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

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Mr. Finn and Mrs. Bemis are well known to the eight hundred and fifty Classical students, and vice versa. These two are our guidance counselors. Daily they help students in their choice of colleges and in the choice of high school courses. They find part time work for students during the school year, and, by means of aptitude tests, help those who seek full time employ- ment after graduation. Mr. Finn and Mrs. Bemis also aid in settling the fric- tional encounters among students, and in settling any number of other difficul- ties which confront growing young men and women. Mr. William Finn and Mrs. Dorothy Bemis Mrs. Coleman and Dr. Bennett are confronted daily with students com- plaining of headaches, bruises, and a host of pains and illnesses. Most of these complaints are legitimate. Our Mrs. Coleman has a sharp eye for those few who, on the spur of the moment, think of a pain or two which would necessitate their immediate departure from school. Mrs. Anna Mary Coleman, Dr. Nathaniel Bennett 15

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MR. PHILIP A. SWEENEY Our Assistant Principal To many of us perpetual vitality is a difficult achievement, but to Mr. Sweeney it is not only necessary, but natural. He is a man of unending energy. We have all seen him scurrying around the building at one time or another. Accompanying him in all his duties are his ever ready smile and wonderful Irish wit. It is a marvel that so busy a man has time to always smile and enjoy life. We have all gained a very deep respect for Mr. Sweeney. In all that he does he tries to make us beiter students and the school better scholastically. This, at times, demands that his Irish wit change to Dublin fire, but not for long. He has always proven himself fair and honest in his discipline. Mr. Sweeney can also be respected as a man of excellent grooming. It is always a pleasant sur- 14 prise to walk into his office in the morning and see one of his handsome ties. Intelligence is another virtue with which our assistant principal is also blessed. His mind is al- ways keen to new and old problems and ever ready with prompt and accurate answers. Mr. Sweeney’s entire attitude is one of business and pleasure mixed. He is always aware of his position and duty in the school and responds to it spontaneously, while never losing sight of life with its many bright sides. We shall all remember Mr. Sweeney and as the years go by respect and admire him all the more. He is a man of the high- est standards—a man to be emulated.

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SECRETARIES OF ROOM 105 The traffic into 105 is not as heavy as that into 107, but the work car- ried on here in Classical’s Hall of Records is most important. Miss Stone and Mrs. Sheehan assist Mr. Chatto in filling out college tran- scripts and employment applica- tions, check on school supplies, and work on report cards. Filing and countless other matters keep these two very busy. Lert to Ricut: Miss Stone, Mrs. Sheehan OFFICE AIDES To the office aides, students who volunieer their time to assist the office staff, go the jobs of col- leciting attendance envelopes, de- livering the daily bulletin, and running errands. One aide is on duty at all times at the front hall information desk, ready to help visitors and students. a | OFFICE AIDES Seatep IN Front Lert ro Ricut: Joyce Burstein, Pat Hunter, Carolyn Fuller, Carol Buchanan, Nancy Kennedy, Pauline Bradway, Jean Boc- chino (captain), Marlene Ascher. STANpING: Margo Wagner, Mrs. Bemis, Carol Perlman, Carol Costigan, Shirley Cote, Myrna Goldberg, Norma Bartos, Eunice Smith, Barbara Bradway. SECRETARIES OF ROOM 107 The young ladies pictured here need no introduction to us at Clas- sical. Miss Dubuque and Miss Sey- mour handle all the business in 107, the Grand Central Station of the school. They sign passes, type the daily bulletins, take phone calls, and perform scores of other sundry tasks, encountered in the busy life Lerr to Ricur: Miss Barbara Seymour, Miss Shirley Dubuque. of Classical. 16