High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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CADUCEUS HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE, 1818. ' High School Centennial The anniversary of one hundred years of city high school education was observed Friday, November 16, 1928, when all the civic and educational facilities of the City of Springfield concentrated their powers in celebration. From the eminence to which Springfield high schools have climbed in the state and in the country, the City of Homes may look back through a crowded century of changes and progress to the time in 1828 when the first high school building was erected on School Street with only a handful of pupils, to the present day when there are four high schools carrying a collective roll of over 4300 pupils. Of this number, two-fifths attend the Hign School of Commerce. While the first curriculum was devoted to those subjects deemed classical and cultural, the current curricula of the four high schools embrace practical as well as classical studies. The first diplomas were awarded on March 25, 1856, when a class of nine was graduated. In January of this year, 1929, there were 353 graduates from the high schools, and in June of this year a total of 450 pupils are receiving diplomas. Rev. Story Hebard, a graduate of Amherst College in 1828, was the first high school instructor, at a salary of $750 a year. At this time, the high school was a district ed- ucational center. However, in 1848, it had been changed to a town or city high school, and Ariel Parish was the principal at a salary of $90.91 per month. The school cur- riculum was divided into three departments: common English branches, higher English and Mathematical branches, and the Classical department. Annual examinations were held for admittance to the high school, and candidates were required to present them- selves with slate and pencil, nens, and a few sheets of paper. The examinations were confined to arithmetic, English grammar, geography, reading, and spelling. .The high school progressed rapidly, and with the increasing nigh school popu- lation came the need of a more diversified training. Consequently, the high school in existence in 1905 was given the appellation “Central High School” and was devoted practically entirely to the purpose of training in classical subjects. In this same year, 1905, the Technical High School was built to minister to those needing a particular type of training; and ten vears later, in 1915, the High School of Commerce was established. Of these three high schools, Commerce has been by far the most rapid in growth. Its student population of over 1700 is almost as much as the collective en- PAOE SBVEN

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J C A D U C e’u S Lynch, Helen M. FACULTY—Continued Mathematics, French 60 Court Sttcec, Westfield Macalpine, Will W. Accounting, Penmanship 10 Dorchester Street Madsen, Mrs. Hilda H. History, Civil Qovemment 148 Central Street Marsden, Ruth G. Commercial Art 8 Buckingham Street Marsden, Edith F. Commercial Art 8 Buckingham Street Masters, William C. Law, Placement Work. 199 Massachusetts Avenue Maurer, Madeline C. English 155 Belmont Avenue McKerley, Stillman F.. Bookkeeping 927 Worthington Strccc Mblville, G. Donald Economics, History 174 Albemarle Street Miller, Guy D. Head of Business Department 143 Maple Rd., Longmeadow Miller, Hazel K. Qcography, History 310 Union Street Mybrs, Eldryn H. B. Physical Education (Boys) 28 Schley Strccc Neli.ioan, Honora F. Typewriting 85 Spring Street Oswald, Charles H. Physics, Bookkeeping 68 Maryland Strccc Palmer, Gladys F. Head of Home Economics Dept. 161 High Strccc Parker, Helen E. Salesmanship 41 Kimberley Avenue Parmenter, Ralph C. Geography 72 Marlborough Street Pbauody, Madel F. Stenography, Typewriting 31 Wcstford Avenue Pease, Theodore M. English 60 Norfolk Street Perkins, William L., Jr. History 212 Locust Street Potter, Warren E. Bookkeeping 123 Thompson Street Rankin, Helen E. English 23 Spring Strccc Reed, Georoe S. Woodtvork, Mechanical Drawing 114 Norfolk Street Roberts, Bernice I. Typewriting, Office Appliances 114 Cambridge Street. Roberts, Jennie M. English 304 Union Screec .Scott, Janet E. Clothing 30 Avon Place Shipway, Leslie S. History, Economics 11 Crystal Avenue Sinsabaucii, Etta Library, Civil Government 191 High Street Smith, Augustus H. Head of Social Science Dept. 86 Wcstford Avenue Strono, Julia W. History 151 Sherman Street Taylor, Harold E. History, Economics 48 Benton Strccc Tierney, Helene G. Penmanship, Geography 51 Federal Strccc Tolman, Helen A. Foods 40 High Strccc Tourtellotte, Frances Foods, Home Management 40 High Street Ullkry, Mrs. Elizabeth English 39 Lafayette Street Walker, Eleanor M. Typewriting 135 Ohio Avc., Miccineague Walker, Gildert C. Law, Accounting Wilbraham White, Bernice Clothing 30 Avon Strccc Williams, Russell L. Bookkeeping 73 Whitman Street Williams, Mrs. Theresa W. English ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Clerk 56 Forest Street Bianciii, Teresina C. 98 Lincoln Pk., Longmeadow Danforth, Alice F. Office Supervisor 80 Buckingham Street Humberston, Helen M. Clerk 62 West Alvord Street Chesson, Mrs. Marion C. Nurse 161 Sumner Avenue Campbell, Mrs. Mary C. Director of Lunch Department 123 Thompson Strccc Manspield, Aones Asst. Director of Lunch Dept. 231 Belmont Avenue Merriam. Winifred L. Asst. Director Lunch Dept. 254 Pearl Strccc •3 —-.w?r- • ■ . i------------- ■ , -■ ■ ■ . ■ —■ ■ . i , , il- PAOE SIX

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CADUCE US The High School of Commerce, Erected 1915 rolment of the ocher two high schools. For this remarkable growth and the quality of service accompanying ic, no one man has had so great a share as our principal. Carlos B. Ellis. The entire centennial program was both interesting and picturesque. The parade, in which all the Springfield high pupils participated, consisted of a march down State Street, past the reviewing scand in front of the City Library, to Dwight, to Bridge, and on to Main and Court Streets. Following this parade, which was one of the most unique and impressive demonstrations ever witnessed in the city of Springfield, the students crowded into the Auditorium, filled it to capacity, and overflowed to the First Church. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York City, the principal speaker of the day, addressed the pupils on the subject “The Function of Education in American Life.” Vice-Chairman Franklin A. Latimer of the School Board presided at the exercises at the Auditorium and gave a brief talk on the high school movement in this city. Other speakers on the program were Dr. Zenos E. Scott, Superintendent of Schools, Principal William C. Hill of Central High School, Mayor Fordis C. Parker, and Dr. Frank W. Wright, Director of Secondary Education in Massachusetts. Among the guests present at tnc exercises were various local school officials, mem- bers of the School Board, and noted educators from other cities and towns. The High School of Commerce was much in evidence in the spectacular parade to the Auditorium. In the center of the Commerce section, which was a colorful symphony of red and white, was the Commerce Girls’ Bugle and Drum Corps. This corps is unique in high school circles in this city and vicinity, and was indeed an at- traction in the Centennial parade. Commerce also provided the Springfield Interschool Band with many of its musicians. This Intcrschool Band, which was at the head of the parade, is Springfield’s newest musical organization, and is composed of students from the three high schools, under the direction of LeRoy W. Allen, High School of Commerce music instructor. May the High School of Commerce continue its rapid progression and maintain its splendid reputation among the high schools of our country! Daniel Friedson •a '■ ' ■■ ■ ------------ --------------------■— ■ - =t» PAGE EIGHT