Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1972 volume:

The Braintree area was first settled in 1625 by those pioneers who came from Braintree, Eng- land. In 1708, Braintree separated into these three precincts: North, South, and Middle. Then, in 1727, the southern precinct further separated into two more precincts. In 1792, the northern precinct was incorporated as the town of Ran- dolph. The section now known as Holbrook was then called East Randolph. Early in the nineteenth century, eighty (80) in- habitants of East Randolph, having already ac- quired land for a church, petitioned the state to become incorporated as a separate parish from Randolph. The reason for this was that the churches and meeting houses in Randolph were too far away. The residents of Randolph and Braintree objected, saying, “We are now threat- ened with a new Baptist meeting house . . . which is calculated ... to cut off and decoy away anoth- er numerous and respectable branch of our so- ciety.” Despite this, however, on February 15, 1818. East Randolph was incorporated as a sepa- rate parish, called the East Parish. The movement for separation consisted of the residents of East Randolph complaining about the distance to the meeting house, and the diffi- culty of attending town meetings. A meeting was held in East Randolph on December 5, 1871. “It is the sense of this meeting that that portion of Randolph lying east of the Old Colony Railroad, should be set off from the old town and in- corporated as a new town.” A formal petition was later successfully circulated for this separa- tion. and Mr. E. N. Holbrook, the town’s wealthiest citizen, offered as his gift to the new town (if it were incorporated) fifty thousand dol- lars ($50,000.00). A battle of petitions started as the citizens of East Randolph and Randolph began to favor or op- pose the split. A hearing was held in the General Court on January 24, 1872. The arguments for the separation, that East Randolph had become a self-sufficient community and that the wide val- ley with the railway running through was a natu- ral division, were presented. They wanted better schools and roads, and they wanted to lower the tax rate from two percent (2%) to one percent (1%). Out of more than three hundred towns, East Randolph rated 139th in population and 172nd in taxable valuation. The arguments against the split, that the only reason for the sep- aration was that the Randolph communities had grown around the area of what is now called Main Street, and those of East Randolph, around what is presently Franklin Street, were offered as purposeless. This distance, 1.75 milrfs, could be easily traveled. Figures on roads and schools were also offered as proof against the need of a separate community. Then, on February 8. 1872, the bill was passed to the Senate, despite lobbying and a six-hour de- bate. On February 24, 1872, this bill was passed and Holbrook was incorporated as a new town, and the charter was signed by Governer Wash- burn on February 29, 1872. Holbrook received four (4) school houses, two (2) fire houses, all completely furnished, and owed Randolph $14,988.94. A town meeting was held to decide the division of the available funds, to SPRING ACTIVITIES— 1971 make by-laws, and to appoint the town officials. Mr. Lemuel Whitcombe was elected as the town moderator. Very shortly after this initial meeting, the town hall was erected. On August 12, 1874, a library was built, but on Christmas, 1877, a fire, believed to have been deliberately set, gutted the town hall and the library to such an extent that, “. . . only one-twelfth (1 12) the number of our collection of twenty-seven hundred (2,700) vol- umes escaped the insatiable monster’s wrath.” In 1879. a formal fire department was formed. A police force was initiated in the following year. Until that time, Holbrook had had no need for a police force, but with the addition of nine (9) “rum-shops” and the influx of tramps from the railway, Holbrook citizens could no longer be their own guardians. As a result of a petition, it was ruled in 1885 that Braintree, Holbrook, and Randolph would sup- ply themselves with water from The Great Pond. Subsequently, a number of mill owners sued the towns for $121,000.00 for using the water, but were awarded only $8,000.00. Because of rising government costs, property val- ues, and population, the tax rate rose to two per- cent (2%). The period of greatest industrial growth, mostly in shoes and leather, took place during the years 1875-1885, in which thirty-eight (38) new places of business were established. Holbrook ranked 74th in manufacturing in the state, yet only 148th in population. At this time it greatly exceeded Randolph’s manufacturing pro- duction. Holbrook, however, ranked last in agri- culture. After 1885 the shoe industry moved to the Brockton area, and in 1910, it was reported that, “Brockton, Whitman, Rockland, Bridgewa- ter, and Middleboro are forging ahead, while Holbrook is falling to the rear.” The reason for this was that Holbrook lacked any good means of transportation, so serious efforts were made to re- vive business. In 1891, the Brockton and Braintree electrical streetcar systems ran through Holbrook. A “bicycle railway” and a canal were proposed also, as possible solutions to the trans- portation problem; however, they were never fol- lowed through. In 1894, land was acquired along with twenty- five hundred dollars ($2500.00) from Mr. Hol- brook for two parks, and in 1909, a monument to those who had died in the Civil War was erected. The town was now having trouble with its school system because of the rise in costs of education and the growing population, despite the addition of eight (8) more schools to the already existing four (4) buildings. In 1902, enrollment developed to the extent that there averaged one teacher per school. This situation was eventually rectified through the increasing