Warwick Veterans Memorial High School - Gryphon Yearbook (Warwick, RI)

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To acquire a proficient foundation in useful skills The hnancial affairs of the school are handled in the Student Finance Ofhce. Under the supervision of Mary T. Knight and Audrey Riley, students in Bookkeeping keep a careful account of the money paid out and earned in various school activities. Over 340,000 passes through this office in the course of a year. Xxx These students have the unique opportunity of increasing their speed in one of the finest typing rooms of its kind in New England. The room, which is equipped with thirty-five electric typewriters, is one of several classrooms, the latter furnished with one hundred manually operated typewriters. The use of the ediphone is only one of the many business machines in use in the department. Students also learn how to operate comptometers, duplicating machines, and other standard equip- ment necessary in the business field. 25

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To gain an insight into the culture -ei 1 Y far! In this Spanish II class, recorded Spanish operettas are being used as an- other device to add color and interest to the course. While listening to the re- cording that Mr. Mignone is playing, these students gain from the lyrics a further knowledge and understanding of the Spanish language. WON. ss.. V To cultivate a deeper ap- preciation of the customs and traditions of foreign lands and background of a nation and to ar- rive at a better understanding of its people are the primary purposes of the study of a foreign language. Here it is exemplified in Mr. Saute's French II class. ln addition to broadening his in- tellectual powers, the student also be- comes familiar with the countries, the customs, and the people. If the photograph of Mrs. Scott's German III class were accompanied by sound, the gutteral accents which would emerge would provide a better picture of what is taking place. s l l lil uw li

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RA To assist the industrialist - of the future through e-- i s greater opportunity , ll .. A ,il L. 45 wr - ln Power Shop students are given the opportunity to work on automobiles, outboards, and communications while under the direction of Mr. Perneveau. He is seen instructing some of his students in the repair of a generator. s t 1 Silt? ' ,I-., g 'l 'Jil-,., Robert Anderson, a student in ' , , . 4 - , Mr. Mezzanotti's Power Shop, works on a photo-electric cell. To gain appreciation of good workmanship, a knowledge of industry, and a degree of skill which later will offer a student the opportunity to qualify for an apprenticeship, these boys elected a course in Industrial Arts. Mr. Duclos is instructing two of his students in the art of operating a turret lathe which was obtained through the combined efforts of Sealol, Hammel-Dahl, and the school department. Readin blue rints and using special instruments in laying out a design are only two 3 P phases of drafting taught by Mr. McGiveney. Future engineering students find this course most valuable in their further studies. .t,. t..t.,h.,