Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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From the Editofs Notebook The last grains of sand trickle through the glass. Soon another Senior class will have left the halls and classrooms of Easthampton High School. This class, like all others, will enter the world filled with the idealism of youth, and the world will struggle and fight consistently and strongly to take this most valu- able advantage in the game of life away from them. The idealistic mind is peaceful and content, for the idealist is an optimist. He doesn't seek after power or wealth, for he above all recognizes that these are not the sources of true happiness. He sees that too often men have searched for happiness in worldly things and have found only hate, mistrust, and war, and realizes the meaning of the words of Christ in the Sermon on the Mount: Therefore I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life a greater thing than the food, and the body than the clothing? Look at the birds of the airy they do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you of much more value than they? But which of you, by being anxious about it, can add to his stature a single cubit?'1 MATTHEW 6: 25-27 Of course, this does not mean that we should not provide for ourselves. It does mean that we should not become so obsessed with the struggle for wealth that we forget our First Cause and base our lives upon a materialistic philosophy. Materialism is not the answer to life and its prob- lems, for it makes man apprehensive. It frequently pushes him irretrievably into the dark abyss of fear and forces him to mistrust everyone, even his closest friends. Its sole purpose is to plunge him deeper and deeper into the complex web of everyday living. As modern youth enters the turbulent, confused world of today, it must face things that would make our great-grandparents shudder: the mistrust among nations, the constant fear of atomic war, the mad, fierce struggle for existence, the lies and propaganda which are so prevalent. All these combined form a maze which can 'be penetrated only by the spirit of a youth which has not yet lost faith in its Maker. Youth realizes no complexity. Youth is idealism personified. Youth is the romantic optimist. Youth is the hope of the world. Only when the entire human race adopts the idealistic, trusting attitude of youth, only when humanity acquires faith in itself and its Creator, will the last traces of hate, mistrust, and war disappear. Q7 X fy

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Th 1 fi MSS U: I: -9 ---3 ' K 'El f 5 0 f f X X FOREWORD In accepting the challenge that previous classes have left for us, we are aware that perfection-the universal goal-is not ours. Nevertheless, in this book we have sought to mold an everlasting chronicle of cherished re- collections of 1953 an high school days shall unfold in its pages. If this year- book can bring to realization the dreams of yesterday, and if the memories here perpetuated can fill graduate and undergraduate with a deeper regard for E. H. S., then the task of its composition will indeed be justified. d 1954. The memory of happy T HE M E e chosen theme of our ECHO is a portrayal of high school life as a movie. just as the cinema tells a story so our year book unfolds the highlights of school days at E.,H. S.- frorri gay activities and light-hearted moments that glide away so . kl . quic y, to serious study and more solemn occasions whose influence may be enduring. Through the passing years con- stant study and preparations have been guided by teachers skilled in various phases of learning, whom we call the direc- tors of this Film. The seniors, of course, are the stars with h 7 t e underclassmen as their understudies and co-stars, ready to take the seniors' places when their production is over. Many honors, the Oscars',, have been obtained by the per formers of '54, and we are certain this cast's fine work will not be forgotten in the years to come. Many of the activities at E. H. S., subjects for short selections, will also contribute to this lasting memory of the days of yorc . K0 oi 4.10 It ..' 35 0 K E 1 S 9 4? 'J -ff? . My 09 f As the Film unrolls, each page is meant to be an aid in reminiscing over that part of the story we liked the best. To the seniors, no doubt, the events leading up to the final act will be most memorable, whereas to others the beginning and interim scenes are cherished most. Whatever part we may hold dearest, we are assured that the knowledge and experience gained from this high school production will live with us and prove to be an aid in the years that stretch ahead. 2

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Nx Table of Contents Page Administration ........ , 5 Seniors .,...... ,,.... 1 I Senior Highlights .......,., ..,... 2 7 Juniors ....... ...... 3 7 Sophomores ........ ...... 4 1 Freshmen ..,...... ,,,... 4 5 Publications ........ ...... 5 O Clubs ,..,,,,... ,,.,,. 5 4 Musical Organizations ....... ,....,. 6 2 Manual Arts ..... ...,.,, 6 7 Athletics ...,.. ....... 7 5 Miscellaneous Features .. ....... 82 Alumni ....,..,,..... ....... 8 9 Advertisements ....,. . ..,,.. 91