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

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' ft X :: :: I am convinced American secondary education can be made satisfactory without any radical changes in the basic pattern. This can only be done, however, if the citizens in many localities display sufficient interest in their schools and are willing to support them. The improvements must come school by school and be made with due regard for the nature of the community. Therefore, I con¬ clude by addressing this final word to citizens who are concerned with public education: avoid gen¬ eralizations, recognize the necessity of diversity, get the facts about your local situation, elect a good school board, and support the efforts of the board to improve the schools. James B. Conant 7 —

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ADMINISTRA TION SCHOOL COMMITTEE SUPERINTENDENT PRINCIPAL TEACHERS

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School Committee Members of the I960 graduating class: The School Committee extends sincere congratulations on your graduation from Mil¬ ford High School. Your School Committee is greatly con¬ cerned about your education and the part you will soon be playing as world citizens. The primary responsibility of American education is to develop in each new generation the kinds of beliefs, values and competencies which will continue to make self-government in our nation a functioning reality. In ful¬ filling that responsibility, it is absolutely essential that our schools provide the kind of education which will cause our students to accept the idea that good citizenship is im¬ portant, not just to be aware of but to use as a guide in daily living. The state of the world and the fate of the United States are strongly joined together. Our nation now assumes the title of free world leadership and carries grave responsibilties in leading the struggle to achieve a peaceful world based on the freedom and dignity of the human race. Our schools are charged with the obliga¬ tion of developing civic competence in our young people. They respond by doing a better job of teaching our f uture citi¬ zens about the peoples of this world and their problems; by educating them about the other countries, the international consequences of population, health, economic development and education in the other lands; and in teaching geography, foreign languages and a strong program of current affairs to keep students abreast of significant social, political and economic problems. As graduates, you will be stepping out into the troubled world, well equipped and fortified to meet the challenge of living and ready to sustain and strenghten the American wav of life. Good luck and Godspeed. Sincerely, Ernest A. Lombardi Chairman, Milford School Committee 8