Acton Boxborough Regional High School - Torch Yearbook (Acton, MA)

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.uf I THE TORCH GRADUATION PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1938 Acton High School 8.00 P. M. ENTRANCE MARCH OF SENIORS March Militaire ,.........,........4.........,............................ HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA INVOCATION THE REVEREND GLENN W. DOUGLASS SALUTATORY AND ESSAY Is the Constitution Practical? VINCENT J. SHEEHAN THE AMERICA I WANT RALPH E, SPINNEY GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Kentucky Babe ....,.. MIXED CHORUS Mastery .. ....,.., .. Estudiantina ....,.......,......,......................,......... .,. DOES PROPAGANDA CONTROL PUBLIC OPINION? Q LEONARD A. GODFREY, Jr. BLEEDING DEMOCRACIES ROBERT J. MONTAGUE MIXED CHORUS Fair Cuba .,..,............,...,.... To Thee, O Country .....,.. ESSAY AND VALEDICTORY . The Prevention and Care of Pneumonia CYNTHIA L. PRICE CLASS SONG Tune: Gold Mine in the Sky XVOrds: AUDREY GRALA, Class of 1938 PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND DIPLOMAS FINALE MARCH HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA RECEPTION IN SCIENCE ROOM 5 , Shubert ,. .. Geibel . . Verdi Waldteufel Fuentis , ..., Eichberg

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4 THE TORCH have no fists to clench, their eyes may be unseeing or their minds may be blank. This is what one man has done to another! Even the young do not escape the greed of the War God. In place of the happy times they would have had to remember, they have memories of the terrible incidents to which they were eye witnesses. Age we of this country to satiate the cupidity of a few with the lives of many. C. PRICE, '38. SCHOOL IS OVER I wonder if every Senior will feel the way I shall when graduation night comes. No more books, no more headaches worrying about studies and no more exams and late night studying. We shall be free to do anything we want for awhile. They say that when you leave school, the next thing is to look for a job. I don't think everyone's parents will make him start to work the day after gradu- ation. We shall have a few weeks of rest, when we can sleep mornings, and do anything that comes to mind. But there is something else that we must think of. Instead of just leaving books, we leave many happy hours, friends, and a period of our life that cannot be re- placed by anything else. No matter if we have fussed over lessons and about how the teachers have treated us, deep down in our hearts, we shall be sorry to leave Dear Old Acton High and all it stands for. So I think that on leaving Acton High, June 22, 1938, my heart will hold a bit of sadness as well as joy. F. HARRIMAN, '38, IS A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION VALUABLE? The average youth of today has had at least a high school education. Is he any better prepared to face the future than a boy who left school at sixteen and now earns a moderate salary? Is the girl with a diploma any better off than the working girl or the one who was married at seventeen? Is four years of high school a waste of time? The minds of students are in a turmoil because of the uncertain future and the ever increasing number of unemployed. The future of a graduate is diffi- cult to comprehend. Five years from now may see him fighting in some foreign country, working on relief, standing in a bread line, or desperately trying to suc- ceed in business. Education is the basis of the earning power of any individual. The earning power in turn regulates the standard of living, which is the foundation of any civilized country. Regardless of political or social conditions, a high school educa- tion is unquestionably beneficial to any boy or girl. The standards of tomorrow depend upon the Youth of today. E. MacDOUGALL, '38, ARE THE SENIORS EASILY INFLUENCED? The Senior class had a loud discussion on the program for graduation in June. There were two main plans to select from, the old form with a speaker, or the panel-discussion idea, suggested by Mr. Greenman. In the panel-discussion there would be about seven or eight in a semi-circle on the stage, one of whom would act as the chairman. Each would give his views on a subject selected by them. It would be carried on almost like an informal debate. The chairman would an- nounce the ubject they were to discuss and call on one of the speakers. After the first speaker, another speaker might start right in with his ideas or his ar- guments against what the first speaker had said without waiting for the chair- man to call on him or, if nobody felt anxious to speak, the chairman would call on someone else. After all the speakers had spoken, the chairman would sum up what had been said and give his own ideas. At first the class seemed to favor this panel-discussion and the majority voted for it. Then we found that at least a two-thirds vote was necessary on such an important matter. After much voting a decision was reached against the panel- discussion. I It seems queer that the majority changed their votes to the other side so quickly. Were the pupils influenced by talk of the opposition? Were they afraid to accept the responsibility? Why was the Senior class so easily influenced after the majority had decided on the panel-discussion? These are the questions we are all asking ourselves and well we might! D. KELLEY, '38.

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THE TORCH CLASS SONG QTune: Gold Mine in the Skyh There's a school called Acton High across the way Where we went, you and I, every day, There we shared together troubles and our joys, And we tried to be successful girls and boys. Now the time has come when we must graduate And go out into the world to meet our fate, For we know that we must go into the world And apply all the skills that we have learned. We are sorry we must leave this joyful place And not see every teacher's smiling face, So we say goodbye to friends who stay behind As we leave this dear old school of Acton High. So goodbye, so goodbye, Acton High. A. GRALA, '38 CLASS POEM We have dreamed of this day That seemed so remote And we hoped it would come e'er long But now that day--with its glory-has come And the thrill and the joy have gone. The joys of our school We will never forget They will dwell in our memories long And the scenes that we leave with a sigh of regret, With the classes to come-will go on. We've been guided so far By our emblem-the torch Never strayed from the motto I'll try. And as we travel the long path of life We'1l continue to hold that torch high! Protected with Knowledge, Wit, and Good Cheer We will leave Acton High School today But extend as we go out last word of thanks To those who helped us win Qu! way, E. LEVERONI, '38