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

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F A C U L T Y Margaret Pyne John Calagione Fred Metcalf Philomena Colavita Eva L. Burns Josephine Calarese Charles Espanet Harold M. Moran Agnes Lynch 10

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F A C U L T Y i I ) i Benjamin Consoletti Alex Di Giannantonio Catherine Curtin Gabriel Di Battista Marie Cenedella Dorothy Callahan Dorcas Whipple Rose Farese Philip O ' Donnell 9

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Ask Miss Dillon” i N A P P R E C I A T I O N i ■ ft) ft) ft) 1 1 ft 1 i : i Those three little words tell a story in them¬ selves, a big story that sums up a lifetime of faithful service by a person who devoted herself to service for her late mother and other living or deceased members of her family, to her friends, her associates, her employers; and to the town of Milford itself. But not so much M. C. D. — until forced to do so by reasons of ill health, that reluctantly brought about her retirement. Miss Dillon served faithfully and conscientiously for many years in the school depart¬ ment, capably discharging her many regular duties and those that she assumed out of the goodness of her heart. In this long period of employment, she served under three super¬ intendents of schools as their secretary-clerk. With a kind and friendly disposition, a cheer¬ ful manner, and a genuine desire to give help or advice to those who needed or requested it, Margaret became somewhat of an institution, sort of a take-it-for-granted institution in the Milford School System. She seemed to understand. Interrupted though she was on many many occasions, Margaret would obligingly take time out to give special and sympathetic attention to mothers with babies in their arms, about to register their other children in pre-primary or in Rotary Club swimming classes; to pupils, graduates, or school-leavers who came to her for working cards at their convenience; to bashful or boastful youngsters who proudly carried notes from other buildings as though they were entrusted with secrets of the atom; to bad boys who had broken a rule of one sort or another — even skipping school ; to salesmen who just dropped in to say Hello .when she was at her business; to teachers, janitors, or other personnel who asked for this or that in whispers but-don ' t-let-on-that-I-asked-for-it tone of voice. Yes, we shall remember Margaret for a long time, recalling as we might a lone flower standing majestically in a vase on a busy desk, or her hearty laugh that followed a recent joke that she had just heard, or the suppressed but merry twinkle in her eyes that seemed to take on a proud greenish but impish tinge of teperchauns on Saint Patrick’s Day. And now we remember her with our good wishes and our hopes that she will live to enjoy improved health and happiness for many years to come. She gave her best to others. May she now receive the benefits that she so truly deserves. 11