Peabody Veterans Memorial High School - Meta Yearbook (Peabody, MA)

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M ETA Page Seven Congratulations to the Class of 1955, and my sincere thanks for the pleasure of your association during the past four years. Your class will rank high for achievement in the annals of the history of Peabody High School. In your present exaltation you must not forget that upon you, the future generation, descends the solemn and serious responsibility of alleviating the world of the strident dissonance and harsh discord so prevalent today. It is a serious challenge. It will require the constant utilisation of your intelligence, your perseverance and, above all, your courage, which must be steadfast and predicated on ideals, which under the guidance of God will be dedicated to the welfare of your country and for the benefit of your fellow man. May your future be rich, rewarding, and blessed with enduring health and happiness. ARTHUR J. BARRY, Principal Congratulations to the Class of 1955. Every graduating class seems to have a certain characteristic. The Class of ' 55 has been endowed with many — intelligence, lead- ership, cooperation, and spirit. I believe that it is one of the outstanding Classes of Peabody High School. I know that the impact of this Class upon our school, will be a marked example for those that follow. It has been a distinct pleasure to work with you. Ai ' e atque vale benedictio. TIMOTHY F. McCarthy, Vice ' Principal

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Page Six META TO OUR GRADUATES For twelve short years you have been with us, and now you go with confidence into fields of adult life. It is our hope that we have merited the faith and confidence that your parents had in us when they entrusted your academic welfare to our care. It is our sincere prayer that the sacrifices of your fond parents will he rewarded by your never-failing love for them and by your diligence and strength of character in all your efforts in the years to come. May you go forth with courage and with the knowledge that genius is demanded of but a few. Success comes not from doing uncommon things but rather from doing the common things un- commonly well. May my office always be a place of refuge and counsel to you in time of disappointments and temporary setbacks — and may we sometimes enjoy a visit from you to learn of and share with you some of your future successes. WILLIAM A. WELCH Superintendent of Schools. Congratulations to the Class of 1955 as you mark the termina- tion of the most important cycle in your progress through life! Graduation from high school signals for you the beginning of a new and challenging era in which the training received thus far must serve as a foundation and a guide. That your future progress based on an intelligent understanding of the necessity of spiritual values and the importance of those qualities of mind and heart which are the hallmarks of greatness may be one of happiness and success is the sincere wish we extend to you on the happy occasion of your graduation. J. HENRY HIGGINS, Assistant Superintendent of Schools

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Page Eight META COMMERCIAL Mr. A. Paul Macione, Head Mr. John E. Bezemes Miss Agnes V. Cody Mr. David P. Collins Miss Mary E. Luz Miss Anne O ' Neill Mr. Albert Sternberg Miss Mary E. Sullivan Miss Mar M. Tocken ENGLISH Mr. Arthur V. Johnson, Head Miss Mary A. Barry Mr. Thomas J. Callahan Mr. James J. Carlin Mr. Edward T. Donahue Mr. D. Edward Gorman Miss Cornelia E. Sheehan Mr. J. Paul Veronese HISTORY Mr. Edward M. Brawley, Head Mr. James E. Arnold Mr. William J. Bresnahan Mr. Lawrence J. Cuddire Mr. James H. Greehy Miss Catherine A. Murphy PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGES Miss Marguerite L. Murphy, Head Miss Elizabeth B. Fitzgerald Miss R. Dorothy Lee Mr. James L. McDonald SCIENCE Mr. John E. Burke, Head Miss Marie F. Coyle Mr. William F. Cronin Miss Mary A. McNamara Mr. Edward L. O ' Connor Mr. Henry A. Sullivan F A C U L T Y FRIENDS VOCATIONAL Mr. Alfred E. Hurley, Head Mr. Richard Campus Mr. William Grant Mr. Bruno Pierotti Mr. Francis X. Riley Mr. Ralph Vozella Mr. Louis Swiniuch MATHEMATICS Mr. Thomas F. McCarthy, Head Miss Anna B. Carroll Miss Helen F. Fanning Mr. Francis X. Johnson OTHERS Miss Grace E. Lawless, Music Mrs. Eva L. Haines, Art Miss Helen O’Keefe, Domestic Science Miss Marguerite Regan, Pennmanship Mr. Charles R. Murphy, Music Mrs. Ruth M. Conley, Secretary Mrs. Jennie J. Zavadsky