Brockton High School - Brocktonia Yearbook (Brockton, MA)

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1 x fqfeaiclenf li ,xdalclredd By EUGENE NAWROCKI Superintendent Nelson, Headmaster Frellick, Assistant Head- master Montgomery, Dean Sylvester, Members of the gradu- ating class, and friends:- F or most of us, today is one of our last appearances as stu- dents of Brockton High School. lt is, for us, a very proud day. This occasion marks the culmination of three years of work and pleasure. We hope that you, our guests, will enjoy this afternoon with us and will share the satisfaction which we are deriving from this week of festivity. This is a special occasion, not only for us: it is also an important event for you, too. The understanding help which you parents have so generously given us has been an important factor in our success. Our triumph is, in this respect, yours also. Superintendent Nelson, Headmaster Frellick, and the entire faculty of the high school can feel proud of the role which they have played in our training and education. Their untiring and sympathetic efforts, their endless patience were always present when these qualities were most needed. lt is difficult to express our gratitude to them properly. Those three not-so-long years have given us all much pleasure. To those who have been athletically inclined, the high school has presented an opportunity to participate in sports, with good equipment and under excellent guidance. Doubtless, the students who have confined their athletic interest to attending the various games have enjoyed themselves also. ln our memories of our high- school days, those of us who have been interested in drama and in dancing can recall with gratification the Class Play and the school dances. Most of us have made many good friends, both with other students and with teachers. Naturally, many of these bonds will, of necessity, be loosened by the rapid changes soon to occur. Thus, although we are looking forward to the future with anticipation, we have a mixed feeling of regret for those companions whom we shall see so seldom in the coming years. We can, perhaps for the first time, realize the great benefits of a high school education. We have learned many things-the written knowledge of books, the practical knowledge in various crafts, but most of all, the fact that we have certain obligations to ourselves, our friends, and our country. This year, Brockton High School has lost two outstanding figures in its history. We of the graduating class regret deeply the death of Mr. Clinton H. Bonney, Continued on page 24 19

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,A -:P 1 I I ,av W ,Z 4' .' ,av A sv' 1 .-ld-A flu 1, vi f .Mdforiand Frances Connell, Alice Georgandas, Iarnes Healey, Antoinette Minerva, Margaret O'Conne11, and Edward Tarkinson poked and prodcled through volumes of class records to present the senior class with an accurate and interesting account of their years at Brockton High School. 20