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

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The secretaries keep The secretary in the counselor's office is Mrs. Mary Basile. She handles the reference materials, gives out college conference passes, and helps type up many college transcripts. Among Mrs. Mary Sheehan’s numerous duties are the prepa- ration of the morning bulletin, and answering many outside telephone calls. She says that she likes the students at Classical and enjoys working here. Mrs. Lena Lovett, a new secretary at Classical, has charge of the register, new enrollees, and transfers. She also takes Mr. Montagna’s corres- pondence.

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to help a Classical student. Mr. Baron McDuffee, the newest counselor at Classical, is greatly impressed with our school and its academic en- vironment. He received his B.A. and M.A. at Fitchburg State Teachers College, sixth level certificate in administra- tion at the University of Connecticut, and his M.A. in counseling and pupil services at the University of New York at Buffalo. Mr. McDuffee is the guidance counselor for the class of 1969 and enjoys working with students like Toni Spinelli. Mr. John G. Shea promotes the interests of the boys in his class and prepares them for active participation in whatever life work they may choose to follow. Mr. Shea helps one of his students, Joseph Viver. Lt Important to any school is the nurse. Mrs. Rose Burns, the nurse which we share with adjoining Classical Junior High School, is, no doubt, gratifying to those students who meet with ill health and accidents during school hours. Mrs. Burns is a graduate of Mercy Hospital of Nursing. She is ready for any emergency as Carol Horowitz will testify.

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Classical running smoothly. Mrs. Rose Rubino is our senior secretary. Her duties include ordering books and other supplies. She also handles the seniors’ transcripts, a most important task, Because of the many transcripts from Novem- ber to May, Mrs. Irene Norris assists Mrs. Rubino during that time. She types up transcripts and helps in all the other duties in the office. Miss Isabelle Brown is our school librarian. A graduate of Mount. Holyoke College and Syracuse University, she also taught the Latin class briefly at the beginning of the year. Miss Dorothy Porter is Classical’s extremely busy typing teacher. Her schedule includes twelve typing classes and advising the Blue and White business matters. She is a graduate of Ohio Wes- leyan University and Indiana University. 13