Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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RA ' iMOND S. Morrill

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In r Appreciation This year, as in past years, our school life has centered around our prin- cipal. He has acted as the pivot, the mainstay, of our entire organization. Scarcely a day passes without our realizing the tremendous debt we owe to him for keeping things running smoothly, for instigating progress when progress should be made, for holding youthful ideas in check when enthusiasm over- came better judgment. With wisdom, intelligence, and fairness he has guided our activities through our high school days. Not only has he shown a keen interest and pride in our mental progress and achievements, but also in the progress and achievements of our athletic teams, our clubs, and other extra-curricula groups. His commendation is reward enough for the efforts we make to bring credit and honor to our school. With sincere conscientiousness, our principal has never failed to work for our interests and for those of the school. We, having arrived at the ma- turity of our Senior year, can now more clearly see the good judgment which has tempered his decisions all through our high school careers. With heartfelt thanks for all that he has done for us, we, the graduating class of 1950, express our sincere appreciation to our principal, Raymond S. Morrill.

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Through the Years On a clear, cool September morning in 1947, we, the class of ’ 50 , came to school very early, perhaps because There’s safety in numbers,” and we wanted to face the ordeal together. This, however, we found unnecessary as Mr. Gammons welcomed us to high school and made us feel at ease. We were glad to meet new friends, enter new fields of activity, and begin the last phase of our public schooling. Our first major problem was to learn the technique of high school life. Most of us knew where we were and knew where we wanted to go, but none of us knew how to get there. { i. e. none but those upper-classmen who told us we should take the elevator. ) However, we learned; and by our junior year we had learned well enough to direct the newest comers to the elevator. The football team marked the first date on the sports calendar losing to Medford, Newton, Everett, and Lynn Classical. They came back strong to wind up with a rec- ord of five wins and six losses, the wins including a victory with a comfortable margin over Melrose on our home grounds. Our track team did nothing to harm Doc” McCarty’s already fine reputation, and the basketball team, after a poor start, finished up with a good twelve and four record by amassing an impressive string of victories at the end of the season. The hockey team, after taking the G. B. Page Twelve