Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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to lean Hainan verein stimulate interest and also marks, for admission is granted only to those with at least two consecutive B’s on their report cards. In addition to the daily routine of translation and grammar work, French students enjoyed the picture of Modern France taken by Mr. and Mrs. Melanson last summer on their trip to France. All German classes study grammar and work on translation. The book German by Rehder and Twaddle is most enjoyable to the third year students who like conversational work. In addition, some German pupils cor¬ respond with pen pals in Germany. Ruth A. McKenney Colleges: Smith College M.A. Middlebury French Summer School Summer Session Alliance, Francaise-Paris. Subjects: French, Head of Modern Languages in Malden Schools. Parker Lewis points out Ancient Rome to Winifred Greenquist and the rest of his classmates in Mrs. Gillis’s first period sophomore Latin class. Wilson Moeckel, Robert Hall and Jer¬ ome Westerman portray a scene from “La Pondre aux Yeux” in Miss Holden’s senior French class. [ 27 ]

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Jffrnm (firm) In (bm ' tlir F. Champlin Webster, Jr. Colleges: Dartmouth College A.B., Boston University M. Ed. Subjects: Latin IV (Virgil) Extra Curricula Work: Faculty Manager of Athletics, Junior Class Master, Master in Charge of Tardiness. Hobbies: Household repairs, read¬ ing, airplane and automobile iden¬ tification. United States Army Air Force Reserve. A large number of students enjoy at least one of the languages offered at M.H.S., either Latin, French, or German. Latin still holds a prominent place in the high school program. Our school emphasizes the great value of Latin to the students, especially those who are pre¬ paring for college. This year the Latina Hon¬ oris Societas sponsored the twentieth annual Auxilium Latinum examinations for the fourth year in succession at Malden High School. French is taken by a great number of stu¬ dents, while there are only five German classes. Le Cercle Francais and Der Deutsche Ehren- Marian M. Gillis Colleges: Radcliffe College A.B. Subject: Latin. Extra Curricula Work: Latin Honor Society. Hobbies: Reading. James E. Reid Colleges: Bates College A.B. Tufts College A.M. Subjects: Latin. Extra Curricula Work: Assistant Adviser Class of 1953, Football. Hobbies: Sports. Otto Ashermann Colleges: University of Vienna, Ph.D., University of Berlin, M.A. Subjects: French, German. Extra Curricula Work: Adviser to Green¬ room Dramatic Society. Hobbies: Trying to find time to read a book. Frances M. Galligan Colleges: Boston University College of Liberal Arts A.B. Grad¬ uate School, A.M. Subjects: German. Extra Curricula Work: Adviser to “Der Deutsche Ehren- verein”. Class of 1954 Adviser. Hobbies: Figure Skating. Barbara R. Holden Colleges: Colby College A.B. Middlebury College M.A. Sub¬ jects: French. Extra Curricula Work Head: Adviser—Class of 1952. Hobbies: Reading. Louis H. Melanson Colleges: Boston College B.A., M.A. Subjects: French Extra Curricula Work: Le Cercle Fran¬ cais. Hobbies: Music, Photogra¬ phy. [26 1

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®l]pg mark tit monk A guiding hand is given A1 Davidson on his layout by “Pop ” Taylor during his 6th period Mechanical Drawing class. Roy N. Davis Colleges: General Electric En¬ gineering School, Navy Yard Trade School. Subjects: Manual Training. Hobbies: Hunting and Fishing. Gustave A. Larson Colleges: Middlebury College, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Boston University, B.S. Subjects: Printing, Industrial Arts. Extra Curricula Work: Printing Adviser to all clubs, etc. Hobbies: Hiking. Ralph Merry Colleges: Boston University B.S. in Ed., M.A. in Ed. Sub¬ jects: Industrial Arts. Extra Cur¬ ricula Work: Class Adviser. Hob¬ bies: Raising and Training Hunt¬ ing Dogs. Walter R. Pasanen Colleges: Clark University, B. Ed., New York University, M.A. Subjects: Mechanical Drawing, Woodworking, Extra Curricula Work: Adviser to Class of 1954. Hobbies: Gardening. Carl E. Taylor Colleges: Lowell Institute. Subjects: Mechanical Drawing. Extra Curricula Work: Boys’ and Girls’ Rifle Club. Hobbies: blunt¬ ing and Fishing. Many students are interested in the arts of print¬ ing, mechanical drawing, woodworking, and manual training, where the emphasis is laid on practical situa¬ tions. The mechanical drawing classes designed the racks for the new band uniforms room, the book cases for the school committee room, the bulletin boards for the weather bureau, magazine racks, and shelving in closets for many of the teachers. The shop students then take over the construction of these plans. At times they have made blueprints and made good use of the plans. The printing classes print tickets for most school events and the schedules for the various sports. [ 28 ]