Falmouth High School - Crest Yearbook (Falmouth, ME)

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ii? if C I-Q AMN D50 C-4 First Row: P. Wheeler, R. Cole, E. Latty, and C. Eames. Second Row: J. Wishman, D. Rose, A. Pfeffer, R. Cole, and M. Dyer. Third Row: N. Peters, B. Meehan, P. Dyhrberg, D. Merrill, A. Stewart, and F. Howland. Standing: Mrs. Parker. History - destiny: These words change the events of today into records of tomorrow, and here in our glorious America the motto that nRight makes Mightn is being brought to life hour by hour. Our American history class at Falmouth High is giving us all a clear and lasting picture of the foundation and hard-earned success of our strong democratic nation. Such chapters as discovery of America, its growth, place among nations, influence on our lives and character, industry, educational growth, and battle for justice and intelligent progress are taught us by our very interesting and well-liked teacher, Hrs. Mary Parker. To link the living of today with the history of yes- terday our current event topics and discussions form a very important part of our class recitations. Surely, we pupils of 1944 are living in a most his- torical year with the heroic bravery of our American men at war in all parts of the world in defense of the justice and freedom our United States represents. It is bringing history, as a study, very close to our classroom, when we realize that our graduates of yesterday and our classmates of today will portray the history les- sons taught in their determined desire to forever protect our nLand of the Free and the Home of the Braven. P ,lf i s ,Q

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17 e H Front row: L. Morse, R. Aaskov. Second row: K. White, G. Clements, C. Ward, V. Taplin. Third row: M. Blake, J. Mer- rill, J. Peterson, M. Cushman, and N. Tyler. Fourth row: J. Lash, C. Eames, W. Fessenden, P. Estabrook, and J. Priest. Standing: Mrs. Motz. Well! Well! Well! Another year at F. H. S. and the Latin Department is still going in full force. Twenty years ago they said that there wasn't going to be any more Latin in another few years, but we still see pupils struggling over ir- regular verbs and saying nrosa, rosae, rosae,n But seriously, Latin is really useful. It helps the student to under stand English better, and also any other language he studies. English is half Latin, and French, Spanish, and all of the other romance languages are based upon Latin. Besides Latin has a broad cultural and historical background. So, student, stick to your Latin book, and you'll never go wrong. So, until the next time, 'Va1ete Discipulil' French, one of our most interesting and cultural subjects, is being studied this year by a group of Sophomore students, under the able direc- tion of Mrs. Parker, a newcomer to Falmouth High since the departure of Mrs. Pierson. Because of her interest in and study of the French language, Mrs. Parker has been able to give us more than the standard textbook material. French I has been a class we have all looked forward to as fifty minutes of friendly and informal instruction. Many of us who have taken French this year plan to increase our knowl edge by an additional two or three years of this subject. We sincerely hope that this short and simple glimpse of French will encourage more of the students of Falmouth High to explore this fascinating language. The exotic strains of nBesame Mucho' drift through the halls of the school and everyone knows that the Spanish class has assembled for their daily poke at grammar la pain. With a cheery nBuenos Dias, Mis Amigosn, Senorita Phillips commences the day's lesson. Teodoro Vail rolls his R's and all that Arturo Hatch needs is a sombrero to make them seem like a per feet pair of Mexicans. A glance at the Spanish class, bonener, shows a group of industrious students, endeavoring to master the art of nHow to Speak Spanish.n This does not seem to be such a bad idea in view of the fact that the language is becoming more and more important. Let us hope that Spanish will remain in the curriculum of Falmouth High School in the years to come. 59, C EWR 1' iii..

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Standing, Arthur Hatch. Seated: H. Blake, T. Vail, Mrs Carlson, J. Clish, R. Wheeler, J. Immsden, L. And- ersen, A. Hanson, D. Gooch, L. Ferguson, M. Kimball, A. Kimball. The aim and purpose of mathematics is to develop stu- dents in logical thinking, to give them a mathematical foundation for study in the various sciences, such as chem- istry, physics, and engineeringg and to prepare them for the teaching profession, as well as for graduate study in the mathematical field. This year, more than ever, students are taking some form of mathematics because of the fact that a wider know- ledge of this study will enable them to obtain higher rank- ing in the armed forces, especially in aviation. The various forms of mathematics which are offered in the school curriculum are review math, business arithmetic, plane geometry, and algebra. The seniors study review math, the study of trigcnome- try and a review of algebra. The juniors and sophomores study geometry measure- ments and sizes of lines and angles. The freshman college course students study algebra, the science of the relations of unknown quantities and num- bersg those students in the Commercial Course study busi- ness mathematics, an advanced course in arithmetic. This department, under the able instruction of Mrs. Carlson, ranks highly with those of other schools. N fl U gf ,A C FP ' , Einiiiiii