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

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DEDICATION e 2 MRS. ANNA ROY This June will mark the retirement of the head of our radio and television department, Mr. James Rae, who has been a member of the Trade High Faculty since 1943. Prior to this, he taught for the U. S. Army Signal Corps. During his long career in electronics, he has witnessed from the beginning, an enormous increase in the field of instruction and practical use of both radio and T.V. In 1926 he remembers the first T.V., which resembled a big rotary. He and his students set up the first public demonstration in T.V. locally, when they built a special set for an M. V. A. Convention held at the auditorium in May 1948. Beginning with primitive crystal sets, he has guided his students through the theory and practice needed for the construction, maintenance and service of the tube and transistor radio, stereo, black and white, and colored T.V. He has been proud of the many students who have entered the field of communication: some as owners; some as managers; some as setvice managers; and many as experts in the repair field of radio, recording, and T.V. Some have gone into professional broadcasting and recording stations. Most of his boys who enter the service find that their skills are quickly recognized and are as- signed to the field of communication. For years Mr. Rae has had his own greenhouse with geraniums as his special interest. He has been generous in providing some of his unusual plants for exhibit in out lobby during open house occasions. He has not made special plans for retirement, but just wants to enjoy good health, for he says, “My pet peeve is pills’—so good luck, Mr. Rae. Our school nurse, Mrs. Anna Roy, is retiring this June from a long career dedicated to public health service. Since May 1941, Mrs. Roy has efficiently guarded the health of Trade High students. Her files bulge with health records, memoranda and anecdotes—some routine in nature, some serious in implications, some humorous —but all reflecting her concern for the well being of those needing her attention. Mrs. Roy is a graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, earned her B.S. degree at Our Lady of Elms College, and has studied at both Springfield College and A.I.C. She has seen tremendous growth in the scope and re- sponsibilities of her office. Her original duties years ago consisted largely of administering first aid and checking smallpox vaccinations and what little other health informa- tion was at that time required. Today, with eye, ear and general examinations scheduled, dental services expanded, and a growing number of tests, shots and vaccines re- quired, her office work alone occupies a large share of her time. If you add to this the many forms including doctor’s exams, insurance and accident reports that must be kept up-to-date, one easily can see that Mrs. Roy has been carrying a heavy responsibility as our school nurse. We wish her a long and happy retirement. She looks forward to some travel and gardening, but, most of all, time to sepnd at home enjoying her family and her favorite hobby, knitting. She promises to visit her many friends at Trade with whom she has enjoyed a long fellowship. MR. JAMES RAE