Fairhaven High School - Huttlestonian Yearbook (Fairhaven, MA)

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GEORGE F. ROGERS, A.B. in Ed. Mr. Rogers, a native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been a member of the faculty for two years. Graduated from Providence College, he teaches English and Junior Business Training. He cites sports, particularly amateur boxing, as his main interest. He belongs to several athletic clubs, and has been co-chairman of the New England Golden Gloves Tourney. This year he is an AU Commissioner, the group which manages all amateur sports in New England. BEATRICE M. SPENCE, B.A., M.A. Mrs. Spence is a graduate of Middlebury College and Columbia University. She teaches Homemaking at the high school and is a resident of Fairhaven. In her leisure hours, Mrs. Spence loves to sit down with a good book, to knit, or to work in her garden. MARY JANE SYKES, B.S. Mrs. Sykes, a graduate of Ithaca College, New York, is new to our faculty. She is Director of Girls’ Physical Education and also instructs classes in General Science. A natural sports enthusiast, she fills her leisure hours swimming, skiing, and ice skating. WALTER D. WOOD, A.B., M.A. Mr. Wood, the assistant principal at Fairhaven High School, teaches physics. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he attended Clark University. Mr. Wood, who has been here for thirty-one years, firmly believes in having a well-rounded education in order to make life more enjoyable. Accordingly, he is “interested in everything,” ranging from serving as Treasurer of the Fairhaven Protecting Society, to gardening, fishing, and reading—especially non-fiction.

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EDWIN J. OLIVEIRA, B.S., Ed.M. Mr. Oliveira, fondly known as “Ollie” among many of the students, studied at Boston University and is a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. As well as being a capable adviser to the class of ’60 for three years, Mr. Oliveira teaches bookkeeping. His hobbies include sailing, ice-skating, and tennis. NORMAN PECKHAM, B.S. in M.E. Mr. Peckham, who joined the Fairhaven High School teaching staff this year, commutes from Little Compton, Rhode Island, to his mechanical drawing and physics classes here. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he was a member of Sigma Chi and participated in wrestling. Mr. Peckham is very interested in aviation and is currently engaged in building his own airplane. (We wonder—will he fly it to school?) AVIS M. PILLSBURY, Ph.B. Miss Pillsbury, our librarian, was born in Providence, R. I., and attended Brown University and the University of Illinois. Her many civic activities include member¬ ship in the Fairhaven Improvement Association, the New Bedford College Club, and the Colonial Club. She enjoys travel, photography, and, of course, books. RUTH ROBINSON, B.S. in Ed. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Mrs. Robinson now lives in Marion. She graduated from Salem State Teachers’ College, and teaches stenography at Fairhaven High School. Her activities include the League of Women Voters, the Marion Mothers’ Club, and she is Treasurer of the Marion Methodist Church. Furniture refinishing and cooking take up many of her after-school hours. 22

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From Nature • • • “The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature.” •—Ralph Waldo Emerson Through our lives From our first breath to our last We learn from nature. She shows us beauty: The trees and the flowers. She shows us Life: From the smallest of creatures To the mightiest oak. This is Biology; A study of Life through nature. She shows us the vastness of a summer sky Stretching from here to beyond Dotted with clouds And floating over a rolling sea. This is Physics; Energy and matter combining to form Sea, clouds, and sky. She gives us trees for building, Food for nourishment, Beauty to enjoy, And Life to live. She shows us our oneness: How each living thing, Regardless of how great or small, Fulfills his part of nature’s plan; All combining to form One nature, one world, one universe. This is Mathematics: Many forming one, All things dying and being reborn, Changing and evolving. All this is a part of nature. Nature is Life. wimmm »; » •• »{ ■-.v, mb p:S::p: I wirW mm Mr. Wood and Mac Campbell demonstrate some of the gaseous laws of the universe. A flash of flame and a burst of knowledge in the chemistry lab. Ja- nine Potherat, Cynthia Messier, and Sue Ama¬ ral seemed intrigued by what Mr. Boyce is do¬ ing.