Ludlow High School - Lion Yearbook (Ludlow, MA)

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EU DLCOWAHIGH: SGHOOE page five TEACHERS IN Lt. M. Ursula Whitmore, M. C. W. R. Ms CA) S® Cherry Pomt; N2.G: Lt. Whitmore left Ludlow High School on September 13, 1948, to join the Women Ma- rines. She is now stationed at Cherry Point, North Carolina. Lt. Whitmore came to this school after graduating from Teacher’s Col- lege in 19385. She was a teacher of typewriting, stenography, business, and English. Lt. Walter E. Longmore, Hgs. 59nd E. B.S. R. A. P. O. 503, c o P. M. San Francisco, Cal. Lt. Longmore, former biology teacher in the Ludlow High School, has been given spe- cial commendations by the commander of the amphibious force in Australia for his work in photographing various areas in the Pacific, Lt. Longmore joined the Army in 1942 as a member of the Amphibious Force. Being a graduate of Bridgewater State Teacher Col- lege, he taught biology for twelve years. He later earned his master ’s degree at Springfield College, and at Ludlow High School he served as a director of guidance. He lived with his wife and two children on Prospect Street in this town. He is in the South Pacific area. Major George M. Hargreaves, 99th Inf. Div. Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi Major Hargreaves left the school in 1940 as a Lieutenant and worked his way up. He was a teacher of history and science. Lieut. Gordon Merkel, Station Hospital Unit 2 Harmony Church Area, Fort Benning, Ga. Lieut. Merkel was a teacher of biology, science, and history. He was born in Ludlow and was graduated from the local schools. He then became a teacher. He is now down in Georgia with his wife, who was a “gym” teacher for a while in the Ludlow High School. THE SERVICE F. Carlton Miner, 259 High St., U. S. C. G. Base South Portland, Maine Mr. Miner was the coach at Ludlow High for many years. He is now stationed at South Portland, Maine. His wife and two daughters live on Howard Street. Madaline E. Cannon, A. R. C. Station Hospital Fert Dix, New Jersey Miss Cannon was the physical education teacher in the Ludlow School for about four years. She had a good girl’s basketball team. Miss Cannon is now stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Ensign Edward D. Busby Mr. Busby is now stationed somewhere in the Southwest Pacific. He came to Ludlow in 1939 and taught shop and mathematics. He and his wife lived on Whitney Street. He left to enter the Navy on August 18, 1943. Gratton H. Rooney, S 2 c Mr. Rooney left for the Naval Training Station at Sampson, New York, on March 6, 1944 to begin his “boot” training, and he is at present still stationed there. Mr. Rooney was graduated from the Ludlow High School with the Class of 1929, and while he was here he starred in both baseball and basketball. Upon graduation from high school, he attended A.I.C. for one year and then transferred to St. An- selm’s College, from which he was graduated. He was an Educational Councillor in the Civ- ilian Conservation Corps located in Brimfield. He came to Ludlow in 1936, taught American history and problems of democracy, and was a member of the Faculty Bowling League.