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

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Changing the Times Today's students must be able to meet the challenging problems cre- ated by the ever-expanding field of science. Helping equip students to cope with space-age problems, our Science Department offers courses in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and general science. Among the annual proiects ot the Science Department is the Science Fair, which gives interested students an opportunity tor independent re- search. Science Seminars are also available to advanced students. Sup- plementing class instruction, lab pe- riods provide practical application through experiments. In the picture at the left, intent members of the Science Department look on as Mr. Paine reviews the experiment of the day. Experiments help the students understand the subiect they are studying. Laboratory work also gives the student a chance to ob- serve scientific phenomena and a sense of responsibility in handling equipment and chemicals. Left to right are Norman Beals: Miss Joyce Morrissey, Roy Paine, Depart- ment Chairman, Miss Constance Ledger, and George Bauman. Relaxing 'From a busy day of scientific demonstrations and experiments, these teachers discuss the next subiect to be pre- sented to their classes. Below, from left to right are Kenneth Bruhm, Eugene King, Ed- gar Johnson, Harley McVay, and Rene Houde. Robert Blackie stand-s back cautiously from his chemistry experi- Harold Miner, co-ordinator of sciences in the West Springfield ment which seems about to explode. Our chemistry laboratories School System, discusses a recent physics lab period with Jay are well equipped for experimentation in all types of chemis- Sheeley, Phil Ashton, and George Chamberlain. fry.

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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.

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Practicing Gftice Procedures The West Springfield High School Business Department has a distinguished record in Training students in a wide variety of com- mercial subiects - Typewriting, bookkeeping, stenography, Tran- scription, clerical practice, office practice, office machines, business law, business mathematics, and salesmanship. After completing The four-year business course, our students are well prepared To entre either com'- mercial colleges or various careers in The business world, such as sec- retarial work, banking, merchan- dising, retailing, and marketing. The success of West Side alumni in the business field Testifies To The high quality of our commercial course and its faculty. The mem- bers of The Business Department are: left To right: Miss Louise Smith Miss Jean Kelliher, Maurice Pease Miss Alice Clark, and Miss Mar- garet Curley, department chair- man. I I Keep your eyes on your books. Take your paper out and Calculating profit and loss state-ments of a Theoretical company proofread carefully. Student typists, Pamela Jones and Linda gives Carolyn Sullivan and her STO classmates office experience. Taylor, learn the skills of Typing through diligent practice. Making final corrections before preparing to run off a report on one of the mimeograph ma- chines found .in The Business Department are Penny Peacock, Cheryl Poehlman, and Judy LeFrancois.