Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

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September, 1958 — a young and enthusiastic man with twinkling eyes and a crooked smile becomes a teacher in the history department at Melrose High School. Spring 1970 — There ' s an opening for an assistant principalship in the high school ... in typically Crostonian fashion, the man who seemed a permanent member of the history depart- ment, moves into his new office. . . . Behold the turtle who only makes progress when he sticks his neck out. September 1970 — Fate drops double sessions onto Melrose Junior and Senior High Schools. Claude Croston is deposed to the Junior High where he promptly becomes fond of the Class of ' 75. September 1971 — Another year to weather. And then, as the Class of ' 75 heads toward high school . . . I ' m goin ' right up the ladder with you, you ' re my babies! September 1972 — Everyone watches breathlessly as the new high school grows inch by inch and the Class of ' 75 prays to be its first graduating class. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow September 1973 — Lines of tardy students pour out of Mr. Croston ' s office and down the hall. Why do the juniors always have to stay after? ... I don ' t care if it ' s 7:00 a.m. or 12 mid- night — get on that phone and call your mother! . . . I didn ' t mean to yell at you, but . . . July 1974 — MR. CROSTON NAMED PRINCIPAL Ain ' t it good to know you ' ve got a friend? September 4, 1974 Senior Assembly — . . .You ' re gonna be happy. I don ' t want anymore of this snob baloney, we ' re gonna be like one big happy family! Do you understand me ? l want happy kids!! There are gonna be some changes made around here! I don ' t want just a good high school, I want the best high school in the WORLD!!!!! And I want you to be the best class in the world!!!!!