Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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iQJAal'l'l SCA00! Miss Gurney left to be married and Mr. Dunne and Mr. Randall moved to positions in other schools. Mr. Harold E. Cowan succeeded Mr. Eaton as principal in our senior year. We welcomed him as an old friend. For many years he had been assistant principal, and from his office in the freshman corridor he helped us and guided us during our first year here. He had also been the head of the commercial department and had secured part-time jobs for many of MR. HAROLD COWAN 'Us 'H-...A -WWF .29 Q MR. KNUTE LARSON us. We found that as our principal he still had the sense of humor, and the friendly, sympathetic, easy-to- talk-to manner that we admired in him when first we knew him, Our new assistant principal, Dr. Knute Larson, came as we began our senior year. Energetic, informal, friendly, he started some of us doing special research problems and gave all of us Valuable assistance in finding jobs and choosing colleges. lVe wish he had been with us during all our four years in high school,

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DR. CALVIN E. W1LC0x Mr. Bottomley died when we were sophomores, before we had sat in any of his classes. Dr. Wilcox, whom we learned to respect as the head of the Dedham school system when we en- tered the first grade, died in the fall of our senior year. Mr. Eaton, loved by generations of Dedham High pupils, retired at the end of our junior year, but after Dr, Wilcox's death returned as acting superintendent of schools. Miss Lucy and Miss Madeline Clough retired at the end of 1953. .fdncl jken lm glnferecf The Dedham High School we en- tered in 1950 was very different from the one We left in 1954. None of the rooms had been painted, and the li- brary was a tiny, poorly equipped room. The greatest difference, how- ever, was in our teachers and admin- istrators. Dr. Calvin E. Wilcox was superintendent of schools, Mr. Ralph A. Eaton was principal, and Miss Lucy Clough, Miss Madeline Clough, Mr. James Dunne, Mr. Roger Randall, Miss Barbara Gurney, and Mr. How- ard Bottomley Were on the faculty. MR. RALPH A. EATON

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, g 1 ff-- sl L vffni ' QQ MR. THOMAS LEGUERN K . 4 .,i...4.4M jlleife V2 lil' We met our advisers when We were freshmen, and they stayed by us throughout our four years. They earned our sincere gratitude by the long hours they spent in making our proms, our senior play, our dances - all our activities so successful, and by their willingness to help us over scho- lastic hurdles. Mr. Thomas LeGuern, the business organization instructor, coached the baseball teams, was as- sistant football coach for our first three years, and in our senior year, was made head of the commercial de- partment. Miss Catherine Castle taught Spanish and helped the Junior Red Cross. The French students were excellently instructed by Miss Margaret Boynton, who also contrib- uted much time and effort to making our Student Council outstanding. In addition to teaching the girls' gym classes, Miss Joan Tobin helped make our proms successful. MISS JOAN TOBIN MISS CATHERINE CASTLE 1 Z . Miss MARGARET BOYNTON 15