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

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HOWE-ITE CLASS HISTORY We have chattered much in the past. Let us chatter for a purpose in the future. In the fall of 1938, we met as freshmen enrolling at Howe High. First, we chose our leaders: Edward Bocko, Sally Quigley, Ann Pomanacki, George McCusker, and Miss Evelyn Griffin. We started eagerly to assume our various school tasks. Our first social attempt was a Valentine Party in February. In June we had our final outing of the year at Canobie Lake. The next year we were guided by Edward Bocko, George McCusker, Barbara Quinn, Helen Sipprell, and Miss Helen Davis. Our Hallowe'en Party was a gloriously crowded, happy affair, and in June once more we journeyed to Canobie Lake. During 1940, our class policies and activities were directed by Edward Bocko, George MacArthur, Helen Sipprell, Barbara Quinn, and Miss Helen Davis. Numerous roller-skating parties, capably managed by Elise White, filled our leisure hours. Spring brought our gala Prom, done the Mexican way. Much justifiable pride was felt by the able decoration committee on their splendid work of transforming Howe's auditorium into a Mexican vi-lla for the evening. In September 1941, our faithful leaders of the preceding year were again selected to lead our little band, now much smaller than in the beginning. The first social affair was a successful 'barn dance at Orchard Corners Farm in South Billerica, with Ruth Carter as hostess. One of the chief events of the senior year was the Senior Play, Smilin' Through, ably coached by Miss E. Ruth Belcher. Those who took part in the play were June Forbes, Elaine Bick- ford, Paul Waite, Paul Houlne, George Ouellette, Dorothy Cobb, Barbara Quinn, Margaret Leavitt, Ruth Lowe, Betty St. John, Milburn Dixon, Clifford Saunders, Philip Buker, Herbert Nickless, George MacArthur. A Tri-Delta Club, a society of senior girls, was again formed with Phyllis Hunter as president. Our senior year was an interesting one, filled with activities, too numerous to mention. It is with regret and with a bit of sad- ness that I now close this page upon the history of the class of 1942. , ELAINE BICKFOHRD -20-

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HOWE-ITE CLASS WILL KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that WE, the Senior Class of 1942, of the Howe High School, located in Billerica, County of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under fraud, duress, menace, or the undue influence of any persons whatsoever, do make, publish, and declare this our last Will and Testament, in the man- ner following: CLAUSE FIRST: I, Paul Anderson, leave my favorite seat in Room 21 to Bob Behan. CLAUSE SECOND: I, Shirley Anderson, leave my red locks to Mr. Locke. CLAUSE THIRD: I, Christine Bailey, leave school to take up with the United States Army. CLAUSE FOURTH: I, Elaine Bickford, bequeath my love of English to Miss O'Neill's Harold Gove. 'CLAUSE FIFTH: I, Eddie Bocko, leave my resignation, after serving a fourth term, to Presi- dent Roosevelt. M 'CLAUSE SIXTH: I, Joseph Bonzar, leave my size 11 3-16th shoes to Miss Rita McLaughlin. CLAUSE SEVENTH: I, Mildred Bonzar, redonate my detention to Mr. Roderick. CLAUSE EIGHTH: I, Betty Brown, leave my congeniality to some incompatible junior. CLAUSE NINTH: I, Philip Buker, leave my rosy cheeks to all girls who have to rely on Z1 compact. CLAUSE TENTH: I, June Capen, leave my variety of coitfures to Marie Gove, in the hope that the bangs wi-ll get a rest. CLAUSE ELEVENTH: I, Eileen Carey, leave my variety of sweaters to Lana Turner, CLAUSE TWELFTH: I, Ruth Carter, leave my numerous boy friends to all hard-up un- dergraduates. CLAUSE THIRTEENTH: I, Evelyn Cheney, leave my ability to skip economics to any junior who hasn't my technique. CLAUSE FOURTEENTH: I, Juanita Clark, leave my giggle to all serious minded juniors. CLAUSE FIFTEENTH: I, Dot Cobb, leave the dark room to a future Romeo and Juliet. CLAUSE SIXTEENTH: I, Dot Condon, leave my out-of-town boy friends to any woebegone undergraduates. CLAUSE SEVENTEENTH: I, Lillian Connolly, leave my graceful, slender figure to Helen Barry. F CILAUSE EIGHTEENTH: I, Milburn Dixfin, wish the best of luck to those who undertake renc . CLAUSE NINETEENTH: I, Alice Doherty, leave my brunette attractiveness to keep up the morale of the fighting forces. D CCLAUSE TWENTIETH: I, Marjorie Duncan, leave my voice to some future Jeanette Mac- ona . CLAUSE TWENTY-FIRST: I, Charlotte Dziurkiewicz, leave my lipstick because of priorities, . CLAUSE TWENTY-SECOND: I, Florence Field, leave my self-control at sports events to Miss Eleanor Wain. CLAUSE TWENTY-THIRD: I, June Forbes, leave my acting ability to a budding Bette Davis of the Junior class. CLAUSE TWENTY-FOURTH: I, Richard Cordon, leave after Six years. CLAUSE TWENTY-FIFTH: I, Doris Granfield, leave my stocky figure to Mary Donohue. CLAUSE TWENTY-SIXTH: I, Lois Greenwood, leave my Wednesday night visits to Guess The Answer to any one else who wants a chance, CLAUSE TWENTY-SEVENTH: I, Kay Gullage, leave my height to Ernest Chick. CLAUSE TWENTY-EIGHTH: I, Dolly Hgrvie, leave my quiescence to June Margeson. BOQSLAUSE TWENTY-NINTH: I, Paul Houlne, leave my killer technique to Humphrey OVHCLAUSE THIRTIETH: I, June Hunter, leave Ralph Newman for the junior girls to scrap CLAUSE THIRTY-FIRST: I, Phyllis Hunter, leave my repartee to any tongue-tied junior. if there is one. -21,