Millis High School - Mowhawk Yearbook (Millis, MA)

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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE Our mathematics and science departments, mindful of the increasing importance of their areas in this twentieth century, aim to introduce to their students those basic concepts which will enable all to appreciate more fully the impact of scientific and mathematical discoveries on their daily lives, and to provide others, so fitted by natural endow- ment and interest, with a firm foundation for fu- ture studies. Mrs. Mary K. Mr. Albert P. Gavin Palumbo Mrs. Eleanor Miss Ellen Mr. Gerald Miss Patricia Miss Judith E. Kenney M. Conway W. Archard E. Gorman T. Meagan SOCIAL STUDIES With communism a continued threat, now even in our own hemisphere, it becomes most imperative that we, as members of a democratic society, investigate the evils that endanger our way of life. Our social studies department strives to instill in its students a thorough under- standing of our beliefs as opposed to conflicting Mr. Henry Mr. Harry C. ideologies in the world around us. M. Doyle Damon Miss Mary Miss Joan €. Sylvia E. Cahill GUIDANCE Mr. Francis W. As Seniors, we were confronted with many Fariey problems concerning our future careers. Mr. Farley, our guidance director, and Mrs. Bar- rett, his assistant, bent over backwards to help us overcome these difficulties, at the same time continuing to perform efficaciously the numerous other duties associated with the “The scholar had need be strong and bold; for busy guidance department. his burden is heavy, the road is far.”

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Mrs. Mary M. Barrett Dean of Girls Dr. George C. Roy Superintendent “The M. H. S. Summit Conference’

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LANGUAGES As our world keeps diminishing in size, the need for competence in foreign languages becomes more acute. With the addition of Spanish to our curri- cula and the expansion of the French and Latin programs, our school is doing its utmost to meet this need. The English department fully realizes that a thorough knowledge of grammar not only is important in itself, but also is requisite to the successful learning of a foreign language; it there- Rie as fore strives to develop skill in communication as Daly well as an appreciation of literature. Miss Mildred Mrs. Mary Mr. James Miss Ann Mrs. Marie T. ©. Hurst A. Welch J. Meade Maucker Duerden LIBRARY AND REMEDIAL READING We believe that the ability to read intelligently is of paramount importance, whether one is studying a literary classic or skanning the daily newspaper. Our reading program affords an excellent opportunity for interested students to improve in this area. We are very grateful for our new library, for the continuing expansion of its facilities, and for the assistance we have received in learning how to use these efficiently. aA hla Mrs. Mildred A. Miss Joan L. Kreger Strathern Le professeur . The Philosophy Committee