Attleboro High School - Tattletale Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

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FRESHMAN YEAR ' Freshmen we came, timid and tame. But then you must admit we weren ' t so different from the preceding Freshmen classes even though they thought that we were. At least we followed the tradition of the high school by running around with that lost dog ex- pression on our poor, young, innocent faces. We blushed with embarrassment everytime an upperclassman cast a scornful glance in our direction. This year Betty Pierce, Kathleen Kenton, Cynthia Brown, and Jean Parmenter were honored by being chosen members of the Blue Owl staff, and such boys as Frank Pinocci and Donnie Zilch mada their contri- butions to the athletic department. Finally the long lost hopes of electing class officers came true. The results were as fol- lows: JacqueUns Cole, President; Charlotte Edgecombe, Vice-President; Betty Pierce, Sec- retary; and Carolyn Freeman, Treasurer. With the help of Miss Pierce, our faculty ad- viser, and the dance committee, we put on the Freshman social, better known as the Jinx Jubilee. Although it was a very rainy night, the dance turned out to be a huge success, and we were more than proud to say we were Freshmen. By this time Ruth Brown and Eleanor Tes- ler had got up enough courage to push and shove for the first place in front of the mir- ror, and were soon learning the art of making- up from the Senior girls. The boys also were improving their appearances, especially Dave Lyon, who had lengthened his pants. By this time June was nearing, and we were already looking forward to our second year. SOPHOMORE YEAR There are Life Savers labelled pepper- mint, wintergreen, etc. We found a new brand and labelled them Sophomores. What a glorious feeling to know we wouldn ' t be picked on by the upperclassmen as we had been during our Freshman year! It was with great satisfaction that we could look upon the in-coming Freshies. My, how small they were — why, mere children; while we were part of the upperclassmen now and were be- ginning to distinguish ourselves as such. We all remember the joyous times that we spent in Mrs. Lyon ' s sanctum, and we were all sorry to see her leave. When the smoke rolled back from the scans of the battle of class elections, we found that Jackie Cole had again been elect- ed President; Donnie Zilch, Vice-President; Betty Pierce, Secretary; and Carolyn Free- man, Treasurer. Again to the Blue Owl staff we sent mem- bers, who this year showed their talents in many different departments. In sports, many of the up and coming heroes demonstrated their skills at bench warming , while Frank Pinocci became the pride of the Sophomore class by making the Varsity Basketball Team. Girls like Marion Cruff, Charlotte Edgecombe, Norma Givens, Ruth Jackson, and Natalie McGonigle upheld the feminine side of the class sports. Among other events this year, our invinci- ble basketball team went to the Tech Tourna- ment. A new sensation was created when we came forth with the Sophomore Pow-Wow , a dance that will not be forgotten, because of the wonderful decorations which were cul- minated by the artistic ability of David Cody. We are now coming to the close of our Sophomore year. After many dissappoint- ments and successes, we wondered what the Junior year held in store for us. With the best of intentions we left our Sophomore year and looked forward with high expecta- tions to our third year. JUNIOR YEAR And now we appear as Juniors, hard working, careworn, and weary. After the office help got tired of seeing peeping-Toms from morning until one-forty, our new princi- pal, Mr. Samuel Graves, was introduced to us in the first assembly of the year. The first and one of the most important things we did was to elect a ring committee which, after long debates, selected those beautiful blue stoned gems which we flashed proudly. The next thing on the agenda was to elect our class officers. We switched from girl to boy and made Frank Pinocci, President; Donald Zilch, Vice-President; Suzanne Sharp- ies, Treasurer; and Kathleen Deegan, Sec- retary. The change that had taken place in two short years was remarkable. We see the girls admiring the Senior boys, while the