interest of its citizenry. Since 1922, Holbrook’s industry, which was at that time comparable to that of Brockton’s, has grown considerably. Also at that time, consid- erable time and attention were given to the health and sanitation department, the highway department, the school system, and particularly to the fire and police departments. The form of the Town Government and its procedure of gov- erning the town through the election of selectmen and a town meeting moderator, along with other elected officials, has remained in existence since the incorporation of Holbrook. The only differ- ence is in its voting procedure when Brookville was designated as a second precinct. FACULTY ACTIVITIES SPORTS UNDERCLASSMEN SENIORS Stephen Marcus Donna Sweeney Ruth Hayes ..Joyce Maloney Sallie Prince Editor-in-Chief Literary Business .Mr. Joseph O ' Neill Mr. Thomas Young Advisors TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION In this, Holbrook’s centennial year, a very special time, it is only fitting that we should seek out the one person who has exemplified the best quali- ties that each of us would wish for ourselves. We feel that we have been successful in finding that person who has dedicated her time and talent so unselfishly to all of us. She has shared her knowl- edge and her life wholeheartedly with her stu- dents and colleagues alike. In her many years as an educator, she has been a true teacher and a complete human being. Always willing to listen and to extend her guidance to those around her, she has been a beacon of strength to all who know her. Because of her selfless and uncompromised devo- tion to generations of Holbrook High School stu- dents and to the ideals of Education, we, the members of the Echo staff and the Class of 1972, with admiration and sincerest gratitude, proudly dedicate the 1972 Echo to a truly wonderful and outstanding individual: Miss Elna Knutson. VTE“ A (j THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND WE’D SING AND DANCE WE THOUGHT THEY’D NEVER END j FOREVER AND A j DAY. i WE’D LIVE THE LIVES WE CHOOSE. WE’D FIGHT AND NEVER LOSE, AND SURE TO HAVE OUR WAY. THOSE WERE THE DAYS Words Music by Gene Raskin TRO-© Copyright 1962 1968. ESSEX MUSIC, INC., New York, N Y. Used by permission 9 FOR WE WERE YOUNG A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL MR. WILLIAM T BUCKLEY Principal It seems like only yesterday that the class of 1972 entered Holbrook High School for the first time. Now, four years later, you stand ready to graduate. We hope that during those four years we have given to you a firm base on which to build. Build on it, never stop learning, develop your potential to the utmost. Remember, whatever you do, do well. What you do is important because you are doing it. The problems of this world are not going to be solved by one great act by one individual, but rather by small actions performed well by all the people. I extend my personal congratulations to the Class of 1972 and join with the faculty in wishing you every success. MRS. ELIZABETH HARTSHORN School Secretary MR. WILLIAM LEANUES Assistant Principal MRS. ALICE FERMANO Guidance Secretary MRS. MARY E. CARON Assistant Secretary 11 •CsV 81 W FACULTY MR. TODD L. GRUNDBERG Language Souveni dans I ' etreobscur habile un dieu cache. ( Of- ten in obscurity one finds a hidden god.) Baudelaire MR RAYMOND KELLIHER Science Each time a man acts to improve the lot of others ... he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. R. F. Kennedy MRS. MAUREEN YAUCHOES Mathematics This above all else; to thine own self be true. Shakespeare MRS. SHEILA D. McDONALD History To understand is to stand under which is to look up which is a good wav to understand. Sr. Corita 14 MISS CAROL NEVILLE English Journalism has already come to be the first power in the land. Samuel Bowles MRS. MARY V. DEL SIGNORE Business Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it in- terests the whole mind . . . more deeply. But it does not look as if it did. Bogehot MRS. MARIANNE PERRONE Language The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. Anonymous MR. GERALD FERRIS Mathematics Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertaking. Johnson MR. JOSEPH J. O’NEILL History The strongest man in the world is he who standi alone for what is right. Ibsen 15 MR. STANLEY SIKORSKY History The mind is the man and knowledge, mind: a man is but what he knoweth. Francis Bacon MR. ROBERT MARSHALL History Let the voice of Mankind be heard. Albert Parsons ft MRS. MARYANN McMAHON English It is not what he has. or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man. but what he is. A miel MR. JOHN SPILLANE History Only the just man enjoys peace of mind. Epicurus MR. TIMOTHY GREENE History The accidents of today may be the precedents of tomorrow. Her schell 16 MR. NATHAN CHANCEY Science Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge. Ellery MR. JEROME WALSH English On the western mountains tigers eat men. On the east- ern mountains tigers eat men also. Anon. Ancient Chinese MR. WALTER W. HELEEN Mathematics No person who is enthusiastic about his work has everything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwvn MR. BERNARD L. LORGE Science Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science. Emerson MR. EDWARD DUNN Mathematics The man who finds a truth lights a torch. Robert Ingersoll MR HENRY CUSICK Industrial Arts The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson 17 MR ARTHUR AUGENSTERN Industrial Arts The power of Thought— the magic of the Mind. Byron History Men who have a laugh as whole and hearty as does he. are the salts of the earth. Anonymous MRS. GAIL WHITHOUSE English Success, remember, is the reward of toil. Sophocles MR. EDMUND MEYERS Music Music, the greatest good that morals know. Addison MR. RICHARD LITTLE Mathematics Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, can- not keep it