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

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Y H Faculty (Above) 3ACKGROUND— Mrs. Davis, Miss Jean St. Amand, Miss Nelligan, Miss White, Miss Scott, Miss Connell, Mr. Jones, Mr. Serafino, Jr., Miss Murphy, Mrs. Evans, Miss Conway ... FOREGROUND— Mr. Walker, Miss Arox Charkoudian, Mr. Mil- ler, Mrs. Moriarty, Miss McCleary, Miss Bulkely, Mr. Stone, Miss Walk- er, Miss Jenks, Young, Miss Miss Flynn. The Faculty at Lunch BACKGROUND, LEFT TO RIGHT—Mrs. King, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Nickerson, Miss Schlosstein, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Melville, Coll Miss Danforth, Mrs. Hammerloff, Mrs. Bartlett, Mr. ins, Mr. Wilder, Miss Perkins, Mr. Rumpal ... FORE- GROUND — Miss Anderson, Miss Roberts, Miss Dowd, Miss Hunt, Miss MacNally, Miss Phelps, Miss Rankin, Miss Hyde, Miss Dobbs, Mr. Shipway. WHAT’S IN A NAME? Much interest was evoked by an article, “Misleading Names”, included in the 1951 edition of Caduceus. In consequence, the present editors questioned some of the faculty concerning their personal reactions to these names. First interviewed were those teachers who pos- sess bafiling initials. Upon inquiry, co-operative Mr. G. Donald Melville, placement director, discussed the my- stery of the letter G: “My first name is a very important family secret. Do you know what J. Calvin Coolidge’s first name is? You don’t! So you don't need to know mine!”. . . Miss H. Elizabeth Phelps then was interro- gated. She very graciously revealed, “I was born in the South where they called all their children by two names; thus, the H for Helen in Helen Elizabeth. There is no special reason why | don’t use my first name.” Lunch Department Mrs. L. Lambert, Miss M. Watson, Mrs. B. Schiavina, Mrs. G. Ellis, Mrs. GCG. Avonti, Mrs. G. Deyo. EL] Next to be questioned were those teachers boasting unique first names. Human and humorous Miss Alberta McCleary declared laughingly, “I think mine is pathetic. | just got stuck with it, and there’s not much | can do about it.”.... In like manner, Mr. Rumpal exclaimed, “T think Bruno is awful! 2 I wouldn’t recommend it for a dog.”. .. . Similarly unappreciative was Mr. Guy D. Miller: “I don’t like it because of the slang.” Witty Mr. Tom Collins’ retort concerning his sug- gestive name evoked a chuckle: “I wasn’t named after a drink; the drink was named after me. There has been a Tom in every generation of Collins as far back as Cornwall’s time; the drink, I believe, was named after his day.” Thus ended the mystery concerning the atti- tude of the faculty toward the names given them by unthinking parents. 4 4 4 a 4 i Smith,

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Are Teachers Human? TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT—RELAXATION, Mr. Serafino, Mr. Wil- liams, and Sitters ... STANDING ROOM ONLY .. . THE BREAD LINE, led by Miss Rankin and Miss Schlosstein. CENTER CURVE, TOP TO BOTTOM—INTELLECTUAL SYCOPHANTS, Mr. Nickerson and Mr. Clancey . . . MUNCH- ERS... BIB-ARTIST, Miss McCleary; HOST, Mr. Williams . . . Mr. People-Are-Funny Smith, Miss Jenks, and Miss Nelligan. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT—THE STARTING LINE—Mrs. Hostess Williams and Miss Schlosstein . . . THE MELTING POT, Roy Williams, Mr. Rumpal, Mr. Shipway, and Mr. Taylor ... GRAND FINALE. Miss Murphy. Miss MacNally, Miss Hunt, Miss Walker, and THE BACKWARD TRIO. ANY ANSWERS? Fortunately for the faculty, no spying eyes of interested students glimpsed the bibbed, carefree old- sters who gathered at Mr. Wil- liams’ atiractive home for their annual outing on September 12. How did they react to their re- lease from the schoolroom rou- tine? Only the teachers themselves could answer that — and their sole reply has been a smiling, “No comment!”

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anh i Ne yl lin i UNCERTAINTY The cherished dreams of seniors often are changed by the tangled maze of life which leads them to unexpected destinations. If uncertainty prevails, here’s a plan that never fails: Choose a path and follow through; see what lies ahead for you. [12]