East High School - Redjacket Yearbook (Pawtucket, RI)

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Mn JAMES P MCGEOUGH Pr1nc1pal's Message In 1855 the ctty of Pawtucket establxshed xts first htgh school Although hardshtps were Men were tmbued wnth a deep sense of loyalty to thexr famtltes to the1r country and to thetr God Fired wtth fatth tn youth and hope for thenr betterment they were ready and wtlltng to sacrnfice tnme energy and money for that fatth Thus the seed they sowed back m 1855 today we reap lt IS nndeed a rare dlSIlIlCIl0fl for you the class of 1955 to celebrate the one hundredth anntversary of the founding of secondary educa tlon tn the ctty of Pawtucket However you must remember that wtth every dlstlnctlon you gam tn lxfe there ts a corresponding responsxbtl tty Over the years tn every walk of lnfe xllus trtous alumnl devoted teachers and consctenttous admtnxstrators have set a tradltxon for us You must not only uphold thns tradmon lf ts your responslbxlnty to add many facets to tts glory Whtle lnfe has lost 1ts snmpllctty tn the great advance of technology human nature nevertheless remains fundamentally the same In the ever mcreasnng advantages and comforts we enjoy we must guard agamst a complacency that IS destructlve of the moral worth whlch so charactertzed our forefathers In our materlal wealth we certamly exceed even thetr wlldest dreams but let us vow that we shall be at least the1r equal tn sptrltual development Let us be ready to toll and sacrllice and even to suffer tn order to preserve the herttage they have handed down to us Unless we are aware of the sacredness of th1s personal responstbxllty develop to the fullest whatever powers are wnthtn us then we wtll fmd that matertal thmgs have grown too btg for man to handle Personallty grows wtth responstbnlxty Any com muntty or soclety IS xn the last analysts merely the sum total of tts tndtvtdual members It IS our hope and destre that this the class of 1955 wtll mark the begtnnlng of another long pertod of progress and growth, both m matter and sptrxt Thts IS a challenge whlch mvolves hard work sacrlfice and prayer We know that you the members of this graduatmg class are not only capable but that you have the wtll to brtng fame and credtt to your parents your school and your communlty Succeeding nn this you wtll have taken your place tn that long lme of tllustrlous alumni which have pre ceded you and you wxll have attamed your goal of personal happtness Sincere best wtshes and may God bless you always JAMES P MCGEOUGH . ., , . . 3 . . 9 9 , . 9 9 ' l 9 9 . . . 1 . .. - to 9 O I . . . . . . , . . Q . . . . . . . 9 many at the ttme, ltfe was comparatlvely stmple. , , , . . 9 l ' . 9 . 9 . . . . . . . . . . 9 ' 9 ' , . . . . . 9 9 9 ' , 9 9 9 9 - Q 1 9 , . . . . . . D I 9 . . 9 9 9 - . . . - I 9 - . 1 . 9 ' 9 , . A , '

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less 5 Gu 1 dance and Admznzsirafzon 1555 Z

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ww www ff Miss MARY M MORIARTY Dean Wnth her ever frxendly and helpful spnrnt Mlss Morlarty faxthfully supervlsed our studles and actxvmes throughout our stay at East She was always ready wnth a smnle to dlscuss our personal problems and to gunde us on the road to success Wnth her help we were able to arrange appropriate schedules for each of our three years here We the Class of 55 wnsh to express our smcere apprecxatxon to our Dean and wxsh to thank her for her conunuous guld ance and supervlsxon THOSE WHO CL IDF L S MR EDWARD A BALDWIN Adviser For the past three years Mr Baldwm has been ever ready to guxde and advnse the Class of 55 Hrs wnse Judgment and excellent counsel have helped us to carefully choose our future careers and endeavors Because of hrs encourage ment we are now ready to step unto the stream of lnfe wrth a clearer ll'lSlghl' of realnty H15 unceasmg guldance and frnendly sp1r1t wnll never be forgotten by the members of the Senlor Class Our snncere apprecratxon can never truly be expressed to hxm Scvcntccn ,XL L ,., XX' , :X I W X I fp C l W ,T C 4