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

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This year an increasing number of students at Classical participated in the computer program. The elective computer course is taught by Mr. Sullivan. His room is equipped with three terminals, which are connected with the computer at the central office of the School Department, located at 195 State Street. Mr. Sullivan feels that the course helps to teach the student the logical steps involved in problem solving. To solve a problem, he must program it step by step. The computer program is related generally to math and science studies. Another course, Consumer Math, taught by Mrs. Bale, chairman of the math department, interest in finance rates. The terminals, in addition, are used by students to do their chemistry and physics homework. At present, there are a limited number of portable terminals which can be taken home. Mr. Sullivan holds the hope, that in the near future, more of these terminals will be obtained. Tracing the terminals to their source, we find the computer room on the second floor of the School Department. It is here that Mr. Halloran, math coordinator for Springfield, works as the manager of the computer system, which is Mrs. Helen Landry Mr. Francis Lamoureaux Mrs. Helen Landry —language Mr. Francis Lamoureaux — science “As we are catapulted into time of increasing violence, we continue to be battered by a se- ries of outrage which threatens not only our individual free- doms, but which erode and weaken the very political sys- tem that defines our liberty.”’ Emphasis: The Computer utilizes the computer to find the time rate of specifically designed for students’ use, and students are actively involved in running the computer system. Kevin McCabe, a student system operator, explains how he first became involved in computers. ‘’I was always interested in math, since it is sucha practical subject. The computer was just a practical application for work in math. Because of the computer, I became more involved in math. The computer helps me with math, and inversely, math helps me with the computer.” Mrs. Creanza, Mrs. Basile, Mrs. Mossi, Mrs. Latham FACULTY 17

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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

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18 Mr. Raymond Lussier Mr. Stephen LeClair — social studies Mr. Michael Ligarski — math Mr. Edward Lundrigan — science “In the field of Conservation, the ideal location to build a new school is in an area adjacent to a park or forest reserve because it offers the oppor- tunity for an ‘open classroom’ situa- tion for all the sciences. At Classical, however, we do have a unique loca- tion in one respect because our ‘open campus’ policy allows students inter- ested in economics and the social sci- ences to pursue their interests. Per- haps the future will provide a new Classical High School that meets both of these requirements.” Mr. Raymond Lussier — language Mr. Howard Lynch — science Mr. Howard Lynch Mr. David Macomber — language ‘“ Because a general education here fails to train a student in the neces- sary skill of a trade, and because it is increasingly difficult for teen-agers to break into the tight job market, we must either upgrade the general pro- gram or provide some coordination with the other specialized high schools.” Mr. Arnold Matz — language “Tt is the student body that makes up the school and not the edifice. The building is a stationary object, which does not make any progress, whereas the students are involved in a contin- uous change.” Miss Ann McCarthy — English Miss Mary McCarthy — language “For every language that a man learns, he multiplies his individual nature and brings himself nearer to the general collective mind of Man.” om Mr. Edward Lundrigan Mr. Arnold Matz Miss Ann McCarthy Miss Mary McCarthy