Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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JJ onorar y oDeai tli icaiion With sincere admiration and respect, we, the Class of 1961, proudly award this honorary dedication to Mr. W. Henry Cone, who has so capably performed his duties as Superintendent of the Long- meadow School System. We wish him as much success in the future as he has enjoyed during his first year. On our earth today a population explosion is taking place. Knowledge in many subject matter fields is growing at an ever increasing rate. Bold new scientific and technological developments, such as space flight, no longer greatly surprise us. As persons, we tend to see ourselves as being smaller and less significant than in the past. But, think a minute! Each of us is still significant, still important! A crowd is always made up of individuals — people like you and me! There is and always will be others, friends and loved ones, who depend upon us, who need us. Our friendly smiles and kind words will always warm the hearts of those with whom we share them. To live wholesome lives in today ' s exciting world, we cannot ignore the broad social and scientific forces which are changing our environment. We must have more knowledge of them and know how to deal with them effectively. These challenge the minds of all peoples. By the same token, we must not forget the meaning of friendli- ness, truthfulness, dependability, honesty, graciousness, humility, tolerance, and forgive- ness. These are matters of our hearts, the lifeblood of our souls. To the graduating senior, my congratulations and best wishes. Sincerely, Sincerely, • sj. W. HENRY CONE Superintendent of Schools

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The world, the race, the soul — in space and time the universe, All bound as is befitting each — all surely going somewhere. Walt Whitman J-oreward The world offers an infinite number of opportuni- ties for achievement. To attain personal satisfaction and permanent success, it is each person ' s responsibility to select and pursue a specif ic ' field of interest. Therefore, one must not only conquer physical space but also de- velop one ' s mental capacities to the fullest extent while striving for perfection as an individual. ■

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■ H SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mr. Richard Holter; Mrs. Charles Carter; Mr. Henry Frisbie; Mr. Quentin Reynolds; Mr. Robert Brigham. 1 The Longmeadow School Committee aims to provide Longmeadow youngsters an educational program which anticipates the conditions which they are likely to face as they go on to college or take on immediately their responsibilities and develop their opportunities as citizens in the American Community. However much old situations shift and new ones develop, as we stand at the threshold of the space age, this objective remains. Much new knowledge must be appropriately introduced into the curriculum. Em- phasis in accepted subjects requires adjustment to make room for additions. New teach- ing methods constantly become available — usually more quickly than do teachers equip- ped to apply them. Possible adjustments in the school program are constantly being scrutinized and studied by the Administration and considered by the School Committee. Because our youth pass through the school system only once, and deserve sound, proved instruction, adjustments are made in the curriculum with adherence to the old and prov- ed admonition: Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside. QUENTIN A. REYNOLDS Upon entering high school, each freshman class is assigned a member of the Guid- ance Department as an academic advisor. It is through the able assistance of these guid- ance counselors that the individual student learns to adapt himself to his new surround- ings and participate in all phases of the high school curriculum. Any particular problems which might arise are efficiently solved by informative conferences between the coun- selor and the individual.