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

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Joseph P. Morro M.Ed. Department Head Adviser Senior Math Club Joseph A. Geraghty Roger J. Maniscalco B.S. Adviser Senior Math Club Abraham D. Parnes M.S. Adviser, Chess Club Rose Marie J. Remias B.A. Margaret E. Rhodes M.A. Adviser, Future Teachers of America James J. Sattur B.S.Ed. Adviser Junior Math Club Ass't. Coach, Football Coach Freshman Basketball Harriette Ulbrich B.S.Ed. TESTING MATERIAL rolls off the new mimeograph machine operated by Mr. Maniscalco and student helper Karen Kubinak. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT. Count down 5-4-3-2-1 — Blast off into the Space Age. To prepare us for life in our world of Explorers and Sputniks, phases of advanced mathematics have been added to our curriculum. Special projects and class trips provide us with stimulating experiences. Newly formed clubs give us an opportunity to gain concepts not included in regular classroom work, while the latest texts in the ha ds of forward-looking teachers keep our math classes in step with the times. MATHEMATICS FAN, Sheldon Cheuse, explains a theorem to instructor, Mr. Marra, while classmates listen critically. We learn to clear reasoning and

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FUTURE STENOGRAPHER Loretta Hassey gets the last word in direct dictation at the board from instructor Mrs. Clawans. Ada B. Cameron M.Ed. Department Head Helen Behme B.S. Adviser Junior Business Leaders Sylvia S. Clawans B.C.S.Ed. Zelda Dubin B.S.Ed. BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Graduates of our four-year business course are well prepared to step directly into positions in the business field. Some have perfected their knowledge of typing and shorthand; others have concentrated on accounting; and still others have become proficient in operating business machines. Many students have gained experience from after school work in neighboring stores and offices. And all have developed the alertness, the adaptability to new situations and receptivity to new ideas so vital to success in the modern business world. Stephen Halata M.Ed. Leon Goldsmith Business Adviser M.Ed. Periscope, Halls of Ivy Martin Jacobsen B.S.Ed. Regina D. Lind B.S.Ed. Adviser Secretaries of Tomorrow Agnes D. Mooney M.Ed. Veronica V. Smith M.Ed. Adviser Sylvia G. Silverman Junior Citizens B.S.Ed. Advisory Committee

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CHEMISTS Robert Sofka and Susan Popp demonstrate the process of fractional distillation. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. When NaCl and H-O are mixed, salt water is formed; when science and a student are put together, logical thinking evolves. We are led from stud of primitive plant and animal life to the complexities of physics and chemistry. We are even permitted a glimpse into the mysteries of nuclear physics. Laboratory experiments give us satisfying proof of established laws and conclusions, and inspire some of us to enter this field as it comes of age with dramatic discoveries. Roland W. Tapley M.Ed. SPECIMENS are right in focus for biology project being prepared by William Parnes and Marie Marlin. Department Head Adviser, Chemistry Club Ambrose E. Dvorschok M.Ed. Ida F. Haas M.S. Leo W. Klein M.Ed. Faculty Manager of Athletics Coach, Track Gordon T. Koehler B.A., LLB. Coach, Tennis Marion B. Patten B.S. Adviserr Atom Busters Patrick J. White M.Ed. Adviser, Physics Club Victor Wisner B.S. in Forestry Photography