Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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Nicholas G. Ruberti Department Head Mathematics Department Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty-a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, sub- limely pure, and capable of a stem perfection such as only the greatest can show. — Ber- trand Russell The beauty of mathematics is illustrated in its simplicity. Mathematics expresses in simplified form complex ideas. Upon these concepts we have based complete areas of science that will aid us in the exploration of space — the ocean of tomorrow. If we are ever to chart the infinite reaches of this last frontier, we must have a pure and perfected form of mathematics. Although specialization in one field is now essential, the study of the world around us, as well as the world beyond us, requires at the minimum a background in mathemat- ics. Because of this ever-increasing need, the Mathematics Department of Fitchburg High School presents the basic concepts of mathematics so that the student will have a knowledge of the rudiments of mathematics when he begins to further his education and choose a field of speciahzation. Miss Norma A. Bloem John Dunn Miss Louise Ertie Students fake it for photographer. 20

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Industrial Arts Department The industrial arts program specializes in training stu- dents in technical and industrial fields. This is achieved through study, planning, and construction experience in laboratories and shops. The program seeks to prepare skilled workers for society as well as to enable students to understand and deal intelli- gently with their industrial environment. Also emphasized by the department is the need for safety and for training in a student's particular field, Russell R. Cook Department Head Erkki Koutonen John S. Lukas Art is the application of skill vVilliam Michaels with the expression of imagination. 22