Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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6 ABERJ oka ■ 1948 Administrators Behind the scenes at Winchester High School we have an extremely capable Administrative Depart¬ ment. The members of this department, the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, and the Principal of the High School, are genuinely interested in our welfare. To those of us in high school, the most familiar member of the Administrative Department is our Principal, Mr. Wade L. Grindle. Mr. Grindle returned to the high school two years ago after serving with the armed forces. A friendly and understanding leader, interested in school activities and individual achievements, Mr. Grindle has earned the respect of all the students of Winchester High School. Like our Principal, our Superintendent of Schools needs no intro¬ duction. Genial, humorous. Dr. Forbes Norris is one of the most popular educators with whom we are Forbes H. Norris, Ed.D., Superintendent acquainted. The enthusiasm and modern methods with which he catries out his work make Dr. Norris a fine man to fill the all-important position of Superintendent of Schools. Every two years hotly contested elections take place for positions on the School Committee. We are indeed fortunate to have for members of this committee men and women who gladly give up their time in order to work for a better high school. The present members of the School Committee are Mr. Hazen Ayer, Chairman; Mr. Howard Bartlett; Mrs. Marion Chandler; Mr. Charles E. Jellison; Captain Richard Rush; and Mr. William Speers, Jr. Wade L. Grindle, Principal

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ABERJOMA . 1948 5 Dedication As a teacher, Mr. Stevens has won our respect for his scholastic attainments; as a person, he has won the esteem of all who know him. During our senior year in Winchester High School, he has been our adviser, and thus our guide, helper, and friend. We now express our thanks for the aid and counsel which he has so genially given us. It is with the deepest and most sincere appreciation that we dedicate this, our 1948 ABERJOl A, to Mr. John D. Stevens. J. D. and the Senior Entertainment Committee

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ABERJOHA . 1948 7 First Row: Miss Niven, Mr. Nash, Miss Bronson, Mr. Keeney, Mrs. Stacy, Mr. Grindle, Miss Mackedon, Mr. Butters, Miss Bailey, Mr. Rodgers, Miss Knowlton. Second Row: Miss Crockett, Mrs. Perna, Miss Carroll, Miss Cone, Mr. Skerry, Miss Goodrich, Mr. Kotkov, Miss Tyler, Miss Peabody, Miss Bennett, Miss Daniels, Miss Anifantis, Mrs. Cutcliffe. Third Row: Mr. Morse, Mr. Aversa, Mr. Hayward, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Leary, Mr. Reed, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Branley, Mr. Knowlton, Mr. Weafer, Mr. Curtis Faculty It has been said that the ability of the faculty at Winchester High School is exceptionally high. In the Wadleigh Building, the bewildered, yet eager freshmen are welcomed by Mr. Rodgers, genial mentor of mathematics and Principal of the Wadleigh. In this — dare we say it? — rather archaic building, they are also fortunate enough to meet Miss Bailey, through whom they become acquainted with Messrs. Coleridge, Scott, and Shakespeare; Mr. Morse, who takes them back to the days of ancient Greece; and Mrs. Perna, Miss Daniels, and Mrs. Cutcliffe. As sophomores, our students are given another shove down the royal road to knowledge by Mr. Hayward, mysterious advocator of the “Bounce it off the wall” theory. To Mr. Hayward go our thanks for his extracurricular work on the A. A. and the Vaudeville Show. Miss Cone, Mr. Weafer, Mr. Skerry, Miss Bennett, Mr. Cooper, Miss Crockett, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Reed, and last but not least, that guardian of Room 16, la petite Francaise, Miss Knowlton, all help to make the sophomore year an unforgettable one. Many juniors meet Mr. Stevens, his friend Hamlet, and those immortal lines, “To be or not to be . . .” They tackle higher mathematics under the tutelage of Mr. Butters, king-pin of the Mathematics Department. If they study French, they encounter Miss Mackedon, who has a profitable sidedine of extorting money from unfortunate bookTorgetters and gum-chewers. Under Dr. Alley or Miss Peabody, they learn how to manufacture obnoxious gases. They also make the acquaintance of Mr. Kotkov, Miss Skornik, and Mr. Bartlett. As seniors, our students are the “eldest and the ablest,” and learn to use the “upper story” under Mrs. Stacy’s learned direction. Through Mr. Keeney they meet Macbeth (“the rat”), and discover Milton, Shelley, Keats, and Browning. Under Miss Bronson’s guidance they become more adept at pounding keys and scribbling shorthand. Throughout all four years, Mr. Nash, our able Guidance Director, is of immeasurable value. We are also indebted to Miss Livingstone, our librarian, who was unable to take up her duties this year on account of illness, and to Miss Tyler, who has acted as librarian in Miss Livingstone’s absence. Large art classes attest to Miss Goodrich’s ability and popularity. Many work with Mr. Leary, Mr. Aversa, Mr. Branley, or Miss Niven. Coach Knowlton is a familiar and welLliked figure. Miss Carroll proved to be one of the most popular and successful teachers.