Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys - Bostonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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CLASS PRESIDENT S SPEECH Nlr Masterson Guest of Honor Members of the Flculey, Plrents and lHr1ends It IS 1 gftlf honor and pleasure for us, the Cl1ss of 42, to vselcome you to our grmdultlon thls ey emng Thls grelt OCCISIOD m mrks the culmmatlon of our efforts of tvselye long yelrs Durmg thls perlod of vrovy th to manhood we have been prlylleged to recelye 1 free educltlon As young men we are grldulted tomght nnto 1 xyorld flr more eomplex and serlous th ID ey er before The ye1rs th II he before us are IS ln open book W e cln mmlxe ln mscrxp t1on upon If as We wlll Howey er, It ns the duty md obllgltlon of each of us to make thls mscrxptlon 1 ded1c1t1on to our below ed plrents Whose sacrdices have made poss1ble our vraduatxon tomght 1 free educat1on To you, s1r, and through you to the mayor and thus to the c1t1zens of Boston, we extend our smcere gratltude for thxs opportumty We assure you, Mr Masterson, our esteemed head master, that your sound philosophy your mtegrlty and your justnee mll .1lW1yHs st md as 1de1ls for us m our future struggles to aclueve success We thank you, and m the name of the Class of 42 I b1d you farewell Lxkewxse to you, our fnthful teachers we express our grateful apprecmtlon for the standards of character and education wh1ch you have exempllfled and taught And so, to you members of the Faculty we extend our respect and admlratxon as we say Farewell Only through the loymg care, 1nsp1r1t1on and self sacrxfice of you, our beloved parents, hue we been able to partake of the opportunltxes offered to us There was no obst 1cle too gre It for you to conquer 1n order th It you boys mnght have an educat1on To you vye are deeply grateful and We express our earnest des1re that we may not d1sappo1nt vou 1n the years to come To you, fellow classmates, are due the final partmg words Durmg our years at Memorlal we hue shlred many jovs and dlsappomtments, all of wh1ch haye strengthened the bonds of our frlendshlp Although we must part soon, let us loolx forward to the one nlght emch yelr, Alumnl lN1ght, when we shall be re unlted to proye the smeerlty of our frlendshlp md our loy llty to Mother Memorul G1 RAI n XlARGIl NIENIORIXL Axxelxe, June 1947 . ,rf , X 1 1 x f - Y , , . ', .. . , e e e Yi 'X 711 . . 3 . Y Yl I H A Y- I X 1 . 'X 1 1 f . V i Yi I 1 v I . I . V I l ' I 1 ' - H 'E 1 1 e 1 r1- f .1 1 1 1 , , 1 f 71 V . -1' A ' - , . g . . . In Amerlca the government affords every youth the opportumty' of securmg k . . , 4 . . . .D I Y . 3 2 1 , . . , . . 1 , . . . . . 1 V1 I1 D I . .1 1 1 I A 1 . 1 . . . Y I I .X D Yi ' 71 I 5 - ll VIL A vi 7 3 1, ' 1 -1 1 A 11 ' v -1 ' . V, , , . . l . 4- , A .U ' ' ' ' 71 . 1 . . ..

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CLASS DAY EXERCISES utt to h OyLrturL NL 4 'yl1rLh Addrus Nlr 'yI1stLrson Addnss GLr1ld Xllfgll pPrLs1dLnt Cbuthx to 'yllrglls spLLLhJ Pres Nlargll Xnd noyy yylth muLh :ado .lb nut nothlns, I prLsLnt thL Lhalrmin of thL Class Day Lomm1ttLt Edymrd HUYWIIZ Hurvntz Rollms Grnfhth .1 tnlcntcd mLmbLr of our Class vynll play yyhllc vyc smg, has Class Sons. QCLASS SONG SUNG HLRIQJ Very good boys and to get us baLk on Lcyy Lltym yynll ay or u flammatus by Rossxnl 'CCRNILT SOLO HPREJ Bctorc Vlr NX hxtchousc leads thL numbcr one sLhool band of Boston nn The Army 1nd Nayy Nl.1rLh Gerald Cabltt and Ben lohnson yylll LINC us thL mosts of our C llss QSUPI Rlffl