Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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MISS MILDRED ALLAN AYERS In recognition of meritorious pcrsonol service, per- formed in behalf of the notion, the armed forces, ond suffering humanity. These words of President Truman expressed appreciation for the six years of energetic leadership Miss Ayers served her school, community, end country os choirmon of the Junior Red Cross for the entire city of Somerville. Gentle ond kindly in noture, extremely modest ond conservative in conduct, directing her ambitions to higher goals, always tokirg into consideration the needs of others os well cs her own. Discriminating ond practical; orderly ond methodical; capable and efficient —a tribute given in completion of several yeors of sociol service work among the underprivileged in New Hoven, Ccnn. Our satisfaction with excellent work faithfully done; odmirotion for your friendly ond kindly spirit. Effective service, pcrsonol loyolty, ond kindly cooperative spirit — so wrote the director of the Somerville Recreation Com- mission upon her completion of ten yeors' work os Play Leader on the summer playgrounds of Somerville. A life-long resident of Somerville, o groduotc of Somcrvile High, Miss Ayers corned her B.S. in Education at the Boston University School of Religious Education ond Social Service, later receiving the degree of Moster of Science in the field of Education. For most of her teaching career, she was in the English ond History deportments of SHS; more recently she taught World Cultures in the Social Studies deport- ment. As an octivc member of the Forthion Club of Somerville she held the offices of Director, Scholarship Choirmon, ond Vice-President. lJeciclier4 Well-beloved by her students, highly respected by her co-workers. Miss Ayers decided to bring her career of S.H.S. to its culmination on November 30, 1968. As she pursues other interests under more leisurely circumstances, she hos our sincere good wishes for the enjoyment of well-earned doys of rest in the years ahead. MR. ALEXANDER J. AUSTIN, JR. The high estate of classroom teoching hos been im- measurably diminished this ycor at Somerville High School by the early retirement of one of our truly olpha foculty members: Alexander J. Austin, Jr. Precisely the sort of authentic scholor-genflcmon that is all too rare these doys in ocodcme and that cny self-respecting compus should appreciate, cherish, ond even fence in in a fiercely proprietory woy, Mr. Austin officially put the period on January 23 to twenty-three years of teaching here at the high school, thereby toking wind from the soil of our cultural kites and very ncorly grounding our clrcody rowboned little bluebird of happiness. The integrity that the man brought to the classroom job will be missed by the entire faculty and student body, but, to be selfish about it, his delightful company will be especially missed by the subterraneon set below-stoirs in the West Building-Basement, down where the corn Ten

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EDWARD J BERRA English WILLIAM L. FASCIANO Mothomotics ANTHONY V. FEDELE Sociol Studies HELEN B. MocLAUGHLIN Home Economics KATHERINE T. LOMBARD Typewriting Stenogrophy SATRICIA F KEATING Let in MARIE E. KENNEY Science FRANK L. MARTiN Modern Longuoges ROBERT E. McKELVEv Bookkeeping Nirtj JEAN MULLANEY Clcricol Procticc

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is green, where he had his homeroom and classes for so many years, where the patrician, private school look of him was just about the only decor we had. Mr. Austin has been a classroom teacher, a valuable member of the sine qua non set, for his whole professional career. He came to the Somerville schools from the celebrity-scarred desks, through the Romanesque orch, of Harvord's Sever Hall. The credentials were impressive. Honnete homme ond genus Horvordmoniensis to the core, energetically exercised on o Harvard gridiron that wos mythic even in those pre-Gatto doys, ond liberolly edu- cated by the world's most prestigious inti Meets, he brought to the classroom imperatives, and to football coaching, on intellectual and moral reoch thot was o decided benefit ond exomple to the students fortunrtc enough to face him for daily