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

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to the anew fr0nt1'er'. . Nancy can work in a wide range of areas, from cartoons for Swamprcotta to ceramics, in Miss Chaisson's art classes. the I.B.M. Keypunch, the electric typewriter, and the Odhner. Field trips have been helpful in acquaint- ing students with modern business procedures. Civil Service Tests for typists and stenographers were given at the high school in March by Mr. John Mullaine, Civil Service Director of Salem. Expamion was the key word in the Industrial Arts Department this yeart. A complete cut-away auto engine has been added as a teaching aid in automotives. Field trips and motion pictures were employed to make the program of study still mote stimulating. The Industrial Arts show window served to present an attractive display of the work done in the department and the material included in the program. Our Home Economics Department is concerned with the whole picture of running a home and raising a familyg consequently the curriculum includes a great deal more than just cooking and sewing. Home Economics classes provide a flexible laboratory situ- ation where the girls develop the social resonsibility, respect, and understanding for one another that is democracy in action. The course aims to bring out in the girls the social poise and creative skill that will make for a happy home life now and in the future. I am the artist is the central theme under which students in the Art Department have been working. The overall purpose of the course is to encourage individual expression through a variety of materials. The Speech Department seeks to develop poise and forensic forcefulness in its students. Speech I classes, meeting three periods a week, concentrate on the fundamentals of speaking - voice, diction, and poise. Speech II, which meets twice weekly, stresses drama and group discussion. The Music Department provides opportunities for instrumental and vocal training and also sponsors many performances for the student body. Library training is given to all first- yeat students. They, like the upperclassmen, make use of the libraty's well-supervised and well-equipped facilities throughout the year. An innovation in the Guidance Department has been the use of tape re- cordings about various occupations. Again this year, a series of meetings was held for juniors and their parents with reference to college admission. At Swampscott High School we all agree that scholarship is the key to the new frontier. Our curriculum is set up to provide each pupil with his own key to success. chines course. Learning to operate the adding machine is only one of the many skills gained in the office ma

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Barbara, Peter, and Mike find interesting reading at Mr. Drogue's maga- zine rack. if . . scholarshm is the key History and Problems of Democracy may be elected. The Business Course provides practical experience for those entering the world of business after gradu- ation. English, language, and history courses are also an integral part of the business curriculum. The Industrial Arts Course develops vocational skills which are of inestimable worth to those enrolled. The Home Economics Course emphasizes instruction which will help girls to achieve more satisfying home living. The English Department has continued to place strong emphasis on the written composition in all English courses. Senior classes are finding a new text, American Comporition and Rhetoric by Donald Davidson, helpful in developing writing skills. A critical review and study of the drama has also been added to the senior course. Added to the facilities of the Language Department have been a new pro- jector, tape recorder, and record player. Aural-oral work in French classes has been increased not only in advanced groups but in French I as well. The Science Department has continued an ad- vanced physics course begun experimentally last year under the direction of the Physical Science Study SHS chemists discover the trut-h for themselves during weekly lab per- iods. Committee. The chemical bond approach of the study of chemistry has been added to the present course in order to prepare students for work on a higher plane. Project work in biology has been en- couraged to take the place of laboratory periods. Although no new courses in modern mathematics as such have been added to the curriculum this year, as many new topics as possible are introduced into traditional courses. Graduates of Swampscott High have had high praise for the course entitled Intro- duction to College Mathematics, which has helped them to do very successful work at the college level. The Social Studies Department has made effective use of a new tape recorder, movie projector, record player, and film strip projector. These aids supplement the traditional methods of study and give students a clearer understanding of past problems and their relation to the present day. Designed to include all those areas of knowledge that students will need in a business career, the pro- gram of the Business Department is extensive. In order to keep students informed as to recent trends in business equipment, local businessmen have been invited to give demonstrations of such machines as

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to provide for each pupil S.H.S. A sunny morning encourages a chat before -L- J .... -,.-- I-.. . L ,,A.. j,.. ,I -l,,,-, Activity periods provide opportunities to pursue many interests. Barbara and Robin work on a Sea Gull layout. Learning the intricacies of business machines, Bunny nimbly sums up columns of figures.