from themselves. Barry 18 MR. JAMES EDNEY Science To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. Anonymous MR LEONARD DE ROSA Business It is a man’s mission to learn to understand. Vannevar Bush MISS CHERYL HAUG Physical Education To he strong is to he happy. Longfellow MR DANIEL WHITE Mathematics Every addition to true knowledge, is an addition to hu- man power. Horace Mann MR. EDWARD SILVA Guidance I never knew a man I didn V like. Will Rogers MRS. JEANNE ROBINSON Science Science belongs to the whole world and be- fore it vanishes the barriers of nationality. Goethe MRS JANE MONAHAN Home Economics Whover you are, be noble; Whatever you do, do well. Whenever you speak, speak kindly. Give joy wherever you dwell. Ruskin MR ALFRED PERRONE Industrial Arts He that can have patience can have what he will. Franklin MR. JOHN MESCHINO Science Trv not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. Albert Einstein MISS CATHLEEN MURPHY Guidance To be human has always meant to be concerned. Joseph Krutch MR. ROBERT HALLISEY Mathematics I trv all things; I achieve what I can. Melville 20 MR ROBERT TOBIN Physical Education Director The glory of young men is their strength. Bible MRS. ELEANOR PRIME Business. Guidance Hep thyself, and God will help thee. Jean De La Fontaine MISS KAREN WILE Language Work and love— these are the basics. With- out them there is nothing. Theodor Reik MISS NANCY A. CULLOTTA Language N ur sind die klugen frei ( Only the educated are free). Epictetus MR MICHAEL HERBERT Music A II the sounds of the earth are like music. Oscar Hammerstein II MR FRANK BROOMFIELD Languages Win without boasting. Lose without excuse. Albert Tichune MR ROGER LARSON Physical Education Meet success like a gentleman and disaster like a man. Anonymous MRS BETTYANNE COLBY Home Economics The habit of being happy enables one to be free . . . Stevenson miss susan McDonald English I find joy in living. Emily Dickenson MR. THOMAS YOUNG English Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small F. von Logau MISS FLORENCE McCOURT Librarian Ah. but a man’s reach should ex- ceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for? 22 Browning MR DANIEL BALDI Science Science is vastly . . . stimulating to the imagination. Haldane MR DAVID CORAVER Mathematics Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. Pope MRS. MARYGRACE COSTA English Learning is the eye of the mind. Drake MRS. MARGUERITE FACEY School Nurse Health is indeed a precious thing. Robert Burton MR. JOSEPH GILBERT Special Education I believe in one thing only, the power of the human will. Anonymous 23 MRS. DOROTHY BRENNEN English Nor love ihv life, nor hate; but what thou livest live well; how long or permit to Heaven. Milton MR. EARL STEARNS Industrial Arts In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain. Nietzsche A MR ROBERT KINDELAN MRS. LINDA KEEGAN Languages This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Elmer Davis MISS RUTH PERLEY Health Science Be not merely good; be good for something. Henry David Thoreau MISS JOANNE McGEE Business Life is but thought. Coleridge MR. JOHN BOYCE Business So far as a man thinks, he is free. Ralph Waldo Emerson MISS KAREN WICKMAN Business The highest of distinctions is service to others. King George VI MR. CHARLES BARTLETT Guidance For man is man and master of his fate. Tennyson MR JOHN CARD Art The true individual remains an individual even amongst the crowd. Anonymous 3fcytoidou joo pavfi.oo feruo yjr boots. ACTIVITIES BAND Row 1: B. Long. S. Anderson, M. Levine. L. Stewart. T. Crittenden. L. McGraw, N. Cullen. H. Fisher. D. Young. Row 2: B. Bonomi. R. Huxley. D. Whealan. W. Hendrix. R. Reade. W. Hayden, J. Chapman. C. Christensen. G. McLaughlin. Row 3: Mr. Myers. K. Dustin. P. Mellen, D. Watts, D. Vroom, S. Montgomery, S. Mercer. D. Collier. J. McKay. Row 4: R. Franks, D. McGuire, G. Hoeft, T. Bowen, R. Cole. D. Hoeft, L. Fitzgerald, V. McKay. S. Prince. J. Montgomery. Row 5: L. Collier. A. Mellen, M. Carney, P. Power. G. Olson. R. Hamilton, B. Holiver. D. Tantillo, D. Golding. S. Weiand. GLEE CLUB Row 1: T. Schneider, L. Rhodenheiser. M. Schneider, C. Scheim. C. Koeppel, M. D’Entremont, J. Hallissey, W. Bar- buto. Row 2: S. Cullen. D. Rollins, R. Repucci, N. Murphy. S. Newman. R. Barrett. W. Tuttle. D. Provost. C. Riendeau. J. Densmore, A. Brennan, J. Harding, C. Theum. 28 BUSINESS CLUB Sitting: M. Stephenson. M. McNealy. D. London, S. Lerner. J. Mosca. K. Capodilupo. K. Kresser, J. Limberakis, N. John- son, E. McMenamin. V. Neill. Standing: P. Puntiri. J. Bowen. D. McDonald. S. Sfarzo. N. Littleton. MATH TEAM Row 1: W. Calhoun, B. Aronson, Mr. Heleen. Ad- visor. Row 2: M. Levreault, M. DelRosso, J. Scher- ber. D. Gurney, S. McEleney. 29 MAJORETTES Row 1: C. Koeppel, A. Jolicoeur, L. Leazer, M. Doherty, J. Limberakis, T. Moores, Captain; J. Novak, D. Alperin, J. Wheeler. M. Arm, S. Welch, R. Silverman. Row 2: L. L. Nelson. E. Doherty. S. McEleney. K. Conrad. D. Tardanico. C. Brown. CHEERLEADERS i ! Row 1: C. Cunningham. L. DiPasquale, P. Capodi- lupo. G. Fisher. Row 2: A. Card, N. Bagley, E. McMenamin. Row 3: J. Azanow, C. McRae. Top: K.. Heimuller. Captain. AUDIO-VISUAL AIDES W. Walsh, M. Swiderski, E. Barksdale. LIBRARY AIDES Row 1: P. Anastasio, M. Durant, L. Chafe, S. MacMelville, Miss McCourt, Librarian. Row 2: K. Boxill, C. Mizell, K. Johnson. 31 LATIN HONOR SOCIETY Row I: T. Brown. J. Kreutzer, V. McKay. S. McEleney. Row 2: L. Nelson, C. Reiss, C. Gelzer. D. Gurney GERMAN HONOR SOCIETY Row 1: J. McKay. N. Cullen. M. Del Rosso. C. Koeppel. J. Farash. Row 2: D. Desmond. M. Buckley, S. Keay. P. Waugh. W. Calhoun. 