Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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who have so generously provided us with these increased opportunities for our education, the Class of 1939 dedicates this ninth issue of the WeU-esIeyan. We trust, however, that our deep appreciation may be far exceeded by evident and long-lasting results of the expanded development which has been offered to us. We are proud of the new high school — of the plant and of the personnel; and, above all, we are proud of and grateful to the townspeople of Wellesley who have made these privileges possible. 2

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MR. EDWIN H. MINER Your town and state have invested in the education of your class approximately S320.000.00. For the training of your class and others, your town, state, and country have also invested over $2,000,000.00 in your school buildings. To graduate 160 students, the cost of the thirteen years of schooling, exclu¬ sive of buildings, is approximately Si ,300.00 per student. Investors are always interested in their investments. In this case, they do not look for a dollar and cent return immediately, nor do they expect a quick appreciation. They are investing in the future of our town, our state, and our nation. Theirs is a program of citizen building. Foreign nations ridicule our democratic form of education. They call it wasteful and inefficient to try to educate every boy and girl. Have the money, hopes, and confidence invested in you members of the Class of 1939 been wasted, or will you be better citizens because of your training? — Edwin H. Minur , S iper iilemleitt of Schools 4