Lynn English High School - Yearbook (Lynn, MA)

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One of the most popular clubs at Enghsh I-hgh IS Tantum Quantum Pos sumus better known as T Q P whlch means As much as we are able The glrls who are members of th1s club are recommended by therr Engltsh teachers and as you know the pres 1dent must be a senror Cynthla W11 hams our pres1dent thrs year per formed her dutles w1th wonderful ease and grace l belxeve that one of the most rnterestmg programs of the year was Cynth1a s hour long report descrrb mg her trrp to Europe th1s past sum mer Other senror members of the club 1nclude Lourse Serrno Sandra Poole Betty Chaggarrs Eleanor Connolly Marrlyn Brenner Mary lane Eagan ludlth Hor Betty Hurwrtz Catherme Oram Marrlyn Sapol Barbara Tatham Beverly Tatham Drane Grlbert and Rose Cla1re Ryan The club meetrngs are d1vers1f1ecl ln that someone always has a hvely book report to glve or a brography of a famous author and then a specral vol unteer group peresents the program for the day Other act1v1t1es th1s year have lncluded a recorded story The Snow Goose by Paul Gallrco educatronal fllms of Washxngton Irvmg Henry W Longfellow and The H1SlOIY of a Face CLmcolnl rmpersonatrons of famous characters rn l1terature and Ourz Quotes from famous authors and po ets Along w1th the aforement1oned the club conducted a trrp to the Ma Jestlc Theatre 1n Boston where mem bers en1oyed a performance of Shakes pease s lullus Ceusar Meet1ngs occur the frrst and thrrd Tuesdays of each month rn the L1ttle Theater Membershrp rs for those glrls who not only en1oy good l1terature themselves but also wrsh to share therr emoyment wrth others Rose Clarre Ryan . . . - I - 1 . . ., tt 11 - V - - , . . 1 1 1 1 1 - I ' - ' 1 1 1 ' 1 . . . . tt . I - . 11 4 1 . , . . - ' - . . . 1 . 1 1 ' I I V . . . 1 1 ' ' I I . . . 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' ' ll JF ! - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 I A - 1 1 'H 1 1 ' 1 , - . I - 1 ' i ' - . A , . , . . . I - 1 . . . 1 1 . . . , - ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 , . . 1 1 1 - ' 1 D V . . , ' The Forum the Enghsh Hrgh School debatmg club meets twlce a month rn Room llO Three senrors are offrcers of the club They are lake Segal v1ce pres1dent Phrl Levrne Secretary and Harvey Frshman treasurer Presldent of of the club IS Melvm Kaplan Ted Reg nante Allan Tattle and Mark Cohen are former offlcers of the club lf one passes by room llU after school on a f1ne Thursday afternoon one would un doubtedly hear lake Segal excltedly carrylng on the meetmg replacmg Mel v1n Kaplan whom lake has gently per suaded to fade 1nto the background for a short wh1le ln the course of the meetmg Allan Tattle s vorce can eastly be heard along our hallowed corrrdors Allan s sweet volce somehow remmds one of an enraged rh1noceros Occas ronally a Inrld ob1ect1on IS rarsed by Gerry Surette or ludy Adelman Ann Deluca Ann Cowan Ph1lLev1ne Betty Chaggar1s and Carleton Varney often nod m complete acqurescence w1th whrchever s1de seems to be w1nnmg the debate The semor female members of our club are forever anx1ous to ke p the peace However please do not re ce1ve the rmpresslon that senlors dom mate the club Beheve me the junlors and sophomores are well represented rn the Forum too Sldney Slobodkrn loe Romanow and Drck Shepler have all debated as rf they were professlon als Other Junlors who have done themr share and deserve a slap on the back are Irma Coleman and loyce Dalgneau The sophomores though new to the school and club have certarnly shown that they catch on fast to the ways of the Forum Sophomores who have made themselves at home 1nclude MGUTICS Tob1n brother of our class pres dent and Rrchard Regnante bro ther of Ted another prom1nent mem ber of our class Other sophomores are loel Wrnograd lerome Gordon Robert Vern1ck Mrchael Nesson locelyn s bro ther W1ll1am Brewer Ronald Fox and Donald Block Under the guldance of Mr Rene Gln gras the Forum has enjoyed a very successful year Its members have ga1ned a better understandrng of world problems and have acqu1red po1se 1n speak1ng before an audlence Ph1l1p Lev1ne

