Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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And now I come to the third retiree, one of the most efficient secretaries any school system could have. The members of the Class of 1969 will long remember the testimonial dinner given here in the Marshall Gymnasium, November 30, 1968. At this testimonial it was my pleasure to present her with the National Honor Plaque. Thus Mabel became the first one not a student or a teacher to receive this honor. In preparation for her retirement some of us have tried yery hard to locate the song written for the Boston and Maine and sung over the radio: g'l'm timetable Mabel, the girl who's in love with the train--Boston St Maine. This was frequently played at 6:45 when Mabel was taking phone calls from teachers who were to be absent for the day. Those of you who know her appreciate her sense of humor. Three things she has said in the past twenty years will remain with me. To a person who complained that his tickets for the Medford game were not on the fifty-yard line, she said: uWell, I have attended many games, but I have yet to see a touchdown made on the fifty-yard linelw Some few years ago she said on her birthday, g'Mr. Webster is the first head master I have worked for who is younger than I! I hasten to tell you she is only four months older and we both belong to the '05 club! Because Ihave a typewriter in my office near my desk, she remarked one day, Mr. Webster is the only head master I have worked for who thinks he can type!i' Sic transit gloria mundi! L . . . In his letter to me of August 26 1968 Mabel McQueston r J 5 Walter Ryan said: As you probably know I have retired--it is now official' but I ' I regret the fact because I have always 7 a v ,,. 'T ., considered the teaching profession as the 3' X most ennobling of all. . . .I hope the X r if at a . coming school year will be a rewarding . . 1 .,,, ..s. - one. My continued best wishes to you in L perhaps the most difficult of all positions. Walter Ryan is a product of Boston College High School, Class of 1932. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston Col- lege in 1936. His years from 1936 were spent outside Walter C. Ryan the formal field of education. During this period he developed his talents as a Writer, and during World War II he reached the rank of Lt. Commander in the United States Navy. After the war he became News Editor for the Back Bay Ledger. This two-year assignment ended when he became script Writer for the Columbia Broadcasting Company. In 1948 he decided to enter the field of education and was named assistant principal of a school in Littleton, Massachusetts. An opportunity to teach English at the Lincoln Junior High came in 1950 and Walter, happy to teach in his home town, accepted the position. In the school year 1958-59 he was invited by John B. Matthews to teach at the High School and Superintendent Holmes agreed to the transfer. In the summer of 1964, upon the retirement of Dr. Russel Bowman, Walter was elected Chairman of the English Department upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and the Head Master. In the midst of a revision of the English curriculum in the spring of 1966 he was stricken by a severe illness from which he has recovered only to a degree. Through this trial he never gave up the hope that he would return to his beloved school and the teaching of the children whom he loved. Upon the advice of his physician, he did not attend school from the spring of 1966 through the next school year. Finally, again upon the advice of his physician, he decided to retire from teaching during the summer of 1968. In retirement we are sure that Walter will pick up his writing where illness caused him to leave off. He has been a writer of novels, radio plays and mystery stories for some 20 years. Before World War II, he published four adventure novels: Marriage by Appointment, 119371, Hired Man fl9381, Design for Danger fl9391g and Imitation Marriage U9401. For the Columbia Broadcasting Company he wrote scripts for the Grand Central Station and Stars Over Hollywood programs. It has been my pleasure to read three of his mystery stories, published since World War II: Edge of Danger 119571, Cry Tiger f19581g and China Cane U9591. His nom de plume is Michael Storm. Walter, we wish you good luck and God speed. In closing I would like to salute these four exceptional people with a slight mutation in the gospel of St. John, Chapter XV, verse 13: Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his studentsf, Maj0rem hac dilectionem nemo habet, ut animam suam ponat quis pro amicis suis. A ,,,, ,C -. .. X 2224 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: Asst. Supt. Thomas F. Cosgrove, Joan M. Aliberte, Kenneth V. Desmond, Supt. Paul Phaneuf, John F. Glynn, Neil A. Cooper, Asst. Supt. T. Richard Kelliher, Secy. Norma M. Green. Not shown is Joseph G. Amelio. 13

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From the beginning of time, it has been the physi- cian, the clergyman, and the teacher who have been the dedicated people. For the past 1 12 years the students of Malden High School have been blessed with an abundance of dedicated teachers and office personnel. This year, the year of our Lord 1969, it has been my unhappy lot to have to say good-bye to three most dedicated teachers and my best girl Fridayw who retired last December. I have called them Bob, Helen, Mabel, and Walter. I am sure you will bear with me while I say a few words about each one, since their services to the school and its students have been so many and have extended over so long a period of time. F. Champlin Webster ,'i, 1 ,,.. , l r,ff..r W I t... . , Bob Perry began his high school career at Stonington, Connecticut in 1912. f e lt When his family moved to Leominster, ' w g if' Massachusetts in 1914, he transferred to 'ts' Leominster High, from which he was , X ' graduated in 1916. The following year he I X1 .t-' 4 took a post graduate course to better V I prepare himself for the life of science he i t l was about to enter. In 1921 he received a 4 Bachelor of Science degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. ln the fall of 1921 he became a teacher of science at Rogers High School, Newport, Rhode Island. Here he was a member of the faculty for 8 years. While teaching at Rogers High he began