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

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Benufiting from the rvading aocelcwator arm Mary Ricliards, Carol Raine, Benjamin Cooley, James Dunlc-avy, and Eleanor Kushnvr. SPECII -X L ENGLISH. a de-light to which many seniurs look l'u1'ward: Mr. Edwin Smith, Richard Corilwn, Ann Buginlvn. Susan Bumck. Ruin-rt Glass, Karen Faulkne-r, Ann ifhrka-, Rube-rt Hoinn-s, ,Iuhn Davis, Peter Roth, Alan Jones. IT

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THE ENGLISH TEACHIQIIS are Nlr, llernard Donnelly. Miss Ruth Cf rnell. Miss Christine Sauer. Mr. Edwin Smith. Miss 'l,lt'l'l'S2l Iloylan. Nlr. ,lLlllll'S Nlrlluire. Miss Ruth Diekerman. llr. Aileen U'Cratly. and Nlr. Donald l'urs-ell. ENGLISH One day. during my leisure, I deeided to roam down to Ed Smith's room to liorrow a eouple of good hooks. After hearing my request with a slight suggestion of a twinkle in his eye, he handed me a c-opy of H7716 Works of Plato. I looked at him quizzieally, hut accepted the book. Proceeding down the hall clutching my hook tightly, I eouldn't resist peeking into 227 where Dr. McGuire was expounding on one of his favorite subjects. Eustaeia Vye. Lost in thought I eontinued my travels almost humping into a moving stack of papers whieh turned out to lie Dr. O'Crady, who had just hnished collecting her freshman English elassls notebooks. Reaching Mr. Pureell's room I found that genial gentlemen promising to give a carrot to any student who eould define the word preeis. Later, peering into Miss IIiekerman's room, I found her deeply engrossed. Realizing that she didn't want to he disturlied. I slid down the railing to the first Iloor. I peeked into I22 where, amid the hulrlvulm of the Blue Illlll While homeroom, Miss Boylan has elleeking some graphs ol the aetion in Mrzclnfllt. Leaving l22, I turned to the right and found Miss Saueris room. That lady was dramatically deserilming her eareer as an exehange teacher. Later. I stopped to speak to Mr. Kinder about a eourse in study skills. Soon afterwards, I met Mr. Donnelly, who was rushing to his next class. Ifinally, I made my last stop at Miss Cornellis ofliee. She encouraged :ny growing interest in literature. After meeting these fine teaehers. I found ini interest in literature greatly aroused.

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OUR l.ANGliAGlC TEACH ERS are Miss liulh 5ll3llit'I'. Bliss lflizalreth Dean. Mrs. l l0renCe Smith, Miss Mildred .-Xuger. Dr. Philip Nliller. Mrs. Erika Corbin. and Dr. Edna Fredrick. LANGUAGES One day. Caniehe. a eute little French poodle. whispered to me in a low. soft voice, Mje vous aime heaueoupf' l smiled rather kindly and hoped that she was saying something complimentary. How- ever. as soon as we parted company. l seampered down to Mrs. Smithis room to find out exaetly what Caniehe meant. Mrs. Smith persuaded me to take an elementary course in French so that l could converse with Caniehe. Elated hy this idea, l trotted into Miss Augeifs room. She heguiled me with her fascinating aneedotes ahout the people. places, and dogs she had seen on her travels. How- ever, Miss Auger had a stark of papers on her desk: so l did not detain her any longer. Peeking into Miss Shaffefs room, my interest was aroused hy Miss Dean and Miss Shatter who were playing an enthralling game ot' sf-rabble . . . in Latin. Uverwhelmed hy their alrility, I slipped out of the room. ln the hall. l passed Dr. Miller. his hands tilted with a staeli of Helmrew hooks. l smiled hrightly' and trotted away. Mrs. Corhin and Dr. lfredrielx were deeply engrossed in talk when l notieed them in front of the teachers' exehange. They drew me into their conversation. whieh con- eerned foreign lands. Much to my regret l had to leaye them soon. for Canim-he was awaiting nie.