Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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JOSEPH E. MAUGER, JR. University of Massachusetts, B.A. . . . Trigonometry; Al- gebra. ETHEL MILLS Salem Teachers College, B.S. ; Boston University, M.Ed. . . . Bookkeeping. ELEANOR MOORE New England Conservatory of Music . . . Music Theory and Appreciation . . . Glee Club; A Cappella Choir. HELEN W. MORTON Framingham Teachers Col- lege . . . Teacher of Home Economics; Director of Cafe- teria. EMILY H. NICKERSON Wellesley College, B.A. . . . Col- lege Chemistry. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT History past, present, and future is imparted to the students by members of the social studies de- partment. Mr. John Carter and the teachers seek to give the students a general knowledge of world and United States history and world geography. With a basic understanding of man, his traditions, and development, students in their senior year are able to participate in discussions of current events. When they graduate the pupils are sure of a solid background in the social studies field. PRISCILLA E. NOYES Nasson College, B.S. . . . Home- making; Clothing; Family Living. SAWYER FREE LURARY GLOUCESTER MA OtSQC 25

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( )e are n e instructed in our natiue tonaue. BENJAMIN A. LITTLE University of Pennsylvania, A.B. ; Boston University, Ed.M English. DOROTHY LONDERGON Emmanuel College, B.A. ; Boston University, M.A. . . . Librarian. RICHARD L. LOVELY Gorham State Teachers’ Col- lege; University of Maine; B.S. . . . Mechanical Draw- ing; Machine Drafting. JAMES W. McCOMISKEY Dartmouth College; Boston University; Worcester State College; A.B., M.Ed. . . . English, Stevens Book Re- viewers. JOHN R. McNAMARA Military Science, II, III. MANUEL F. MARTINS Providence College, A.B.; Bos- ton College, M.Ed. . . . General Science ; Practical Physics. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Since every student in the school must take English, the English Depart- ment, under the direction of Miss Claudia Perry, must offer a widely diversified course geared to satisfy the needs of all the students. General skills are stressed because they are necessary to the pupil in all his subjects. Reading, comprehension, and analyzation give the student an appreciation of the quality and substance of literature. 24

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JKai iemaiics and science acquaint as wild logic ad MARY J. NUGENT State Teachers College, Salem, B.S. ; Boston Univer- sity, M.Ed. . . . Art; Crafts. H. AUGUSTUS NUNES, JR. University of New Hampshire, B.A. . . . Plane Geometry; Algebra II. M. EVELYN OLIVER Salem Teachers College, B.S. . . . Shorthand; Typewriting. GERALD A. O’NEIL University of New Hamp- shire, B.A. . . . U.S. History; World Geography. CLAUDIA PERRY Radcliffe College, A.B.; Oxford . . . English; Special Books Class. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Objective thinking and reasoning in mathematics is the idea imparted by the mathematics department, headed by Mr. Alfred E. Hagstrom. . Courses in fundamental and advanced mathematics permit the students to take those that will fulfill their scho- lastic needs. The emphasis in all of the classes is on the application of fundamental principles to more advanced situations. GEORGE PERRY Fitchburg State College, B.Ed. ; M.Ed. . . . Related Math; Related Science; Related Drawing; Blue Print Reading; Driver Education. 26