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

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Alexander D. Davis Raymond E. Mackenzie Orley L. Duffin Chester L. Thorndike Mechanical Drawing Art The increasing tempo of the music symbolizes busy pencils on the drafting boards in the Mechanical Drawing Depart- ment. The men of this department are here in the Tech ““Met” now, and from their smiles we know they are justifiably proud of the performers whom they have trained so well in the fields of architecture, engineering, and draftsmanship. An arranger and composer who really enjoys the subject he teaches is Mr. Alexander Davis. The students who have him for an instructor realize his great interest in the mechanical drawing classes which he directs. Maybe you’ve wondered about the many students who crowd around Room 317 after school on Tuesdays. The mystery is solved! Mr. Davis gives out bus tickets to those who live beyond the one-fare zone. He spends his summers at his cottage on the Maine coast enjoying the many summer sports to be found there. Behind Mr. Davis is the business manager of the Tech News, Mr. Orley L. Duffin. Mr. Duffin was the one who promoted the discussion of increasing the News to an actual fact. In addition to handling the business staff of the Tech News, he is kept busy teaching a full schedule of classes. Like many of his associates, Mr. Duffin is interested in gardening. Two of his hobbies, unusual for a mechanical drawing teacher, are the study of insects and the reading of books on theology. Another member of this department is genial Mr. Raymond E. Mackenzie. He is one of Tech’s most enthusiastic bowlers, a sport in which he is a “virtuoso.”” A member of the Tiger staff discovered a picture of Mr. Mackenzie in the trophy room. The picture portrayed the champion rowing team of Tech ’19. His various activities lead us to believe that his interests have extended beyond Tech. One of the many Tech instructors who are willing to do more than their share is easy-going Mr. Chester L. Thorndike, with his dry sense of humor. He is the capable and popular head of the Mechanical Drawing Department. Mr. Thorndike is one of the veteran Helen Norrgard Ida B. Roy faculty members who have been here at Tech a number otf years. What would Tech do without its Art Department? Besides training the unlimited talent which flows so freely about Tech, the department aids the school a great deal by making props for our plays, helping to put together the decorations for class dances, and advising the art staff of our own Tech Tiger. Miss Helen Norrgard is one of Tech’s two clever art arrangers and composers. She has been especially helpful as an adviser on decorations for our class dances. Those who need a consultant about posters for one thing or another should stop in and see Miss Norrgard, for she is responsible for many of our effective posters. An artist herself, Miss Ida Roy inspires her students to achieve work of the highest quality. She has been of great assistance to the art staff of the Tech Tiger; the covers of our yearbook have been under her, expert supervision. Her art classes are overflowing and there’s hardly room to swing a paint brush! 16 Mrs. B. and Orley Duffin ponder problems of Tech News.

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Chromatic notes remind us that the Science Department is well represented back stage. All nine of these instructors should certainly take a bow for the fine training they give the students in physics, biology, and chemistry. Mr. Charles R. Allan, a physics instructor, also serves as a capable adviser for the Hi-Y. Mr. Allan handles the involved task of student placement. He spent most of the last summer ambi- tiously studying at Springfield College. Being the bookkeeper for the Science Department has its problems, but Mr. William O. Brooks also has written several textbooks used throughout the U.S. and Canada. One of his favorite hobbies is gardening. Busy but smil- ing, Mr. Nelson Butler is the industrious business adviser of the Tech Tiger. This past summer Mr. Butler stayed at a boys’ camp, mountain climbing and cooking out-of-doors. A newcomer to Tech this year from Forest Park Junior High is Mr. Manning Case. He built his own home, so naturally he is interested in woodwork; he also enjoys tinkering with automobiles. Mr. Case started a radio club here this year. Cheerful Mr. William J. Clancy is one of our senior advisers. Those who have Mr. Clancy Bill Brooks in action. for physiography or meteorology think he is just tops. In the wings is Mr. Frank J. McMahon, who claims he is retiring from the “Tantrums” this year in favor of Mr. Albert Johnson. This year is Scz ENCE his first as the faculty manager of athletics. Mr. McMahon, an adviser of the Rifle Club, spent last summer as a research physicist at Monsanto. For the first time in many years Mr. Herbert E. Northrup last summer took a vacation, an educational tour of the country. He and his family visited famous Yellowstone Park, Mount Rushmore, Manning S. Case Herbert E. Northrup William J. Clancy Mabel A. Potter Frank J. McMahon David H. Reid and the Shrine to Democracy. A teacher of biology, Miss Mabel A. Potter has made her subject one of the most interesting at Tech. During her trips she assembles specimens to add to her ever-growing collection. This past summer Miss Potter visited historical Plymouth and toured many of the restored houses. Before leaving this group of science “arrangers,” let ’s turn our attention to popular Mr. David Reid. ‘“Hec” is a favorite with everyone here. In his classes we know that science can be entertaining as well as educational. C. Nelson Butler, Jr. William O. Brooks

