Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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,11- '?-'is MR. JOHN MCCAULEY He did it! 22-20 . . . after four years as head football coach, brought the victorious football back to Dedham High . . . famous for his chalk talks, words of warning, and St. Peter ioke . . . presented former B, C. plays to our boys . . . labor of love, Run a few laps and then try some calisthenics, boys . . . teaches mathematics, science, and biology. MR. LOFTS MCGUIRE Popular history teacher and track coach . . . peerless chairman of class advisors . . . optimistic about our financial standing . . . pet peeve, O Division with unfinished home- work . . . iovial disposition . . . staunch ally of his barriers . . . lively classes . . . thought- provoking discussions . . . alert to the ever- changing political scene . . . enjoys watching all sports, especially track and football . . . former track star. Prepared Us for the Future ae '1 -eg -vo , .- sr N waitin ' 'ii H i W A I 'rg-ff ,. if l .exif , I F ,Msg gi i y 'fwif i ' 4' 15.1. ig ' - ls, . ' if I . +xQ ?:,-,1 , , i N if , . ,F N, Q . , i Qi,-vi - 3 . ts-wa-' l , ,Mifff'2'r ,QA ' at MR. THOMAS NELSON Left us suddenly when his reserve unit was reactivated . . . our loss was their gain . . . had taught industrial arts in Dedham High for two years . . . previously taught at the Junior High . . . printed our Junior Prom pro- grams . . . invaluable assistant with home- made issues of the Mirror . . . quiet but pleas- ant . . . favorite pastimes include golfing . . . hope he gets time for it now! lil .uv awk' gwwi ui f f Gag' MR. JOSEPH NUNES Think! . . . a challenge often hurled at obtuse classes . . . with questionable results . . . teaches chemistry and the new course, P.S.S.C. Physics . . . likes to read, swim, and bowl . . . represented DHS at National Youth Conference on Atoms at Chicago . . . spends summers going to school and traveling to New Hampshire . . . noted for lab exper- iments in his home. MISS LAURA MclNTlRE Often heard demanding, How could you be alive and conscious and not know that? . . . able member of the Commercial Depart- ment . . . cheerful supervisor of the lunch- room scene . . . enioys students with a lively interest in class . . . a prolific reader . . - well-acquainted with modern authors . . . a connoisseur of fine foods . . . spends ltef summers in New Hampshire. l ,Q rx Elf

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.--11.1-h MRS. LlLLlAN LOWRANCE Taught our girls the art of homemaking . . . occupies leisure moments with bridge, reading, classical music, and gardening . . . native of the Long Horn State . . . gracious and soft-spoken . . . would very much like a peaceful world . . . proud of her daughter, Mary, a '59 graduate, now studying in Ger- many . . . strong supporter of the Mirror and its cake sales. MISS BARBARA MARSHALL Pretty, red-headed Spanish teacher . . . strong emphasis on pronunciation . . . fa- miliar with the latest techniques in the lan- guage arts . . . gentle and soft spoken . . . conscientious and capable . . . busy in the sophomore corridor every morning . . . would like to reactivate the Spanish Club . . . en- thusiastic spectator at basketball games . . . eagerly anticipates continuing her Spanish studies . . . perhaps in Spain . . . a pleasant asset to our faculty. ... Shared Their Wisdom and Experiencei MR. HARRY McKAY Our brilliant math teacher . . . proud of our achievements in college boards . . . spent his sabbatical studying advanced math at Bos- ton College . . . known as the Mr. Fix-lt of his neighborhood . . . designed and built his own house . . . Where? . . . in Dedham, of course! . . . a captain in the Army Reserves . . . wishes he had more time to spend doing the things he enjoys . . . especially swimming and skiing. l8 Q7 MRS. PATRICIA McNAl.l.Y Mix these ingredients well: patience, hu- mor, generosity, and understanding . . . re- sult? our home economics teacher . . . a former graduate of Dedham High School . . . spends her summers relaxing in Scituate . . . has traveled around the country . . . current interest, her family . . . takes pleasure in reading and attending plays . . . top-ranking member of the faculty bowling team . . . ex- pert at basketball, too! . . . indispensable to our Mirror cake sale . . . Dedham's irreplace- able Betty Crocker. 4 - ' i MISS FLORENCE MURDOCK Devoted English teacher . . . stimulates an interest in reading . . . conducts lively, re- sponsive classes . . . well-balanced literary tastes . . . ardent theater-goer . . . loves to travel . . . tells her classes, You get out of a thing what you put into it . . . ad- mired for her neat appearance, good man- ners, and calm composure . . . endeavored to give us a solid ground-work in grammar . . . hopes she succeeded.

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CT 1 if fjffwstf-vf 'ig We 2,351 V - 912.12 41, ' 2- - x . - .xQjv?,i,g,,, A P ,A lf? gi. 4.175 Gift f 252125 MISS MARGUERITE O'GRADY Chief impetus behind the Mirror and Reflec- tions . . . both received highest awards at the B.U. Journalism Conference this year . . . remembered for her hours of dedicated ser- vice . . . looks forward to February vacations in Florida . . . most understanding with her French and English classes . . . relaxes on Old Cape Cod in the summer . . . truly a lady of many talents. MRS. MARCIA O'SHEA Reminds her pupils that Anything worth doing is worth doing well . . . Although this is her first year at DHS, she has won the respect of teachers and students alike . . . originally from Maine . . . now resides in Oakdale . . . worked for the National Science Foundation this summer revising a book . . . loves to swim and ski . . . enioyed winter sports in Canada last year . . . acquired a brand-new husband at midyear. I nculcated Principles of Democrac l' MR. ELwooD PHILBRICK E5 This English teacher is famous for saying, i lf at first you don't succeed, give up . . . sage advice indeed . . . enioys mountain l climbing, building, and remodeling . . . an- . noyed by dusty and stuffy rooms . . . his is l noted fo-r attractive displays . . . professes - a dislike for cards, but has a tendency to win when he plays . . . travels to the Caribbean , annually . . . taught in Puerto Rico for a while , . . . would enioy a longer lunch period. li il l iv 4 it MlSS SARAH SHEEDY Pleasant to go down in history with . . . relates the happenings of Modern European History to DHS sophomores . . . enioys at- tending the theater and baseball games, trav- eling, and reading . . . summer finds her still studying . . . incomplete homework and note- books, a pet peeve . . . recently toured eight countries of Europe . . . found Holland and Ireland most enioyable . . . longs to visit Hawaii . . . sported a good-looking white Cor- vair this year. 20 MR. EDWARD SHERIDAN President of Formaldehyde, Inc. . . . immune to the rigors of dissection days . . . what's his secret? . . . O tempora, O mores, his plea of distress . . . pet peeve, students who do not complete assignments on time . . . campaign manager for our class elections . . . guided us in that earth-shaking decision on class rings . . . reading, fishing, and va- cationing on the Cape, his favorite diversions. MR. CLARENCE SMITH Moving force behind our Play Book . . . corralled the services of his sales, clerking, and bookkeeping classes . . . strove to up the total sales this year . . . conscientious and efficient in all that he undertakes . . . amiable and agreeable . . . usually on duty in senidr corridor . . . sage class advisor . . . seen on the golf links or ski slopes during vacation. l