instruction. Mr. Austin served at the Western Junior High School for thirteen y:ars; added o Boston College Master of Arts degree to the Bachelor of Arts in Romonce Languages and Literoturc degree granted by Horvord; ond occeptcd cross-posting to the high school in September 1946. At various times during his twenty-three years on the faculty here, he hos been o floormaster and acting head of the English department, but mostly he hos been thot least expendable, most vitolly ncccssory school worker: the excellent clossrcom teacher. Never porochiol in his interests, never so narrow os to count on teaching olone for personal fulfillment, Mr. Austin will hove no problem finding things to do in retirement. There is a wide rangs of interests, on enviable plurality of marketable skills, and the time now to indulge them. There is th; loveliest of families and o wide circle of friends in private industry ond the professions. There ore the reading ond the traveling that ho hos olwoys done assiduously and adventurously, the exciting trackdown of titans of literature from their cradles to their biers. And there is the exquisite adventure of wotching his lovely grandaughter Melisso get ready for Smith. HEADMASTER Albert H. Giroux, A.B., A.M. 23 Bay State Root!, Belmont VICE-HEADMASTER John P. Joyce, B.S. in B.A., M.A., M.Ed. 15 Prospect Hill Avenue HEADS OF COURSES John P. BrCnnon, A.B., M.S., Moster 76 Derbv Street College Preparatory Course, Gu.domc Counselor Mory M. Brown, B.S.Ed., A.M., Mostor 58 Chondlcr Street Business Education Course, Gunlanrc Counselor John J. Gartland, B.A., M.A., Moster 79 Belmont Street General C.ursc, Guidance Counselor BUILDING MASTERS Helen M. O'Brien, A.B., M.A., MostC: 30 Barton Street tnglisn Thomas F. O'Brien, B.A., M.A., Moster 16 Prescott Street English Hugh F. McCuskcr, B.S., M.Ed., Moster 35 Burton Street, Brighton b.ology HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS Edword J. Berra, A.B., A.M. 20 Tufts Street, Arlington tngl.sh Dept.; English William Foseiono, B.S., Ed.M. 28 Catherine Road, Reading Mathematics Dept.; Mathematics Anthony V. Fcdelc, A.B., M.A. 41 Warner Street Social Studies Dept.; World Cultures ’Patricia F. Keating, A.B., M.A. 12 York Read, Winchester Latin Dept.; Latin Marie E. Kenney, A.B., A.M. 123 Orchard Street Science Dept.; Chemistry, Physiology Katherine T. Lombord, B.S.S., M.Ed. 31 Brettwood Road, Bclmcnt Stcn. T.W. Dept.; Stcn., Trons. Mrs. Helen B. MocLoughlin, B.S. 18 Dole Street. West Poobody Home Econ. Dept.; Home Eccn. Fronk L. Mortin, B.S., Ed.M. 1 40 Adams Street, Lexington Modern Languages; Spanish Robert E. McKclvoy, B.S., M.C.S. 6 Jerome Street Bookkeeping Dept.; Bookkeeping Jean E. Mu’loncy, B.S.Ed., M.Ed. 49 Vmol Avenue Clerical Practice Dept., Clerical Pro.i;:e PUPIL PERSONNEL Arthur DaProto, Ed.B., Ed.M. 21 Jean Road, Arlington Itolian Richord F. Hcgarty, A.B., A.M. 17 Wolcott Road, Winchester Mathematics John J. Murray, A.B., Ed.M. 61 Walnut Street History TEACHERS Rita Adorns, A.B., B.S. 2 Fern Avenue, Allstcn Librarian Richard T. Anderson, B.S.Ed., M.Ed. 54 Benton Rood History, Economic Geography, World Cultures Louis N. Arbccne. B.S., M.A., Ed.M. 4 Wellington Road, Winchester Chemistry Alexander Austin, Jr„ A.B., A.M. 39 Stone Road, B’clmont English Mildred A. AyCrs, B.S. in Ed., Ed.M. 2 Walter Terrace History, World Cultures Mourocn T. Borry, B.S., M.Fd. 11 Peorson Avenue Typewriting, Bus. Records, Cler. Proc. Ernest J. Bennett, B.S., Ed.M. 54 Lowdcn Avenue Mathcmolics James V. Bonsignorc, B.S.Ed., Ed.M. 41 Andrews Street. Medford Bus. Records, Eccn. Gcogrophy Mrs. Marion Boudreau, B.S. 67 Quincy Street, Arlington Physicol Education Nancy M. Bowdring, 3.A., M.Ed. 4 Warner Street Biology, Chemistry Charles W. Buckley, B.S., M.Ed., D.A.O. 44 Roacrs Avenue History Frances L. Sullen, A.B., M.A. 56 Gray Street. Arlington Latin Normon J. Burns. B.S., Ed.M., Ed.D. 7 Greenville Terrace Business Economics, Ectnomic Geog. Joonne Bushord, B.S.Ed. 25 Bowker Street, Lexington Home Economics Mrs. Mory C. Carofotcs, B.Mus. 11 Ossipcc Road Music Jescph A. Caruso, B.S.Ed., M.Ed. 26 Washington Terrace Mathematics John W. Coscy, A.B., A M., M.Ed. 20 Spring Street English Robert J. Cignctti, B.S. 22 Massachusetts Avenue, Danvers History, Economics, Geography Eleven