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Ben Bushey looks at the record for Roland V. Fitzroy Ernest Spallacci. Walter E. Hansen George L. Reynolds Sh p d T p : Howard F. Reed John E. Robinson Let’s lean back in our seats and become acquainted with the producers of Tech’s “Anvil Chorus” — in other words, the shop instructors. All seven of the men in the shop department have had a hand in training the boys of Tech in the fields of pattern making, wood turning, machine, print, and metal shops. The first to take a bow is Mr. Roland Fitzroy, an instructor of pattern making. Locker problems, such as lost keys, stuck doors, or forgotten combinations are worked out in Room 113 by the patient Mr. Fitzroy. The hectic job of handling lockers is tremendous, but he has accomplished wonders. Mr. Walter Hansen is next on our list of shop arrangers — his specialty being wood turning. During vacations he pursues his favorite hobby, fishing for trout in Maine. Mr. Hansen needs little encouragement to relate several of his stories of the “whoppers’’ that have eluded him. Mr. Howard Reed is the busy adviser of the Photo Club and of the Lunch Room Patrol in addition to teaching a full schedule of machine shop classes. Mr. Reed’s efficiency and agreeable personality aid him in the management of the patrol at Tech’s school affairs. Next in our line of recognition is Mr. George Reynolds, a member of the machine shop staff. He resides in the town of Agawam a nd commutes every day. Because he has done such a grand job of building homes during the summer months, the town of Agawam appointed Mr. Reynolds its building inspector. Another member of this department is Mr. John Robinson. At long last Mr. Robinson is situated in a room of his own. (Room 114, in fact). Last year Mr. Robinson taught several different subjects such as wood turning, mechanical drawing, and printing, activities that required his rushing from room to room between classes. Finally, he became a regular member of Tech’s machine shop staff. Mr. Robinson takes time out from his classroom duties Robert J. Spence to advise the Class of ’51. Unfortunately for Tech, the well-liked Mr. Robert eS or aslo Spence, who teaches metal work, is retiring at the end of June. Mr. Spence has been teaching for over forty years, the last thirty of which have been spent here at Tech. He is very proud of the fact that all five of his chidren are Tech graduates. Last, but by no means least, is Mr. Charles Winslow who teaches wood turning classes and is in charge of the stage crew. During the recent summer, Mr. Winslow took a five-week trip to California, leaving by the southern route and returning by the northern. Mr. Winslow confided that he wore out two whole sets of tires, but this loss was nothing compared to the wonderful sights he saw in California. Something new has been added! For the first time in Tech, typing classes have been added to our already overflowing programs. With this new subject we welcome a new teacher, Miss Anne Shea, who previously taught in Tacoma, Washington, where she was head of the Commercial Department. During spare moments she pursues her favorite hobby of reading. One passing by Room 314 is impressed by her capable directing of Tech’s typists (who are developing a rhythm all their own).