Stratford High School - Log Yearbook (Stratford, CT)

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Mrs. Avis Alcott Mr. Leslie Faulkner BUSINESS Miss Rose Miss Mary MacDonnell Take a letter. Miss Jones! . . . No strike-overs please! . . . Feet flat on the floor when typing! . . . Oh, gosh! There goes another fingernail! These are the echoes of the secretarial rooms. They reflect the atmosphere of the Business Department. The offices of America seek well-groomed, efficient secretaries. Under Miss Goyette's able direc- tion the graduates of Business Education will more than meet these requirements. MISS IMELDA GOYETTE

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In art there are always exciting new ways to use old rules. Yesterday's outlandish picture is today's standard and tomorrow's commonplace. But art is not only in pictures: it may be found in anything men make and use. . . . It will soon be up to us, the Class of '59, using the principles we have learned from the Art Department, to apply the old rules in new ways to help create a more beautiful America. MUSIC How dull the day would be if man, in a moment of relaxation, could not turn to music for release from his daily tasks. There is something about a marching band or a chorus singing. Music is a beautiful mode of com- munication and an expression of life that is universal. . . . The Music Department brings to the student an appreciation of rhythm and melody and an opportunity to ex- press his musical talent. HOME ECONOMICS MISS ISABEL McCOBB Mrs. Myra Buell Cooking, sewing, kitchen planning — these and many other techniques of family management are explored in the Home Economics courses. It is here that a girl prepares for the most important career — that of housewife and mother. All phases of practical family living are mastered in these classes. Yes, even the boys will be able to hold their own in the kitchen. The Chef's Club sees to that! Mrs. Kathryn Park

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Mr. Earl Flagg — Print Shop INDUSTRIAL ARTS MR. CHARLES QUINLAN Head of Department Here is the hub of activity: of power saws and metal casting, of printing presses and automobile en- gines. While upstairs we find a quiet atmosphere of drawing boards and budding draftsmen, the lower rooms of the Industrial Arts Department are filled with the steady hum of machinery. It is here that a boy puts into operation a God-given gift, the gift of mechanical skill. The hand creates a tool or the eye perceives a flaw in an engine. . . . The boy works hard from day to day toward a most important goal. Industry watches, applauds, and awaits the finished product — a technically skilled young man. Mr. Thomas Dickson — Machine Shop Mr. William Powers — Metal Shop Mr. William Milish — Auto Mechanics Mr. Francis Skinner — Mechanical Drawing