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

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 irtd enriched our lived. MUSIC I Hear America Singing, wrote Walt Whitman. And truly we are a music-loving people. Here in our school, the songs of our own and other lands are a constant source of pleasure. Our school days are brightened by instrumental music ranging from Bach to Brubeck. Those of us who contribute our talent to the orchestra, band or swing band, to the glee clubs or selec- tive chorus, are proud of the high quality of our performance. We listeners delight in the assembly programs and Cavalcades of Music that form one of the shining facets of our school life. Jon Howard does a solitary stint of practicing outside the band room. C. Randle, J. Sebesky, and S. Alexander view the Music Appreciation bulletin board. F. Skovran looks on as Mr. John V. Seaman instructs C. Pa|ak. Augusta E. Oksen, B.S. Head of Department Director of Music Education Alex Hudak, B.S.Ed. Band, Orchestra Adviser, Twirlers John R. Janderup, B.S.Ed. 8and, Orchestra, Swing Band John V. Seaman, A.M. Adviser, Keyboard Club, Glee, and Record Collectors' club

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 Room 231 hums with activity as our artists work in oils or water color, charcoal or pencil, or perhaps in clay. Our versatile students, under talented instruction, pro- duce eye-catching posters to advertise T. Svenningsen, C. Rusin, T. Swaniclc, and B. Chere- pon do an outdoor study of our campus. school and community events, delightful paintings for bulletin boards and offices, backdrops for school plays. The Art Ex- hibit and Art Department Assembly Pro- gram are eagerly anticipated by all of us. Our heightened appreciation of art points the way to many hours of pleasure and relaxation. Ida L. Dressier, B.S.Ed. Adviser. Paletteers R. Spevack, C. Rusin, B. Cherepon, M. Chiminih, T. Svenningsen, J. Jones, E. Larsen, T. Swanick. work on water colors. Anne H. Massopust, B.S. Head of Department Adviser. Paletteers, and Halls of Ivy M. Chiminitz puts the finishing touches on one of her paintings. 20

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Edythe M. Gallagher, B.S.Ed George Dubin, M.Ed. Head of Department Adviser, Junior Red Cross, Junior Hospital Guild William J. Kolodinsky. Sadie G. Maloney, R.N. M.Se.Ed. Guidance Counselor Adviser, Senior Council Health Education students B, Jagielski, B. Volosin, C. Jorgensen, and M. Togneri wrap Christmas packages for children of families on public assistance. (jood health playd We American teen-agers, in our haste to grow up as fast as possible, must not neglect the care of our growing bodies. Our Health Education classes teach us the principles of good health that are essential to us now and throughout our lives. Em- phasis is placed upon the development of home nursing skills, and the do s and don't's in matters of day-to-day health and in emergencies. The knowledge we have gained in our courses will help us to become useful and vital citizens of our a community. 22 Miss Edythe Gallagher and Mrs. Sadie Maloney check results as R. Juhasz and A. Zimmerman step up to patch tests read by Dr. Philip