Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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19 2 2 The CHAMELEON 19 2 2 MR. ARMSTRONG In the fall of 1921, Mr. George P. Armstrong resigned from his position as Superintendent of the Belmont Schools. For twenty-three years Mr. Armstrong gave most devoted and effective service to this town. We naturally accept what we are used to, without questioning its great merit, until we are suddenly brought face to face with the actuality of loss. So with Mr. Armstrong. Until we are told that lie was going away, we never real- ized what a void there would be, not only in the school, but in the general life of the town. Under Mr. Armstrong’s supervision, the schools in Belmont held one of the highest places in the state. Several characteristics combined to make the high character of this man who did so much for our town. His scholarship was ex- ceptional; his professional training, more than adequate; his integrity, recog- nized; his knowledge of local conditions, unusual; and his sincerity appreciated and honored. In all the young people in town, he felt a warm friendly interest and sympathy. The reception which was given for .Mi - , and Mrs. Armstrong before their de- parture, showed how much the townspeople appreciated their Superintendent. A large number of Belmont citizens attended the gathering, and the feeling that prevailed was that everyone present was a personal friend of Mr. Armstrong. The whole school, backed by the Town of Belmont, will always remember Mr. Armstrong with warm appreciation; and their good wishes go forth to him.

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19 2 2 The CHAMELEON 19 2 2 FRANK ARTHUR SCOTT When Mr. Scott, our former Principal, became Superintendent of the Bel- mont Schools, the pupils of the High School were very glad for his sake, but with their gladness was mingled regret also; for, they queried, “What will Bel- mont be without his familiar face? ' - ’ True, we were not really losing him, but at the time it seemed so. Mr. Scott was born at South New Berlin, New York, the tenth of July, 1880. His father, Walter Scott, was the principal of the Connecticut Literary Institution, which his son attended. Other schools that Mr. Scott attended were the Piddie Institute, at Hightstown, New Jersey; the Institute of Tech- nology : and Clark University. From Harvard, he received the degree of A. B. in 1903, and from Dartmouth, the degree of A. M. in 1913. Mi-. Scott is an enthusiastic follower of the newest methods of education. He is a lover of the great out-of-doors, and a tenor singer to whom all listen with pleasure, but it is especially the rare quality of simple, whole-hearted friendship which endears him to pupils and teachers alike, and which causes the constant request for his presence at every school event. The charm of Belmont has been very graphically depicted in the following beautiful sonnet, written by Mrs. Winthrop Cheney: [ 12 ]