Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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DEDICATION In 1912, Boston Latin School graduated one hundred two boys of a total enrollment of eight hundred thirty-one. Among those graduates was John Joseph Doyle, a young man who. after college and service in World War I, went on to devote forty-four years of his life to the Boston public school system, spending twenty-eight of these at his own alma mater, first as an instructor, later as a department head, and finally as headmaster. Mr. Doyle has witnessed dynamic changes in American education dur- ing his career. Technological advances have made the sciences vitally important parts of high school programs and the classical curriculum itself. Colleges have become more selective. The quality of secondary schools has improved and the college panic ' has become a frightening reality to hundreds of thousands of students. In the midst of these pressures Mr. Doyle has remained an idealist as well as a progressive, and a proponent of innovations such as entrance examinations, an expanded science program, and the language laboratory. Yet under his guidance, Latin School has maintained its classical tradition, providing a sound foundation in the humanities as a basis for education in a changing world. In recognition of his years of service to the school, and in appreciation of his sincere and tireless efforts in behalf of thousands of Latin School boys, the Class of 1964 dedicates this yearbook to our headmaster. John Joseph Doyle. nifiri I ' m the headmaster. that ' s who! Monday morning. Of Service To The School .

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JOHN J. DOYLE Headmaster In Recognition Of His Years

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An Emphasis On Study . . . HEADMASTER ' S MESSAGE You members of the Class of 1964 have reached the end of one phase of your journey through life. Your entrance into this school was the beginning of that phase. While you have been students here, you have subject to a stiff curriculum, many tedious hours of study, and last, but not least, to certain rules and regulations which may have irked you. Everything to which you have been exposed at Latin School has had its purpose. First, the curriculum has been fashioned to prepare you for entry into and success at a college of your choice. The hours you have spent in preparation for your daily work have given you the background you need for further study and have taught you how to prepare yourselves for the problems which will be presented to you. The emphasis placed upon strict adherence to our rules and regulations has been for the purpose of preparing you for the place you will have to take in our civilization. You will find, perhaps through bitter experience, that certain things are expected of you both in college and in after days which will be essential to you if you are to be a success in your chosen field. As members of the Boston Latin School Association you will be called upon to serve your Alma Mater and the boys who are to follow in your footsteps. Never hesitate to answer any call that may be made upon you. Your predecessors have always been ready to give what help they could for your benefit. It will be your duty to help those who will be your successors. We know that at times you have felt resentment at some of the tasks imposed upon you. In later days you will realize that what you thought was unreasonable and irritating was for your own good. We hope you will look back upon your days here and be thankful that what you faced here gave you a good foundation for your chosen field of endeavor. We all hope that your days of the future will be successful and that your memories of the school will be pleasant. May you always be proud of the school that gave you the foundation for your role in life.