Jamaica Plain High School - Clarion Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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CSCS33SD OUR SEAL In 1941, the members of the Yearbook committee decided that they needed something to interpret the spirit of Jamaica Plain High School, something which would represent the school for all time; a symbol of Jamaica Plain High School. In seeking material for this symbol they found some very interesting information about Jamaica Plain. At the time Cromwell captured the island of Jamaica, in the British West Indies, the name of that part of Boston was changed to Jamaica Plain. It is undoubtedly a slander upon the good people of this locality to assert that it derives its name from their fondness for Jamaica rum — and that they preferred it “Plain.” Our seal has a significance, of course. The elephant’s head is taken from the crest of the Eliot coat-of-arms and symbolizes strength, dignity, and prowess. The band on the shield represents, in heraldic symbolism, a plain, while the wavy lines represent water. These too, have significance because the original name Xaymaca, given Jamaica by the Arawak Indians found on their island by Columbus, is supposed to imply “an overflowing abundance of rivers.” Instead of the family motto, of the Eliot’s, the Yearbook commit- tee placed “H. Jamaica Plain S.” on the heraldic rib- bon. The seal has been modified to fit the ring structure of all classes since 1941, and has been adopted as the official seal of Jamaica Plain High School. Paula Lymneos 8

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CLARION STAFF First Row: James Lawless, Joseph Sears, Carole Welcher, Mrs. Galvin, Margo Lee, Sheila Lewis, Alice Nappier. Second Row: Linda Percy, Edward Loiacono, Rosemary Scanlan, Daniel •Scanlan, Patricia Bennett, Rosemary Ward, Doreen Nasalski, Kenneth Thatcher, Frank Knight, Janice O ' Neil. Third Row: Cheryl Cruz, Carolyn Smith, Dawn McLeod, Sandra Magi, Jacque- line Selian, Elizabeth Kunigenas, Sandra Fripp, Janice Heafner, Kathryn Berard, Rauline Rose, Sandra Browne. HOMEROOM TREASURERS First Row: Elizabeth Kunigenas, Marie Morrill, Gregory Dunham, Miss Maguire, Paula Lymneos, Nancy Becker, Judith Currie. Second Row: Barbara Prifty, Karolyn Lombardo. Macrina Curatolt, Carolyn Smith, Cynthia Blonda, Nancy Jackson, Bernadette Jenkins, Mary Goodale, Shirley Fanning. Third Row: Joanne Meagher, Therse Woodford, Franklin Turner, Paula Turcotte, Janice O ' Neil. 7

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NUCLEUS OF POWER