Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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MARY LOU JOHNSON Boston University B.S. Algebra 2 Basic Math 2 Math 9, 11 DAVID A. LAMPHIER Salem State College B.A. Math 9, 10 Basic Math 1 FRANK J. LOGAN St. Anselm’s College A.B. Senior Math Senior Club and Fair HELEN G. O’SHEA Salem State College B.S., M.Ed. Math 9, 10, 11 Math Club y Miss Virginia Hall clarify mathematical theories ANASTASIA G. CANTY Emmanuel College A.B., A.M. Library MARY H. KINCH University of New Hampshire B.A. Library HELEN R. SHEERAN Emmanuel College A.B., M.Ed. C.A.G.S. Coordinator of Elementary School Libraries Librarian Library Resources Continue to Grow Miss Helen Sheeran, believes the library works to help each student find books to suit him and his individual needs and interests. The book collection has been enlarged through the ju¬ dicious spending of funds supplied through the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) of the Feder¬ al Government. Now there are two thousand books in the library published in the last five years alone. There are enlarged record and filmstrip collections and a published bulletin to the faculty, listing the materials available for further aid to teachers. The librarians are planning to have a record collection that students may borrow, with listening facilities in the library It is the strong belief of the library staff that their most important function is to help each student as much as possible with his reading and research. For this reason, the library is often referred to as a “people’s university”— available to all students, but specializing in fulfilling each student’s needs. BROWSING. Frank Mead, Mrs. Mary Kinch

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SUZANNE C. BROOKS Simmons College B.S., M.Ed. Math 9, 10 Folk Singing Club RONALD W. BROWN Tufts University B.S., M.Ed. Plane Geometry Math 10 Physical Fitness Program DAVID A. GASCON Tufts University A.B. Math 9, 11 VIRGINIA M. HALL Wellesley College B.A., M.A. A.P. Math Math 12 Math Club Chairman of Department National Honor Society CATHERINE A. HERLIHY Emmanuel College A.B., M.Ed. Math 11 Future Nurses Club HELEN A. SALMON Tufts University A.B. Algebra 1 Geometry Dean of Girls National Honor Society Chairman EUGENE E. SWEENEY Boston College B.S., M.Ed. Math 9 ROBERT A. WINSON Acadia University Math 9, 10 Basic Math 2 Math Club Emphasis on “One-to-One” Relationships PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS Equations, circles, determinants, polar coordinates are only a few terms included in the expanding world of the mathematics’ student. To prepare the individual to cope with the increasing entrance of mathematical symbolism into his life is the goal of the Mathematics Department. This aim is achieved, in part, through a “one-to-one correspondence” between the student and the teacher. This mathematical term implies a closeness of goals between students and teachers that is often difficult to achieve. Small classes and the availabilty of all teachers in all free time are vital aspects of this one-to-one relationship. Two new programs in the Math Department this year are the Advanced Placement course—a college-level course for students with an aptitude for and interest in mathematics—and the math team. This team competes with other schools twice a month, and provides an excel¬ lent opportunity for students to gain better mathematical skills and to savor the fun of competition at the same time. This year the Math Department has achieved its goal of preparing students for their lives beyond high school, with even greater success than in the past, as evidenced by the success of the math team and the high College Board scores. CASUALLY Mr. Frank Logan explains his teaching methods to a parent

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MARIE P. BUTLER Boston University A.B., M.Ed. Developmental Reading THOMAS J. CONNOR Fairfield University B.S. English 10 Intramural Tennis SANDRA A. COOK Vanderbilt University B.A. English 10 SENTORIAN DEBORAH T. CROCKER University of Massachusetts B.A., M.Ed. English 9 PETER L. DEMPSEY University of Notre Dame A.B., M.A.T. English 9, 10 Student Council JOHN JOHNSTON, JR. Boston College A.B., M.Ed. English 9 Public Speaking Contest Debating Society ANN E. LAPPEN Ohio Wesleyan University English 9 Freshman Class Adviser EDWARD J. LeCLAIR Boston State College B.S. English 9 Speech Arts Drama Guild ELLEN-MARIE MACONE Lowell State College B.S., M.Ed. Remedial Reading PAUL G. MURPHY Boston College B.S., M.A., M.Ed. English 12 Chairman of Department SENTORIAN Chairman Public Speaking Contest DOLORES A. VATALARO Boston College B.S. English 12 Drama Guild SENTORIAN DORTHEA M WELLING D’Youville College B.A. English 11, 12 Scribes Ideas—Bring Awareness, Sensitivity and Aesthetic Judgment Evil, Courage, War, Beauty, Goodness, the Nature of Man—ideas that the maturing individual is concerned about, are better investigated because of the purchase this year of dozens of copies of thirty-six different paper¬ back titles. Diversification in difficulty and subject matter enables the teacher to gear instruction in literature to the particular academic level and interest of his class. Expo¬ sure to such works also helps to refine the student’s aes¬ thetic judgment by providing sufficient models of compe¬ tent writing. In turn, the added depth of the literature program is reflected in composition assignments where the student is called upon to utilize his new awareness and sensitivity to the language. Yet with more literature and more com¬ position, the other skills of the English curriculum, listen¬ ing and speaking, are not neglected. This year’s sched¬ uling assigned four teaching periods per day to the En¬ glish teacher, enabling the teacher to give more time to preparing lessons, to correcting assignments, and to hav¬ ing conferences with the individual student about his weaknesses and strengths in the English area.