Holten High School - Onion Yearbook (Danvers, MA)

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LETTER THE EDITOR John Zdanowicz This year we have decided to retain the Heritage as the name for our yearbook. The 1961 Heritage is the work of several members of the senior class, myself, and my fellow editors. We have worked long and hard and feel that we have done the best possible job within our limita- tions. I sincerely hope that this yearbook will be among your most prized possessions. As you sit down in the near or distant future and thumb through the 1961 Heritage, many pleasant memories will be recalled. I am sure that you will then be able to remember the finer qualities of your classmates, the profitable years of high school, and an era of your life that could be called the greatest of all. As you leave Holten High, I hope that you will go on to greater things, happier moments, and more successful lives. Undoubtedly you will face many great challenges during your life, but with the guidance that an education has given you I am sure you will conquer them all. 1 would like to wish all of you a happy and prosperous life. Page Five John Zdanowicz

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)EBIC ATION to Mr. Vye To dedicate the yearbook of the class of 1961 is at once commonplace and unique. It is common- place by the mere fact that it is dedicated. It is unique because of the person to whom we are honored to dedicate it. Mr. Charles Vye is no ordinary person. No ordinary person could possibly have accom- plished so thoroughly and so rapidly the many, many deeds that he has. Ilis accomplishments would now fill the lives of two ordinary persons. No, Mr. Vye is not ordinary. It was 1931 when Mr. Vye came to Holten High School. It was then that the high school students of this town grew to know and to appreciate fully that a sound mind exists only in a sound body. To Mr. Vye, development of the body was equally as important as training in the classics. How can one possibly devote himself to the arduous task of learning, if the body is not up to par? Does it not follow that the knowledge will also not be up to par. This principle, though oftentimes veiled to the student, was Mr. Vye’s beacon and ideal while here at Holten. Most students, to be sure, know this and realize the value and necessity of it. These are the ones who have profited, are profiting, and will profit from it. At present, Mr. Vye is the Athletic Coordinator of the school system. Here he functions not as the excellent physical education teacher and varsity coach that he was, but on a much larger scale. This position, I am sure must be most opportune to a man such as Mr. Vye because he can affect many more students with his guiding principle. Having been an excellent athlete himself at New York University, Mr. Vye has always recog- nized the fact that varsity athletics does have its problems. This is why he is ever ready and always willing to help our athletes overcome difficulties. Oftentimes he continues moral support long after students have ceased being students. One may assert this is his job, but it is above and beyond all requisites to be a friend; for it is when the chips are down that a true friend comes across with the goods. Certainly by every standard Mr. Vye is a true friend. Yes, Mr. Vye, you are these and much more. You are in sum and total what we want to be. You have achieved what we hope to achieve. You have given of vourself unselfishly; and this is the mark of a man, a true man. Please accept our praise for all you have done for us. We want sincerely to say “thank you” and offer you all possible future success. Charles Devoe Page Four

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NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Mr. April “The New Frontier” is the term that may well be best remembered from the period of your last year at Holten High, certainly a memorable year in our history and in world affairs. It occurs to me, however, that every year our Seniors approach a new frontier. For you it is the beginning of a search for self-realization, and every individual embarks on this journey, each in his own way. John Stuart Blackie once, said “that the end of man is to reach his highest ideal of intelligent and perservering work in the face of difficulty, obstruction and danger.” Whether your first step toward this goal leads to college, a job, or the armed forces, we hope that your stay at Holten High has helped to provide you with the equipment needed to meet the challenge. The measure of our success is the degree of your attainment. We have every faith that you will go forward to conquer your personal frontiers. Page Six