Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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I Maiori diligentia laboramus Noslri socii. Voyageons a Paris With the aid of Magistra Rotunda, and the supervi- sion of Vergil, Aesculapius, and Cicero, the Latin Club explored its chosen theme for the year, classical art. Social events included a Roman Christmas party fea- turing imitation wine, cookies, dates, honey and nut pastry, and, of course, grapes. Sooner or later, every Latin Club member tried on a toga, and became familiar with the art that transforms an ordinary sheet into a gracefully draped garment. Togas (togae) are comfortable, but not the ideal cloth- ing for climbing onto concrete railings or for running up stairs. Following tradition, the Club planned colors and a motto to decorate a shield. Crimson and gold were selected, and the motto for 1967 is: “All things change, and we change with them;” omnia mutantur, in illis mutamur. Once every three Thursdays in room 94, the French Club engaged in more or less riotous goings-on. The glib, glorious tones of Frangoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan, and other soulmates provided a musical background. Once it happened that we took a trip to Paris, mecca of civilization and culture, during Christmas vacation. The trip, of course, took place only in the minds of our President and Vice-President, mais c’est la vie! Miss Blackall, our adviser, often watched our activities rather calmly, perhaps because she doubted that what she saw was real; Those parties in the back of Jean’s VW . . . Her- shey’s milk chocolate, of course . . . cross-word puz- zles en jrangais . . . speakers (?)... would you be- lieve a movie? ... “1 can’t wait for the banquet” . . . is it Susan B.’s group this time? . . . where’s Jim — he has the money! . . . where’s Jean? . . . (she has the car) . . . special guest speaker: Louis XVI . . . Honi soit qui mal y pense . . . Liberte, Equalite, Fraternite! . . . and we try harder too! First Row: S. Elliott, K. Licata, F. Brit tan, M. Gotsell, S. Jarvis. Second Row: R. Velardi, S. Antonakos, A. Roach, B. Farinoso, F. Walsh, C. Cooper, B. McCall, S. Stiles, Miss Rounds. Third Row: D. LaFauci, L. Lanza, C. Cole. Les miserables. B. Kantrowitz, J. Matheson, J. Madden, S. Borghesani. 28

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Folk and rock: that ' s our kind of music Sounds of Silence is certainly not the theme song of the Guitar Club! Each week this year, Old Hall re- sounded with the din of simultaneous tuning, twanging, plucking, and strumming on guitars of various sizes and shapes. But Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right, for the true purpose of the club was to provide guitarists with a chance to learn new playing styles and to ex- change songs. So many teen-aged guitarists don’t even read music, that song-trading is an essential part of expanding the repertoire. You listen to the new song enough times to learn the tune, and then you get the chords and all the words from someone, unless you can figure them out yourself; in that case, someone will want to learn the song from you. The Guitar Club welcomes all, expert or not, to Walk Right In and share what they do know. The beginning guitarist espe- cially needs encouragement, because too many begin- ners give up. As Tears Go By, on account of sore fingers. Even the experienced and iron-fingered some- times suffer from a lack of material, one of the major obstacles on the Rocky Road to becoming a Baez or Dylan. Someone has said that the guitar is the easiest in- strument to play badly and the hardest to play well. Fortunately, years of practice are not needed to gain great enjoyment from a guitar. As almost every aspir- ing folk-rock group knows, many things can be hidden under the camouflage of accompanying kazoos, tam- bourines, harmonicas, and voices. That the club was named “Guitar” and not “Folk Music” shows the extent to which folk and rock music, the two major fields for non-classical guitar, have merged. Under the leadership of the one and only Dylan, the first folk-singer to popularize electric guitar, swinging rhythm and blues has been blended with the more meaningful words of folk music to produce folk- rock with the merits of both its sources. The Guitar Club includes players of both electric and folk guitars, and even a few people who listen to Segovia. The aid of Mr. Leone has been indispensable, for only he, by humming a bit of Hush-a-Bye, or Quit Your Low Down Ways, has been able to conquer the pandemonium when someone needed to continue a Dangling Conversation. First Row: P. Byrne, J. Walsh, H. Stockman, D. Narden, R. Chalpin, A. Palombo, D. Konick. Second Row: R. Abruzzese, J. O’Neil, J. Fitzgerald, C. Annese, B. Erickson, M. Toulo- poulos, P. Heaslip, M. Herzog, M. Tibbets, F. Walsh, B. Pellegrini, W. Souza. “That’s really got soul . . . “Hmm . . . 4th finger, 2nd string, what fret? 27

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Argument develops a strong jaw At long last, the Debating Club has conquered, or at least survived The Plague. “What plague?” you ask, as well you may; but this plague is one that often befalls clubs. For the last three years, there have been fre- quent shifts in advisers. Finally we have been saved by the arrival upon the scene of the effervescent Mr. Hen- drickson! Under his enthusiastic guidance, we have tri- umphed over certain formidable problems: absence of means of transportation to League debates; lack of preparation by the members; and, last but not least, lack of members themselves. Surprisingly, we do not have to disguise an unsuc- cessful season with a statement like, “It was a building year,” for we have kept pace in the North Shore De- bating League by actually winning several debates. In- dicative of the club’s new vitality is this statistic; more than 37.4 per cent of the members came to the meet- ings! . . . and you know what happened next!” J. Haas, R. Beauchamp, D. Curran, J. Elliott, K. Bogo- sian. AHS loses another novice debater. AH men are brothers Arlington’s contribution to the Civil Rights move- ment has gained new vitality this year. Under the counsel of Mr. Rahilly, the Civil Rights Club has worked to increase understanding of the ever-sensitive subject of race relations. Club President Phyllis Malatesta, Vice-President Kathy Macridis and Secretary Marianne Balazs ar- ranged a series of activities with a group of teen-agers from Roxbury. Bowling, skating and parties were some of the events, but the Club is much more than a social group. We hope that by continued efforts such as our contribution to the building of a Roxbury play- ground last year we can promote realization of the problems of Civil Rights in a peaceful way, and have some fun in the process. Although the Club does not plan to visit Alabama, it is our belief that the work we do on a small scale can have far-reaching results. K. Macridis, G. Davidson, P. Mala- testa, J. Meade, E. Marshall, J. Mala- testa. 29