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

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SCIENCE From the beginning of history up to the present date, man has had an urgent desire to learn what he doesn’t know. This curiosity founded modern science. Chem- istry, with the tinkle of glassware and the sounds of violent coughing issuing from a smoke-filled Jab; Physics, with its radios, oscilloscopes, pulleys, and inclined planes; Biology, with its delightful squeals and grimaces at a dissected worm or frog, are all to teach students to be curious and to learn. Chemistry is the largest of our three sciences because both biology and physics rely on matter and its be- havior, which, of course, is the common definition of chemistry. If you should happen to be walking on the third floor during class and heard a loud report come from a room, you could surmise that a teacher had either First row front to back: Bernard Choiniere, James Dillon, Mary Conway, Beatrice Henrich. Second row front to back: John Hy- fantis, James Holsing, Peggy Kenison, Catherine Elsden, Mr. Northrup. Third row; John Oliveri. blown his top or was demonstrating one of the many types of explosions. If then you peeked into the room through clouds of billowing smoke and saw several wide- awake students with awed looks on their faces, you could further surmise that it was an explosion and it had been caused by either Mr. Northrup, Mr. Curran, Mr. Ro- mano, Mr. Trespas, Mr. Allan, or Mr. O’Keefe. Next we find Mr. Case, Mr. Snow, and Mr. Shea in their rooms on the third floor braving the dangers of beating the many laws of physics into the students’ skulls, making dents in some and even penetrating many others. These men of force, motion, and energy usually win in os Left to right: Robert Frazier, Gary Dietrich, Jude Bernard, David Ladner, Jerry Dubour, John Lynch, Martin Frisbie, Michael Left to right, seated: Mr. Northrup, Mr. Allan, Miss Barton, Miss Russell, Phillip Jones. Potter, Miss Martin, Mr. Curran. Standing; Mr. Romano, Mr. Trespas, Mr. O’Keefe, Mr. Case, Mr. Snow, Mr. Ziemba. reas ee 4 fe oe 12

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Left to right, Mr. Fales Newhall, Miss Elsa Jaede, Mr. Gerhard Wilke, Miss Mary McCarthy. In the school curriculum of today the foreign languages have assumed an important position. In many fields of work a foreign language is a great asset to students. To- day there are many vocational opportunities for foreign language students. There are openings in such fields as aviation, banking, broadcasting, journalism, inter- national law, teaching, and music. Besides the practical uses of languages, there is a lot of fun in joining a foreign language class. Here at Tech we have a fine staff of instructors who teach French, German, and Spanish. Our language instructors are Miss Jaede, Miss Mc- Carthy, Mr. Newhall, and Mr. Wilke. Left to right, standing, Mike Visconti, Chet Szczygiel, Mr. Newhall. PRR Te ge PUNO maaan ete tee $ Re iar eae cae . 5 Foreign Languages Left to right, seated, first row, Theresa Kalita, June Sample, Betty McDonnell, Joyce White. Seated, second row, left to right, Margaret Healey, Beverly Bullions, Mary Poloski, Beverly Smith. Seated last row and standing, left to right, George Bently, Carolyn Pomeroy, Gary Hagopian, Sally Johnson, Helen George, Jean Merriman, Phil Tracy, Bill Grady, Deanna Mote. Left to right: Madelyn Hoar, Richard Monighetti, Joseph Roccis- sano, Carl Morey, Marilyn Scott, Janice Rowley.

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DEPARTMENT We also find Mr. Case in charge of the Science Service course. This course takes in all the sciences of chemis- try, physics, and biology, and transforms them into an interesting study. Biology, the science which covers all living things, is very well liked although many pupils take a squeamish attitude at dissecting the cadavers of frogs and other ani- mals. This course, although already quite interesting, is made all the more interesting through the efforts of Miss Potter, Miss Barton and Mr. Trespas. For the student who actually likes this type of work, Mr. Curran is available to render his expert services in the advanced biology course. Left to right; Virginia McNally, Celeste Adams, Miss Potter, Sandra Constantino, Dolores Lopez, Rosalie Evangelista. the end, turning out many good students who will later become our engineers, physicists,, and scientists. Al- though many physics students do not have the courage to go back for a second year of this, there are some who go on to the advanced physics class. Excluding Atomic Physics, Electronics is perhaps the youngest of our sciences. Although man has studied electricity for thousands of years, comparatively little is known about it. Mr. Case has been doing his best to brief the students on this mysterious energy and has spent hours helping his students build and repair radios and television sets. First row: Ernita Toliver, Betty Legos, Rose Derderian, Second row; Lila Albino, Joyce LeNoir, Carolyn Griffin, June Kelly, Martha Eggleston. Third row; Miss Barton, “Christine”, Nancy Baillierl, Beverly Man, Virginia Streeter, Barbara LaRochelle. Left to right; Mike Lasorso, Chet Boulris, Al Ashline, Alf Ehnstrom, Ann Eldridge. Fourth row; Ann Henegar, Judy Ramey, Jacqueline Mr. Curran, John McGreal, Ken Lake, Mike Penna, Frank Stolze, Charlotte Nagy. Standing; Marianne Robinson, Mary Perotti. Stan Perlmutter, Dick Osinski, Norm Gibson, Marshall Plankey, Barbara Lawery. Dubuc. 13