Stevens High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Claremont, NH)

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l and Black gratefully dedicates its year- mf. --f-- Yi! N To Mrs.JuneBucko in recognition of her devoted service as an excellent teacher and esteemed friend, the Staff of the Red book.

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STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL One of the most outstanding institutions in our community is Stevens High School. It was founded in 1868 by Paran Stevens, of New York City, whose ancestors had lived in Claremont for many years. Mr. Stevens donated ten thousand dollars, and the town matched his gift by raising fifteen thousand dollars. A committee of five prominent citizens of Claremont was chosen to execute Mr. Stevens' wishes. Accordingly, a two-acre lot was purchased at the corner of Broad and Summer Streets, and the building of the school was com- menced. It was ready for occupancy on the First of September, 1868. The total cost of the building amounted to S27,225.27. Mr. Stevens later made further gifts to the school, including two very valuable life-size oil por- traits and a concert piano. At his death the town received a substantial legacy to be used for the continuance and maintenance of the school forever. Throughout the intervening years Stevens High School has been a powerful influence in the life of Claremont.' It has graduated many famous men in all fields of learning, and it has never ceased to be one of the leading educa- tional forces in the state. its sons and daughters have shown real loyalty to it by returning each year for the annual Alumni Reunion, a red-letter day on Claremont's calendar of yearly events. Today Stevens High School continues to be a vital part in the framework of the newly-created City of Claremont. It is daily preparing the boys and girls of the city for further training in all professions, as well as in the practical arts of living. The school is a veritable powerhouse, for it is not only encouraging learning, but also valuable experience in fair play, coopera- tion, artistic appreciation, and physical development. The citizens of Clare- mont are indeed fortunate in having in their midst such a fine school as Stevens High. ROBERT DENSMORE, 1950

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BACK ROW, Left to Right: John Hibbard, Willard Rollins, Stephen Doody Cheadmastery, Lester Trafton fsuperintendentj, Marguerite Honadel, Marguerite Foley, Lyle Ewing, Wayne Gray, Robert Hadley. SECON ROW: Leona Tremblay, June Bucko, Dorothy Kuzmich, Aletha Childs, Irma Willey, Jean Hibbard, Alice Schriber, Harriet Page. FIRST ROW: Robert Vail, Walter Paskevich, Milford Osgood, Walter Miner, Edgar Lord, Albert Gauthier, Harry Moore, Normand Paquette. To the Members of the Class of 1950: Your class has the distinction of being the eightieth to graduate from Stevens High School. While Stevens is young in comparison to many of our institutions of higher learning,its founding does date back to that period when public high schools were less numerous and to that transition period from the private academy to the public secondary school. Stevens means a great deal to many people of Claremont and the surrounding towns who have attended the school or who have graduated from it. We hope that it means much to you and that your interest and support will continue. The spirit and tone of any school year depends upon the ability and willingness of the members of the Senior class to set the standard in scholarship, conduct, and participation in the extra-curricular activities. Your class has measured up to high standards in every respect, and we are truly grateful for your individual contribu- tion to the welfare of the school. I wish each member of this Class of 1950 the success and happiness which will surely come from careful attention to matters of conduct, from application to the task at hand, and from the desire to improve in ability in one's chosen life work. Sincerely yours, Headmaster