Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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THE ORCHESTRA OF 1940, under the direction at Miss Florence Heller, was where Mr. Robert K. Love began his M.H.S. musical career. Shown here as a stud' pianist, Mr. Love is now the director at our orchestra and of the Choral Art Society, and teacher ofthe Music Appreciation class. .sf ...A g THE FIRST GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM was formed in the year l924. Here we see the 1924 team dressed in their bloomers and middie blouses . THE M.H.S. VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM in l936 numbered among its players Chuckin' Charlie O'Rourke tfront centerl, Today, O'Rourke holds the position of head coach of the University of Massachusetts football team. By September of l945, the war had ended. Grateful America discarded her black-out curtains and air ra helmets. Women threw away their baggy rayon stockina and well-worn household ration books, and were hapl to see store shelves again stocked with sugar and canm goods. Added to the Malden High School Roll of Hon were the names of classmates and teachers who had mal the supreme sacrifice - those who never returned fro battle. The bronze plaques, bearing their names, whil were put up at central locations throughout Malden, wel a testimony to their devotion to school and country. t MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS made a big change at the beg ning of the second World War. For the first time, girls led the cheering 1 tion at athletic events, as their male predecessors went off to war.

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'racted by the high wages paid in industry, hurried OFF work after school and during vacations. At Christmas ie nearly half of the student body took extra time oft work at outside iobs as there was such a great demand ' labor. It was at this time that the nickname CHAW V Christmas At Work - came into existence. This was time of rationing - meatless days - days of doing thout. It was the time when German classes decreased size as students refused to study the language of their emies - when sauerkrclut became liberty cabbage . ese were patriotic days when wrought iron fences and u kettles were sent to be melted down for war material - en Victory Stamps and Victory Bonds were bought by 'lions of Americans. As the world conflict raged, education continued at ilden High, although not as smoothly as usual. Each day N more and more students and teachers leave the high iool to defend their country. ln i943 the office of class asurer changed hands no less than four times, as one er another the encumbents patriotically marched oft to n the armed forces. So carefully had the records been ot, however, that the end of the year, showed no loss the total collections. Every penny coaxed from reluctant pils had been accounted for. if M t.,,,..,, A j , t11'.,.. . sate i .... W? . 5 ' Qi f , f i f 3 'Bets i 2 if' It g ' -.-i e . . - 4 I V .,A,. .. . ..,.sf,e.,ti'.,8. Y., ,f r M . g ,fl r . 551:25 ': ' si ! ,My y X ,,,,,,' 3 . ' r fl ' -. -- 1 Q il' it wwf' 1 -1- if t . N or .... 17, 3... sri-1 1 I.,:v 3 f . f... ,M . . : k--'. 2, 5 'Q .,M..V,j I .1 - s v. if . f' fix- ' ' 'WH .- no 'ii' f K I FAMILIAR ENTRANCE OF MALDEN HIGH, blanketed by snow, is on indi- cation of the modern school building under construction in 1939. HISTORY'MAKlNG EVENT took place in December, 1939 when the Malden High School students, with all their belongings, first entered the doors of the w school building. ,.......

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UR. JOHN B. MATTHEWS, our active head master, includes among his many uties, daily announcements over the public address system to the school. Although Mr. Jenkins reached retirement age in l9-40, 'le remained as headmaster by a war emergency order Jntil l943. lt was then that our own Mr. John B. Matthews, who had been at Malden High School as a history teacher, nd later as Head of the Department, filled the position of eadmaster. Since that year, Mr. Matthews has succeeded n keeping the scholastic standard ot our school at a high evel. Through his understanding and never-failing encour- agement he has instilled in his students the realization that 'our school is a different school , and has guided them n keeping it so. ln the twelve years since l945, the world has entered the Atomic Age, and great changes have taken place over the entire hemisphere. Malden High has seen no physical change, although many educational advances have come about, Whereas, one hundred years ago, about twelve high school subiects were taught by one teacher and an assistant to a class of almost sixty pupils, now, the high school, with a faculty of seventy one, consists of nearly fifteen hundred pupils. The course of studies, conservative in many ways, gives our students excellent preparation for any college they may wish to enter. Every graduate is sure of finding his place in the world, whether it bein business, industry, or in higher education. NATIONAL SCHOOLBOY CHAMPIONS in 1935 were members of the M.H.S. rifle team. These boys with their coach Mr. Carl Pop Taylor were the predecessors of the excellent riflemen now representing Malden High. TERCENTENARY PARADE in 1949 Felebrated the 300th anniversary pf Malden. This float, built by lM.H.S. students, showed the penalties of early days. 23