Framingham High School - Philomath Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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Zf 'MV ---' , MX x0 si . M --9 I -ef-'le' 4 ' , Wilh a curriculum covering ' clolhing lo chefs, lhe Home Economics Deparlmenl has grown oul ol ils quarlers near lhe caleleria. So a Child Growlh and Developmenl class - expanded inlo lhe boys' dress- ing room. Whalever lhe loca- lion, lhe deparlmenl. under lhe supervision ol Mrs. Lillian Kreger, leaches courses in lood and clolhing, wilh pro- grams ranging from inlerior design lo lashion design. Prac- lical work, guesl speakers, and audio-visual aids supplemenled academic sludy. Two hundred dozen eggs a year and lwo hundred pounds ol llour al Chrislmas made lood very real lo cooking classes. There were lhe Belly Crocker Scholarship conlesl, and a Slerling Silver Award lor lhe Sludenl wilh lhe besl record ol improve- menl. Sludenl chefs visiled a meal marlcel, girls made Prom lormals, and Mrs. Elclridge's class gave lhe annual lacully lea. For lhe lucky few, a soak- ing lrom a broken dish-wash- ing hose compleled Praclical Experience. C012 0122103 I A 4 Z1 1 '!'.' 1 Mrs. Kreger, Direclor Mrs. Baker 'TSM an 'f Mrs. Eldridge A Mrs. Whillen psi- 19- cg. Miss Wiggins 5 i

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v,4 Mr. Hafch, Depar'rrnen'r Head X ... an ff.. Mr. Trevani 1' '. R r . 'z ,vi iff, X - - 1' '- 1' 4, 1' ff V- pi g' .I . A 9 ., Q..- . K Miss S+an'ron Mrs. Riley Mrs. Peckham 24 .rs kgfqw Q. 215 1 1 iq' . Mrs. DeCris+oforo Mr. Kropp Mrs. MacDonald 115112 Q35 K -H.7...,,, M 4 X Happiness in 'rhe Business Deparlmenl includes 72 manual fypewrifers, 36 elecfric fypewrifers, 5 kinds of IO-key prinling calculaiors. rofary fe- '11, . . . wjur' '11 calculalors, duplicalors, copying machines-plus feachers 'rhaf can I' 'fell Them aparl. The demand for 'ryping skill has grown so fasi lhaf I N we have 300 siudenls enrolled in lyping classes, learning lhal asdf iklg 5 , wilhouf looking is fheir immediale goal in life. Audio-visual aids in abundance are conslanlly in aclion, from records lo overhead proieclors 'ro EDL confrolled readers, even 'fo Mr. l-lalch's screwdriver and benl coal hanger for repairs. New lhis year is fhe ,Jan fyping pool for school acfivilies under Mrs. Peckham. Business as usual is plainly lhe order ol lhe day. 1' 4 Mr. Murphy Miss McDonald

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is V129- Mr. Co'f+on, Direclor oi Ari -,z-.- are . M- l 'f.. X fi' jr! Zeparfmenf E Mr. Bagush 'L- Mr. Clancy -11' xm. I l Mr. Forbes -up ' J - auf 1 Mr. Rifval 26 ln lhe arf rooms sludenl worlc is plainly visible on walls, doors, blackboards, and windows. Basics of arf: painf, sculpfure, carving, weav- ing, even adverlising design are par? of lhe Curriculum direcled by Mr. Neil Coiion. Each year, a siuffed owl and pheasanl, used as models, become immorlalized in hundreds of drawings: this year 'they were misplaced, briefly, 'ro 'lhe grief of all involved. lnspirafion came in Mr. Clancy's words, ul- Jrered over an incipieni masler- piece: ll has possibililiesf' A few sludenls relurned for posf graduale weaving courses: oih- ers lrailed behind Mr. Forbes wilh supplies as he moved class- es lrom 'rhe vocalional arf room lo B-l5. Through lhe year, various 'reachers helped wilh school evenis, including fhe senior play, and es- pecially rhe Prom. ln arf, ihe slu- denl creafed-wilh painf, clay, paper, wood, and frequenily, in- spiraiion. I tw A ,. A N n f