Burke High School - Silver Lamp Yearbook (Dorchester, MA)

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lHl lIHlISHHl Hill HiHlIlV ln 1954, the year which marked the establishment of the Jeremiah E. Burke High School for Girls, the first Student Council was organized. The members of the hrst Council were so proud of the beautiful new building in which they were privileged to be educated that they were stimulated to dedicate their activities to the preservation and addition of beauty within the school. Each succeeding Student Council has continued the good work by sponsoring projects which have resulted in contributions to various artistic units. The classes of 1955, '56, '57, '58, '59, '40, and '44 have chosen to strengthen the tradition established by the first Student Council and have, accordingly, presented to the school gifts of lasting beauty. The drive of the Allied Armies through Normandy has aroused new interest in the architectural triumphs of the Middle Ages. During the First World Wat, the French Government commissioned Louis Orr to repro- duce in pictures many rare examples of Gothic art, so that these treasures might be preserved for all time, at least in the minds of all beauty-loving people. It has been our good fortune to acquire two etchings by Louis Orr, which hang in Room 5l8. On the left is the photograph of an etching of the Cathedral at Rheims. The artist caught his inspiration just as the clouds were breaking after a storm and was able to mirror the glow of the returning, though hidden, sun. The etching on the right acquaints us with the Cathe- dral of St, Etienne du Mont, Paris. Here the etcher presents the complete facade, designed in the Renaissance tradition. Above, with the permis- sion of the Copley Prints, Curtis and Cameron Com- pany, is a photograph of The Siege Perilous, a panel in colors copied from an impressive and beautiful detail of the orig- inal frieze The Quert of llae H oly Grail. The orig- inal, painted by Edwin Austin Abbey, may be seen at the Boston Public Li- brary, This picture hangs in Room 205. fmge eighl At the left is an excellent lithograph of Westminster Abbey, one of the great monuments of Gothic archi- tecture. The picture, which hangs in Room 202, is re- produced in an atmosphere of smoky blue, representing, perhaps, the haze which oc- casionally envelops London.

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poverty that tears at their hearts. Will our noble youth of America give in- telligent concern to this problem and do what can be done to achieve a satis- factory solution? We ask you to dedicate your best talents to this noble vision of victory- the making of a better world and the conquest over the selfishness and greed of our times, in order that peace with justice may bless all countries. We have lived through centuries dominated by the philosophy of materialism until in our day we see the climax of what happens to nations who place material values above all others. You will know a time when nations will realize that only as they place right above all other values will they find their own life. Moral values are acquired slowly, and the desired period of great happiness for all will not arrive even during your ageg but you will have a large part in its fulfillment. In that happy time the spirit of good-will and cooperation among all nations will replace the evil of vicious competition and envy. Man has learned that he must work with his fellowman, not only for reasons of high principle, but even for the practical advantage of ensuring his own survival. Perhaps, it is America's destiny to lead the way. In that light, great deeds will be done and whole-souled democracy created. A man's reach should ex- ceed his grasp. No ideal today is so important as that of justice which will bring peace to the world. Years will be consumed in working out the perfect details to realize the ideal, but a beginning must be made by your generation to replace greed and selfishness with discerning generosity and courage in in- ternational policiesg so that, insofar as possible, we may aid the children of all nations to have the decent necessities of life. We are our brother's keeper at least to that extent. This active faith in our fellowman will be the spirit of the crusade and the dynamic source of the victory in which I ask you to take a generous part. May the highest success attend you in all your noble endeavors! Jill-o'er-the-ground is purple blue Blue is the quaker-maid, The alder-clump where the brook comes through Breeds cresses in its shade. To be out of the moiling street With its swelter and its sin! Who has given to me this sweet, And given my brother dust to eat? And when will his wage come in? 411 if 4? III it But thou, vast outbound ship of souls What harbor town for thee? What shapes, when thy arriving tolls, Shall crowd the banks to see? Shall all the happy shipmates then Stand singing brotherly? Or shall a haggard ruthless few Warp her over and bring her to, While the many broken souls of men Fester down in the slaver's pen, And nothing to say or do?' ELLEN G. WISEMAN Head Master ' William Vaughn Moody. page Jezlefz

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These original paintings by Francois Leon Benouville hang in the public reception room of the main oflice. On the ex- treme right we see a painting of the Villa Torlonia, Frascatig directly at the right is a paint- ing of the Pincian Gardens in Rome. Both Rome and Fras- cati appeared prominently in the news during the months preceding the liberation of Rome, June 5, 1944. The artist has reproduced the richness of the foliage of ltaly in cool green colors, brightened by dappled sun- . YUM, , light. The effect is one of leisurely peace and undis- turbed beauty. lHl EHllSHIll lHH HlHUlV The beauty of our library has been greatly increased by the addi- tion of three original American paintings. It is unfortunate that the camera was unable to repro- duce the colors of these extra- ordinarily beziutiful pictures. Stanley Wootlwarcl has made the Gloucester coast line memorable in his painting Iiarleru Point. Barr Rocks. The deep blue of the water is balanced by the warm hues of the jutting rocks, against which the white spray dashes. Mr. Wooclwartl has said that he never painted a more beautiful picture. At the left in Power' of the Sea, Charles Wtxotllwury, famous for his Seascapes, has painted with bold, forceful strokes the surging blue Atlantic. One can almost feel the vibration of the sea and hear the pounding of the waves. The third painting is Aldro Hibbard's Blue Iflillr. Ver- 010711. a winter scene. A stream leads the eye through the snow-covered valley, past a knoll of green pines to the blue hills beyond. page wine