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

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Left to Right: Mr. Orcutt, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Kalloch. Boys Gym An important phase of any young man’s schooling is Physical Education. Here at Tech, we are fortunate in having both excelJent instructors and facilities. During the year, the teachers, Mr. Kalloch, Mr. Orcutt, Mr. Peterson, and Mr. Lawler, followed a program based upon the idea of improving the physical condition of the boys. It is a well known fact that fresh air an d sunshine are healthful. With this in mind, the classes go outside ¢ whenever possible. Indoors, there is a program of Boys’ Gym Class. : : 5 aah calisthenics, marching, apparatus work, and group games in which all participate actively. The classes also include instruction and participation in soccer, football, swimming, basketball, track, volley- ball, softball, and weight lifting. This is Tech’s method of preparing our graduates to meet life — physically as well as mentally. Girls’ Gym aoe From the halls of the girls’ gym at Tech to the Armory Left to Right: Miss Mary Gray, Mrs. Joan Kohn. you can see girls enthusiastically taking part in the various physical activities, sports, and skills. During the winter and on cooler and rainy days, activities such as bowling, volleyball, basketball, ap- paratus, square and modern dancing are taught; while in warmer weather, softball, field hockey, and soccer, are played up at the Armory. The gym classes are taught by Miss Gray and Mrs. Kohn. These activities are also led by a group of trained squad leaders, who meet before school for ad- vanced instructions. Whether these sports are indoors or out, the teachers and squad leaders do their best to keep the girls at Tech in good physical condition, and to teach them good sportsmanship. Girls’ Gym Class. 22

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Machine Shop a Left to right: Mr. Robinson, Mr. Reed, Mr. Henry, Mr. Reynolds. From the deep, dark, Elliot Street cor..dors come the rumble and whine of Tech’s machine shops. In these shops, under the supervision of such well-known instructors as Paul Henry, Howard Reed, George Reynolds, and John Robinson, freshmen, juniors and seniors toil at their lathes and various other equipment. Here the students start with a small product, usually a screwdriver, and work toward other more difficult projects. Mr. Robinson and others of the shop faculty hope to have some entries of unusual handiwork of the machinists for the Ford Motor Contest. More popular with the seniors is the Automotive training course to which Mr. Reynolds devotes much time. The mechanics in this class spend their time disassembling and assem- bling automobile engines. Mr. Reynolds also takes charge of the important shop service class. In this class, boys who have had experience in machine shop do important jobs for the maintenance of the school. ‘This year the boys are setting up a new shop in the basement. Besides teaching eleventh grade shop, Mr. Robinson also presides over the print shop. In this shop students begin by learning the fundamentals and printing report card blanks. The main purpose of all these shops is to introduce students to shopwork and teach them the fundamentals. Left to right: Tom Welch, Charles Choquette, Phil Maurice, Phil Kartschche, Ed McGrady, Bob Kuzon, Leonard Giannetti, Left to right: Mr. Henry, Stetson LaFleur. 21

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Typing class with Miss Shea. TYPING Any time you go by Room 314, you will hear the steady staccato of the typewriters and find Miss Mary Shea teaching students the operation of this time- saving machine. The students learn the many parts and the correct care of a typewriter and are taught how to address envelopes and arrange letters and themes. The course also includes the application of typing for school, busi- ness, and everyday life. Typing taken in high school can prove very valuable in one’s future especially if he or she plans on a college career. It will also save time and money. A definite rhythm is necessary in typing just as in music. If this rhythm is achieved, adequate typing can be done with more ease and speed than writing. Countesy AvToMoatt sat Drivers’ Education Each year, Tech juniors look forward to taking the pre-driver course. They are taken out of gym for ap- proximately four weeks and given classroom instruction by the gym teachers on the rules of the road and mechan- ics of a car. Upon completing the four weeks of instruction, the student, provided he has passed the written examina- tion, is prepared for the road instruction given in the senior year under the excellent guidance of Chief Walmer, one of Springfield’s finest driving instructors. Mr. Walmer teaches the students the mechanics and routines of driving. When the student has become a proficient operator, state examiners give him the driving test. We have been fortunate in having the Automobile Sales Company loan us a car in which to learn. L to R, Claire Eldridge, Chief Walmer, Edward Sergel, Jean Zoller. 23