Swampscott High School - Sea Gull Yearbook (Swampscott, MA)

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ood habit in speaking and .tening are developed trough oral reports. SHS offers Q.. .ggi-f' ' to the college-level student and uses a college text in addition to presenting the material at a greatly ac- celerated pace. As the Science and Mathematics Departments were taking their giant steps forward, the English Depart- ment was DOI idle. Swampscott High School partici- pated in the experimental Television Course in the Humanities, in which eleventh-grade students viewed twelve pilot programs emphasizing three areas of dramatic literature--the golden age of Greek drama, the age of Elizabeth and Shakespeare, and the con- temporary American theater. Along with the new standards set for college- bound pupils came definite steps to meet industry's call for more and better-trained technicians. The re- action at Swampscott High has been a new technical physics and mathematics program in the Industrial perfect their accents. Arts Department. The department also has plans to en- large its program to give a more comprehensive train- ing in electronics. Embracing these innovations is our basic program of studies, which is divided into four major courses: Business, College Preparatory, Home Economics, and Industrial Arts. Each student is obliged to take a cer- tain number of required subjectsg however, the courses are so planned as to allow a reasonable number of elec- tives. In all courses, four years of English and of physi- cal education are prescribed, as are general science, civics, and United States history. Students in the College Course have several sub- jects on which to base their accumulation of the fif- teen units essential for college admission. Mathematics courses range from general math to trigonometry. The sciences oifered, in addition to those previously I WI! 2 lQn... i French conversationalists use the tape recorder to

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trend is given in Shop. Probably never in the history of the United States has education, particularly at the high school level, been the center of so much interest and concern. To meet the challenge of the times, many high schools, including Swampscott, have begun to introduce both new methods of instruction and new materials for study. This fact was immediately evident upon our return to school in September. This year the Science Department has taken an en- tirely fresh approach to the course in physics. The study material has been especially prepared by the Physical Science Study Committee and differs com- pletely from the physics texts formerly used. Spend- ing many more hours in the laboratory than formerly, the students prepare equipment of their own design and deal in the conceptual areas of physics once re- served for study beyond high school. In keeping with the new trends, the Mathematics Department has also begun a new course of study for the more gifted math students. Unlike the physics course, the new advanced math program is not experi- mental and deals with the time-honored subjects of calculus and analytical geometry. However, Mathe- matical Analysis, as the new course is called, is geared The library is always a busy center of activity. -...mm-.....,,-, MARS Training for a vocation or for the do-it-yourself

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The right number of cooks results in a delectable pro- duct in Foods class. -' fl COHZpl'6h6l1SlU6 Cllffltlllllnl '55 P E 1 f . ,, x, .. hr, ws. ,ME .. un.. ang mentioned, are biology and chemistry. Latin, French, and Spanish constitute the language courses, and la- boratory work with tape recordings and records is available to all foreign-language students. Required courses for the members of the Business group include general business, bookkeeping, type- writing, economic geography, and consumer education, However, as in all courses, electives may be drawn from such areas as the sciences and foreign languages. ln the senior year, Business students concentrate on one of two programs: the Clerical or the Stenographic. Modern, well-equipped facilities are at hand for the girls who enroll in the Home Economics program Their required courses include consumer education, nutrition, home nursing, and home economics. For boys enrolled in Industrial Arts, the course of study offers shop practice, shop math or algebra and geom- Us - 'i -mmf 90069 1:1 l Q.-sv Q41 : Qi etry, technical physics, and mechanical drawing. Among the other course offerings which enrich our curiculum are art, music, speech, remedial read- ing, and driver education. Library-training is given to all freshmen, and throughout our four years we con- tinue to make use of our excellent library facilities. In selecting our individual courses, we are as- sisted by the Guidance Department, which also an- nually administers batteries of tests. These range from the Kuder Interest Tests given to freshmen through the vocational tests for seniors. Throughout the year we are provided with opportunities to meet and listen to men and women from many professions and oc- cupations, in regularly scheduled guidance assemblies. Swampscott High School offers us a comprehensive curriculum, one which seeks to combine the best of the old and the new. . 7 flower. .. -liw' L- 1 Sophomore botanists as semble a model of a