Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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Elirank Olnrliaa Berry 18511-1945 Illag the knuumlehge nf the grvat guuh hr arrnmplinheh rnmfurt anh aasuage the grief uf llyuztwhu lunch him hunt anh wlguae lugs in fureuer great.

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flat! 'Fall paifzrf her ,rvefze before .rhe dtex: The zznzte Ihief, r, freer, the painted 7 Wwtm The mowfezll in the river, A moment white - then melti forezferf' ,,W,,-,W-e 'f X I Spain? There'J double beauty when- EZJQ7' 61 JZUQVZ Silfttllf 071 el lake with he double thereon. 7'

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.tin Bllemnriam Qbn the euenlng nt Betemher 211 1945 the members uf the Eante Qllnh hah assemhleh at the ibgnth AUDIIUIIHIII tu entuq the tlnhs annual Qlhtxstntas ltiartn when the shutkmg news uf the heath uf Suptrmtenhent nf Svthunls fllrank 01 fltlerrg reatheh them PB With the announcement of the passing of Mr Berry the joyous and cheerful spirit of the holiday season that permeated the group was imme diately changed to one of sorrow and sadness Heads were bowed in solemn prayer for the man these students knew as their friend and benefactor Frank C Berry was born on February 26 1891 at Worcester Massa chusetts He was educated in the Worcester public schools at Holy Cross College and later at Clark and Harvard Universities He joined the facultv of Milford High School 1n 1914 and except for the time he served his coun try in the United States Navy dur1ng World War I he continued his asso c1at1on with the Milford Public School system until his death Throughout his career he served as teacher coach submaster High School principal and finally as Superintendent of Schools His work as a coach brought him prominently before the people of our community In this sphere of activity he met with unusual success par ticularly in the organization and management of American Legion baseball teams His deeply sympathetic interest and h1s relentless efforts on behalf of the youngsters who came within his influence soon proved him to be an outstanding champion of the youth of our community successful administrator Many of the existing activities both scholastic and extra curricular originated with Frank C Berry and were firmly established under his sound and expert guidance This man had many admirable qU3.l1I16S but perhaps the most outstanding was h1s deep love and devotion for his own beautiful family Constantly faithful to all duties obligations and respons1b1l1t1es he set a perfect pattern for all to follow in h1s relation to his wife his daughter and his two sons Frank C Berry was a loyal and capable teacher whether 1n the class room or elsewhere Those students who were fortunate enough to be asso ciated with him profited not only for the moment but for the future as well since they learned much that 1S essential to good Chr1st1an l1v1ng His interests never wavered Throughout the passage of years and changes in status he remained the constant and true friend of the youth of our con1 munity Although God in His infinite wisdom has now seen fit to remove him from our midst the ideals which he 1nst1lled into the hearts and m1nds of our young people burn brightly and steadily as a l1v1ng testimonial and in ardent tribute to a man who made of education his whole life 5251225 1 n , s , - - ' 9 ' 1 1 7 ' ' T 9 ' J 7 I - . , , , . . . . . . n I -. .Y k . . . R, - As principal of the Milford High School, he was a conscientious and ' 3 - , . .. , . ' 9 , , 3 7 ' . . . I , , , - 7 I I I