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

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The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1951 We, the Class of 1951, being of weak mind and relatively sound body, before departing to app ly our attainments to the current national crisis, do bequeath and devise as follows: FIRST: We, the class of 1951, leave to Thomas Condon our one and only journalistic enterprise—‘‘The Smoke Signal.” SECOND: We, the class of 1951, leave our famous 7th period cur- few to the juniors, who were most instrumental in bringing it upon us. THIRD: We, the class of 1951, leave our mercenary pursuits to the “gold diggers of 1953.” FOURTH: We, the class of 1951, leave the “fighting frosh’’ in Mr. Burke's paternal hands. FIFTH: I, Laura Ablett, leave all my English vocabulary books to “Rockie’’ Pickering. SIXTH: I, Lorraine Angell, leave to join a well-known ex-Howe High football captain. SEVENTH: I, Donald Austin, leave all the jerseys in the football locker room to ‘Willie’? Robbins. EIGHTH: I, Anna Baraldi, leave my “push” shot to my sister, “Reekie.”’ NINTH: I, John Baraldi, leave my football pants to Tommy Dunne. TENTH: I, Donald Barden, leave to aid in the defense of my country. ELEVENTH: I, Robert Baroni, leave my unruly beard to ‘“‘Fred”’ Glavin. TWELFTH: I, Richard Belcher, leave Room 30 to “Bob” Davis. THIRTEENTH: I, Dorothy Benson, leave my guidance secretarial position to Lois Warren. FOURTEENTH: I, Doris Bevis, leave my freckles to ‘“‘Red’’ Mac- Dougal. FIFTEENTH: I, Patricia Brown, leave my flirtatious eyes to my younger sister, Stephanie. SIXTEENTH: I, Lorna Button, leave with the memories of my pleasant afternoons in the auditorium. SEVENTEENTH: I, Lorraine Caissie, leave, bestowing my unfin- ished arguments with Mr. Roark to “‘Sandy’’ O'Connell. EIGHTEENTH: I, Betty Cameron, leave my crowded locker to Barbara Barnard. NINETEENTH: I, Louise Cameron, leave my class ring design to Beverly Broadbent, to carry on the project. TWENTIETH: I, John Cheney, leave my golden trombone to a future Tommy Dorsey. TWENTY-FIRST: I, John Christianson, leave my broken chairs to “Boogar’ Whiteway, II. TWENTY-SECOND: I, George Clark, leave, I hope. TWENTY-THIRD: I, Claire Coffey, leave Howe High crowned quietest pupil of the class of 1951. TWENTY-FOURTH: I, Judy Collins, leave my pleasant memories of my high-school years to Barbara Nicholson.

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aS LASS POLL Joan Graham Betty Mahoney Florianna Potsus Jane Wansewicz Robert Pacheco John Baraldi Emory Lebonville James Stirling Jeanette Lambert Margaret Sweeney Lorraine Angell Mary Fitzgerald Paul Surette Grant Whiteway Joe Donahue Paul Johansen Betty Masons Joan Sargent Anna Baraldi Lillian Stuart Irwin Nichols Fred Dickie Harold Tomkins David Riecks Joan Pasquale Betty Cameron Thelma Hae Betty O'Hara Richard Sawyer John Christianson Tommy Leary Robert Miller Dot Benson Corinne Scaringi Sushila Mitra Ann O'Neill George Scott Tommy Woods George McGurn John Silliker

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TWENTY-FIFTH: I, Arthur Curry, leave my American Litera- ture book to “Bobbie” Burke. TWENTY-SIXTH: I, Elizabeth Delarue, leave English 4-A to the juniors of Room 20. TWENTY-SEVENTH: I, Dorothy De Melin, leave my first two English marks to my brother, “‘Ed,’’ hoping??? TWENTY-EIGHTH: I, Fred Dickie, leave Howe as the proof that miracles do happen. TWENTY-NINTH: I, Mary Doherty, leave my seat in Room 21 to my sister, Rita. THIRTIETH: I, Joseph Donahue, leave my educated toe to Bob (“Crusher”) Davidson. THIRTY-FIRST: I, Catherine Dwyer, leave my interest in the Navy to any patriotic citizen. THIRTY-SECOND: I, Mary Fitzgerald, leave my cheerleading uniform to Beverly Martin. THIRTY-THIRD: I, Gail Flint, leave my sociability to Sylvia Mitchell. THIRTY-FOURTH: I, Elaine Fredrickson, leave my title of nobil- ity to Howe’s future royalty. THIRTY-FIFTH: I, Jean Frobese, leave my marks to my brother, Francis, in the hope that he will make the football team. THIRTY-SIXTH: I, Patricia Gasser, leave my stenography books to Trudy, my sister. THIRTY-SEVENTH: I, Joan Graham, leaye to prove tomiyime Torry that she’s not the only one interested in “Jim!” THIRTY-EIGHTH: I, Gwendolyn Groves, leave my brains (those that I have) to my sister, “‘Gerry,’’ hoping she will use them to better ad- vantage. THIRTY-NINTH: I, Betty Hatzberger, leave my bashful ways and bold expressions to ‘“Judy’’ Myles. FORTIETH: I, Thelma Hedberg, leave my search for tall boys to Eveline Corkum, who finds herself in the same circumstances. FORTY¥-FIRST: “I, Robert Howe, leave my alibis to ) @ivuee Ingraham. FORTY-SECOND: I, Paul Johansen, leave the lab. to Mr. Lynch, who is welcome to it. FORTY-THIRD: I, Ruth Johnson, leave my civics and economics books to Ann Kilmartin, another of Mr. Roark’s students (?). FORTY-FOURTH: I, Joan Jollimore, leave my knack of disturb- ing Mr. Merrifield to Doris Mae Champlin. ' FORT Y-FIFTH: I, Robert Keefe, leave my ‘‘basket-weaving”’ equip- ment to “‘Richie’’ Myles. FORT Y-SIXTH: I, Margaret Lacey, leave my height to Jane Ensor. FORTY-SEVENTH: I, Anita Lambert, leave my vocabulary note- books to my sister Annette, who, I know, doesn’t need them. FORTY-EIGHTH: I, Jeanette Lambert, leave my smile to Mrs. Dooley, and my tears to Miss Boutillette. FORTY-NINTH: I, Margaret Landry, leave my blond boy friend, not my red head, to Betty Babin. FIFTIETH: I, Thomas Leary, leave my seat in the cubby-hole to Fish’’ Wentworth. FIFTY-FIRST: I, Emory Lebonville, leave my position as the only boy taking shorthand II to ‘Ernie’? Woodworth.