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

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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

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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

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students are masters of the English language, Mr. Francis Girr Mr. Girr is another teacher familiar to students of all grades. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island and the University of Connecticut, he has classes in English 10, 10H, lle, 12g, and 12c. In addition, Mr. Girr is a grade 10 adviser and the adviser to the Senate, the boys’ debating club. Besides teaching English 10 and 11H, Miss Mills is the dramatic director at Classical. With Mr. Donnelly she directed the Carousel. The excellent performances of the show this year evidenced the skill of both of these teachers. Miss Mills has earned her Bachelor’s degree at Bates and her Master’s at Trinity in Hartford, Connecticut. English lle, 12H, 12w and a reading course are all under the direction of Mrs. Morrill, who has studied at Emerson College and Boston University. This pleasant teacher directs the editing of both the Program of Studies and the Student Guide, and serves as adviser to grade 10 students. Miss Sauer has the distinction of having been both a student and a teacher at Classical, where she now instructs English 10, English 12, English 12H, vocabulary building, and reading efficiency. After graduating from Classical, she continued her study at Westfield State College and Columbia University. At Classical Miss Sauer is also in charge of school publicity and Pierides. Miss Christine Sauer 17