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

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MR. .HAROLD D. SMITH, JR. teaches history and driver edu- cation. He is a graduate of Becker Junior College CA.S. in Sci.) Clark University (B.B.A. and M.A.). Mr. Smith is patrol adviser and is active in basket- ball officiating. “Officials’’ are the pet peeve of MR. JOHN J. TROY, JR., who is in charge of driver educa- tion and physical education. He is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Notre Dame (B.S.) and Boston University (M.Ed.) and the coach of the football, basketball, and track teams. MR. JOHN A. STONE, who teaches biology, received his B.A. at Northwestern Univer- sity, his M.A. at American In- ternational College, and is at present making further study at the University of Connecti- cut. Mr. Stone is the proud father of nine children. MRS. FREDERICA VAUGHAN, a teacher of physical education and adviser of the drill and track teams, attended Bouve Boston School of Physical Ed- ucation and Springfield Col- lege. Mrs . Vaughan’s pet peeve is girls who act bored or blase. A teacher of business math and business practice, MR. JOHN G. TENCZAR is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (B.B.A., M.B.A.). The school dance band was Mr. Tenczar’s favorite activity during his high school days. “A student with a brain who doesn’t use it’ is the pet peeve of MR. HENRY A. WIATROW- SKI, a history teacher. He is a graduate of A.I.C. (B.A.) and Columbia (M.A.). Now chair- man of our annual American Education Week program, he was a varsity basketball play- er in college. MR. HENRY R. TRESPAS, a product of Mass. College of Pharmacy and Science (B.S.) and Boston University (M.A.), is a biology teacher. A Capers co-director, Mr. Trespas’ pet peeves are disorganized, neg- ligent students. A graduate of Syracuse Uni- versity (B.A.) and Springfield College (M.Ed.), MRS. HAR- RIET T. WIDLAND teaches Eng- lish and social studies. Her favorite pastimes during her own high school days were dramatics and journalism.

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Ps £ 4 “neous | ae Ea A supervisor in after-school sports, MRS. VERONICA C. O’DELL dislikes dirty gym suits. After getting her start as a student here at Commerce, Mrs. O'Dell received a Bachelor of Science degree from Spring- field College. Slovenly dress and manners are the pet peeve of MR. RICHARD SANDBERG, a grad- vate of Clark: University CA.M. and A.B.). A teacher of his- tory, Mr. Sandberg includes among his activities supervi- sion of class rings and Senior Class advisership. MR. JUSTINO G. PENNA, who was Commerce class president in 1956, teaches typing. A graduate of A.I.C. (B.S.) and Barton College (M.Ed.), Mr. Penna’s pet peeve is “students who do not realize the. tre- mendous opportunity they have to advance themselves.” MRS. GLADYS A. SARTWELL, a graduate of John B. Stetson University (M.A. and B.A.), is a teacher of English. During her high school days her favor- ite subject was algebra, and her favorite pastime baseball. sy MR. LEO P. RIOUX, a graduate of Westfield State Teachers College (B.S. and M.Ed.), is a new French teacher here. Mr. Rioux is annoyed by stu- dents who forget to bring their books to class. A Commerce graduate himself, MR. ANTHONY J .SERAFINO, JR. studied at Boston Universi- ty (B.S., M.A.), Dartmouth Col- lege, Harvard, and Springfield College. When asked about his pet peeve, Mr. Serafino replied, “people who talk while I’m interrupting.” “People who are not punc- tual’ are the pet peeve of MR. JOSEPH E. RODGERS, a mathematics teacher. Mr. Rod- gers received his B.S. and his M.Ed. from Westfield State Col- lege. During his own high school days, he was active in swimming and football. M RS. MILDRED D. SHUTE, a graduate of Georgia State Women’s College (B.S.) and Columbia University (M.A.), is chairman of the Home Econom- ics Department. Mrs. Shute dis- likes students who fail to re- port and who.chew gum in school.

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A teacher of chemistry, phys- ics, biology, physiology, alge- bra® and geometry, MR. WIL- LIAM WALLACE WILDER, 2ND, graduated from the University of New’ Hampshire (BS., M.Ed.) and studied at numer- ous other colleges. His pet peeve is ‘student absentee- ism,” Prominent businessmen speak to the seniors concerning op- portunities and requirements for employment. FIRST ROW: Mr. Johnson, Mass. Mutual; Mrs. Meyers, Valley Bank; Mr. Laubinger, Milton Bradley. SEC- OND ROW: Mr. Morin, Spring- field Postmaster; Mr. Locke, Western Mass. Electric; Mr. Ekengren, Waterbury Savings; Mr. Thorsen, Remington Rand. A later series of talks is held for the Junior Class. FIRST ROW: Mr. Farrell, Assistant to Postmaster; Mrs. Carpenter, Mass. Mutual; Mrs. Meyers; Miss O’Neil, New England Tel- ephone. SECOND ROW: Mr. Locke; Mr. Thorsen; Mr. Lavu- binger. A teacher of physical educa- tion, MRS. EMMA WILLIAMS names dirty sneakers as her pet peeve. Mrs. Williams, a graduate from Hampton Insti- tute (B.S.)° and Springfield College (M.S.), also made fur- ther study at Springfield Col- lege. Assistant coach of the baseball team, MR. KENNETH A. ZEM- LA, who teaches business math and driver education, received his training at Northeastern University (B.B.A.), College of Our Lady of the Elms (M.E.) and the University of Connect- icut. Head of the Business Depart- ment and Junior Class adviser, MISS JULIA T. ZAJCHOWSKI was graduated from Westfield State Teachers College (B.S.) and Boston University CM.Ed.) and did advanced work at the University of Connecticut. Business Consultants give Commerce students first- hand opportunity to learn about opportunities in business.