Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Marion D. Bradley Rena E. Bradley Melvin A. Lynch Dorothy M. Mansfield Ethel J. Mitton Miriam Whittemore ‘Ladies and gentlemen,” he began, ‘‘it warms my heart to take time to tell ye now of our friend, Dame Rena Bradley. Dame Bradley has carried much responsibility durin’ the semesters past, while to see her smilin’, calm, and efficient, you’d think she had naught to do but twiddle her thumbs. Mistress Marion Bradley is very young and attractive. Mistress Marion is stationed at the right hand o’ Principal M. Marcus Kiley where she can be seen always as busy as a bee. She schedules assemblies, soothes those who’ve been summoned for some unknown reason beyond their wildest conception, and, all in all, provides a charming reception. Mistress Dorothy Mansfield is Tech's tardy tender, celebrated playwright, and popular aid for all office seekers. Dame Josephine Mitton is new at Tech. Dame Mitton is charged with keepin’ 0’ the stock room and aids willingly with the publishin’ o’ the daily bulletin. “Master Melvin Lynch has returned to Tech this year and is found, a few steps from his door, a corner to round, at desk, grinning! His work entails that o’ the hand of guidance for the male scholars. Mistress Miriam Whittemore is the guider of girls through the maze o’ Tech’s subject trails. Mistress Miriam is professional and pleasing in manner, well-liked, and always willin’ to lend an ear to earnest young ’uns needin’ advice’. “Dame Winifred Parent is the nurse o’ Tech. She’s handy always with such remedies befittin’ the needs o’ the ill ones. No matter if it’s an ache in the tummy, fr om too many apples eaten at lunch, or a mysterious pain stemmin’, let’s say, from physiology, Dame Parent is pleasant and adept in her treatment. “There now, my friends, ye have the complete faculty review. No one, I know needs to tell all to you, for most of ye know from the tongues of those taught, just what ye should, or, perhaps not! Let it suffice then, and this do be sure, that stud- ents o’ Tech are safe an’ secure. They’re provided with teachers, well-trained and well-liked, to whom your youngsters are the light o’ their lives. Out- side the classroom their talents are varied, from dancin’ an’ campin’ to plain makin’ merry. They are the spark plugs, wise ones, an’ leaders, engaged in the makin’ o’ Tech’s risin’ fame. Tech’s faculty funsters should be highly praised for their work, efficiently done.” Winifred Parent

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“Hear ye—Good people—I report to ye now that famously fabulous Maestro Max Ervin! Master Max is a self-startin’ dynamo. His exuber- ance and youthful zest, his undying ambition and versatile talents have made Max an outstanding gentleman. Everything with Max is newer, bigger, and always, better. It is amazing to see the music department of June, ’47 contrasted with the music department of June, ’41. Its growth in size and quality of work is a tribute to the efforts of Maestro Ervin. ‘Melody Max’ is loved for his stale jokes and corny cracks; for all-in-all, they go to make the man—‘Max’! The swing band, choruses, glee clubs, both men’s and women’s, and the brass band are the sum total of Tech’s Tschaikowsky— Max! Max Ervin “Ye story of William Kuhn I tell. Goodman Kuhn is one of our specialized instructors. His headquarters are found on the sub-level where he can bang away merrily without causin’ any disturbance. Goodman Kuhn teaches the students about valves, gears, brakes—in fact, about everything one could teach about auto mechanics. It is never an uncommon sight to find Goodman Kuhn consoling a student lost in the parts of a jeep. Goodman Kuhn, calmly and usually with a witty word, puts his shoulder to the wheel and soon the job is done. Goodman Kuhn began this work on his own initiative and deserves much credit for a job well done. The auto shop has come a long way under the guidance of Goodman Kuhn. He is another faculty feature who has added much to Tech’s teaching values. Goodman Kuhn is often seen on top the twenty foot ladder helpin’ the citizens of ’48 with decorations. Though the number of his room, thirteen, to some may mean bad luck, to Goodman Kuhn it’s been a wonder work- shop.” Goodman Praiseall paused momentarily while the dames stooped to adjust their foot warmers and gents to draw on their pipes. This he did to be assured of their full attention upon the reachin’ of the “Office Staff Report’’. William Kuhn ; sth i. “3 eg z it we ai

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