Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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Assistant Principal Mr. Arthur L. Penardi Today the nations of the world are confronted with social and political problems of such magnitude that they have created widespread uncertainty and apprehension. As Americans you have had the advantage of receiving a well-rounded education as attested by your graduation from Stoughton High School. You are the future leaders of your communities and country. Methods and techniques are constantly changing, but the basic principles of leadership never change. The great leaders of our historic past have had varied personalities and educational back- grounds, but the one fundamental quality they possessed was solid moral character. Right actions are based on the moral principles that made us the greatest nation ever known to man. Your adherence to the principles which are the foundation of our Constitution will re- assure the rest of the world that free men can endure and govern themselves in these critical times. Congratulations and best wishes to the class of 1961! Arthur L. Penardi Assistant Principal Director of Guidance Mr. Albert C. Williamson Congratulations for past accomplishments and best wishes for future success! During your high school years, you have received- a helping hand and, on occasion, even a well-directed push from interested parents and teachers. Your diploma signifies that you have at- tained a certain academic level of proficiency that will be of permanent value to you. As you well know, it takes more than books to make a suc- cessful man or woman. My sincere hope is that you will retain the attitudes and appreciations that you have also acquired at Stoughton High School since these are the attributes that will finally determine whether you have become the kind of citizen that is so badly needed in our country today. As your plans for the future gradually unfold and take shape, feel free to call upon your former teachers, school admin- istrators and guidance personnel for any additional help that we may be able to provide. Sincerely, Albert C Williamson Director of Guidance 9

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Principal Mr, Thomas J. Whalen HIGH SCHOOL THOMAS J. WHALEN June 1, 1961 The Graduating Class of i960 Stoughton High School Stoughton, Massachusetts My dear Seniors: May I take this opportunity to extend to the members of the Class of 1961 mj best wishes and heartiest congratulations. Graduation will signify your adadssion into a society that is, at best, uncertain and confused. However, your role in this adult world will not be any different from that of previous graduates. From earliest times, and in every type of societT , young people have faced a per- plexing world. Therefore, the important issue is not the kind of world yon will be entering, but what you will contribute to make this society a better one in which to live. My charge to you, in the fulfillment of your role in society, would be to remain trae to xhe ideals which Stoughton High School has stressed in your educational prograa. I am confident that you can rcake a significant contri- bution for world-bettement because this, in essence, is the meaning and purpose of education. Sincerely Thomas ' i Whalen Priocipal

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•t ; English — First Row: L. to R. — Miss MaryFrancis White, Mrs. Joan O ' Donnell, Mr. Daniel Hughes, (Direc- tor) Miss Maureen Frazer. Second Row: L. to R. — Dr. Willis Pitts, Mr. John Murray, Miss Julia Hurley, Mr. Edward Fitzmaurice, Mr. Francis Coen. Commercial— L. to R. — Miss Christina Donovan (Director) Miss Elizabeth Doherty, Mr. Francis Daly, Mrs. Minna Richmond, Mrs. Alice O ' Regan. 1 ■ - -I Foreign Languages — First Row: L. to R. — Mrs. Joan O ' Donnell, Miss Rita Lavallee, (Director) Miss MaryFrancis White. Second Row: L. to R. — Mr. Eu- gene Prior, Mr. William Berry. Industrial Arts — First Row: L. to R. — Mr. Francis McGeough, Mr. Gerard Antonellis (Dircetor), Mr. Peter Willis. Second Row: L. to R. — Mr. Patrick Nessar, Mr. John Keough. Science — First Row: L. to R. — Mr. Paul Lydon, Mr. Samuel Gregory (Director), Mr. Joseph Knowles. Sec- ond Row: L. to R. — Mr. Kenneth Seymour, Mr. Chester Pierce, Mr. Leonard Hill. Home Economics — Left to right — Mrs. Patricia Mal- loy, Mrs. Alice Griffin (Director). 10