Classical High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Dear Graduates of 1959 About 4000 BC prayers and hymns were chanted to the accompantment of pnpe lyre and drum Musrc com prlsed one th1rd of a Grecian youth s educatlon and the Illad and Odyssey were sung and reclted 1r1 every vxllage The theme of th1s Yearbook should 1nsp1re us to read the Hrstory of Muslc to apprecnte xts mfluence on man to seek lofty rdeals to reach for the Truth and to lm prove nts patterns of llvmg Classrcal Hxgh School IS rrch rn 1nd1v1dual musxcal talent and Class A rn the development of tts var1ous musrcal groups each tranned by a superror professronal artrst These youths are blendrng the1r own musncal tones MR IAMES F ONEIL Prmclpal exch on hrs own partrcular xnstrument mto a whole composrtxon whtch may be an arla or an orchestratron Each rs a member of a team cooperatmg harmomously wrth all other members under the vrgrlant eye and ear of the coach to produce the opus Days weeks and months wrtness repetmon of the effort for practrce mtkes perfect and practxce must never cease The teamwork ns not unllke the dlsctpllne of the ac ldemxc ycar where students motlvated to develop the1r mdlvrdual efforts and abrlmcs to preserve the1r 1nd1v1d ual trarts and aptxtudes and to l1ve and cooperate as a soclal group wrth therr fcllow students under the gurd ance of the1r professronal teachers JAMES F ONEIL Prrncrpal . , 7 . . t 1 , . I Y 5 ' U - K N ' . . 1 l 1 4 N s in Ancient Greece to promote unity among the peoples. , . , , l . a -4 . D 9 2 an . ' v 3 A . ' 'L ' I , V ' 1 ' ' I ' ' 1 A I , C I V . , Q 1 . 6

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ARLAN R COOLIDGE It is appropriate as well as gratifying to have Music chosen as the unifying factor in the 1959 CADUCEUS. Classical High with its enviable tradition of high scholar- ship may recall the central place of Music in the European universities of the Middle Ages, a time which saw the Quadrivium- Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, and Astron- omy-the core of the mathematical arts. In fact Music was then rightfully regarded as a science and an art if considered in all of its aspects. As a science of sound to be probed in the Physics laboratory, as a vehicle of intense and powerful expression in the hands of the trained com- poser, and as a companion for all who listen, sing or pro- duce instrumental sound, it transcends today the barriers of language and geography. Is it being overfanciful to imagine in the years ahead a world society in which Music from all nations will be available to us at the twist of the dial, or even a true music of the spheres drawn from yet unknown cosmic sources? After World War I, Poland, as a reconstituted state crowded by ambitious neighbors, named as its head of government the great pianist and humanitarian, jan Pad- erewski. His character, prestige, and experience as an un- ofhcial ambassador over the years, made him a command- ing figure at a critical juncture in Western history. In our confused and frightened world, also, the minds and spirits of great artists and musicians may have important and practical ideas to contribute to society, and in the long run it will be idea and not physical force that decides the destiny of Man. In dedicating this issue to Music with all that it holds of unity balance and beauty the CADUCEUS max be prophetic of a change in vsorld thought pointing to an era of sensitixcness coopcration and world peace ARLAN R COOLIDGE Professor of Music Brown University The campus of Brown University t , A , t t , K V - V Q t , 4 , . 4 X . - w 4:44. 'JJ V vw' ffm f- -...TQ-' k. .'.1,,y,'d 1 i , Y ' flfif: V W N-gf, , M W. if' A - 5,11 ,. I V

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be KATHLEEN V BOYD Brown Unxversxry M A US Hlstory Head of the Hrstory Department Forum Club MARY F McKAY Brown Unrversxty M A French Head of the Guxdance De partment Guxdance Counselor Gnrls Athletrc Dxrector MR MAX H FLAXMAN Vrce Prtncrpal Department Heads JOHN F LAFFERTY Provxdence College B Ed Physics Chemrstry Head of the Scrence Department Scrence Club Sclence Farr CHARLES J McMILLAN St Mary s Umversrty M A Revnew Mathemaucs Algebra Act mg Head of the Mathematrcs De partment Conductors N o man can reveal to you augh hut that whzch already lzes hal axleep zn the ziawnzn g 0 your knowl edge The teacher who walks zn the .fhadow of the temple, among hu ollowers, gwef not o hzx wzxdom but rather of hz: fazth and lowng ner: I he zr zmleed wzre, he doe! not hui you enter the h0uJe of hu wzsdom, hut rather lead! you to the threshold of your own mznd Kahlzl Gzhran ELIZABETH j MACDONALD Brown Unxversrty M A Englrsh Eng11shCompos1t1on Head of the Englrsh Department CA DUCEUS Advlser CHARLOTTE A WETHERELL Mrddlebury College M A French Head of the Language De partment Cum Laude Socrety Sec retary French Club Jr Allrance Francaxse K ff t . . f C n ' f , f . f . . ' 1, . . . ' ll