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

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Could there be anything more complicated Mr. Donnelly, Miss Regina, Miss Mills, Mr. Pervonga, Mrs. Erard, and Mr. Courtney are discussing ways to challenge their students. Mr. Bernard Donnelly said that he would like to help his students master the language so that they will appre- ciate its beauty and power. Besides his classes in English and Dramatics, he is the adviser to the Senior Class and the Senior Class Book. He received his A.B. from Brown University and his M.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. One of our new English teachers is Miss Teresa Regina. She received her B.S. from Springfield College and her M.A. from Mount Holyoke College. Miss Virginia Mills received her A.B. from Bates Col- lege and her M.A. from Trinity College in Hartford. Be- sides her classes in English and Speech she is also the adviser to the literary magazine The Scribe. Travel is her major interest and she has studied in the British Isles. As the Dramatic adviser to Carousel Mr. Richard Per- vonga is kept quite busy in addition to his classes in Eng- lish and Dramatics. He received his B.A. from American International College, his M.A. from Boston University, and has also studied at Indiana University. Mrs. Mary Erard teaches English. She is also a Senior Class adviser and adviser to the I.R.C. club. She receive her B.A. from Our Lady of the Elms and her M.A. from American International College. When asked about her outside activities, she replied: “My Three Sons.” Mr. Joseph Courtney teaches English and is also the new adviser to the Recorder Staff. He received both his M.A. and his A.B. from Boston College. Besides her classes in English, Reading Efficiency, and Creative Writing, Mrs. Mabel Morrill is the adviser for the Classical Student Handbook. She received her B.L.I. from Emerson College and her M.A. from Boston Univer- sity. Mrs. Morrill is busy correcting papers for her Creative Writing class.

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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

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Than English? Miss Ruth Dickerman, who is the chairman of the English Department at Classical, can often be found in the new English office in room 245. Besides her classes in English and Speech she is also the adviser to Girl’s Patrol. Miss Dickerman received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke and her M.Ed. from Spring- field College. “Happiness is finding and appreciating the best and the beautiful in every facet of one’s world,’’ says Miss Christine Sauer who finds much happiness in working with students. She teaches English, Reading Efficiency, and Vocabulary Build- ing. She is also adviser to Pierides and trains students for the Annual Voice of Democracy Contest. Miss Sauer received her B.S. and M.A. from Columbia University and has done further graduate work at Springfield College. One of the many teachers who oftens sends his students to the library, for Miss Brown’s assistance in their research is Mr. Lewis Tenczar. He received his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, his M.Ed. from Our Lady of the Elms, and is presently doing additional graduate work at the University of Massachusetts. He is also the adviser to the Classical United Fund. Mr. Francis Girr teaches both English and Vocabulary Building and handles the delivery of books for the English department. His sense of humor aids him in his teaching as many of his students know. Mr. Girr received his A.B. from the University of Rhode Island and his M.A. from the Univer- sity of Connecticut. Mr. Henry Brady, Jr. feels that English should be taught as a contemporary language and that it is important to teach literature in terms of the world in which we live. He received both his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Baylor University, his B.D. from Yale University, and has done additional graduate work at Harvard University. In addition to his English classes, he is the adviser to the Senate. Miss Almeda King has a sincere love for literature. Be- sides her classes in English she is kept busy with many Student Government activities. Miss King received her B.S. in educa- tion from Bridgewater State College and her M.A.L.S. in lit- erature from Wesleyan University. 15 LIZATION i, i | a : =f iu 1) 10 at? r N 7 | |