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

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From the control rooms we climb the well-worn stairs, carefully carrying our microphone. Why, here comes tiny Miss Dorothy Adams, the owner of that sharp green convertible. Miss Adams really keeps the boys in her homeroom right on their toes. Around to the library we go in pursuit of Mrs. Helen Brazeau who seems to be running a three-ring circus this year with English classes, the library, and Tech News. Congenial Miss Alice Carey is our next interviewee. Miss Carey has endeared herself to members of her English classes as well as to those of the Tech Tiger Staff of which she is the literary adviser. Miss Carey occasionally finds time to enjoy a Broadway play or two. Mr. Sidney V. Doane, our popular instructor in Drama, gets a kick out of reading detective stories, gar- dening, and eating. With just a brief stop in 201, we learn that the sweet Miss Jean Hawkins has a love for flowers, leisurely reading, and travel. Miss Una D. Hilliker is her usual friendly self, even though her production Dorothy W. Adams Helen L. Brazeau Alice G. Carey Sidney V. Doane Jesse Richardson returns to our studios. activities include running a special news class and serving as photo- graphy adviser for the Tech Tiger. Because of her yearbook experience, she has been of invaluable assistance to this year’s staff. Mrs. Emma Lemay, one of the several advisers of the senior i ae class, admits that she is an ardent football fan! Not far from Mrs. na . illiker 3 5 Emma N. Lemay Lemay’s room is the habitat of Mrs. Dorothy Ruggles. A seashore enthusiast, she also likes driving and traveling. In addition to her pleasure in reading and traveling, Mrs. Sadie Tabackman enjoys spending her few leisure hours at a Broadway play. Just a few kilo- cycles from Mrs. Tabackman’s is 217, Miss May Whalen’s room. She has traveled widely and is well-known for her sunny smile and charm. With a sigh of relief for our walk-wearied feet, we approach Miss Leta Young for the final English interview. Miss Young is fond of vacationing in Maine. Dorothy D, Ruggles Sadie P. Tabackman English May E. Whalen Leta Young

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Dr. Leo Gans — Director Our director has just entered his own private studio. If we hurry, we’ll be able to catch him for an interview before he leaves for other parts. Good morning, Dr. Gans. . . . As many of you undoubtedly know, Dr. Leo Gans is a newcomer to our studios this year. He has come to us from Forest Park Junior High School where he served as principal from 1941-1943 and from 1946-1949. During the interim, 1943-1946, he served as Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy. Although there is much more to tell about his background, we’ll leave that for now in order that you may hear a little about his interests and hobbies. Our listeners will be interested and perhaps surprised to learn that he is an amateur (he modestly insists) pianist. Perhaps we’ll be able to persuade him to demonstrate in a not-too-distant as- sembly. We also learn that our director, as in the case of our assistant director, is a fishing fan, although he admits that his assistant is more serious about this sport than he is. Dr. Gans must keep time by a thirty-hour-a-day clock, for, in spite of all his activities, he has found the time to write several manuals and magazine articles; in addition, he is a co-author of a recently published book, Supervision of Physical Education. What a man! And now, with a slight microphone adjustment, this interview will continue. Tell us, Sir, what are your impres- sions of Tech? .. . . Fortunately, Dr. Gans is very favorably impressed with the whole set-up here. He especially likes the working atmosphere that prevails in the school and the wonderful co-operation with which faculty and students work for the betterment of Tech. For our part, we should like to feel that Tech fits our director’s definition of a good school —one what meets the educational and personal needs of all of its students. With such a director, what a future for Tech! The amount of time allotted for this interview is almost used up, so we’ll say goodbye and thank you, Dr. Gans. Your enthusiasm has given us confidence in the future. You’ve made our life at Tech a part of your own. al

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Again we take a firm grip on the roving microphone and wander over to the History Department for brief inter- views with the social studies experts. The first personality we encounter is Miss Jesse Bourn, who is willing to tell us of some of her main interests. She is quite an active member of the Springfield Business and Professional Women’s Club, the College Club, and the Mount Holyoke Club. Not only is Miss Bourn a lover of antiques, but she enjoys riding in her modern blue Ford. Miss Ruth Grady finds herself con- stantly on the go in order to keep up with her many diversified activities. She is an excellent adviser for the Class of 1950. Although absorbed in her favorite hobby of taking moving pictures, she also finds time to indulge her interest in the theatre. Miss Eleanor Reardon has very successfully guided the Student Council and its frequently harassed members through several years of fine student government. She is also the per- son responsible for the winners from Tech at the A. I. C. Model Congress, for she is their coach and counsellor. Not only has Miss Reardon an eye for interior decoration, but she is also an expert, we hear, in culinary art. Mr. Schuyler Van Sickle, one of the few members of the faculty who are making a return engagement here, has been teaching for the past three years at the Springfield Junior College. When he is able to find three other interested persons, Mr. Van Sickle revels in playing a few rubbers of bridge. If the weather is fair, however, he is more than willing to tread the fairways Henry Hewitt — with a problem and greens (never the rough!) for eighteen holes of golf. Now on to the Modern Language Department—Miss Elsa M. Jaede is one of the air-minded teachers, for recently she flew to Bermuda for a well-deserved, greatly enjoyed vacation. Miss Jaede is also interested in music and handwork. She has some beautiful laces that she acquired while traveling in France and Switzerland. One of the more diminutive and unassuming members of our teaching staff is Miss Mary Z. Mc Carthy. Not only is she an expert figure skater, but she is also a proficient swimmer in the waters near her island home. Her flair for artistic decoration is reflected in her excellent taste in clothes. With a slight tug on the microphone cord, we are able to move into Room 203 in order to get the latest news on Mr. Howard Mitchell, the dignified head of the Language Department. Mr. Mitchell is a golf enthusiast. He and Mr. Van Sickle should get together. On the more serious side, Mr. Mitchell is the author of several textbooks which are used here in school. Mr. Fales Newhall, the John Barrymore of the linguistic classes, hails from surburban Springfield and has his garden as his pet hobby. Other chief interests include chess and hiking. His secret ambition is to climb the Appalachian Trail, with his pet black cocker spaniel at his heels. Elsa M. Jaede Howard Mitchell Eleanor C. Reardon Mary Z. McCarthy Fales Newhall Schuyler C. Van Sickle FAizstory Modern Languages Jessie M. Bourn Ruth C. Grady