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

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CLASS IN DRESS DESIGN At tables, left to right: Lillian Nichols, Priscilla Mc Hendry. Standing: Burness O’Connell. At sewing machines, left to right: Laura Misenheimer, Sandra Marston. Cooks and seamstresses would of course come in handy on our trek. Naturally they would be good ones if they trained in Tech’s Home Economics Department. To lead them we have well adapted guides. Mrs. Bailey, a new addition, (the name is new to her and she is new to us) loves swimming, sailing, and domestic activities such as knitting. She took a special economics course at New Jersey to widen her knowledge. Miss Miller belongs to many home economics associations including the National Voca- tional Guidance Association and the Adult Education Council. She enjoys traveling. Mrs. Parks, the seamstress, collects pewterware as a hobby and helps with the costumes for our annual Tech Tantrums as does Miss Borrner, the chef specialist, who also belongs to many clubs and is a professional cake decorator. Each has her college degree and each is well suited to her particular phase of instruction. Home economics is not only cooking and sewing, but includes home management as well. In this Left to right: Jean S. Bailey, Beatrice Miller, Helen Borrner, Goldie Parks. HOME ECONOMICS 16 SERVING MEAL Left to right: Eleanor Stephens, Dawn Roberts, Barbara Ridge- way, Arlene White. Serving is Joan Riendeau. class Miss Miller teaches the girls (no boys are welcomed) how to balance a budget, a science in itself, and how to tackle most domestic problems facing a married couple with a home. Both Miss Miller and Miss Borrner take charge of cooking classes. Girls in groups of four bake anything from popovers to apple pie, and can vegetables and preserve jellies in their individual kitchens. | In sewing classes miracles take place. Under the guidance of Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Bailey, girls transform thread, zipper, buttons, and yards of material into suits, dresses, or skirts on one of the many sewing machines. Pattern drafting is an art which few master. However, under the skilled teaching of Mrs. Bailey, the girls draw their own original designs or copy name brand designs, draw up patterns to their own measurements, and proceed to sew the result. With the modern equipment and the eagerness of young women who love homemaking, our Home Economics Department grows yearly.

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la ch oat S SE Measuring tuning fork vibrations: Nelson Pease, Robert Ander- son, Robert Hedin. Witty Colonel Brooks, an outstanding member of the chemistry staff, has countless references and has written books which we use in our study of the subject. Messrs. Reid and Northrup, no less capable, have their college degrees and experience with other travelers over the years. Chemistry deals with composition of materials and the changes they undergo chemically. Without knowledge of chemis- try we would have few materials with which to start our trek. Chemistry explains many strange occur- rences in nature such as precipitation and combus- tion. For the expert hunters in this field there is science review which furthers study of physics and general science presented by Messrs. Allan and McMahon. eeeeee DEPARTMENT Left to right: Denise Delivorias, “OSCAR”, Roger Willis. Physiology, a study of the human body and its functions, taught by Mr. Reid, ties in nicely with hygiene, the care of the body, which is taught by Miss Pott er and Miss Jefferson. The study of foods is an interesting phase of hygiene. Mr. Romano tips us off on the weather and trail conditions through his meteorology and physiography classes. Elec- tronics, an increasingly important study, deals with radio waves and electrons. Mr. Case is the instructor in this field. We now see how important sciences are on our trek. We are fortunate to have the facilities to accommodate them and the brains to absorb them. Chemistry test. Physics class — Front row, left to right: Richard Kanjian, Leon Charkoudian, Richard Jacques. Rear: William Krupke, Robert Letendre, Richard Weiner. 15

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As we climb the stairs to the second floor we are greeted by hearty outcries. Hurrying to find the source of the clamor, much to our amazement we see only a discussion of the vital problems of the day in the history classes. We see eager combatants rising to hold forth with vigorous differences of opinion as the classes learn of the practical points of history. Many of our incoming freshmen are taking an orientation and social studies course to help them to grind through their initial year. These are the groups often seen passing through the halls of our Spring- field Museums or walking our halls attempting to straighten out the maze of corridors. When we become juniors we enter the United States history classes not only to become familiar with the cycle of events and passage of time for our nation but also to gain an understanding of current events and problems. Now we walk toward 231 where in economics Seated, left to right: Nancy Ludden, Gloria Hartzell, Roger Willis, Clifford Sias, Dominick Yacovone, Robert Couture, Charles Thurber, Joan Trombly. SOCIAL STUDIES Reardon, Miss Grady. Standing: Mr. Hannigan, Mr. Doane. the problems of our nation of capitalists are discussed and studied. In this class seniors become acquainted with the problems of business and commerce. Another senior history course, modern history, covers just about everything since the time of Columbus. We have two new guides in the history depart- ment this year, Miss Freidman and Mr. Hannigan. Miss Freidman who spends her working day in Room 231 came to Tech after teaching social psychology at Bay Path. She teaches’social studies, economics, and United States history here at Tech. In her free time she enjoys music, especially Dixieland jazz. Mr. Hannigan entered Tech this year after eight years of teaching at St. Michael’s College in Wi- nooski, Vermont. Mr. Hannigan, now teaching United States history, may be found in Room 224. We wish these newcomers to Tech’s fine social studies department, many happy years with us. a - 5 Org A aL if Sn te Atebh-e@tveertt Coe ACO = f ‘ se v rf eC cé-2 Mr. Hannigan’s social studies class meets State Treasurer Fur- colo, and Representative Thomas Gray, Seated, left to right: Miss Friedman, Miss ay 2, Cf te LC LIO of Jf.