32 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Row 1: R. Silverman, L. Isaac, K. Kresser, M. C. Buckley, D. Sweeney, M. Stephenson, W. Calhoun, President: C. Koeppel, J. Farash, D. Desmond, S. Marcus. Row 2: S. Lemer, Treasurer; S. Keay, R. Hayes, Vice-president; N. John- son, D. Moiling, Secretary; C. Gelzer, M. DelRosso, J. Maloney, J. McKay, J. Mosca, M. Doherty, K. McEleney, N. Cullen, S. Prince, L. Ruccolo, Mr. Broomfield, Advisor. STUDENT COUNCIL Row 1: C. Koeppel, A. Card, R. Silverman, K. Conrad, L. Nelson. Row 2: L. Collier, E. Doherty, L. Schleehauf, L. Isaac, Treasurer; C. Downing, Secretary; D. Maguire, D. Alperin, J. Riendeau. Row 3: S. McEleney, Vice-president; D. Tardanico, President. 33 THE ECHO STAFF EDITORS From Left: Donna Sweeney. Literary: Ruth Hayes. Art: Sallie Prince, Tvping ; Joyce Ma- loney, Business; Stephen Marcus, Editor-in- Chief. ASSISTANT EDITORS From Left: N. Fasano, Business; L. DiPas- quale. Typing; L. McGraw, Tvping; D. Kee- man. Art; M. Goldwait, Literary. TYPING STAFF From Left: L. McGraw, Assistant Editor; J. McKay, B. Holiver, M. Stephenson, S. Prince, Editor; S. Montgomery. 34 LITERARY STAFF From Left: N. Cullen, M. C. Buckley, P O’Rourke, D. Sweeney. Editor; J. Harding. M. Goldwail. Assistant Editor. IjTi PI 1 , , j WLf • fill: W M A ART STAFF From Left: Z. Green, J. Morton, A. Burdulis, L. Marcinkus. J. Kreutzer, P. Godak, S. Prince, P. O’Rourke, S. Calhoun. S. Golden, R. Hayes, Editor; D. Keeman, Assistant Edi- tor. BUSINESS STAFF Row 1: L. Koury, A. Carney, M. C. Buckley, A. Burdulis, P. O’Rourke, S. Prince, J. Dens- more, G. McLaughlin, K. Daly. Row 2: P. Daniels, N. Fasano, Assistant Editor; J. Ma- loney, Editor; J. Kreutzer, J. McKay, D. Brandon, D. Tantillo, L. Moores, S. Cullen, P. Bryant, L. Ferreira. 35 FOOTBALL I Row 1: Mr. Larson. Head Coach: R. Cal- derwood. J. Fox. S. Lipinski. G. Smith. M. Morrissey, S. Hillier. Co-captain: D. Morani. Co-captain: D. Desmond. S. Savoy. J. Beltramini. R. McMakin, R. Warren. Row 2: G. Doherty. J. Fraser. D. Callinan. J. Farrell, S. O ' Donnell. M. Hillier. F. Magistro, D. Spicuzza. M. Doyle. S. Plant, K. Morrissey. B. Gan- non. Mr. Ferris. Coach. Row 3: R. Lee, P. Leary. J. McManmon, T. Carroll. P. Hucksam. D. Walsh. S. Cartwright. D. Sweeney, W. Crickard. D. Moulton, W. Kelly, W. McGaughey, Mr. Marshall, Coach. HOMECOMING 1971 CROSS COUNTRY Row 1 : G. Martin. R. Hoover, W. Calhoun. Co- capiain; K. Hagerty, Co-captain; J. Hilson, R. Hilson. T. McDonough. Row 2: P. McAvoy, R. Levine, Mr. Heleen, Coach; B. Shainwold. C. Truax. 41 I BASKETBALL Holbrook 97 Westwood Opponent 84 79 Marshfield 59 93 West Bridgewater 49 80 Hull 81 97 Avon 27 80 Hanover 66 95 East Bridgewater 61 93 Sacred Heart 40 78 Norwell 64 83 Duxbury 74 86 Marshfield 75 67 Apponequet 47 88 Hanover 74 71 Cohasset 49 103 Hull 74 93 East Bridgewater 63 70 Norwell 50 VARSITY Row 1: J. Howard, R. Gross, R. Scott, K. Ha- gerty, R. Calderwood. V. Fiorentino. G. Martin. Row 2: A. Desmond, M. Morrissey, B. Tracy, P. Tardanico, G. Smith, Mr. Holden, Coach. JUNIOR VARSITY S. Plant, R. MacDonald, E. Chambers, R. Hilson, G. Cartullo, W. West, D. Hoover, J. Winders, J. Fox, D. Callinan, K. Morrissey, J. Beltramini, C. White, T. McDonough. V A R S I T Y Row 1: N. Houlahan. J. Williamson, S. Kerr, C. Locke. M. Wilson. Row 2: D. Corri- gan, M. Fallon, K. Houlahan, V. McCarthy, Miss McDonald, Coach. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Holbrook Opponent 36 West Bridgewater 29 47 Hull 43 50 Avon 25 27 East Bridgewater 30 29 Sacred Heart 42 38 Norwell 50 39 Duxbury 38 50 Marshfield 35 60 Apponequet 26 24 Hanover 39 42 Cohasset 40 46 le ' j Row 1: R. Ross, R. Tucker, J. Gulya, J. Silipigno, Co-captain ; W. Powers, Co-cap- tain; J. Ronan, K. Dustin, R. Hamilton, G. Hoeft. Row 2: Mr. Sikorsky, Coach; M. Plant, R. Fredericks, J. Condon, C. Smith, J. Healey, D. Holstein, D. Cahill, B. O’Connor, R. LeCount. W. Hayden, S. Bedard, J. Greig, Manager; R. Wallace, Mr. Perrone, Assistant Coach. Holbrook 0 Hull Opponent 2 1 Cohasset 3 6 Hanover 2 0 Marshfield 3 3 Duxbury 2 0 East Bridgewater 1 1 Hull 5 1 Cohasset 3 3 Marshfield 0 3 Hanover 2 4 Duxbury 2 4 East Bridgewater 0 48 49 UNDERCLASSMEN I f |.L£ Ww CLASS 1975 EXECUTIVE BOARD Row 1: D. Kenny, G. McLaughlin, E. Donga, Yerkes, P. Buckley, Mrs. Noonan, Advisor. Row 2: Mizel, D. Hillier, D. Clougherty, J. Smith. 53 n 2 CLASS OF 1974 EXECUTIVE BOARD Row 1: S. Cullen, F. Kelly, C. Koeppel, T. Brown. C. Ham- ilton. J. Cummings, S. Mercer, C. Day, P. Connolly, L. Koury. Row 2: C. Reiss, P. Griffin, J. Godfrey, A. Burdulis, S. Hilson, D. Meech. A. Jolicoeur. M. Olson. D. Maguire, B. Carr, J. Donovan, K. Morrissey, M. Salerno. Row 3: A. Boyce, P. Quinn, A. Carney, K. Carelli. D. Brandon, J. Kreutzer, E. Doherty, B. Shainwold. D. York. R. Hilson, S. Christianson. V. Fiorentino, T. Carroll. Row 4: R. Macallum. K. Boxill, N. Houlahan, L. Marcinkus, D. Sheppard, B. Tracy, J. Wicker, W. Crickard, D. Sweeney, J. Walsh. 57 r J SOPHOMORE CANDIDS 1 1 I 1 JUNIOR CLASS Carol Reilly, Treasurer; Virginia Bryant, Secretary; Robert McMakin, Pres- ident; Janice Williamson, Vice-president. CLASS 60 OF 1 973 EXECUTIVE BOARD Row 1: V. McCarthy, G. Smith, C. Downing, J. Harding, D. Sykes, L. Leazer, L. L. Nelson, L. DiPasquale. Row 2: K. Houlahan, M. Caporale, C. Riendeau, M. J. Gordon, D. Tan- tillo, R. Ingram. C. Cunningham. Row 3: J. Scherber, P. Nee, T. Freedman, J. Lannigan, L. Tilley, J. Kresser, M. Arm, R. Huxley, M. Goldwait. 