Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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eep All School Activities Moving As an aid to Mr. Webster, our Class Masters must work efficiently in regulating Malden High School's active schedule. Beginning in the morning by listening to the daily excuses of absentees, they are also confronted during the day with unaccounted students as well as disciplinary problems. Besides handling unaccounted-for slips and various other clerical work, they attend to the supplementary reports quarterly, and the difficult task of getting them signed and returned on time. In spite of their numerous duties, Malden High's Class Masters still find time for their own classes, office hours, and the opportunity to listen to the students' problems. EAN OF GIRLS, Miss Edna E. Turkin ton, works ac one of her many chores, checking hsentce notes and dismissals, with the aid of her student assistant, Jean Chiricheti. AS SENIOR CLASS MASTER. Mr. Robert W. Perry helps run many of the schools activities. Here, he takes time out from his busy schedule to advise senior Joan Vasily. MR. ARTHUR C. BOYLE. Junior Class Master MR. JOSEPH J. SACCO is kept occupied with his responsibilities as Sophomore Class Master.

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MHS Class Masters and Secretarie BESIDES KEEPING the past and present academic records in order, Mrs. Helen Hills aids with the student programming and graduation plans each year. MRS. MABEL BAINBRIDGE handles all clerical and stenographic material in the main office, and is always willing to help a student in need. Malden High's professional secretaries play a vital role in the proper functioning of the school's schedule. Answering phone calls and taking messages as well as filing, typing, and dictation keep these four secretaries constantly working in the main office. Besides their various clerical work, these capable secretaries also run a successful business in renting ties for five cents apiece to all boys who have forgotten or somehow mislaid theirs. Not only the professionals, but also the student secretaries lend their assistance to many of the MHS faculty members during free periods and after school. Filing, typing, mimeographing, as well as running errands arc included in their numerous duties. ALWAYS BUSY as our Principal Clerk and the secretary to h Webster, Miss McQueston helps keep MHS running smoothly. 16 PAULA SINCLAIR, student secretary for the Guidance Department. ANSWERING the phone is part of Miss Melanson's job as

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Miss Mary Tribble Serves as Actir Mary G. Tribble Emmanuel College—B.A., M.A. Interim English Dept. Head Blue and Gold Adviser Walter C. Ryan Boston College—B.A. English Department Head The English Department, twenty-one strong, welcomed the arrival of only one new teacher this year, Mrs. Warren Kaplan. Because of the absence of Mr. Walter Ryan, Miss Mary Tribble, who is the adviser to the Blue and Gold, served as acting head of the English Department. The two major programs offered were College and General, with three new minor courses having been set up. The first, an American Studies course offered to Junior college students, was taught by Mr. Duffy and Mr. O’Donnell in two successive periods. Its main objective was to provide a total picture of the American scene through American History and Literature. Although the course featured lectures from the Music and Art Departments, the students also read the required books on the standard Junior book list. A commercial English course was taught by Mr. Rogers, and planned in conjunction with Mrs. Moore’s and Mr. Sacco’s Departments. The two top commercial classes participated in this course, which stressed English for business. Students who had failed English in the General Course were allowed to take either English 2 and 3 or English 3 and 4 together in one year. Since proficiency in English is required for college and jobs after graduation, English students were required to write one composition a week. Audiovisual aids, coordinated by Mr. Arthur Freedman, supplemented many English classes. Through the use of phonographs and records, the plays that the students read became more vivid. 18 WELCOME to the English Department, Mrs. Kaplan.