Perth Amboy High School - Reflections / Periscope Yearbook (Perth Amboy, NJ)

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The mysteries of the universe began to unfold before our eyes through the magic portals of the Science Department. Our capable faculty guided us to discovery and enlightenment in every aspect of this complicated subject. In General Science we first learned the basic concepts of the world about us. We began to understand ourselves and all other living things through Biology. In Physics we dealt with the treatment of the material world; in Chemistry we studied the elements and their changes. Laboratory sessions and visual aids added to the productiveness and interest of the course. Biology students, Michael Gyurisin and David Bay, casually unwind 'Mr. Slinky, Mr. Dvorschak's six- foot pet king snake. 15

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Ferdinand Kertes Leah Kirshner Joseph Marra A.M. B.S. in Education M.Ed. Department Head The tangent of good education equals — modern teaching, interesting visual aids, and friendly faculty. This and more constitutes our Mathematics Department. Under expert super- vision, PAHS students have obtained a solid foundation for even the most specialized fields of higher mathematics. The development of sound reasoning and logic was also a most important factor in subjects from Everyday Mathematics to Mathematical Analysis. Isabelle Blum and Jan Perkowski put their heads together finding permutations and combinations with colored pegs in Geometry class. Ernest Sansotero and John Dowling televise Math assem- bly tor PAHS-TV. Contestants Bucholc, Dayko, O'Berti, Blum, Dahill, Tallarico, Hrevnak. and Valoneik appear

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 u sines $ courses m adi ra cti ca t Charlotte Marklin, Myrna Reybak, Patricia Gregory, Rosemary Wringler, Patricia Sabine, Dolores Lestuk, and Patricia Grotovsky are absorbed in operating various office machines. The chance for success is great for those graduates who received their training in the Business Education department. Well stocked with modern business machines and possessing an up-to-date faculty, the department is a source of pride to the entire school. From its classes will come forth the better secretaries and business people of the future—each destined to years of happiness and fulfillment, the result of their fine background. J. Stankovich, P. Pietraski, J. Erickson, C. Marklin, and P. Kozlokowski bring Christmas into Room 107. Ada Cameron M.Ed. Department Head Helen Begone B.S.Ed. Sylvia S. Clowans William J. Convery Uon Soldirnrth B.C.S.Ed. LL.B., A.B. M.Ed.. History Stephen Halata M.Ed. o Martin Jocobser B.S. in Education Sylvia G. Silverman Veronica Smith Regina Lind, B.S.Ed. B.S.Ed. M.Ed. 16