Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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W 1: In Memoriam MRS. GEORGE MYRICK After serving the school for nine years, Mrs. George Myrick, the kitchen and house-maid supervisor, died last winter. It is difficult to say in what way Mrs. Myrick meant the most to us, and per- haps we will really never know. An attempt to enumerate the most important ones, however, might lead us to understand more, and can, at least, serve as part of the thanks of which we cannot give enough. These thanks, originally for her alone, have been expanded, as a result of her example, to every member of the kitchen, house, or grounds maintenance staffs. It is tempting first to indulge our basic impulse, and praise Mrs. Myrick alone, for the cheer she spread and the simple services she was always performing beyond those she was called upon to do. We could have done without these services. She certainly didn't have to do any of them. Yet these facts do not mini- mize her value, but rather point up the idea that it is in the giving of little things cheerfully, in making the little sacrifice instead of not making the little sacrifice, that the secret of happiness lies. More than this inspiration, however, Mrs. Myrick gave us something else. She made us, by her little extra effort, realize how much effort is exerted normally for our sakes without thanks. More than the effort itself, it is precisely the fact that we do take it for granted that it deserves acknowledgment. The messy bath towels, the uncleared tables, the pulled-up stakes are part of a huge list of actions resulting from a lack of consideration for the miracle that cleans them up which we now realize, is actually the unnecessarily hard work of the school maintenance crews. Throughout most of our lives, we will probably be in a position subject to the aid of just such efforts as these. If we acknowledge them in the manner Mrs. Myrick has made us acknowledge these, and return the little bit extra she gave to us, she will have taught us more than we can thank her for. Yet even without this inspiration, the fleeting cheer she went out of her way to offer can scarcely be repaid in gratitude.

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Whereas a formal dedication somehow seemed unhtting and yet a simple and sincere word of recognition seemed more than appropriate, the Class of 1959 decided, spontaneously and unanimously, to express its thankfulness to Mrs. Perry, who has always found a time, a place, and a way to add pleasure and happiness to our years in the school.

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Ifirsl Roux' Mr. Andrews, Mr. Morris, Mr. 1. Carter, Mr. Stokinger, Mr. Williams, Mr. Perry, Mr Bassett, Mr. Sturges, Mr. Morrison, Miss Vose. Serum! Roux' Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Wales, Mr. Smith Mr. Duncan, Mr. Stubbs, Mr. Norris, Mr. Hartmann, Mr. Abell, Mr. Bryant. 'l'lJir1l Roux' illr. Her zog, Mr. Pocock, Mr. Owen, Mr. Thorndike, Mr. A. Carter, Mr. Bufnntnn, Mr. Deake, Mr. Pierce Mr. T. Bisbce, Mr. Torney. I-'ozzrtb Roux' Mr. Beyer, Mr. jackson, Mr. Koehler, Mr. lj. Bisbee, Mr Glazchrook. Mr. Millet, Mr. Feather, lNlr. Wells, lNIr. P. Perry, lNIr. Mz1cFarland, lWr. Marr. gn Hymn ll0 at 8:35.