Westwood High School - Green Years Yearbook (Westwood, MA)

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BUSINESS Commercial skills acquired and polished Mrs. Marion Healy Head of Business Department Mr. Charles Flahive With the aid of modern business equipment, Westwood High contin- ues to instruct and prepare students for their important role in business as well as those college-bound stu- dents who elect such courses as Typing, Notehand, Shorthand, and Bookkeeping. Mrs. Carolyn Bergen 22

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MRS. ELAINE EATON Head of Language Department LANGUAGES Broadening the base of cultural understanding French traditional and ALM, Spanish, and Latin are the languages offered at WHS. Proper pronunciation, grammar, and a study of literature are included in the language curriculum. « ' 2 »« Mr. Robert Burke Miss Meredith Maguire Miss Arlene Dacko Miss Barbara Hemmings Mrs. Ruth Very Mr. George Parker

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PRACTICAL ARTS Mrs. Frederica Richardson Miss Marguerite Knight Head of Home Economics Department Mr. Joseph Chicetti Head of Industrial Arts Department Valuable experience for home and shop Included in the Home Economics Department are classes in Sewing, Cooking, Home Management, Psy- chology and Family Relations. Under Miss Knight ' s able supervision, Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Richardson do a fine job instructing girls in these subjects. Woo dworking, Arts and Crafts, Metal Working, Power Mechanics, Electricity and Electronics, and Me- chanical and Technical Drawing are all offered in the extensive Industrial Arts Department. Valuable skills are acquired by both vocational and col- lege-bound students. Mr. Thomas Nelson 23