Class of 1959
Gardner High School
Gardner, Massachusetts
GHS Teachers 1956 - 1959
The names of the teachers listed below may not “ring a bell” with everyone in our class, but may bring back special memories to those who knew individual teachers through their college, commercial, or general courses and extra-curricular activities. Some teachers or their subjects influence your life in ways that you do not recognize or fully appreciate until much later. Which teachers do you remember, and why?
Note: In February of 1955, Mrs. Dorothy J. Littlefield substituted for Miss K. Doris Berry who was placed on indefinite leave because of an illness in her family.


The Asterisk (*) denotes teachers or administrators who were appointed in 1956.


The Double Asterisk (**) denotes appointment in 1957


 Miss Virginia A. Aldrich – World History, U.S. History

 Mr. Martin L. Anderson – World History, Arithmetic

 Miss Mary G. Bailey – Art, English

 Mr. James W.H. Baker – Physics

 Mrs. Marcia L. Baker – English*

 Miss K. Doris Berry – Stenography, Typewriting, Office Machines

 Mr. George J. Black – English, Art, Latin*

 Mr. Hervey F. Bowden – U.S. History, Modern European History

 Mr. Kenneth E. Bowen – English, Psychology

 Miss Helen Chafee – French, Spanish

 Miss Sarah E. Clark – Business Law, Problems of Democracy

 Mrs. Edla S.  Denney – English

 Mr. L. Edward Dolhenty, Jr.**Basic Business, Problems of Democracy

 Mr. Walter Dubzinski, Sr. – Civics, Health, General Math, Guidance

 Mr. Robert T. Duncan – Basic Business, General Science

 Miss Geraldine Foskett, English

 Mr. John S. Gearan, Principal/English* (5/9/56)

 Miss Mary A. Glasheen – English

 Mrs. Vera L. Glendenning – Health, Homemaking

 Mr. Edward W. Hilbourne – Chemistry, General Science

 Mr. Edward V. Hill* – English, Geography

 Mrs. Dorothy K. Hopkins – Bookeeping, Typewriting, Office Practice

 Mrs. Mary L. Horrigan – Bookeeping, Typewriting

 Mr. Dean E. Johnson – Industrial Arts

 Mr. Joseph T. Kivlin – Printing

 Mr. Martin O. Lahtinen – U.S. History, World History

 Miss Louise Kraskouskas ** – English

 Mr. Roland C. Lambert – Boys Physical Education

 Mrs. Hope H. Lavalee** - Art

 Miss Helen Lepkowski – Stenography, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Office Machines

Mr. Robert Littlefield – Assistant Principal/Geometry

Mr. William M. Lloyd, Jr.* – Band Director, Music

Miss Kathleen M. McCarthy – Basic Business, Typewriting

Miss Dorothy R. O’Neill – English, Speech

Mr. Chester J. Poliks – General Science, Biology, World History

Ms. Priscilla Power –Girls Physical Education, Sports

Miss Elizabeth B. Saben – Director of Guidance

Mrs. Helen F. St. George - Latin, French

Miss Muriel M. Sutherland, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus.

Mr. Philip J. Tarpey – General Math, Economics

Miss. Carolyn A. Thatcher – Stenography, Typewriting,

Mr. John R. Tinker, Mechanical Drawing, Mathematics, Drivers Ed.

Miss Marion Viets – Algebra, Geometry

Miss Helen Whittier – Biology

Miss Dorothy K. Young – Bookeeping, Typewriting
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