work on his master's degree at Columbia University and received the Master of Arts in 1934. In 1929 he was invited by the late Farnsworth G. Marshall to join the Malden High faculty as Head of the Science Department. This position he has held to the present day, a period of forty years of dedication to the students of our school. In 1943 he was given the title of Master, succeeding John B. Matthews who became Head Master. Later in 1947 when the administration of the high school was reorganized, he was given the title of Senior Master. In addition to serving the students of Malden High School he has been on the faculty of Tufts University and Lowell Technical Institute, where he conducted summer school and evening courses. He has also worked in the physics experimental laboratories of both institutions. With me, what you young people have to say about your teachers is as important as what their contemporaries have to say about them. Maldonian staff members who have written the dedication for the yearbook seem to me to have 'shit it on the head . The Maldonian has twice chosen to honor him, and I would like to read both dedications to you. THE 1950 DEDICATION: 'iYou have become a recognized authority in the fields of physics and aeronautics, Mr. Perry, and your skill as a teacher has spread far. We of Malden High, however, know you better for your keen interest in our class activities and for the time and energy you have so unsparingly devoted to our scholastic problems. Your unfailing patience and quiet efficiency as our Senior Class Master have kept our programs running smoothly. Long after we leave, we shall remember your ready wit and your wise counsel. In sincere appreciation we dedicate this, our Maldonian, to you, Mr. Perry. Robert W. Perry Greater Lava Hath Nu Man THE 1966 DEDICATION: To you. . .who for 37 years have taught thousands of students the fundamentals and intricacies of your favorite subject, physics. Who designed with foresight the present science department labs and, as department head, modernized the curriculum. Who are remembered by all seniors as the stately Senior Master, always providing patient understanding and admirable calm. Who enrich your knowledge and that of your students through extensive research work and teaching at Lowell Technological Institute. Who command the respect of your colleagues, the admiration of your students, and the love of your friends and family. To you Mr. Robert W. Perry, we dedicate our book.', To add to the sentiments of these two dedications would be an attempt 'fto paint the lily . May I therefore simply say that Malden High School is losing a distinguished teacher and friend. I am losing a wise counselor and co-worker. The school will not be the same without you, Bob. Mrs. Wesley O. Hills fnee Helen Morgan Stilesj was graduated in June 1926, a classmate of Governor John A. Volpe. After a post graduate course in shorthand, typewriting and drawing, she attended and was graduated from Chandler Secretarial Normal School. In the fall of 1929 she was assigned by Superintendent Farnsworth G. Marshall to be a substitute teacher and work in the Helen S. Hills office of the Browne Junior High School. She remained at the Browne until 1932 when she came to the High School upon the retirement of Townsend T. Wilson. In the summer of 1942 she married Wesley O. Hills, formerly of Everett. During World War II she lived at Forth Worth, where she worked for the Army in the Army Veterinarian Department. In the spring of 1945 she returned to teach at the High School. In 1947 her duties were divided between teaching and working in the office of the Head Master. In 1964 she was relieved of all teaching duties to devote her full time to the problems of Registrar of the High School. Some people are of the noisy type. They always let you know what they are doing in a loud clear voice. Helen has always been soft spoken, the quiet type, giving more time to the job than many people would think of giving. Her responsibilities have been many, her accuracy in the keeping of the records has been outstanding. She is a proof reader par excellencew. Helen has always enjoyed travelling. She and my Bertha spent the summer of 1933 travelling over the face of Europe. In the spring of 1936 they went to Bermuda together. Helen was Bertha's maid-of-honor, June 28, 1935. Friendships as long as ours are some of the most cherished memories in life. The members of the John W. Hutchins Chapter of the National Honor Society asked me to present to her the N.H.S. plaque at the November faculty meeting. This plaque, signifying honorary membership in the Society, was given in recognition of over 35 years of service to the Malden Public Schools. It has been said that retirement from the teaching profession is like ceasing to bang onels head against the blackboard, the numbness of the rat race gradually disappears. Helen, we wish you our very best in your new ventures.

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Mayor Kelliher wishes Mabel the best. is Mr. Webster and departing friend and secretary. Rev. Snook givcs Mabel a token of his esteem. 62 WTS I If t f fr - , ga g 1 isiie A f -4 4 eeeie y .f 4 If - 5 , ,M ' ig we . 1 9 :rf - Q we r ry.. S 3 fl, g 1 I y V V7 5 ii i. i, , I A f s'e's V . r t , A crowd of four hundred gather in the Marshall Gymnasium to express their appreciation of Mabel's long and faithful service. After 44 years of service to MHS--service which extended far beyond her official duties as principal clerk to three Head Masters--Miss Mabel McQuesten officially retired on December 31, 1968. Once characterized by football coach Bill Tighe as the most loyal football fan any school could ever havef' Mabel has been associated by many citizens of Malden With the very spirit that makes Malden High a uniquely well-run and lively school. With this in mind, Mr. Roy Finn, a lifelong friend of Mabel, organized an official Friends of Mabel night--November 30, 1968. That evening, 400 alumni and friends, including dignitaries from all levels of government, gathered in the Marshall Gym to pay tribute to one who has given so much of herself to our school. After all the accolades and gifts had been de- livered, Mabel took the mike and said to the crowd, HI feel like the luckiest girl in the World. 14 MHS's most loyal sports fan steps to the mike to express her sentiments. -Jain. .