Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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PRINCIPALS MESSAGE Mr. Blake and Mr. Brennan enjoy the Student Council Tea. » H i 1 7m. 1, Members of the Graduating Class of 1960: The activities of Commencement Week in the colleges and secondary schools of our country are occasions when speakers and writers often are asked to convey a message to members of graduating classes. Traditionally, the advice so freely given is too often filled with platitudes and sophistries as unconvincing now as the day they were first pro¬ posed. It is as though one were asked to convey in cap¬ sule form the wisdom of the ages to serve neophy¬ tes as a guiding beacon on the highway of life. Yet, certainly, this eve of Graduation in June 1960 should be a time of deep and honest reflection. It is most important to you and to the society in which you live, how well you have matched your capabilities with the educational opportunities of¬ fered you in your high school career. If you have met this challenge, if you have learned to live well with your fellow man, and if you have learned the lesson of humility, your education has not been in vain. For over one hundred years, it has always been the principal purpose of the Woburn High School to provide, in keeping with the demands of the changing eras, the best possible opportunities in secondary education for the youth who attend the school. It is the sincere hope of the administration and staff that these opportunities have been seized to aid you in preparing for the uncertain but chal¬ lenging future. i) Henry D. Blake, Principal

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SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE A Message to the Class of 1960: Your Superintendent congratulates each of you on completion of your high school education. When you registered for the tenth grade in Sep¬ tember 1057 your graduation may have seemed to be in the distant future, but now it is here and the past three years have passed so quickly that you haven’t had much time to really think of the future. In later life when you recall these three years at Woburn High School you will agree that they were the happiest days that you ever exper¬ ienced. Education in a democracy, however, must not stop with graduation. The acquiring of a diploma is not the end; it is just the beginning. It tells all man¬ kind, and especially those people who are interested in your welfare, that you now have the preliminary background and skills to proceed to higher education, or to have a try at solving the many problems in¬ volved in employment. Inclosing this brief message I want you to know that, although I have not had the opportunity to know each of you personally, you do have a special friend in the School Department Office. Your future success in college, business, or in the professions is one of my sincerest wishes. Please do not hesitate to call upon me if I can assist you in any way. Dr. J. Frank Hassett Superintendent of Schools Miss McGowan helps Dr. Hassett check his schedule for the day. 10

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Michael Azzone Physical Education Anastasia G. Canty Library Mary A. Blanchard English Marcia L. Cardillo Art Alice E. Brady Commercial Studies Robert Cohen Chemistry Catherine E. Burke French Margaret L. Burke English Mary Cooney Home Economics Joseph F. Curran, Jr. Social Studies FACULTY We, the class of 1960, wish to extend our profound gratitude to the faculty of Woburn High School for their sincere efforts in preparing us for our future. Through their assiduous en¬ deavors we have come to realize the value of education and good citizenship. With deep under¬ standing and enduring interest, the faculty has made our years at Woburn High both memorable and rewarding. David T. Crowley, Jr. Industrial Arts William H. Flaherty, Jr. English Thomas W. Devlin French, Spanish James J. Foley Social Studies