Salem High School - Witch Yearbook (Salem, MA)

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PREFACE ln this, the hrst Yearbook ever to be published at Salem Classical and High School, we members of the Class of 1937 hope to have established a precedent which, owing to its intrinsic value, deserves to be perpetuated. All too often, with the passing of years, memories which are so close and dear at time of graduation are prone to grow dim and are oftentimes obliterated. The friendship bonds formed at school should be more lasting than the mere duration of the four school years. Our adult life will be made happier and more useful by the existence of these ties. ln this, our Yearbook, we have a tangible presentation of the interests which have been instilled in us, and in which we have been wisely directed by our faculty. The various organizations which through their development of a desire for social unity have helped to make time spent in school time not sub- tracted from life, but so much over and above the usual allowance, are herein portrayed, ever to be made alive by the mere Hip of a few pages. l,et us then, through the happy medium of our Yearbook, keep ever potent in our minds the friendships and pleasant memories which helped to make the love of Wisdom the guide of our livesf'

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DEDICATIUN VVe, the Class of 1937, pause now to dedicate our first Yearbook to the memory of our departed leader, Maurice Billings Smith. In the time that has elapsed since his sudden death we have become more and more aware of the lifetime of service given by him to the spreading of good education and citizenship. Since his Hrst association with the Salem Classical and High School in 1905, his unselhsh devotion to his work, his unwavering will power, and his firm sense of right were tempered with patience, kindness, and a deep respect for others. Although the guide and counselor of our class but for a brief two years, in his noble work and in his high hopes for us all he was our true friend. Perhaps never before as on this eve of our departure have we truly realized the love with which he undertook the hard task of aiding us in this serious game of right living. His sturdy influence on our lives is a living monument to his beloved memory.

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CUNTENTS Book Ono SENIOR CLASS Q Book Two ORGANIZATIONS Q Book Throe PUBLICATIONS Q Book Four ATHLETICS Q Book Five ADVERTISING