Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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MATHEMATICS FEW of us escape the trials and tribula- tions of elementary algebra. Many things will slip from the minds of the pupils pic- tured here but they will long remember Mr. Smith's words transpose that term and find the lowest common denominator. This classroom scene is representative of the many math classes in our school. Math has become an extremely impor- tant subject in our atomic, jet-propelled age. Most students preparing for college find it helpful to take all the courses offered and the non-college students find many courses which will be useful in business and industry. For those who want, to go beyond the classroom in the study of math, the depart- ment offers the Tupiar Club where many interesting discussions are held. At a recent meeting of the club Mr. Smith gave an interesting and informative talk on the his- tory of mathematics. Lett to right. Top row: Robert Hayes. Robert Ayres, Donald Francis. Sec- ond row: Carl Holtz, Robert Keenan, Gerald Lacombe. Third row: Dr. Edna Layton, Warren McGregor, Albert Smith. Fourth row: Robert Watson.

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Left to right, top row: Celine Young. Second row: Sonia Dorwin. Gertrude Gunther. Helen Ignelzi. Third row: Willard Leusch, John Menza, Andrew Navarra. Fourth row: Lillian Schiff, Jean Stilger. Mabel Winter. LANGUAGES BONJOUR, Guten Tag, Ave, Buenos Dias. The shrinking of the world brought about by faster means of communication has caused foreign languages to become more important than ever before. In order to understand other countries one must also understand their language and customs. Our schools teach the more important for- eign languages as well as the culture, history and civilization of the people. Hempstead High School offers French, Latin, German and Spanish to college pre- paratory students who must have at least two years of a language to their credit before most colleges will consider them for admission. Students who wish to acquire greater fluency and ease in a particular language may study it for as many as four years in our high school. Shown above is a group of Miss Gun- ther's second year German students ex- amining a collection of delicate china from Meissen, Germany. Adios, Vale, Auf Wiedersehen, Au Revoir. 20

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Left to right, top row: Nell Foster. James Beale, Alice Bringhurst, Rose Congiu, A. Barrett Davidson. Second row: Catherine Degenhardt. Ruth Gaffga. Mathias Helbaclc. Mar- garet Jones. Third row: Anne Rowles. Leslie Schryver, Anne Silver, Louis Zara. COMMERCIAL POSITIONS in the business world are sought after by many graduates. Our Commercial Depart- ment strives to prepare our students for business careers by offering a wide variety of subjects. Busi- ness law, the ever-important shorthand and typing, business arithmetic and retailing are some of the subjects which the Commercial Department offers its students. The retailing students are instructed under the supervision of Mr. Davidson, who helps them oper- ate our school store, the Blue and White Corner. He also assists these students in locating and hold- ing positions as sales personnel in many well-known stores in Hempstead. The commercial teachers have done and are doing a wonderful job training their pupils for bet- ter occupations after graduation. After a few years in industry, many graduates from this department are promoted to high-ranking business positions with outstanding business firms. 22