61 SENIORS IN MEMORIAM MICHAEL PATRICK CORRIGAN 1954-1971 66 It is only proper that at this time we take a moment to remember Mike. Although he is no longer with us, his presence is and will be felt by all. The time which we were fortunate enough to share with Mike was short, but the impact that he had on us during these years will remain with us always. Each one of us will remember Mike in a different way. We cannot forget his friendly smile, his warm personality or his outstanding ability. These qualities have left their mark on us. Whether Mike was best known to us as a friend, a teammate or an acquaint- ance, we should be grateful that he touched our lives— for it was certainly our gain. 67 69 70 SENIOR OFFICERS Claudia Koeppel, Vice-president; Debra Richards, Treasurer ; Mary Claire Buckley , President; Kathy McEleney, Secretary. EXECUTIVE BOARD Row I: M. Carney, S. Keay, E. Welch, E. LaPonta, L. Ruccolo, J. Farash, N, Johnson, D. Moiling, J. Novak, S. Marcus. Row 2: M. Land. S. Lerner, S. Welch, D. Persampieri, D. Orenberg, P. O’Rourke. W. Walsh, J. Limbe- rakis, J. Riendeau. Row 3: J. Ma- loney. D. Sweeney, R. Hayes, S. Prince, M. Doherty, G. Connors, G. Smith, B. Connolly. M. Mor- rissey. ADVISORY BOARD Row I: D. Marx, S. Lerner, M. Lannan. A. Card, R. Fisher, M. McCarthy, M. DelRosso. Row 2: J. Limberakis, M. Saharnis, J. Hays, D. Orenberg. M. Howard. S. Hoffman. D. Luster. Row 3; N. Cullen, J. McKay, C. Margarit. J. Gaffney. B. Connolly. P. Tardanico. 71 SENIOR CLASS SWEETHEARTS James Gaffnev Susan Sfarzo SUPERLATIVES MOST BASHFUL Debra Orenberg John Howard MOST ATHLETIC Mark Morrissey Marian Howard FAVORITE TEACHERS Miss Haug Mr. Kelliher 72 BEST LOOKING Charles Smith Nancy Johnson MOST TALKATIVE Dennis Morani Debra London MOST COURTEOUS Kathy Conrad Thomas Monahan BEST MUSICIANS Robert Reade Marie Carney BEST DRESSED Mark Morrissey Nancy Johnson ST1 BEST DANCERS Robert Gross Nancy Littleton MOST ARTISTIC Claudia Koeppel Joseph McCoy MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED William Calhoun Marianne Del Rosso FAVORITE UNDERCLASSMEN Steve Lipinski Donna Corrigan CLASS FLIRTS Steve O’Donnell Debra Richards CLASS COMEDIANS Rosemary Morrissey Mike Carnev EDWARD BARKSDALE Speech is great ; hut silence is greater. Carlyle SANDRA BENVIE You cannot believe, unless vou pav close attention. Cicero ALTHEA BISHOP Those who walk in light must help the ones in darkness up. It only takes an outstretched hand McKuen DEBORAH AHERN A little work, a little play. Palmella LYNN ANASTASIO Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. Proverb ANNE BRENNAN In her tongue is the law of kindness. Proverbs RHONDA BROWNELL Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures. Bucher MARY CLAIRE BUCKLEY You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Gitran JOSEPH BUSSOLARI The secret of success is constancy to purpose. Disraeli CLARK CAMERON A man ' s character is his strength. A Isen WILLIAM CALHOUN An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin JOAN CAMPBELL Anything for a quiet life. Heywood ALISON CARD have a heart with room for every joy. Baity MARIE CARNEY The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, it is a reality to be experienced Leeuw I MICHAEL CARNEY Joking and humor are pleasant and often of extreme usefulness. Cicero MARY ANN CHAMBERS We must look into people as well as at them. A nonymous 78 JOYCE CHANDNOn A friend is more divine than all divinities. Eliot JANICE COLE To lengthen to the last a sunny mood. Lowell WILLIAM CONNOLLY Impromptu is truly the touchstone of wit. Mo Here SCOTT CHRISTIANSON Live while you live and seize the pleasures of the present day. Doddridge WALTER CHISHOLM Never in a hurry, never has a care. Anonymous PATRICIA CLANCY Reflect that life, like every other blessing, Derives its value from its use alone. Johnson 79 RICHARD CORBETT There is nothing so disagreeable that a patient mind can not find some solace for it. Seneca MARILYN COX Politeness costs nothing, and gains everything. Montague WENDY CROLL Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. Emerson GAIL CONNORS The rule of my life is to make pleasure mv business. Burr KATHY CONRAD Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Barrie NANCY CULLEN Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions. Bras 80 DONALD CUMMINGS The will to do, and the soul to dare. A nonymous ARLENE DASH Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace Proverb MARIANNE DELROSSO To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. Tennyson DAVID D’ERAMO Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiceth in. Ben Johnson MARYANNE DOHERTY Mischief sparkles in her eyes and her laughter never dies. A nonymous DENNIS DESMOND As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Max Ehrmann CLAIRE DOTY What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Rousseau MARY DURANT Silence, more musical than any other song. Rossetti JEFFREY FARASH Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind Collins ROBIN DUFFY True goodness springs from a man ' s own heart. Confucius RHODA FISHER One thought includes all thought, in the sense that a grain of sand includes the universe. S. T. Coleridge LYNNE FITZGERALD Joy rises in me like a summer’s morn. S. T. Coleridge 82 JONATHAN FOWLER There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers. Disraeli ROBERT FRANKS A book of verses underneath the bough, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou beside me . . . Khayiam JAMES GAFFNEY To live life to its fullest was his only goal. Wilfredd ROBERT FREDERICKS The trouble is small, the fun is great. Goethe DEBRA GELLES There is no failure except by ceasing to try. A nonymous CHERYL GELZER Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse. African Proverb JAMES GREIG He had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief. Hyde ROBERT GROSS Dancing . . . the poetry of the foot. Dry den JEFFREY GULYA The charm and playfulness of his talk. Cicero PAUL GERRIOR Lo, one who loved true honour more than fame. William Alexander DAWN GOLDING Silence often persuades when speaking fails. A nonymous KEVIN HAGERTY He is as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems lo smile upon him. Pepys 84 STANLEY HILLIER Man is Heaven ’s masterpiece. Francis Quarles STEVEN HOFFMAN Live while you mav; tomorrow may never come. Unknown BARBARA HOLIVER The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. Thayer DALE HOEFT Nature’s first great title-mind. Croly s. JOHN HOWARD He has won our respect and admiration— what greater victory is there? Logan MARIAN HOWARD There was such speed in her, and such