Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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To the Class of Nineteen Sixty-one: Socfte i(tte«€cte tt June 1, 1961 Your years of educational endeavor at Somerset High School will be com¬ pleted this month. We hope that you are prepared to face the future with con¬ fidence and enthusiasm. As you leave our halls of learning, the best wishes of your Superintendent and School Committee go with you. Somerset believes that you will be faithful to her teachings and an honor to her name. You have had four wonderful years during which most of you have studied hard and developed in a great many ways. To succeed in the game of life will take much of your time and energy. Please remember that real success is not to be measured in the material possessions that you accumulate but rather in the spiritual contributions that one makes. Our school department stands ready to help you in the future as in the past. Do not hesitate to call upon us if we can be of assistance. Sincerely, Superintendent

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‘790i. s4u4tii O 7 y Cc a uC 7?0i. ' protect $. Ktt yieM )»t ecoy utio t 6 ' Tf ' t ' i. s4u4tfa O 7 Mic Austin J. O’Toole, a member of the Somerset school department since 1926 and superintendent of schools in Somerset for the past fourteen years, announces his retire¬ ment under the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Act, effective August 12, I960. Mr. O’Toole, a graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College, earned his Bachelor of Sci¬ ence in Education degree from Bridgewater State College in 1931, and received his Master’s Degree in Education from Boston College in 1935. Prior to coming to Somerset, he served as teacher in the Templeton, Massachusetts, Public Schools for one year. He was appointed teacher of grade eight and coach of athletics at the Pottersville School in 1926 and the following year was elected • Principal of Somerset Village School. In 1936 he was appointed Principal of the new Somerset High School and served in that capacity for ten years until his appointment to the superintendency in 1946. During his administration the Somerset Schools have more than doubled their enroll¬ ments, increasing from 990 to the present day total of 2334. Mr. O’Toole served on all of the Survey and School Building Committees since 1946 and was the originator of the plans for Veterans Memorial Gymnasium and Hanson Memorial Field. r. ' V . ' I f f % 9 livvC - ' V.,« •- i- . .• • .v..- ' -

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June 1, 1961 May the successful completion of these years of growth in stature, in knowl¬ edge, in understanding, and in appreciation of the ideals of your country, home, and school be ever reflected in your daily lives and may your lives be shining reflections of the ideals of Somerset High School. Sincerely, Mr. Edward J. Kaylor 9