Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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Words of inspiration began our mornings , DEVOTIONALS COMMITTEE First Row: J. Fraser, F. Sanders, R. Stevens, N. Richardson, P. Curtis, L. Robinson, D. Gar¬ vin, J. Pierce, D. Winnier, M. Hopkins, M. Woodruff, P. Tims, M. Andress, D. Potier. Second Row: D. Ludlam, M. Srarr, D. Parker, M. Peterson, J. Tapley, B. Adams, S. Barber, P. Wegerdt, J. Eastburn, C. Morrow, M. Thornton. The daily secular readings, accompanied by ap¬ propriate passages from Scripture, have become a customary part of school life. Those short passages read each morning at the start of school contributed to the day a new thought on which to begin each mornings work. This year the Devotionals Committee has been larger than ever, indicating a new interest on the part of the students. The chairmen of the group, Janet Fraser, Cynthia Morrow, and JoAnne Eastburn, have worked together and with Mr. Crockett to plan each week ' s readings. Special selections were chosen for the various weeks such as National Educa¬ tion Week and Brotherhood Week; the selections were taken from the works of such men as Peter Marshall and Albert Schweitzer. Each morning the readings were preceded by music suitable to the thought of the selections. The task of choosing the music was capably handled by Mar¬ got Peterson. The quality of the readings has been consistently high throughout the year; the efforts of the Com¬ mittee have been successful in providing inspirational words for every mornings thought. The secular reading for this morning —” 28