Berkshire School - Trail Yearbook (Sheffield, MA)

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fb GEORGE W. THOMPSON, B.A. Mr. Thompson was graduated in 1958 from Yale University, where he majored in English and played on Yale's Varsity basketball team. Here at Berkshire he teaches freshman and sophomore English, and coaches the Junior Varsity football and baseball teams and the Varsity basketball team. Varsity soccer and track. I1 Q . -A Q, ,Q GQ' ig' 1 s +f9:sw-ta.. .,.,, .1 Anal be MARJORIE R. VINING. A native of New York, Mrs. Vining attended the Horace Mann School for girls and the Parsons School of Design, where she studied art. After graduating from college, Mrs.Vining worked in the fields of advertising and fashion, and then returned to Parsons as an instructor. Before coming to Berkshire in the.fall of 1958, Mrs. Vining taught at Viewpoint School. At Berkshire she teaches mechanical drawing and art. would gladly learn aml glallbf teach Chaucer 17 ' HUBERT M. VINING, B.S., M.S. Mr. Vining attended Prodgtr Ascham School and was graduated from Haverford College with a B.S. degree in chemistry. At Cornell he received the M S dcgrec Y in education and, after leaving Cornell, worked as a graduatc L assistant in chemistry at New York University. Before commg to Berkshire, Mr. Vining taught at schools in Peiping, China and Kodiakaual, India, and at Viewpoint School, Amenia, Ntw York At Berkshire he teaches chemistry and physics, and coaches Iumor

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WILLIAM H. GUSSMAN, A.B., M.A. Mr. Gussman was gradu- ated in 1955 from Middlebury College, where he majored in French. He then studied at the University of Paris and received the M.A. degree in French in 1956. Here at School he teaches second and fourth-year French. Mr. Gussman came to Berkshire this year. ARNOLD KLEIN, A.B., M.A. In his first year at Berkshire, Mr. Klein has taught first, second, and third-year French. He received the A.B. degree in French from Hamilton College and the M.A. degree from Columbia University, Mr. Klein also studied for two years at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Besides teaching French, he runs the Schoolis athletic store. CLARENCE W. LEEDS, III, B.S. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mr. Leeds attended The College of William and Mary. While at college, he was the representative for Virginia at the Christian Citizenship Seminary at the United Nations, and also had his own jazz quartet. After graduating from college, Mr. Leeds taught at Kent School for a year before going into service. Following his discharge, he taught at Pine Crest School in Florida and is now working towards his Ph.D. in mathematics. DAVID G. SPENCE, A.B. Mr. Spence received his A.B. degree from Williams in 1958. While at college he played in the band and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He came to Berkshire last fall and teaches chemistry and algebra. Mr. Spence also is in charge of the School's athletic store, and coaches third-team basket- ball and the Held events for the track team. 16

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