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

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1 The school orchestra, although not quite so large as expected, completed a year of experi- ence and pleasure under the able direction of Mr. Rowland Young. Consisting of two saxophones, two clarinets, four trumpets, a 0 trombone, piano and drum, the orchestra made great progress. lt seems that too many people have the wrong idea of a school orchestra. Many consider it as a unit that plays boring symphony music. This, l am happy to say, is a wrong concep- tion. The boys were limited to two performances that included Class Day, and the day of all days, graduation. The orchestra deeply im- pressed the parents, faculty, and the juniors and seniors present. As l stated before despite the lack of performances the boys received a great deal of experience by rehearsing every Monday morning throughout the entire year. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Young for his instruction and for the fine manner in which he brought us along in the field of music. Next year the orchestra hopes to enlarge. 5 i 2 3 if 4 Nu 'X

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4 -w 5. 1 l f ' J 4 ,Xi -XT, 1 ,, ,ss H ,lf Row 2 Robert Roode, Robert MacEachern Row l George Berlin, Samuel Childs, Israel Svrier Une of the most important groups of boys in the school is the office staff. These boys have many tasks. They assist the secretaries in preparing the daily attendance bulletin. They deliver messages from the ofliee to all parts of the school, and through their efh- cient operation of the switchboard, much valuable time is saved in the paging of boys to the office. These boys are also called on to do numerous other tasks, such as ringing the bells, and delivering the daily mail. The boys of the office staff must be polite and neatly dressed at all times. Many important people visit the school office daily. These people notice the office staff boys, and when they see how courteous and well dressed they are, a good impression of the school is given. It is through the able and efficient work of t ,.. as ,, Q. if N 4 Z. III! these boys that the path is made much easier, both for students and teachers, to plan their school days. These hard Working boys are a credit to their school, and are worthy of much praise.

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I' , YSLA at Row 3 Herbert Altsttxe , Kenneth Ltitl, fotan Stlvcnnalt Mitt. 5, Steve Sa tl, Joseph Frank, George Rohtstein, Stanley Cola:-rt, Rtilten Marqultf, Irwn Rrvt-nigtocin, 'R-cbard Goldstein, Melvin Cttessler, Arnokl Volikntl louis Dt2LaFlot, Arttnf S'-jie' 'U n r k r Qc Ut i vt Uni-ald Persk ' n f ' Huto Lewenthal Robert M er -ww 2 Sum e Yee e nb- Ita . ,f ,' ti f c' .:, 3 , y 5, Allan Strachrnan, Melvin Golnrirty, Gerald lcv-ne, lance Berger, James Lawrence, Allan Dreiker Row l Robert Stillman, Richard Aristan, lrvtnq Nude-l Stanley Fner, David Cheren, Mrs McGrath, Qobert Pcsofi, Frank Richmond Morr-s Rodney, larry Gnldtarb Fred Berman Once again the Public Speaking Class was the extra-curricular activity with the most members. This year the enrollment totaled more than one hundred and thirty. Under the excellent supervision of Mrs. McGrath many of the boys have succeeded in becoming good public speakers. Those who were interested in improving their speech met once each week in room 340. Members took part in radio program forums, and contest. Through experience many stu- dents brought pride to the Green and the Gold by entering in ditferent competitions such as the Red lfeather Speaking Contest. and the Hearst Oratory Contest. Although the public speaking program has been limited because of the unfortunate sick- ness of Mrs. McGrath, this year still rates as one of the most active years of public speak- ing that we have had. XVe feel that this article wouldn't be com- plete if We didn't thank Mr. Alyward for the invaluable advice and assistance in holding the fort when Mrs. McGrath was absent dur- ing the earlier part of the year. i ll'l f ! 'int t - 1 f e s..