Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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Qui' Instructors Oil'-HE MR. BERTRAM A. Amino. Seven days a week Mr. Albro turns Latin, a dead language, into a very much alive o11e by l1is intimate knowledge of tl1e subject, the pupils, a11d jokes. ,With small sallies he coaxes dactylic hexameters and contrary-to-fact conditions i11 indirect discourse from the students' mouths. When persuaded to talk about them he speaks of l1is adventures and experiences as a teacher ill the Philippines many years ago. Long after they have forgotten their gerundives or passive periplirastics l1is students will recall his classes with interest and pleasure. DR. O'r1s E. ALLEY. Roll a magician, scientist, railroad fireman, moving picture operator, and E111 8I1,QflIlC'61' i11to one and you have a general idea of Dr. Otis E. Alley, one of tl1e schools most versatile and intelligent teachers. The foundations of our science department rest on him and on his locomotives, which demonstrate everything- from the center of gravity to kinetic energy to l1is physics students. Behind a poker face lies an intimate knowledge of students and college boards, and he can 't be fooled on either. However, it is not until one enters his classes that one gets to know, appreciate and like Dr. Alley. i MISS 1FR.ANCIB G. AIiL1soN. 'tDo Pineapples grow on trees, in bunches, or do you pull them up like potatoes?', Siuch are the questions that our quiet, little, intellectual Miss Allison must answer. Good thing she's patient and good-natured! Miss Allison is seldom seen in the halls for she is always Working. lt's unbelievable that anyone could work hard as she does, always accomplishing things with dispatch and eiiiciency. We tell yo11 she's wonderful.

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WADE L. GRINDLE PRINCIPAL

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f ef'-ci Miss MARION W. BAILEY. Drama in the classroom and zip in the English course get the Freshmen off to a flying start under Mliss Bailey. The driving force Ibehind the Dramatic Society, knitter of superlative suits, exponent of Charm-plus, and the possessor of more energy than an electric dynamo, she could persuade a monument to play Romeo, with fervor. A swell person! Ma. EDWARD A. BARTLETT. Hollywood isn't the only place where there's a Robert Taylorg there's one in dear old Winchester High - Bart ! Besides being blemed with good looks, Bart has a. universally famous magnetic personality, fine sense of humor, pleasant disposition, and the ability to keep his students interested for hours at a time. He can play and referee almost any game, and is especially skillful in football and basketball. To put it in a nutshell, he's an all-round swell fellow. Miss RUTH BENNETT. Before school every morning, you can see a tall, attractive figure calmly pacing the first floor corridors. It is none other than Miss Bennett, a browndeyed beauty with a whip-cream complexion, dimpled chin, and pretty iblush. From the time school begins, until school is over, Miss Bennett is full of smiles. As for teaching ability, she 's tops, for her students prove to be expert tyypists in the business office. Miss HELEN BRoNsoN. It is very seldom that one is so fitted for the position she holds as is Miss Bronson, who is at the head of our Commercial Department. Miss Bronson is the cheerful, charming, business-like sort of person that could fill almost any kind of position successfully as far as personality and efficiency are concerned. As head of our 'Commercial Department, she has a great respon- sibility-that of placing capable students in positions, and this she does conscientiously and well. Our class will always remember Miss Bronson. MR. ARTHUR E. BUTTERS. To Mr. Butters is delegated the task of drilling the theorem of Pythagoras into the heads of second and third year mathematics students, and solid geometry into the heads of those who have hung on for four years. The unfortunate fellow who has forgotten to do his homework usually Ends himself the butt of the class after a sly comment by Mr. Butters. His guiding hands, with those of Mrs. Stacy, are behind the success of our Junior-Senior Prom. Whether skiing over New Hampshire slopes, or wading through a tough original, his good humor and jokes never fail to keep the students interested. MISS GERTRUDE CARMICHAEL. Endowed with one of the sunniest disposi- tions in the school, Miss Carmichael is popular with both the girls and the boys. Her Latin and mathematics classes are some of the most popular classes in the freshman course. Although those keen laughing eyes of hers miss little of the class-room pranks and fooling, such things are usually greeted with a laugh rather than a seventh period. One of the pupils' best and merriest friends, she makes the transition from the Junior High to the High School easier. Miss BETH CLARK. This lovely teacher who presides over Business English and French in the Wadleigh Building is Miss Clark. This slim, well dressed young lady is very popular, and an excellent teacher. She adores animals, dogs especially. Anyone who has tasted her lemon meringue pie or chocolate cake is a better man forever after! She likes poetry very much, and has a pet collection of antiques. We appreciate greatly the fine work she has done in her two years at Wadleigh. ' Ma. F. MEREDITH COOPER. Mr. Cooper is that debonair gentleman who resides in Room 17, where he makes his European History and Problems of Democracy classes long to be remembered. He is the mild-mannered person