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

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Guiding the science education of West Side students are Science Coordinator Edgar Johnson, H. Vil- roy McVay, Manning Case, Miss Joyce Morrissey, Edward Mala- chowski, and Department Chair- man Norman Beals. Science Dept. Equips New Facilities Y-e-e-S? Hello out therel' To meet the needs of science-minded pupils, two advanced biology courses are now oifered in addition to the science seminar emphasizing elec- tronics and physics. Mr. Beals, who was appointed in the fall to head the department, and his stalf have been concentrating on equipping their expanded facili- ties in the new building. Completing the ten-teacher department are Miss Suzanne Lemieux, John Daggett, Rene Houde and Henry Kozloski. Lab assistants Kenneth Parent and Terry Quinn help their teachers by preparing experiments, but at left are other valuable teaching naidesf, 17

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l 1 1 Laurence Goss fleftl is in a serene mood, while Miss Priscilla White confers with student Donald Sena and Kenneth Bruhm conducts a geometry class. Curriculum Stud Concern of Math Group Curriculum development is a principal concern of the Math Department at its regular meetings. Along this line, a new general math course has been designed for the practical use of noncollege- bound students. Mr. Phair is now advising the Math Club and Coaching the Mathletesh Willis Phair, in a familiar teaching stance, considers a problem. KABOVEj Department Chairman Lindzay Varnam takes advantage of the privacy of his office to prepare lessons. At LEFT1 newcomer Miss Merrilyn Brown seems to be bearing well the plight of the traveling teacher. 16

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Data Processing Added to Business Stud f Boys as well as girls recognize the value of typewriting skill. As in- structed, Robert Bourke keeps his eyes on the copy and not on the keys. An Electronic Data Processing course, taught by Mrs. Beverly Dunbar, has been added to the Business Department. Students combine the learning of principles with actual work on the newly installed data processing equipment in the office. New teachers are Theodore Springett, who came here from Cowing School, and Miss Chris- tine Prejs. gi ..y.. Wai wwgwaa 1 ,f ' fiifdikitf' ' I 5' -i ' fswg Mr. Pease, who teaches bookkeeping, took over as chair- man of the Business Department. He has been with the system 6 years. 18 Conscientious S.T.O. students Virginia Hartig and Arlene Martel work after school on their secretarial projects. Helping to supply the demand for clerical and secretarial help in business and industry are the members of the Business Department. STANDING: Miss Christine Prejs, Miss Jean Kelliher, Miss Margaret Cur- ley, Miss Alice Clark, Mrs. Louise Smith, Theodore Sprin- gett, and Maurice Pease, de- partment chairman. SEA TED: Mrs. Beverly Dunbar.