IXI S RI AD HI Rlj QSLHOOI BANDJ O lglllllly vyL huln t p 1nnL yn fo lownt, numbLr but duL to thL QULLLSS s oust IS ,1 L 1r1nLt1st p L fbfkllx Ill HLrson yylth Stardust th sam 1 onL Q Thar you all lxnt yy yy Is Saxy HLrson playlns., Stlrdust R NI H S noyy prLsLnts thL mam fem turL of thL program The C,,1y.1lL.1dL of NlLmor1al yyr1ttLn Ifflllgkd and pri duLLd by Nkrton Fr1Ldm1n BLn1.1m1n ohnson and mysLlt dI'll'l1.lflZLLl by thL Qliss D1y Lomm1ttcL yylth thL hLlp of Nlorton HLrson and d1rLLtLd by 'yILrton I r1Ldm.1n nlroduLt1on ILyy1s xty 4b,1L stu oybury xlLl I1UI'lll Lx1Lt y y .lt IFILIU IIISIIIUIIUH s um L wL Lmrm I ' k IL 7 your ss 15 mst xy 111 l ll lu IL I X' ll I1 I x l ls st1pLrstruL FL nll lllllinklwll. lil lXIl llx L ILI1 Ml NIORIXI Kxxt x1,junL19-P lI'lLLI111Fl lblLlxSIlL,Cl Om. hzlf 1 QLOFL md thrLL NLJYS ILO our flthcrs brouLht forth upm thus plot uf ground 1 myy SL ool LUIlLLlXLd no doubt by Xlr Reardon md dcd1L1tLd to thL 1pp1rLntly lll0'L,lLll :md obynously foolmsh proposltlon that 111 men .1rL LrL1tLd Lqu1l ALLord1n3.,ly ln 1922 thL Cnty of Boston Publ1L Works DLp1rt mLnt eny1s.1 ms, 1n opportumty to BINL vyorly to some nLyyly hnrcd p1ss1g,e excava tors fd1tLh d1LLL.I'S to youy qpproprlatcd the tndy sum of umptccn mllhon dollars for thL creLtxon of a buxldmf., for the edu catlon of the ccluLable of Boston s Lonvcn ncntly loLatcd suburbs The result Roxbury Mcmornal Hugh SLhool yyhnLh LODIZIIDS no less than 21 873 wmdoyy panes fBreak1n3, of 3.,lass ns heard Pardon mc folks Zl 872 yymdow panes A sLLnL luke the folloyyma, probftbly took D pl.1Le COn SIll,LJ Pl.1Le 'ylayors OHILL dimly l13,htLd Ch1r1LtLrs Nlayor ind pollLL LUH1 IUISSIUHLI' P Your Honor nt I9 h1Lh t1mL th II dns tlL ITILJSUILS bc t.1kLn to nd thL Royburv IJISIFILI of the juyLn1lL Lrnmmll ClLmLnt Slr l proposL the LonstruLt1on of a houst of LorrcLt1on to nLLomod1tc the mLnt:nlly yLlopLd youth of that fzur suburb Nlayor Luellcnt my LlL:1r Lomm1ss1onLr LXLL Lnt We Lan use thL funds L t oyu' from thL rcLent auLt1on of left hlnd Ld monlLLy yyrLnLhLs at thL VlusLum of FmL Xrts r1L man 1 ,tml Thus thL funds or ylLmorml yyLrL 1lloL1tLLl XX hLn ln thL LoursL of humin c-yLnts lf LIIDL I1LLLSS1l'X Il pruyl L or t L Lllm m mn LL LnsL promotL t L LnLr1 yy Llf1rL 1nL LLIYL thL uLss1nLs t I Lrty to o r yLs TL ut pos Lrlty I pltrr SystLm yylx Lstl 1sL L IDN I LFLL lslll ll KI IS I UNL FLPFUIL t rL1 O you ro L L U L 1 UH l. S11 ' t c lilag 'rl . : ' . '- . 4 9 ' . II. .. ,-A ' 1 A A - .. IH. A A A A, lu, -,-. t ' . 3 . -'wh , Iv. --'-. L 3 - , . .L .3 U ,. . LQQAAH ,,jA l . Y v 1 . I V . . . l l key, 1 1' ' 'A pl f s In- - . A A AA A I '7 V A A AH , . V Y . I, A l A.AA,, ,ZA vA, Z. ' rf! . 1' . ' l. 'Ll 4 thu - I w A, .A , .A AC: AA j - . A A, .ol 4. 'l. ' ' '. , l r'- H ' ' by 1 ,A , , ' , A- 1 ' ' 'A uf' , on c x 1- ' '- ' V- ' - - ' ' 1 - - , yh '. ' , .ls 1' ' 1', 1' A , - A N A- Cafmlfh-lflf unLlcrdcy'cloped and physically ovcrde- X' v' ' ' I'-d : L.gA 1 ' f l 1 D 'G If 'in 'ls .gcj: A f ' 1 lf B- l , 'f R 1 1' . ' Q , Q lA' y'h is il? b:-A . A 1, A sd,f h, - , A . l' Aon? :Xu ' ' ' ? :Xu .x y'- L 1.f. .y , h, . Al ,. A .A l P .VX vmgl- of l-. ng, .us Il1gY A y NC. . ,lI, ' A, U' Ish. I, U . wa ulLl hay us bell wc? HRK ll lllli, A' WI f- Al, 1 lr g- ' 3 hc A .I v' - .ws ' il -1Sf'111!- H1 '- Wh- hs- -A - .bl' h-d. The -Hit-'Q Ly of his hll l hu c L'C lo of his, ' - N- .1 il ' L i ,1 ' Ab -. . A IU '- this l ' ' 4 'l 'Ll4c? l.is- ryoiuc from hc '. r. H h, 1' b lv ' Z' my littl' .1rm, y' u broly- my' lille Q Y Q. .' . , .'. ' , ' -