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

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MR. DUNN!!! On February 1, 1955 Mr. Thomas Dunn began teaching at Technical High School for what he thought would be a five month stint. However, having the luck of the Irish, Mr. Dunn remained for twenty-five years. Known for his quick, dry wit, Mr. Dunn is a popular Faculty member. Asked if he felt old, which is a very good question to ask of the Chairman of the History Department, Mr. Dunn quoted from Shakespeare's ‘‘A Winter’s Tale:’’ ‘““What’s past is prologue. Wellll!! Congratulations to you, Mr. Dunn! May the next 25 be just as much fun! yee 1. Mr. Dunn poses with one of his ‘‘model”’ students. 13

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12 FASHION TRENDS If someone was to describe the fashion at Tech High, it would prob- ably be impossible. Everyone is dif- ferent. Outfits may be the same on a hanger, but on different people they change. Many factors set the styles: mon- ey, weather, groups, the society out- side of Tech. A style that has really become popular is the Western look. This clothing can be worn for dressing up or for just hanging around. There are western jeans, western denim skirts, cowboy hats, straw or stetson, and cowboy shirt, a plaid shirt will do. To make this outfit really look great, a denim vest is a must. There are also many styles in western boots, from the plain cowboy boot to the one with the fancy stitching. Many people are still wearing jeans and corduroys, but not just the basic kind. Many girls are wearing the de- signer jeans with high heels or calf- length boots. Levi's are still popular, either straight or flared-legged. Female foo twear at Tech this year is high-heeled shoes, boots from cow- boy to real dressy ones with high heels, clogs, and finally, flats. The boys’ shows consist of dressy loafer types and the famous all around fun shoe, the sneaker. Only top line brands are making it, such as Nike, Pro Keds, and Converse, to name a few. 1. Tawanda Hardy feels that the basic wrap around is still popular. 2. Vikki Barnett 3. Looking suave, Kaine Dawson poses. 4. David McCoy all dolled up. 5. Enjoying her- self, Songa Laster models a disco outfit. 6. Johnny Santiago 7. Elizabeth Perez flashes a smile to the audience. 8. Debbie Griffin real- ly likes Oscar Hill's turtleneck.

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What Will The New Decade Bring? SAYS DAVID WEBB; DANA VETAL PREDICTS: People will turn to solar power when oil and gas get to be There will be more students in the school system who as high as two dollars a gallon and electricity skyrockets. will have more school spirit. As the economy decreases in the world people will become closer to each other than they ever have before. TODD CHAPIN COMMENTS; Ther e will be new drugs that will prolong life, and A home that will be completely full of push button school’s will be heated by solar energy. appliances that will do all the cleaning and cooking. The school system will go back to the basics of teaching reading, writing, and arithmatic. T.V.’s will not only be used for entertainment, but also A new car that will run on a new found energy source as a learning center, and you will be able to rent computer and have all the conveniences of technology with push time that will be patched into your T.V. set. buttons everywhere. ALVIN McKENJY SAYS; There will be cars that will get more than fifty miles to a gallon because gas will become scarce. People will handle the testing of chemicals much more More crime that will only add to the country’s steady carefully than ever before. destruction. People will revert back to the times when life was more down to earth-the simple life. PATRICIA PARKER SAYS; GREG TOPOLSKI COMMENTS: Family life will reconstruct. The moral concerns is that Many new scientific breakthroughs such as space explo- adults see themselves as the active agents responsible for ration of the planets surrounding earth looking for possible the development of the young generation who will one day life, natural resources, and places to start new colonies. assume political responsibility. The new decade will bring a World War III that will have nuclear missiles involved. RENEE SMITH PREDICTS; The youth of the world today will grow up to be some- thing and face the problems of the world logically. Scientists will find cures to diseases that have plagued the world for centuries. People will start taking buses to work just like they did a long time ago. SAYS RAY LEE: COMMENTS STEVE OLBRYCH; Man's exploration into space will become more and The school system will improve, drug problems in the more to our advantage for food, shelter, and fuel. world will become even more serious, and people will recycle more things.