Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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The class of 1958 will be the thir d class to graduate from the present high school. All other classes, since 1906, have graduated from the first high school in Norton which is at the center and is now used for primary grades. The construction of the present high school began in 1954, and, on October 14, 1955, the new building was dedicated by Dr. John J. Desmond, Jr., Massachusetts Commissioner of Education. The dedication ceremonies were conducted by the graduating class of 1956. Now, in 1958, the school has been in operation for three years. The new school is, of course, vastly superior to the old one. It has increased science facilities, a dark room, a special home economics room, a beautiful library, and an industrial arts room. This last room has made pos- sible the development of a manual training program previously lacking in the high school. The new school also has enlarged physical education facilities. These include a baseball diamond, girls ' softball field, and space for future tennis courts. There is also a standard size gym and auditorium. There has been an equally dramatic change in the size of the faculty. It has grown from three in 1906 to twenty-eight at the present time. At that time, the principal had to include teaching in his duties. We now have a full time prinicpal and assistant principal. This increase in the teaching staff has made possible an improved and expanded program in studies at Norton. THE OLD AND THE NEW

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PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE The annual yearbook is the last major project for our Senior Class. It will be a source of enjoyment in years to come, es- pecially when members are together. I know the staff will produce a fine book. The final year is at hand. It was only a few years back when graduation from high school appeared to have been an insurmount- able task. Those mountains have been smoothed and soon the class members will attack new problems. The members of the Student Council and the Gold Key Society have assisted most helpfully in the betterment of our school. The editors and staff who published the school magazines and those who did mimeo- graphing have helped to advertise our school. We find that all must make contribu- tions of time, talent, and money in order that progress might become possible. Our school has improved because more of the pupils have participated in school advance- ments. We are grateful for the many contribu- tions which the class of 1958 has made. The faculty wishes the members success in any future line of endeavor. Charles S. Randall Principal SUPERINTENDENT ' S MESSAGE The most p opular word in 1958 is Sci- ence. The public is now aware, as never before, of the importance of the teaching of science. You, as High School graduates of 1958, will have to adjust to the problems of the space age. In college, business, in- dustry or the home, scientific problems will confrontyou. You must meet his challenge with all the technological training you have acquired. But more important is your read- iness to keep on learning in this field. How- ever, scientific education is not the only need today. Fully as important as progress in science is the promotion of American democracy and the preservation of peace through understanding. The citizen of to- day will need, in order to meet today ' s challenges, both scientific training of the highest order; and broad, fundamental ed- ucation in the social studies and the human- ities — human relationships. Laurence G. Nourse Superintendent