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

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Under the able direction of Dr. Gans, the Tech faculty works together bringing perfect harmony to our symphony. Each of the keys on the piano is capable of producing a different tone of the scale when it is struck. In like manner each member of the faculty is capable of presenting a different phase of education when his store of learning is tapped. From each of the departments come chords which are blended into an harmonious composition. As a symphony achieves its effect by the deliberate use of the many tones, so education becomes effective by the skillful direction of the many resources of its teachers. ARRKANGERKS AND COMPOSERS

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Tonight’s symphony is one of the greatest stepping stones in the lives of our many Tech musicians. Each member of the orchestra realizes the time and effort that the understand- ing arrangers and composers have given him to make this symphony a success. Special credit should be given to our competent conduc- tor, Dr. Leo Gans, and to his reliable assistant, Mr. Belding F. This is Mr. Jackson’s first year at Tech. Before coming here he taught English at Commerce High School from 1926-1942. serving in that capacity at Commerce for one year. Jackson. He was then elected assistant principal, From there, he went as assistant principal to Classical High School After a short interval at Forest Park Junior High, Mr. Jackson joined us at Tech. where he remained six years. Mr. Jackson is interested in outdoor activities. Conse- quently, he enjoys the peaceful and satisfying hobby of gar- dening. For quite some time he has been interested in jour- nalism. When he was an English teacher at Commerce High School, Mr. Jackson was one of the co-advisers of Commerce, the school paper. staff that he ‘“‘dabbles in writing, somewhat.” An example of his “dabbling” is the column that Mr. Jackson edits for the Belchertown Sentinel called ‘“The Steeple Soliloquizes.” It is a column that comments on the all-around, everyday hap- He told a representative from our Tiger penings in the immediate neighborhood and in-the world. He 10 has also published several pocket books of verse in which there are poems for Christmas and for other important occasions. Fortunately for Tech, Mr. Belding Jackson is quite im- pressed with the school’s program. He is enthusiastic about the friendly atmosphere which predominates throughout the whole school. The unlimited co-operation of Tech’s faculty was another highlight in our talk with him. It is everyone’s turn now to try to live up to his expectations. With the help of a lively committee—Mr. Crabtree, Miss Ratto, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Winslow, Miss Norrgard, and Dr. Gans—he recruited the hidden talent among the students early in the fall for Tech’s annual show, “Tech Tantrums.” Mr. Jackson’s wonderful understanding has already proved that he will be an asset to Tech.