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Administration James L. Jordan, Principal Raymond L. Strangford, Sub- Master Kathleen W. Campbell, Secretary Barbara L. Neal, Secretary Business G. Kenneth Rogers, Head Mildred B. Ahlgren Viola P. Evans Edna M. Parker Marion J. Simpson Anna M. Tilley Robert G. Bruce English Constance F. Stecher, Head Marion L. Billings Barbara E. Hazel Mary C. Halloran Ruth W. Thrasher Arigo L. LaTanzi Louise Hough Ber NADINE Gutter SON Music Arthur P. Hauck Mae L. Lindsay Librarian Ruth P. Strout Guidance G. Vinton Jones, Director Diane Robertson, Secretary Ruth P. Strout, Dean of Girls Science Paul V. Toolin, Head Norma 1. Wolf Gunnar a. Thouren Harrison W. Jordan Walter J. Kane Verne Bixby (in service) Harry Ohan (substitute) Home Economics Ruth J. Bennett, Head and Cafe Manager Shirley H. Inman Mathematics Katherine K. Waldron, Head Alton C. Perry Margaret A. Riley Walter J. Kane Harrison W. Jordan Language Hazel M. Summerville, Head Mildred R. Richards Barbara E. Hazel Bernadine Gutter son Elmo J. Bregoli Art Aldo C. Chiesa, Head Ruth J. Hume Lor in B. Johnson Physical Education Elmer E. Raymond, Director David Ward, Jr. Alice E. Daughraty Mildred L. Foster, Nurse (educational leave) Marjorie Antoine (substitute) Social Studies Eula I. Hutchins, Head William J. Foley Edward R. Oakman Willis Gray Charles W. Brooks Robert G. Bruce Industrial Arts Carl A. Olson, Jr., Head John C. Lax H. Ward Manghue John Paltsits Vocational Norman Rau
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liattet en tut y taate j- 1 September, 1927, saw the opening of the first building in Braintree built exclusively for secondary school use. The enrollment at that time was slightly over five hundred. September, 19;52, brought the problem of the accommodation of approximately seven hundred and fifty pupils in a building planned for a maximum of about seven hundred. A two-platoon system was inaugurated with seniors, juniors, and sophomores in attendance from 8;()()-12;. ' )(); and freshmen from 1 :0()-. ' S :()() p.m. (In passing let it he said that the only ad antage of such a plan is the maximum use of a building). The extended period of depression starting in the late twenties gave an added boost to the phenomenal growth in secondary school enrollments everywhere. In communities where private schools existed, the increased enrollment in the public schools was especially notable due to the decreased earning power of the parents of potential private school pupils. ,lohs were scarce and when available were needed by adults, leaving nothing much for teen-agers except enrollment in high school. Our numbers rose to a figure of approximately eleven hundred and seventy-five students just before World War II. The outbreak of World War II overnight created a demand for the services of hoys seventeen years or older as prospective cannon fodder or to take the place on jobs of older men who were called into the service. As a result, our number dropjred about two hundred to a figure under nine hundred total. The continual annual entrance of small eighth grades has kept the figures at about that point. This lluctnation in niimhers was accompanied by switches from commercial programs to college preparation, to general programs, and hack again to college prep. Only in the past two years has the demand for college accommodations by ex-servicemen been satisfied to the extent that even the well qualified high school graduate could he assured of admission to any college to say nothing of the college of his first choice. -As the above problem was about to solve itself, the Korean fiasco reared its ugly head. Again our secondary school hoys were faced with the possibility of service in a war w Inch is not a w ar. according to our President, and in a location the climate of w hich was beyond the knowledge of the armed service authorities, and in a cause which nobody seems to under- stand. Add to this the spectacle of inefficiency, graft, and corruption in high places, and there is little wonder that onr high school pupils may show a lessening of moral stamina and lack of appreciation r)f the opportunities, and a realization of the value of hmnan life. As family life has deteriorated, parental interest in and control of children has lessened and ethical standaids have been lowered. It is very easy for teen-agers to take the attitude hat do 1 get out of it. ” Programs of studies have been altered to meet the needs, wishes, and abilities of the ever increasing quota of secondary school pupils that are continually coming in. Inclusion or expansion of various extra-curricular activities have everywhere been the rule in an effort to help pupils develop the character traits and habits that make for good citizenship, hut this is not enough! It is desirable that our secondary school products should be not only- good, hut good for something; and the satisfactory completion of at least a minimum of tasks is a must in the development of their know-how and willingness to work. No diploma should he awarded on any other basis. A fair comparison between the average Braintree High School hoy of today with the one of twenty-five years ago is that he is less concerned with standing well in his class, is less w illing to work either mentally or physically, is either more open in his deviations from the straight and narrow way, or less concerned with the public’s attitude toward his failings. He very definitely excels in leadership, initiative, and similar personality traits. He is either more brazen, or more honest, depending on his viewpoint. ' In any case, he belongs to one of the finest groups of teen-agers anywhere. Priticiptil
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