Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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1937 YEAR BOOK PWC Sf'1'f'W Mr. Daniel J. Keegan . . . is faculty advisor for senior play program book . . . a graduate of Salem State Teachers' College . . . has continued studies at B. U., Simmons, and Fitchburg State Teachers' College . . . has taught in commercial department here for thirteen years . . . avocation is music and spends summers in business. Miss Dorothy P. Kendall . . . head of English department . . . graduate of Mount Holyoke and received A. M. degree from Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College . . . also studied at University of Colorado . . . came to Dedham in 1928 . . . hopes to discover a genius in one of her classes . . . has been to Europe three times and spends summers traveling and climbing mountains . . . enjoys the theatre and English folk dancing . . . even-tempered and able to see the other person's point of view. Miss Rosalie M. Lyons . . . returned this year to Dedham High after a leave of absence because of illness .... teaches bookkeeping and geography . . . graduate of Dedham High and Simmons College . . . worked as a secretary before teaching . . . spends summers in athletic pursuits such as tennis and swimming. Miss Laura J. Mclntyre . . . graduated from Dean Academy . . . received B. S. degree from Simmons . . . teaches shorthand. typing, and commercial geography . . . has been at Dedham eight years . . . occupies spare time summer and winter with reading, bridge-playing, driving, and keeping house. Miss Florence E. Murdock . . . has visited many of the most interesting and well- known spots in Europe and this country . . . every summer is en mule again to see more . . . ambition, to see the world, should be entirely fulfilled in the near future . . . graduated from Radcliffe . . . teaches English . . . at present studying at B. U. f01' master's degree . . . joined our faculty in 1929. Mr. Thomas F. O'Donnell . . . was captain of Norwood football team in 1920 . . . spent four years at Colby College . . . captained varsity football team and was member of track and baseball teams there . . . A. M. degree from B. U. . came here five years ago to teach history to sophomores . . . now also coach of basketball team, assistant coach of track, assistant director of Camp Day, Brookfield, Mass. Mr. Charles Peltier . . . has taught Problems of American Democracy for six years in Dedham High . . . a graduate of Clark University . . . divides his time equally between listening to swing music and symphonies . . . has given up golf and taken up gardening . . . spends most of his time working for his master's degree at B. U. . . . wishes he had more time to sleep . . . likes to eat . . . greatest accomplishment this year is firing off guns, ringing bells, blowing automobile horns, reproducing babies' cries off-stage for the Stagecrafters.,' Mr. Edwin T. Peterson . . . has a B. S. degree from Bates College . . . has done graduate work at University of Cincinnati, B. U. School of Education, and M. I. T. . . . came here to teach chemistry and physics Uhr: same year as Mr. Keegan and Miss Algebra Clough . . . was faculty manager of athletics for eight years . . . spends summers at New Hampton Summer School in New Hampshire . . . enjoys all sports, particularly golf . . . is coach of D. H. S. track team. Mr. William M. Polishook . . . teaches commercial law, bookkeeping, and business organization . . . came here six years ago . . . likes photography, which he has plenty of opportunity to enjoy in the dark rooms haunted by members of the Photography Club . . . is very active in Boy Scouting . . . has B. S. from Salem Teachers' College and Ed. M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Mr. Joseph H. Ryan . . . graduated from Dartmouth . . . greatest achievement this year the cake he made for the Teachers' Association concert . . . has spent summers

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Page Sis' DEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Harold E. Cowan . . . enjoys teaching at Dedham High . . . has done so for the past seventeen years . . . spends each summer concocting those mimeographed book- keeping exercises that Mr. Wzillace teaches, and looking forward to the first day of school . . . would rather swim than eat . . . a graduate of New York University and Harvard . . . has an Ed. M. degree . . . is head of the commercial department and helps freshmen recover lost locker keys. Mr. Nicholas DeSalvo . . . came here to teach English and history last year . . . has been coaching Dedham High hockey teams for several years before . . . spent last summer studying, hasn't planned anything for the vacation . . . likes hunting and Hshing . . . a graduate of Dedham High and Boston College. Miss Katherine Gahagin . . . teaches I.atin and French to freshmen and sophomores . . . has been at D. H. for six years . . . has a pleasant sense of humor . . . 