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Joyce G6rmley continues to be quiet in her own little way. Pauline St. Pierre is still going mad trying to untangle the Blue Owl books. Norma Parker and Shirley Patten are still having those early morning tete-a-tetes, but now they ' re over the back yard fence. Remsen Patten has just signed a contract — he ' s a full-fledged truck driver for his uncle. Evelyn Phinney has established a new rec- ord for never being late. Betty Pierce is now U.N. ' s chief interpreter. Ruth Ploettner is as pretty as ever. Milly Vance ' s fondest desires have just been realized — she is now the first woman President. Wanda Milosh is designing and modeling for the Elite at Saks, Fifth Avenue. Eleanor Merewether and Barbara Hale have turned out to be B. T. O. ' s at Balfour ' s. Jimmy Jesso is still trying to become a suc- cessful actor. Barbara Johnson and Gertrude Long have formed the B. T. F. M. S. P. C. Club— Bad Time for Mr. Spink Period C. Club Hector Heger, Kenny Houghton and Steve Iwuc are still hanging around together, but it is no longer outside of 208. Ray Juaire has now founded a school for teachers that don ' t agree with him on certain subjects — Mr. G. is his prize pupil. Jim Martineau has opened up his own Lunch Cart and is giving Morin ' s a run for their money. Edna and Anita Varnsy are driving people to Foxboro trying to tell them apart. Although Monster Perry, Dog Mulli- gan, and Fig Newton have since left. Miss Ott is still looking for Harvey. Ruth Mona is now rocking her wee ones to sleep to the tune of Bell Bottom Trousers. Theresa Lambert is still chasing Al Gunner Jr., on her Whizzer. Joan Hall has returned to A. H. S. to be Mr. Godding ' s assistant. Lefty Greve is the Earl Torgeson of the Attleboro Twinlight League. Lillian Martin ' s lustrous locks have come in handy — she ' s posing for Halo ads. Mildred Todd has just received her long cwcited present from Russ — what a sparkler! Dave Lyon is mayor of South Attleboro, and Frank Pinocci and he are having a boundary dispute — they ' re both trying to se- cure the mighty Seekonk Army commanded by Don Monsieur de la Croix Soule. FLASH!!! Bob Galvin, who commands the Briggs ' Corner forces, and Bob Lane, Mans- field police commissioner, have been report- ed having tea with Frank — Looks bad, Dave! Phyllis Lowe and Frances Kenniston are still passing notes, but now they ' re using the mail service with Dot Bergevine as the chief mail carrier. Bob McLeod is playing in the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra. Remember when he play- ed the A. H. S. Orchestra? John Nunes is still trying to find a ride home to Bungay. Flora Rose has opened up a school in Featherville — she ' s still twirUng those batons. Bsryl Roun has just become famous as an interior decorator because of her recent in- vention — knitted wallpaper. P. S. — She started in high school. Mary and OUve Shang are still sisters. Sue Sharpies is pining madly for another leap year to come. Roberta Smith and Warren Stromberg are still blushing very easily. Clair Soares is a teacher, but it ' s hard to distinguish her from the pupils. P. S. — She ' s teaching the third grade. Jeannette Tardiff has finally decided which office at A. H. S. she is going to work in. Helen Sutton and Rise Stevens are almost at blows because Helen has the leading role in Carmen. Art Seel and Ray Smith are trying to catch up to Jerry Doyle in height and need only about six more feet. Chet Bielecki has finally come out of the dark — Mr. Coding ' s dark room, of course. Joe Hughes has just cracked up — seems that eight subjects were to much for him in his last year at A. H. S. Ken Bland ' n is the chief technician for Larry Nelson ' s underground movement. Marjorie Claflin is now the foremost exter- minator at A. H. S. Those termites are dis- appearing fast. Mez Salley is also taking a P. G. — that ' s one way to hold him, Mez. Adelaid Sears has opened up a slop shop of her own. Sh ' rley Lesperance, Barbara Walker, and Barbara Scanlonare still quiet as church mice. Rich Douglas, James Johnson, and Joe Wood have succeeded in opening a very successful trade school of their own. Don Bourden has just recently become a permanent member of a certain Holman Street household. Ruth Spinney has just taken over Miss Brennan ' s job — gym classes now start on time, girls. Mary Lou Allard has been voted President of the Girl Scouts in the United States. Claire Rollins is famous for her adlibbing on her radio show. Fred Allen is trying to find out her secret. Ruth Madden is still living on Pine Street, but now it is under a different name. Jackie Cole has acquired such a large number of speeding tickets that she has em- ployed Rose Mary Clegg to tell her which days she ' s due in what court. Eleanor Tesler and Don Zilch have taken to the hills after writing this class prophecy. Do you blame them?

