East Bridgewater High School - Torch Yearbook (East Bridgewater, MA)

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SALLITATION Where do you go when you want a novel-a magazine-a research paper reference-a micro- film-a record? Where do you go when you need to find a mirror-a typewriter-a college that will take you-a place to hide? Where do you go when you want to get the latest news-hear the newest joke-blow off steam-lend a helping hand-plead N1 your case-tell it like it is-be alone-socialize- shed a tear or two? There can only be one answer in EBHS-the Library. The library is tables, shelves, books. The library is a window to gaze through into the branches of an ancient oak or into the far reaches of a blue-skied daydream. The library is the essence of irony-a casual, informal world of super efficiency-an emotional world of reason or a reasonable world of emo- tion. The library is a workshop producing hand-crafted ideas, plans, thoughts, experiences. The library is the heart of the school, providing the life blood to the educational, social, political, and creative organs. But most of all-most of all-the library is Mrs. Anne Hynes. Mrs. Hynes has the gift few people could even hope to have-the ability to fuse our emotions and exuberance with our talents and needs to form individuals who, if not fully knowledgeable, mature, and satisfied at graduation, are well-pre- pared to face varied futures with considerable maturity, insight, and self-confidence. Tolerant but demanding, informal but efficient, innovative yet conservative, understanding but not condescending, Mrs. Hynes has many roles. Librarian-teacher-counselor-big sister-mother-where would we be as a school without her? What would we be as students? What would we become? Robert Frost once wrote, Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. If one room in EBHS can be likened to home-in all its good connotations-then the library is that place. We know when we go there that Mrs. Hynes will take us in-she always has-she always will. She'll take us into her heart-she always has. So we take her into ours. And always will.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD DEDICATION FACULTY CLASS OF I969 UNDERCLASSMEN ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES SPONSORS EPILOGUE SENIOR WEEK SPRING SPORTS

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SALLITATICN If there is one place in the school, besides the library, where all are welcome, it is the guidance office. The guidance office, under the leadership of Mrs. Burngardner, has become a place of solitude and com- fort to those who need itg and Mrs. B. is a source of boundless energy and cheer. To those who are distressed she is a sympathetic listenerg to those who are angry, she is a soothing influenceg and to those who are cheerful, she is a sharer of delight. While keeping order and calm, Mrs. B. also manages to keep the respect and love of East Bridgewater High School's student body. We, the Class of 1969, would like to pay tribute to her: The devotion of zz lifeg A hear! thrzff coneerned and rarer Thi! um the ufonnzrz who gave of herrelf, S0 zznder'Jz2zrzdirzg.' 50 aware. Her world-dedicated to Jerrfiee, Guiding each one to the future Cornpauion, n warmth unsur- puffed, Our Mrs. B., as we knew her.