New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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AN For A1't's Sake Art for art's sake exemplifies the work of our Art Department. Teaching students to be creative and imaginative, as well as appreciative of true. art, is the chief objective of this department Art seeks to create with color and shape that which words fail to accomplish, for every work of art, whether sculpture or drawing, interprets a single thought - or suggests many. Realizing the importance of preserving and arousing new interests in art, our curriculum makers have set up a series of courses sufficiently varied to give the student a well-balanced widespread understanding of the subject, However, the primary concern is for the individual himself, - his in- terests, his abilities, and even his weaknesses. Furthermore, those who are found talented and sincerely interested are given special guidance. But art does not begin and end in the classroom, it is so taught that the student acquires a more observant outlook, and employs the principles of design, rhythm and balance in his everyday life. 1,7 Rf' 56 ete QF I e I' t 1' .Q kg YNGVE E. SODERBERG Art, Clipper Art Advisor I 3 JOHN M. SHEEHY GEORGE TYROPOLIS ALBIN K. KAYRUKSTIS CHARLES A. CLEMENT English, Counselor English, Dramatics Club Industrial Arts, Dramatic Club, Art, Stagecraft Club, Make-up Club, Dance Club Dance Club JOSEPH V. MEDEIROS JOHN J. McCARTHY RICHARD V. BENVENUTI English, Clipper Advisor, Vocal Music, Vocal Ensembles Instrumental Music, Counselor Band, Orchestra 27 N -I II ' I ' 1 , V 2 -. , at ..1.t- I f,' :' . l '5

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MARY T. TALCOTT Head of English Department E Is For English Etymology-Nouns and verbs-Grammar-Literature-Iambic pentameter -Spelling-and Headaches! Together, these spelled out the biggest challenge of our school life, English, the major that everyone was required to take. To some of us, the emphasis was on the headaches, and I probably stood for impracticalg but the majority of us could see the real reason for taking this course. There is more truth than poetry in the statement that the pen is mightier than the sword. History shows us that the progress of every civilization since the beginning of time can be measured by its language. Furthermore, language is the root of all culture. By conveying, even controlling, all forms of thought, expression, and communicationiit plays an immeasurably important part in our lives. What could be more appropriate, therefore, than to study English- the langauge of OUR culture. True-we shook our list at Shakespeare and pointed an accusing finger at Poe. True-the predicate nominatives and dangling participles were our bitter enemies. But true, also, we realized that without them, we still would be swinging through the trees by our tails or calling some dismal cave home sweet home . JOSEPH P. BEEBE VMINERVA P. CLEGG MARION B. KELSEY HAROLD L. KNIGHTS Englrshg Cheerleaders, Pep Club English Englishg Counselor English Q RUSSELL W. HARRIS RUTH E. MOORE FRANK D. ROBINS ROSE K. STUCKY English Englishg English Club, English, Dramatics Director Englishg Playbill Club Dance Club, Counselor 26

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fx gp-'Sr' EVERETT MCLOUGHLIN Head of Industrial Arts Department Striving For Crafty Craftsmen Mass-production: scourge of the individuals creative genius. Gone is the independent craftsman of years' gone byg the assembly line has taken over. Why be a jack of all trades, when for every conceivable job, there is a trained specialist? A facile conclusion, but whenever this becomes the attitude, incen- tive to do it yourself falters, initiative weakens, and originality dies. Man is then reduced to a robot, living, breathing, walking, talking-but not creating person. Leading in the cause for craftsmanship and indiivdual achievement is the Industrial Arts Department. Here in the shop, the mighty oak is fashioned into furniture, the block of steel becomes a plumbob, the sheet of aluminum turns into a bracelet and Henry Ford's finest are stripped of their former glory to live again. With infinite care these and other creations are then translated into mechanical drawings or blueprints. And always, with each completed project, there is the glowing satisfaction which comes from doing the job yourself. ,aw M FRED R. SOBIECI-I WESLEY W. STOFFEL ABBOTT W. WHITE JOHNNY E. WILSON Industrial Arts Industrial Arts Industrial Arts, Driver Education Industrial Arts, Stagecraft Club, Dance Club HARRY P. SANTANGELO RALPH B. FROLKE ROBERT M. HESS GEORGE YATROUSIS Industrial Arts, Lockers Industrial Arts, Dance Club Industrial Arts Industrial Artsg Dance,Club 28