Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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Belmont High School Sr. ICttmarb 38. ©lark In the death of Dr. Leonard B. Clark, who passed away on October 26, 1926, the Belmont Schools lost a constant and devoted friend, who had been interested in the welfare of the Schools for many years, and had given himself unsparingly to public service throughout his life. Dr. Clark was born in Weston, Mass., September 8, 1862. He prepared for College in the Newton Schools and graduated from Harvard College in 1895, • from there entering the Harvard Medical School, from which he was graduated in 1889. In that year he settled in Waverley and began his career of public service and of ministry to the sick and the afflicted, which did not end until his death. He was a member of the Belmont School Committee from 1893 until 1897 and from 1906 until 1918, and during four years of his incumbency served as Chairman of the School Committee. He was a member of the Board of Health from 1894 to 1897, and from 1911 to 1923 and was Chairman during the year 1922-23. He was Trustee of the Belmont Public Library for twenty-one years until his death, and served as Chairman of the Board for the last five years. During the World War, Dr. Clark assisted the local Board in the examina- tion of drafted men, and was an active and valuable member of the Public Safety Committee, and served as Food Administrator for the Town. He served on various School Building Committees, notably that which built the New High School. He was a Director of the Belmont District Nursing Association from 1919 until 1925, was a Director of the Waverley Co-Operative Bank for over twenty years, and was for many years a member of the Parish Committee of the Waverley Unitarian Church which he also served as Treasurer. Throughout his professional life he was devotedly interested in the Waltham Hospital and worked unceasingly for its upbuilding and development, serving as a Trustee and member of its staff. Dr. Clark was a man of broad sympathies, lofty ideals, strict integrity and careful judgment, with genuine kindness of heart and gentleness of manner in defending the right. Constant reading and reflection had given him a richly cultivated mind and a serene disposition. His scholarly instincts and wide knowledge of men and affairs made him tolerant of the opinions of others but did not deter him from standing steadfastly and with stern determination for the things which he believed to be right. Desiring only to serve others he always effaced himself and gave to the Town and its people all that was in him. His going is an irreparable loss to the Town of Belmont and to the Community in general. His unstinted and unremitting devotion to the service of Belmont is an inspiring example and a precious memory to all its citizens. SETH T. GANO. 8

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The 1927 Chameleon Faculty Advisers If there is one seemingly thankless job in this high school, it is that filled by the class adviser. This person must be prepared constantly to hear complaints about the vagaries, stupidity and so forth of the class who elected him to super- vise them. He must take part in innumerable petty arguments, and must always be on guard to prevent the class from committing various indiscretions or bringing about serious misunderstandings. It is, indeed, a fatiguing task, and he who fulfills these requisitions to any degree of success certainly merits the school’s sincere commendation. Mr. Gifford, who has led us safely through the terrors of school life, has, by dint of unceasing effort, managed to avert many imminent calamities from our uncomprehending heads. He has performed his duties admirably. Much valuable time has he sacrificed to us. Hence, it is fitting and proper that we, here, express our heart-felt thanks for his many services to our class. Mr. Gifford has our best wishes during his later career. Co-operation Cooperation is a vital factor in human life. The sooner the majority of us realize this fact, the faster shall we progress; for as some sage has wisely said, “He who plays a lone game, plays a losing game”. Witness the titanic world- struggle of a decade ago. The German Kaiser, foe of practically every country on the surface of the earth, certainly proved the truth of this proverb. The advantages of cooperation are manifold. According to one writer, “Cooperation is not an experiment; it is a method. Knowledge of this method is the only sure road to success. ’ Not only to individuals does this definition apply, but even to the nations of the earth. The latter, brought into closer contact with one another by modern inventions that annihi- late time and space, have slowly, through necessity, adopted cooperative methods in dealing with one another; for they realize that the concern of one is the con- cern of all. Moreover, cooperative movements are springing up within the nations themselves; Chambers of Commerce, Credit Associations, and Coopera- tive Banks are a few examples in our own country. Even our Constitution has felt the effects of this new influence; witness our present direct election of Senators, our initiative and referendum, and our direct primary. Then, to bring the subject still nearer home, — the Student Government organization instituted this year in the Belmont High School is based on the theory that all shall cooperate for the common good; the publication of this little volume was made possible only by the heartiest concurrence of the members of the class; the operetta, the Senior play, the Senior- Junior Prom, all are ex- amples of our successful cooperation in the past. By these instances, we see that cooperation and cooperative ideals are no longer mere sentiments; they are economic, political, and social necessities. With all these arguments in its favor, why cannot we institute further co- operation in our school? Our term is at an end; but to our associates, the undergraduates, we leave the palm of leadership. We believe much may be accomplished — the Lunch-Itoom, the library, the study-halls, and other home- rooms could all be placed under a cooperative management. We the Class of 1927, have been the leaders in reviving this cooperative movement here at Belmont High. We have hopes that our successors will continue to carry out these principles; for we are of the opinion that they form the most sensible, most successful, and most remunerative policy as yet practised by mankind. 7

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The 1927 Chameleon Ye Facultie Blennerhassett MillEr Loring CoMery GiffOrd JohNson (2) DornTee THompson Higgins Gould WelcH Swan Cove Harris StOne (2) YOungberg StuerwaLd Comstock Harrison JAcobs Meiers KEtchum OLson CaldErara MOsher HaNley 9