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

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Front row, left to right: Gail Galvin, Rita Frazier, Antonina Bourys. Second row: William Neal, Donald Allen, John Stoval, Robert Carroll. Third row: William Gamelli. Fourth row: Ralph Albano. TY p | N G To help us keep our maps and notes neat and helpful, typewriting is taught by Miss Shea the typing guide of Tech. Miss Shea who has her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees, last summer took a refresher course at Boston University. She has previously worked at Perkins Machine and Gear Company and taught evening school at Commerce. All this puts her in an excellent position to help her students understand how to apply typing to business, school, and everyday life. The course is designed to make the typewriter so familar that it can be used more quickly than a pencil or a pen. The mechanics of the machine itself are learned along with speed in the operation of it. Speed, rhythm, accuracy, and arrangement are learned by typing actual themes, notes, etc. Front row, left to right: Shirley Harty, Arthur Gaskins, Angelo Spanos, James Tranghese. Second row: Alvin Cook, Percy Pel- ton, Richard Buffum, Felix Valetti, Frank Bennett. Third row: Gerald Sanderson, Paul Sears, Ernest Barbutti. HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUC Counte4y) ° AUTOMOBILE SALE 3 | Left to right: Shirley Flint, Shirley Harty, Gini Mould, Mr DRIVER ED. Every year the Juniors, both boys and girls, have their regular Gym periods interrupted for about four weeks to take a pre-driver course. In these classes the gym teachers provide instruction on the rules of the road and the mechanics of a car. After successfully completing the pre-driyer course by passing the written examination, these pupils are ready, in their Senior year, for training given in actual road operation of a car by ‘‘Chief”’ Walmer, driving instructor for the Springfield schools. When they have overcome their ‘‘shakes’’ and have become accustomed to the car, Mr. Walmer sends them on to the official state examiners. As the written exams have been passed before these pupils go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, only a road test is given by the officials from that depart- ment. Graduates of Tech’s ‘‘drivers’ trek’’ pass. Left to right: Raymond Broboski, a) he BD Cowley AUTOMOBILE SALES Ce : ke . . Walmer.

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WARNER ACHIEVEMENT MEDALISTS Judith Beverly Skinner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edris Skinner of 68 Florence Street, has been awarded the Warner Achievement Medal for three years of conspicuous achievement in service to her school and her class, and in scholastic attainments. Judy’s happy combination of the qualities of orig- inality, steadiness, industry, and co-operativeness make her a deserving recipient of this honor. DONALD J. McLAIN JUDITH B. SKINNER Donald J. McLain, grandson of Mrs. Charles Freeman of 74 Boylston Street, is the other recipient of the Warner Achievement Medal. As class president, Council president, and patrol chief, Donald has displayed exceptional qualities of leader- ship and civic mindedness which, combined with his high scholastic record and personal integrity, have earned for him this high award. 28