Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE TRADE BEAVER New Teachers Mr. Ernest Hesse Donald W. Ressler was born in Pitts- field, Massachusetts. Aft er graduating from Pittsfield High School he attended the University of Michigan, where he ceived his A. B. degree. Mr. Ressler then obtained his A. M. degree at Columbia University. He was employed for two years in the Chemical Laboratories of the Gen- eral Electric Co., in Pittsfield. Mr. Res- sler also taught in Pittsfield, for three years, and at the Springfield Trade School for eight years. While at Trade School he was the first Civics instructor, and organized the first Trade School or- chestra. In 1934 he was transferred to the History Department of Classical High School, and in February, 1938, he again became a member of the Trade School faculty. Mr. Ernest Hesse became a member of the Trade School faculty in Septem- ber, 1937, as a related electricity in- structor. He came to Trade School from the Westinghouse Electric and Manufactur- ing Co. engineering department. He received his primary education in St. Paul, Minnesota, graduated from Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota, attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and enrolled as a student in the Westinghouse Elec- tric and Manufacturing Co. student Course in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here in Springfield he has taken a course at the American International College. He received his teacher training instructions from Mr. Thomas L. Flynn. He is also a member of the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers. Mr. Donald W. Ressler Page Hight

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THE ERADE BEAVER Year Book Staff Jennie Brosch Assistant Editor Mary Jane Dufault Blanche Bono Aldore Lavallee Page Seven

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ieee lelpAs Heeb fh AyVi hah Mr. Kramer joined the faculty in 19388, and became a mechanical drawing in- structor in the general department of Trade School. After graduating from Technical High School he went to Pratt Institute where he studied architecture. He also attend- ed The American International College. For many years he had been employed by a general contractor in this city, and as building superintendent helped to erect many a large building. For the past year and a half he has been prin- cipal of the Connecticut Junior Republic, a private trade school in Litchfield, Connecticut. Hermann A. Persson Mr. Vincent Kramer Mr. Persson is a firm believer in Trade Cooperative Education and is now the head of the cooperative department in our Trade School. Mr. Persson was born in Soderham, Sweden in 1887. His primary educa- tion was received in Australia. In the year 1910 he came to America where he was employed by the Pittsfield Magnet Company and later the General Electric Company. For twenty years he was an employee of the Indian Motocycle Co. He has attended the Fitchburg State Teachers’ College and enrolled for an extension course at Boston University. Mr. Persson has been an instructor at the Westfield Trade School, and the Southbridge Cooperative Trade School. Page Nine