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

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; i !if!i§ : ■ | ]1 I PRINCIPAL Charles A. Davis MARTHA’S VINEYARD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CfRCt Of BSIMOMA OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS To the Class of 1965: Since time immemorial poets have, with some degree of success, extolled the panoramic beauty that is Martha ' s Vineyard. The impact of what they saw with their eyes and felt with their heart was, as it still is, inexplicable. Such is the magnitude of true beauty— engendered and ornamented by nature and enhanced by time. Such, also, is our island, and whether we are native to her domain or have adopted her as our exalted matron, we are her proud patriots. Although she boasts not of great symphonies, her music enlight¬ ens us; though she speaks not of great artistry, her art unites us; and though she speaks not of great museums, her artifacts enoble us. And lest you think her glitter be less than gold, remember--she con¬ tinues to breed and develop a rugged, sturdy individual that is man and American. Such is your heritage. Congretulations on this happy occasion. May the Vineyard Iale, the green romantic, ever exhort you goaLward. Sincerely, Charles A. Davis, Principal Sponsored by MR. AND MRS. ALBION A. ALLEY, JR. West Tisbury

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SUPERINTENDENT Charles E. Downs Sincerely, Charles E. Downs, Superintendent MARTHA’S VINEYARD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT o nc« or t«e sunmiurtMecHT, OAK 8LUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS To the Claes of 1965s An institution is most alive and alert when it live looking back and thinks looking ahead for only in this way can it preserve its vital traditions, discard hindering conventions, and insure it vigoroua future by intelligent adaptations without compromise. Your appearance on the island scene coincided with the glorious days in the youth of our new institution--The Martha ' s Vineyard Regional High School, Your dedication to a love of learning and of truth, of ideas and Ideals encourages us to build upon the past and not rest in it. Your inspiration is vital in aiding us to adapt with courage our educational system to the intellectual needs and aspirations of the new generation of youth. Make no small plans; dream no small dreams. These are the year of your life when nothing is impossible. Make big plana; dream big dreams. Make the most of the talents God has given to you. The history of this class will not be written for many years to come. Your contributions will comfort us In looking back with pride upon the eager days of the early manhood of our school and they will cheer us In thinking ahead to the prosperous days of its future accomplishments. May each of you find success and happiness along your pathway of life. BILL’S SEAGOING GROCERY Sponsored by POOLE’S FISH MARKET 6 Mencmsha

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GUIDANCE COUNSELOR The Island with its beauty and its bleakness, its serenity and its confusion, its anger in a cold winter’s wind and its gentleness on a mild October afternoon reveals a little of each graduate’s character. How the valleys and peaks have been exposed in the personality of each through your four years at the Regional High School. You have shown how diverse yet how unique each graduate is. You will all go your various ways yet you will all go with a common experience. We don’t have to fool ourselves into supposing that everyone of you is a genius. Our ideal should be that everyone has the chance to do his best, not only in school but all through life. Few of us know what our best is, and we will not find it by read¬ ing what someone has written on our diplomas or our yearbooks, because the reality is what we ourselves have written on our own minds. The right to an education and a good life is not a passive right. It is the right of each individual in spite of his uniqueness and diversity to discipline and to broaden his mind until he is adaptable enough to carry whatever burden may come. The burdens are now yours. May you carry them with pride and understanding. JOHN J. AHERN 8