Highland Park High School - Albadome Yearbook (Highland Park, NJ)

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OCIAL ST DIE The purpose of the Social Studies Department is to develf intelligent citizens, to help students live with their fellow me and to teach them about both the age in which we live and t years before us. Social Studies develops an understanding among peopl around the world. In order for our students to get this understan ing, the department, besides its classes, sponsors a yearly trip the U. N. and occasional other visits. This year, as always, t Seniors worked on a most dreaded item - income tax forn ' '11 We . 1 ,i, BESSIE CUSHMAN, Chairman U. S. History 2 Nickel to a doughnut. 6 EVELYN L. MALONEY U. S. History 1 True, false, or B ? WILLIAM DONAHUE History 1,23 English 1 Dad gum it! BERTHA A. ELLWOOD Civics, Problems of Everyday Living I guess I told you before. These examples are only a few of the ways in which the So- cial Studias Department helps the students to meet the world on an equal basis. Without this foundation we could not hope to build a better future for ourselves and for the rest of the world. ILA L. PROFFER World History, Civics, Economic Anyone who leaves study hall for a book mmm make un double time after school.

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JOSEPH VARJU General Science, Biology Chances are. FOY DODD Biology More or less Class enrollment the science department plans meat to its courses. Recently an ested, talented freshmen was i General Science and taking each science 'a year earlier, senior year is left clear for an advanced course. This year school also has benefited from the different educational viewpoint supplied by Mr. Gjede, a Danish exchange teacher. The whole school felt sincere regret at the passing of the beloved biology teacher, Mrs. LaVerne Kiessling, who will never be forgotten. CIE CE The science department offers a series of challenging cours in General Science, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. While co ering the basic principles, the teachers' first objective is to t to get students to think by giving them a chance to think. Als the department tries to awaken their classes to the fact that ow modern world of science did not just happen, but took yea to build. has LAVERNE L. KIESSLING Deceased: March 28, 1958 Biology Come now, people. EDGAR GJEDE Physics X49 -'0h, boy! QPR WILLIAM D. FRITZ, Chairman Chemistry Great balls o' fire!

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Secretarles A --:',, K - L,b. J Q iu. b EMILY SIMONCELLI Y Guidance Office ELEANOR BURNS ' Principal's Office 'N,--1 FILOMENA IOCCA ESTELLA MEYERS JEANNE MILLICAN Superintendenfs Office Superintendenfs Office Principal's Office Custodial Staff ANNE LENIHAN JOSEPH DI-:GENNARO MARTIN DOWNES Wh. N PETER LAUGESEN HANS BERTHELSON 5 !