lightness in her footfall. Ransom 86 FLORENCE JAMESON Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her path$ are peace. Unknown RONALD HUGHES Be silent and safe— silence never betrays you. O ’Reilly MICHAEL IAVELO Wit is the salt of conversation. Wm. Hazlitt STEVEN IKASALO What a man thinks is his spirit in the world. Swedenborg LINDA ISAAC The smile receives the wounding of a frown. Shakespeare KATRINA HUCKSAM The power of thought--the magic of the mind Byron 87 I NANCY JOHNSON To be loved, be lovable. Ovid WAYNE JOHNSON would help others out of a fellow feeling. Robert Burton I BEVERLY JONES Reason’s whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, lie in two words: health and peace. Pope BONNIE JOHNSON T was her thinking of others made you think of her. E. B. Browning JILL JOHNSON Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. R. G. Ingersoll SANDRA K.EAY I wish you all the joy that you can wish. Shakespeare 88 JOANNE KELLY The most useless day of all is that in which we have not smiled. Chamfort CLAUDIA KOEPPEL The artist beholds in nature more than she herself is conscious of. James ' T, JEFFREY KORNET I ' ve taken my fun where I’ve found it. A nonvmous KRISTINA KRESSER Beauty is part of the finished language by which goodness speaks. Eliot r i PETER KUNAN A content soul can aid one greatly in achieving success. Manfred JOHN KROELL In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. Bible MARIE LAND The only way to have a friend is to be one. Emerson ELAINE LAPONTA Likeness causeth liking. Clarke SHIRLEY LERNER It’s nice to be natural, when you’re naturally nice. A nonymous MARY LANNAN The soul’s calm sunshine and the heartfelt joy. Thomas Moore MARK LEVREAULT Is freedom anything but the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. Epictetus MARK LEVINE Youth comes but once in a lifetime. Longfellow 90 JENNIFER LIMBERAKIS To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in was a mark of the Greek spirit. Hamilton DAVID LUSTER No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of folly. Aristotle DONNA MacDONALD One gets out of his life only what he puts into it. A nonymous ELIZABETH LINDSEY Who gives the nation peace, gives tranquility to all. Horace Walpole NANCY LITTLETON The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less. Cleaver DEBRA LONDON It would talk. Lord, how it talked Beaumont and Fletcher STEVEN MADER Life is full of good times if only we know where to find them. Anonymous GARY MAGNARELLI To have an open mind and a daring soul is a fine thing. A nonymous JOHN MAGUIRE Genius means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble. Carlyle JOYCE MALONEY What do we live for , if it is not to make life less difficult for others? Eliot DEBORAH MARBLE For all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it’s still a beautiful world Ehrmann PATRICK McAVOY A friend is worth all hazards we can run. Young DONNA MARX It is by vivacity and wit that one shines in compah y. Chesterfield STEPHEN MARCUS Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think. Emerson CAROL MARGARIT ' Tis pleasant to have found and proved a friend . . . Sophocles marian McCarthy A faithful friend is the medicine of life. A pocrypha susan McDonald Mind cannot follow it. nor words express her infinite sweetness. Dante KATHLEEN McELENEY Keep vour face to the sunshine and vou cannot see the shadow. Keller JOSEPH McCOY am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories. Washington Irving JOSEPH McFARLANE With his eyes in flood with laughter. Cymbeline JOHN McGUIRE To be happy is to be strong. Longfellow 94 NANCY McHUGH Exuberance is beauty. Blake CYNTHIA McRAE The world belongs to the energetic. A nonymous JOSEPH MEALEY Man is born to live--and enjoy it. Anonymous JEANNE McKAY The youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity. Benjamin Disraeli ELIZABETH McMENAMIN Enthusiasm is a secret and harmonious spirit. Benjamin Disraeli MARY McNEALY A cheerful countenance will melt away all opposition. Bernard 95 RITA MEECH The smile that won’t come off. Wells I DEBORAH MOLLING She liked whate ' er she looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Browning THOMAS MONAHAN Nothing is more becoming in a great man than courtesy and forebearance. | Cicero SUSAN MONTGOMERY Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face. Holmes ALAN MELLEN Music is the universal language of mankind Longfellow TERESA MOORES To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. Amiel 96 MARYELLEN MORAN We deem those happy who, from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills, without being overcome by them. Jurnde DENNIS MORANI He can make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before. A nonymous JUDITH MOSCA A very gentle person, she was willing to help all. Scharpe MARK MORRISSEY The man who desires to achieve is truly strong in his character. A nonymous ROSEMARY MORRISSEY Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of politic genius. Carlyle DALE MOSS The ability to laugh is employed by even the most intelligent men. Crooke VICTORIA NEILL Her heart is like the moon; there’s a man in it Unknown SUSAN NEWMAN A quiet and carefree life has its advantages. Darlyle JOANNE NOVAK 7 feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance. Casaes DWIGHT NELSON Fare thee well for I must leave the . . . But remember that the best of friends must part. A nonymous STEVEN O’DONNELL My only books were women’s looks, And follies All they taught me. Thomas Moore PETER ORDWAY Every man should measure himself by his own standard Horace 98 PATRICIA O’ROURKE The best way to secure happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible to be. Elliot THALIA PARASKIS A constant friend is a thing rare and hard to find. Plutarch JANE PAWLOWSKI Life is a great bundle of little things. O. W. Holmes s-r ' ■-7 JOSEPH PELRINE But let me clutch what is out of