Berkshire School - Trail Yearbook (Sheffield, MA)

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ARNOLD KLEIN, A.B., M.A. Mr. Klein, in his second year at Berkshire, teaches first, sec- ond, and third-year French. He received his A.B. degree in French from Hamilton College and his M.A. degree from Columbia University. He served in the United States Army as a translator, and has studied at New York University and at the Faculte des Lettres of the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Mr. Klein manages the School's athletic store and is an advisor to the Literary Club. is Nr . w-NN. 39 .K - . 5 CLARENCE W. LEEDS, B.S. Mr. Leeds was graduated in l956 from the College of William and Mary and while there was vice-president of the student religious union and president of the Wesley Foundation. He has done graduate work at Columbia University, Williams College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic lnstitute. Mr. Leeds served in the United States Army Field Artillery and taught at Kent and Pine Crest College Preparatory School before coming to Berkshire in the fall of l958. He teaches ad- vanced mathematics a-nd plane geometry, and coaches Var- GEORGE W. THOMPSON, B.A. Mr. Thompson was graduated from Yale University in l958, where he majored in English. While at Yale he was secre- tary of the undergraduate board of deacons and a master of the Yale Key. He also played for two and a half years on the Varsity basketball team, which won the lvy League championship in his junior year. Mr. Thompson, who came to Berkshire in l958, teaches freshman and sophomore Eng- lish, and coaches the Junior-Varsity football and baseball sity football, third-team hockey, and Varsity baseball. 454 X QQ i teams and the Varsity basketball te-am. x -fr., S QQ ' :Ng -'X m ai R L. y.f3ilg , ET: t ff, . 11' , vflh 4 il: L ' Dv W M r 4 .21. t . Q ,g.i-gil . r -5 Q 5.fw'i3i'Q r l .t ' 1 EF..-ry X l ri fbi' i A fQw.??3if - 'W bf fl '? wiiyf f A 5,5 . ,rf ,gktlvf . , - ' J , if -L X :X -1 HUBERT M. VINING, B.S., M.S. Mr. Vining holds the B.A. degree in chemistry from Haver- ford College and the M.S. degree in education from Cornell. Also, he has worked as graduate assistant in chemistry at New York University and studied physics at Union and Clark- son. Before coming to Berkshire he taught at schools in Peiping, China, and Kodiakaual, India, and at Viewpoint School, Amenia, New York. At Berkshire he teaches chem- istry and physics, and coaches Junior-Varsity soccer and tennis. l9

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GEORGE SEMLER, B.A., M.A. Mr. Semler was graduated from the University of Virginia after attending Millbrook and Andover. While at the Uni- versity of Virginia, he was a member of the Varsity boxing team. From i942 to 1945 he was an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Before coming to Berkshire in I957, he taught at Salisbury and Kent. In addition to teaching Spanish, Mr. Semler coaches the Junior-Varsity football team. gh. SHN WILLIAM L. BRUNT, A.B., ,M.A. Mr. Brunt received his A.B. degree from Amherst College, and ' has done graduate work at Yale University, Columbia Uni- ik versity, and the University of Chicago. Before coming to Berkshire in i958 he taught at Browning School and Rhodes School, both in New York City, and at Pelham Memorial high school in Pelhiam, New York. At Berkshire Mr. Brunt teaches Latin and is in charge of the Tuck Shop. I it I .... . is -5, I- tsl! I I Sig.. . fi.., I i-.. ' . . . sc s W sisrs E . p 5, YA Q .. ...... f WILLIAM H. GUSS-MAN, A.B., M.A. Mr. Gussman received his A.B. degree in French from Middle- bury in i955 and studied at the University of Madrid in i952 and I953. He attended the University of Paris in I955 and I956 and received the M.A. degree in French. Mr. Guss- man was also stationed in Germany as an Army radio opera- tor for two years. Now in his second year at Berkshire, Mr. Gussman teaches second and fourth-year French and has fur- ther developed the SchooI's French language laboratory. THOMAS L. CHAFFEE, B.A. Mr. Chaffee, who served as navigator in the Air Force during World War ll, was graduated with High Orations from Yale in I948. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Before coming to Berkshire in I958 he taught at Taft and served as teacher and administrator in St. Louis and Denver. Mr. Chaffee has also studied at the Kenyon, Indiana University, and Bread Loaf Schools of English. Here, he teaches upper-school Eng- lish and advises the student publications. I8

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l BRUCE W. PRESLEY, B.S. Mr. Presley received the B.S. degree in engineering from Yale University in i959 and came to Berkshire in the fall of that year. At Berkshire he teaches physics and first-year algebra, and also teaches an elective course in typing. Mr. Presley, who is working towards a master's degree in physics, serves as faculty advisor to the Radio and Photography Clubs, and as special advisor to the Literary Club. GRAHAM ANDERSON, A.B. Mr. Anderson prepared for college at Taft and was gradu ated from Yale University in l932. He served in the Army Air Forces in the China-Burma-India theater during World War ll. Before Coming to Berkshire he taught for seventeen years at The Gunnery. Mr. Anderson, in his first year at Berkshire, teaches chemistry, Latin, and European history and is a member of the School's executive, academic and disciplinary committees. MARJORIE R. VINING Mrs. Vining attended the Horace Mann school for girls and the Parsons School of Design, where she studied art. She has worked in advertising and fashion, and has taught at View point School. Recently she displayed her paintings at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. At the School , 3 X she tea-ches art and mechanical drawing, and assists the A at dance committee. RICHARD P. HALL, B.A. Mr. Richard P. Hall joined the Berkshire School faculty in January to study Berkshire's academic program during the second semester. He has audited classes in English and French, helped in the language laboratory, and assisted Mr. Coddington in they Alumni office and Mr. Durham in the production of the School's spring play. A native of Newport, Rhode Island, Mr. Hall received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College, at which he majored in modern languages and English. 20