Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Oflicers President ...... Lindsay Wyman V' -P 'd nl . . M ' ' G ' Sffefaff . . . . a'15L'ffy RTEQEZ AVIATION CLUB Treasurer . Donald MacRobbie Adviser . . Mr. Daniel Willard UNE year of airline service without fatality or serious in- jury .... Twelve hours from New York to London in sixty-five ton ship .... Fifteen pound starter to eliminate prop-spinning .... New York to Langley Field, Virginia, flying blind .... Thirty minutes from Albany to Boston in a P 41 with 1000 H. P. Allison motor .... This is the latest news provided for the Aviation Club by the most competent speakers .... David Fletcher, Private Flying .... Joseph Garside, Cleveland Air Races .... Ben Follette, Federal Flight Program .... Burton Woodward, National Guard Flying .... Arthur Hildreth, Meteorology .... Howard Johnson, Flying in California .... George LaCroix, Flying in Florida .... Carol Geary, Flight Instruction .... Theodore Brewster, American Flagship .... Aviation Club's adviser is Mr. Daniel Willard .... 93

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Officers President ....... Phillip Scanlon Girls' Vice-President . . Edith Alexander Boys' Vice-Presidenl . . Kittredge Fisher Clerk ...... . Ingrid Johnson Treasurer . . . . . Walter Hurley Adviser . . Mr. Horace Kidger VERY citizen of Newton High School in good standing is a member of the Associates ........ A member in any home room may have a bill introduced to the Legislature by his representative ........ The President of the Associates presides over meetings of the Legislature .... Legislature is the law-making body of the school .... appoints students to administrative boards ........ In his absence, duties fall to Boys' then Girls' Vice-President ........ Clerk records meetings of the Legislature ........ Treasurer is an assis- tant to the Bursar ........ Associates' purpose is to further, by just laws, the good name, spirit, tradition of Newton High .... 92

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B Adviser . Mr. Haydn Morgan UNDER direction of Mr. J. Collins Lingo, A Band, with more experienced players, met three times weekly ........ Twice weekly Mr. William L. Winston directed B Band . . . . . . . . These groups are important, almost imperative, for many activities .... assemblies .... Mid-winter Con- cert .... Commencement .... plays .... football games . . . . This last is specially important . . . . creating colorful, exciting atmosphere .... stirring do-or-die spirit for New- ton ........ Graduation of band members forces its directors to reorganize band yearly ........ The band, nevertheless, is a powerful influence in Newton High .... 94