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

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The Class of 1956 The ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK

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Foreword ... We, the members of the class of 1956, offer this book in dedication to the spirit and tradition which English High School embodies. From this heritage we have drawn strength and hope. To those students and faculties who have stood as testimony to this spirit, we leave this book firmly resolved to perpetuate that purpose that made The English High School, the oldest of its kind in this land of ours, what it is today. “THE AIM OF EVERY ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL BOY IS TO BECOME A MAN OF HONOR AND ACHIEVEMENT.

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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 —