Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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Henry D. Blake, Principal To the Class of 1966 : The task of organizing, preparing, and publishing this excellent Yearbook of the Class of 1966, required the closest cooperation of students, staff, and the community. That it is such a success is testimony to the competencies of the professional staff advisers, and the students who made it a reality. A yearbook has been described merely as a pictorial record primarily of the senior year of high school. It is far more significant to regard it as a permanent memento of the friendships, hopes, and desires of swiftly fleeing, days in a most precious time of life. The friends and occasions of times past that the book recalls will always retain nostalgic memories of your days at Woburn High. True, 1966 is a time of trial and crisis. The future is uncertain for all. Yet it has always been so, and a study of the past shows that in the most perilous days, the times called forth the men who made civilization’s greatest advances. It is fitting, therefore, on this eve of graduation in June, 1966, that we renew our¬ selves with the faith of those who preceded us in our school, our community, and our nation, rejecting despair and seeking the challenge of new opportunity for service to our fellow man. To each I offer this prayerful wish: “May the roads rise with you And the wind be always at your back And may the Lord Hold you in the hollow of His Hand.’’ Henry D. Blake Principal lr. Blake and Maureen Keeley discuss Maureen’s plans for the future.

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• it m W hul . C • , ; silt mi ■ ■ j5 Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent Dr. J. Frank Hassett Superintendent of Schools Message to the Class of 1966 It is with a sense of pride and satisfaction that I extend congratulations to you as your graduation day approaches. Your parents and teachers have watched you grow and mature during these past twelve years. They, too, are to be congratulated for their guidance which has culminated in a class of worthwhile citizens of whom the City of Woburn can well be proud. The class of 1966 and possibly two or three of the fol¬ lowing graduating classes, will be the last to remember vividly one of the great men in the history of our country, who in the short span of three years made a lasting im¬ pression for good upon the whole world. In your history books you have learned of many great and admired leaders of our country. You read about Wash¬ ington, Jefferson, and Franklin of Revolutionary days. From the time you entered school you saw Lincoln’s face on the walls of the classrooms, and later you read and learned to appreciate his love for humanity in the Gettysburg Address. However, these men and their deeds were not of your time, and while you admire them for their greatness, it is sometimes difficult to visualize them as living, breathing human beings. You are fortunate indeed to have lived in an age in which you could see and hear a man about whom future genera¬ tions will read and honor as you do these men of the past. I can wish nothing more fitting for this Senior Class than that each of you emulate the characteristics which made John F. Kennedy one of the most admired and beloved indi¬ viduals in the history of the world. There may not be a future president among the class of 1966, but whatever your future, or wherever it lies, those qualities of courage, devotion to country, love of your fellow man and the use in full measure of every God-given talent which you possess, can go far in bringing about the kind of country for which President Kennedy gave his life. He was meant not to complete the program which his mind had conceived, but rather, to show the way. He has handed the torch to you, the new generation. May each of you go forth with a determination to do his share towards reaching the goal set for us, — namely, a better world. By doing this we can say of John Fitzgerald Kennedy — “He did not die in vain.” Dr. J. Frank Hassett Superintendent of Schools Dr. Hassett and his secretary, Mrs. McDonough. Mr. Jerome Lynch Assistant Superintendent

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Office Staff Functions Efficiently Organization is an important part of all efficiently run systems and Wo¬ burn High is no exception. We have two very capable people, Mr. John P. Mahoney and his assistant, Mrs. Elizabeth Doherty, to maintain this orga¬ nization. Mr. Mahoney, Registrar of the school and secretary to the princi¬ pal, co-ordinates all the administrative business that occurs in the office. To¬ gether with Mrs. Doherty, he gives invaluable assistance to both students and faculty. Always courteous and always helpful, they continue to serve our school with a sincere willingness to help. John P. Mahoney Students’ Health Protected Mrs. Lillian Kearns, our new school nurse, has the duty of watching over the health of every student in Woburn High School. Throughout the year she runs checks on hearing and sight and is responsible for keeping a gener¬ al health record of each student throughout his four years in high school. She also assisted, this past winter, with the administration of flu shots to teachers. Her friendly manner puts all at ease, and her tireless efforts to safe¬ guard the health of students deserve our sincere gratitude. . Lillian Kearns Varied Duties for Dean of Girls Miss Helen A. Salmon is continually kept busy with her many respon¬ sibilities. As dean of girls, she attends all school social functions. Besides her tasks as dean, she is an advisor to the National Honor Society, serves on the Scholarship Rating Board, and also determines the selections of the Wom¬ en’s Club representatives. Helen A. Salmon 20