Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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Department Assists Us In Planning Our Future CHEERFUL F. CHAMPLIN WEBSTER, Latin Department Head, can often be found in his office performing his duties as Junior Class Master and co-ordinator of athletic activities. I ' VE READ THIS NOTE THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE ' says Mr. Perry to Vic Lemmo. Mr. Perry is Senior Class Master, Head of the Science Department, administrator of boy ' s absences, and is in chage of school supplies. CHECKING UP ON DELINQUENT STU¬ DENTS is just one of the countless duties of Malden High School ' s Sophomore Class Master, Mr. Clarke R. Brookes. Reading Test, and the Minnesota Mechanical Aptitude Test which were administered by Miss Arlene J. Walton with the assistance of Miss Helene Moore, Miss Edna E. Turkington, and Miss Barbara Norton. CONSULTING HIS FILES, Mr. Chester Santilli, Boys ' Guidance Counselor, prepares to advise Arthur Harris on his choice of college. Mr. Santilli also interprets test scores, and is always on hand to advise boys on their problems. 29

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With the aid of test scores . . . THE SCHOOL RECORD IS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE, Miss Turking- ton counsels during a conference about college requirements. Miss Turkington is kept busy with her duties as Guidance Counselor, Dean of Girls, and Head of the History Department. Our Guidance With the aid of test scores, grades, I.Q. ' s and their own personal knowledge, our guidance department seeks to aid the student in many ways. Director of Testing, Miss Arline J. Walton, administers tests to determine the I.Q., aptitude, interests, and achievements of each student. Using the results of these tests Miss Helene Moore, Di¬ rector of Guidance in the Malden Public School System, with Miss Edna E. Turkington, Miss Barbara Norton, and Mr. Chester Santilli discuss in individual conferences the possibilities of higher education or the type of work to which the student is best suited. The three class masters try to correct personal prob¬ lems that students have so that they will be more suc¬ cessful in future years. The Senior Class Master, Mr. Ro¬ bert W. Perry, is administrator of boys ' absences. Mr. F. Champlin Webster, Jr., the Junior Class Master, is in charge of tardiness. The Sophomore Class Master, Mr. Clarke R. Brookes, serves as a counselor for delinquent boys and for those who find it difficult to adjust to high school life. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GIVE YOU A BOOK LIST? inquires Miss Barbara Norton as she counsels Janice Wood about preparation for college. Miss Norton, former guidance director at Lincoln Jr. High, serves as girls ' guidance counselor. During Miss Turkington ' s illness, Miss Norton kindly assumed many of Miss Turkington ' s duties. JUNIORS BITE THEIR NAILS! Although the B.U. Battery tests were discontinued this year, a group of standardized tests were still taken by all the juniors. These consisted of four tests: the Californa Mental Maturity Test, the A.C.E. test, a

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From Room 14 to Room 403 . . Eighty-Six Teachers Prepare WHY, THIS IS AS DULL AS DIRT states Miss Heald, our efficient Maldonian Adviser, to Tom Kelleher as he shows her an unimaginative layout. JOAN E. ADELMAN English Whenever I ' m telling you some¬ thing, I ' m giving you my own biased opinion, she states dur¬ ing a discussion of a phase of English Literature. Miss Adelman is M.H.S. ' s new English teacher . . . takes her skiis to Bear Mountain when the snow falls. JOAN L. BABINEAU Art Now, Kiddies, she grins, when her classes start kidding around. Miss Babineau instructs art . . . is art adviser to the Classes of 1960 and 1961 and our new magazine, the Lion . . . spends her leisure time drawing and designing all occasion cards. J. RUSSELL BOWMAN English Every school boy knows that quotes this versatile teacher who is Head of the English Depart¬ ment. Doc conducts the great books groups at the Public Li¬ brary . . . gives yellow roses to the faculty in the spring . . . talks about German fried potatoes and mush. ARTHUR P. BOYLE Physical Education What ' s new? this Physical Edu¬ cation teacher cheerfully inquires. Mr. Boyle is head basketball coach and assistant football coach . . . skims over the water on skiis . . . grows tomatoes in his backyard ... is interested in everyone ' s love life. MARQUERITE AMMANN English Next to knowing and knowing that you know is knowing that you don ' t know . This well-dressed English teacher always sports a pair of earrings . . . enjoys danc¬ ing and attending the theater . . . is often found in the sand trap with a nine iron. OTTO ASHERMANN French and German Write to the German Academy in West Berlin and ask them, he asserts when one of his stu¬ dents asks an impossible ques¬ tion. Doc teaches German and French ... is disturbed by click¬ ing pens and study pupils ' noises . . . drinks cold tea daily. CLARKE R. BROOKES History Hey, just a minute there, Mr. Brookes calls to the student who is ' out of line ' . This history teacher is the sophomore class master and coordinator of non-athletic activities . . . is a home handy man . . . plays the trumpet in his family quartet. ROBERT G. BYRNE, JR. Science and Physics And then the egg hits the fan , explains Mr. Byrne when trouble sets in. This physics teacher is the Education Director of the Lynn Camera Club . .-. would be lost without a slide rule ... is an assistant adviser to the senior class. 30