Shady Side Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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PATRICK V. ROSS, B.S., Notre Dame, M.Ed., Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. Appointed l954. Teacher of History ll, Health, Science ll and lll. Assistant Director of Athletics, Assistant coach of toot- ball, wrestling, and track teams. Ad- viser to Gym Club. Assistant House- master ot Bayard. Member ot Chapel Attendance and Activities Commit- tees. Former graduate assistant at Penn State, head of hometown youth organ- ization. Music lover, sports en- thusiast. E. WALTER JONES B.S. Univer sity of Pittsburgh, M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh, Appointed i944 Teacher of Pennsylvania History World History, Ancient and Medieval History, American History. Director of Athletics. Coach ot football, bas- ketball, track teams. Adviser to Sargon Society, St. Andrew's Society, and Fishing Club, Assistant House- master of Croft, Member of Dean's and Guidance Committees. Amateur painter, enthusiastic angler. :iw Q 'T f E Z ROBERT D, ABERCROMBIE, AB., Brown University. Appointed l948. Master ot American and European History. Assistant coach of football, coach of varsity golf. Housemoster ot Croft, Chairman ot Dormitory Committee, member ot Curriculum Committee. Former faculty-member ot the Mite chell School, Harrisburg Academy, and Providence Country Day School. Avid golfer. IU'

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DOUGLAS R. LEWIS, A.B., Har- vard. Appointed l952. Master in English lll and IV, Chemistry. Assistant Housemaster of Ellsworth. Adviser of Gargoyle So- ciety, Academian, and senior prom. Coach of junior varsity soccer and junior baseball, Member of Housing and Space, Dean's, and Guidance Committees. Traveled extensively in Europe ispeaks French and ltaliani. Served in Navy, World War ll. Taught at Nichols School in Buffalo. Enjoys modern poetry and summertime farm- ing in western New York. T' xx y 5 ,l ,gd ,- y, I . if f f a , T , f 4 Q . G30 W ww EV?-Dy f-f-5 a A 3 ANTHONY J BOTTI, B.S., Du- quesne. Appointed l954. Teacher of Chemistry, Physics, and Science Ill. Assistant House- master of Morewood. Coach of fresh- man football, assistant coach of var- sity track. Member of Scheduling, Dormitory, and Housing and Space Committees. Worked as metallurgist's assistant in steel mill. Master for two years at the Pennsylvania Military Acad- emy. Officer in the U. S. Army, World War ll. Hobbies: chess, philosophy. EDWARD R. REID, A.B., Yale, M.A., Middlebury. Appointed l953. lnstructor in Biology, German lll, Science lll. Housemaster of Bayard. Member of Guidance, Dining Hall Committees. Formerly taught German at Brown University, Hamilton College, and Mt. Herman School. Short-wave radio fan. Lacrosse and hockey enthusiast. Worked as research assistant in psychology in Connecticut State Hos- pitol.

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Z!! if I Z '-adj .I K, . , I if f 1 f ff ' I ' f ,. fl Q , ff ' . 4 PARKER BERG, A,B., Lehigh Uni- versity. Appointed I938. Teacher of Problems ot Democ- racy, U.S. History Il, Pennsylvania History. Coach of varsity soccer and junior tennis teams. Assistant House- master of Morewood. Alumni secre- tory. Member of Publicity, Housing and Space, and Memorial Commit- tees, S.S.A. graduate. Major in Or- dinance Department, World War ll. Board member of Fox Chapel Country Day School, Woods Run Settlement House. Part-time farmer, torester. ALLEN V. LAUB, B.A., Lehigh University, M.A., Lafayette College. Appointed I926. Master of Spanish V, Latin ll, Ger- man IV. Former member of Bethlehem- Bach Choir and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, professional quartet sing- er. Teacher in various eastern high schools for I3 years. 9 gi... X Q X f M W .Z J. LESLIE FIRTH, B.A., Cambridge University, M.A., Cambridge Univer- sity. Appointed l952. Instructor in Latin ll, III, IV, V, and VI. Assistant coach of track. Housemaster of Ellsworth. Adviser to Shady Side News. Member of Pub- licity and Curriculum Committees. R.A.F. veteran of World War Il. Former teacher at Lake Forest Acad- emy. Spare-time wood-worker, paint- er, photographer.