Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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n.o. is ’rtyewte £,c uto Kic Members of G. H. S. ' s R.O.T.C. staff are— Seated: Capt. James W. Curtis, Jr. and M Sgt Douglas S. Russell. Standing: SFC Frank A Pettengill and M Sgt. Joseph Barbosa. Since 1920 the Reserve Officers Training Corps has been established in Gloucester High School, giving the high school a source of deep pride and tradition. Its primary purpose is not only to give its cadets and cadet officers a sense of pride in themselves and in their country, but also to build character and instill a fundamental knowledge of military science and tactics. Miss Priscilla L. Cobb and Mrs. Barbara J. Bradstreet pose be- fore a dress one of the home economics students is making. They feel that Home Economics has a unique contribution to make in one of our most important goals of education. It is the only subject which is centered on home activities and relationships which enable the pupil to assume the responsibil- ity of homemaking intelligently. The areas of study that are covered are Foods, Clothing, Child Care, Household Management, Household Equipment, Marriage and Family Relations, Interior Decoration, Money Management, Grooming, Household Tailoring, Tailoring for the Family, and Pattern Construction. The three main areas of the department are concerned with instructing in the field of fine, applied, and industrial art. The basic purpose is to develop an in- terest in the arts as youth will continue to seek more opportunities for self-ex- pression in adult life, thus adding to its enrichment. Gulliver it interested in the various departments. Miss Mary J. Nugent and Mr. Vernon C. Hooper discuss a drawing with Mr Howard A. Curtis, department chairman.

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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.

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Discussing advanced calculus are Mr. John E. Can- niff, Jr., Mr. Roy H. Lane, department head, and Mr. H. Agustus Nunes, Jr. Mr. Alfred U. Hagstrom and Mr. Aarne A. Frigard compare notes on presenting geometry. et U s4t£Cetcc G. H. S. ' s math department gives those students who wish to go to college a sound basis in advanced math, and other students the fundamentals of arithmetic which will be used in everyday life. This department, of which Mr. Roy H. Lane is head, is con- stantly experimenting to find new ways of improving and keeping up to date. Miss Helen W. Morton is head of the cafeteria, which operates on a non-profit basis and is designed to serve the pupils a well-balanced diet and must meet state requirements. Many of the students work in it, thus giving them an opportunity to gain experience. Mr. Norman C. Nate Ross is Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach. Sports offered at G. H. S. include football, track, basketball, hockey, baseball, golf, tennis, cross-country, and sailing. Miss Dorothy A. Londerson is librarian of the Fellows Library, which contains ap- proximately thirty-five hundred volumes of books, as well as a picture and pamph- let collection, numerous magazine subscrip- tions and a record collection. 13 rs