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

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Doctor Rodeheaver Dr. Joseph Rodeheaver Thirteen years ago, Doctor Joseph N. Rode- heaver became a member of the Brookline High School faculty. During the war, he was granted a four years’ leave of absence to serve in the United States Navy. In September, 1954, he re- placed Mr. Russell Williams as assistant principal of Classical High School. He performs his ad- ministrative duties with a composure and good humor which belie the weight of his many respon- sibilities. His duties force him not only to work long hours in his office, but to spend much time hastening through the halls and corridors. His omnipresence is a source of amazement to everyone, and a cause for consternation on the part of students absent without permission. Although born a Middle Westerner, Dr. Rode- heaver admits his preference for New England where he can enjoy swimming and golfing, his favorite sports. Ue Homework

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CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL The old New England builders builded well. They set the foundations of the school deep in the earth, And made its walls strong with solid masonry To endure the wasting of the years. They placed great blocks of granite for steps to the wide entrance And for more than half a century they have known The eager feet of youth Pouring into school to get what the school could give them And hasting out again to give it back to the world, Some thirtyfold, some sixty, some a hundred. Judges, doctors, teachers, churchmen, leaders in all the professions, And thousands upon thousands of men and women Of every walk and name, The kind of people America is built upon. Even the stubborn granite of the steps Has yielded a little to the long parade — Polished smooth, hollowed a little here and there, And still the long, long march goes on, Today’s youth coming in and going out. Watch them as they pass And see in them the future. Call the roll again: Judges, doctors, teachers, and the rest; Maybe a president — who knows? They are all there if we could recognize them. One thing we know Tomorrow America will be theirs. NM

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Mrs. Bemis consults with editors of the Blue and White. Lerr to Ricur: Mrs. Bemis, Douglas Guyett, Peter Haraty. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS Before a student has been at Classical very long, he learns that the shortest distance between a problem and its solution passes through the office of the guidance counselors. Mrs. Bemis and Mr. Finn are always ready to help any student with scholastic, social, or financial problems. They aid him in arranging program schedules suitable to his individual needs; prepare scholarship bulletins, and supply information about college requirements and Col- lege Board tests; arrange informal meetings with the representatives of various universities; and, because of their knowledge of each student’s background, interpret the results of special aptitude tests given every year to juniors. Mrs. Bemis also assists students in obtaining summer employment and part-time work. Mr. Finn advises Peter Haraty on his college choice. 13