Williams Memorial Institute High School - Legenda Yearbook (New London, CT)

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William H. Reeves 6

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DEDICATION We, the Legenda staff of 1946, as an expression of our esteem and gratitude, dedicate this book to Mary Eusatania. Her keen sense of humor and sympathetic understanding have been a refreshing and stimulating influence in our high school education. We shall always remember her.

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3n Upmnriam On hearing the news of the death of Mr. Reeves the student body, faculty, and alumnae alike felt that the school had suffered an irreparable loss. Yet, when we realize how much of his time and strength Mr. Reeves gave to insure to the Williams School”, as he was wont to call it, security for the future, it is, perhaps, more fitting to consider how the life of our school was enriched by his association with it. Through his wisdom and devotion, the assets of the school, both tangible and intangible, have been preserved and increased. That W. M. I. has remained an endowed school is due, in great measure, to the wise investment and careful expenditure of its funds, for which Mr. Reeves, as treasurer and later as president of the Board of Trustees, was largely responsible. Though conservative in his ideas regarding education, he was not averse to any additions to curriculum or equipment which he felt to be in accord with the type of education Harriet Peck Wiliams intended for the young women of the city. But, perhaps, the intangible assets derived from his long association with the school are of greatest value. The good will of the city toward W. M. I. was ,in no small degree, fostered by Mr. Reeves. His requests for co-operation and funds met with approval because of the confidence which his integrity inspired. No one who has been privileged to hear the words which he spoke to the graduating classes at commencement, can forget the high ideals of character and service he set before them. The faculty, too, as they listened, felt the privilege and responsibility he claimed were theirs in their chosen profession. No more fitting tribute can be paid to Mr. Reeves than that all who look to W. M. I. as their Alma Mater preserve the fine tone he inculcated, and uphold the traditions of the school he deeply loved.