West Springfield High School - Terrier Yearbook (West Springfield, MA)

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Pursuing Langua e Studies Was ist das? ponders Roy Augusberger as Mr. Richard Belle- Tournez le bouton, says Miss Helen Bailey, French inStrUCTOf, fleur, German teacher, shows him the results of a recent test. to Mrs. Lois Bopp as she acquaints the newest member of the Pete Faulkner, right, confirms his Latin average for the first quar- Language Department with the new language laboratory. fef. With world horizons constantly shrinking, the study of foreign languages is more im- portant than ever. The knowledge of foreign languages enables Us to communicate with people of other lands, and to enrich our cul- tural background by the study and appre- ciation of their civilizations. We, at West Springfield High School, are fortunate in hav- ing an expert staff of instructors in Latin, French, Spanish, and German. The language department facilities include a modern language laboratory, which has individual booths, with tape recorders by which students can more fully develop pro- ficiency in speaking and understanding for- eign languages. Veni, vidi, vici! Deanne Suzor learns the art of scanning Latin verse from Miss Dorothy Bugbee, chairman of the Language Department. 5 i , E,Que lo dice? Regina Battista, a first year Span- ish student, asks Mr. Angelo Laveglia, Spanish in- structor, about a poster for Spain's national pastime. Such posters familiarize students with scenes of 1 Spain as well as the language they are studying. i ll

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Widening Our Horizons Like members of an international round table, members of the history meet to discuss the problem of building democratic concepts among students. Seated are William Quigley, Mrs. Helen Cowing, Mrs. Mary Hubbard, and John Siepietowski, standing: David Crosier, Gordon Vye, George Bozenhard, and William Wyman. Mrs. Mary Hubbard and Anderson Bray set up apparatus for the showing of a filmstrip in history class. Films and other Audio-Visual Aids dram- atize historical events and awaken the interest of the students to today's problems. Today's world demands an understanding of the past and a knowledge of the present. The History Department of West Springfield High School attempts to convey this knowledge to enable a student to understand his world and to live as an intelligent and informed citizetn. Textbooks are not the only source of infor- mation. Audio-Visual Aids, newspapers, and other media of communications, independent research, term papers, and oral reports are used so that the student will learn to seek the truth, to correlate his facts, and come to an independ- ent, reasoned opinion. As a part of this search, each student pursues courses in World History and United States History to -provide a founda- tion on which he can build a useful and happy life. William Wyman points out a place of strategic im- portance to sophomore Leslie Hunt. Familiarity with with our ever-changing world has become vital for all Americans. Thus, each history class has set aside one day a week to study current events and places in the news and to analyze their significance. I0

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Solving the Problems Demonstrating the use of a sphere in to- day's advanced mathematics are, in the pic- ture to the right, Mr. Kenneth Bruhm, Mr. Lindzay Varnum, chairman, and Mr. Michael Murphy. Math teachers, Mr. Willis Phair, Mr. Eugene King, Mr. Harley McVay and Mr. Laurence Goss, fpictured belowl use various devices, such as the three-dimensional cube and the slide rule, to give each student a practical experience with mathematics. The Mathematics Department of West Springfield High School at- tempts to instill in all students a sense of order and precision, and a respect for numerical values, ratios, formulas, and progressions. In a world where math plays an ever expaunding role, study of arith- metic, geometry, and trigonometry is essential. Courses in these sub- jects prepare our students for col- lege work and industrial training. This year, the so-called new math made great strides, confounding the outsider, but increasing the students' understanding of the But l can't reach that high, complains Patricia Reusch as Fred Barber attempts to explain the art of using a slide rule. very nature of numbers and wid- ening their opportunities. A familiar scene after school is the l4:3O club under the guidance of Mr. Goss. This lntellectual organization enables the students to catch up on their math work.