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

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Editorial The late Calvin Coolidge once said, “No man is ever meanly born, for around his cradle lies tlie wondrous miracle of life. He may descend to the depths and live in infamy or rise to the heights, but he was born great.’’ W ' e are all afforded an equal opportunity for advancement. We have all been given a chance for an adequate education and it is hojred that we all have taken advantage of it. Every where we look, opportunities abound. There are man avenues of endeavor to which we can adapt our particular skills. But we must never become too complaisant in our thinking, or too regi- mented to one way of life. We must become an integral part of the society in w hich we live but never lose sight of our individuality. We must stand and hght for what we believe in. Our religious and moral convictions should be foremost in our minds. Life in the next decade holds many uncertainties for most of us. VT cannot see into the future. W ' e must have the courage to face reality. Our generation must meet the challenge of life and conquer it. The future of our country and the world depends cn this, for if we who comprise the future do not meet this challenge, then who will. We, the class of 1961, stand on the threshold of a new era. We must be resolved to take part and not remain passively in the back- ground and let life pass us by. The motto of our school might ever stand us in good stead: “Be Clean, Be Courteous, Be Square.”

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LITERARY CONTRIBUTORS First row, left to right: Steven Rubin, William Green, Walter Salvi, Michael O’Keefe. Second row, left to right: Paul Gulko, William Barnes, Edward Elurvitz. SPORTS CONTRIBUTORS First row, left to right: Michael Mendelsohn, William Dixon. Second row, left to right: Stephen Melamed, Robert Collins. PICTURES David E. Adler, Walter R. Kenny

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Zhe President ’s Message For the privilege of leading you during this eventful senior year, I am grateful. Our class has the distinction of graduating in the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of our school, the oldest public high school in the nation. No other school has plavcd a more significant part in our country’s history during the past one hundred and forty years. No other school is more richly endowed with the qualities that endure throughout the ages. Throughout life we should always strive to be- come “Men of Flonor and Achievement ” as many of our fellow graduates have done in the past. W ' e have reached the first milestone in our life; we must not stop here. Rather, we must extend our knowledge, for there is so much to learn and so little time in which to learn it. You will find new challenges which will confront you in the years that lie ahead, but because of the excellent teaching and guidance we have re- ceived at English High School, we should meet these challenges and attain success. The English High School, where we have spent so many of our formative years, is owed a great debt by all of us, a debt that we shall have a difficult task repaying. Nowhere have the ideals of brotherhood been more firmly cherished and fostered than within the walls of our Alma Mater. Dailv we have walked the corridors together with no distinction as to race or creed. Everyone of us has been accepted for bis worth and dignity as an individual, not as a member of a group. Tomorrow is a new day, with new problems. Let us pray that we, the Class of Sixty-one, will face these problems with courage and faith, and thus carry on as “Men of Honor and Achievement.” As your presi- dent, I extend to you my most heartfelt wishes for the success of vour future. Erank V. Sparaco SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS First row, left to right: Vice-President, Robert L. Haddad; President, Frank V. Sparaco; Secretary-Treasurer, Philip M. Kachinsky. Second row, left to right: Exeeutive Committee, Francis X. Cuddy, Ronald Mazzarclla.