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

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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

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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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he gives of himself while lighting the way for others.” Mr. Henry Black, faculty adviser to the Recorder, teaches first and second year Russian in addition to English. He has attended The City College of New York, Boston Univer- sity, the State College at Boston, Duke University, and the University of Chicago. Miss Almeda King, a graduate of Bridgewater State College and Wesleyan University, spices her English classes with a sincere love for literature. She also keeps busy with her Student Government activities. Mr. Francis Girr, who has attended the University of Rhode Island and the University of Connecticut, keeps his classes moving with his wealth of knowledge and keen sense of humor. In addition to teaching, he has charge of the English book department and serves as chairman of Reading is essential to any study of English. At Classical the Eng- lish teachers constantly make use of the well-stocked book room. Here Mr. Black, Miss King, and Mr. Girr are choosing some books for their classes. 1 It is commonly said that a man can judge the education of another by the latter’s speech. At Classical the English department strives to increase the student’s speech and writing powers with vocabulary building and reading efficiency classes. Here, three teachers, Miss Sauer, Miss Scannell, and Mrs. Morrill look over their vocabulary building materials. the senior class advisers. Miss Christine Sauer, who attended Columbia Univer- sity, teaches English, reading efficiency and vocabulary building. She also serves as adviser to Pierides and the senior class. Miss Barbara Scannell is a visiting teacher at Classical and Technical High Schools and Mount Holyoke College. She teaches reading efficiency to many Classical students. Miss Scannell has attended the University of Massachusetts. Mrs. Mabel Morrill also teaches reading efficiency and vocabulary building. In addition to this, she conducts a class in creative writing. Mrs. Morrill has attended Emer- son College and Boston Universtiy.