catherine Donnellan, Sandra Maynard, Cheryl Crowe, Joanne D’Amato, Cecelia Cala- brese, Ellen Stebbins, Carol Yelle, Mr. Nickerson. Row Two: Julia Aubin, Barbara Allen, Doreatha Griner, Eleanor Settle, Elaine Markham, Charlotte Lynch, Robert Ryan, Richard Podgurski, Louis Chambers, Thomas Pilegi, Dinah Kaplinger, Elizabeth Bell, Sylvia Wright, Ann Johnson, Joan Khoury, Maureen Lockerby. Row Three: Patricia Chapin, Dymphna Noctor, Joyce Gelin- eau, Yvonne Houston, Theo Sin- iscalchi, Mike Rickson, Paul Ka- panski. .Row ..Four: Cynthia Bobola, Carol Black, Marilyn Noel, Nancy Clark, Natalie Far- rell, Patricia Palozie, Donald Prifti, Dan Martin, Kevin Cavan- augh, Mike Goldberg, Reuben iver, Morge Koh Ter” MAUJSIC DEVELOPS AESTHETIC APPRECIATION Pamela Butler. This year the band, under the capable leader- ship of Mr. Nickerson, has contributed much to the lively spirit of our school rallies as well as adding color to some of our other special as- semblies. Anyone — boy or girl — with an appreciation for music is eligible to join the chorus. The chorus always has the privilege of being in the Christ- mas Assembly and in the Music Festival. Because boys can join the chorus, this breaks away from the monotony of all-girls groups. 30 Only girls who have an above-average voice and who have acquired the knack of reading music can join the choir; it is a select, small group. The choir is always a feature in the Christmas Assembly and the Music Festival. The various glee clubs are the largest groups. They take pleasure in competing with each other for the honor of being in the Christmas Assem- bly. All take part in the Music Festival.