Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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Seated, L to R, Miss Eleanor M. McCall, Miss Alice M. Badger, Miss Doris T. Lynch, Department Head, Miss Ruth E. Shribman, Standing, L to R, Mr. I. Edward Marashio, Miss Alice E. Brady, Mr. Richard H. Skeffington, Miss Maryann Hurley, Mr. Arthur A. Goodhue. Business Education Acquires Beautiful, New Wardrobe The Business Education Department is now decked out in its best finery. What does this consist of ? A splendid array of new ma¬ chines. Recognizing the need for preparing gradu¬ ates to meet the demands of “space-age” mechanization, the Business Education De¬ partment has been able to supply the senior typewriting classes with beautiful, new elec¬ tric typewriters. Furthermore, two printing calculators have been added to the office ma¬ chine room to supply students with the lat¬ est equipment in that field. This new electrical equipment has defi¬ nitely given a “new look” to this department. Mr. Marashio has an attentive audience ? ? ? 12 New equipment makes typing more pleasant.

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Mr. Frank Newark Heat Wave In Art Department Strange waves of heat have been radiating from Room 425, otherwise known as the Art Department. Upon investigation it was dis¬ covered that the source of all this heat was a new kiln. This kiln is actually an oven used in making ceramics and enameling metal. Thus far, the students have made many in¬ teresting ceramic sculptures. In addition the Art Department is also of¬ fering a course in oil painting. From obser¬ vation it appears that the students’ favorite subject is bottles—painting them, that is. Wanted: Engineers When you think of engineers, do you think of “choo-choo” trains? A few years ago, yes; but today engineering means electronics. As the demand for engineers broadens, so does the engineering program in our Mechanical Drawing Department. This year the pre-engineering course was centered not only on drawings pertaining to graphics but also on bringing to light speci¬ fic engineering problems. Why? In order to give the growing number of engineering students a better background in mechanical drawing, an important factor in engineer¬ ing. Consequently, is it surprising that a vast number of students have hitched their wagons to stars labeled “engineering”? Mr. Thomas Kilday

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Mr. Burke conducts a review of grammar rules. Miss Dunsford checks Cheryl’s progress. Tachistoscope, Anyone? If almost every time you walk by Room 246, the students seem to be enjoying slides, cheer-up. Those slides are not of Mickey Mouse or Batman; they are slides of words, shown one at a time by the tachistoscope. This marvelous machine enables the student to recognize and write down the longest words, even though they are flashed on the screen for only one, two, or three seconds. Seated, L to R, Miss Marie Butler, Mr. Roger Grant, Jr., Miss Mary D. Dunsford, Mr. Paul G. Murphy, Department Head, Mrs. Mary Starratt, Miss Susan M. Hart, Standing, L to R., Mr. Philip Crawford, Another new machine in the reading lab- ratory is the reading accelerator which helps students to increase their reading speed without losing their reading comprehension. With this new approach to reading, most students should be glad to follow President Kennedy’s suggestion to “Wake up and read!” Mr. Charles B. Sheridan, Mr. Robert J. Gumbleton, Mr. John F. McCarthy, Mr. Myles J. Burke, Mr. Justus P. Allen.