Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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Our TeacKers

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FOREWORD In a(‘( ' oi‘(laii( ' e witli the (Mistoni of classes foi- the ] ast four years, tliis book, tlie fifth vohinie of leinorabilia, has lieeii ])ul)lislied. We hope tliat in the future many lia])])y lioni ' S may be spent by tlie class of 1918, ])ernsin«- this book, and thus tniadno ' bac ' k the hands of Time to the days of their hi h school (‘areei . We ho])e, also, that .Memoi ' aldlia may be ( ' ontinned by classes to come, who may ])i otit by the mis- takes of those who have j one before. We realize that the woi-k is far from ])ei fect, but beg the leniency of our readers in their criticisms. We liave at- tempted ill a meagre way to depict school life with its sor- rows and joys, and to bring out the salient characteristics of each teacher and (bassmate. All our humor, such as it is, is intended in a harmless way, and we hope Ave have offended no one. We are very grateful to the members of the faculty Avho have assisted us AAuth their suggestions and censorship. We present this liook to the public, therefoi-e, not as a mastei ' piece of literatui-e, but as the humble chronicle of the accomplishments of that (bass — dearest of all to us — 1918. G

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A TRIBUTE “To tlie most responsible, the least advertised, the poorest paid, and the most richly rewarded profession in the world.’’ We A ’ish to take tliis ()]ipoi‘tunity to ex])i‘ess our appre- eiatiou to tliose who liave so siieeessfully eonpileted the task of oui‘ footste])s aloiiii ' the ])erilous ])aths of oin- school ( ' ai eer. Since our entrance to Clinton Ili li as meek and lowly fi-eshnien, a change has taken place in our i egai d for our ])i ecei)toi‘s. As Fi eshnien we thought of the faculty as an august body, unapiiroachable and relentless, befoi ' e whom we must tremble in fear, and against whom we must unite oui utmost efforts. Now tte know bettei . We have become acciuainted with our teachers during the last foin years, and we have found them strangely human, with all the human virtues and all the human Aveaknesses. We have found that they are Avorking not against us, but for us; that they are ever ready to meet us half-Avay; that they gi ' ieA e over oui ' failures, and rejoice in our successes. We begin to aiijireciate noAv the magnitude of the debt Avhich Ave OAve the teachers of Clinton High, and Ave realize that all success Avhich Ave achieve in the future Avill in a measure be simply an indication of their success in the jiast. 8