21 graduate of Middlebury College . . . likes to knit, read, dance, take French courses, and make grand slams in bridge. Robert W. Gibb . . . supervisor of music in Dedham schools for twenty years . . . says he has no ambition, but writes music in spare time . . . famous for arrange- ment of Old Gray Bonnet for high school orchestra . . . spends Summers building boats . . . once built one in the kitchen . . . also does carpentry, remodeling his summer home in Kingston . . . versatility extends to the point of inventing a mushroom anchor and having it patented. Miss Doris M. Grant . . . came here in 1930 to teach English to sophomores . . . hopes to be able to make all her divisions like poetry . . . is a graduate of University of Maine and has done graduate work at Harvard and B. U .... during summers enjoys outdoor life at home on Mt. Desert Island, Maine . . . doesn't knit or play bridge but keeps busy with reading, theatre, and doing a grand job of Coaching the senior play each year. Mr. Joseph Green, ,Ir .... sleeps and eats when he isn't teaching . . . wants to eat more of Mr Ryan's cooking . . . also plays some tennis and a good deal of golf . . . summers spent at camp . . . has A.B. and A.M. degrees from B. C .... has taught algebra and geometry here for seven years . . . also assistant athletic coach and head of A. A. Mr. Eliot G. Hall . . . new to Dedham High this year . . . teaches freshman English . . . specializes in remedial reading . . . has also dabbled in French and Latin teaching . . . is partial to spaghetti . . . taught in several New York schools before coming to Dedham . . . has an A.B. degree from Dartmouth and A.M. from Boston University . . . is married and has two sons. Miss Marion Harding . . . spends summers in Ossipee, N. H .... has a B.S. degree from Tufts . . . has also studied at M. I. T .... taught at Robinson Seminary in New Hampshire before coming here in 1928 . . . teaches biology and physiology . . . spare moments Hlled with Photography Club, gardening, and nature trail planning. Mr. John F. Heaphy . . . was All-Southern center during year spent at Georgetown University . . . made All-American team while at Boston College . . . received degree from B. C .... has done newspaper work, has taught at B. C. High School, and has been line coach for the B. C. varsity squad . . . is officially entitled Director of Athletics and Physical Education of the School System of Dedham. Miss I-Iarriette Hunting . . . came here to teach cooking nine years ago . . . arrived with B. S. degree from Framingham State Teachers' College . . . favorite occupation iS reading . . . spends summers keeping house . . . hopes to produce a perfect cook someday.

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Page Eight DEDHAM HIGH SCHGOL for the past seven years getting ready to paint his house in Winchester . . . has been faculty advisor of the Mirror and has taught English to commercial seniors in Dedham High for the past seven years .... 1 muses himself in spare moments with his hobby of collecting misplaced commas from the Mirror. Mr. Orlando Scafati . . . a former D. H. S. student and football hero . returned last December . . . teaches junior business training to freshmen . . . attended Hopkins Preparatory School, New Haven, Connecticut . . . and Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana . . . played on his college baseball and freshman football teams . . . may usually be found coaching our would-be athletic stats in these sports . . . spends his summers in and around Dedham, in spare moments as an active member of a baseball team . . . answers to the nicknames of Chink and Andy . . . is the latest addition to our facultv. Miss Mary Sheehan . . . insists that she does nothing in spare time worth writing about . . . came here last year to teach sophomore and junior English . . . formerly taught at the Ames Junior High . . . a graduate of Dedham High and Boston University, Miss Mary E. Sullivan . . . well-known teacher of sewing in Dedham schools . . . a graduate of Dedham High herself . . . has also attended Boston School of Domestic Science and Simmons College. Miss Mary Sweeney . . . born in Dedham, educated in its schools, and has taught commercial subjects here for many years . . . received B. S. from Simmons College . . . spends summers travelling in her Chevvie . . . is an enthusiastic knitter and bridge player. Miss Joan F. Tobin . . . a graduate of Sargent . . . has taught the girls of D. H. S. the whys and wherefores of being athletic for more than ten years . . . is particularly interested in tennis and initiated the custom of a girls' tournament last fall . . . reads any- and everything and enjoys contract bridge. Miss Olga C. von Schantz . . . came here five years ago to teach English and algebra, after graduating from Dedham High and Radcliffe College . . . famous for her knitting . . . owns a beautiful cocker spaniel, who is one of her great delights. Mr. John W. Wallace . . . teaches advanced bookkeeping, office appliances, and busi- ness practice to juniors and seniors . . . devotes summers to his hobby, golfg to studying, and to caring for his summer place and its garden . . . graduate of B. U. College of Business Administration with B.B.A. degree and Harvard Graduate School of Education with Ed. M. degree. Miss Mary Weeks . . . commutes from her home in Dorchester . . . teaches European History to freshmen and sophomores . . . graduated from Smith College . . . has taken courses at B. U., Simmons, and has her Ed. M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education . . . does housework, goes to movies and theatre, reads, and gardens outside of school. Miss Helen Woodside . . . has explained mysteries of science to freshmen in D. H. S. for past seven years . . . and algebra for three years . . . enjoys herself during summer with auto trips, beach parties, golf, and reading. Mr. Thomas Yonker . . . a graduate of Villanova . . . teaches history to freshmen . . is partial to golf and bridge . . . spends summers doing nothing in particular . . is married and has three children fone pair of twinsj.