Elms College - Elmata Yearbook (Chicopee, MA)

Page 23 text:

PHYSICAL EDUCATION, under the leader- ship of Mrs. Guerdline Curran, plays a necessary part in the schedule of each Freshman, enabling her to develop an interest in campus sports. GUERDLINE K. CURRAN WALTER F. HALPIN ACTING CLASS, a recent dramatic course introduced this year, shows Mr. Halpin explaining dramatic techniques to Rita Grillo and Beverly Pratt. DRAMATICS AND SI ' EH ( ' ll Headed by Walter F. Halpin, the Speech and Drama depart- ment is the most recently established on campus. Students interested in dramatic fields, and others wishing to complement a regular curriculum with such courses as “Basic Train- ing in Speech,” “History of the Theater,” or “Training the Speaking Voice” find this new department both stimulating and useful. NIYNICAL EDUCATION “. . . Sound in mind and body.” Under the able guidance of Mrs. Curran, the Physical Education class seeks to cultivate healthy bodies while fostering good sportsmanship and friendly attitudes. In congenial atmosphere students participate in calisthenics and precision marches, and learn the fundamental games used in children’s recreation.

Page 22 text:

BALANCE is essential when the degree of the ingredients determines the success of an experiment. Pauline Rutana, Anne Keenan, and Mary Smith spend a great deal of their laboratory time weighing their materials on the delicate balances so necessary to their study of chemistry. ROBERT I. O ' HERRON The science major combines the practical with the theoretical and ultimately, solves the mysteries of the scientific world. Chemistry majors accomplish this through study of quantitative and qualitative analysis, organic and physical chemistry. Biology, another major field, ac- quaints the student with courses in zoology, anatomy, histology, embry- ology, and physiology. CHARLES R. GADAIRE HISTOLOGY is an important course to the Biology major. Here Mary McGrath pre- pares to identify a sample of bone tissue while lab partner Angie Madera looks on.

Page 24 text:

ENGLISH MAJORS Beverly Alexander and Rita Grillo check highlights in the life of Milton with Sister Helen Joseph. From the European masters to the leaders in American literature, from the Victorians and Romantics to Hem- ingway and Greene, from the Eliza- bethan period of Shakespeare to the contemporary period of Shaw — herein is the all-encompassing scope of the English courses offered at the Elms. The primary purpose is to gain an appreciation of the rich and abundant English heritage with which we are endowed; the secondary aim is to foster the enjoyment of literary achievement in every conceivable form. English - — RECENT TROUBLESPOTS attract the attention of history majors Sheila Nesbit and Pat Leonard. HISTORY Liberal educators agree that history plays a vital and important role in a liberal education. A treasure chest of knowledge, it enables students to know the background of past civilizations whose problems often shed light on cur- rent affairs. History students, in addition to courses in ancient, European, American, and contemporary history, augment factual knowledge with independent study of both ancient and contemporary cultures. This leads to a keen under- standing of international affairs and prepares each student for her role life.