Winchendon School - Vestigia Yearbook (Winchendon, MA)

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HEADMASTER STRESSES STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY As each year passes, it becomes very evident that the school is moving ahead very fast. At this time there is no need to review the School's history nor to re-emphasize the good will, the reputation, and fame it has acliieved. I do want to point out again that you, the seniors, graduating from this School have had and will continue to have an important part in its future. Your individual and collective attitude in it and toward it - your best efforts in the various aspects of school life will be reflected in personal achievement which in turn will reflect on the School and all those connected with it. Your responsibilities and obligations do not cease with the acquisition of a diplo- ma. In fact, they become even greater as you proceed into institutions of higher learning. The path of those who follow you into The Winchendon School and later into college is easier because you have done a good job. With best wishes, ?'?f6tSHjfMV R. ROBERT MARR Headmaster A.B. fWilliamsD 3 Coach Varsity Football. 9 5 Tren lfll

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English Is this a dagger which I see before me? shouts Mr. Eriksen as he acts out Macbeth for his English III class. Literature is written to be enjoyed, and unless it is approached from this standpoint, much of its value is lost. To assist the pupil in his appreciation of lit- erature, the English department - headed by Mr. Dillaway - often calls upon visual aids and recordings. Throughout the four years of preparatory school, the pupil is in- troduced to the great literary minds of the world, past and present, with special emphasis being given to the giants in American, English and classical literature. Reading Mrs. Zins works carefully with John O'Don- nell to perfect reading techniques through concentrated individual instruction. Vitally significant to any English department are those classes which stress the importance of reading skills. Comprehension, reading rate, phonetics, creative expression - all the tech- nical phases of the verbal Held - are given close scrutiny in small classes so that students will emerge at the termination of the course with improved standards of performance. Thus, XVinchendon's English staff tirelessly strives to give its pupils both an appreciation of literature and a strong verbal background which are so necessary for adequate college preparation. Twenty-two HUMANITIES ENCOURAGE The value of precise training in English mechanics and fundamentals is pointed out by Mr. Young. By emphasizing vocabulary and grammar, Mr. Young, Mr. Shumway and other members of the English department see to it that their students finish the year with a sound knowledge of the English lan- guage. The teaching of literature helps to de- velop a well-rounded student by introducing him to the literary geniuses of the world. With instruction as varied and as challenging as is offered at Winchendon, boys soon find that English need not be a dreaded subject but something to be enjoyed.