Boston Technical High School - Technician Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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wy Mi, perl eats To the members of the Class of 1952 my final message is one of gratitude and exhortation. I thank you for your cooperation during the past four years. You have served the school well—in the classroom, on the platform, on the athletic field, in the extra curricular activities, in everything that pertained to the school. I have observed you both in and out of the school and I have always been proud of you. Now that you are leaving us, I ask you to carry the tradi- tion of Technical High School with you. The situation in the world is not a pretty one, You can easily become disillu- sioned by what you will see. I am thinking especially of the national picture — dishonesty and disloyalty in high places, and a deplorable lack of ethics that is so prevalent as to be a national disgrace. There is one remedy and only one. It lies with your generation and with yourselves. There must be a turning back to the ideals of our founding fathers. In our school you have learned the lessons of honesty, service, and unselfish devotion to a cause. Apply to yourselves as men the rigid standards which as boys you have learned to respect. Demand the same standards of others. Unless you and your generation do so, there will be national calamity, but if you do, there is hope for a glorious future for us as a nation. BIOS

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Welter SJ a) eaae Headmaster

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Dye Were: 4 See us Os DY Bari: It is with the greatest of pleasure that we, the Graduating Class of 1952, dedicate “The Technician” to Dr. Nathaniel J. Hasenfus, an outstanding man and a splendid teacher. The many years he has spent in unselfish toil for Tech- nical High deserve far more recognition than we could ever hope to give him. We have, therefore, in a vain attempt to show our full appreciation for his faith- ful work, selected Dr. Hasenfus as our dedicatee. Dr. Hasenfus has had charge of the Year Book since its inception and has done such a fine job that the “Tech- nician”’ is second to none. His leadership also as Head of the English Department has shown his willingness to make laborious efforts to better the young men he works with and for. Dr. Hasenfus was awarded his A.B. in 1922, his Ed.M. in 1923 and his Ph.D. in 1931, all by Boston College. With the completion of seventeen years of teach- ing at English High School, he came to old Mechanic Arts in 1940 as head of the English Department, succeeding Mr. Charles Lane Hanson. He is Vice-President of Chamberlayne School and Junior College, Vice-President of Stratford School, President of the Boston College Club of West Roxbury, and President of Boston College High School Alumni Association. He is a special writer for the Boston Globe and the Boston American. Dr. Hasenfus has written three successful books: “We Summer in Maine,” “More Vacation Days in Maine,” and “Athletics at Boston College.” He also has a fine family of five sons and two daughters. He isa past adjutant of West Roxbury Post, American Legion. Sir, we sincerely hope that some day you will receive the great rewards that we believe you richly deserve. We extend to you our thanks for being so patient with us, and we wish you continued success in any undertaking you may devote your many talents to in the coming years.