Scotia Glenville High School - Acropolis Yearbook (Scotia, NY)

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Mr. Ellithorpe watches as Milt Rochford and Lou Donato prepare to set transit for a reading. MATHEMATICS At Scotia-Glenville math courses are offered to prepare students for careers in science, business and the arts. Reflecting the trend of the times, and in response to the motivation of their highly qualified teachers, students' interest in mathe- matics has been on the upswing here. Many talented students have availed them- selves of the Advanced Mathematics classes and one of the larger clubs in the extracurricular ac- tivities program is the newly formed Mathematics Club. (Above): Using Newton's method for approximating roots, Dave Austin ex- plains his work to May Hoggins and Dick Giard. (Right): Mathematics teachers, left to right: Mr. Fredric Paul, Mr. Cecil Elli- thorpe, Mr. Richard Causey, Mr. Philip Gerlach. Seated: Miss Margaret Dickson, department chairman, and Mr. Richard Herodes.

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SCIENCE The struggle of independent nations for peace in freedom has been equated with a struggle for scientific supremacy between the two major powers. Thus, a newly alerted sense of responsi- bility has been felt by America's leading scientists as well as by the science students of Scotia. Chairman Sawyer's science department con- tinues its program to develop future scientists and engineers who may help to lead the country and the world to a better life with peace—in free- dom. (Left) Michael Benedict, Joan Hesler and Leanne Hanrahan concentrate on an experiment in Mr. McGuire's physics lab. (Above): Mr. Goyette checks the data of general science students. (Left): Science teachers, left to right, are Mr. William Quinn, Mr. William McClennan, Mr. Bernard Kuczek, Mr. William Sawyer, Mrs. Alice Shaw, Mr. Maurice Goyette, and Mr. Richard McGuire.

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BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS BUSINESS EDUCATION In recent years business and the schools have taken long, second looks at each other. Businessmen visit Scotia-Glen- ville, and teachers, in turn, ar- range frequent trips to com- mercial establishments. Many non-college students start looking for a position after graduation. Others are placed by the department even before that time in part-time jobs. Due to the above-average prepara- tion in typing, shorthand, busi- ness machines and the training in the niceties of secretarial prac- tice, businessmen are generally well gratified, and many careers have been successfully launch- (Left to right): Sitting, Miss Lillian Davis, Mrs. Monica Greco, Mrs. Katherine Fox; Standing, Mr. John Evans, Mr. James Lockhart, and Miss Rouette Mochrie, Chairman. (Left): Connie Hill, Joyce Porter and Carol Powell in Typing II class. (Above): a homemaking group receives dietary instruc- tion from Miss Kilts.