Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

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In Memoriam There was one door at Aielrose High School which was always open. There was one office where any girl knew she would find warmth and understanding. There was one place where we always felt welcome. But on October 8, 1963, the door of that office was closed forever by the death of Mrs. Ann Foster, our beloved Dean of Girls. Everyone who had ever been fortunate enough to know Mrs. Foster felt a very special sorrow at the death of this very special woman. During her long years of service at the high school, frst as an art teacher and then as the Dean of Girls, the position for which she was so ideally suited and for which she will be long remembered, Mrs. Foster affected the lives of countless students. Any girl who had a problem knew she could turn to Mrs. Foster, for each who spoke with her instinctively felt that Mrs. Foster was interested in her as an individual and that her problem was Mrs. Foster’s problem. No girl ever left her office without having bene- fted from her vast store of knowledge and deep-seated, unerring wisdom. Mrs. Ann Foster served not only as a conpdant, advisor, and friend to every Melrose High School girl but also as the epitome of courage and inspiration to all who knew her. It was impossible to know Mrs. Foster without highly admiring and deeply respect- ing her. Although she was seriously ill during the last few years of her life, it was characteristic of Mrs. Foster’s selflessness and bravery that she continued to serve those who loved and needed her so much. If the worth of a person’s life is to be judged in terms of her unselpsh service and unswerving sense of responsibility to her fellow man, there can be no doubt in the minds of those who knew her that Mrs. Ann Foster was one of the most invaluable of women to the faculty and the student body of Melrose High School.