Newton North High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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RILEY HOUSE BACON HOUSE George P. Guild Thomas Ryan Cora E. Riley served from 1930 to 1948 as North’s first director of guidance. Students and colleagues respected her greatly and she cared deeply for them. The purple house bears her name. Riley Housemaster Scott Guild has set goals for the house. “We hope to have a liveable com- mons room, a room with seating, and in a condition usea- ble by students. We are also trying to improve the appear- ance of the school through activities such as painting murals in the cafeteria.” Bacon House was named after Francis L. Bacon, who became the director of secondary education in 1924. He also served as Assistant Superintendent of Schools until 1927. Mr. Bacon established the Newtonite and the Orange Book, and instituted Dickinson Stadium. Present Bacon Housemaster Thomas Ryan wants the red house, “to allow students and staff to work produc- tively and thus make our lives more complete.”

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ADAMS HOUSE Norman A. Gaudet Adams House was named for Enoch Case Adams who was the principal of Newton North from 1879 to 1921. Dur- ing his 25 years as principal, Adams was deeply involved with school activities and interscholastic athletics. Norman Gaudet Adams Housemaster speaks highly of the dark green house. “The faculty and Staff of Adams House are responsible and are committed to providing outstanding education and training for each student in the house. We hope to help them become mature adults and strong individuals.’’ PALMER HOUSE s Richard M. Adams Palmer was named after Irving O. Palmer, the first princi- pal of the Technical High School which was constructed in 1910. Palmer initiated the policy of personal guidance for each student. Five years after the Classical and Technical programs combined in 1923, he became principal of the combined school. Palmer Housemaster Richard Adams, describes the blue house’s future as “Interesting. We’re relocating the House Office into the Commons Room in hopes of maximizing the students’ opportunities and making the House more accessible.”

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COUNSELORS Roberta Black Michael Bower Robert S. Delulio Department Head Sara Danziger Samuel Grainger Robert Jackson Beverly Logan Maureen Prokopy Dorinthe B. Sacks Jay Snape Florence Turner Anne Wolf Elizabeth Linde English and Social Studies Dept Secretary Myra Trachtenberg