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

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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.

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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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ahls own key to success . . . IN ACTION The Library is a place of both pleasure and profit. Here, Miss Trickey gives Sandy a few instructions on library research techniques. Home Economics girls know that an at- Building bodies as well as minds is import- ant. A gym class starts with calisthenics. tractive table setting enhances the pleasure of a meal. Lunch period provides a welcome break for food and gossip after a session of morning classes.