Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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2 -’r 41 Optimism Mixed With Doubt Downtown Malden was changing. The old Jordan Marsh building was rehabilitated as a sort of mini-mall. Two major parking garages were under construction. The Route 60 by-pass was finally complete. “The Square’’ teetered on the edge of becoming something quite different than what it had been when generations of students associated it with “going to the high school.” Apartments, condominiums, professional offices were beginning to dominate a dwindling number of retail stores. It was sad, and perhaps good, this adjustment to a new, less lively “campus.” Any year brings its catologue of sorrows and hopes. We would all have to adjust to living in a world without John Belushi, Grace Kelly, Margaret Truman, Ingrid Berman. We would have to live without a Kennedy presidential run at least until ’84. According to Time we would have to learn to live with computers even in our home. The magazine actually named the machine its Man of the Year. Then too there was some hope in the Mideast. The situation we were told had changed enough so that some real peace progress was now possible. Personality buffs had a good, if ambiguous year. The Pulitizer divorce provided seemingly endless headlines. William Arthur Philip Louis the new heir to the British Throne provided cute baby pictures. Finally there was E.T., the creature “only a mother could love” according to creator Steve Spielberg. The nation cried when he went home. The images of the year were as always mixed. Adapting 5

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1. Retired Head of Food Services at the high school, Gus DiSano, accepts congratulations after the recently completed cafeteria complex was dedicated in his honor. 2. The construction of a new parking garage looms largely over Malden Square. The garage is part of the revitalization of the downtown area expected to bring a large influx of shoppers into the city. 3. The return of class and club advisors made events such as the CAM Teachers Tea possible. Seniors Maureen Sullivan and Mary Ellen Zimmerman balance the refreshments provided by CAM for the enjoyment of the school’s faculty. 4. The band sits perched on the edge of the new construction in the stands of Pearl Street Stadium. f. • '

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- 1 j V j 1. Senior Christine Rooney poses for a picture for her I.D. card, which were issued to all students in an effort to maintain order but ended up becoming a hassle in themselves. 2. Dances and other social events were often well planned but poorly attended as was the case with the Sophomore sponsored “Holiday Ho-Down. 3. Fred Mendelson entertains the crowd at a football game and displays the stylish new band uniforms which were a welcome addition to replace the old worn unifroms. 4. Raising enough money to provide buses for the athletic program was no longer a problem. The field hockey team prepares for an away game as they board the waiting bus. 4. An outside Evaluating Committee observed the high school for a three day period in early October. According to them, Malden High had been doing quite well given the financial situation due to Proposition 2‘ 2. mi: v 6 Adapting