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

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'Literature is the art of writing 'ff' gllitllllllll f.r'llllll.l Brief biographs of our English teachers, whose task it is to foster an appreciation of literature and to de- velop skills in reading, writing, and speaking, indicate a wide variety in interests and professional preparation. MR. FRANCIS GIRR, who enjoys ucollecting and re- pairing old junquef' is famed for his Girr Gallery, a cultural stimulus to young artists at Classical. Custodian of the books in the English department, he holds an A.B. from the University of Rhode Island and a M.A. from the University of Connecticut. As adviser to the Recorder, MR. HENRY BLACK guides his staff through frantic sessions before deadlines. He received a B.S. and an A.M. from Boston University and an Ed.M. from the State College at Boston. Mr. Black also studied at the City College of New York, Drake University, and the University of Chicago. MISS CHRISTINE SAUER, a graduate of Classical, received her B.S. and M.A. from Columbia University. When she takes time out from her busy schedule as teacher, Senior Class adviser and adviser to Pierides, Miss Sauer enjoys reading, traveling, and crafts. A newcomer to Classical, MR. RICHARD PER- VONGA, helped with the Carousel production this year. Recipient of a B.A. from American International College and a M.A. from Boston University, Mr. Pervonga also studied at Indiana University. MR. JOSEPH COURTNEY, another teacher new to Classical this year, is an adviser to the Junior Class and the Senate. He received his A.B. and M.A. from Boston College. After receiving her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and her M.Ed. from Springfield College, MISS RUTH DICKERMAN studied at Cornell University. Besides being chairman of the English department, she is ad- viser to the Girls Patrol and a member of the Advisory Board of the William C. Hill Chapter of the National Honor Society. MISS VIRGINIA MILLS, a member of the Carousel script committee and adviser to the Scribe, studied abroad at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-on-Avon, England. Here in the United States she did graduate work at Smith College and Boston University. Miss Mills recieved an A.B. from Bates College and an M.A. from Trinity College fConnecticut.J MR. LEWIS TENCZAR's activities at Classical have included the management of the Carousel props and the guidance of the Senate and I.R.C. His educational back- ground includes a B.A. from the University of Massa- chusetts and a M.Ed. from Our Lady of the Elms College. Seated around the table at an English department meeting are Mr. Francis Girr, Mr. Henry Black, Miss Christine Sauer, Mr. Richard Pervonga, Mr. Joseph Courtney, Miss Ruth Dickerman, Miss Vir- ginia Mills, Mr. Lewis Tenczar, Mrs. Mabel Morrill, Mr. Bernard Donnelly and Miss Almeda King. As chairman of the Assembly Committee and super- visor of the Handbook and the Reading Center, MRS. MABEL MORRILL has little time for hobbies, but she does enjoy books and the theater. Mrs. Morrill received a B.L.I. from Emerson College and an M.A. from Boston University. She also studied at the University of Ver- mont. MR. BERNARD DONNELLY shows his interest in drama by his direction of Carousel and instruction of the dramatics class. He received an A.B. from Brown University and a M.A. from the University of Pennsyl- vania. Remembered for her performance at the Student- Faculty Basketball Game, MISS ALMEDA KING'S more serious activities include being a Freshmen Class adviser and a member of the Carousel script committee. She received a B.S. from Bridgewater State College and a M.A.L.S. from Wesleyan University. She also studied at Trinity College fConnecticut.j Classical's speech therapist, MISS MAUREEN MA- HAR, is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. She also studied at the University of Michigan. Miss Mahar's outside interests include sailing and politics. J Miss Mahar discusses a speech problem with one of her students.

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The royal mad to lea1f1zz1zg zs the lzbwuy Miss llrown is very helpful in showing many students like Carol Mivllae-ls how to use referernrc ma- terials i11 the library. Miss llrown received her 1-MB. and M. X. fr11111 Mouiit Ilelyoke and later went 1111 to receive a Qlegrec- i11 literary svieiice at Syracuse Uni- Xl'l'Slly. Outside of school she en- joys I'l'1IlllIlg and sewing ill church Ufgllllllllllllllfi. Alan Barr, Millie Schmidt, Karo- lyn Ruhf, Linda Littman, Gary MacDonald, and Maryann Jennings comprise the publicity committee which sets up for Miss Brown dis- plays on bulletin boards in the li- brary. This year is the first time in Classical that a committee of this type has been formed. It takes care of all the signs, printing, and bulle- tin boards wl1ich add to the attrac- tive appearancc of the library. In April, the rrmnrnittee set up a spe- cial display to commemorate the four-hundred year Shakespearean anniversary. Miss Brown has thirty-three stu- dent lihrary aides who come in and work during study periods, among them these juniors and seniors: ffront rowl Susan Levine, Steven Block, Helena Leczycki, Janice l'llClSL'llllt'l', .lauet Preston, Bonnie llurrell, Marilyn Resnick, Donna Zucchi, Virginia Therrien, Carol Meaney, Roberta Finson and Faye Klil'llIl4'l'Q lbaek rowl Carolyn Cal- lant, Gloria Cray, Donna Hutch- eons, .lean Scougall, Eileen Donnel- ly, Sandra Rubbins, Leslie Nuger, Linda Carlson, and Sheila Ford.

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something that will be read twice. At the beginning of each year Miss llirown gives lectures to fresh- mcn English classes on the re- sources of the library. This intro- duction to reference materials is valuable to the student not only in all his English classes but also for research papers in other classes. Some students from these English classes are lucky enough to be chosen by Miss Brown as library aides. Here Miss Brown explains the arrangement of reference ma- terials to freshmen aides Elaine Brunner, Roberta Fountain, .lane Ezrin, Roni Posner, Elaine Cava- naugh, Lillian Mann, Margaret Fiorentino, Amy Michclinan, Mary Ann Puglia, and Olga Stefanyszyn. Once students learn how to use the library, they usually spend a great deal of time there before school, after school, and during study periods. ln preparing a re- search paper students must choose a topic, consult the Readerls Guide, collect the books and magazines, read the material, take notes, pre- pare an outline, write a rough draft, polish the final paper, add footnotes and prepare a bibliogra- phy. Students Mark Berezin, ,lo- anne Lussier, Judy Maher, Edward Jotkowitz, Douglas Noyes and Mar- ilyn Rosen are engaged in the prep- aration of a research paper. When the paper is finally fin- ished, it has to be typed by the student who employs the typing skills taught by Miss Porter. Miss Dorothy Porter has degrees from Ohio Wesleyan and lndiana Uni- versity. She is the business man- ager for the Blue and White. She is also in charge of the script writing for Carousel and prepares the neatly mimeographed programs for many of our school activities. Here she is helping .lean Strain and El- len Sealander with marginal stops in one of her typing classes.