Horace Mann School - Horace Mannikin Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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dence N recenT years The Science DeparTmenT has gained greaT prominence aT Horace Mann. Heading This deparTmenT is Mr. RoberT F. Payne, The sole physics Teacher, who doublos as adminisTraTive assisTanT To Dr. TillinghasT. He Takes greaT pride in his workshop and in The mulTiTude oT gadgeTs in The physics lab. None oT his sTudenTs will ever TorgeT his Tallc, Do you believe in SanTa Claus?'l He is ably assisTed by Dr. Harry H. Williams, a member oT The FaculTy Guidance CommiTTee, His TirsT iob was as a chemisT in a coal mine, and Trom There he changed To Teaching aT Penn lv1iliTary Academy. ln I937 he arrived aT H.lv1. and has been Teaching Chem and advising The Science Club ever since. He won The MANNlKlN dedicaTion in T943 by reason oT his congenialiTy and greaT paTience. Qne year ago Mr. Frank Branley puT in his appearance aT Horace Mann. He Teaches Second and Third Form General Science and has wriTTen a TexTboolc enTiTled 'Seven and EighT Tor his classes. AlThough only aT school a shorT Time, he has already gained The posiTion oT guidance head oT, and adviser To, The Third Form. While working Tor his MasTer's Degree aT Columbia, he neverTheless Tinds ample Time To advise The Lower School Science Club. Mr. Charles T. Avedisian arrived aT Horace Mann in I944 and sTarTed Teaching biology To The l:ourTh Form as a side line, while coaching The TooTball, swimming, and Traclc Teams. As oT laTe, he has gained added renown in view oT his recenT acquisiTion oT a delighTTul human slceleTon named l'Charley's AunT. I 8

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0 6!Ql l'L HE Modern Language DeparTmenT is com- posed oT six Teachers. Mr. FrnesT R. Dodge, who heads This group, is a Teacher oT long sTand- ing aT Horace Mann, This being his ThirTieTh year. His versaTiliTy is proved by The TacT ThaT he TuTors Spanish and German and has wriTTen TexT boolcs in boTh Those languages as well as in French. When noT worlcing in his garden, he advises The PhoTography Club. l929 saw Mr. John Oliver, a connoisseur oT French arT, a TranslaTor oT French poeTry, and a Teacher oT French, arrive aT Horace Mann. He uses his experience in summer sToclc companies To review DramaTic Club producTions. A Tew oT Mr. Charles B. Anderson's peT proi- ecTs are The LinguisT, The Summer Review, The Riverdale Kennels, and Lower School Tennis. DespiTe all This he has Tound Time To Teach Clnguagg French, German, and General Language -- This pasT year only The lasT Two - while worlcing Tor his DocToraTe aT Columbia. ln Three years aT H. M., Mr. J. William Wood, Jr., has made a place Tor himselT on boTh sides oT The Tield. As soon as his French classes are over, he can always be seen cheering Tor H.M. Teams or reTereeing baslceTball games. From PuerTo Rico comes Mr. Juan C. Garcia. AlThough new To Horace Mann, he has TaughT French aT PoiTiers, France: Memphis: and New Orleans. He secured his L.L.D. aT Laval Univer- siTy, Quebec. Also aT Horace Mann Tor The TirsT Time is Mr. Ludwig Wagner, Teacher oT German. AlThough he Teaches aT Columbia Grammar every morn- ing, he manages To inspire aTTernoon classes aT Horace Mann.

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Ma-I---3s,.T1 f Quill. . . .Ti HA' 'P w9....,,'g fri ,Mins LTHOUGH The aThleTic deparTmenT was hiT hard by The deaTh oT Ump Tewhill, iT has ably carried on Through The pasT year. Mr. Roger Readio, Treasurer oT The GA. has Taken over The iob oT running The aThleTic sTore and oT planning The Team schedules. Besides capably coaching The J.V. BaskeTball Team in The winTer, he spends all season aT his biggesT iob, coordinaTing all aThleTic acTiviTies. VarsiTy baskeTball and baseball Tlourish under The guidance oT Mr. Gordon Moose Miller, who also acTs, in The Tall, as line coach Tor The TooTball Team, coaches Third Formers in all maior sporTs, and Teaches maTh To l:irsT Formers. Mr. Charles T. Avedisian has made a name Tor himselT as auThor oT The Unbalanced as righT guard Tor The New York GianTs, and as l-l.lvl.'s TooTball, swimming, and Track coach. ln Two years I 9 he has produced Two remarkable swimming Teams. Mr. WalTer l. lvleTcalT and Mr. Philip l.ewerTh acTed as co-menTors To The J.V. Baseball ancl FooTball Teams, The laTTer helping ouT in baseball and Track also. Mr. Carl Crandall has Turned ouT consecuTively excellenT Tennis Teams, several oT Them undeTeaTed, while Mr. Anderson aided Lower School Tennis players. lvlr. lvlilTon Jahoda, beTTer known as Pop, has coached soccer Tor Two years aT l-lorace Mann, and in his second year Turned ouT an undeTeaTed Team. Mr. Shaughnessy conTinued his 20 year old boxing course aT HM., This year again sTaging an exciTing boxing TournamenT on ST. PaTrick's Day. Mr. Sigward has reTurned To l-l.lVl. aTTer serving in The Army, To Teach iiu-iiTsu, while Mr. Jolley aided The deparTmenT by helping in Lower School play and in Track.