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

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Zeam Work and School Spirit Throughout our years in English High our attention has been continually directed to the fine tradition and record of achievements set down by so many of our predecessors. Yet how many of us have taken the time or had the interest to search further into the underlying stories which tell of the direct causes and re- sults of these achievements? What is a track man seeking when he gives his last surge of energy to break the tape ahead of his com- petitors? Is it personal glory, or is it a feeling in some way connected with the upholding of school tradition? Adorning the shelves of our school office are many trophies presented to winning track and basketball teams of English High. It i. from the stories behind these trophies that we learn the true reasons for English High ' s tradit- ional greatness. Determination, self-control, victory . . . defeat . . . are all spelled out in the countless narratives that can be told by the coaches about their respective sports. In all these narratives, however, there is one ever- present feature that is graphically expressed — the ideal set up by coaches of English High — that never has, nor, shall an English High boy quit! It takes more than plain courage to stick to something that seems hopelessly lost, but no athlete from English has ever discredited his school by accepting defeat discourteously. The Belmont relays of 1949 are an excel- lent example of the competitive spirit of English High boys. In order to cop the Relay title, our relay team, in the final event of the day, had to break a record set only five minutes pre- vious to their race. The teamwork and spirit accentuated by Mr. Ronan throughout the year sparked this relay team to the fastest time they had ever posted. Never before this year has an English High School basketball team been invited to the Tech Tourney. Many sports writers figured the invitation necessary only because English had won the Boston Conference title. Mr. Sullivan and his team had other ideas, however, and proceeded on the court to give Attleboro its toughest game in the Tourney. The competitive spirit and teamwork of English High rose to its highest peak during the com- petition — despite our loss. The foundation of knowledge and fair play that we have gained at English will be a defi- nite asset after our graduation. The responsi- bility of restoring peace in a world of belligerent nations is ours, and we can only be successful if we persevere in our responsibility. A greater part of the inspiration for this task will have come from the corridors and schoolrooms through which we have passed. The trophies and plaques presented to our teams must serve not as decorations, but as factual ex- amples — a precedent for us and the students of the future. To appreciate them and to want to learn about them is something to be proud of. If we can learn to appreciate the spirit in which English High won these trophies, then the mid-twentieth-century-class will set its best foot forward toward establishing a new world. Keith A. Buzzell, Editor

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Class Day Program ASSEMBLY HALL 1:30 Class Day Thursday, May 10, 1950 1. Opening selection E. H. S. Band 2. Opening address Adolph D ' Amico 50 President of Class 3. Class of 1950 in Football Roger Stuart 50 4. Class of 1950 in Hockey David Pierre 50 5. Vocal solo Howard Shelton 52 6. Class of 1950 in Golf Barry Murphy 50 7. Class of 1950 in Baseball Frank McCabe 50 8. Trombone solo Richard Eastty 50 9. Class of 1950 in Basketball John Ciccolo 50 10. Class of 1950 in Tennis Joseph Ward 50 11. Class of 1950 in Track Joseph Calkins 50 12. Singing of Class Song Words by Robert H. Howard 50 13. Singing of Alma Mater 14. Presentation of Class Gift Adolph D ' Amico 50 15. Acceptance of Class Gift Walter F. Downey (Head Master) 16. Exit March E. H. S. Band Officers of the Class of 1950 President Adolph E. D ' Amico Vice-President Frank Del Vecchio Secretary-Treasurer Allan J. Bresnick Executive Committee Laurence Berlin Charles Feldberg