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

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SCHOOL COMMITTEE SCHOOL COMMITTEE (L. to R.) Mrs. Donald Malonson; Mrs. K. Malcom Jones; Mr. James E. Dolby, Vice-Chairman; William M. Honey, Secretary-Treasurer; Dr. LeRoy Erickson, Chairman; Mr. Herbert R. Mercier, Jr.; Alice M. Swartz; Mr. Jules W. Ben David; Mrs. Louis S. Larsen. Absent: Dr. David Rappaport The heritage of the common man, the rich man and all man is his ancestry. The strength of a tree is not in the esthetic leaves but in the minute roots that lie under the soil. The strength of the island lies not in the shifting sands but upon the solid bed rock that was deposited more than forty million years ago by a series of glaciers. You might say that the graduates of this school, as the sand, have a foundation and a unique heritage to positively identify with and to be proud of in this world of people trying to find themselves. The School Committee is proud to have been of some assistance in forming this basic foundation for your life and trust that you will always look back with personal satisfaction upon the common background, the Island of Martha ' s Vineyard, a composite of glacial debris and private human enterprise, located four and one-half miles off the coast of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. LeRoy A. Erickson, DDS Chairman Sponsored by EDGARTOWN FIREMEN ' S ASSOCIATION Edgartown 5 5

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GUIDANCE The seas are mankind ' s last frontier on this planet. For ages, islanders that we are, we have treated the great waters as little more than hunting grounds for fishermen, highways for ships. Now we are awakening to see that invisible beneath the waves lies a vast, virgin territory . . . Man at last has the scientific capability and mastery to meet the challenge . . . However, if man is to get more from the sea, he must start by obtaining more knowledge of it. This quote from Life magazine shows some lack of insight in stating mankind ' s last frontier that is more important and necessary for the class of 1967 to investigate. This other frontier is just as vast and expansive as that of the sea. It has the great powers of the sea such as to conceive life or to destroy life; to cripple another or to succor another. Both frontiers have a unique beauty that sometimes is illusive and at other times overpowering. Both have depth that has yet to be sounded. The riches of the sea are truly great; however, the riches of this other frontier are even greater. The parallels of these two frontiers are almost limitless; yet the comparison of the sea and you as a person is a very real thing. As President Kennedy said, The knowledge of the ocean is more than a matter of curiosity; our very survival may hinge on it. I maintain that knowledge and understanding of yourselves is more than curiosity. Your very survival in this life and the next does definitely hinge on it. It is my sincere hope that when you are sounding the depth of your person, you are not drowned by the impersonalness of our modern world. John Ahern Guidance Director I I

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MR. EUGENE BAER Art All right—gather ' round. MRS. RICHARD COLTER School Secretary The bells are not working today. MR. LAWRENCE BROGLIO English and Latin Don ' t just sit there and twiddle your mind! MRS. GEORGE COSTA Business Education Unfortunately, but true . . . MISS PATRICIA BROWN School Nurse Drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest. MR. SAMUEL DEFEO Science Time passes, but the work remains. 13