Belmont Hill School - Belmont Hill School Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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Signs of Growth

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Dedication If it be true that the final measure of a teacher's worth is the extent to which he stimulates the minds of the students about him, then Mr. Downes has suc- ceeded admirably. Twenty years of Belmont Hill graduating classes have indelible memories of Spike -the man who inspired them to think, many perhaps for the first time. It is with deep pride that the Class of 1957 dedicates this Yearbook to Mr. Prentice G. Downes. 4

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