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

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Committees SONG COMMITTEE First row (I. to r.): Robert DiMarino, Alfred Fisher (Chmn.), Michael Schwartz, Randolph Benn. Second row (I. to r.): Robert Irvine, Carmen Simonelli, Albert Siracusa. ALUMNI COMMITTEE First row (I. to r.): Denis Donoghue, Arnold Fried- man, Eric Loth (Chairman), Ted Larsen. Second row (I. to rJ: William Rooney, Jack Lehman. ROOM CAPTAINS First row (I. to r.): Frank Sgarano, Joseph Bruno (President), Anthony LoVuolo (Vice-President) Carmen Simonelli. Second row (7. to rJ: Regin- ald Johnson, Peter Gillis, Gerald Cronin, William Moulton, Steven Marder.

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Class YEARBOOK COMMITTEE First row (I. to r.): Martin Coleman, John McGloin, Joseph Bruno (Chairman), Frank Sgarano. Second row (I. to r.)-. Emmett McMillan, Terence Flaherty, Steven Garfinkle. PROM COMMITTEE First row (I. to rJ: David Ryan, Clement Carey, Fran- cis Fraccastoro (Chairman), Austin Petzke. Second row (I. to r.): Marvin Mandell, Gerard Cronin. PICTURE COMMITTEE First row (I. to r.): Robert Bouyer, Edward McFadd (Chairman), Dennis Acker- man, John O ' Brien. Second row (I. to r.): Donald Beale, Louis Kfoury, Martin Coyle.

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(Kroln MkfU ' liiw l .v romwr pupil- ) TlIK Skiiinii SCIIIHH.IIOI SK In 1821, Boston, a town of some 50,000 inhabi- tants, felt the need to supplement its school program, which consisted at that time of the Latin School and several English grammar schools. Plans were laid for the founding of The English High School. A subcommittee consisting of merchants, the clergy, jurists, and journalists was appointed by the school committee to consider the subject of providing advanced schooling for the youth of the town. This committee presented a report which recommended the establishment of a school to be called English Classical School, with admittance attainable through suitable examination. They further stated that the course should be spread over a period of three years, with subjects including English, Math, and Natural Philosophy. Each subject was to be taught by a teacher who had graduated from a University. The school opened in a four-storied building on Derne Street with George Barret Emerson as head- master. This location suffered from the joint occu- pancy of Hero Engine No. 6, the town watch in the basement, and the lack of an adequate heating system. Solomon P. Miles took over the duties of headmaster in 1823. Shortly after, in November of 1824, the school moved to Pinckney Street where it remained for twenty years. Upon the retirement of Mr. Miles in 1837, Thomas Sherwin became headmaster, holding this position for forty-one years until his death in July, 1869. Under Mr. Sherwin, The English High School became widely known for its preparatory courses in math, physics, and chemistry. Perhaps his greatest contribution was his emphasis toward The making of men. Few men have so dearly left their imprint upon a school as did Mr. Sherwin. In 1844, the school was moved to occupy jointly (with the Latin School) a new building on Bedford Street. In these thirty-one years, the enrollment tripled. It is interesting to note that when the school moved into its new building on Bedford Street, the Public Garden was a barren waste. The tide flowed over the Back Bay and the site of the school later on Montgomery Street and Warren Avenue was an