Martha's Vineyard Regional High School - Vineyarder Yearbook (Martha's Vineyard, MA)

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DEDICATION When a product is created through the efforts of many, the attention is generally focused upon those through whom it is finally presented. Al¬ though it is always conceded that there are those in the background who teach, direct and help correct all the little mistakes, it is most often these people who are left in the dim light when every¬ thing is completed; yet they remain satisfied mere¬ ly knowing that all is well done. One such person is our yearbook advisor, Miss Barbara Lassen. She has untiringly helped not only this class but many others in producing works such as this—the 1964 Vineyarder. Never has she shown any indication of reluctance in spending one minute of the long hours she has given to the guidance of the combined yearbook staf fs, especially at the beginning when we were all new at our jobs. One of those who helped us most through two years of our high school career need not have bothered with us at all. He was not an advisor, nor in any way obligated to assist us. Yet Mr. Ralph Snow gave unselfishly of his time and energy to help the class of 1964 become a greater power in the Regional. With his help, we put on two plays which were on all counts successful. Yet more important than that he made us realize that the product itself was not sp important as the means to achieve it. All actors enjoyed rehearsals because of the air of fun and friendship. Even in the frantic two weeks before the play, the atmos¬ phere was not clouded by undue tension. However, Mr. Snow was more than a director, he was a teacher. And as a teacher he brought alive the spirit of men, women and events long passed. He carried the feeling of the rehearsals into the classroom. Although he is no longer with us we feel his influence and will long remember what he has done for us. For their unselfish dedication to helping others help themselves, we respectfully dedicate the 1964 Vineyarder to Miss Barbara Lassen and Mr. Ralph Snow. 6

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SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE In his epic poem the Aeneid, the Latin poet Virgil has immortalized the voyage of Aeneas and his Trojan countrymen who left the land of their fathers and set forth in search of a site where they might begin anew the illustrious heritage which we know as Roman Civilization. The hardships, the triumphs, the despair and the hopes of that courageous band are all brilliantly portrayed in this masterpiece of world literature. Throughout your school days, having embarked upon your Sea of Learning,” you, as Aeneas, have undergone seemingly endless periods of mental and physical exertions and discipline; at times the new land, the attainment of your goals, might have appeared hopelessly obscured in the mountainous seas of academic requirements, frustrating setbacks and burdens so necessary in any worthwhile crusade. Now that your promised day of graduation has come and the fates have fulfilled their destined hours, I congratulate you. May the pathways which you follow lead to success and happiness. 8