Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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Home Economics , the Women ' s Job Areas of study includ- ed in the Home Eco- nomics courses, taught by Mrs. Barbara J. Bradstreet and Miss Priscilla L. Cobb, are Foods, Clothing, Household Management, Household Equipment, Child Care, Marriage and Family Relations, Money Management, Grooming, Household Tailoring, Tai- loring for ' the Family, Pat- tern Construction, and In- terior Decoration. Mrs. Bradstreet and Miss Cobb believe that their course contributes in a unique manner to one of the important goals of education. This subject, centered on home activi- ties and relationships, en- ables the student to as- sume the responsibility of homemaking intelligently. and Vocational Training for the Men. Boys who enter the Vocational School practice what they have learned by attending classes for one week and working in the shops on the alter- nate week. They may train to become auto me- chanics, carpenters, elec- tricians, machinists, print- ers, or sheet metal work- ers. Upon completing their training at the Glou- cester Vocational School, these boys may enter di- rectly into industry. 1 Wk ■ a • V f 16 Mr. Harvel R. Vail; Mr. Leo Amero; Mr. John F. Budrow; Mr. Harold B. Geary, Director; Mr. Kenneth E. Stickney; Mr. Raymond C. White; Mr. Frederick T. Flattery; Mr. Gaspar J. Lewis, Jr.; Mr. James J. McLough- lin; Mr. George Perry.

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History Is “OF” This World — Wk f It - If The Social Studies De- partment, under Miss Rosa- lynde Hammons, offers courses in History, Geog- raphy, Civics, and Econom- ics. Through studying the history of his own and other countries, the student is better prepared to meet the responsibilities in our democracy. Also, the stu- dent is able to understand the current events and their significance through a knowledge of the past. The chief aim of the department is to offer to the students a general knowledge of history which enables him to have a better under- standing of today ' s world. FRONT ROW: Mr. Irving Robbins; Miss Rosalynde Hammons, Department Head; Mrs. Phyllis P. Marsh; and Mr. John E. Lopes. BACK ROW: Mr. Richard J. Aitobelli; Mr. John C. Carter; Mr. Gerald A. O ' Neil; Mr. Frand E. Blomberg. Systematic Methods Characterize Business BACK ROW: Miss Beatrice H. Christopherson; Mrs. Ethel Mills; Mr. Norman C. Ross; Mr. Alge J. Vai- tones. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Shirley M. La France; Mr. Harvey M. Kerobkin; Miss Olga Williams, Department Head; Mr. Gerald Lever; Miss M. Evelyn Oliver. Pupils, enrolled in the Business Education Depart- ment, under the direction of Miss Olga Williams, are trained in the skills neces- sary for employment in business offices. Through this course, the graduates are ready to enter directly into employment as typists, stenographers, bookkeep- ers, machine operators, and general clerks. The students are also prepared to enter into further education in their field. 15

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Our Eyes Are Trained With Art; The principal purpose of the Art Department, under the direction of Mr. Howard A. Curtis, is to develop an interest in the arts. The students will thus continue to seek self-expression as adults, adding to the en- richment of life. The three main areas of the Art Department concern instruction in the fields of fine, applied, and indus- trial art. and Our Ears With Music. Miss Eleanor F. Moore is head of the music department which offers to upperclass students a course in Music Appreciation. Also under the direction of Miss Moore are the Glee Clubs, A Cappella Choir, and Gen- eral Chorus. Mr. Robert E. Puff leads both the High School orchestra and the well-known Gloucester R. O. T. C. Band. BACK ROW: Mr. Kenneth E. Stick- ney; Mr. Vernon C. Hooper. SEATED: Mr. John E. Lopes; Mr. Howard A. Curtis, Dept. Head; Miss y ary J. Nugent.