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DEDICATION Traditionally, the annual edition of THE TIGER is dedicated to those faculty members who have retired. This year’s book is dedicated to two fine gentlemen who served the city of Springfield and Technical High School well. Mr. Edward Mason, Head of the Physical Education Department, retired during the summer of 1984. A native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, he came to Massachusetts and graduated from Agawam High School in 1942. At Agawam, he was an outstanding athlete. He was named All Western Mass. in Football and Baseball (catcher). Mr. Mason went on to college football at Villanova before serving in action in the Pacific during World War Il. He returned to play quarterback at Springfield College, where coach Ossie Solem said, ‘‘He was the finest football player | have ever coached.’’ While at Springfield, he also was a wrestling champion. Mr. Mason received his degree in 1950, and he also received a Masters Degree from Springfield in 1960. From 1950 until 1959, the West Springfield Schools had the pleasure of having Mr. Mason as part of its system. While there, he coached several Western Mass. Championship Football teams. In 1957, his team competed in the Peanut Bowl in Georgia. In September, 1959 Mr. Mason became part of the Springfield School System. He was assigned to Technical High School, where he remained for 25 years. Mr. Mason has spent much of his time with his very close knit family. The Masons own and operate a summer camp for children, The Whately Day Camp. Mr. Mason also spends much time on his hobby of building and repairing with wood and metal. When he owned the historic Whately Inn, he completely restored the structure with wood from trees that he cut down from his Whately property. He sawed the trees into lumber with his saw mill, which he built on his property. He presently is building a home on property at his camp. He is enjoying his busy retirement with his hobbies, his wife, Mary, his five sons and his grandchildren. Mr. Mason is fondly remembered by his colleagues and by his former students as a warm, humorous and direct gentleman. We admired him while he was here, and, though we miss him very much, we wish him God speed. Mr. Frank Thornton, a member of our English Department, retired in September, 1984. Born in Holyoke, he graduated from Holyoke High School. A veteran, Mr. Thornton served in the Army (ours) in World War II for three and a half years. He was part of the combat action in the European Theator of Operations. Mr. Thornton returned to the U.S. and continued his education at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. A Masters degree was obtained at Westfield State College. Mr. Thornton often stated that his best friend was Adolf Hitler, without whom he could never have gone to college. (This refers to the Educational Benefits available to our Veterans through the G.I. Bill.) Mr. Thornton’s interest was in the field of Journalism. He held positions with the National Enquirer, with a Chicago based paper where he was a Police Reporter, and with the United States Armed Forces in Public Rela- tions for Network Radio in Vienna, Austria. Employed by the Springfield School System for twenty-three years, he taught at several schools before joining Tech’s English Department for eighteen years. Mr. Thornton also held a position in Public Relations at the School Department’s Central Office. Everyone’s PAL, Mr. Thornton will be remembered for his instantaneous wit and his anecdotes to fit any situation. He is enjoying his retirement and is pleased to have the opportunity to catch up on his hobby of collecting autographs and rare stamps. In December, 1984 when he dropped in for a visit, a student asked if he missed Tech. Mr. Thornton responded with approximately 30 seconds of his typical, uncontrollable laughter. Finally, he stopped, thought for a moment, and said, ‘‘Yes, | actually do!’’ Well, we miss you too, Thunder! May your retirement continue to be a happy one!
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THE TIGER 1985 TABLE OF CONTENTS Activities Seniors Staff Underclassmen Sports Features Advertisements Theresa Barker Idalia Cintron Lisa Lincoln Mrs. Susan B. Metzidakis Editorial Advisor Mr. Larry Grenier Photographer Orlando Medina Cassandra Sterling Susan Young Mr. Michael J. Pieciak Business Advisor GRENIER’S: THE FAMILY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
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