Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Social Studies and Art Developed Perspectives Mr. F. K. Baker, Jr. challenged apathy. Herodotus chose “history,” the Greek word for in- vestigation to name man’s effort to understand his past. Mr. Baker is an investigator, seeking within the frame- work of existing knowledge to ask and answer questions about the past. He presents a balanced, comprehensive history of the United States, drawing on economic, soci- ological, and psychological perspectives as well as the standard political viewpoint of historical events. This teacher sees each student as a potentially re- sponsible adult, and accordingly teaches him of his rights and his heritage. Mr. Sydney C. Roberts ran His- Mr. Alan D. Craig completed final year tory Department. as teacher. LHS art department was this year revitalized with the arrival of two new art teachers, Mr. John Stevens and Mr. Theodore Landry. Their impact on the art classes could be seen in the work the students were producing. George Williams was encouraged in his work with the radical series of “mystic eyes,” and other students produced works of equal potency. Art is not a static field of study, and serious students need a teacher who is aware of the contemporary scene in order to express themselves in contemporary terms; this they found in both Mr. Landry and Mr. Stevens. 12 Mr. Theodore Landry encouraged artists’ individu- ality.

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Team approach was used to advantage by Messrs. Reid and McKee. Mr. Fraher expounded fine points expressively. English, Language Departments Induced Students English Department comprised (seated) Mrs. Lorraine Towle, Miss Vir- ginia Rizzo, Miss Patricia Moorman, Mrs. Dorothy Turkington, Mrs. Helen Peirce; (standing) Mr. Robert Reid, Mr. Barry Bird, Miss Kath- leen Coughlin, Mr. William Fraher, Mr. R. Curtis McKee. “The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be not to impart his own opinion, but to kindle minds.” — I. W. Robertson Students eagerly accept this philosophy, which is always present in the teaching of Mr. McKee. He gives himself as a sounding board, off which his students may bounce ideas — the whole process moving in the general direction of a new concept. His stands, often satirical, can move students to active, dedicated discussion. Although Mr. McKee’s basic technique is always present in his classes, he is constantly searching for better methods with which to reach his students. This search has resulted in such experiments as the combination of classes and teach- ers for a course in criticism. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT 0 tempore, 0 mores! . . . Oh, the times and the customs, especially those in Mr. Eugene Philips’ Latin classes. As head of LHS’s Language department, which consists of French, Spanish, and Latin, Mr. Philips has inspired students as well as teachers with his unbounded enthusiasm for not merely the languages, but for all that pertains to the culture that is behind any language. . Mr. Eugene Phillips interpreted philosophical com- plexities. Mrs. Emily Ketchum presented annual Spanish awards. Miss Mae Childs abet- ted French heritage of LHS.

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Science staff pictured are Mr. Frank Rhodes, Miss Helen Mc- Kenzie, Mr. Dennis Comolli, Mr. Gail C. Cavanaugh, Mr. James Kalperis (not pictured, Mrs. Irva Levine). Mr. Gail C. Cavanaugh, Head of the Science Depart- ment, represents an inter- mediate stage between the hominess of some high school teachers and the detachment of college professors — the science student’s springboard to college. He presents his courses by lecture and experi- ment, and it is left up to the student to study and master the material. Of course he is not stingy with extra help, but only on the student’s time. Mr. Cavanaugh demanded accom- plishment. Math teachers were Messrs. Ernest D’Ombrain, DeWitt C. Jones, III, Theodore Bentinnen, Robert Griffin, George J. Allietta, Tony Casso, Mrs. Dale Simmons. Science, Math Departments Taught Specialized Skills Math at LHS was this year highlighted by the return and all-too-soon departure of Mr. Joseph Bradley, well-remembered from our illustrious junior high years. Mr. Bradley proved to be his same old self, complete with the biting wit and sardonic good humor that vitalized his classes five and six years ago. It was this wit which acti- vated the usual student’s reluctant interest in math, and it is this personality for which he will be well remembered. Miss McKenzie supervised dissections. 13