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

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SOCIAL STUDIES Vans = a ae a 4 yi S f 4 ; 7 ra © Left to right: Miss Friedman, Mr. Wiatrowski, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hannigan, Miss Donovan, Mr. Doane, Miss Reardon. Seated: Social Studies is a great help to us on our journey around the world. In Social Studies we keep abreast of the present-day news by the coverage of the important happenings in the national and international fields. By being aware of the current news we will know what to expect at the different ports at which the U.S.S. Technical stops. The department of Social Studies consists of four subjects. These subjects include Social Studies for freshmen, United States History for juniors, and Economics and Modern History for seniors. Freshmen beginning their voyage through Tech on the U.S.S. Technical have Social Studies. This subject not only teaches them how to get along at Tech but it also teaches them how to get Left to right: Pat Dennis, Dave Lyons, Judy Smart. Miss Grady. along in their own communities and to be good citizens. Juniors, who are now accustomed to the life on the U. S. S. Technical, have United States History. Here they learn about the interesting early formation of our republic and its development up to the present day. Seniors, who are well seasoned sailors, may select two subjects which are included in the Social Studies department. One of them is Economics, which is the study of business and commerce. The other subject is Modern Histo- ry, which is very helpful to us on our journey. In this class seniors receive information about Euro- pean countries. With this information they are better able to understand the customs of the countries at which the U.S.S. Technical stops. Certainly our voyage would be incomplete without the help of Social Studies. Left to right: Noreen Turnberg, Martha Heiden, John Russel, Marguerite Holmes. 16

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pax 2 he The Yee hebae 8 rh a oe avaes V Q@2Z—-€ 7wO Left to right: Mr. Biscaldi, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Duffin, Mr. Bushey. The Mechanical Drawing Department of Tech has helped many pupils to sail to engineering colleges by smoothing out their present voyage at Technical High School. What do they mean by this statement, you may ask. Our answer is that with such expert and well qualified navigators as Mr. Biscaldi, 317, and Mr. Duffin, 316, you cannot say that you haven’t learned something from their well-planned pro- grams. A plan of study for the seaman or freshman consists of views, lines, technical‘ and isometric drawings, dimensions, fastenors, and machine processes. The ensigns are taught advanced projection, pictorial, sectional, detailed, and mech- anized drawings. The lieutenants can take a course in advanced mechanized and production drawings or in architectural drawing. Mr. Bushey, 102, another seasoned navigator, teaches Archi- tectural Drawing, which has to do mostly with the blueprinting of houses and buildings. Mech- anized drawings dea l with drawings of gears and linkages, while drawings for production deal with operation, detail, change-over, and tool drawings. Many students who have completed three years of drawing at Tech are having smooth sailing in college. Tech is known throughout the country for its Mechanical Drawing Department. Besides just teaching classes, most of the drawing teachers do such outside work as blue- printing. Plans come into the school to be blue- printed, and with the help of the teachers many students copy, dimension, and blueprint them. There are a few blueprinting machines here at school, which are used to make copies of the blueprints. These machines only copy the blue- prints and do not enlarge or contract as some machines do. In all, Tech graduates have smooth sailing ahead after taking this extensive course for three years. 15 Left to right: Evangelo Demetriou, Don Dion, Tom Paige, Bill Kelleher, Jim Pagnoni, Bruce Spongberg, Richard Kanjian. Back row: John Drummey, Louis Cherichetti, Bob Allan. Front, left to right: F. Bury, D. Kaplinger, D. Bannon, R. Gunlaw. Back: R. Sbalbi, R. Kuselias, N. Leveillee, R. Gavoni, Mr. Duffin. suey 1 ea i! Tee a® “Ki ‘ERR e i a » eS i és i oe j i i

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HOME ECONOMICS Left to right: Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Parks, Miss Borrner, Miss Miller. Within a few years of high school graduation, most of our Tech girls need to know how to run ahome. With this fact in mind, Home Economics is planned to help these girls run efficient homes. Home Economics includes cooking, sewing, pattern drafting, and home management. In cooking the girls learn the art of preparing food for family consumption. By taking this course they discover how to make a meal look inviting as well as taste appetizing and be nourish- ing. This, is an art in itself. Cooking may be taken during any of the three years at Tech. Sewing not only teaches the girls to make their own clothes but also teaches them how to sew for other members of the family. The girls learn to make children’s clothes, and if they Leftto right: Janet Muir, Jan Rowley, Sandra Cheney. choose to, they can get practice in making men’s sports clothes. These skills may prove very valuable to Tech girls when they become home- makers. Sewing also may be taken during any of the three years at Tech. Pattern drafting is for seniors. In this class the girls learn the art of making their own patterns and directions, and of following them. Home management, for seniors, presents the picture of home life with all its problems. It takes up the problems of family shopping, balancing the budget, and child discipline, which are very important in making a home. With this wonderful background Tech girls are prepared for their future homelife. Clockwise: Miss Miller, Sandra Anschutz, Helen Bates, Jacqueline Wyckoff, Eileen Murphy, Diane Gibson, Joan Lovelace, Theresa Raffaele, Eleanor Stephens.