Montclair High School - Amphitheatre Yearbook (Montclair, NJ)

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This year we bid farewell to a friend who has served the high school with credit and distinction for the past thirty-nine years. Upon his graduation from Dartmouth College in 1905 Mr. Putnam spent two years working for his master's degree and instructing in Creek. After one year at Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts and another at Stam- ford High School in Stamford, Connecticut, he came to Montclair in l909. At Montclair High School Mr. Putnam has taught Latin and 4 With sincere good wishes, we, the class of l948, dedi- cate this book to George W. Putnam, our friend and adviser. i C-reek, acted as adviser to the Greek Club and the Student Faculty, and served as Assistant Principal since l927. We have been guided and inspired by his friendly interest, wise counsel, devotion to duty and sense of fair playg and his soft spoken, sincere manner will indeed be remembered by all of us. ln our helpful adviser, teacher and personal friend, we have admired a man who truly represents the finest ideals of Montclair High School.

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CLADYS l. WINCATE Cladys Wingate received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College and did graduate study at Dartmouth and Yale. As a teacher of Latin and French in Montclair High since l922, she has been understand- ing and extremely successful in giving her students confidence in their work and ability. Her reasonable sympathy and liber- al point of view have been admired by both faculty and students. Acting as co-adviser of the junior Red Cross, Mrs. Wingate has continued with an interest which she de- veloped while serving with a canteen unit in France during the first World War. As a special hobby, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Wingate have for many years shared an interest in the breeding and training of Morgan horses. RETIRING TEACHERS RUTH E. WILDER Miss Ruth Wilder has been a member of the high school staff since l92O. She re- ceived her training at Thomas Normal School in Detroit and at Chicago University. For one year she served as an exchange teacher in an Oakland high school, a model school of the University of California. As a teacher of Home Economics, Miss Wilder naturally has a keen interest in interior decoration and hopes her plans for building a house will soon materialize. ln her teach- ing she has, in a friendly manner, shared with her students her respect for high standards of workmanship and conduct. Through her skilled work and sincere in- terest, she has gained the respect and gratitude of those who have been associated with her. 5