Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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Editors Chico and J. B. Cut, slash . . . and Blue iriflunous, as tht- that may bc, were the prime reason fog 1-ur financial success 'across the strcef. Each succeeding newspaper was produced with less and less confusion, and more and better news, until we got too ambitious. Our first paper last fall was six columns. Although very proud of the accomplishment, we lost just under S100 in the process. And even more discouraging, most of our perceptive readers did not realize that we had added another column. As a result of moral and financial dejection, we've had a five-column paper ever since. There were few real crises to meet this year. But some of our more bigoted enemies did print an anti- O8cB sheet last year. We note, however, that they are no longer in active business. As usual, though, our opposition was chiefiy from the faculty. The English Depart- ment stewed when our papers were a day late, claiming we didn't know what a deadline was! What a paradox! Although we weren't always ap- preciated, we felt we really did learn a great deal. Some of us may go on to work for the Yale Crimson or the Harvard Daily, for all it was a very rewarding and worthwhile experience. We just hope, over our superficial sympathy for the incoming hoard, that they will enjoy it as much as every one of us did,

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l.. After lunch First Roux' Miller, Perry, Lane, Cooper, Gannett, Woods, Rabinowitz, Lewis, Rust, Burrage, Deknatel. Second Row: Fre man, C., Kemp, Bolton, C., Pierce, Bingham, Hill. in Cbiefj. Norris, Sturges, Forbes, Burnham. Third Row: Abell, S., Crocke Littlefield, Kennelly, Swett, Millet, J., Mr. Torney, Mr. Abell, Zamecnik, Wadsworth, Minot, Straus, Chesebrough, Filoo Curtis, A. lfozzrtln Row: Fuller, F., Carter, N., Coburn, Cushing, Cherington, Cheever, Hitzig, W., Schmid, Turney, Bolto K., Smith, Fuller, D., Alger. Fifth Roux' Witherby, Mack, Clark, A., Pappas, Baker, Hatcher, Faulkner, Kaplan, l-ledblor Stone, Cunningham, V. B., Noble, Groves, R, H., Williams, Knowles, Morse, Parks. The Grange Nine issues before we escaped at Mid-years, we took one look at the chaotic mess in the O8zB filing cabinet and shook our heads in amazed horror. It took us a whole year, but finally, the paper is running at the highest level of efficiency possible. We only hope that Schmid, Turney, 84 Co. can do the impossible. The first issue, as has been the case since time began, was put out only with the greatest of difhculty. Many a late hour was spent at Mr. Abell's in an all out effort to present the most up-to-date news 6 only two weeks old, instead of threej. Because of an in- credible ability to rationalize, we convinced ourselves that the more disorganized and hectic a time we had in putting it out, the more like a 'real' newspaper the Orange and Blue would appear. We think we almost succeeded, for our first 'cutting and pasting' session was thrown into hopeless turmoil because the belated Yearbook pho- tographers decided they needed pictures of the old board at work. CWe think they would have had a hard time finding the old board at work anytime.J Needless to say, we slept through most of our classes We reaped the rewards of our labors that Friday when we went to the Girls' School and upped the number of subscriptions there by about IOOQE. Our Magus editors, Suzabelle and Curtsy, later to become famous, or

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The Lit The Lit had a somewhat chaotic and dis- couraging year. Despite the fact that the two issues which appeared in january and May were in their own right admirable, it was still quite obvious that interest was definitely waning and that people were directing their energies else- where. The basic reason seemed to be simply that boys no longer had the genuine desire to write creatively, or to write for the benefit and pleasure of not only themselves but also others, perhaps because of the lack of incentive and the intense pressure of everyday school life. It should not be inferred, however, that the immediate board did not have a pleasant and re- warding time. The numerous and frequently hilarious meetings chez A.H.A. over a cup of tea were rarely seen elsewhere in the school. These meetings, were usually characterized by severe criticism, cynical comments, and lethal decisions, and quite often they did produce some sparks of real genius as well as some incisive humor. The Yearbook During the past three years, the Yearbook has drifted further and further away from being an almost completely literary magazine to being now a magazine where there is indeed a great deal of emphasis placed on photography. We hope this change does not simply make the publication more modern, but more expressive, more crea- tive, and one which recalls more effectively to the memories of many, the various activities we have all participated in here at Milton. This indeed is our purpose in the Yearbook, and we hope that this purpose includes in its product a picture of Milton and the Class of 1960 which is true and which will long remain with us. Our purpose defined, our product in front of Freeman, C., Kemp, Pierce, Forbes, Hull Finally, we, the entire board wish to thank Mr. Abell for his tireless and sincere devotion to a cause which we hope will continue with greater strength. He has encouraged us ceaselessly, and his quick wit and good judgment have made every minute worthwhile and enjoyable. you, let us look at our process. In producing the book, we did not employ the talents of only the nine select on the board, but those of every mem- ber of our class. The board's connoisseur of fine finance was the already renowned eighth vice-president of Perry, Thorndike, Stokinger, Torney, and Smith of number two, Wall Street, Thomas Swett who did very well by us indeed. We do wish to thank all of our moral and financial supporters who made this all possible, but hope that it will not be the size, but rather the subject matter and scope which will inevitably affect your judgment of this book. Editors Bingham, Bolton, and Pierce, despite