Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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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

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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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ENGLISH MRS. MARTIN'S second year English class seems extremely interested in what their teacher is telling them at the moment. Here we see them participating in a discussion of the Shake- speare classic, The Merchant of Venice. Every student is required to study English for the entire four years he spends in Hempstead High School. During these years a great deal of time is spent acquiring a lasting and good English back- ground from the study and enjoyment of prose and poetry, both modern and classic. Much of the time is also spent in reviewing grammar and composition. An additional English class is offered for Seniors who enjoy writing and who wish to improve their work and style with extra guidance and assistance. This class is called Creative Writing. In many classrooms the old familiar furniture has been replaced by tables and chairs of the seminar type, providing the class with a more informal aspect. Left to right, top row: May Barth, Robert Baker, Charles Chase. Mary Church, Lyla Davis, Bonnie Lee Farrior. Second row: Bernice Ford. Howard Soldy. Ruth Joyce. Eunice Koch. Lois Linn, Hazel Martin. Third row: Matthew Murphy, Beth Newlon, Estelle Noon, Elizabeth Sproule. Anne Turnbull, Stanley White. Camille Yilek. 23