Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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learboo look Lucille Troni. Agnes MocKcnzic, Daniel Quirk, Loretta Reynolds, Janice McCombly, Joyce Puppo, Paula Donkens Senior lacullator Reporters 1— Joonnc Gregorio, Phyllis Sinclcir. Marilyn Cohen, Sondro Souza, Margaret Mitrano. Patricia Tighc, Linda Henderson 2— Donna Thompson, Joyce Puppo, John Sgobbo, Robert Chisari, Cccillc Allmon. Pauline Talbot Fourteen

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MISS ILENE C. RITCHIE We con hardly mention this lady's name without em- phasizing her ability, dignity, devotion ond the losting affection in which she is held by the faculty and students of Somerville High School. She chose her profession, or perhaps her profession chose her, ot an oge when she wos not much older than her senior students. As she guided their formative years with the porentol devotion of other doys, she olso foced o period when education itself, os we now know it, wos toking shope. When Miss Ritchie first taught awkword fingers the mystery of typing, the early mochines had to be ottacked with the energy required by a grand piano. More important than instruction of this kind, however, have been her lessons, by precept and personol example, of good sound Americon character. One of the first to explore the Guidance field ot a time when it wos not for removed from the birchrod technique of counselling, she has been identified with every facet of education ot Somerville High. She hos given her wise counsel to the Scholarship Fund Committee, the Notionol Honor Society, the Teachers' Credit Union, the Class Doy ond Groduotion Committees, ond to a host of other groups too numerous to mention, all of which functioned more smoothly and ottoined greoter success because of her participation. The Head of the Stenography ond Typewriting De- partment from 1940 to 1960, she was promoted to Head of the Business Course in 1960 offer planning ond guid- ing a monumentol state-inspired, survey of the educa- tional structure of Somerville High School. It is the pride of Somerville that this accomplished lady is herself a product of our own schools. As Miss Ritchie relaxes ot her beautiful home ot Boothboy Harbor, she will miss the bells on Central Hill. And we at the school will miss her punctual response to them. It is not likely that any one will ever match her golden years plus one! Thirteen

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1— Eugene Barrett. Pauline Demetri, Dianne Blockall, William Talbot 2— Daniel Kane. Edward Forster, Roscmoric Forino, Paulo Oonkens, Daniel Bannister, Mary Dooley, Leo Kelley, Edward King leamoo be OLIVE B. MacPHERSON Yeorbook Adviser HUGH F. McCUSKER Business Adviser Fifteen