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

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The sound o f music and the creatwity During the holiday season, members of the Art Club make beautiful displays to brighten up the halls in Classical. Mrs. Laramee and Robert Layfield approve a decoration made by Marsha Ware. Mrs. Helena Laramee is kept busy during the school year working on the decorations for the Holiday Dance and the art work for Blue and White and Carousel. She teaches basic fundamentals to her Art I Classes and in- structs graphic arts in her Art II classes. Besides these classes, she teaches Art II, publicity and display, and Art IV, drawing and sculpture. After graduating from Classical High School, Mrs. Laramee attended the Mas- sachusetts College of Art, the University of Massachu- setts, and Springfield College. 24 The joy of singing is highlighted by Miss Virginia Yuro, who is a graduate of Boston University S.F.A.A. and Hartt College. She conducts the Boys’ and Girls’ Choruses, the Choir, and Madrigal. Miss Yuro also teaches a class in Music Appreciation. Mr. Vincent O’Keeffe directs the Band, the Dance Band, the Brass Choir, and the Orchestra. In the fall, he teaches the Band and majorettes interesting formations for football games and parade Mr. O'Keeffe is a graduate of Boston University. entertainment.

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and that is the seed of science. Beaming with approval, Mrs. Towne watches as two of her chemistry students car- ry out their measurements for an experiment. Mrs. Towne tries to assist her students in the best techniques for lab- oratory work. As James Car- ithers adds silver nitrate to the balance tray, Mary Mon- tori adjusts the indicator. Mr. Lynch and Mr. Mulak are looking over a sink in the new laboratory at Classical. The designer of the labora- tory, Mr. Mulak, is explain- ing the purpose of a faucet used to fill beakers and test tubes.

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of art echo through Classical. CG ar Before a band performance at one of the football games, Mr. O’Keeffe goes over the new for- mation with bandmembers: Thomas Howard, Sheila Bewsee, Elaine Winkler, and James McCurry. 25 Miss Yuro instructs her Music Appreciation class in the underlying effects of mu- sic. Listening intently to an explanation are Maryanne Feeney, Mary Cox, Marc Sou- tra, Catherine Elliot, Ellen Sullivan, Christina Plass, and Gail Newsome.