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

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T™PH4n MOZPo-CHoH Tech has four capable office assistants. They are Miss Gil- wech, Miss King, Mrs. Angers, and Mrs. Garvey. The head of the office staff is Miss Gilwech. Mrs. Garvey is the new as- sistant to Mr. Jackson, while Mrs. Angers assists Mr. Gifford. These assistants work together to make the office function with great efficiency. Left to Right: Mrs. Garvey, Mrs. Angers, Miss Gilwech, Miss King Left to Right: Mr. McMahon, Dr. Theinert, Miss Whittemore, Mr. Reid. We are very fortunate to have a guidance staff as well quali- fied as ours. The purpose of this staff is to help the students with their school work, to find jobs for them, and to smooth out any difficulties that they may have. It is composed of Mr. Lynch, who is the director; Mr. McMahon, Mr. Reid, Miss Whittemore, and Dr. Theinert have guided other classes in the past and are continuing their fine work this year. Mr. Reid and Mr. McMahon have had much experience in dealing with stu- dents. Both have their Masters’ Degrees and have taught science previous to their work as guidance counselors. Miss Whittemore and Barabara Parker.

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Mr. Gifford The disc jockeys who keep our program running smoothly are Mr. Donald G. Gifford, our hard working principal, and Mr. Belding F. Jackson and Mr. Melvin A. Lynch, our kind and help- ful assistant principals. No one works any harder than Mr Gifford. He's in charge of everything from arranging progams to filling out college applications for hopeful seniors. Mr. Gifford is very interested in all Tech activities and can usually be found at any Tech game, cheering one of our teams on to victory. Mr. Jackson supervises dances and other school functions in- cluding Tech News releases. He also investigates truancies and sponsors Student Patrol and Tantrums. Mr. Lynch has the job of visiting all the junior high schools to tell the ninth grade students about Tech. He also assists with Technicade, investigates tardiness, and handles discipline. Mr. Lynch Mr. Jackson

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Szetela, Miss Solon, Mrs. Leone, Miss Mastrangelo, Miss Austin, Mr. Lague. Each fall Techites look forward to discovering not only what’s new but also who’s new here at Tech. This year six newcomers joined the faculty to replace teachers who had retired or taken leaves. Miss Aglaia Solon, art instructor, replaced Miss Helen Nortr- gard, who was unable to teach this year. Miss Solon studied at the Worcester Museum School of Art and Yale-Norfolk Art School prior to teaching at the George Walter Vincent Smith Museum. She has worked as a free-lance commercial artist. Miss Eleanor Mastrangelo took the place of Mrs. Elizabeth Sambor as a teacher of home economics. Miss Mastrangelo was a three-year honor student at Tech and a graduate of Framing- ham Teachers’ College. She has taught at South Hadley High and Forest Park Junior High Schools. Mr. Euclid Lague, teacher of modern languages, replaced Miss Elsa Jaede, who retired last June. Mr. Lague graduated from Rhode Island College, and received his Master’s degree at Mid- dlebury College. He has taught at Forest Park Junior High and Classical High Schools. NEW TEACHERS Miss Nancy Austin replaced Mr. Gerald Wilke of the For- eign Language Department, who is on a fellowship leave in Europe. Miss Austin graduated from Mount Holyoke and ob- tained her Master's degree at Harvard through a scholarship prior to teaching at Palmer High. Mr. Walter Szetela, mathematics instructor, replaced Mr. George Andrewes, who is on sabbatical leave at the University of Mas- sachusetts. Mr. Szetela graduated from the University of Mas- sachusetts. He taught at Great Barrington and at Willsboro, New York, before coming to Tech. Our sixth newcomer, Miss Catherine Leone, handles special work for girls. Miss Leone is a graduate of the College of New Rochelle where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. Miss Leone formerly taught at New Rochelle Junior College and in the Enfield School System.