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

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middle of this year with one’of the finest records a teacher could have. She: taught at Tech for 31 years. With the exception of one year as an exchange teach: er in Tacoma,. Washington, she has avaye, taught here. Miss Allen has said that Tech is an excellent school in which to teach, and, Even after: teaching for over 30 years, I still don't know any ot her school ° I'd rather be in than Tech.” Besides the usual duties of a teacher, Miss Allen was active in Tantrums and Pro Merito. She was not | only a very good math teacher, but also a wonderful » person to know. She was always willing to help any-. one, whether the aye was one of her auger oF not. Everyone at Tech will remember Miss Allen as a wonderful person. Miss Miriam E. Allen retired from Tech at the e eos} on wer

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FIRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Pryor, Miss Lynch, Miss Huller, Miss Carlson, Miss Roth. SECOND ROW: Mr. Dooley, Mr. Piterse, Mr. Hopkins, Mrs. Walkup, Mrs. Vaughn, Mr. Vatousiou, Mr. Withirell, Mr. Forest. by 4 s45 hosts ” “ “ Each fall, Techites look forward not only to what's new, but who's new. This year was no excep- tion, as nineteen teachers joined Tech's faculty. The English Department took a goodly portion of these “profs.'’ Miss Rose Lynch, Miss Judith Carl- son, Miss Betty Roth, Mrs. Dorothy Pryor, and Miss Ruby Bevens tackled the task of teaching Techites. Mrs. Pryor came to Tech after serving as a sub- stitute for many years, while Miss Lynch, Miss Carl- son, and Miss Bevens came from junior highs. Miss Roth came to Tech from Vinton, Iowa where she taught speech. In the realm of atoms and molecules, Mr. Robert Dooley, Mr. Norman Forest, and Mr. Joseph Hopkins joined Tech's Science Department. All four teachers have had previous experience. Tech's Math Department took on Mr. Charles Withirell and Mr. Joseph Laronda. Mr. Laronda hails from Norton High, while Mr. Withirell served two years as Dean of Men at Wienstevoh, an agriculture college in Germany. Miss Elizabeth Huller, the only addition to Tech's Foreign Language Department, is well qualified, hav- ing attended Our Lady of the Elms College and the University of Massachusetts and having taught at schools in Belchertown. Both gyms have new additions this year - Mr. Donald Foley for the boys, and Mrs. Mary Jo Walkup and Mrs. Fredrica Vaughn for the girls. Mr. Foley, a graduate of Springfield College, formerly taught at Buckingham. Mrs. Walkup comes from Texas where she taught in the Pasadena schools. Mrs. Vaughn hails from Buckingham and Forest Park schools. Tech’s Music Department took on two new profs, Mr. Richard Kegerreis and Mr. Warren Myers now teach pupils about sharps and flats. Mr. Kegerreis is in charge of the vocal groups, and Mr. Myers is in charge of instrumental groups. In Tech's Shop Department, Mr. Neal Bradstreet and Mr. Charles Piterse teach Tech students drawing. Mr. Bradstreet previously taught at schools in Rhode Island, and Mr. Piterse had teaching experience at Forest Park. Last, but not least, Mr. Harry Vatousiou is a welcome addition to History Department, Mr. Vat- ousiou, a Tech grad, has had teaching experience in Canton, Mass.

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Foreign Language SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Huller, Miss Roy. STANDING: Mr. Newhall, Mr. Wilke, Mr. Lague.