Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE BLUE AND WHITE Mrs. Dorothy K. Bemis has long been a highly valued member of the Classical faculty. lt was with a sense of deep personal loss that we learned of her resignation. Her contribution to our success was of more value than we students can probably ever know, for she worked tirelessly to aid us in selecting our courses and planning our future. For those of us who found the road hard, or who some- times lost the way, she always had the right word of encourage- ment or advice. Mrs. Bemis is unusually well qualified as a counselor, for she spent five summers at Harvard studying vocational guidance. She is a resident of Springfield, a graduate of Classical High School in the class of ioii, and of Wellesley College in the class of IQI5. She has been associated with the local school system intermittently since ioio, first as secretary and then as educational counselor, to which position in 1oz7 she succeeded Miss Latimer, the first person to hold that position at Classical. ln logo the School Board discontinued Mrs. Bemis' position in the interest of economy. From that time till her resignation, she served as a member of the English department. Mrs. Bemis' interest in her work is shown in her own words. Counselor service is a distinct study in itself, she explainedg and everyone - the student, the parents, school faculty members, and educational counselors 4 should participate. l am positive that there is a great future for such work and that it can be developed to the point where it will wield a valuable infiuence in all educational work. Mrs. Bemis' work brought her into such close contact with all the pupils and their individual problems that she achieved the remarkable feat of coming to know personally almost all of us. She brought to us a rare personality and charm and a deep interest in young people. With gratitude and affection we dedicate to her this issue of The Blue and White. ..3..

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