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

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its able secretarial staff? The efficient operation of the counseling service at Classical High School is partly the responsibility of Mrs. Mary Basile. As secretary in room 103, she dis- tributes passes to college conferences and is in charge of the reference materials. Mrs. Basile also aids Mrs. Rubino in typing the many transcripts. Miss Isabelle Brown, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Syracuse University, contributes much to academic life as school librarian. Checking over books with library aides Karen Omer, Pauline Rogers, and Pamela Sheldon, is part of her daily life. 13 Miss Dorothy Porter, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan and Indiana University, helps Donna Davis with her typing. Besides being the only typing teacher at Classical, she is also the Blue and White business ad- viser. Miss Porter also prepares the programs for Carousel and other public events under Classical auspices.

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What would Classical do without Mrs. Mary Sheehan is kept quite busy as one of the two secretaries in the outer office. In addition to her extensive paper work, Mrs. Sheehan issues bus badges each fall, and sells bus tickets weekly in the cafeteria. She is usually found at her desk, willing to supply the needed advice or help requested by stu- dents and faculty members. In her first year at Classical High School, Mrs. Esther Dinerstein became acquainted with the tradi- tional academic atmosphere. As office secretary, she works with Mrs. Sheehan in performing the neces- sary functions of our modern school office. Mrs. Rose Rubino recently assumed the duties of senior secretary, filling the position vacated by Mrs. Barbara Cowan. The senior secretary is burdened throughout the year with requests for transcripts. She must also examine book orders and submit requisitions. 12

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The key to any well-run organization is careful planning. Mr. Lewis Tenczar, Miss Ruth Dickerman, Mr. Bernard Donnelly, The goal of the English teachers at Classical High School is to instill within each student a deeper knowledge and love for his native tongue. Although the department offers many accelerated courses, it concentrates on a mastery of the English fundamentals; namely, reading, writing, speak- ing, and listening. Mr. Lewis Tenczar is completing his third year at Classi- cal. He has attended the University of Massachusetts and Our Lady of the Elms College. In addition to teaching, he serves as an adviser to the Senate. Miss Ruth Dickerman, the chairman of the English de- partment, received her B.A. at Mount Holyoke College and her M. Ed. at Springfield College. She has taken addi- tional courses at Cornell University. Besides teaching Eng- lish, she also instructs a class in public speaking. Miss Dickerman also finds time to supervise the Girls’ Patrol. Mr. Bernard Donnelly, a graduate of Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, teaches dramatics be- sides English. Mr. Donnelly also serves as a junior class (A teacher is like a candle... lil Miss Virginia Mills, and Mr. Joseph Courtney are reviewing English department policy. adviser. Miss Virginia Mills has attended Bates College and Trinity College in Hartford. Besides her English Classes, Miss Mills advises the Scribe, the Classical literary maga- zine, a publication of her 11h class. Mr. Joseph Courtney is presently in his third year of teaching English at Classical High. In addition to teaching, Mr. Courtney serves as the adviser to the Recorder's busi- ness staff. He graduated from Boston College. Mr. Richard Pervonga teaches a dramatics class in addi- tion to his regular English classes. He also devotes much of his time to Carousel. Mr. Pervonga has studied at American International College, Boston University, and Indiana University. Mrs. Mary Erard is completing her second year at Classi- cal High School. At Classical Mrs. Erard is kept busy teaching and advising I.R.C. and the junior class. She received her B.A. at Our Lady of the Elms College and her M.A. at American International College. Classical affords to each stu- dent many opportunities for individual help. Mrs. Mary Erard goes over with a stu- dent the basic components of writing, a most important phase of any English course. Classical is able to offer many activities to her students because of the cooperation and eagerness with which the teachers advise the different groups. Mr. Pervonga goes over a script for Carousel with Grace Stebbins. 14