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

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SEATED, left to right: Miss Murray, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Poulin, Mrs. Brake, STANDING: Mr. Setian, Mr. Sonski, Mrs. Rheault, Mr. Donati. This year there have been eleven additions to the Tech faculty. They are Mrs. Mildred Rheault, mathematics; Miss Alice Murray, French; Mrs. Helen Jones, Mr. John Donati and Mr. John Doyle, science; Mr. Lee Revels, boys’ auxiliary; Mr. Harry Setian and Mr. Longin Sonski, shop; Miss Mary Rhoades, English; Mrs. Dorothy Brake and Mrs. Leanne Poulin, girls' physical education; and Mr. Howard Burns, boys' physical education. Mrs. Rheault, a graduate of Trinity College, attended Fitchburg State Teachers Col- lege and Springfield College. She formerly taught at Birchland Junior High and Duggan Junior High. Miss Murray graduated from Our Lady of the Elms College and furthered her education at Springfield College and the School of French at Middlebury College. She previously taught at Buckingham Junior High. Miss Jones, teacher of physics and biology, graduated from American International College and has studied in the summer at the University of Massachusetts. Mr. John Donati is a graduate of Syracuse University. He formerly taught at Cortland State Teachers College and Duggan Junior High. Mr. John Doyle received his Bachelor of Science degree at Mt. Saint Mary's College and his Master's degree at Westfield State Teachers College. He taught for one year at Cathedral High and four years at Forest Park Junior High. Mr. Revels is a graduate of West Virginia State Teachers College. Previously, he taught for two years at Munson State Hospital in Palmer. Mr. Setian is a graduate of Fitchburg and Westfield State Teachers College. He previously taught at Palmer High School. Mr. Sonski is a graduate of Teachers’ College of Connecticut in New Britain. He has taught at Murtle Street School and Duggan Junior High. Miss Rhoades is a graduate of State Teachers College in North Adams and Middlebury College. Beforecomingto Tech, she had worked for sixteen years in the West Springfield Schools. Mrs. Brake, a graduate of Michigan State University, taught at Guam for two years before coming to Tech. Mrs. Poulin, a graduate of Springfield College, is teaching for the first time. Mr. Burns attended University of Massachusetts and did graduate work at the University of Illinois. He taught at Classical Junior High before being transferred to Tech.

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Next on the list of credits for the production of Technivision are the directors --the members of the faculty. A production can only be as good as its directors make it, and we have the best. The rehearsals did have their ups and downs; how- ever, thanks to the devoted and tireless effort of our teachers, the ups greatly outnumbered the downs and our production was a huge success. Following in the Tech tradition, Technivision walked off with top honors in almost every field in- volvedinsuch a production. This would have been impossible with- out the expert guidance that we meceived . We, theactors, gratefully turn all the honors over to you, the directors.

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Mr. Howard F. Reed Last October, Mr. Howard F. Reed brought to a close a long and highly successful career in education. His retirement marked the completion of forty-four years of teaching, thirty-eight of which were spent in Tech's machine shop. Mr. Reed, after having graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in Boston, continued his education at Wentworth Technological Institute. He then served an apprenticeship at Blanchard Machine Company. Before comingto Tech, Mr. Reed served as an instructor in tool grinding at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the advent of World War I, his teaching abilities were put to use in M.I.T.'s School of Military Aeronautics. When Mr. Reed came to Tech in 1923, the school was headed by Mr. Charles Pop Warner. Mr. Reed served faithfully under him and under every succeeding Tech principal. Because of his many interests and activities, Mr. Reed will not be idle during his retirement. He hopes to return occasionally to teaching, as a substitute, and to devote much time to his hobby, photography. We at Tech, both students and faculty, miss Mr. Reed and give him our deepest thanks for his years of service. We wish him happiness in the years to come. 13