Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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LISI -YHAR BOOK Snyder, as lonely, romantic Laurie, played the leading roles. Jo’s sisters were played by Ethel Hodgdon as the motherly, grown-up Meg; Helen Spencer as the shy, unselfish Beth; and Eleanor King as the prim, egotis- tical Amy. Charlotte Kitchen portrayed the sweet, kind motner. Forrest Blair first acted the part of the dignified old gentleman, Mr. Lawrence, and later the part of the kindly Professor Bhaer. Robert Parker was a serious, refined young tutor. Rita Loranger, as the peppery, garrulous Aunt March, and Virginia Mayo as the March’s dependable, understanding housekeeper, completed the cast. Under Miss Belcher’s excellent direc- tion, ‘Little Women” proved to be the most interesting and the best at- tended Senior Play ever staged at the Howe High School. The attractive period costumes worn in the play were designed by Miss Irene Holdsworth. In leaving, the class of 1939 passes the following maxim along to the undergraduates: “For all your days prepare, And meet them ever alike; When you are the anvil, bear; When you are the hammer, strike.” VIRGINIA T. MAYO LT

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HOW EV HIGH -S:CH 0 OL GEASSe EUS TORN “The man who wins is the man who works, Who neither labor nor trouble shirks, Who uses his head, his hands, his eyes— Yes, the man who wins is the man who tries.” ——s ITH THE preceding thought in mind, the class of 1939 began its GP high school career in the fall of 1935. A class election was held, | and the following were selected as officers: Charles Howarth, president; Doris Quinn, vice-president; Robert Ellis, secretary; and Julia Leavitt, treasurer. Miss Tyler was chosen class adviser. A Freshman dance was held February 14, 1936. In June, the class voted to go to Canobie Lake for the class outing. We started our second year by electing the following officers: Charles Howarth, president; Doris Quinn, vice-president; Robert Eliis, secretary; and Ethel Hodgdon, treasurer. Our class adviser was Miss Griffin. The first social event of the year was a Hallowe’en party. An out- standing activity during our Sophomore year was the broadcasting of “The Giant at the Well” over station WLLH, in Lowell. The participants were Helen Spencer, Priscilla Mayo, Mona Leslie, Eleanor King, Bernice Burns, Lester Snyder, Forrest Blair, and Donald Maxwell. Miss Belcher directed the p'ay. The last event of the year was the annual outing at Canobie Lake. During our Junior year, our activities were guided by Charles How- arth as president, Eileen Freeman as vice-president, Marvin Conrad as secretary, and Ethel Hodgdon as treasurer. Miss Osgood was appointed class adviser. The first enterprise of our Junior year was selling tickets for the il- lustrated lecture, ‘‘The Restoration of Williamsburg,’ sponsored by the Billerica Garden Club. Many beautiful slides of ‘Colonial clothes, gardens, and buildings were shown. As the end of the year drew near, all looked forward to the biggest event of the year, the Junior Prom, which was held on May 13, 1938 . The ball was gay with kaleidoscopic decorations. A colossal rainbow-colored bag, in which balloons of every hue were kept for a balloon dance, was suspended from the ceiling. The small surrounding lights were covered with iridescent paper lanterns. Once again the class went to Canobie Lake for the class outing. Bubbling over with plans, we held our first class meeting of our final vear. The following officers were elected: Charles Howarth, president; Morton Bent, vice-president; Eileen Freeman, secretary; and Waller Fin- nagan, treasurer. Mrs. Sampson was chosen as class adviser. The Tri-Delta Club, organized by the girls of the class of 1938, has been carried on by the girls of the class of 1939. “Little Women,” the Senior Class Play, was given on December 9, 1938. Dorothy Winder, as high-spirited, unpredictable Jo, and Lester 16

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EO Web a ies CE OO CLASS WILL I, Claire Badger, leave my numerous boy friends to all Junior girls. who have a difficult time getting one. I, Morton Bent, leave my rosy, freckle-less complexion to Henry Mahoney. I, Forrest Blair, leave my pep to a funeral home. ° I, Blanche Bocko, leave my slimness to Johnny Jones. I, Bernice Burns, leave my chemistry notebook to all Juniors taking chemistry next year, hoping that it will save them all the trouble that the chemistry students of ’39 had in trying to get their experiments approved. I, Robert Clark, leave my shoes with the rubber soles and rubber heels to Marvin Conrad. I, Edith Colgate, leave my horse sense to Doris Barnard. I, Albert David, leave my English notebook to any Junior who is foolish enough to take it. I, Howard Dickerman, leave my ambiguous answers in English to the Pinkerton Detective Agency to figure out. I, Mary Dolan, leave my continuous smile to any gloomy Junior girl. I, Gertrude Eaton, leave my ability to be absent from schoo] almost one quarter of the time and yet get a good mark on an English mid-year exam to some less fortunate underclassman. I, Elaine Emerson, leave my shapely finger nails to Virginia Fish. I, May Emery, leave a big grin to the never-smiling statue in the study hall. I, Eileen Ennion, leave my voracious appetite to that certain member of the faculty who sympathized so keenly with me every Thursday at her curtailed lunch period. I, Stanley Field, leave my bottle of “‘Slickum” to Weston Taylor. I, Waller Finnagan, leave my asper gum as an alibi to al undergrad- uates caught chewing gum in the future. I, Eileen-Freeman, leave my ability to play basketball to next year’s champions. I, Mary Gardner, leave the city of Woburn to the girls in Pinehurst. I, Mary Granfield, leave my studious nature to Randal Hurley, I, Fred Gullage, leave my six feet to Char’es Peaslee. I, Lorraine Hastings, leave a note with a three-cent stamp on it for Miss Baker. I, William Higgins, leave my melancholia to Bobby Bull. I, Ethel Hodgdon, leave the Senior Class to take up Pecky Wright. I, Lillian Horman, leave my love of minstrel show rehearsals to Mary O’ Neill. I, Charles Howarth, leave my scholastic skills to “Mike” and “Spike”, the co-captains of football, so that they may stay eligible. I, Dorothy Jenkins, leave the corner outside Room 21 to some other Juliet and her Romeo. I, Mary Keleher, leave my raven hair to Eileen McSweeney. 18