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

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Emphasis: General Shop The General Shop course, open to eleventh and twelfth grade boys and girls, is basically an exploratory program. The students work at their own pace. Mr. Robert Donovan, the instructor of the course, explains, ‘‘We try to show students the general things related to practical domestic needs such as how to handle tools and how to purchase lumber.”’ Because the course is exploratory in nature, many areas of shop work are introduced. They consist of woodworking, sheetmetal and wrought iron work, and foundry and welding skills. The students strive to complete at least one project in the wood or metal field. Jim Lessard, a junior, worked on a special wood shop project. Using plans drawn up by Mr. Donovan and himself, Jim spent most of the autumn month building a full-sized desk. Jim doesn’t feel that his interest in woodworking will lead to a career. ‘I took shop because I like working with wood. It’s like a hobby. I chose to do the desk because I wanted to see if I could build it — it was a personal challenge.” The success of the shop course at a liberal arts school such as Classical can be easily explained. Mr. Donovan feels that the students view shop as an avocation. Also, students realize that they derive practical skills from the course. The aims of the General Shop course are successfully met. And each year, both male and female students have the chance to broaden their technical skills for personal satisfaction. Ms 0 - Mrs. Florence Hallbourg ¢ ‘ € : 4 ef Dr. Jeannette Harris Mss. Florence Hallbourg — math Dr. Jeannette Harris — social studies “To be honest, I have a fading inter- est in teaching ‘new’ courses per se. I am beginning to believe that ‘old’ courses, such as United States Histo- ry must be made more interesting and of more value to students and to teachers. Hence, why not incorporate new and vibrant ideas into an exist- ing course rather than continually beginning a ‘new’ course. So many of the ‘new’ courses are like shots in the arm that dilute themselves in the main stream of things and slowly lose strength.” Mr. Frances Girr Mr. Richard Guzowski Mr. Frances Girr — English Mr. Richard Guzowski — science “Classical’s downtown location pro- : vides it with an excellent laboratory | to study many urban environmental problems such as air, noise, and wa- ter pollution.” ! : FACULTY 15

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14 Mrs. Frances Evans i Mrs. Gail Fiorentino Mr. Robert Donovan — shop . Mr. Thomas Dowd — social studies Mr. Robert Farr Mrs. Frances Evans — social studies Mr. David D , Mrs. Gail Fiorentino — science “Our ‘inner city’ experience should r. David Douglas —language help our graduates in the future.” : Mr. Robert Farr —science Miss Marilyn Freedman Mrs. Nancy Duffy — language “It is most gratifying to see the great student response to two new French courses this year—Conversation and Writing Workshop. I am currently teaching the Writing Workshop course and am most pleased with the results.” Miss Marilyn Freedman — math

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16 Miss Jones Mr. Philip Hart — assistant principal “T feel that the fewer changes we make, the better we will be.” Mr. Clark Henderson —social studies. “A city is people. Unless we begin to serve people, they will never learn to serve others and things will truly get worse before they get better. Time is running out.” Mr. Armen Jermakian —math “Sometimes it is more important to hold onto traditional values than to keep pace with changing times. Change does not always mean to the better, and those qualities that once made Classical an outstanding school for so long, should be maintained and not relinquished without a struggle.” Miss Velma Jordan Miss Jones — clerk Miss Velma Jordan — home economics “T have found some students’ atti- tudes to be more positive. Students are more willing to attempt tasks even though sometimes they may not be able to solve these tasks.’’ Mrs. Ruby Kelly — gym Mr. Robert Keough — math Mrs. Mary Kopy — clerk Mr. Euclid Lague — language “’T feel that it will require unusual and sometimes difficult effort to meet the needs of the students, from those who will begin a career immediately after graduation to those academical- ly gifted students who are preparing themselves to attend selective col- leges.”” su | Pee etme se : US 34 a= Mrs. Mary Kopy Mr. Euclid Lague