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

Page 19 text:

Springfield's future citizens. Mrs. Rose Burns and Robert Barr A graduate of Westfield State College and Springfield College, Mr. Shea teaches a general class of high school students. The training which Mr. Shea gives his students prepares them for active participation in community life. No school, of course, would be complete without a nurse. At Classical Mrs. Burns is the ministering angel who takes care of students physically instead of mentally. Whenever pupils have injuries or feel ill, the nurse gives them her kind consideration, advice, and assistance. As two extra functions, Mrs. Burns attends medical conferences and helps a school doctor give examinations to freshmen. Mr. John Shea

Page 18 text:

and mental resourcefulness of The two women responsible for most of the secretarial work at Classical are Mrs. Sheehan and Mrs. Garvey. Each day this smiling team has to review and sign numerous passes and notes, to keep track of attendance and bell schedules, to answer constant questions from students and teachers, and to take care of visitors and phone calls. L to R. Mrs. Mary Sheehan, Mrs. Catherine Garvey Mrs. Cowan also is a Classical secretary. As an assistant to Dr. Rodeheaver, she has control of school requisitions, teachers’ stock, and college transcripts, and aids the principals whenever nec- essary. These are just a few more of the duties which make the secretaries an important and necessary part of the administration. Mrs. Barbara Cowan 14

Page 20 text:

The teachers who instruct Classical Miss Teresa Boylan Miss Ruth Dickerman Mr. Henry Black Here for his second year, Mr. Black now teaches English 10H, 11), 12c and vocabulary building. Much of his back- ground has come from Boston University and Boston Teachers College. Keeping in line with his interest in English, Mr. Black acts as adviser to the school newspaper, the Recorder, which this year won first prize in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. With an A.B. from Trinity College in Washington, D. C., and a Masters’ degree from Harvard University, Miss Boylan puts her skill to good use by instructing courses in English 11 and English 12. Sharing equal time and devotion with this teaching is Miss Boylan’s difficult task of coordinating the Classical yearbook, The Blue and White. Here she shows her home-made marionette, Touchstone, to one of her classes. Besides being the chairman of the English department, the adviser of the Girls’ Patrol, and an executive member of the National Honor Society at Classical, Miss Dickerman is the teacher of numerous English classes. These include English lle, 12g, 12s, and speech. She has degrees from Mount Holyoke and Springfield College. Mr. Donnelly has just returned to Classical after a leave of one year. Besides teaching English to students of all levels at Classical, he is also one of the coordinators of the school show Carousel. Mr. Donnelly is a graduate of both Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania. 16