Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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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

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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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Boys enter the Gloucester Vocational School to become auto mechanics, carpenters, electricians, machinists, print- ers, or sheet metal workers. When the training is complete, which is terminal in nature, these boys may enter directly into industry. More information about this school can be found on page 111 . £duc ztc Mt Mr. Robert E. Puff joins Miss Eleanor F. Moore at the piano. Mrs. Colleen Bicknell is missing. Miss Nancy Currie and Mr. Robert O. Welch are Gloucester High ' s gym teachers. The music department, under the direction of Miss Eleanor F. Moore, offers upperclass students a course in Music Appreciation, and offers all students a chance to enjoy group singing weekly in General Chorus. The physical education program is designed to meet the needs of the students by a sound developmental program stressing self-testing activities. It is compulsory for fresh- man and sophomore girls. Vocational teachers are Messrs. John F. Budrow, Harold B. Geary, director, George Perry, Harvel R. Vail, Frederick T. Flattery, Gaspar J. Lewis, Jr., Kenneth E. Stickney, James McLoughlin, and Raymond C. White. Left: Mr. Leo Amero, second from left, joins his fellow shop instructors. ‘7?ttC4ic