Tabor Academy - Fore n Aft Yearbook (Marion, MA)

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EUGENE F. MCSSER, BM. Chicago Conservatory Juilliard Graduate School This year the school has had one of the largest freshman classes in its historyg however, it has had Mr. Musser to control it. Wlith the aid of two seniors and the command, Get in your rooms. Lights out in five mnutesf' he has managed to get the corridor into order. His dry humor in his Ancient History classes gives his students plenty of amusement, usually at the expense of a tardy classmate. A master of the ivory keys, Mr. Musser has introduced organ playing to the school, thereby putting the fine edge on the Sunday night sings. JAMES PARKINSON, B.S. in Ed. Boston Teacher's College VVith a state of war existing in the country, Mr. Parkinson's mechanical drawing classes have become increasingly important and proportionally more popular among the students. Shuttling 'twixt Fairhaven and Marion, Mr. Parkinson's car is reputed to be able to drive here with no one at the wheel, so often has the trip been made. He teaches model-building and all shop activities in the Summer. and often continues this job in the lllinter. by helping amateur shop enthusiasts and supplying Tabor with dance programs, frivolities, and general handicraft as needed. CARI. M. SELLE. A.B. University of Xlvisconsin Graduate work at Harvard and American Exchange Fellow University of Berlin As the founder of the new library, new head of the English Department, and residing master of the newest addition to Tabor's buildings, Mr. Selle has set a mark that few other masters have been able to match. His other contributions to school affairs in- clude a very successful group-reading of The White Cliffsf, and co-managership of the weekly debates on current problems. His ability as a wit and comedian is recognized in all his classes. The students who study under his very able tutelage are truly apprecia- tive of his humor, A well-traveled gentleman, Mr. Selle's talks on his student days in Germany are both revealing and instructive. CHARLES XV. SMITH. B.S., M. Ed. New Hampshire 'University Nr. Smithls rise might be called from Juniors to Seniorsf, as this year he is co-housemaster of VVashburn. Teaching math and tending to the supply department, Mr. Smith daily has a struggle to drill equations into our heads, and keep himself in Miss Mackls good graces. However, in the afternoon he comes into his own, coaching a varsity sport in every season.

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.fs ff' , 5' .Q - ff I It ll ti f .tr at 'ff JAMES A. STOVVELL, Master Mariner Mass. Nautical School, 1914 VVhen Captain Stowell decides that the Mattapoisett Draft Board needs him and that he will have to hurry, this amiable, fun-loving gentleman shifts from first to third, and promptly disappears in a cloud of Tabor gravel. As the able teacher of Navigation, and C. O. of the voluntary wood squad. Nr. Stowell manages to derive no end of pleasure from these tasks, pleasure in which all concerned are invited to join. Although he claims to have a not-too-smart Navigation group, everyone has learned that it is just Cap's way of saying that. if we use his formulae and keep plugging, good marks will come. LAURENCE D. SOMERS, SB., S.T.B. Harvard 1903 Minister of the First Congregational Church, instructor in Physics at Tabor, an overworked member of the rationing board, and on the Camp Services committee, it is no wonder that Mr, Somers is the busiest man in Marion. Adding knowledge, humor. and actual experience in mining engineering, Mr. Somers' teaching turns out an excellent brand of budding physicists. Not to be con- tent with his classes. a good part of the school turns out each Sun- day to get inspiration for the following week from his eloquent sermons. RALPH A. STRAETZ, AB., Ed. M. University of Chicago 1938 Boston University 1942 Nex to Tabor this year, Mr. Straetz descended on the Upper junior Corridor to become one of the most popular faculty mem- bers. His slow-spoken wit and his ready smile soon made his History classes and his weekly Current Events talks well liked. Renowned in athletics, Mr. Straetz turned out both the six-man football team and the complex league basketball system. He will long be remembered as the waiters' nemesis, with his daily, Line up according to number. CHARLES WASHBURN Although Mr. VVashburn is a newcomer to the faculty, he is by no means a newcomer to the school. Graduating at Tufts in 1921, he was a four-letter man, as well as a council member in his senior year. After leaving Tufts. he studied for an electrical engineering degree, and has become Taborys electrical mainstay. His ability in radio has started a course in communications which has achieved amazing popularity in this its Hrst year.