Brookline High School - Murivian Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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jWobetn language GENEVA F. CHAMBERLAIN As with the majority of Brook- line ' s teachers in the Modern Lan- guage Department, Miss Cham- berlain particularly enjoys tra- veling. When not engaged in teaching French to the high school ' s eager students, her other extra-curricula interests are music, drama, and art. A well-known fact is that she is a great friend of Miss Ricker’s. She may often be discovered listening avidly to French lectures at Harvard. KATHRYN L. O ' BRIEN Pupils taking sophomore French are this year using Miss O’Brien’s new book Second Year French, and the school is eagerly waiting for another textbook, now in preparation. She heads the newly formed Modern Language Depart- ment, and every summer acts as an instructor in the French Sum- mer School at Middlebury Col- lege. PAUL W. MATHER If you should happen to go near Room 131 some day after school, you would find Mr. Mather either rehearsing pupils for a French Club play or checking French books, of which he takes sole charge. In the summer, unlike those who relax, he is business manager of a Y.M.C.A. Camp in New Hampshire. DIEPOLD FRIEDLAND As faculty adviser to the Ger- man Club, the Red Cross, the Boys’ Club, and the Lincoln House Council, Mr. Friedland is certainly one of the School’s busi- est individuals. Tall and well- built, he may be seen any Friday afternoon knocking down the pins with the Boys’ Club bowling group. ALINE PERRIN Just back from her sabbatical year, M iss Perrin reveals that she bad many harrowing experiences in France and was barely able to escape the war and secure passage on a ship bound for home. She enjoys teaching French and is now the busy chairman of the French Club, assisted by Madame Wilkin- son and Mr. Mather.

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Xatin Department JANE W. PERKINS Head of the Latin Department is Miss Jane Perkins, who has de- voted many years to the study of the classics and possesses many old books and Latin dictionaries. She is the faculty adviser for Al- pha Pi Honorary Society, and has greatly helped to give this organ- ization the enviable position it holds in the school today. CAROLINE V. COOKE Miss Cooke likes to spice the “amo’s” and “amat’s” of Fresh- man Latin, Caesar and Cicero, with descriptions and pictures or dis- cuss the customs of the ancients. Her chief complaint against the present international situation is that it has prevented her from visiting Rome. BENJAMIN 1). ROMAN Fittingly, Mr. Roman teaches the Roman language and makes the course unusually interesting by pointing out the similarities between present day wars and those fought during Caesar’s time. He is an active member of the Court of Justice and teaches also at the Franklin Union Technical I nstitution. CHESTER G. SEAMANS Memorable this year was the sight of Mr. Seamans marching in the parade of World War vet- erans, gleaming with medals. He is extremel) interested in Boys’ Club activities, and besides teach- ing Latin at the high school, in- structs at the Episcopal School of Religious Instruction, Lawrence, and the Thorn Mountain Summer School in Jackson, New Hamp- shire. CONGETTA S. VANACORE For those who are planning to take College Boards and who want a thorough background and train- ing in Latin, be sure to meet Miss Vanacore. She was absent for sev- eral months this year because of illness but was able to continue for the remainder of the season. She likes to collect fine books and spends many winter evenings reading.

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©epartment MARGl ERITE PFLEGHAAR Travel to distant parts of the world and enjoyment of good music are special interests of Miss Pfleghaar. She is an active mem- ber of the French Department and has been appointed with Miss Holbrook to assume charge of the Louise Gambrill Memorial Mu- seum. E. LEX ORE PL AC IDO The Circulo Espanol would in- deed suffer were it deprived of the help and tireless energy of Miss Placido. Small and dark, with a friendly smile for everyone, she injects into her course a true flavor of Spain, and plans exhibits and outings for the Spanish Club, of which she is a faculty adviser. JANE G. RICKER Those who have been taught by Miss Ricker are noted for their perfect French accents, in which she drills her pupils well. In class, she tells entertaining stories of her adventures in France, and after school she divides her time between doing work with the Girls’ League and the School Council. ALBERT SHEPARD It is doubtful if there is any language in the curriculum which Mr. Shepard does not know how to teach. This term he is instruct- ing in French and Spanish, but he has taught Latin and occasion- ally English. He is an adviser of the Sagamore’s circulation depart- ment, and is Packard House fac- ulty member of the School Coun- cil. FLORA VARRIN WILKINSON A newcomer to Brookline High School, Madame Wilkinson has plunged in to teach French to high school students, supplement- ing her regular work at the Pierce, Lincoln, and Runkle schools. She knows many interesting stories about France and she will some- times relate them if one can find her in a free moment at the French Club meetings. REBEKAH WOOD Each year sees an increasing in- terest in Spanish, so says Miss Wood. A firm believer in hobbies, she has collected, in scrapbook form, all the Sagamore articles about El Circulo Espanol for the past several years. As one might imagine, she serves along with Miss Placido as faculty adviser of the Spanish Club.