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

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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

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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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JKai iemaiics In a far corridor there is a whir: the minds of the math department in collective thought. No ' necessary mathematics was too simple, no cal- Mr. Antell, Department Head cuius too difficult for de- partment head Mr. Rus- sell Antell and his asso- ciates to communicate. Pre-algebra prepared some for algebra which, along with geometry, ex- plored the complexities of numbers; review courses refreshed memo- ries, and advanced courses attacked the deepest analytical thought. Mr. DiVittorio offered an after school computer course using the electronic brains at Computer Control Com- pany in Framingha ' m. Mathematics, through new methods and even field trips, was never so much like rolling off a logarithm. Mr. DiVittorio Mr. Galva ni Mr. Grandoni Mrs. Mitchell Mr. Palano Mr. Hebard Miss Lamperti Mr. Vodoklys Mrs. Williamson 23