Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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Standing with some of the machinery used in preparing meals are cooks Mrs. Foote, Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Jacques, and Mrs. Riley. Valuable Services Rendered Are Highly Appreciated. For any organization to function at top efficiency, it must have a competent and skilled group of per¬ sonnel handling its basic mechanics. This is the function filled by the bus drivers, custodians, and kitchen help. Our bus drivers are often not appreciated. The ferrying of thirty to fifty individuals in the age bracket of eight to eighteen is no easy task; yet they do their work cheerfully and inspire the confidence of the parents. During the day, the kitchen helji works arduously to prepare food for almost four hundred hungry pco- Shown with one of the fleet of buses are bus drivers Mr. De- Lorric, Mr. Clronin, Mr. Dolph, Mr. LaCross, Mr. White, and Mrs. McAulifTe. pie. Mrs. Burke’s and Mrs. Riley’s smiling faces hover over the serving spoons, making the day more pleasant. In these days, it is hard indeed to find a good lunch for twenty-five cents. Janitorial help at Weston High School is not only effective, but it is also pleasant and cooperative. Mr. Merrill, Mr. Cain, Mr. McLeod, and Mr. Clarke are always ready to maintain the building and to help students with their individual plights. Weston can easily claim that “The people behind the faculty” are among the best. The upstairs custodian, Mr. MacLeod, and the downstairs custodian, Mr. Clarke, stand in front of the gym door. 14

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i Mr. Robert Corley, director of music at Weston High School, has in two years injected tremendous vitality into Veston’s band and orchestra. Never one to withhold a deserved criticism to any errant musician, Mr. Corley’s know-how is shown by constant “A” ratings received by Weston groups at music festivals. Also, he has originated many brilliant half-time displays at the football games. Aided by her vivid imagination and natural art talent. Miss Alice M. Olliff, Art Department Head, provides her students with an interesting art program. Each year’s prom decorations become reality only through her sage advice. A hobbyist photographer, her ability in this field goes far beyond the connotation assigned to “amateur.” Mr. Corley, Boston Univer¬ sity, is the Director of Mu¬ sic in the Weston schools. Miss Olliff, Massachu¬ setts School of Art, stands in front of some samples of her students’ work. Many Explore Mathematics and the Fine Arts. Mrs. Ellsworth, Wheaton and Smith; Mr. Stuart, Albany State Teachers’ College; Miss Zelinka, University of Vienna, Austria; members of the Mathematics Department contemplate mathematics models. Miss Green, Boston Uni¬ versity, standing with her renowned rubber tree, is Head of the Mathematics From the basic fundamentals of arithmetic to advanced studies in the theory of limits, the teaching of mathematics in Veston High School has gained respect with college admissions boards throughout the nation. The staff, headed by Miss Helen Green, who has been cited for “excellence in mathematics teaching” by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in¬ cludes Mrs. June Edlsworth, respected for her clear and concise handling of teaching; Mr. Robert Stuart, a competent teacher; and Mi.ss Martha Ze¬ linka. perhai)s the school ' s most forceful and direct teacher. Miss Green heisell. the senior memix ' r of the high school teaching stafi, needs no de¬ scription. Her uiKlerstanding and brilliant instruction will be remembered by hei’ students long aftei ' their college graduations. 13 Department.

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High School Students Take A Look At Weston’s Alumni 1 THOMAS CLARKE Perhaps the alumnus best known to the graduating class is Tom Clarke, who graduated with the class of 1931. As custodian of the high school, Mr. Clarke, affectionately known to all as “Tom,” has played a major part in the story of our class through its four years in high school. In his high school days, Tom distinguished himself in school ath¬ letics, starring on the varsity teams in baseball and ice hockey. Besides excelling in athletics, Tom won numerous speaking competitions and was president of his class for three years. Vhile in Weston, Tom has compiled an impressive record of town service. He has been President of the Alumni Association for two years, and shown that he is an accomplished Thespian by performing in plays produced by the Kiwanis Club, the Alumni Association, and local church groups. He has been publicity chairman for the Boy Scouts, and ha s served on the Property Committee of the Baptist church. Tom Clarke, a very real and dear friend to every member of our class, has truly earned the respect and affection of the school and the community. Thomas Clarke GRANT MERRILL PALMER, JR. An alumnus of the class of 1917, Grant Merrill Palmer graduated in a class of thirteen, at a time when the high school was lodged in the recently renovated Building B. He played left field on the base¬ ball team for three years and participated in school plays. Upon his graduation from Weston High School, he was awarded the Paine Scholarship; and with this he attended Harvard. Mr. Palmer now lives on Hilltop Road and has two daughters who are also alumnae of Weston High School. He has been practicing law in Boston since his graduation from Harv ard Law School. Besides being a lawyer, Mr. Palm er influences the community through his activities as town library trustee, town council member, and member of the Unitarian Church Standing Committee. He served as chairman of the committee which determined the plans for Build¬ ing C. He has served on the School Committee and as town clerk, and has been president of the P. T. A. and the Alumni Association. 15 (Jraiit P.iliiicr d