Brookline High School - Murivian Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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GUY O. EDMUNDS Mr. Edmunds is contributing a con- siderable amount of his time and en- ergy toward the strengthening of Na- tional Defense, by supervising a sub- ject of that name and by teaching shop theory. Outside of the Industrial Arts Department, he serves as a member of the Brookline High Safety Committee, and as an examiner for several Boy Scout Merit Badges. ARTHUR W. FLEMINGS The person who contributes so much to our entertainment, both with his own beautiful voice and the interesting work done by his choral speaking group, is Mr. Flemings. A teacher of English, he is also responsible, as one of the founders of the recently organ- ized Boys’ Club, for opening to our male students many more roads to pleasurable pastimes. CHRISTIAN WALTER EHNES Versatile Mr. Ehnes is “on the go” ' almost every minute of the school day. In the morning, he checks the attend- ance of Akers House boys ; during the actual school day, he teaches book- keeping and business training; and into the afternoon, he acts as adviser to the Sagamore’s advertising staff or at- tends the meetings of numerous com- mittees. KATHERINE FORBES As secretary to the headmaster, Miss Forbes takes Mr. Ringer’s dicta- tion, and has charge of his outer office. In addition to these duties, she is re- sponsible for the clerical work dealing with the faculty, particularly that part of it concerning their payroll and at- tendance. MARY C. FINNEGAN Miss Finnegan assumed for a time this year a position in the Brookline High offices. In that capacity as our school registrar, she arranged the rec- ords of transferring students, and did other general compiling and reference work. Now 7 she has returned to her duties as secretary-pianist in the Phy- sical Education Department. DIEPOLD FRIEDLAND With the innumerable jobs his vari- ous positions entail, Mr. Friedland must be one of those people who would welcome a thirty-six hour day. Never- theless, in the twenty-four we now have, he manages to act successfully as sole teacher of German in the school, and is an adviser for the Junior Red Cross, Boys’ Club, and Sagamore. THOMAS E. FITZGERALD One of the first indications of Spring for those at Brookline High is Mr. Fitzgerald and the varsity baseball team at practice. Like many of our athletic coaches, this well-liked teacher has a classroom in the mathematics department. SAMUEL B. GOULD Mr. Gould, who teaches English and Radio Appreciation, and who serves on the School Council, is the person mainly responsible for opening to Brookline High students a fascinating new field of activity, radio broadcast- ing. He has helped the Mercureans, in no small measure, to meet the prob- lems of writing, producing, and actual- ly sending a program over the air w 7 aves. BLANCHE FITZHENRY Coming from the Devotion School this year, Miss Fitzhenry, with her w r arm smile and friendly personality, has, in a very short time, widened her circle of friends greatly. Holding a position on the faculty of our English Department, she is living up to the fine reputation she established as a gram- mar school teacher. MARION GRAHAM Mrs. Graham, who manages nine lunchrooms, never has too many free moments. As assistant to Mrs. Potter, she is the purchasing agent for all Brookline School lunchrooms, directs the kitchen work in the High School, prepares various records, and selects and supervises the student lunchroom staff. 19

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URSALA O ' HARE BURKE During the unfortunate absence of Miss Hannon. Mrs. Burke is admira- bly taking over her duties and con- tinuing her work in the cause of good speech. Besides being the school ' s in- structor in speech, she is adviser and coach of the Dramatic Society and was largely responsible for its success this year. She is also adviser of the De- bating Society and a member of the Auditorium Committee. CAROLINE V. COOKE Latin vocabulary, declensions, and conjugations hold few terrors for pu- pils in Miss Cooke ' s classes, for she drills them well in the rudiments of that subject. Longa recognized teach- er of Brookline High, she spends many afternoons giving extra help to stu- dents or attending meetings of the Ed- ucation Week and Teachers’ Fund Committees. ANNIE G. BURNHAM No one need fear that the fine art of needlework is dying, when there are such women as Miss Burnham, well versed in this skill, to instruct our girls. In affiliation with her duties in the Social Arts Department, she also has charge of the sewing which is be- ing done by our school for the Red Cross. EDWARD B. COOPER Although the Dupont Company de- prived the Science Department of Mr. Cooper’s service after the first semes- ter, nevertheless, his influence is still felt here. Students remember him fondly as chairman of the Safety Com- mittee, and as adviser to the Roberts House Council and the Science Club. NELLIE M. CAMPBELL Her pleasing personality and deep interest in Chemistry make Miss Campbell one of the best liked teach- ers of the Science Department. Always in school affairs, she is a member of the General Chemistry Revision Com- mittee, the Science Book Committee, and the