Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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We the Board of Editors, dedicate this 1935 issue of our High School Echo, to Mr. William L. Lovell Supervisor of music in the Public Schools of Easthampton 1899 - 1934 Guide, Philosopher, and Friend SGUCYI-

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Foreword . Once again, graduation time is here and that means it's ECHO time. This year, it seemed at first that it would be impossible to publish the ECHO, but all obstacles have been removed. The price, because of economic conditions, re- mains the same as last year. This year we have the distinctive honor of dedicating the Echo to Mr. lVilliam L. Lovell, who for thirty-four years was the supervisor of music in our public schools. It is eminently fitting that special tribuie be paid to a man who, for so many years, has developed an appreciation of music in the youth of our town. His pupils, who are many in number and who can be found in all parts of the country, never forget his work for them. Therefore, we take great pride in making the dedication, not only in the name of the student body of our high school, but also in tl1e name of his many former pupils. The Easthampton High School greets its alumni and the townspeople through this excellent medium. We hope that tl1is ECHO will appeal to the interests of all. The Echo Board has worked diligently to make this issue a success and to keep up the fine reputation that the Echo has always enjoyed with its numerous readers. Anthony S. Lis, Editor-in-Chief six

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APPRECIATION OF MR. LOVELL In the retirement of Mr. W. L. Lovell, the school has lost a highly-valued and beloved teacher. Mr. Lovell came to Easthampton in 1899 and taught music in the public schools for 35 years until his retirement last year. He had his heart in his work and would give unsparingly of his personal time to any pupil who showed interest and desire to work. He not only taught music but played different instruments. He is a remarkable man who will always be remembered with respect and affection. Mr. Lovell's concerts, which were greatly appreciated by the townspeople, will never be forgotten by lovers of great music, especially those of us who were so fortunate as to take part in them. He spent many untiring hours in the work he loved best. Never satisfied with anything short of the best, he worked long and with infinite patience to perfect a piece of Work. These annual concerts were the consummation of the work of a whole year. The proceeds were used to buy instruments and to provide for the annual music prizes. It is hoped that, in the near future, Mr. Lovell will honor us again by giving us some more of his splendid concerts. ADELE LAPRADE, E. H. S., l35 AN APPRECIATION Dedicating the High School Echo to YVilliam L. Lovell, the Echo Board not only honors Mr. Lovell, but itself in its discriminating choice of one who has given so many years of valued service to the students in the public schools, and to the townsfolk as well. The keys to knowledge open many doors,-that of Music has opened so widely to many through the untiring efforts, unstinting zeal, and musical ability of Mr. Lovell. A student and lover of the works of the masters, he has inculcated into the minds and hearts of his pupils a knowledge and love of music lore that will always remain with them. When Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and the other masters Wove a pattern of melody and musical charm into their compositions for the generations then unborn, it was the prayer of each of them that there would come after them those who would turn the pages and reveal the messages of joy or despair, love or sorrow, that colored their own lives. One has but to talk with the mem- bers of Mr. Lovell's orchestra, for that is what it will always be called by all of us, to know that it has been the supreme delight of him wl1o has been the teacher and leader of a high school orchestra, second to none. Not only the musical score, but the study of the lives of the great masters has been the privilege of his pupils through his training and access to his valuable musical library. Tolerant of the modern composers, many of their compositions were in- cluded in the versatile program presented by the orchestra each year. eight