Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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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

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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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First Rom: Sturges, Kitchin, Bolton, C., Pierce, Swett. Second Row: Kemp, Freeman, C., Bingham, Parks, Forbes, Talbot, Norris. their political views, seemed to hold the conserva- tive seats on our board, and at least tried to main- tain some of the same Miltonian spirit and tra- dition found in the Orange and Blue for the last fifty years. The center was very narrow in- deed and held room only for Sports' Editor Sturges, who in actuality balanced more than one board and made more than one end meet. Our literary sparks of ingenuity and willing- ness were Kemp and Forbes who made all articles and any humor possible. We sincerely hope thus that you will read the articles - some are actually worth it. Norris and Talbot, not by choice, be- came our general handy-men. Bob more frequent- ly than not couldn't be seen above ground for months at a time because of his constant devoted hibernation in the recesses of the Warren Hall darkroom. If he was above ground at all, it was always in his ever-infamous-in-insurance-circles, blue station wagon on a march intown to printer MacGibbon meeting an overdue deadline. Scotch- man Talbot's work to the eye is not very easily viewed, but to every page these glorious pictures he glued. George Kitchin and Peter Parks clicked most of the camera shutters, and we hope that their works will enable you to relive many events again. The board was rounded out at the end by our artists, Freeman and Hatcher. Scratch and Chico have been able to bring a bit of art into the book which it has lacked for the last couple of years, and we hope helped greatly in expressing the character of the Class of 1960. We hope our product portrays our purpose, and as someone said, - there is no need for a Yearbook article, - but one point remains. We tried to get the book out this year at a reasonable date, and hope that nobody felt that by doing so we have left it incomplete. Our teachers and parents will perhaps verify that we did spend time on it, and consequently spread the butter a bit thin on them! But be that as it may, we had great fun doing it and now have all summer to sit and contemplate our errors and be glad it's all over. First Roux' Freeman, C., Hatcher. Second Row: Collier, Noble, Holcombe, Lyman.