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

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Miss Eleanor B. Hyde, teacher of Homo Problems, Personality and Etiquette, and Foods I and II, during her school days was amazed at the size of Forest Park Jr. High which she entered after having spent four years in a two-room school house in Hampden. One of Miss Hyde's strongest Iteliefs is that you get out of life exactly what you pul into it. “Doing a little more than whet is expected of you 1 is what rates high with her. Norway and Sweden here I come! ’ Miss Mildred Jenks will In- saying as she leaves the High .School of (Commerce in June. Her present plan is to visit these two interesting countries, hut in case it does not materialize. she will visit New Orleans in- stead. Mis» Jenks was l»orn in I-anrsiwiro. Massachusetts and lived for many yeans in Cheshire in this state. She will stand by the fact that Honest effort and careful everyday preparation bring success. Mis» Jenks gives a wise message, suggesting that students should make the most of their opportunities by learning all they can. Photography, skiing, and reading. These are the avocations of Mr. Harold W. Jones, a teacher of Biology, Algebra, and Ma- chine Calculation. Mr. Jones recalls that during his senior year, the high school in which he was a student was destroyed by fire. He l elieves that There is in life an equation in which the good Iwilances the bad” and that You will get out of your endeavors results in pro|M rtion to the effort you expend in them. Mr. Jones plans to be employed at Monsanto Chemical Company during the summer. Miss Helen M. Lynch, a guidance counselor, rememliers one of her own teachers very strongly. She was. MUs Lynch de- clares, a real lady in appearance and actions, a charming per- sonality. She never raised her voire or said an unkind word, was always helpful to everyone. To students. Miss Lynch says. “Be true to yourselves! This is your life. On you. your attitudes, and actions, depends your future success. Miss Lynch plans to spend five weeks during the summer at the Appalachian Mountain Club camp at lake Winncpesaukce and also intends to visit in Maine. Miss Rutii C. Mahsden, Commerce’s Art teacher, is planning a busy and fruitful summer, for she intends to beautify her house by planting flowers and shrubs, and weeding. She may also attend classes in Art at some higher institution of learning. Miss Marsden has as interests, reading, painting and sailing. She believes firmly that one should never bother to answer attacks by inferiors, but rather should pursue the right path serenely. Knowledge is our greatest weapon for world peace. This is one of the most powerful beliefs of Miss Alrerta McCleary who leaches Biology. Miss McCleary’s hobble include gardening and photography and she intends to spend some time on them during the coming summer. Make every minute in your school day count, is what Miss McCleary advises students. “No one ever failed to receive respect if they were worthy of it. Students have little or no respect for teachers who have few or no standards. stales Mr. G. Donald Melville, counselor and placement director. During the summer months, Mr. Melville will try to recuperate from the ten months of school, he says. His hobbies are reading biographies and playing bridge. To the students of Commerce he gives this message: 'The greater num- ber f you will live to regret the innumerable assignments which you did not do. Mr. Heriieht Michaels, an English and Speech teacher has a memory which returns to him more clearly than others. He was singing in a school show. As he walked on to the stage, he stumbled and fell flat. It was the only time in his career that he got an encore. ’The audience apparently wanted me to do it again, says Mr. Michaels. His strongest belief is Happiness come» to him who makes others happy. Some of his hobbies are reading, rais- ing giant tomatoes, and with 11 wise tomatoes, colossal tomato worms. His message to the students is, Thanks for lieing wonderful jwople to work with. You're the In-st of them all. Miss Gladys A. Midi ha. who teaches Stenography. Typewriting, and Personality and Etiquette, was liorn in Chicopee. For a hobby she enjoys sewing. She lives by a familiar but important principle, declaring that one of her strongest Indief is “to have faith, hojw and charity. Her message to students is “Climb though the rocks are rugged, for there is no success without hard labor. Miss Midura plans to attend summer school at the Univer- sity of (Connecticut this year. Miss Mary E. Merrill, who was born in Scituate. is a teacher of French and Spanish. That God is man's only ho(w and only solace is one of her strongest Iteliefs. Her hobbies, which are many, include jazz, swimming. pet animals, and watching ice hockey games. Her most vivid memory of her school days was the Senior Prom. That night she learned she had Iteen ac- cepted at Radcliffe, while at the same time she was singing the blues with the high school dance luind. Her tentative plans for the summer include a trip to Europe. Miss Honora F. Nellican, who teaches Typing, has interesting memories of “a very happy, carefree life in Amherst, her former home town. I rememlter particularly. she says, a Hallowe’en («arty at my home and a progressive dinner party on a cold winter evening when we walked from house to house for different courses. Her message to students is, l.ove God. your (tarents, and your country. Have hobbies, enjoy life, work hard, and re- memlter that service to others is one of the keys to success. Mr. Walter Nickerson, known al home as Mr. Fixit, loves to go fishing when he isn't directing one of the music group . HU most vivid memory of his own school day is a free trip lo the World Fair in New York City, which he attended with a high school band of 80 boy . Mr. Nickerson strongly believes that no one is self-made, but that everyone is indebted to other at sometime, somewhere. He would also like to leave this message to the students: Someone will reach the highest goals. It could be you. Try! Mr. Nickerson plans to vacation in the Cape Cod area this summer. 11

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Madeline C. Hunt Helen M. Lynch Kuth C. Mareden Madeline E. Maurer Margaret K. Kelley Alberta C. McCleary G. Donald Melville Herbert S. Michaels Gladys A. Midurn Catherine C Moriarly Mary K. Murrill Honora F. Nelligan Walter I). Nickenwn 10

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Charles II. Oswald Helen E. Rankin Marilyn Owen Barbara B. Richardson Bruno Rumi»al Anthony J. Srrafino. Jr. Mildred I). Shute Carl R. Stone Harold E. Taylor Merwin N. Tober Henry Trespas Eleanor M. Walker Henry A. Wiatrowski nJ CL William W. Wilder