Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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HIT . . . One windy autumn morning in September, 1941, a group of timid freshmen entered the doors of Braintree High School. We found high school life very different from that of grammar school, but we were able to grin and bear it. In all of our sports, music, and scholastic ability we were one of the most promising classes ever to come to B. H. S. We proved our scholastic ability by having less failures than any other freshman class before us. Our sportsmanship was shown in the football teams which were organized immedi- ately. On December 7, 1941 war was declared on the United States; the follow- ing day we heard President Roosevelt make his formal declar ation of war on Japan. In our freshman year history was made and, with all of our dreams and ambitions before us, we had started on the way toward achieving our goal — winning a name for ourselves at B. H. S. With our goal still in view we started our sophomore year with a bang! With most of our bashfulness gone, we tried to pass on some of our priceless experiences to the poor freshmen. Many new friends were made in the corridors and classrooms with our superiors— the juniors and seniors. At our first class meeting we elected officers: Bill Aumen, president; Chickie Ferguson, vice president; Margie Arnold, secretary; Barbara Dixon, treasurer; Mr. Erwin, class sponsor. That year we were also prominent in both football and hockey. The big event of the year was the Sophomore Social held in the school gymnasium on the evening of February 12. This also proved to be a big success. It was a grand feeling to be upperclassmen. 126 }

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Lela Welch Lela . . . one of our future missionaries . . . the girl with all the “GO.” Glee Club I ; Ghost oj Rhodes Manor” 3. Barljara Weston Barb . . . quiet but pleasant when she makes her presence known . . . another chem genius. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Waltz Dream” 2; Class Motto 4; Crucible Club 4 ; Fables of ’45. 1 ’ Alice Westover Alice . . . likeable . . . those brown eyes! . . . reserved . . . always with June. ’ Priscilla While Pudge . . . what’s your grudge against history? . . . rare when you get started . . . well, if I can. Hockey 3,4; Crucible Club 4; Hockey Club 4; Fables of ’45. Edna Whittaker Edna . . . the long tressed sirene . . . has what it takes . . . always has fun. Senior Banquet 4. , Marjorie Wikhind Marjie . . . tickles the keys . . . knows her history ... a recent addition to Valias’. Glee Club 4; Fables of ’45. John Wiseman Jack . . . peppy piano player . . . unruly hair . . . has a passion for beautiful women. Band I, 2, 3, 4; Cross Coun- try 2, 4; Track 2, 3. j J n our; . Joi»nniy . . ahlilihat hair! . P ' . . .. yellow coi 4erti Ie . . . Iways with rnip . . . that “wh pee” loom is swell. Track I. Robert Parker Bob . . . quiet . . . studious . . . never without his home- work done ... no interest in women . . . Army, September 15, 1945. 25 19 4 5

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♦ ♦ ♦ RUN With the first two bases successfully passed we reached third with flying colors, headed by our great umpire, Mr. Erwin, and our class officers; Bill Aumen, president; Chickie Ferguson, vice president; Margie Arnold, secretary; “Butch” Drake, treasurer. As Juniors we also showed our progressive- ness by ordering our class rings early in the school year and by choosing Vantine as our class photographer. Our outstanding football and hockey players really put us on the map this year. To our list of sports we added track, baseball, basketball and tennis. The Oral English Play, which was a big hit, and the Junior Prom, which met with great success, were the outstanding events of the year. Both will long be remembered! Seniors! What a grand feeling to know you have been victorious. At last the moment for which we had waited so long had arrived. The senior year was one big whirl of events. They started with the election of officers; Bill Aumen, president; Bill Spickard, vice president; Margie Arnold, secretary; “Butch” Drake, treasurer. Then came class rings, pictures and Senior Show. The Banquet, Senior Reception, and then that great moment of Graduation will climax the school year. Our four years of high school have been completed. A new and uncertain world filled with many opportunities awaits us, but the pleasant and successful memories acquired at B. H. S. will forever linger in our minds. Already many of the boys in the class of ’45 are in the armed forces — many in foreign countries and before very long many more will be. “Hush, underclassmen, don’t you cry. You’ll be seniors by and by.” 27