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Junior boys seen quite attenti ve to the Fresh- men girls. Football, our most popular game, did not lack juniors. John Nunes, Tony Caponigro, and Jimmy Martineau were all standouts. Eddie Greve was playing for the baseball team, while Frank Pinocci still held his own on the basketball court. NexL was the Junior dance. Having fore- sight to those ever-increasing class dues, we now needed a dance that would be a finan- cial success as well as one that would live up to the usual high standards. Conse- quently, we came forth with the very orig- inal Stairway to a Star which turned out to be both. There was a great deal of excitement around the corridors earlier in the year when ten of the Junior girls were initiated into the Tri-Y. We never realized anyone could look so horrible! Three years behind us now! We looked forward with the same enthusiasm with which we had begun our Junior year to the last and and most eventful one yet. SENIOR YEAR We ' re here because we ' re here. At last it had happened! For three long years we had been waiting to become the dignified Seniors whom everyone looks up to. It was now that we could command respect from the lower classmen; but we knew it was up to us to set a good example, which we readily did. We were Seniors in every sense of the word. In the final political campaign of our high school career we elected Donald Zilch, Presi- dent; Catherine Casler, Vice-President; Kath- leen Deegan, Secretary; and Olive Carlson, Treasurer. And with these we started off the Senior year. With their help and the help of the dance committee, we presented the first dance of the year, The Senior Anonymous. Could anything be more orig- inal? I don ' t think anyone will forget the way Milly Vance and Ken Houghton came whizzing out on their bicycle built for two. Our football and basketball teams did am- azingly well this year. We certainly showed those Northies who knew how to play football. As usual John Nunes, Craig Mul- ligan, Tony Caponigro and Frank Pinocci carried the torch for the Senior Class and were ably assisted by John Newton, Stevie Iwuc, Gerry Doyle and Ralph Jordan. Frank Pinocci was the lone survivor for the basket- ball team but again showed that he had not lost any of his ability at shooting baskets. Another big event of the season was the Sen:or Prom, the Snowflake Fantasy , c very appropriate name because of the fierce snow storm that had occurred the day before. Ann Driscoll and Frank Pinocci were crown- ed the royal couple. Attleboro High School was honored this year by having five Senior girls — Joan Bean, Cynthia Brown, Betty Pierce, Anita Felipe, and Jean Parmenter become members of the National Honor Society. This was a very impressive ceremony. We were all very proud of these girls. Mr. William Spink, a new member of the faculty this year, directed the Senior play, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. It was what is called a smash hit. It starred Cynthia Brown and Eleanor Tesler, while Don Zilch, Rita Turgeon, Betty Pierce, Jean Parmenter, Art Seel, Mildred Vance, Hazel Whitcomb, Clint Gorman, Barbara Miller, Paul Murphy, David Lyon, and Jimmy Jesso all did a marvelous job of backing them up. In March the French Club sponsored the Mardi Gras. Although it was the first time anything of this sort had been attempt- ed, it turned out to be the most elaborate dance of the year. The highest scholastic honors went to Betty Pi3rce and Anita Filipe, who were chosen valedictorian and salutatorian respectively. We have finally reached the turning point in our career where upon we are all taking a different path. No matter which it is, we leave this thought in mind: We have crossed the river; But the ocean hes before us.