East Hartford High School - Janus Yearbook (East Hartford, CT)

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MISS ELIZABETH B. LARRABEE Colby College Department Chairman ALLEN K. DRISCOLL University of Colorado Club Publicity, Ass't. English Librarian. ' 5 1 ai . 1 - . , fS32WlL?9 - LEM 5 gf' ff?-f' L3 ff: .all ,f gikgssasifg -ei . r A sw.. rwcwgww , 'H fe- .ips . M -A es gg.. View .115 H in 'sag' - Q -, fly' ff 5' ,- 2 . 5 w 4... , QW vi' fi K I ii an A Q W I . fr- ft , ,M f -11 -,rr fii. -'lf- 1 HUGH P. BOYLE Fairfield University ROBERT E. BRAIRTON Boston University Deans of Boys, Student Council Adviser, Coordinator of College Board Activities, Scholarship Examinations. MRS. BARBARA 1. EUSTACE Radcliffe College Student Council Ass't. Adviser. ENGLISH MRS. FRANCES H. GORDON Central Connecticut State College Guidance Department. Mr. Brairton's advanced placement English class analyzes a poem showing how the various elements of sound, imagery, and tone make up the unique thing which the poem is. '.,,a MISS ANN M. CLARK St. Joseph College Dramatics Adviser. JAMES D. MEAGHEAR American International College Literary Club, Legion Oratorical Contest, Graduation C Coach Speakersb. xi-gram K' f:fz1Qw4sgaa 1 ax - am.. :

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Guidance for Growth The educational, vocational, social, and emotional growth of the individual is the goal of the Guidance De- partment. So that the student may have a better chance to approach the peak of his powers and to have a richer, fuller, more satisfying life in school and out - both now and in the future - the East Hartford High School Guid- ance Department offers the services of eight trained counselors. Through a complete testing and counseling program, the student becomes aware of his assets and liabilities. By knowing himself, the student is better able to chart a more direct route to individual success and happiness, and to be a worthwhile contribution to society. Testing and counseling are but a small part of the responsibilities of the Guidance Department. The importance of planning and adjustment is realized even before the student reaches high school. Freshman counselors visit eighth grade classes to orient future high school freshmen to high school procedure. Each year student successes and failures are noted. Finally in the senior year before leaving the shelter, stu- dents are aided in their choice of a vocation, a college, or a technical school by the senior counselors. Mrs. Gaines has helped many secure part-time and permanent employment which has been not only a financial aid, but also an aid in giving exploratory vocational experience. Mr. McCabe's psychology class probes the motives of human behavior. 'S sex s wx ,xqbx , , N Z! t UQ 55 1 SE D' O3 35' on. 'ffm N FE: l-QM 22 F52 D-vi 53 -v.-V2 '92 'E ::. O U-3: E-VI O E-+-. .-. 0 I2 0-9. C 0 mn ,-957 ... O53 Pr-u W D D- 2? .. :. Q. N E' N 50 Q. 9 Ill 0 E. 9. GUIDANCE Q----.-......,,.,, 9 I dl-Sill!!! E u xv! Q-N,-N

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.gi 'is 5. 6 MRS. MARIE L. DAVIS WILLIAM J. DESMOND Central Connecticut State College University of Hartford Guidance Department. Latin Club Assistant Adviser. Miss Larrabee helps Howard Rulnick and Patricia Purcell select their individual reading exercises from the Science Research Associates Reading Laboratory. The Laboratory is used to help students improve their individual reading skill. , ....i,.-1, 4 Lu le 'W X X , 7 iff W -f L Sk 'll anguage 1 .9 A if up U, rf ,,y ye fr ,. 1 1' Wu lf' .IJ ' ,V Developed ry ,et y, .D rr V Ali .ei rifhl fl' U' M L,IfJel.ifJ1 ,fifty Lil Striving toward student perfection in oral and written I ,U expression with an understanding and appreciation of good ' V' ' literature has always been the aim of the English Department. With more and more students seeking college entry or business careers where the mastery of grammar, punctuation, and vo- cabulary building are so necessary, it has become the duty of every department to be conscious of the student's English usage and progress. The English Department today is spending more time in reading improvement and comprehension and in vocabulary building. A unit in speech for sophomore students is being planned. For the past two years, English students have had an opportunity to attend the American Shakespeare Festival Theater at Stratford. Each year Shakespearian players visit East Hartford to give excerpts from several of Shakesperels plays. To keep abreast of the growing school population and to maintain and improve its standards, the English Department has increased its faculty membership in the past five years from eleven teachers to twenty teachers. Helen johnson receives help from Mr. Raccagni with the interpretation of Edgar Allen Poe's The Gold Bug.