Brookline High School - Murivian Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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Department AUGUST C. MILLER, Jr. We here introduce a history teacher who is an adviser of the Radio Club and a director of the Teachers’ Club. Mr. Mill er is not only versatile in those fields, but is also a member of the Shailer House Council and one of the Committee that formulates our History curriculum. His reward for such labors — a wife. FLORENCE G. NASMYTH Interested in international events of today and in the art and letters of medieval times, Mrs. Nasmyth is a teacher of Modern History and chairman of the Modern His- tory Group, which meets after school-hours to discuss current, foreign, and domestic affairs. She is also a member of the Commit- tee which plans our auditorium periods. MIRIAM A. NICHOLS Week-end relaxation by climb- ing precariously over mountain peaks or skiing down steep slopes, helps to give Miss Nichols the en- ergy to teach a full day of United States History. She is especially interested in Girl Scout work and collaborates with Miss Bruce in arranging meetings and other Scout activities. WENDELL E. SMITH Actively engaged in school ac- tivities, Mr. Smith, geography and civics teacher, is currently a mem- ber of the Scholarship Committee, director of the Dramatic Society’s business affairs, and Faculty Ad- viser to the Stamp Club. He also teaches in the Brookline Evening School. As an author, he has had an article on geography published in the Massachusetts Teacher. RALPH W. TOTMAN The Housemaster of Lincoln House is none other than Mr. Tot- man, co-creator of the novel nom- ination system used by that house last year. Besides his many duties as Housemaster and member of the House Council, his previous broad law experience has well equipped him for teaching a full program of civics. GERTRUDE I. WADSWORTH Miss Wadsworth has many inter- ests besides teaching history. She gardens extensively, and much of her work has been featured at flower shows. She has done wel- fare work, too, and is an active participant in the Foreign Policy Association. She spends much of her time keeping up with present- day literature.

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££ orial ls t nines TYLER KEPNER Mr. Kepner holds the title of Di- rector of Social Studies in the Brookline School System and, as such, plans all work in the social studies. However, he finds time to teach several classes in college preparatory U. S. history and has written several textbooks. Among these is America, now in use in senior history. M. ROLAND BLANCHARD Mr. Blanchard is one of the school ' s most ambitious young men. He is director of the Muri- vians business activities, President of the Teachers ' Club, and head of the banking program, in addi- tion to being teacher of Economic Education. Stocky and good-na- tured, Mr. Blanchard has been a prime favorite for many years. ROSE 1). BLISS To bring an added interest into the studying of history, Miss Bliss collects old newspaper articles and Civil War relics for use in class- room demonstration. In addition, she particularly enjoys traveling about the Nation and considers this as the best way to pursue her other hobby of geology. FLORENCE E. LEWIS Although she has been teaching in the High School for only two years since coming from the De- votion School, Miss Florence Lew- is has already made a name for herself and has won the respect and affection of all. Those in her geography classes find that sub- ject more than just a list of places in a cumbersome volume. JANE A. McCABE Miss McCabe, a teacher of civics at Brookline, is an interest- ing personality. She numbers among her interest music and lit- erature ,and has collected a fine library. She enjoys travelling, has been to Europe once and has vis- ited the West Coast twice. She is associated with the Girls’ League as a faculty adviser. EDWARD H. MERRILL If Mr. Merrill is able to cite page and line of the textbook America,” it is because of the hours he spent proof-reading the galley of that well-known product of Mr. Kepner’s pen. While United States and European history are the fields Mr. Merrill teaches in the class room, his underlying theme is the function of democ- racy.

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Social Hits department ELVIRA EGLEE POTTER Those delectable lunches that you hungrily eat at noon are planned for you bv Mrs. Potter, head of the Social Arts Depart- ment and in complete charge of grammar and high school lunch rooms. All special entertainments and social affairs come under her advisement, and she also takes part in Dramatic and Girls’ League activities. ANNE C. EGAN The lovely costumes that make class day so colorful are done with a great deal of aid from M iss Egan. She teaches needlework at the High School and is supervisor of Women’s class for the Brook- line Evening School. In the sum- mer she enjoys traveling and be- fore the weather becomes too hot, plays golf. ANNIE G. BURNHAM Man) of the girls have gotten to know Miss Burnham this year be- cause she has charge of the sew- ing and knitting for the Red Cross. She is interested in travel in the Lnited States, collecting odd bits of needlework and is a mem- ber of a women’s club of Brook- line. MURIEL SOUTH If, on some afternoon, the pleasant smell of gingerbread drifts your way from the second floor corridor, you will know that Miss South is holding a meeting of either the Girls’ or Boys’ Foods Club. In the mornings she also teaches courses in Foods, and helps with Lunch room work. Junior department A A HELEN DAY HEUSNER There are few in the school who know much about the Junior Department and the work that has been done there for the small group that needs slightly more at- tention than the average student. Mrs. Heusner is responsible for many of the achievements there, particularly in English work, and as a sideline has received her Ed.M. degree at Harvard. GILBERT G. MacDONALD As a basketball coach. Mr. Mac- Donald, perhaps, has no equal. But when practice is over, he doesn’t linger to give advice, but rushes home to see his baby daughter. He teaches in the Junior Department with Mrs. Heusner. and finds his work most interest- ing.