Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Where was he that period? Please take a letter Miss Mc¬ Cauley. Dismissal slips are in popular de¬ mand at Chelsea High School. MR. KENNELLY Mr. Ker.roily ' s cur assis an: office manager. is to h’m ’ho ' we turn in our troubles, and he has boon he easer of pe y fric’ions between in© employees end department heads cf this firm. Ho • •as bom in North Bellingham, Massachusetts, on November 5, 1896, and educated a Bates where ho received his 8.S. degree. He came to our firm n 1923 and showed such promise that ' he board oi directors made him a permanent member. Tardy emooyces reporting to Mr. Kernel ! y are not likely »• bo shown too much eniency, and in some cases are iirea ' • nave their pay docked. We remember nim. however, as a man who tried to make us learr, and a tend to the busiress of this firrri. Page Eleven

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MEET THE BOSSES MR. CASEY MR, WEBBER Ws wish to lei! you a fe»r ' hf ' cs of our cn»c ioy«r, Me Robert R. Wftbbtsr. He has b»ftr? mere than boss ttt us. M iry know him sko as a friend. Our Hoad manager was ' specially well equipped for •is present posi ' ion as he fuss successfully served in a similar capacily a 4 York Maine and Saugus Massachusetts; and in severs Maine firms. H addi or • : His business experience ne received his 8.S. from C-ioy in 1909, and His Ecf.M. ' m Harvard. Mr. Webber % wol known for his insistence co promo i ' d consrac 4 «i er- aance. We have bund hie nevertheless, a fair man wh did all he could H aid us along ’he Highway v a $tc« cessfui career. MR. DAVIS Th-; .j ' ihou ’ Chelsea Senior • I • .; h Srhoch OUr cFiCS iiiraqer, Sumner M. Davis, :• spoken o ; wi h edccticn and respect. He was oo ' n in Nova Scotia anuary 9 . 1895 . and received hi; s sar y edac aiion in Moire jrrd hij A.3. do gree a Ba os. We are c ' cud 1c say that Mr. [. -ads served in f r . Can act ion ! Hr my ' i U 1 “ c Wo dd W :1 r I . A ; - » r the war ”0 be- ; a rr ;-ga, gee in busVess a r served as odHe Tta- acer ift several 1 , r.- rs be - •cm n O W. ore : “‘.‘si Kn It til vir - ;: V as V ? la r | J- vs •c cop eyed hero. MR. LEO P. CASEY MR. ROBERT R. WEBBER MR. SUMNER M. DAVIS MR. J. WILLIAM KENNELLY Our district superintendent is a man rarely seen but largely Irnown. He rose to his oresech oosrnon after serving for several years as Head Manager ir Shurfief Co. The board of directors then named him o ein present position. He was born if rail R ver. Massachusetts and educated at Bridge- ■-crer Memo School, and Columbia University ■•‘mere he received his degree. Then. Mr. Casey has a o attended Harvard where he attained his Master s degree. It is he who supervises the busi¬ ness of our firm and of those in our line who are operating in Chelsea. ft Page Tar,

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Genius of Tomorrow. If I say if ' s X, it ' s X. Due to world events of the last few months, the practicability of mathematics has been quite force¬ fully driven home to the young men of America. The first question asked today of American youth looking for work in defense industries is, What courses have you had in mathematics? I he man in the machine shop, the ship yard, the arsenal, the tank and truck factory, -e engine and airplane plant, can improve in efficiency a no output only as nis knowledge of mathematics is mproved or applied. In fact, many of these industries go so far as to have schools for ihe ' r employees. Even in the armed forces special schools berr- opened m large numbers to teach I he ot mooern warfare. The fundamental of 0v.’ KT! dimes ave :.ics a!) or tnese schools involve a good understanding of ma nematics. In ' he service, advancement with ratings Ir. these specialized fields s almost impossible without the necessary anathema deal knew edge. Ire oung women of today are not immune r o this demand for mathematical knowledge, fhe mow reqi.rc- mem • of a nurse trainee are an evidence of this. Mathematics Department BOYD GARVEY HERLIHY LOWELL Present day civilization with household, oersonaf ana government budgets of all kinds installment buying, income taxes insurance rates, such as life, unemploy¬ ment, fire, old age benefits, demands this knowledge more than ever, and the need will increase with the next few years. This will have to bo if wo are to have an enlightened democratic citizenship ' r, this cour-ry. App icd mathematics is the forerunner of any civiliza¬ tion and Nature is the greatest mathematician of all.