Frederick Sasscer High School - Elm Yearbook (Upper Marlboro, MD)

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Mrs. Duley checks the progress of these home economics students as they piece their skirts together. Mr. Reckner, our former ag.'l instructor. discusses the operation of the circular saw with some students. youfd Mepdfed . . . VVith the widespread occupation of farming in and around Upper lVIarlboro, Sasscer encourages, boys to carry the Vo- cational-Agricultural course, with two possible objectives: beginning work im- mediately after high school, or continuing their study at the University of Maryland, or some other equally fine agricultural college. Contributing to the same objective is Sasscer's Home Economics Department. They strive to mold the characters of fine hornemakers by preparing either for a higher education or to run a household smoothly immediately after high school. WD Si I wonder how I'll look when it's finished l' muses jerry Hopkins. The complex parts of this tractor are handled expertly by The Gang.

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. . . is equal to the sums of the squares of the other two sides minus . , . Three trig stu- dents are busily computing a problem. 'lil-I VVith the help of Mr. O'Keefle, the mystery of elementary algebra is unraveling for these two ninth grade students . . . g0..H6lllJ.X4fl6!.H6ll'l6! Mathematics, the mother of all sciences, is continuously increasing in importance as our world progres- ses. A lirm foundation in mathe- matics is an asset to every individual, Whether he plans to seek a career based on the subject or not. lt is for this reason that Sasscer has such a large and effective mathematics de- partment-one with a thorough and practical program that is able to satisfactorily fulfill the individual needs of every student. Under the careful guidance of our math department, this student is being given a good foundation in the subject. r tif'-1E:fEE5l't5illlf!W iiii' liT:li5vz3QE'vH., V if ' 5 'iliiilfliilillgr ,,Q.- ,fiE'1,:s.f'... .. ss IQ. ' , . 'ea l 2 ' ui-ul I -uni

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gs llA t Some senior girls are practicing their shorthand before taking Civil Service exams. . . . 301' we gutufe An important section at Frederick Sasscer is the commercial department. Here, the students are prepared for the future in the business World. Under the expert guidance of the com- mercial instructors, the students are given a variated training. Beginning with a general business course in the sophomore year, the commercial students, over a three-year period, receive training in shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, and the fundamentals of a Well-organized oflice. This gives them a firm step on the long road to success. Shorthand is like another language, isn't it Pat? 2 Li H Q gk' Tomorrow's secre- taries wrestle with toclay's secretarial problems. Barbara jay Jones and some of her commercial classmates are racing to beat that clock!