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

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The turmoil of the past three years has prevented many of the tra- ditional activities in which a class participates. These, however, are not traditional times. Out of chaos will come a new type of order— one in which education is more relevant to the student of today and tomorrow. If each member of the Class of 1971 has begun to understand his fellow man any better— not in spite of confusion but because of it— then one of the stated purposes of 150 years of education will have been upheld. In the words of Arthur Guiterman, For Education is, Making Men . . . I hope the experiences you have encountered and the acquaint- ances you have made lead to greater concern and commitment toward other human beings. To The English High School Class of 1971 I ex- tend my best wishes. Sincerely, RAYMOND C. DION Senior Class Advisor Senior Advisor Raymond C. Dion Knowing full well that the 150th Anniversary Class of The English High School had a long tradition of excellence and leadership to con- tinue, I looked forward to working with them in the arrangement of their prom— the 50th of our school. My expectations have been fulfilled. Your class has often exhibited excellence and le adership in areas of public service, scholastic achievement, athletics and many others despite the many disruptions that marked your years at EHS. As you read the pages of this yearbook may you continue the proud heritage of English High men as a leader in your community. Your continuance of the awareness and involvement your class manifested concerning educational change certainly demonstrates your belief in the English High motto, Service to mankind, through honor and achievement. My personal best wishes for a successful future. CHRISTOPHER P. LANE Class Advisor 10 Class Advisor Christopher P. Lane

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Acting Headmaster Acting Head Master James J. Doherty In the last century a French philosopher, Emile Coue, came up with a philosophy that could be summarized by the statement, Everyday in every way I am becoming better and better. This will to excel, this burning determination to be number one, together with the spirit of brotherhood, has always epitomized English High School for me. We must and we will bring back both of these traditions. When we accomplish this feat, and you are the first class to be assigned this task, there will be a mutual benefit which will redound to you individually and collectively, and to the school which you hail as Alma Mater. In the words of General Shoup, its great commandant, that other eminent Ameri- can institution, the U.S. Marine Corps, believes it is the best, and therefore it must be the best. Go forth and believe that you are the best class, in the best school, with the best students, the best parents, and the best teachers, and you will be well on the way to bringing this to fruition. What is more important, tell the whole world about it, and see how quickly everyone else believes it too. JAMES J. DOHERTY Acting Headmaster 9

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Yearbook Advisor ' s Message Yearbook Advisor John A. Creedon The publication of this Yearbook represents part of a great adventure, a unique experience, that of your last year at the English High School. The cry for student involvement and the contin ued manifestation of that ex- pression throughout your Senior year prevented the recording of many events: pic- tures that could not be taken, accounts of athletic contests that could not be recorded, and a record of activities that, due to cancellations, have been lost for all time. We preserved what it was possible to preserve; we photographed what quiet days allowed us to photograph; we recorded what was left and possible to recount. The very fact that we had anything to place between the covers of your yearbook testi- fies to that stalwart group of your classmates who tried to prove that bomb scares, fires, false alarms, demonstrations, school closings, and general chaos would not de- ter their efforts to preserve what they could for your reading, not so much for now perhaps, but certainly, for years to come. English High School with your class celebrates its 150th Anniversary. We must have been doing something right to have existed that long. I take this opportunity as Advisor to wish your class collectively and each, indi- vidually, my personal best wishes for success in any endeavor you may choose. Re- gardless of the vocation or career you pursue always strive to Be Happy. Sincerely JOHN A. CREEDON Yearbook Advisor 1 1