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

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Left to Right: Standing, Mr. Doane, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jackowski, Mr. Hannigan, Miss Reardon. Left to Right: Seated, Mrs. Brazeau, Miss Grady, Miss Friedman, Miss Donovan. WHATS New anotnn wenpy ECONUMIES: seprteivis : - SOE ME WHE RIO Left to Right: Standing, Doug Stone, Virginia Robbins, Miss Fried- man. First row: Front-to-back, Ralph Rinaldi, Patricia Hunter, Tom Rattigan. Second Row: Front-to-back, Bruce Dickinson, Barbara LaCroix Bob Chase. Third Row; George Fox. Left to Right: Standi ng; Bob Ellis, Al Benoit, Bob Shea, Jeremy Boyce, Larry Rette, Dave Peterson, Dorothy Ruark, Ellis Robin- son, Eugenia Kuras, Jerry Paris, Mike Begly, Jerry Douglas. Seated Left to Right: Jim Wingerd, Carl Morey, Sandra Andresen, Norman Whipple, Sherry Danio, Nancy Bassett, Joan Voelker, Carolyn Pomeroy, Fred Balicki, Richard Powers, Joan Shay. SOCIAL SAUDIS. The histories, economics, and social habits of the nations of the world come under the topic of social studies, which is taught by Mr. Doane, Miss Grady, Mr. Hannigan, Miss Friedman, Mr. Wiatrowski, Miss Reardon, Miss Donovan, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. Brazeau. Of the four social studies classes of United States‘ History, Modern History, World History, and Economics, United States History is the only one that is required for all students. It is generally taken in the second year and is the study of the progress of the United States from Revolutionary times up to current happenings. A knowledge of United States History is necessary in order to comprehend fully one’s duty as a citizen of the United States. It is necessary to know what the past citizens have done to secure a strong and mighty nation in order to appreciate fully one’s own good fortune in being a citizen. Near the end of the year the class usually takes up parliamentary procedure. Par- liamentary procedure is a system in which formal discussions of group meetings can be carried on with the utmost effectiveness. The freshmen at Tech take World History where they are taught the highlighting events of Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations, and Medieval times. They study the history of the world from pre- historic times up to the present. Modern History is usually taken by seniors. It is the study of Europe from the fifteen hundreds up to World War One and takes in the rise of military powers, and other historic and cultural advancements. Economics, another class for seniors, is the science that investigates the conditions and laws affecting production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. An under- standing of economics is necessary for those who go into the business or political field.

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-poO—-Z PrrOMmMmse QZ—-= r 7o Technical High School has one of the best mechanical drawing departments in the coun- try. Many students have had easy going in college in the engineering field because of the excellent background which they received at Tech. Mr. Duffin, Mr. Lennon, Mr. Biscaldi, and Mr. Loiko are our capable and qualified leaders in this department. All of these men have had practical experience in drafting rooms and machine shops. They set up an excellent program designed to make mechani- cal drawing interesting. The freshmen become acquainted with such tools as compasses, triangles, T-squares, and French curves. They make working drawings learning about the views, lines and dimensions. They also learn how to make isometric drawings. The juniors acquire advanced knowledge about projection drawing, perspective drawing and detailing. Sectional, another phase of drawing, consists of drawing parts of machines such as valves, wheels, and tool posts. The seniors can take a course in architectural or machine drawing. Mr. Duffin teaches architectural drawing in which students design homes and buildings. The machine drawing consists of drawing linkages, gears, tool, change-over, detail, and operation drawing. Boys very often do practice work by design- ing new equipment for the school. Problems from Tech shops are sent up for the boys to solve. They also make changes in the school. One room in the building was designed com- pletely by Tech students. Left to Right: Loiko. 15 Mr. Lennon, Mr. Duffin, Mr. Biscaldi, and Mr. ath “era ap, TT th hina ttt Thy oe “ ; — . =e ad eed - a REE Mr. Biscaldi and mechanical drawing class.

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HOME ECONOMICS From certain rooms on the third floor come the hum of sewing machines and the clatter of cooking utensils. The girls in these rooms are learning information that The teachers who instruct these classes are Miss Borrner, Miss Miller, Mrs. Sambor, and Mrs. Whatley. will become very important in later life. In clothing, the girls are taught to make clothes for themselves, for little children, and for older people. These skills can always prove valuable in later life. Sewing can be taken in any of the three years at Tech. Food classes help girls to learn how to prepare a meal so that it will look inviting as well as appetizing. These classes teach girls not only how to make everyday foods look different, but how to cook those strange, exotic foods. A girl learns how to fit in all the basic required foods without making every meal seem like a health pro- gram. Foods can be taken in any of the three years at Tech. Classes in home management teach girls how to keep house. All girls want to know the fundamentals of how to make a budget, and even more important, how to keep within one. This class also helps to guide girls concern- ing the best foods to buy for the least amount of money, what clothes will be warmest, and hold their shape and keep their color longest. This class can be taken during any of the three years at Tech. Pattern drafting is the class in which girls design their own clothes. By designing their own clothes, the girls have a chance to show their originality. The girls in this class get the pleasure of drawing their own patterns, and then getting the thrill of seeing the object take shape by following their own directions. 17 Left to Right — standing — Mrs. Sambor, Miss Borrner, Mrs. © Whatley. Seated — Miss Miller. . A Left to Right— Jean Bousquet, June Thaxton, Peggy Durkee, Ann Lolos, Mrs. Sambor, Sandy Constantino, Jewel Gourley, Natalie Aldrich, Claudette Francis, Peggy Santinello. Hi oa . ‘ rye Po we 4 ee y ae, e — wr Y (eg r4 - = s ; SF a + ze, Left to Right — Joyce Flood, Linda Nystrom, Grace Siano.