Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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TclministratorS Mr. J. William Kennelly, our competent headmaster, has maintained the high status of the Chelsea Senior High School for eight years. As every student realizes, he is always willing to lend a helping hand, if it is needed. Deceased, February 24, 1961. ... behind all types of learning As master of Chelsea High School, Mr. Nathan Margolis is doing a most commendable job in this important position. The administrators of our school, with the ability of their hands as well as their heads, labor for the advancement of education at C. H. S. Leading in this endeavor is our superintendent, Mr. Herlihy, aided most capably by Mr. Kennelly and Mr. Mar¬ golis. Also lending a hand, most efficiently, has been the office staff, under the supervision of Miss Claire Forbes and Miss Genevieve Piontek. The administrators and the office staff have combined their efforts to make C. H. S. one of the best in the country. Mr. J. Frank Herlihy, superintendent of the Chelsea School system, efficiently carries out his work as leading educator and administrator. 10

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mourns loss of our headmaster During his teaching career at Chelsea High School, he took special courses in education and administration at the University of Illinois, Bucknell College in Pennsylvania and took courses at the Sorbonne in Paris and as a member of the National Headmaster’s Association, attended many conferences in various parts of the country and took an active part in the deliberations. He received his master’s degree from Boston University in 1939. While at Chelsea High School he also continued his athletic career and played basketball for the Rockland Town Team and the Whitman American Legion quintet and played semi-pro baseball in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bill Kennelly gave up his coaching career early in 1942 and devoted his time to his duties as junior master and faculty director of athletics at Chelsea High School until his appointment as headmaster at the Carter School in 1945 to succeed the late William H. Crafts. In 1953 Mr. Kennelly was appointed headmaster of Chelsea High School, following the retirement of Robert R. Webber. He and Mrs. Kennelly made their home in Chelsea for more than 25 years and resided on the Revere Beach Parkway, near Webster ave. until the house was taken by the state to construct the present Expressway. Then they went to North Everett on Broadway and went to Arlington last September. Mr. Kennelly was a member of the Chelsea Park Commission for 24 years and was elected chairman in 1938, a position he held at the time of his death. He also served as chairman of the original Youth Commission until his election as a park commissioner. He was also past president of the Chelsea Rotary club, past exalted ruler of Chelsea Lodge of Elks, past president of the Sagamore Club, the Knights of Colum¬ bus; the American Legion and Our Lady of Grace Holy Name Society. He was the author of a series of articles on basketball which appeared in a well known sports publication and also served as president of the Eastern Massa¬ chusetts District Board of Approved Basketball Officials in 1933. He was also a member of the executive board of the Massachusetts State Coaches Board of Basket¬ ball Officials. 9

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Helping to make the office run smoothly is this staff of efficient young ladies. I , ' , . ,. .JJ ' L .g. MSmm Miss Claire Forbes, the senior clerk of our office staff, efficiently controls the clerical details of Chelsea Senior High. This year ' s office work is aided by the capable Miss Piontek