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

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the need for communication. | 4 The English department assembles in the library for a meeting. Seated: Miss Mills, Miss Dick- erman, Miss King, and Mrs. Morill. Standing: Mr. Black, Mr. Barton, Mr. Girr, and Mr. Donnelly. MISS RUTH DICKERMAN Miss Dickerman, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Springfield College, is the chairman of our excellent English department. In addition she devotes much time to the Girls’ Patrol and to the advisory board of the National Honor Society. Reading and attending plays form her chief recrea- tion. MISS VIRGINIA MILLS A graduate of Bates College and Trinity College in Hartford, Miss Mills finds time in her busy sched- ule to help with the script for Carousel. She is also the adviser to the Scribe, a publication edited by her 11h class. When she has leisure, Miss Mills en- joys attending plays. MR. HENRY BLACK Mr. Black, the adviser to the Classical Recorder, has attended the City College of New York, Boston University, Boston Teachers’ College, Duke Univer- sity, and the University of Chicago. His outside activities are quite varied and include participating in a small amateur orchestra, collecting recordings of classical music, reading, and swimming. MRS. LILLIAN MORRILL The achievement of a logical method of thinking forms the basis for Mrs. Morrill’s English classes. A graduate of Emerson College and Boston Univer- sity, she is an adviser to the senior class and the student handbook and is a member of the city-wide English curriculum committee. Although taking care of her house occupies much of her time, she also likes to travel. 15 MR. BERNARD DONNELLY Mr. Donnelly, a graduate of Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, is kept busy with his English and dramatics classes. He is also the director of the annual Classical Carousel. Out- side of school his main interests include gardening, reading, and traveling when he has time. MISS ALMEDA KING A newcomer to Classical from Forest Park Junior High School, Miss King has already become in- volved in our annual Carousel production. Miss King attended Bridgewater State Teachers’ College and Wesleyan University. In her spare time, she keeps busy with reading, attending plays, playing tennis, and keeping up with the latest sports cars. MR. FRANCIS GIRR A member of our important English department, Mr. Girr graduated from the University of Rhode Island and the University of Connecticut. He is an adviser to the senior class and the Senate. In his spare time, he likes oil painting and woodworking. MR. HENRY BARTON A graduate of Princeton University and the Har- vard Graduate School of Education, Mr. Barton is a new teacher at Classical. He is quite busy as an ad- viser to the Senate, but also is the assistant director of the Carousel. In addition to his studies at Trinity College (Hartford), Mr. Barton maintains an in- terest in hunting.

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The English department responds to MISS CHRISTINE SAUER Miss Sauer, an alumna of Classical, received both of her degrees at Columbia University. She is kept busy teaching English, reading efficiency, and ad- vising Pierides, the Junior Class, and the annual Voice of Democracy contest. In her free time, she enjoys hooking rugs and swimming. Miss Sauer and Judy Burke discuss ways to improve compositions. MISS ISABELLE BROWN Classical is very fortunate to have an excellent library and a very capable librarian. Miss Isabelle Brown, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Syracuse University, has managed our library since it was founded four years ago. She devotes much time to augmenting our collection of five thousand volumes with books of interest to high school stu- dents. Miss Brown shows David Howe, one of the library 14 assistants, some methods of library procedure.

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Ability to type ts increasingly important. MRS. NORMA CONNIFF Mrs. Conniff teaches English and typing at Classi- cal. A graduate of the University of Buffalo, she is very interested in skiing and spends a great deal of time in the ski country. Here she shows Phyllis Judson some fine points of typing technique. 9060600068 00000000000 00000000000 o0006e MISS DOROTHY PORTER As students learn in Miss Porter’s classes, typing is an important skill. Miss Porter, who attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Indiana University, is also the business adviser to the Blue and White. 16