Shady Side Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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This picture of the faculty of Shady Side Academy represents a departure from the conventional picture- copy format. The editors felt that there were values in posing the faculty informally as a whole group and then dividing the group into teaching areas or depart- ments as much as possible. We realize that there will be new faces in the faculty group next year as some of the senior members retire and some of the younger members go on to advanced situations in education. This, it would seem, adds value to Staff Photographer Knepper's unusual picture.

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RICHARD F. GREGORY, B.A., Hamilton Col- lege, I9-48, Appointed l953. Teacher of English ll, Ill, IV, Advisor to the Debate Society. Coach of varsity tennis, junior basketball and head of G. A. group. Formerly taught at Morristown School and Cheshire Academy. WILLARD E. MEAD, B.S., Haverford College, l9Z6. Appointed l928. Teacher of English IV, V, VI. .Advisor to Eger- ian and Gargoyle Society. Faculty secretary. Chairman of Activities Committee. In past years, a faculty member at Haverford College and Carnegie Tech. Night School. Member of various summer stock companies. JAMES E. CAVALIER, B.A., Catholic Uni- versity of America, l95O. Appointed l955. Teacher of English III and Latin ll, III. Coach of junior football, junior basketball and fresh- man baseball. Former teacher at St. Francis Vocational and Calvert Hall School. LOWELL INNES, Assistant Headmaster. THEODORE R. LEAMAN, Dean. CHARLES P. VORCE, A.B., Middlebury, I926, M.A. Middlebury College, l932. Appointed l934. Master of French IV, VI and Spanish IV. Assistant Housemaster of Ellsworth and Chair- man of Dining Hall Seating Committee. Trans- lator of the works of William Faulkner into French. Formerly taught at Blair Academy, Peekskill Military Academy and Lycee du Mans. JOHN H. GRAVES, B.A., Pennsylvania State University, I95O. Appointed l955. Teacher of French Ill, V and German III. Coach of junior football and baseball. A for- mer teacher at Penn. State and Castle Heights Military Academy, Student of archaeology and ancient religions. RICHARD S. BONESTEEL, B.A,, Denison Uni- versity, I952. Appointed l955. Teacher of Spanish III and French II, Ill. Coach of j.v. soccer and freshman basketball. Former teacher at Burlington School. Ardent lacrosse player. JULIANA F. SELTZ, B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology. Executive secretary and teacher of typing. GEORGE L, FOLLANSBEE, Headmaster. ROBERT D, ABERCROMBIE, A.B., Brown Uni- versity, I935. Appointed l948. Teacher of American and European History. Housemaster of Croft. Assistant coach of var- sity football and coach of varsity golf, Chair- man of Dormitory Committee. Previously, a faculty member at Harrisburg Academy, Provi- dence Day School and Mitchell School. WILLIAM N. EATON, B.S., Springfield Col- lege, l955. Appointed I956. Teacher of History Il and Science III. Coach of football, wrestling and track. Advisor of: Gym, Weight Lifting, and Astronomy Clubs. Former teacher at Quincy Jr. High School, Mass. and coach at Suffield Academy. While in Air Force, an instructor of aquatics. PARKER BERG, A.B., Lehigh 1935. Appointed 1938. Teacher of English II and Problems of Democ- racy. Coach of varsity soccer, editor of alumni magazine and Chairman of 75th Anniversary Committee. Shady Side graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member at college. J. LESLIE FIRTH, B.A., Cambridge University, l947g M.A., Cambridge University I948. Ap- pointed l952. Teacher of Latin ll, III, IV, V, VI. Housemaster of Ellsworth, advisor to Shady Side News. Chairman of Publicity Committee. Former teacher of Lake Forest Academy, R.A.F. veteran of World War Il. EDWARD R. REID, A.B., Yale, 1945, M.A., rviiddieppiy, 1948. Appointed 1953. Instructor of. Biology and German IV, .V. Formerly taught at Mt. Herman School, Ham- ilton College and Brown University. Worked as research assistant in psychology at the Con- necticut State Hospital, before attending grad- uate school.