Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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We Are Grateful to These People Librarian of the Fellows Library is Miss Dorothy A. Londergon. There are approximately thirty- five hundred books available to the students, as well as a picture and pamphlet collection. The library also contains a record collection and numerous magazines. Miss Winifred E. Ross, the school nurse, main- tains an office in the school infirmary. Stu- dents who become ill during the day may go to the Health Suite where they are well taken care of. Miss Helen W. Morton is the head of the Gloucester High cafeteria, which serves well- balanced, appetizing meals on every school day. Operating on a non-profit basis, the cafe- teria offers to many students who work there, the opportunity to gain experience. for Their Help in Our School Life The floormasters of Gloucester High are Mr. Winslow S. Park- hurst, Mr. J. Vincent Elmer, and Mr. Vernon C. Hooper, for the first, second, and third floors re- spectively. Such areas as tardiness, absence, and discipline come un- der their control. It is the job of the floor supervisor to see that all matters on his floor run smoothly. 12

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Guidance Department Helps Us In and Out of School The duties of the Guidance Counselors, Miss Margaret C. Tufts and Mr. Leon Sprague, are numerous and varied. They help students in their subject selection since both constants and electives are included in the curriculum. Test programs which determine individual aptitude and interest are administered by the Guid- ance Department. The counselors, when they feel that students are not performing to capacity, as judged by past achievements and test results, help the students with their difficulties. Occasionally, personal and so- cial problems enter the picture. Miss Tufts and Mr. Sprague must advise students having one of three ob- jectives in mind: school, college, or work; therefore, they must be aware of changing requirements in schools and colleges. The Guidance Department maintains a vt complete file of catalogues of schools and colleges. Files of vo- cational literature are also included among information available in the Guidance Office. With Extracurricular Activities We Find Much to Do. Miss Marjorie H. Gale is the Director of Extra- Curricular Activities. The extracurricular program of Gloucester High School, which includes departmental clubs, hobby clubs, debating contests, school plays, musicals, literary publications, as- semblies, and such groups as the Student Council and the Honor Societies, offers all pu- pils an opportunity to participate under teacher supervision in these activities, as well as opening new fields of interest, promoting worthy use of leisure time, giving pupils a chance for self-expression, and providing the opportunity for coordination of mind and body.

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We First Must Learn Our Own Language STANDING: Nancy L. Smothers; Jane A. Carroll; Willis K. Smith; William E. Kane; Richard C. Ber- geron; Benjamin A. Little; Ann Darby; Mrs. Marilyn Clark. SEAT- ED: Eleanor W. Beebe; Marjorie H. Gale; Claudia Perry, Dept. Head; Mrs. Elizabeth H. lamb; Charlotte Taylor. To present a program so diversified that it will meet the various needs and goals of all the pupils at Gloucester High School is the aim of the English Department; however, in addition to the material planned for the individual pupil there are general skills stressed in all classes: writing and speaking with clarity and ef- fectiveness, as well as reading with understanding and appreciation. A supplementary teaching aid offered occasionally throughout the year is the series of lectures given by Miss Barbara Wriston, lecturer to schools from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It is the sincere hope of the English teaching staff that graduates of Gloucester High School will feel that their experiences in the English classroom have been rewarding ones. Then We Attempt Others In the language depart- ment under the direction of Miss Mildred E. Frost- holm, a student has the opportunity to study Span- ish, French, German, or Latin. The language classes give the student a means of communicat- ing everyday needs, which he might put to use at home or in travel- ling, as well as discover- ing the great literature written in his chosen lan- guage. The development of the skills of under- standing, speaking, read- ing, and writing is stressed in the instruction of modern languages. Also emphasized is the understanding of customs and culture of other na- tions which is very neces- sary in today ' s world. Mr. J. Vincent Elmer; Miss Mildred E. Frostholm, Department Head; Mr. John Perakis; Mr. Theadore A. Hersey; Mrs. Doris B. Baer. 13