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' ( ' slu (}()d i.s a (jiiitt x illtinc. I ' roin carHer times it iras the settled policy of estifood to he a plate set apart fvoiii the hustling worlil which exieiitiially sur- rounded it. ts ehn and maple-shaded High Street wandered down into Dedham wttli the j ' illaoc .strung alo}ig its side lihe a necklace. A one-street toxmi with its homes and industries (entered on one road. Ctradually Fox Hill was covered with the estates of well-to-do families who probably settled there because they approxied the policy of quiet countiy life. They merely wanted a tnain street with a little countiy store run by Mr. Ellis, a small grammar schoolhouse, a fire station, and a post office. As for impnniements in the modern manner, they let the rest of the xi ' orld roll by. For example, it wasn ' t until about 192 that water mains were laid in the streets. At this time there n ere no railroad stations, hi the days of the trolley cars, they somehow wormed their lei.surely n ay into the riillage only In fade away with the aduent of the dulomobile. There is the old-fashioned stone-ivalled pound built about a huge spreading oal which is inter 200 years old, the inhabitants ivill tell you. From its earliest settlement as the C.lapboardtree Finish of Dedham, Westwood lias been occupied b those who loTcd the land. Today, however, agriculture is largely the hobby of retired business men. Plainly xiisible from the load is Oven ' s Mouth, also kninvn as Dei ' H ' s Mouth. It ts said to have been used by the Indians as a bake oven and as an arsenal— pre- sumably at different times. Oxier such a short period of time as fifty years, the Timni of Westn ' ood has become one of the most raf)idly progressix e toxens in Massachusetts. A new rail- road terminal has been built, affording conxienient transportation to all major cities on the eastern seaboard: there are several churches of various faiths; to accommodate the younger set of the to-wn. .several schools have been established; the library, which was erected in 1901 , still is in use in WestxL ood xvith a branch department in slingiori. Until 1939 when the ( ornerslone for ]] ' estirood ' s first high school building was laid, the pupils had to attend Dedham High School. The toxvn has groxvn steadily, and. as a result, at this time the first high school building has become inadequate foi present-day needs. Within a two-year period the present high school building will house the junior high school students and a new modern high school xvith the very best of facilities will be erected on the X ihatan Street profierty, the site of the old White farm. So one more milestone ivill luuie been wached in the dexielofjment of the Westxi ' ood schools, and the best possible system of education will be offered to the students, the future citizens of the Toxen of Weslxeood. L
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foreword As we graduate from Westwood High School in this age of flight, each of us has a secret desire that we hope some day may m,aterialize. Other people of the past have also had visions, many of which have come true. The Wright Brothers realized one of the wildest dreams of mankind, that of flight, when their first glider, although so rickety and unsure of itself, rose into the air, thus revolutionizing the entire world. We, too, were faced with misgiving when, as tyros, we first launched our journey in the high school. With the guidance of our parents and teachers we have today completed that schedtiled journey. This is the log which will preserve the memories of that four-year voyage into learning. Now we are preparing to start a flight ivhich is going to carry us into the future where ive must face the ever-increasing problems in the world of tomorrow. Each in his own way shall make his contribution to the advancement of good citizenship, striving always to make the progress of the future dwarf the progress of the past. c tentd omen oLJediculio ■JTacuttu S. eniori Sb. ocumentd L naeraraauaied ties potts -y duertii em en ts
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