Roslindale High School - Yearbook (Roslindale, MA)

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THOMAS F. GATELY fo The twenty-one years I spent in Roslindale High School bring to me many memo- ries of wonderful predecessors, outstanding teachers, and marvelous pupils, all of whom contributed so greatly in fashioning a community high school second to none in this fine city of ours. No school can be great in the eyes of the people unless it is staffed by a highly devoted and intelligent faculty. No school can attain a high degree of merit unless it has a loyal, earnest, and right-minded student body. Both of these groups have always been a part of Roslindale High School. Two such groups require but one simple force to weld them into a composite body which assures success in the common aim of both, namely a well-disciplined and highly regarded institution of learning. This force was furnished in the first Head Master, Mr. Ambrose B. Warren, who so wisely and learnedly prepared the foundations of Roslindale High School. It was a simple task for Mr. Gerald Coughlin, his successor, and for me to follow his leadership and guidance and, by working together with gifted teachers and fine pupils, to maintain the fair name of Roslindale High School which Mr. Warren established. Roslindale High School is an excellent secondary school. The accomplishments of its graduates are the solid proof of that simple statement. I pray that each of you in the Class of 1958 and every member of each succeeding graduating class of Roslindale High School will assist not only in maintaining its fine record but also in increasing its standing and prestige. Farewell, and may God shower His choicest blessings on each of you, the members of the Class of 1958. 4

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f . x NDALE HIGH SCHOCL POPLAR STREET ROSLINDALE, MASS. CLASS oF 1958

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DR WILFRED L. O'LEARY its Your graduation from high school means that you have grown up, and that from now on you must make your own evaluation and decisions. Your parents have done all within their power to ensure your goal. Your teachers have, by example and instruction, prepared you for your chosen career. You have been the beneficiaries of an excellent moral training, whose principles have been a part of your curriculum since the day you entered the first grade. You have learned much, and you have acquired skills which will continue to serve you. You have been privileged to grow up in a truly democratic society in which the only aristocracy is the aristocracy of the intellect. You have learned to meet, to appreciate, and to understand all types of people and by so doing have gained social competence. For some of you, graduation from Roslindale High School is the completion of your formal education, for others, it is the beginning of more formal education in the college or school of your choice. Graduation, too, is the time for you to pause to thank all those who have helped you so much-your parents, your teachers, and the people of Boston, who have provided the splendid education for you. To them you owe much, you can never repay the debt. However, by being the good citizen and community leader you can fulfill their earnest hopes and prayers. Ever keep in mind the words of Micah, He has shewed thee, 0 man, what is good, and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. May good health and success attend you all the days of your life is the farewell to you from your Head Master. 5