English High School - Blue and Blue / Record Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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WILLIAM ABBONDANZIO “Abby” 14 Kelly Ct., Brighton IV. H. Taft, Brighton Ambition, College. 17. S. Army Air Corps JAMES ADAMS “Jim” 15 Christopher St., Dorchester Grover Cleveland, Dorchester Cadet Lieutenant, 4; Ambition, College. U. S. Air Corps ALBERT P. AHERN “Al” 98 Paul Gore St., Jamaica Plain Curley, Jamaica Plain Football, 4; Current Events, 3; Ambition, Drafting. U. S. Army JOHN J. A’HEARN “Jack” 64 Martin St., W. Roxbury Morris, IV. Roxbury Football, 3(E); Track, 4(E); Ambition, Aviation. College DOMINICK J. ALIZIO “Mickey” 67 Shawmut Ave., South End Abraham Lincoln, South End Cadet Captain, 4; Ambition, Law. College VINCENT AMPOLA “Vinnie” 43 Billerica St., West End Blackstone, IVest End Cadet Captain, 4; Ambition, Medicine. College HERBERT B. ANDERSON “Andy” 105 Wellington Hill St., Mattapan Lewenberg, Mattapan Cadet Lieutenant, 4; Football, 3 (E ); 4(E); Track, 3; Ambition, College. U. S. Merchant Ma rine JOSEPH ARBEELY “Owie” 70 Hudson St., South End Abraham Lincoln, South End Baseball, 1, 2; Honor Roll, 2; Cadet Captain, 4; Ambition, Theater. U. S. Army Air Corps LEO R. ARSENAULT “Dick” 103 Faywood Ave., E. Boston Blackington, E. Boston Lawrence Prize, F. D., 3; Cadet Captain, 4; Ambition, Drafting. U. S. Army Air Corps ROBERT B. ASTRACHAN “Bob” 98 Willowwood St., Dorchester Thompson, Dorchester Aviation Club, 3; Ambition, Aviation. U. S. Army Air Corps •{16

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Classmates... r OUNG, eager, and free, we step out into the immenseness and. turmoil of this war-seared world of 1944. Of our youth and our zeal we can he certain, hut for our freedom we must and will fight, fight not only for a complete, shining vic¬ tory, hut also for the genuine, lasting peace that will follow. The nucleus of our ideas and ideals has been formed in these past few years at The English High School. Man, we are told, is the lengthened shadow of the hoy; thus, the environment, habits, knowledge, and ambitions we now experience will, in some measure, motivate our future actions. Times of gratitude are not always easy, ' for with them is usually mingled a poig¬ nant farewell. We have come to know our teachers as f riends, guides, counselors, —helpful to our efforts, hopeful for our futures. . . . Words themselves become meaningless when we try to express our heart-felt appreciation towards our inde- fatiguable headmaster, Mr. Walter F. Downey. His wit and wisdom, his hard work and humility have given us the per¬ fect example of a man of honor and achievement. The years ahead pulsate with promise. This—our graduation from The English High School—marks only the end of the beginning. Many of us in the close, coming months will live whole lifetimes, for the clash of arms and the din of battle press time into a narrow, swirling, action-filled epoch. We rise now from four years of work, seasoned in studies, social activities, and athletic triumphs. Little is to be said of school spirit, for that is our natural herit¬ age. The paths we will follow spread out in different, devious directions. They will run sometimes tortuously, often pre¬ cariously, but always and always upwards, where each will find the keys to his own kingdom, for “It ' s a rough road, and a steep road, and it stretches broad and far, But at last it leads to a Golden Town where Golden Houses are. Charles P. Changelian, ’44 . Class President

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HOWARD L. AUERBACH “ Howie” 121 Wellington Hill St., Mattapan Lewenberg, Mattapan Room Captain, 2; Ambition, Success. U. S. Navy RICHARD A. AYLWARD “Dick” 2 Helena St., Jamaica Plain Lady of Lourdes, Jamaica Plain Honor Roll, 2; Cadet Captain, 4; Telephone Staff, Chief Operator, 1, 2, 3, 4; Ambition, Foreign Service. College JOSEPH A. BAGLIONE Joe 36 Draper St., Dorchester Grover Cleveland, Dorchester Ambition, Aeronautical Engi¬ neering. U. S. Army Air Corps ROBERT W. BALLOU “Fuzz” 31 Upcrest Rd., Brighton Edison, Brighton Track; Ambition, Success. U. S. Navy JOSEPH F. BANNON “Joey” 40 Monastery Rd., Brighton Edison, Brighton Tennis, 2, 3; Orchestra, 1, 2; Athletic Captain, 4; Cadet Cap¬ tain, 4; Ambition, Success. U. S. Navy JAMES P. BARLAS “Jim” 1458 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan Lewenberg, Mattapan Honor Roll, 2; Cadet Lieuten¬ ant, 3, 4; Room Councilor, 3, 4; Orchestra, 2, 3, 4; French Club, 3; V.T.U., 3; Ambition, Naval Architecture. M. I. T. CHARLES V. BARRY “Head” 88 Tuttle St., Dorchester St. William ' s Dorchester Room Councilor, 2, 3; Ambition, Aviation. U. S. Marine Corps ROBERT J. BARRY 39 Dunlap St., Dorchester Woodrow Wilson, Dorchester Hockey Team, 2(E), 3(E), 4; Captain, 4(E); Ambition, U. S. Army Air Corps. U. S. Army Air Corps JACK BERG “Jack” 841 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester Lewenberg, Mattapan Ambition, College. VA2 ALBERT M. BERMAN 57 Clarkwood St., Mattapan Lewenberg, Mattapan Honor Roll, 3; Cadet Lieuten¬ ant, 4; Ambition, Science. College { 11 }