Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

Page 28 text:

SENIOR MEMBERS First rou: J. Hayes, F. Racine, G. Parsons, G. Perry, C. Bailey, E. Reid, Treasurer ; A. M. Jones. Second rou : C. Wadland, L. Harrison, J. Washburn, M. Lord, J. Mutti, R. Hanson, L. Ridlon, Program Chairman ; N. Mansfield, L. Filadoro, Secretary. Third row: C. Olson, B. Hubbard, B. White, B. Dunbar, B. Whalen, A. Beake, I. Giffen, A. Garvin. Absentees: K. Cross- land, R. Drake, A. Fuller, D. Lane, S. Queeney, P. Stackpole. Honor Society Juniors and seniors maintaining Honor Roll standing are invited to join the Melrose High School Honor Society, directed by Miss Agnes I. Ring and Miss Helen Kershaw. The purpose of the Society is to provide recognition of aca- demic achievement, a program of cultural enrichment, and fellowship with other honor students. Formal initiations are held in October and February. The October member- ship is based on the yearly averages issued the previous June; the February membership, on the second quarter marks only. After initiation new members are privileged to wear the gold M and to have a permanent library pass for all free periods. If the student belongs to the Society for three of the four possible membership periods, he is permittted to wear a red tassel at graduation. JUNIOR MEMBERS First row: J. Maddocks, N. Harrison, J. Martens, R. Queeney, Vice President ' , T. Couser, President ' , R. Greenlaw, C. Steer, D. Lepore, L. Liebermann. Second rou : D. Thompson, J. DeStefano, R. Hughes, J. Cadigan, A. Giffen, D. Cameron, J. Palmer, P. Berg, P. D ' Angelo, W. Olson. Third row: R. Hild- reth, P. Boyle, E. Raye, K. Reynolds, C. Turner, J. Campbell, D. Morrison, L. Vekens, M. E. Bigwood, B. Jenkins, R. Sackett. Absentees: P. Grover, K. Hodgson, D. Hopkins, B. Locke, J. Withington, T. McLaughlin. 24

Page 27 text:

Veritas et Humanitas” — these are the words Miss Helen Kershaw selected this year for our new school emblem. We feel this choice is symbolic of Miss Kershaw’s many years at Melrose High School. Veritas, or truth, has been the primary object of all her teaching. But truth alone does not make an education complete. All the meanings included in Humanitas — culture, goodness, sympathy for mankind, a desire to improve society — must also be in the ultimate goal of education. Through her teaching Miss Kershaw has striven to teach not only Latin, but through Latin, a way to humanitas. Her work with the Honor Society and the Junior Classical League has been part of her efforts to encourage and reward the achievement she believes is essential for the attainment of these qualities. As chairman of the Permanent Scholarship Committee Miss Kershaw each year asssists many students in realizing their plans for higher education. Time, Miss Kershaw believes, is something to be used — every moment of it. Already she has many plans for her retirement; she hopes to visit Europe once more and to pursue the many studies which as yet she has had no opportunity for. May time, Miss Kershaw, bring to you in retirement the fulfillment of your many hopes. 23

Page 29 text:

The D-S Club has participated in over three hundred judged interscholastic debates and has traveled over three thousand miles, attending tournaments at U of Maine, UNH, Holy Cross and N. Y. University. The club gained affiliate membership in the National Forensic League, participated in the North Shore Novice Debate League, and held a twenty-school tournament here at Melrose. Varsity debators John DeStefano, Thomas Kenney and Mary Lord received the Degree of Distinction” from the National Forensic League, and Michael Middleton won novice-speaking honors at Dartmouth College. With Mr. Alton Cole and Mr. Anthony DeTeso as faculty advisors, the Foreign Affairs Club examines in detail the causes and results of current world problems. The group studies such crises a those in Cuba and in Africa by having thought-provoking panel dicussions, challenging speakers, and informative movies. In December the Club invited seven exchange students from various Boston colleges to Melrose for a day-long visit to our school. They attended English, math, history, and science classes and met the department heads in these various fields. In the afternoon they toured the school, visiting the guidance department, the boys’ gym, the library, the art room, a mechanical drawing room, the audio-visual office, and the language laboratory. Both foreign students and Melrose High School students exchanged valuable ideas resulting in better cultural understanding. First row: J. Goldblithe, M. Lord, T. Kenney, R. Hildreth, Presi- dent; J. DeStefano, R. Middleton. Second row: T. Priestly, R. Vaughn, R. Abbott, R. Murphy, L. Freeman, Mr. Frank, Advisor. Third row: E. Hannabury, A. Sey- mour, W. Yetman, F. Hines, W. Squires. Debate- Speech Club Foreign Affairs Club t First row: E. Higgins, M. Mur- dock, L. Harrison, M. Bigwood, A. Beake, N. Mansfield, President; A. M. Jones, J. Larrabee; C. Bushee, D. Lawler, K. O ' Hara, D. 1 Spadafora. Second row: Mr. De- Teso, Advisor: C. Hoag, J. Young, L. Johnson, J. Swiatowicz, M. Lord, F. Powers, K. Shelly, E. Schmidt, J. Priestly, H. Shultz, C. DeTono, A. Cole, Advisor. Third row: D. Boyle, J. Craven, C. Raye, M. Nolan, S. Archer, J. Martins, M. Mieliore, D. Kearns, S. MacDonald, N. Car- roll, C. Hooke, S. Smith.