Paramount High School - Jolly Roger Yearbook (Paramount, CA)

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NJ:-W Teaching Pirates the theory of the operation of automobile units is part of Mr. Richard Orcutt's iob. They, in turn, prepare note- books tor future reference and use. The steering mechanisms, suspension systems, and other design features of different makes of cars are compared and evaluated, Popular, the course makes clear the functions of the various mechanical and electrical units. Life science, offered by Mr. Leland Allen and Mr. John Bergmann, is an interesting course in the general science field. Animal her- edity and reproduction are on the class agenda. Since it deals with life about them, Pirates find it fun as well as educational. From text and exten- sive experiment they learn the func- tions that enable man to assume the role of master.

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YJ Sgungess, is it is L2 Q J -, ww I . is X s t 1 s flgv, ,' . 54 V 14:34 1 .J N 'K a-P X ' at ji. Q Nl sw' .eww mm - qigii lt takes hours of work a week to produce the excellent performances which the Para- mount Pacettes, under the supervision of Mrs, Pauline Katnich, give before packed stands at home football games. Striving for preci- sion, novelty, and grace, the Pirate Drill Team is always a favorite whether on pa- rade, at assemblies, or under the great arc lights on Homecoming Night. The wonders of physics in an atomic age interest boys and girls alike. Together they explore the realms of heat, light, sound, and mechanics. Class experiments ,under the watchful eye of Mr. Austin Harper, lead budding scientists and future physicists far from teenage paths of rock n' roll. ln- spired by tempting scholarships now offered in science, college-bound Pirates work eager- ly to measure up.

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Training and practice on up-to-date office machines, handled by Mr. Nello DiCorpo, is deservedly popu- lar. Here Pirates prepare for future positions as they become familiar with the operation of rotary calcu- lators, adding and listing machines, ten-key adding machines, dicta- phones, and voice writers. Rehearsing for Caine Mutiny or l2 Angry Women is great fun in Mr. Edwin's Groh's drama class. AI- though few, if any, of these actors will reach Hollywood or Broadway, they find the poise, diction and con- fidence gained here valuable. Their productions add a much needed ele- ment to campus entertainment.