Whitman Hanson Regional High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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BUSINESS The Business Department offers an excellent opportunity for students to prepare themselves for employment in the business world or for admittance to business schools as well as for economic competency in the home and community. Courses are also offered in basic business subjects in which students may gain a practical understanding of business organization, busi- ness procedures and business management. Students are thoroughly trained in Stenography, Typing, Bookkeeping and Office Machines. Filing techniques are studied. Considerable time is devoted to office etiquette, correct grooming and the development of desirable personality traits. The excellent new class- room facilities and modern business equipment aid in training our students to be adequately prepared for any situations or challenge they may encounter in the business world. Courses in the Business Department are available to all students. Personal Typing is offered to students in the College Course. Mrs. Evelyn Feldman Mrs. Muriel Hartshorn Business Management Bookkeeping Mrs. Grace Lapworth Department Head AQ, Mrs. VVinnifred James F. Lee Miss Therese Smith McCarthy Commercial Law Typewriting Business Training 2' I U

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Mrs. June Millett Department Head George D. Hines Department Head LANGUAGE The mathematics department offers a full program of mathematics for all students in the general, shop, and academic courses. Shop students begin with an arithmetic course and advance through two years of mathematics applied directly to shop situations to a final course in business mathematics. Students in the general course continue their junior high developmental pro- gram through the ninth grade and then proceed to a general mathematics which is strongly algebra centered. They complete their training by studying mathematics directly applicable to business. College-bound students prepare themselves in the traditional mathematics program of two years of algebra, one year of geometry, and a fourth year of an investigation of a wide variety of advanced topics including trigonometry, number theory, theory of equations, probability and statistics, sequences, and three dimensional space. The science department offers a wide range of subject matter. Classes study Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and General Science. The ultimate aim of the staff is to develop a scientific literacy, so necessary in a culture such as ours that is so thoroughly based on technology and scientific endeavor. In order to make effective decisions in personal, civic, and national affairs, the citizen must have some knowledge of the processes and products by which he is fed and clothed, entertained and inspired, and defended from enemies foreign and domestic. The event of major importance to the departments and the school is the annual science fair. This provides an opportunity for the students to demon- strate their proficiency in the scientific and mathematical method of com- peting for the various awards. 3.5- Richard D. Randell Mrs. Margaret Ralph L. Matinzi Mathematics Crosman Mathematics Mathematics Robert P. Cromwell David Campbell Mark M. Lydon Malcolm P. Trojano Physics Biology Science Science . 't I z X i 'X - , . ff ,ff F i if f I 'X ig' sfo'-'lf ' l le,,'v'LL, Y-Van!

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Today, more than ever before, social studies have special significance in American education. The Social Studies Department furnishes ingredients that are essential to the general education of pros- pective citizens in the public schools of the Twen- tieth Century. The current hypersensive emphasis on science, born of Sputniks accent, needs the bal- ancing influence of a strong program in social studies. The Social Studies Department has suc- ceeded in doing just that this year. A number of educational innovations have been introducedg new 1961 edition College United States History books have made the teaching of the United States history more efficientg student subscriptions to the New York Times have made the study of Current Events more meaningful: the planned Community Resource Program has brought a series of notable speakers to the school, including Attorney Edward Kennedyg and the Social Studies Department has pioneered a team teaching unit, this year, which brought the English, Science, and Music Departments in inte- grated cooperation in presenting the historical topic of the Civil War. The Social Studies Department, in their weekly evaluation meetings and depart- mental seminars, are constantly developing new approaches and techniques to make the department as up-to-date as this morning's newspaper. Mrs. Thesbe Hobby Ancient History William J. Spratt Robert P. Lyons Citizenship Frank D. Rodick U. S. History Department Head Robert M. Resnick World History oy V3 ,cu x 'J N-Q hd ff' LT' g If E f, pp- .JS X xaqhifq ' I' A 1.4:--fx-., L1