Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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Seated, left to right, Mr. Robert B. Cohen (Science Club Advisor), Mr. William J. Horrigan, Department Head, (Senior Class Advisor), Miss Sheila O’Brien (Junior Red Cross Advisor), Standing, left to right, Mr. Frederick J. Murphy (Chess Club Ad¬ visor), Mr. Frank T. Loguidice (Radio Club Advisor), Mr. Neil Lewis, Mr. Harry Marderosian (Science Club Advisor) Science Man has always probed into the universe in an attempt to understand better both him¬ self and his environment. In Woburn High, students find answers to some of their ques¬ tions concerning the universe and its work¬ ings by means of the courses offered by the Science Department. Although one year’s study in such areas as chemistry, biology, physics, and general science cannot go into great detail and specialization, the under¬ lying and more important aspects of these fields are treated in a manner which makes the world much more understandable to us. The student who wishes more study in the areas of chemistry, physics, or biology has for his use a program of Saturday morning laboratory classes in which more extended study and the development of independent laboratory technique is made possible. Ad¬ ditionally, students are able to do research in great detail upon a specialized topic of interest to them by the preparation of a project for the annual Science Fair. SATURDAY MORNING LAB

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As mathematics touches upon all aspects of our existence, our Mathe¬ matics Department, under the direc¬ tion of Mr. William J. Horrigan, offers many different courses in mathematics in order that all stu¬ dents may obtain as much training in mathematics as is possible. Alge¬ bra and geometry are offered on both college preparatory and general levels. Advanced courses are more theoreti¬ cal in nature, and are necessary for all students planning careers in engi¬ neering or the sciences, and are help¬ ful to those desiring a broad liberal arts preparation, for these courses show beginnings of the great mathe¬ matical patterns upon which the uni¬ verse has been built. Mr. Horrigan explains determinants to Harry. Mathematics Seated, Left to right, Miss Helen Salmon (Dean of Girls), Miss Virginia Hall (Math Club Advisor), Miss Catherine Herlihy (Future Nurses Club Advisor). Standing, left to right, Mr. Frank Loguidice (Radio Club Advisor), Mr. William Horrigan, De¬ partment Head, (Senior Class Advisor), Mr. David Reycroft (Math Club Advisor)

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Seated, left to right, Mrs. Kathleen Nisco, Mr. Ernest Mazzone, Department Head, (French Club Advisor), Miss Geraldine Rucki (French Club Advisor), Standing, left to right, Mr. Jean P. Houde (Classics Club Advisor), Mr. Anthony Feroci (Span¬ ish Club Advisor) Foreign Languages Because of the rapidly increasing need for a working knowledge of foreign languages in both education and the business world, our foreign language department, under the direction of Mr. Ernest Mazzone, has revolutionized its outlook in the brief period of time that he has been associated with the high school foreign language program. The study of elementary Spanish and French, as well as Russian, on Saturday mornings, is devoted entirely to aural- oral (hearing-speaking) comprehension. A simplified laboratory composed of tape recorders and head sets helps the student acquire the necessary pattern and structural drills. As a result of this method, students, when beginning to read and write, glide into foreign lan¬ guages undaunted by vowels of differ¬ ent value and unintimidated by new alphabets. In the field of classical lan¬ guages, the study of Latin offers the student a vital link with the glories of a past civilization and makes even more pleasant and rewarding the study of Spanish, French, English, as well as World History and Biology. La lecon va bien!