Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Hvmmercial Deparfmcn! In the offices of the most enterprising concerns of our country is found the backbone of American industry-the accountant, the stenographer, the bookkeeper, and the typist. Only through the capable efforts of these indus- trious individuals can business become big, only through careful manage- ment of its books, only through correspondence of the finest quality, can a concern rise above its competitors. Heading the Commercial Department in Portland High School is Mr. William E. Chapin. Assisting him in the de- partment are Miss Esther Johnson, teacher of stenography and typewritingg Mr. Melbourne F. Means, Miss Hilda C. Ek, Miss Frances E. Haskell, Miss Genevieve G. Lowry, teachers of commercial subjectsg and Miss Ethel M. McCallum, teacher of commercial correspondence and arithmetic. It is in the hands of these perservering individuals that the future of American business lies, for their pupils are the hopes of the industrial world of to- morrow. Added to the scholastic duties of Mr. Chapin is also the important position of treasurer of the high school yearbook. THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT SEATEIJ: Mr. William E. Chapin, Miss Esther Johnson, Mr. Melbourne F. Means. STANDING: Miss Hilda C. Ek, Miss Frances E. Haskell, Miss Genevieve G. Lowry, Mrs. Evelyna B. Butman.

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l THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SEATED: Miss Ruth L. Sturgis, Mr. H. Nelson Raymond, Jr., Mrs. Frances Finlc, Mrs. Hazel Rogers. STANDING: Mrs. Eunice H. Rawson, Miss Louise S. Dunham, Mrs. Grace Simonton, Mrs. Alberta S. Marsh, Miss Frances M. Bigelow, Mr. joseph B. McDonnell. 6'14glisl1 Department As important as vitamins to the physical self is a well-balanced English diet to one's mental constitution. Such an all-round course is offered to the students of Portland High School under the able supervision of Miss Ruth L. Sturgis, head of the English Department. Sub-master Lucien P. Libby's English Literature Course provides one of the highlights of the school to the prose and poetry-minded youth, while Miss M. Adelaide Lehan, adds to her duties as dean of girls and faculty adviser to the senior class, by teach- ing college preparatory English. Other teachers in this department are Mr. joseph B. McDonnell, principal of Portland Evening School, Miss Frances M. Bigelow, German instructor and guiding hand for the PHS Junior Red Cross, Mr. H. Nelson Raymond, Jr., stadium director, Miss Barbara John- son, lip-reading teacher and faculty adviser for the PHS Hi-Lights and Totemg Mrs. Leota W. Rowe, coach of dramaticsg Miss Louise S. Dunham, Mr. Francis E. Connor, cheerleading coach, Mrs. Frances N. Finlc, publica- tions adviserg Mrs. Eunice H. Rawson, publications adviserg Mrs. Alberta S. Marsh, Mr. Weston Walch, debating coach, Mrs. Grace Simonton, Mrs. Hazel T. Rogers, and Mr. James E. Flanagan. T121

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THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS SEATED: Mrs. Augusta B. Paine, Miss Eleanor F. Welch, Mrs. Margaret S. Burnham. STANDING: Mrs. Bertha Sorensen, Mrs. Doris H. Damren, Miss Florence H. Weeks. language Departments The world in which we live is no longer vast. Great distances have become as nothing, shortened by the marvels of modern transportation. Thus does America find itself in constant contact with other nations of the world, na- tions speaking tongues foreign to us. Teaching the pupils of Portland High School the fundamentals of modern and ancient languages are Miss Eleanor F. Welcli, head of the French Department, Mrs. Augusta B. Paine, head of the Latin Department, Mr. George H. Casey, head of the Spanish Depart- ment, Mrs. Doris Damren and Mrs. Bertha Sorensen, French, Mr. James A. Phair and Miss Florence Weeks, Spanish, Miss Frances M. Bigelow, Ger- man, and Mrs. Margaret Burnham, Latin. In addition to their teaching, Miss Welcli and Mrs. Damren serve as faculty advisers for the two PHS French Clubs, Mrs. Paine directs the affairs of the Latin Club, and Miss Bigelow is adviser for the Junior Red Cross Council. T141