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

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Office Staff Efficiency Means Smoothly Running School From | left to zightewevass BarbatasaBorsanwiss” Mary Re@ceanwebe Gamel’s sec- retaryae’ Mrs. Helen Benoit and Mrs. Virginia Kuhnert (Mr. Meetvitte’s— secretary). The efficiency of our office staff is an impor- tant factor in the smooth operation of our school. Each day the ladies check the attendance and make up the daily bulletin. They are responsible for ordering the supplies for the entire school. They keep a register for each of the three grades. There are countless other things which, if not done, would result in general confusion. Without this competent staff we could never hope to have order. Best Wishes for Many Capering Years to Our New Teachers

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In order to keep a production as large as ours running well, the director must be a very capable man. He must have had experience directing people before, if the show is to really be a suc- cess. Our Principal, Dr. OSCAR Y. GAMEL ( fic- tured on the right above), is just such a man. Before he came to Commerce he spent almost thirteen years as principal at Chestnut Street Junior High School, with a two year leave of absence to serve as a lieutenant commander in the Navy. The director of a really successful show must also have the respect of not only his fellow workers but also of the people working under him. Dr. Gamel fulfills these requirements. We would like to thank Dr. Gamel for being such Capable Director Team Paves Way for Excellent Performance a wonderful director and for helping us at the High School of Commerce to make our show a SUCCESS. Even a very good director must have a capable assistant. At the High School of Commerce the man who fills this position is Mr. RAYMOND J. MONTAGNA (pictured at.the left, above). In a way Dr. Gamel and Mr. Montagna make a wonderful team. They came to Commerce at the same time, September of 1953. But even before that they were colleagues at Chestnut Street Jun- ior High School, where Mr. Montagna taught mathematics. We would also like to take our hats assistant assistant Ol (tO, sour principal and director, Mr. Montagna. Welcome to Springfield, Dr. McCook. Dielemeosepa k, the new Su- perintendent of yas welcomed to Commerce at amRSeers m Tea. Pictured at left are Mrs. Samar. Oscar Gamel, Mrs. McCook, Dr. eph McCook, Mrs. Montagna, and M ¥aymond Montagna.

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At Commerce the Counselor Is a Helpful Friend Here, Miss Flynn is pictured going over counseling details with her Senior helper, Joanne Bangs. Miss Flynn is the counselor for the present. Freshman class. Next year she will continue to be their counselor while they are juniors. The counselor does more than advise her pupils; she encourages them, informs them of future careers, and helps them to ad- just to difficult situations. After the issuance of report cards each pupil has the opportu- nity of having an interview with his counselor. Miss Lynch is shown here discussing Janice Vennard’s marks with her. This is only one of the many duties of a counselor. In the spring, Miss Lynch visits the junior high schools in the area to help the pupils who are planning to attend Commerce in the fall to make out their programs. During the first months of the freshman year Miss Lynch takes part in a program called Freshman Orientation. In this program the counselors try to help the student to adjust to high school life. They dis- cuss study habits, opportunities, student activities and jobs held at the present time by Commerce graduates. Mr. Melville is pictured here inter- viewing John Johnson. Mr. Melville is the placement director here at Com- merce. His job is to assist the seniors who are graduating in finding jobs suited to their personality and abili- ties. He makes trips and contact work to obtain job openings, and develops job situations. Mr. Melville contin- uously attempts to place under-grad- uates in part-time work or vacation work. Another of Mr. Melville’s duties is that of summarizing and interpreting the rating cards of the juniors and seniors.