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

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“Gee, do examines | really look like this?’’ exclaims Carol Milanese as she a model owned by the biology department. “Do you think that Edison started like this?’” Mona Merigian and Elsa Cressotti are involved in an experiment concerning the proper- ties and preparation of hydrogen. Better than DDT? The Venus Fly Trap is a plant that actually devours flies. It is sensitive to the touch of any foreign object. pa

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Science helps the student to prepare for the challenge of the future. In this new age of rockets and wonderful medical discoveries, men and women who have a knowledge of chemistry, physics, and biology are needed everywhere. All good physics students, like Brenda Potter, at Commerce soon learn the co- efficient of linear expansion. Indulging in the study of physics can be a hair-raising experi- ence as shown by Tana Benoit, Karen Jones, Barbara Kuc, and Barbara Benoit, who are ‘’shocked” by the effects of the elec- trostatic generator.

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One of the many services of the social studies department is a expla- nation of how the stock market operates. Terry Klewin and Maureen Finn, however, just don’t seem to understand the averages, as their looks tell us. Marilyn Kopyscinski explains to San- dra Capuano, Alvin Miller, and Jose- phine Garwacki -the many benefits received from “Social Security and how the funds are obtained. See i Duchesbeabcdudredigihecdeubualbedbntent ARERSES SEES mR SErEcaereece AREKREECALECEC Ae eLigt ie (Ae oa as Social Studies at Commerce try to acquaint the student with the world, its problems, and its peoples— both past and present. Piet Ain to Tepentert 1 h® | PA te the Ba | A SEE WES! H | | Adult Bisadied Per ELE { The freshman geography class keeps up with the affairs of the world by having each student give a current event report periodically. Jo Ann Blair gives her report to the class. Shown here: Christine Weld, Linda Meyers, Laura Stachelek, Theresa Cote, Joseph Dimauro, Patrick Delano, and Jane Moore listening attentively to the talk.