Student Council. For the past four years, she has also been a reader in College Board Chemistry. ADA B. DEAL Miss Deal manifests her interest in the English language, the subject she teaches, as secretary of the English Department, chairman of the Reme- dial Reading division, and as a mem- ber of the Reading Committee. Al- though she was lost to it for part of this year due to illness, her homeroom and classes and all who know her wel- come her back. GENEVA F. CHAMBERLAIN Miss Chamberlain is the chairman of the new course that the Modern Language Department has organized for the benefit of those students who desire to become acquainted with French. It stresses more emphasis on French life than on grammar; this is called “French Life and Literature.” This is just part of the work she does for the study of French. HARRY J. DOWNES Having entered Brookline High School along with the class of 1942, Air. Downes has seen to it that, for the past three years, our football team has trounced its Turkey Day pigskin rival. If you ' re ever anxious to find him, wander up to the Mathematics Department and hunt for a room whose blackboards are covered equally with problems in algebra and diagrams of gridiron plays. HELEN S. COLLINS That Miss Collins takes more than a passing interest in the subject she teaches is evident to anyone who no- tices that this instructor belongs to the National Council of Mathematics and the New England Association of Teachers of Mathematics. The Brook- line High Girls’ League, also, is grate- ful for her helpful participation in many of their activities. JOHN B. DUNN The man who is partially responsi- ble for bunding up future great Brook- line High football teams is Mr. Dunn, who each year helps to coach the fresh- man pigskin squad. Away from the gridiron, he apportions his time among the Pierce and Driscoll grammar schools and Brookline High, at all three of which he teaches physical ed- ucation to boys. 18

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M. S. GREENSHI ELDS Known as a thorough and methodi- cal teacher. Miss Greenshields tries to impress her classes with the impor- tance of adopting a business like atti- tude toward their work. She trains pupils in typewriting and stenography in such a manner that they will be val- uable office workers. LOUISE A. HANNON This respected head of the Speech Department, although absent for two years because of serious illness, still ranks high in the estimation of the graduating class, the last group fort- unate to have a full year’s tutelage under her direction. They well remem- ber outstanding Prize Speaking pro- grams and good work with the De- bating Society. WILLIAM G. GRINNELL We owe a great deal to Mr. Grinnell, both athletically and academically. As assistant to Mr. Downes, in the Fall, and coach of the frosh basketball team, in the Winter, he has done much to whip our various teams into good shape. He is a popular teacher in the English Department and a member of the Examination Schedule and Pack- ard House Activities Committees. ANNETTE B. HARVEY Her intense interest in the teaching of our native tongue has earned Mrs. Harvey the position of chairman of the Sophomore English Composition Com- mittee. Besides offering the prescribed course to her classes, she also tries to instruct pupils in correct and careful working habits. FAITH J. HALE Drawing and painting are difficult subjects to learn, but pupils find that they can accomplish a great deal with Miss Hale ' s expert help. The Art De- partment is indeed fortunate to have this talented and cheerful teacher as a member. She also gives her expert in- struction in the Evening School. j W PATIENCE B. HENDERSON All who have taken it agree that Mrs. Henderson’s new course in Social Customs is both worthwhile and inter- esting. This is because she has spent much time in perfecting it. However, she has found time for many other ac- tivities, since she is a teacher of Eng- lish and a “private” in many organiza- tions. f GRACE A. HAMBLIN Miss Hamblin knows how essential it is to train students in accuracy and efficiency, not only in school work, but in everything they do. She empha- sizes these points in her classes of Typewriting and Stenography so that the pupils will be well equipped to meet the demands of the business world. HELEN DAY HEUSNER A teacher in both the Junior and the English Departments, Mrs. Heusner teaches English to sophomores, and arithmetic, as well as this subject, to our “sub-freshmen.” To her goes much of the credit for some of the fine work done by the Junior Department in helping girls and boys bridge the gap between grammar and high school. MARION B. HANNON Mrs. Hannon, who was formerly Mr. Ringer’s personal secretary as well as Secretary of the Faculty, left the Brookline High School after ten years of service. She takes with her the best wishes of both the students and fa- culty in establishing her new home. THOMAS H. HINES The department of physical educa- tion in the public schools of Brookline is ably headed by Thomas H. Hines. Not satisfied with having a son in our armed forces, Mr. Hines has taken upon himself the added responsibility of directing the work of the Young Man’s Auxiliary Police Force, and also takes part in Air Raid Precaution. 20