Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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HOWARD F, REED he attains a good score. Tech has a grand music department with a versatile director who has “what it takes” to discover new talent and teach all of the music classes. He is none other than our own Max T. Ervin. Max, who always has a hand in the shows that Tech puts on, comes out every time with a new and better performance. Besides being able to per- form miracles with old tunes, Max also composes songs of his own to fit the shows. Max is very active in sports; his favorites are tennis and badminton at both of which ROLAND V. ELLAROY Shop Ro anp Firzroy has charge of the school gardens during the summer and he sees that weeds are eliminated and that the bugs find refreshment elsewhere. He had charge of planting the ivy which is so much admired at the Trade school. Mr. Fitzroy is working on the Servicemen’s Honor Roll with Mr. Winslow. Mr. Fitzroy enjoys refinishing an- tique furniture and he is an authority on antiques. Grorce Rerynoxps is the proud possessor of a horse. He is also a baseball enthusiast having played in the Triple A League. Now his interest centers on those two new additions to the family — the TWINS. Rosert SPENCE, who owns a motorboat on Cape Cod, is interested in coastal navigation. He was a licensed Fed- eral pilot until April, 1940, when the gov ernment took all licenses away from boat owners. Now he is interested in commercial fishing. He also has written many books on his work. Hunting and fishing are WALTER HanseEn’s favorite pastimes. Can he hold his own when it comes to telling fish stories! GEORGE L. REYNOLDS ROBERT J. SPENCE CHARLES S. WINSLOW — ewe WARREN E. LAWRENCE WALTER S. LAKE WALTER E. HANSEN CHarLes Wrnstow is a partner of George Reynolds in a rather unusual type of bust ness. They operate a Christmas toy shop in Feeding Hills during the summer. WARREN LawrENCeE is interested in the promotion of the machine shop work, stressing individual interests and mechanical skill among the boys. Having just become a brand new grandfather, a new hobby of his is making “little things.” Water Lake has organized a Freshman Hi-Y and is manager of the stage corps as well. To relax at home with a history book is his idea of leisure time put to good advan- tage. Water Woon, besides liking to put- ter around and get things done, appreciates getting away from the busy hum of the ma- chines to relax and enjoy the comforts of home. A few years ago Howarp REeEp used to arrange canoe trips in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Sometimes it would be one or two months before he or the other campers with him would see another living person. Taking pictures of animals is one of his favorite pastimes and he has to his credit many clever deer pictures. WALTER G. WOOD [ 18 }

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Physical Education The coach of the track, hockey, and football teams is Henry Batr who makes his own movies and tints pictures for a hobby. Mr. Batt turns out a crack track team. “Mim” Hatcu is shy and quiet, but her actions in basketball and apparatus speak louder than her words. Her favorite enjoyment eae MILTON HENRY W. MIRIAM JOHN K. is skiing and she is an expert at ORCUTT BATT HATCH KALLOCH this. Miss Hatch owns up to no special hobby except perhaps eating. With all her activities she can hardly find time to wash, iron, and rest. Our famovs basketball team is coached by JOHNNY Ka.iocu who also coaches the baseball team. For hobbies, Coach Kalloch is interested in historical research, his wonderful family, and the problem of the RUNGE tobacco supply. Mitton Orcutt coaches the swimming, tennis, and soccer teams. err ite Hunting, fishing, and bouncing his three youngsters on his knee are the favor’ ite occupations of this coach. He is famous in Tech as a partner in the Gifford: Orcutt duo. What rhythm those boys have !! “Curer’” Warmer likes to hunt, fish, and play golf. Besides teaching auto-safety, “Chief Coaches football and intramural basketball. The favorite pastime of “Mim” WHiITTEMORE, a mem- ber of the Appalachian Club, is conquering the mountains, but now and then MIRIAM M. she likes to dabble in paint and not being a first-class sign painter, she eventue WHITTEMORE ally gets covered. Miss Whittemore is also a good companion to the girls and she can be counted upon to do her share in any fun. Home Economics “You all” know Mitprep Dosps, one of the freshman class advisers. If the name doesn’t bring to mind the picture of some one who has just stepped out of a bandbox, maybe the mention of that enviable drawl will. The sponsor of the Junior Red Cross is HELEN Dopcr. Mrs. Dodge’s chief interests are her husband and children, a daughter attending Northfield School for Girls, oo and a son, a major in the Air Force in Calcutta, India. Rutu MA = Gas er takes no vacation during the summer, for her time is MILDRED HELEN P. spent instructing student nurses in nursing psychology. Singing DOBBS DODGE is a source of much pleasure for her. Much of Beatrice MILLER’s time is occupied in finding jobs for ambitious girls, as she has charge of placement work for girls. Being an adviser of the freshman class and on the Orientation and Home Economics Commit: tee, still doesn’t take up so much time that her hobby of fabrics and fashions is neglected. The successful fashion shows, a feature of the last few years, have been sponsored by SaprE SwWEN son. Gardening, collecting costumes, especially those of the 1850 period, and gathering antiques are the pastimes Miss Swenson most enjoys. With the class of °45 will go many of the head- aches of Eucenra WILSON, adviser of that class and in charge of their RUTH M. BEATRICE D. SADIE J. EUGENIA Sess pesen te iC Nee Gus GABLER MILLER SWENSON WILSON how has found time to teach Red Cross and nutrition to adult groups besides a nutrition class in school. ‘She finds travel especially interest- ing and enjoys experimenting with new foods and new dishes. pay | SP

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Health Counselor ‘““NursIE,” as she is favoritely and affectionately called, has boosted the morale of many a Techite who has had either physical or family troubles. Aside from being a nurse, Mrs. Parent has various hobbies and enjoys sports. She has made a collection of numerous sm all toy animals including the elephant, skunk (imagine), a few dogs, and some chickens. For sports, ““Nursie” enjoys a | good game of golf and when she goes at it, look out! (or speaking in terms WINIFRED M. of golf, ‘fore’!) PARENT Mechanical Drawing Harrop Brown, popular, jolly mechani cal drawing teacher, spends his outside time working for the Wico Electric Company as HAROLD P.. ALEXANDERD. ORLEY L. a draftsman. He has done this for two years. BRO Dats DUE In the summer, Mr. Brown has a garden in which he enjoys working. ALEXANDER Davis, who can be found in 317, is adviser of the junior class. His work is his sole source of pleasure according to Mr. Davis. Oddly enough, Orvey DuFFIn is not only interested in drawing, but spends much time in his summer garden. He also devotes much effort to the business man- agement of the Tech News. Burt Hitcucocx is the kindly gentleman who sees that we all get to school. He has charge of the bus tickets which the kids line up to buy each week. Mr. Hitchcock is a music fan and is interested in photography. We have an excellent bowler in Tech — Ray- MOND E. Mackenzigz. The caretaker of our school machines is RALPH O’RourkeE who keeps a steady, twinkling eye on them. Mr. O'Rourke spends much of his time collecting antiques. CHEsTER THORNDIKE has a good reason to be proud. He has three sons serving Uncle Sam: one in the Army, now a prisoner of war, one in the Marine Air Corps, and one in the Army Air Corps. As for his school activities, Mr. Thorndike is chairman of the Servicemen’s Honor Roll Committee, chairman of the mechanical drawing department, and senior class adviser. BUEL A. RAYMOND E. RALPH W. CHESTER L. HITCHCOCK MACKENZIE O’ROURKE THORNDIKE [ 19 }