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

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Academics and activities Mr. Milton Corbin, an Ameri- can history teacher, also teaches Problems of Democracy and ad- vises I.R.C. He is a graduate of Springfield College, and also at- tended Columbia University. Prior to th e showing of a movie on agri- culture, Mr. Corbin is offering a few suggestions for class participa- tion. Miss Ruth Dickerman, chairman of the English Department, is also adviser to the Girls’ Patrol. Miss Dickerman received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke, and a graduate de- gree from Springfield College. An English and speech teacher, she helps Jackie Blount with an essay. 18 Mr. Robert Curley, a graduate of Holy Cross College, teaches Latin and French. He makes the intri- cacies of language clear to his class. Outside of school Mr. Curley enjoys golf and music.

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record another successful year. Miss Teresa Boylan, who teaches both Spanish and English, enlivens her classes with the knowledge of Spanish culture. Miss Boylan received her A.B. from Trinity Col- lege in Washington and her masters from Harvard University. During the summer she has also studied at the University of Madrid. In addition to teaching, Miss Boylan devotes much of her time to advising the Blue and White staff. She is showing Geralyn Lara- mee the secret of a successful layout. Though he may be mistaken for a student, Mr. Richard Annino teaches math at Classi- cal. A former secondary school teacher for the Peace Corps in Nigeria, he received his B.S. at the University of Massachusetts, and did graduate work at the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Annino enjoys bowling and philately. Mrs. Julia Beverley, a graduate of Classi- cal High, is also a graduate of Wellesley Col- lege and Columbia University. A math teacher, she goes over a make-up test with Martha Heaton. Having served as a Red Cross volunteer in England, Mrs. Beverley became adviser to the Junior Red Cross. Out- side of school she enjoys all travel, especially her “weekend trip to Iceland.” 17

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unite faculty and students. An English and speech teacher, Mrs. Jean Bogan is explain- ing the oddities of the Elizabethan tongue. Besides being an ad- viser to the Class of ’70, she has taken on the added responsi- bilities of adviser to Scribe. Mrs. Bogan comes from Michigan, where she graduated from Michigan State College and received her M.A. in English from the University of Michigan. In her spare time, Mrs. Bogan enjoys her three children, reading, sew- ing, knitting and baseball. Mrs. Vasie Braos, an English teacher, who attended A.I.C. and Clark University, discusses a prob- lem with Annette Valone. Outside of school, Mrs. Braos enjoys paint- ing and reading. Mrs. Audrey Desrochers, a graduate of Sargent College at Boston University, is a gym teacher. Also known as “Mrs. D”, she enjoys music, reading, sewing, knitting and Oriental art. Caught leaving after a hard day’s work, she paused long enough for a picture.