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Igrarhnnk Stal? The second and fourth Wednesdays of the months lanuary to Apr1l are the sp cial days for the Yearbook Staff meetings On these glorious days all members of the staff rush to Room 1l2 as 1f their lives depended on getting there lf one were to poke his nose into 112 he she or 1t would see co editors Betty Chaggaris and Carleton Varney expla1n1ng what has to be done and what should not be done M ss Donovan is probably sitting near by keepmg a close Watch on the staff members Perhaps you may ask who compose the sen or staff? Well theres Connie Kangis who 1S usually kibitzing about material with ludi Hor Then there is Phil Lev1ne who IS trying to cut off the authors names from the manuscripts so that all material may be read anony mously Behind Phil IS loanne Earle who 1S always anxious to read mater 1al after she has finished chatting with cheerful Carolyn Larson who has not lost her omph even though she has had many mishaps this year Frances Moriarty Ann Richardson and Marilyn Brenner go about their business 1n a quiet dignified manner Talk less and do more IS their motto The quiet man Stanley Kaivas has done an excellent Job as art editor Class secretary Mary lane Eagan with her flashing flash bulbs 1S photography editor All in all the Yearbook Staff under the direction of our advisor Miss Alice L Donovan worked tirelessly on be half of the senior class to make this Yearbook a success' We hope that you like it Ph1l1p Levine annual flunm Smnrtg The National Honor Society 1S an or ganization with over 2000 chapters scattered throughout the Un1ted States in 1922 and in 1925 English High School received charter ii:146 lts em blem the keystone and flaming torch symbolizes what the organization re presents Upon the base of the key stone are the letters C S L and S which stand for the cardinal ideas of the club Character Scholarship Lead ership and SSTVICG As all strong structures have a firm base so has this organization Char acter 1S the combination of common v1rtues which are conduc1ve to right eousness Scholarship is the ability to use ones 1ntell1gence to further man kind s desire to acquire the truth Lead ership 1S a qual1ty which enables an 1nd1v1dual to help others toward the proper goal Service 1S the willingness to assist p ople and to cooperate with them when necess1ty calls for action The flaming torch IS the emblem of the clubs purpose to bear forward the searching light of truth so that others may follow 1n this l1ght During the past few years the na tional committee has offered compet1 tive scholarships which are awarded to those who excel in an examination the top 25 X of the members preparing for college are el1g1ble to take this test The National Honor Society grew out of a desire on the part of educators to recognize and to encourage superior scholarship and to promote the ideals of citizenship The four basic qualities 1nd1cated on the emblem were decided upon as the requisites for membership Students qualifying accord ng to these standards are el1g1ble for membership at the end of the second quarter of the Junior year Because of national regu lations the number of those selected IS limited and many Worthy candidates have to WG11 to be admitted until their senior year Our school offers no greater honor than membership in the National Honor Society consequently those of the class of 54 who have ach eved this d1st1nct1on should remind themselves to take account of stock now and then and decide whether they are living up to the 1deals of the So ciety lohn Arena ' 1 I . I I - 3 . . . . . . . I ll Il I , - , 4 . . . - . . I I - , L - 1 f I ' I - O ' O O Hawaii, and the Canal Zone. It began administered by the organization. Only I . . . OO . I I ' I I I I I 1 ' : I ' I - . . 1 . . . . i - . . . I . . G . , 1 , -

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