reach and die en route to a star! A nonymous DIANE PERSAMPIERI Every work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and sun. Emerson DEBRA ORENBERG Great truths pass not, from one human creature to another, by human speech; rather do they choose silence as a road between souls. Gilran ! || i RICHARD POIRIER Be content to seem what you really are. Anonymous JEFFREY POTTS A man ' s worth can be measured only by the strength of his ideals. Rugsall THOMAS POWER Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. Stowe LORRI PERSAMPIERI What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness . . . T. B. Aldrich ROBERT PETER Silence is a talent as greatly to be cherished as that other asset— the gift of speech. Anonymous LAWRENCE POWERS Man is born to live and not to prepare to live. A nonymous 100 WILLIAM POWERS His warm personality and friendly ways are appreciated by all he encounters. A nonymous SALLIE PRINCE Such sweet compulsion in music lie. Milton PATRICIA PUNTIRI A light heart can endure much. Caree JOSEPH QUINN The door to happiness opens outward A nonymous DEBRA RICHARDS A nd so she flirted, like a true good woman, till we bade adieu. Cambell ROBERT READE He is free who lives as he chooses Epicteitus ! DEBORAH RICHERT Youth is a time for the triumph of the individual. Hay sea l MARY ROACH The miracle of love is like the miracle of a flower; it thrives upon the sunshine of a smile. Burrow 1 JAMES RONAN A friendly greeting accompanied with a grin is always welcome. Marase I JOSEPH RIENDEAU Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. Samuel Johnson ROBERT ROSS Be consistent in your thoughts; steadfast be your words. Be swift to hear, but slow to answer. Sirach LINDA RUCCOLO Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them. S. T. Coleridge 102 MARY RUSSELL Youth is wholly experimental. Stevenson STEVEN SAVOY All Nature wears one universal grin. Fielding MARY SCIACCA A cheerful temper . . . will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful and wit good-natured A ddison PAULA RYAN You have to believe in happiness or happiness never comes. Malloch JOSEPH SALERNO The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much. Hazlite MARINA SAHARNIS The less of routine, the more of life. A. B. Alcott 103 SUSAN SFARZO Beauty may be said to be God ' s trademark in creation. Beecher BARBARA SHERIDAN The more things vou care about, and the more intensely you care, the more alive you become. Anonymous I JAMES SILIPIGNO Let us not look backward in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. Anonymous RANDALL SCOTT The success of a man is largely determined by his intelligence and desire. A nonymous SANDRA SEARS Having a merry soul often helps a man survive his troubles. A nonymous WILLIAM SILVA Yesterday is today’s memo ry, and tomorrow is today’s dream. A nonymous 104 RONNA SILVERMAN To burn always with this gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life. A nonymous CHARLES SMITH A handsome man with strength and virtue will have an easy time in the world. A nonymous GREGORY SMITH The strength and spirit of a man aids him in conquering the obstacles of life. A nonymous MONICA STEPHENSON A quiet tongue shows a wise heart. A nonymous MICHAEL SWIDERSKI An individual with an open mind will surpass all other kinds of men. Tappe DONNA SWEENEY Work hard, for that is the source of wealth least likely to fail you. Fontaine ' I I ALFRED TAGLIAFERRO They conquer who believe they can. Anonymous PAUL TARDANICO A man ' s convictions and purposes in life are important for his future happiness. Anonymous GEOFFREY TATELBAUM expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that 1 can show to any creature, let me do it now. Etienne DONNA TARDANICO Never elated when one man’s oppressed. Never dejected while another’s blessed. Pope RICHARD TUCKER Character and strength, in the proper amounts, make men worthy of praise. A nonymous JAMES VACHON How good— to be alive! How infinite --to be! A nonymous 106 BRIAN WALSH There is only one success— to be able to spend your life in your own way. Christopher Morly JEFFREY WEINSTEIN The way to be happy is to make others so. VonSuttner ELLEN WELCH Happiness seems made to be shared. Corneille WILLIAM WALSH A tranquil life is desirous to almost all. McKate NANCY WAUHOB Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Proverbs SUSAN WALSH Smiling can conquer all the barriers towards friendship. Lowe 107 STACEY WELCH All can hear, but only the sensitive can understand. Gilran DEBRA WHEADON A happy life must be a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live. Russell ELIZABETH WHITE The first fundamental law of Nature is, to seek peace and follow it. Thomas Hobbes e v DAVID WILLIAMS The quiet way of living is often the best. Anonymous RAYMOND WILL He was an adventurous soul! Snaffe LINDA YOUNG Give to the world the best you have. And the best will come back to you. Bridges It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of the Darkness, It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us . . . Charles Dickens THE HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES Holbrook High Underclassmen Only a moment: a moment of strength, of romance, of glamour — of youth! . . . A flick of sunshine upon a strange shore, the time to remember, the time for a sigh, and — goodbye! — . . . — Goodbye . . .! Youth 116 Best Wishes and Congratulations To The Class of 1972 from the students at the NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING BOSTON, MASS. Best Wishes and Success in the Future To The Class of 1972 HOLBROOK BOOSTERS CLUB 117 Congratulations and Best Wishes To The Class of 1972 HOLBROOK EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 118 ' LocZuAJL) • iU Au!Aorx AcJ Aat vo sduHl+t Z. AA to rflUO tTljUCa Us-Ao sCoAtA tAuAt Aoc£LcA 4_ tAA L. l VL cS to sra C. JLfi, ZAc ryi t. ' €L+ _j JytXjtA Ac uJ oAtA ZAjLs ' l£uaul