North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM A PRINCIPAL’S DESK O NE man can get nothing but discord from a piano; another man gets har¬ mony, However, the piano is seldom blamed for the discord. Yet in life, where there is both discord and harmony, the blame for discord is frequently placed on life itself. Life is like the piano in that it must be studied to be played correctly. Play it correctly and it will give forth its beauty; play it falsely and it will give forth only ugliness. Life is not at fault. It takes approximately six times as much power to start a flywheel from a dead stop, as it does to keep it going, once it is in motion. In other words, it takes only one-sixth as much effort to keep going, once you are on the way, as it does to stop a bit and then start again. When tempted to slacken, just because things are coming your way, remember the flywheel. The bad things and the good things which you do will bring you either blame or praise. You yourself will make the record which will give you a feeling of pride or shame. This record will consist of those things you start and those things you carry through to a conclusion. You will not, however, receive praise or blame for the things you intended to do. It makes no difference how good your intentions are. The question always will be, “What have you done?” During your lifetime you may receive more praise than blame, but remember that you will receive no credit at all for those fine things which you meant to do. Alvah G. Hayes

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ALVAH GEORGE HAYES

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THE FACULTY Alvah G. Hayes, Principal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., Boston University, M.Ed Mathematics Virginia H. Bascom, Earlham, B.A., Columbia, M.A. Mary Buckley, Regis, B.S — Olive Butler, Massachusetts School of Art, B.A. Ruth P. Callanan, Boston University, A.B Clara A. Chapman, Bates, B.A. Veva M. Chapman, Bates, B.A Mathematics, History, Social Science Domestic Arts, Biology Art English, Mathematics j Chemistry, Physics, General Science English, Civics Margaret Donlan, Boston University, B.A. Mathematics, Latin, Dramatics John V. Donovan, Assistant Principal, Boston College, A.B., M.A English Constance M. Fitzgerald, Radcliffe, A.B General Science, Physical Education M. Madeline Gillen, University of Maine, B.A., Boston University, M.A. Guidance, Business Training George F. Lee, St. Anselm, A.B Biology, Physical Education Marie L. Murphy, Simmons, B.S Lunch Room Supervision Alice M. Neal, Boston University, B.S.S., M.Ed Edith L. Pierce, Wellesley, B.A., Middlebury, M.A Katherine C. Sheridan, Boston University, B.S., M.Ed. Claire Torpey, Salem Teachers’ College, B.S., B.Ed., Boston University, M.Ed. Stenography, Typewriting Charles I. Vincent, Wentworth Manual Training Bookkeeping, Typewriting English, Mathematics, Publications History, Social Science