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

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Zhe Headmaster ' s June, 1956, will mark the end of our second year in the Fenway. Next September will find here relatively few boys who attended English High School in the South End. Already, to our fresh¬ men and sophomores the old building is a tradition, rather than a memory. The Class of 1956 has both the memory and the tradition. I need not enlarge for you upon the traditions of English High School. Soon you will be part of it, along with the thousands of illustrious sons who have gone forth from the portals of this great school. Whether you become illustrious will depend greatly upon yourself, but whatever you become you will always remain an English High School man. Each of us has a definite place in this world. We are here not by accident, —if or certainly God could have created someone else instead. Your big job in life will be to find your particular spot—not the one that some person wishes for you; rather the one God wants you to take. Do not hesitate to pray to Him for guidance on this essential matter. Someone has said that success comes when preparedness meets oppor¬ tunity. In your search for success, never underestimate your true value. Never forget that you are a rational being with spiritual qualities of intelligence and memory, and will-power. Use these attributes skillfully as you journey through life. You will find obstacles in your pathway. The failure of today may bring the glory of tomorrow. No one can do better than his best. If you do your best and leave the rest to the Lord, you must of necessity achieve success; and genuine success is what I wish for eaah of you. Head Master

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What stirs us more than a memory? Though time may yellow the pages of this book, it can never age the memories of the years spent as a student at English High School. There comes a time in every man ' s life when he must pause to relive in thought the time he spent in the preparation for what he is to become. His school days are most prominent, for his life is a reflection of his learning in those days. As each graduate leaves English High and goes out into the world, we hope that the knowledge gained and the achievements won while a student will uphold him on that rough, sometimes barren yet promising road ahead. We are indeed fortunate to be born in a land where the talents and ambi¬ tions of each individual may find a true and free expression. Many men have passed through the portals of our distinguished school to become some of the leading personalities in our world today. We too can attempt, and will eventually succeed in adding to that long traditional line. The men who gain the most in life are the ones who seek the mosi diligently. He who goes out into the world ' s turmoil and faces the heart¬ aches and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to with the in¬ different attitude of getting into a rut and staying there will achieve but ' little. On the other hand, the man who works to better himself, soon finds that he has made progress, not only in his financial, but also in his social standing in his community. He becomes a better and more highly-respected citizen. As life struts and frets its hour upon the stage , may we have the strength to forge ahead ever closer to our own, separate goals. We, the class of ' 56, now move out on our own. It is the solemn responsi¬ bility of each of us, to bear the torch of honor as true English High School graduates, so that all mankind may benefit from its flames. — THE EDITORS —

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FACUL ' ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Front Row (1. to r.): Cyril C. Conroy, Richard Ryan, Thomas G. Eccles (Head), Robert G. Simmons Rear Row (1. to r.): Paul Heins, William L. Hughes, Kevin J. Roche, Frederic O. Gifford, Robert B. Russell HISTORY DEPARTMENT Front Row (1. to r.): Elmer H. Phelps, Deane S. Peacock, Ralph F. V. Quinn (Head), Joseph C. Kenney Rear Row (1. to r.): John W. Kelley, Richard Ryan, Herbert Kcpins, William Devore. LATIN AND GERMAN DEPARTMENTS Front Row (1. to r.): Joseph F. Sheehan, John H. Ward (head) Rear Row (1. to r.): Robert M. Evans, Francis M. Keady