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

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Crade High School Trade High School courses are designed to provide education on both high school and post-high school levels with specialized training for employment in the highly skilled and technical fields. These courses add but one feature to the educational pattern of the traditional high school; namely, training for a specific trade to equip students leaving high school with salable skills in order that they may enter industry under the most favorable conditions. The curriculum aims to supply knowledge and training that will contribute to a satisfying and useful life. Through proper guidance, an effort is made to discover and use rather than by-pass the natural incentives of the individual’s interests and aptitudes. Em- phasis is not alone on competency in preparation for a job. Personal develop- ment comes first in the form of education for character building and good citizenship. Students are eligible for admission after they have successfully completed the eighth grade, and are allowed to graduate upon successful completion of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Students are required to take the following subjects: English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Health Education, Music. A selection of a trade may be made with the advice and assistance of the Guidance Department. ; Every student is encouraged to complete the requirements for a high school diploma. An individual who cannot meet the high school English and mathe- matics requirements may earn a Trade School diploma if he can demonstrate proficiency in his shop or labratory work. A cooperative (work-study) course is offered to meet the needs of students who, for economic reasons, cannot continue the regular full-time program. Students in this program are required to attend school one-half time for their academic and related studies and spend the other one-half time in paid employment. College preparatory courses are not included in the curriculum; however, students with exceptional ability have continued on to college after graduation. Extra-curricular activities, such as sports, drama, art, glee club, and social affairs have the same values as in other high school programs. A balanced correlation of cultural studies, and those studies related directly to the chosen trade, together with health instruction, and extra-curricular oppor- tunities, is the baasis upon which the Trade High School program is built.

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sponsors of the Crade High School catalog Trade High School owes a debt of gratitude to the following group of people who have generously contributed to the support of this catalog. Ferrara Springs and Parts Co. W. J. Foss Co. Graphic Arts, Inc. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York Hoppe Tool Works, Inc. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Patricia Undergarment Co. Perkins Machine and Gear Co. Production Pattern and Foundry Co. Rich Lithographing Co. M. L. Schmitt, Electrical Contractor Springfield Offset and Printing Co. F. W. Sickles Division of General Instrument Corp. P. D. Thibert Lumber Co., Inc. Valley Cinema, Inc. Baldwin-Duckworth Division Chain Belt Co. Wico Electric Co. R. G. Shakour Co: Skvirsky Insurance Agency

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advisory committees The purpose of the advisory committees is to help the students, who are prospective workers, to be informed of up-to-date requirements in each trade. This is accomplished by the assistance of these committees, in advising depart- ment heads of new trends, procedures and trade requirements. Each com- mittee is composed of representatives of local business, trades, and industries. The State Department of Vocational Education requires that a committee be appointed for each trade. Close cooperation between school and industry is aided by holding special conferences and meetings of these committees. Auto Body and Auto Mechanics Departments Mr. Arthur E. Center Owner, A. E. Center Co. Mr. Robert E. Forbes Foreman, Packard Motor Car Co. Mr. Lewis Reed Owner, Springfield Auto Body and Welding Co. Cabinet Making Department Mr. Herbert E. Wilkinson Superintendent, Thibert Lumber Co. Mr. Leonard J. Brooks Foreman, Milton Bradley Co. Mr. Leo N. Roy - Owner, Roy Lumber Co. Commercial Art Department Mr. Howard S. Rich Owner, Rich Studio Mr. John Cavanaugh Owner, Graphic Arts, Inc. Drafting Department Mr. Walter Broderick Tool Engineer Mr. Lawrence Allard Chief Engineer, Perkins Machine and Gear Co. Mr. Norman Lynn Chief Engineer; Package Machinery Co. Electrical Department Mr. William F. Kavanaugh Journeyman Electrician Mr. Harley O. Plaus Motor Service Man, Anchor Electric Co. Mr. Edward J. Sullivan Electrical Engineer, Springfield Electric Co. Mr. John A. Fitzgerald [Electrical Contractor Mr. Herman Hilse (alternate) Electrical Inspector, City of Springfield Machine Department Mr. David M. Taylor Works Manager, Perkins Machine and Gear Co. Mr. John Mitchell President, Mitchell Machine and Tool Co. Mr. Joseph Ferri Chief Inspector, American Bosch Corp. Patternmaking Department Mr. Clarence T. Nichols Patternmaker Mr. Albert Machler Patternmaker, Springfield Pattern Works Mr. Fenton Kelly Business Agent, Chapman Valve Co. Dental Assisting Department Dr. Harold J. Cronin Dr. William L. Wright Miss Rachel Clark Dental Assistant Mrs. Archie Savet Housewife Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Dental Hygienist Medical Assisting Department Miss Grace Fredette Supervisor of Nurses Mrs. Josephine Mahoney Medical Secretary and Physiotherapist Mrs. Harold Manley Homemaker and Business Woman Dr. Donald F. Egan Dr. O. J. Menard Dr. Omar T. Pace Dr. Ambrose J. Connelley President, Academy of Medicine Dr. Theodore Brand Pathologist Nursing Attendant Department Dr. W. A. R. Chapin Miss Margaret Busche Superintendent of Nurses Dr. Arthur F. G. Edgelow Dr. Alfred Glickman Sr. Mary Hildegarde Superintendent of Nurses Mrs. James P. Smith At home Dr. Warren Platt Dr. Carol Q. Montori Dr. Myles Illingworth Miss Kathleen Thornton Director Miss Florence Fifield Superintendent of Nurses Mrs. Edward T. Broadhurst At home Mrs. James F. Egan At home Miss Eva Waldron Executive Director Mr. James V. Devine Administrator Girls’ General Vocational School Miss Eunice Christopher Statement Dept., Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Mrs. James J. Shea Homemaker Mrs. Stephen Moynahan Homemaker