Wilbraham and Monson Academy - Hill Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

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As a student for five years at NVilbraham, one notices many changes that have occurred here as of late. More than half the faculty are different. In l963 only Mr. Mattern, Mr. Prater, and Mr. VVatts held the same ad- ministrative positions as they do today. There are new courses in the curriculum, and some of the old courses no longer exist. Independent Study and Summer Experi- ences were unheard of. The swimming pool was not completed in the fall of 1963 and the Pratt Room was called the Blue Room. And yet, under all these changes, major or minor, significant or insignificant, there is an essential VV ilbraham which never changes. This has probably been the case for many many years and will probably hold true for many years to come. It is a restlessness, a feeling that the job is never done, or that it can always be done better. In the 1959 Del Todo in an article concerning the future of the school, Mr. Mat- tern, after discussing speciHc changes he hoped to ac- complish, went on to say this: Beyond this, I dare not speculate. Rather, I would extend here an invitation to come and see for your- self as the years roll on. At least we shall make the positive prediction that you will not find your school standing stillf, 4 Past