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

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6 4 — Although many books have been damaged because of the “Great Flood” in the bookroom, Mr. Francis Girr continues to keep them in good order. 5 — Mrs. Phyllis Thomas makes use of the library facilities in order to make her classes more interesting. 6 — Adviser to Scribe, Mrs. Laurie Pieterse teaches both English and psychology. ye: cere, See VN TER | : { i ii

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English Reflections of Life In the past, the English department has been involved primarily with the proper ways of reading and writing, but, as this year ends, we realize that this approach has gone through a variety of changes, conforming to the needs of our students. Not only do we read, but we find in our readings a reflection of modern life. Not only do we write, but we learn to change a thought into a meaningful piece of reading material. The faculty’s idea has worked well. By giving the student a specific choice of subject area, he learns with more efficiency. 1 — In her creative writing class, Mrs. Jean Bo- gan discusses the techniques of good writing as a means of expressing ideas thoroughly. 2 — A newcomer to Classical’s faculty, Miss Marilyn Johnson reviews one of the required short sto- ries with Giuseppe Mercolino. 3 — Chairman of the English department and adviser to the Girls’ Patrol, Miss Ruth Dickerman explains to Rox- anne Avery the correct methods used in the Pa- trol’s handbook.

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26 English Exploring New Ideas The English department of Classical is indeed fortunate to have such a fine group of teachers. They spent the summer thinking of a better way to teach their students. Ideas were thought out and sucess resulted because of the hard work and imagination of the teachers. 1 — Adviser to the Recorder, Mr. Henry Brady stresses an important point in one of his lec- tures on semantics and logic. 2 — Mrs. Susan J. Danton reviews the next Word Wealth assign- ment with her freshman class. 3 — Miss Teresa E. Regina discusses how environment effects man’s attitude toward life and himself with one of her English classes.