pl -A i Y stZsj t3UxJ UrrUcA -z clajL 119 A PLEASURE TO HAVE SERVED YOU DODGE-MURPHY PHOTOGRAPHERS 683 PLEASANT STREET BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 120 The Braintree area was first settled in 1625 by those pioneers who came from Braintree, Eng- land. In 1708, Braintree separated into these three precincts: North, South, and Middle. Then, in 1727, the southern precinct further separated into two more precincts. In 1792, the northern precinct was incorporated as the town of Ran- dolph. The section now known as Holbrook was then called East Randolph. Early in the nineteenth century, eighty (80) in- habitants of East Randolph, having already ac- quired land for a church, petitioned the state to become incorporated as a separate parish from Randolph. The reason for this was that the churches and meeting houses in Randolph were too far away. The residents of Randolph and Braintree objected, saying, “We are now threat- ened with a new Baptist meeting house . . . which is calculated ... to cut off and decoy away anoth- er numerous and respectable branch of our so- ciety.” Despite this, however, on February 15, 1818, East Randolph was incorporated as a sepa- rate parish, called the East Parish. The movement for separation consisted of the residents of East Randolph complaining about the distance to the meeting house, and the diffi- culty of attending town meetings. A meeting was held in East Randolph on December 5, 1871. “It is the sense of this meeting that that portion of Randolph lying east of the Old Colony Railroad, should be set off from the old town and in- corporated as a new town.” A formal petition was later successfully circulated for this separa- tion. and Mr. E. N. Holbrook, the town’s wealthiest citizen, offered as his gift to the new town (if it were incorporated) fifty thousand dol- lars ($50,000.00). A battle of petitions started as the citizens of East Randolph and Randolph began to favor or op- pose the split. A hearing was held in the General Court on January 24, 1872. The arguments for the separation, that East Randolph had become a self-sufficient community and that the wide val- ley with the railway running through was a natu- ral division, were presented. They wanted better schools and roads, and they wanted to lower the tax rate from two percent (2%) to one percent (1%). Out of more than three hundred towns, East Randolph rated 139th in population and 172nd in taxable valuation. The arguments against the split, that the only reason for the sep- aration was that the Randolph communities had grown around the area of what is now called Main Street, and those of East Randolph, around what is presently Franklin Street, were offered as purposeless. This distance, 1.75 mil£s, could be easily traveled. Figures on roads and schools were also offered as proof against the need of a separate community. Then, on February 8, 1872, the bill was passed to the Senate, despite lobbying and a six-hour de- bate. On February 24, 1872, this bill was passed and Holbrook was incorporated as a new town, and the charter was signed by Governer Wash- burn on February 29, 1872. Holbrook received four (4) school houses, two (2) fire houses, all completely furnished, and owed Randolph $14,988.94. A town meeting was held to decide the division of the available funds, to NKJfg) make by-laws, and to appoint the town officials. Mr. Lemuel Whitcombe was elected as the town moderator. Very shortly after this initial meeting, the town hall was erected. On August 12. 1874, a library was built, but on Christmas, 1877, a fire, believed to have been deliberately set. gutted the town hall and the library to such an extent that, “. . . only one-twelfth (1 12) the number of our collection of twenty-seven hundred (2,700) vol- umes escaped the insatiable monster’s wrath.” In 1879, a formal fire department was formed. A police force was initiated in the following year. Until that time. Holbrook had had no need for a police force, but with the addition of nine (9) “rum-shops” and the influx of tramps from the railway, Holbrook citizens could no longer be their own guardians. As a result of a petition, it was ruled in 1885 that Braintree, Holbrook, and Randolph would sup- ply themselves with water from The Great Pond. Subsequently, a number of mill owners sued the towns for $121,000.00 for using the water, but were awarded only $8,000.00. Because of rising government costs, property val- ues, and population, the tax rate rose to two per- cent (2%). The period of greatest industrial growth, mostly in shoes and leather, took place during the years 1875-1885, in which thirty-eight (38) new places of business were established. Holbrook ranked 74th in manufacturing in the state, yet only 148th in population. At this time it greatly exceeded Randolph’s manufacturing pro- duction. Holbrook, however, ranked last in agri- culture. After 1885 the shoe industry moved to the Brockton area, and in 1910, it was reported that, “Brockton, Whitman, Rockland, Bridgewa- ter, and Middleboro are forging ahead, while Holbrook is falling to the rear.” The reason for this was that Holbrook lacked any good means of transportation, so serious efforts were made to re- vive business. In 1891, the Brockton and Braintree electrical streetcar systems ran through Holbrook. A “bicycle railway” and a canal were proposed also, as possible solutions to the trans- portation problem; however, they were never fol- lowed through. In 1894, land was acquired along with twenty- five hundred dollars ($2500.00) from Mr. Hol- brook for two parks, and in 1909, a monument to those who had died in the Civil War was erected. The town was now having trouble with its school system because of the rise in costs of education and the growing population, despite the addition of eight (8) more schools to the already existing four (4) buildings. 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