Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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STEVEN J. CALABRO Suffolk University B.A., M.Ed. MARY C. DAISY University of Maine B.S., M.Ed. MARY E. MURRAY Emmanuel College A.B., M.Ed. ROBERT J. O’BRIEN Tufts University B.S., M.Ed. JOHN P. SHEEHAN Boston College A.B., M.A., M.Ed., D.A.O. Guidance Counselors TIMOTHY F. RING Tufts University B.S., M.Ed., C.A.G.S. Guidance Director COLLEGE LIFE was the subject of a panel discussion, involving Tom MacDonald (M.I.T.), Ed Gill (Notre Dame), Mr. T. Ring, Richie Qualey (U. Mass.), Ron Orton (Air Force Academy) Realistic Self-Appraisal—Key to Success CAROLYN DeLONG HELEN C. SWANTON Secretaries Guidance believes that every student is capable of being directed to maximum achievement through a knowledge of his own worth and capa¬ bilities and a mature sense of responsibility. The department is con¬ stantly striving to assist each student to reach his maximum scholastic potential and to aid him in finding the most suitable place for his creat¬ ive efforts. Members of the staff attempt to help the student to know himself and to aid him in overcoming any obstacle to personal excel¬ lence through encouragement and counseling. This guidance toward self-appraisal is the best method of helping the student realize his own potential. Service to and for the student has increased. A student may request an interview with his counselor whenever the need or desire arises. Par¬ ents who are unable, or who find it difficult to confer with a counselor durin g regular school hours, may do so on Monday evenings, as the Guidance office is open, by appointment, every week at this time, in addition, in order to meet the demands of increased enrollment and the recommendations of authorities such as the Conant Report, an ad¬ ditional counselor has been added to the staff.

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Efficiency, Service Aid Staff and Students ELIZABETH BURKE JOHN P. MAHONEY Two areas that are vital to the smooth functioning of the school are the Main Office and the Data Processing Center. Mr. John Mahoney, Registrar, Mrs. Elizabeth Doherty, and Mrs. Louise Clark of the office staff, route messages, arrange appointments, compile The Reflector and attend to the details that insure the unimpeded flow of information to over two thousand students and more than one hundred professional personnel. As Data Processing co-ordinator, Mrs. Elizabeth Burke is responsible for the proper functioning of the complex equipment that relieves teachers and administrative per¬ sonnel of tedious clerical work. The IBM printer and ancillary systems aid the staff in keeping accurate atten¬ dance records and processing the warning and report cards. In addition, the Data Processing Center is a labo¬ ratory where students in the Business Education course gain practical experience in the programming and opera¬ tion of Data Processing equipment. Preventive Medicine Advocated Preventive medicine, rather than corrective medicine, is practiced at the Health Suite. During the school year, Mrs. Lillian Kearns, R.N., confers with each student and tries to help him cope with any health deficiency that would prevent him from realizing his potential. Annually, each student is given a vision and hearing test. If the student fails to meet the minimal standards in these examinations, he is required to consult his family physician in order to determine the reason for the deficiency. In this manner, Mrs. Kearns works with the student, his family, and his physician to help the student remain in good health by recognizing and helping to cor¬ rect imperfections that could interfere with scholastic suc¬ cess. LILLIAN KEARNS Dean of Girls, an Effective Advisor Dean of Girls, Miss Helen A. Salmon, is a distinguished member of the Woburn High School staff. She is a math teacher, an adviser to the National Honor Society, the se¬ lector of the Women’s Club representatives, and a mem¬ ber of the Scholastic Rating Board. As Dean, Miss Salmon advises the girls on dress and conduct. Her experience, instinct for the socially accept¬ able, and her own sense of style make her an effective adviser. We are fortunate in being able to associate with Miss Salmon, an amiable, devoted, teacher and adviser. 22 HELEN A. SALMON

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MARY L. BOUCHIE Salem State College B.S. Typing 1, 2 Consumer Economics Business Math Pep Club Adviser ALICE E. BRADY Burdett College Stenography 2 Secretarial Typewriting Personal Typewriting Office Practicfe Director of Placement PATRICIA A. COGAN Salem State College B.S. Typing 1, 2 Consumer Economics Office Practice Junior Assistants Club ROBERT J. DeLUCA Salem State College B.S. Business Math General Business Freshman Class Adviser ARTHUR A. HARTUNG Northeastern University B.S. General Business Sophomore Class Adviser VINCENT J. RIVELA Northeastern University B.S. Distributive Education Program General Business Business Law Distributive Ed. Club ALICE M. ROACH Notre Dame College A.B., M.Ed. Office Machines Typewriting 1 Personal Typing Senior Class Adviser Black and Orange Revue RICHARD H. SKEFFINGTON Boston College B.S. Bookkeeping 1 Business Law Basketball Coach Asst. Football Coach “EFFICIENCY makes a better typist,” advise Miss Mary Bouchie and Miss Arlene Lasky (lower left). Versatility in Career Preparation Students who aspire to be bookkeepers, stenographers, typists, and accountants are prepared to enter business offices, large and small, and to work at varying kinds of office occupations. The offerings of the Business Educa¬ tion Department appeal to many students whose individu¬ al interests and aptitudes greatly vary. However, through many course selections, the Department accommodates each student’s choice. For example, the senior who excels in word power, judgment, and capacity to reason, finds satisfaction in preparing for the roll of a secretary. The student who prefers meeting the public and who possesses a flair for design and display enjoys our co-operative distributive edu¬ cation classes. For the graduate who hopes to operate his own company, or work on the accounts of a business, the discipline of bookkeeping is appealing. Many other stu¬ dents benefit by the preparation provided in skills re¬ quired of the clerical employee. Each graduate of the Business Education Course enters the business world with the background and skills necessary to pursue a success¬ ful career.