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

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Pictured at right are the Thanks, Folks. for Making Our School Life So Enjoyable Perhaps the least-thanked people at the High School of Commerce, and yet without whom the school could not be run, are the lunchroom ladies and the custodians. When our stomachs tell us that it’s time for lunch, it’s the lunchroom ladies who are respon- sible for the tasty dishes that we eat to satisfy our hunger. How would you like to peel over a hundred pounds of potatoes a day, or make sand- wiches to feed the whole United States Army? These are just some of the tasks these women do for us, and they are certainly worthy of all the thanks we can give them. Another group that we could not do without TUG Pictured at left are lunchroom ladies. Left right: Mrs. Josephine Mrs. Nora Mrs. Eleanor Lawler. are the custodians who keep our halls shining and our school clean and neat. It’s their job to see that Commerce is just the right temperature at all times. Just imagine what would happen if, right in the middle of winter, the custodians decided that the temperature was not important and forgot to watch it. Brr! We can thank them also for the clean water fountains that mean so much in the warm days of spring. Yes, indeed, both of these groups deserve a great deal of credit. Caduceus salutes them for the fine work they have done for us throughout the year to keep us physically comfortable. rasta, Mrs. Marian Gend- ron, Mrs. Josephine Dalton, Richter, and custodians. Front Row, left to right: Mrs. Margaret Fenton, Mrs. Katherine Riordan, Mrs. Bridget Tes- Sein, IGS IROCD, Wiis HO right: senior custodian, Mr. George Yorio, Mr. Jerry Giordano, Mr. Armand Boze- gian, Mr. Nunzio Celond, Mr. Leroy Clayborne.

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Many Hours of Behind-the- Wheel Training are Provided Getting ready for their check out are, left to right: Barbara Grandfield, Sandra Lloyd Ritter, Carol Zanolli, and Joyce Buffington, with their instructor, Mr. Thom- as Collins. We are very fortunate here at Commerce to Have a Drivers Education program. This pro- gram is designed to help students to become better drivers, and by so doing, improve the driving on the highways of Massachusetts. There are two parts to this program: the theory, which the student receives in his junior year, and the behind the wheel instruction, which is available to seniors. The course stresses the importance of a good attitude in a driver, for a poor attitude is often the cause of many accidents. By taking this course the student develops good driving habits before he learns poor ones. After completing the course the student receives an insurance reduc- tion as well as his license. Our School Nurse Has Many Problems to Cope with Mrs. Broadhead, the school nurse, (shown here with Mary Trimboli) is a very important person here at Commerce. She, along with another nurse and the school doctor, administers the polio shots. Quite often during the school year emergencies arise which the nurse efficiently takes care of. During the freshman year physicals are given to each student. The nurse assists the doctor in this process. It is a comforting thought to know that, should anything hap- pen, the nurse is always there to help. 25

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