Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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we accj uiee Back Row: J. Stacchi, D. Darling, C. Murray, D. Mulvihill, L. McSweeney. Front Row: Inspector, M. Cara- nianis, D. Keith, E. Orphanos, G. Nahigian, M. Tate, R. Hefron, B. Kelly, B. Nixon, L. Toebes, C. Pike, Mr. Kotchin. DRIVER TRAINING One ol tlie most hair-raising and memorable activities oL the senior year is Driver Training Course. To (]nalily ior tlie training tlie student must first take a course in Driver Education; most pupils do so in the jimior year in order to be ready to go behind the wheel in the senior year. The first day at the wheel finds the student with mixed feelings of fear and delight while his fellow passenge assurances, Mr. Frank Kotchin, onr patient driver overcome his nervousness, . lthongh tf periences, he is soon surprised to find that he rs share a leeling of horror. W ' ith calm re- nd understanding instructor, helps each new e student encounters many frightening ex- is able to think calmly and make his own decisions. The majority of the students be- come proficient drivers within the six-week course; then they go through an agonizing test day on which most receive their li- censes. The informal atmosphere of Driver Training makes it a most enjoyable class. Seniors are fortunate in having such in- valuable training offered so pleasantly. T iventy

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Back: P. Cullinane, D. Burke, P. Jennings, W. Caldwell. Front: P. Anderson, C. Meo, M. Stetson, R. Dovidio, M. Parrott, Mr. Sampson, D. Reuter, C. Finley, D. Mason, F. Wood, J. Sullivan. CHRONICLE The Chronicle has proved through the years that it is of vital importance in our everyday school interests and activities. Under the able leadership of Mr. Sampson, the faculty adviser, and its ever-capable staff, the Chronicle serves as a medium to promote interest in recreational activities. The ever-popular “Scene Around” has for many years held much interest in the newspaper alpng with the numerous articles. Those who work on the staff deserve a great deal of credit for work that certainly has been well done. The student participation has grown consider- ably in the past years. This proves the Chronicle is im- portant in bringing together everyone in Arlington High School. Furthermore, the Chronicle has done a terrihe job in crediting all athletic teams and clubs for wonder ful sportsmanship and ability in their fields; whereas, very little praise has been given the staff of the newspaper. Now is the time for us to give credit to all who are behind the scenes in the business, editing, typing and advertising departments of our school newspaper, the Chronicle, whose staff greatly appreciates the work of the student contributors. Nineteen

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Standing: R. Reid, A. Bradford, G. Andrews, J. Sampson, A. McKenzie. Seated: C. Reingold, S. Thompson, R. Dormilzer, R. Peterson, Mr. Sampson, J. Suttie, C. Sampson, J. Lewis, D. Durling, P. Samsury. CHESS CLUB If anyone passes Room 5 or the Library on Friday, 7th period, he will see some people vigorously studying checkerboards with some strange pieces of plastic or wood on them. Believe it or not this is a game called chess. If this person went in and watched for a while, a long while, he might see some of the pieces move if he’s lucky. Yes, this is the A.M.S. Chess Club in action. The Chess Club has two functions: To teach the students to play chess and to have chess matches. The latter are played with schools in and around Boston such as Roxbury Memorial, Brookline, Newton, Boston Technical and Boston Latin. The team has different numbers of players each year according to the outcome of a meeting. This meeting, with representatives of each school present, makes up schedules, votes in or out of the league other schools and determines the number of “boards” which there will be in each match. A “board” is one game and a match is a whole meeting of two schools. There have been different numbers of players each year; five, seven and ten this year. Mr. Sampson and his Ford station wagon transports the howling mob — or team to the different schools. The Chess Club provides fun for cjuite a few students and is well worth the time put into it. Twenty-one