Worcester Academy - Towers Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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mfr Earle Winfield Peckham HEAD OF LATIN DEPARTMENT Received A.B. degree from Brown in 1908 and A.M. in 1909. Graduate study at American Academy in Rome, Italy, in summer of 1931. Instructor in French and Latin at Hope Street High School, Providence, R. I., 1908-1909. Principal of St. Albans High School, St. Albans, Vermont, 1913-1916. Principal of Newport High School, Newport, Vermont, 1913-1916. In U. S. Coast Artillery in 1918. Vice- Principal of Concord High School. Concord, Massachusetts, 1916-1923. Came to Worcester in 1923 as Instructor in French and Latin. Made Head of Latin Depart- ment in 1927. Master in charge of Dining Hall since 1925. Faculty Adviser to the Chess Club since 1933. Honorary member of the Class of 1937. Faculty Adviser to the Class of 1944. - 'S Laurence Joseph Smith I HEAD OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AND DIRECTOR UF DRAMATICS Was graduated from Emerson College of Oratory with a B.I..1. degree in 1917. Received an A.lV1. degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1937. Studied at the University of London and at Middlebury College. Instructor in English and Public Speaking at Williston Academy, 1917-1921. In A. E. F., 1918-1919. Master of Public Speaking at Mercersburg Academy, 1921-1923. Came to Worcester in 1923 as Instructor of English. Director of Dramatics since 1930. Chairman of English Department, 1941-1943. Made Head of English Department. 1943.

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John Earle Blossom Ret-ein-41 AB. degree from Wesleyan University in 1914 and an Ed.M. degree from Harvard in 1933. Taught Classivs at Barnard Svhool for Boys. New York City. 1913-1915. Was Assistant 1'rin4'ipa1 at Divkinson Seminary. Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 1915-1913. Came to Woreester as lnstruvtor ill Classics and English in 1918. Made Svllolastie Adviser in 192121. Head of English Department. 1922-1943. Made Dean of Favulty in 1940.

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HI' ID OF MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Harold Newton Rookoven DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND REGISTRAR Was graduated from Springfield College in 1925 with a B.P.E. degree. Came to Worcester as Assistant Director of Physical Education in 1925. Coach of Basket- ball. 1925-19433 Coach of Baseball, 1929-1943. Made Head Coach of Football in 1937. Instructor in Physical Geography, 1925-1937. Made Director of Physical Education in 1939. Instructor in General Science, 1942-1943. Assistant Admissions Oflicer. 1942-1943. Made Registrar in 1943. Harold Gustave Rader Was graduated from Norwich University in 1925 with a B.S. degreeg received Ed.M. degree from Rutgers University in 1933. Instructor in Science at Proctor Academy. Andovcr, New Hampshire. 1925-1923. Instructor in Science at Culver Military Academy. Culver. Indiana. 1928-1929. Came to Worcester in 1929 as In- structor in Mathematics and Science. Honorary member of the Class of 1934. Made Head of Nlathematics Department in 1939. First Lieutenant in Coast Artil- lcry. 1943-1944. Returned to Worcester in 1944. Faculty Adviser to Rifle Club. IOACH OF FENCING AND LACROSSE Ralph Porter Robinson ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE AND EDITOR OF ALUMNI BULLETIN Was graduated from Worcester Academy in 1907. Attended Springfield College. Twelve years Director of Physical Education an Y. M. C. A. and public schools. Lieutenant of Infantry in World War, 1917-1919. For ten years Chief Assistant to Commander Donald B. MacMillan in Arctic Expeditions. Came to Worcester in 1933 as Alumni Representative. Faculty Adviser of Chips and Slivers. Editor of Worcester Academy Alumni Bulletin. Instructor in Navigation, 1942-1943. In- structor in Riflery, 19-43-1944. . Frederick RoseHe Avis BIOLOGY, PHYSICS Was gr.nlu.tts,d from Brown University with an A.B. degree in 1935. Came to Worcester Academy as Instructor in Biology and lVIathematics in 1935. Instructor in Astronomy in 1936. Faculty Adviser to Biology and Astronomy Clubs, 1936-1937. Elected a member of the American Genetic Society in 1940. Made a member of the Clark University Scientific Society in 1940. Instructor in First Aid, 1942. On the Laboratory Stall' of the Memorial Hospital. Worcester. Faculty Adviser to the Legomathenian Society.