Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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■R£LJ0T=?0 Our school days! For the Class of 1950, these days in Stoneham High School evoke memories of meeting and studying in the library . . . favorite subjects . . . town hall assemblies . . . Carnival Ball . . . and knowing everyone. May the turning of these pages brighten future days with recollection of days replete with youth- ful simplicity and lasting friendships. If five, ten, or fifteen years from now, this book affords pleasure, interest, and fond memories of classmates and teach- ers, then the purpose of this yearbook will be fully achieved.

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MRS. VERA LAWSON ATION

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STONEHAM SCHOOLS VDL. I, NO. 1 PUBLISHED BY THE SCHDDL COMMITTEE STONEHAM, MASS. Faculty Meetings During the year the faculty have been carrying on a program of general school information, so that all teachers may become ac quainted with every phase of Stoneham Schools from first grade to twelfth year. This has included a demonstration of read- ing in the primary grades and an exhibit of arithmetic material. They have explained the place- ment of seniors in high school into regular employment and the guidance program. The entire social studies, commercial sub- jects, foreign languages, science, and English were considered. The special curricula in art, music, health, home economics, indus trial arts and audio visual aids were discussed. Those teachers who participated did an excellent job and a much better understand- ing of the school system has been accomplished. High School Band Th e High School Band will conclude its activities for the year with participation in the observances here on Memorial Day. High spots during the year have been the football games, Boston University High School Day, the Firemen’s Parade, and the Spring Concert. Band membership should in- crease next year. The group will not be as hard hit by gradua- tion as in previous years and benefit should begin to be felt from the grade school instru- mental program. It is planned to admit as members those who are now in junior high school and those newly entered pupils who have progressed sufficient- ly in their musical studies. Everett Hunt Retires Mr. Everett Hunt has served Stoneham as a selectman and was a School Committee mem- ber for many years. During the nine years that he was a select- man he worked for the new post office, the Border Road im- provement, the new Town Hall and served as chairman of the Better Housing Program. He has been a member of the School Committee for twelve years, and served as chairman for eleven years. He is an advo- cate of better schools and par- ticularly for a number of years has urged the citizens of Stone- ham to seriously consider a new senior high school building. He j was a member of the Building j Committee of the Robin Hood School. In retiring, the School Com- mittee feels that he will be a distinct loss although he assures them that he will continue to show his interest in all school activities. He has served the community of Stoneham well and deserves the appreciation and thanks of every citizen. Instrumental Music One of the projects undertak- Girls’ Glee Club, Gilda V. Wip- en by the music department this year was the organization of in- strumental instruction in the elementary grades. The instruc- tor of the wood wind and brass instruments for the elemen- tary grades is Mr. Paul Monaghan: for the junior high school, Mr. Victor Ferri; and the instructor of the stringed instruments in both the elemen- tary and junior high schools is Mr. Harold Sawyer. A concert was presented by the ele- mentary school children in May. Mr. Ferri and Mr. Sawyer’s groups entertained at the Par- ent-Teacher meeting on May 16. The annual Spring Concert of the high school music clubs was held on April the thirteenth at the Stoneham Town Hall Audi- torium with the following organ- izations participating: Band, Chester P. Jordan, Con- ductor; Orchestra, Rolland Tap- ley, Conductor; Boys’ Glee Club, Calvin K. Schraga, Director; ; perman. Supervisor of Music; Senior and Junior High School Choirs. For the second consecutive year the junior high school choir was represented at the Northeastern Massachusetts Mu- sic Festival held in Marblehead on .May fifth. Rolland Tapley, who brings to his work with the Stoneham High School Orchestra a thor- oughly professional approach, was proud indeed to introduce the newly acquired set of tym- pani at our Spring Concert. They were excellently handled by Rob- ert Simmons. These are the ma- chine kettle drums which are tuned by the feet of the per- former to actual notes of the scale. When asked to name a typical problem which faces the conduc- tor of such a group, Mr. Tapley surprised us with this answer: “That of getting the glamour Continued on Page Four