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

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Teachers al ways aware of student needs. Advisor to the Blue and White yearbook staff for twenty-two years, Miss Boylan’s personal commitment to journalistic excellence and her dedication to student involvement and responsibility have provided a rewarding experience for all who shared in yearbook production. In a sense, we may say that this book is dedicated to her, for she realized and practiced innovative ideas both in her yearbooks and in areas of education. Because of her love for travel and awareness of the world about her, Miss Boylan brought to her Spanish and English classes a storehouse of information that text- books simply could never provide. Miss Boylan undertook each school activity with enthusiasm, vigor, and now continues her involvement with an active retirement where she par- ticipates in a myriad of social activi- ties. Miss Teresa Boylan Mr. Robert Wessman Last May, the Classical faculty and student body was deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Robert Wessman. A Classical graduate of the class of 1935, he returned in 1957 as a mathematics teacher, a position he held for thirteen years. He became head of the Math Department, was co-founder of Culture Vul- tures, advisor to Mathletes, and active in the creation of ‘People’s Park.” He was i ane to respond to the needs of others. As a teacher, he was able to show others much of the beauty in their daily lives and surround- ings. A man of great insight, his advice was sought and heeded by many. Perhaps the man who can enlarge our vision, the man who can inspire us to what is in us, is the real teacher. He was such a man. He was a teacher first, a math teacher second. And so, Robert F. Wessman, friend, teacher, humanitarian, lover of learning, in- spirer, believer, raconteur, setter of good examples, creative craftsman, art enthusiast, retriever of reclaimable goods, complete human being, we shall miss you, though you be with us still. Let us not be sad that you have passed away; let us give thanks that we have known you.

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CALENDAR JUNE SEPTEMBER 4—Senior Banquet 9—School opens 11—Seniors’ last day 14—Welcome freshman assembly 14—Senior Awards Assembly 17—NMSOQT Semi-finalists announced 16—Graduation 19—Football season begins 25—Summer Vacation MAY OCTOBER 1—College Boards 5—ST drive opens 10-——Senate Tablet Debate 7—Teachers’ Convention 15—Junior Prom 12—Columbus Day 22—-Senior Prom 28—Freshman elections 31—Memorial Day 30—ST drive closes 31—June 4—Final Exams APRIL NOVEMBER 9—-Good Friday 7—College Boards 14—Baseball season begins 11—Veterans’ Day 16—Third marking period ends 14—Combined Classical-Tech play 16—Spring Vacation 20—First marking period ends 17—College Boards 25—Thanksgiving Recess 21—Spring Concert 26—School reopens MARCH DECEMBER 1—School reopens 5—College Boards 6—College Boards 18—Basketball season begins 8—National Honor Society Book Sale 18—Hockey season begins 22—Alumni Tea 22—Christmas Concert 23—Christmas Vacation FEBRUARY JANUARY 13—National Merit Scholarship Test 4—School reopens for 1971 15—-Washington’s Birthday 9—College Boards 19—Mid-Winter Vacation 22-29-—Mid-year exams 29—Second marking period ends

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ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE MUSEUM OBSERVATORY Scheduled to be opened to the public by mid-1971, the new twenty- inch reflecting telescope being built by the Springfield Stars Club will have a great effect on the outside community and on Classical gradu- ates. Once opened, the public will gaze into the heavens, seeking clues to the secrets of the universe. The twenty-inch mirror was one of six poured from the same glass which was used in the 200-inch Mt. Palomar Telescope, the world’s largest. The new observatory portrays a renewed inquisitiveness into the unknown. We look into the galaxies, seeking to find answers to age-old questions. Mr. Sullivan, Richard Vercellone, Sanford Frank, and Mr. Lynch explore the heavens together. While the astronomer looks to new horizons, Classical’s forward-looking faculty seeks new methods for educational relevance.