Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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Our Headmaster JOHN B. MATTHEWS Message To the Blembers of the Class of 1949: This year Nlalden is eelebrating its three-hundredth anniversary. This is not old when measured by the story of civilization, yet old in the story of our own land. Those who have gone before us in Xlalden have left us a rieh heritage and this is partieularly true of our own high school legacy. It seems to me, there- fore, that this would be an opportune time for the members of this elass to stop for a moment and reflect on those legacies. Wlhat you do with them is im- portant, and that you make the most of your gifts is a neeessity. W'hat is still more important. it seems to me, is that you pass on to those who Come after you a better City and a better sehool. This you ean do only by giving your best to the task at hand. You would do well to remember that there is no substitute for hard work . That is what we have tried to teaeh you here at school and I hope with some degree of sueeess. Take this philosophy with you as you leave this sehool and put it into operation. Keep always in mind your inheritanee and resolve to leave your City and your sehool a better plaee for your having lived there. Mcmst sincerely, JOHN B. MATTHEWS

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Sup rirzfmdenf of Sclzzfrfls DR. CHESTER W. HOLMES GREAT EXPECTATIONS In May of this year Malden celebrated the three-hundredth anniversary of its founding. Think what that means! Your city, from its settlement to the present, has seen our country grow from a wilderness to one of the leading powers in the world today. You Forty-Niners, like your city, began your educational careers with little but, like it, have come far. Your parents and the schools have done their best for you. See that you measure up to your responsibilities and their expectations! Of those to whom much has been given, much is expected. CHESTER WL HOLMES, Superintendent of Seihools Superintendent of Schools Dr. Chester W. Holmes U15 Sclzzwl Heard ' s i E i -..-a .. First Row: Mrs. Edwin Troland, Edward Bushell, Helen A. Davison. Second Row: Rev. Charles H, Monbleau, Thomas J. Kelleher, Bertram E. Green, Dr. Chester W. Holmes. The School Committee, under the lead- ership of Dr. Chester W. Holmes, has introduced the Rinehart system of pen- manship replacing the Palmer method. Miss Ida Dyke and Miss Virginia Bell have been appointed new head clerks with the retirement of Miss Helen Davison and the resignation of Mrs. Lilly Lyons and Mrs. Mary Rosdahl. A uniform dismissal date for Massachusetts high school seniors to be announced in April will affect the class of 1949. Following the plan of dis- tributive education the committee has voted for girls' vocational training. This year also, much has been done to perfect the guidance program. Improved apti- tude and preference tests have been given to an increasing number of students.

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Our Assistant Executives MISS EDNA TURKINGTON As Dean of Girls, Miss Turkington will always be remembered and thanked for the service she has given to M. H. S. girls. They have bene- fitted greatly from her talks on col- leges and their requirementsg the as- semblies she has arranged on man- ners and grooming and on specialized careers, and her help in arranging school programs, Every morning she can be seen patiently receiving ab- sence slips. The National Honor So- ciety Installation is also under her able direction. -4' MR. ARTHUR LARSEN Aside from his regular classes of Law and Economics and the many duties placed upon him by his posi- tion as head of the Commercial De- partment, Mr. Larsen serves as fac- ulty manager of athletics. In this function he supervises the sale of tickets to games and handles all ath- letic expenditures. In addition Nfr. Larsen is junior Class Master, hand- ling the boys' discipline problems. Xfany times we see a group of breath- less students pouring in to his ofiice at 8:01 for Mr. Larsen has charge of tardinesses. . .,.. MISS GRACE CROWE Miss Crowe, who has been in our school system for seventeen years, ioined our high school staff this year. She was appointed to take the place of lwirs. Sarah Hayford who passed away during the summer. She is health counselor to students and fac- ulty and renders first aid in all emer- gencies. For the First time she is administering sight and hearing tests. The vision testing machine which she uses, is the new gift of the Lions Club. Adequate follow-up work of physical defects is done and com- plete medical records of all students are kept. s .av ' MR, CLARKE BROOKES Mr. Brookes, as coordinator of the extra-curricula activities at KI. II. S. is always ready and happy to assist us in all school functions. As Sopho- more Class Niaster his advice is there for the asking. In this capacity, too. he handles the boys' disciplinary problems. It is necessary to consult hir. Brookes if one wishes to engage the auditoriums, the club room or the music room for any activities. All engagements are listed on his register. When student programs are made out Nfr. Brookes is there to assist. MISS HELENE MOORE Miss Helene Moore, the Director of Guidance, works with the Seniors taking College Boards and N.R.O.'l'.C. tests. She has made individual ap- pointments for pupils with schools and industry, and with professional men, to talk over possible careers. She has explained the results of the Boston University Battery Tests to each of the more than three hundred seniors. She handles all applications for work and all placements. Before Christmas she taught Retail Selling for all students who wished to work in the stores. or sw... ,ws-Els MR. ROBERT PERRY Nfl: Perry, head of the Science De- partment and Physics and Aeronau- tics teacher also finds time to be Senior Class Master. In this posi- tion he looks out for all problems of senior boys. Every spring we fincl X112 Perry and his assistants making out program sheets for the next school year. As we pass room IOQ in the morning we find him busily eheckirvf in all absent boys. In addition Mr. Perry is director of school supplies.