Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1968: The eve of graduation in June, 1968, is a time for formula¬ ting plans and looking to the future. That has always been the pattern of the youth and, happily, it fills us all with hope. Yet this time of parting is also an occasion for reflection and introspection, on our objectives in life after these years of prep¬ aration. The society and culture in which we live is far differ¬ ent from the relativiely simple school days of past generations. The issues of our way of life and the problems of the late six¬ ties have become a part of your training and daily association and not an excercise in the groves of academe. If one characteristic could describe the graduating class in 1968, we would judge it to be its social awareness. This im¬ mediate and deep concern by youth for the future of all hu¬ manity is reflected in its plans for service to mankind. It bodes well for the future. It is a recognition of the ideal that the future of each is bound inextricably with the future of all mankind, so admira¬ bly expressed by John Donne, the greatest of the metaphysical poets: “No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main ... I am involved in Man¬ kind. And therefore never seek to know for whom the bells toll; it tolls for thee.” May the successful achievement of your present goal be a portent of a happy life and a useful one to your fellow man. Henry D. Blake Principal HENRY D. BLAKE, Principal Yale University A.B., M.A., C.A.G.S. JAMES F. BRENNAN, Assistant Principal Fordham University B.S., M.Ed. LAURENCE P. GILGUN, Assistant Principal Lowell State College B.A., M.Ed.

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I. EDWARD MARASHIO, Assistant To The Superintendent Of Schools. Superintendent Of Schools DR. J. FRANK HASSETT Assistant Superintendent MR. JEROME T. LYNCH. MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OF 1968: Each year it is with great pride that I write a message to the graduating class. It is, in a sense, the sort of pride an artist must feel looking at his canvas, or an author upon completion of his novel, or a sculptor who has molded a fine object. My pride, however, must be shared with many others—your par¬ ents, teachers, and religious instructors. All have had a share in molding your ideals, beliefs and habits, the sum of which produced your character. If at the age of six you had entered a school in some foreign land whose principles were totally different from our democratic traditions, you today would have an en¬ tirely different concept of the meaning of life. You would have been taught that the State, not God, is supreme, and that it is the masses, not the individ¬ ual, that is important. Your graduation from High School into this turbulent world would indeed look dim if it were not for the bright light of Faith—faith in yourself, faith in your country, and above all, faith in an eternal and all loving God. That is the torch which we of an older generation are putting into your hands. Carry it always, and hold it high. The subject matter which you have been taught is secondary to those princi¬ ples of democracy and good citizenship which your teachers have made the keynote of all their classes. It is our prayer that in whatever endeavor you may pursue, you will never compromise with these ideals; that through your efforts, and those of all the other graduating classes, our Country will remain “one na¬ tion, under God, with liberty and justice for all. Dr. J. Frank Hassett Superintendent of Schools 21

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The communications center and the command post of the entire school is the Main Office. Through the switchboard calls are dispatched bv the dedicated secretaries, Elizabeth Doherty and Louise Clark. Their other duties include ar¬ ranging appointments, compiling “The Reflector” and disseminating information to the students and teachers. The Data Processing Center has revolutionized the system of keeping the complex records of over 2000 students. No longer do teachers and administrative personnel have to la¬ bor for hours preparing attendance records, warning cards, and report cards. An IBM computer has been programmed to handle this work. Mrs. Elizabeth Burke, the Data Processing co-ordinator, is responsible for the smooth functioning of this department and is ably aided by the Business Education students who are receiving valuable on-the-job training. HELEN A. SALMON The quality of learning depends on the state of health. Student health is cared for by two very efficient nurses, Mrs. Lillian Kerns, and a new addition to the staff, Mrs. Phyllis Lentz. With Mrs. Lentz’s aid and assistance, the burden of the work for Mrs. Kerns has considerably lessened. Togeth¬ er, these nurses have not only aided in combating illness and injury, but have also provided for the general physical wel¬ fare of the students. This past year, preventive nursing and health counciling have been stressed by both nurses. Mr. Kerns feels that the student must be considered; personally, emotionally, mental¬ ly, and socially in order to provide for his welfare. Thus ev¬ ery student is seen privately at least once during the school year. As in past years, the students’ hearing and vision were tested and the time TB test administered. ELIZABETH BURKE RUTH GILGUN Miss Helen A. Salmon, Dean of Girls, is an important member of the faculty Administration. As a math teacher, an advisor to the National Honor Society, the selector of the Women’s Club represen¬ tatives and a member of the Scholastic Rating Board, Miss Salmon plays a vital role in the academic and extracurricular fife at Woburn High School. Long a member of the staff. Miss Salmon is well known and re¬ spected by both the staff and students. As the Dean of Girls Miss Sal¬ mon oversees the code of dress. Her taste and good judgment enable her to make fair and accurate decisions regarding acceptable fash¬ ions. Friendly interesting, Miss Salmon is always available for ad¬ vice and aid to both the faculty and students at Woburn High School. PHYLLIS LENTZ LILLIAN KERNS