Holten High School - Onion Yearbook (Danvers, MA)

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LETTER THE EDITOR The book you now hold in your hands is the result of the untiring efforts of certain members of your class of 1960.1, along with many others, have spent a great deal of time and energy editing your yearbook. We real- ize as well as you that this book has its limitations, but nevertheless we did our best in the time allotted. We hope you are pleased with our work. You will probably have this yearbook among your possessions for several years to come. And as the years go by and you sit down to thumb through the 1960 Heritage you will come across many things and many people that will make you stop, look up, and recall your high school days. As you do this I hope you will remember the finer qualities of Ilolten High, the more constructive activities of the Senior Class, and most of all the better characteristics of your classmates. I hope you all will look for the good in man and the fine in life. And because there is so much to praise here on this old earth, it seems quite foolish to seek out the mean and small and to pry about for flaws and faults. I sincerely wish all of you a very happy and prosperous life. Best wishes and may God bless you, Malcolm J. Ford Page Six

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IN MEMORY of Mr. Marcus Last summer the faculty and student body of Holten High School learned with grief of the death of one of their members — Mr. William Marcus. We, his students, knew Mr. Marcus as a teacher of history, math, and student driving. But, we also knew what type of man he was. When one thinks of “Bill” Marcus, one thinks at once of the phrase “good- natured.” These words can but poorly express his nature. He was always genuinely friendly to his students, yet he was able to preserve this friendly atmosphere without letting the essential student-teacher relationship break down. There were also more serious facets of his personality, and through his humor, his seriousness of purpose prevailed. For instance, with a stu- dent driver he could joke about a near accident, but he was always serious in his instructions for correcting the error that led to the danger. In Mr. Marcus we had a fine example of what a teacher should be — friendly with his students, but always trying to improve them by impart- ing his own experience to them. Page Five

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ADVISOR’S COMMENT You are now reading your yearbook. The Heritage. It is at once both commonplace and unique. In its organization, tone and appearance, it is not unlike countless high school annuals. Yet, in its subject matter — you and your four years at Holten High School — The Heritage is without parallel. Perhaps you are disappointed in the book; perhaps prone to criticize too quickly. If so, one need not be surprised. Few objects produced by man (least of all a book) escape some criticism. Perfection emanates from divinity. Before you judge the efforts of your classmates reflected in the following pages, I ask you to ponder the following statement of Alexander Pope: In every work regard the writer’s end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due. To most of you the yearbook is little more than an object of tem- porary interest which will soon be stored on some shelf to gather dust. But, to a few — the members of The Heritage staff — this volume repre- sents much more. It is a symbol of countless hours of toil and tedious tasks; of creating order out of chaos. The Heritage is literally their book. To all staff members I offer a very simple but a very sincere, “Thank you for a job well done.” To all members of the Class of 1960 I offer my warmest congratu- lations. May you find true happiness and unlimited success in your future years. Holten High School has endeavored to prepare you well for the future. I trust you will, like Ulysses, face the world strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Page Seven Henry Mooney