Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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Soct C Studies The social studies depart- ment, by means of courses offered in history, geogra- phy, civics, and economics, gives the student a knowl- edge of the world in which he lives and his part in it. He also becomes acquainted with current events and the writing of research papers. Miss Rosalynde Hammons is the head. Social studies teachers include Mr. Irving Robbins, Mr. Frand E. Blomberg, Miss Rosalynde Hammons, Mr. John C. Carter, Mr. Charles F. Bruno. Jr., Miss Phyllis L. Park, and Mr. Richard J. Altobelli. £ Utcatta t Above: These business teachers are Miss M. Evelyn Oliver, Mrs. Ethel Mills, Miss Beatrice H. Christopherson, and Mr. Gerald R. Leaver. Right: Mr. Alge J. Vaitones, Priscilla A. White, and Mr. Noi C. Ross are standing around Olga Williams at the typewrite Pupils enrolled in the Business Education Department, of which Miss Olga Williams is head, are given an opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills which are necessary for em- ployment in business offices. Gradu- ates are able to enter directly into em- ployment as typists, stenographers, bookkeepers, machine operators, and general clerks.

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Miss Claudia Perry, department head. Miss Nancy Smothers, and Miss Ruth Gaudet discuss a book in the library. It is the intent of the English Depart- ment to try to present a program so diversified that it will meet the various needs and goals of all the pupils at Gloucester High School. In addition, how- ever, to this special material planned for the pupil as an individual, there are cer- tain general skills and abilities, tastes and appreciations that all high school gradu- ates should possess. These include ex- pressing one ' s thoughts with clarity and accura cy, recognizing beauty in both thought and expression, reading with understanding, speaking with ease before a group, and appreciating the contribu- tions of the past to the present as well as the responsibility of the present to the future. A supplementary teaching aid offered occasionally throughout the year is the series of lectures given by Miss Barbara Wriston, the lecturer to schools from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. That the graduates of Gloucester High School will feel that their experiences in the English classroom have been reward- ing ones is the sincere hope of the English teaching staff. Other English teachers include, standing: Mr. Richard Bergeron, Miss Ann Darby, Mr. Willis K. Smith, Miss Jane A. Carroll, and Mr. William E. Kane. Seated is Mrs. Elizabeth H. Lamb. Publications advisors are Miss Eleanor W. Beebe and Mr. Benjamin A. Little, Bea- con, Miss Char- lotte Taylor, Flash, and Miss Mar- jorie H. Gale, Flicker. ck t e tcAo C, {£uClt A€si etuzcte ct a ftocHt ta dt fc z tcC tee 1

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Mr. John F. Cosgrove and Miss Gladys Tarr make use of a micro- scope. Science Language teachers gather beneath colorful posters of other lands. Seated: Mrs. Doris B. Baer, Miss Mildred E. Frostholm, department head, and Mr. Theodore A. Hersey. Standing: Mr. John Pera- kis and Mr. J. Vincent Elmer. A student of French, Spanish, German, or Latin in G. H. S. is given an in- troduction to the culture of another nation, an instrument for further voca- tional personal development, and a means of communicating ideas from those of the most immediate daily needs to those of the highest literary cul- ture in his chosen language. The instruction of modern languages stresses the development of the skills of reading, writing, speaking, and understand- ing when spoken. Mildred E. Frostholm is department head. Mr. Robert W. Card, department head, Mr. Paul E. Bradstreet, Mr. William F. Greely, and Paul A. Nickas get together for a little shop talk. The Science Department, under the direction of Mr. Robert W. Card, tries to give the student a general knowl- edge of science in general living, and to those who desire it, preparation for college entrance. G. Ft. S. is very fortunate in having laboratory facili- ties and equipment of outstanding variety, quality, and quantity.