English High School - Blue and Blue / Record Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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President ' s Message Mario M. Caporale As the Class of 1965 completes its graduating year and leaves the shelter of the great English High School, it is fitting that each member pause to consider his accomplishments and future plans. We entered as eager freshmen in the annex, full of ambition and hope. As sophomores, we transferred to the main building and were determined to make good our goals. In our three years here under the fine guidance and teachings of our headmaster. Dr. Malone, and our many teachers, we have accomplished our aim; that is, to graduate. Some of us will continue our education at one of the many insti- tutions of higher learning. Before us lie years of study, more difficult than we have ever experienced. But we will not complain, for it is clear to us that anything worthwhile can only be accomplished through perseverance. Some of us will immediately enter upon the business world. A world in which today the competition is greater than ever before; a world into which thousands of high school and college students enter yearly. Others of us will enter the military service, where there are un- limited possibilities for advancement. Whichever path we may take, there will be problems which will confront us; but let our desire to succeed be the incentive which will drive us on to greater efforts and greater success. No matter how successful we may become, let us not forget our school motto: Be Clean, Be Square, Be Courteous.

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Editorial. . . Lawrence Finklestone We exist today in a troubled world; a world in which the mis- understanding of man lies inherent in the roots of our Twentieth Century Civilization. We live without realizing or appreciating the ideals that make life all the more worth while. We tend to forget that while we as Americans have an abundance of food, clothing, and shelter, there are millions of impoverished people throughout Asia, Latin America, and Europe, who are dying in the streets, while forcing upon themselves a pretense for living in our befuddled world. It is easy for us to take advantage of the profits of progress, but the essence of opulence remains only within the frame of one ' s mind. The character and moral decency that we hope to possess as adults in a modem progressive society can only be acquired through deter- mination and hard work. The main reason for the downfall of certain nations in this world can be traced not to a lack of political domination, but rather to the lack of social understanding and apathy on the part of its people. History and Its Maker have proven that the only way in which a society can prosper and enrich itself, is by the cultivation of the mind. The intellect has given more to the growtli of our world than any- thing else. The Torch of Civilization has lit the way in the past, and shines brightly for a promising future. Let us grasp this Torch, with all its splendor and glory, and go forth to lead this land we love. Let this Torch shine as brightly for us as it shines as a symbol of everlasting greatness for all those who silently pass by the slopes of Arlington National Cemetery. May God grant us the desire in these ephemeral moments which we spend here on Earth, to continue the work of our American fore- fathers who arduously struggled for the beliefs of Liberty and Free- dom; those principles which can never alter or dim the burning, passionate flames of Equality.

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h Ketirement This year marks the retirement of Mr. Charles F. Murphy, a teacher of mathematics at English High for a number of years. Mr. Murphy was graduated from BLS 1912, and Holy Cross 1916. After serving in World War I, Mr. Murphy joined the Boston School System, teaching at Charlestown High and Boston Latin, before being app ointed to English in December, 1924. Charlie has been a legend at EHS for more than a generation, and any boy who has passed under his benevolent tutelage will hardly for- get him. Mr. Murphy ' s retirement creates a gap in the teaching ranks which will be most diffi- cult to fill. Mr. Charles F. Murphy Mr. Robert G. Simmons retired tliis Januan, ' after a lengthy service at English High School. Mr. Simmons was graduated from Boston Col- lege with an A.B. in 1919, and received his Master ' s degree from the same school in 192.3. An accomplished scholarly gentleman, and a re- nowned athlete in his own right, Mr. Simmons served our school from the time of his appoint- ment in September 1923, as a teacher of English, until his retirement, in many capacities. In addi- tion to coaching the Golf Team, he served as Faculty Adviser to the Senior Year Book for many years. To Mr. Simmons and Mr. Murphy we wish many years of contented retirement. Mr. Robert G. Simmons