Framingham North High School - Archon Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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Mr. Garrahan Department Head Mr. Christopher Garrahan and his Social Studies Department all believe in History. But unlike the Communists, who revere this same ideal, they are concerned with inter- esting students in the people and places of human society. To this end, courses ranging from Ancient and Medieval History to Sociol- ogy, Russian Studies to Economics are offered. In addition to the text, extra books are often assigned, speakers invited, and panel discus- sions held. Several of Mr. Kelley ' s classes held mock trials to study legal procedure; and un- der the only high school experimental program in the area, Mr. Zaido ' s geography classes featured a new urban approach. The United Nations scholarship contest in the spring of- fered outstanding students a chance to ex- hibit their knowledge. Facts were given inter- est and application: Washington braved the Potomac again, William had to conquer Eng- land once more, and Doctor Zhivago became consulting physician of the Russian Studies class. I Mr. Charles Mr. Daniels Social Mr. Flaherty Miss Janda Mr. Zaido Mr. Welch Mr. Ram Mr. Kelley 21

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Banjuage eparimeni Mr. Leveille Department Head The ideal place to learn a language is in the land speaking it. How- ever, because such an arrangement is impossible, the language depart- ment must be a workable substitute, even with a disadvantage of three thousand years or four thousand miles. Instruction of Latin, French, German, and Spanish is under the general direction of Mr. Leveille. Teachers conduct classes in the language being studied as much as possible. Classics, including Le Cid, Les Miserables, the Aeneid, and Le Tour de Monde exercise comprehension skill; and the language lab furthered conversational ability. After school four clubs operating under the department enriched verbs and nouns with cultural insight. The language corridor was never an Appian Way, or a Champs-Elysees, but it was the Latin Quarter for South. Mr. Friary Miss Vancavage Mrs. Smith Mr. Pointon I Mrs. Megas Mrs. Mack Mrs. Kamin Miss Gucciardi 20

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cience Mr. Clinton Mr. Gaucher . . . Tragedy also occurred; the skeleton in B-5 lost half a leg and an arm, many test tubes met their maker, and no physics student proved the Unified Field Theorem. At times the odor of sharks in biology laboratory threatened indiges- tion. But students learned principles, the scientific method, and, a lucky few, the Inverse Square Law. And what else is there to know? Weather-watching, dis- secting of earthworms, producing strange chem- ical odors, and tinkering with light: these activi- ties were all part of the science department. Dr. John Meegan coordinat- ed the teaching of gen- eral science, earth sci- ence, biology, chemistry, and physics classes. Not only study, but labora- tories, practical work, and, for biologists, tramps through nature were part of education. Mr. Jachowicz Mr. O ' Donnell Mr. Hester Mr. Tisde