Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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Left to Right: Mr. John Feltch, Mrs. Sylvia Rowe, Mr. Fred Kiamie, and Mr. Ralph Rowell. Roger Lamson, Mr. Mr. Roger Lamson, the Department. chairman of Who Have Taught Us HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES In this increasingly automated and com- puterized world, some societies resort to regi- mentation to achieve national goals. Our society, rejecting force, continues to empha- size individualism and diversity. This demo- cratic system places greater responsibility on the citizen He must possess historical per- spective and an awareness of local, national, and international problems For imparting this knowledge to us, we are deeply grateful to the able teachers of our social studies de- partment. Russ Young, Linda Murray, and Jeff Manson show Problems of Democracy A students how North American aviation stock is doing. The class bought one share of that corporation ' s stock at the beginning of the school year. Mrs. Rowe explains the procedure whereby a bill becomes a law to one of her social studies classes. 13

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A Dedicated Faculty . . . MATHEMATICS In spite of the classroom loss, due to promotion, of its inimitable chairman during this, our final year, the mathe- matics department has continued to ably bridge the gap between plane geometry and the calculus. Efficiently covering the entire field of high school mathematics in an understandable but challenging manner, the individual instructors well merit the respect and gratitude accorded them by us. Mr. Chester Jordan, chairman of the department. Seated, left to right: Miss Martha Steen, Mr. Chester Jordan, and Mrs. Jean Farry. Standing: Mr. Walter Herrick, Mr. Paul Carey, and Mr. Louis De Santis. Bill Smith and Chris Shannon solve math problems on the board as Miss Steen checks their work. John Dalton explains a problem to the Advanced Math class.

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BUSINESS The business department prepares stu- dents for careers in the business world by giving them an excellent background in such areas as typing, bookkeeping, tran- scription, business law, and office practice All the latest business machines are found in the department The quality of the training students receive is proved by the number of students who secure attractive positions after high school graduation Many others go on to advanced training in business colleges. First row. Left to right: Mr. William Murphy, Mrs. Mar- garet Garvin, Mr. Clark Richardson. Standing: Miss Maria Garuti, Miss Eliza- beth Furman, and Miss Dorothy Corum. Mrs. Margaret Garvin, chairman of the department. Miss Furman explains a legal point to students in law and Math B. 14