Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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L L t y ROBERT A. MURPHY Modern History, Latin I ELIZABETH G. THOMPSON Modern History, Household Arts HENRY M. O ' TOOLE U. S. History MILDRED SMITH Manual Arts, Mechanical Drawing SUSAN D. SMITH Retired NATALIE R. PRADERIO French II, Italian III, IV, German III, IV CHARLES YOUNG Music MARY GIBBONS Secretary to the Principal WALDO T. DAVIS Retired

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MILDRED E. GANNON Shorthand III, IV, Typewriting IV VERNON LAVERDURE Typing I, II, Business Practice WILLIAM I. McMAHON Business Practice, Latin I, Senior Arithmetic MARY M. KERRIGAN French II, III, IV Joseph f. McCaffrey Algebra I, Geometry II JOHN W. McNAMARA English I . r a c JOSEPH F. KITTREDGE Latin I, English III ELLEN M. McINTYRE French II, English IV HENRY T. McSHERRY Physics, Chemistry, General Science

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al Qu i Gla i • • • ...FRESHMEN On a bright autumn morning in Sep- tember, 1947, there entered the stately portals of Clinton High School approxi- mately one hundred seventy pale, shaking and wide-eyed members of the Class of ' 51. Although it seemed unlikely at the time, we survived the pranks, jokes, and kidding of upper- classmen, and soon became accus- tomed to the routine, so that before long we could actually find our way from the basement to the annex to the hall, without thinking ourselves in the midst of a Chinese maze. Our activity as a class this year con- sisted mainly of contributing a dime each to the Senior Yearbook, but none- theless, we were given the pleasure of becoming acquainted with our ad- visor, Mr. Martin Gibbons, in whom we all immediately recognized sterling qualities of ability, leadership, and honesty, without which we would certainly have been lost. As the months rolled on, Mid-years loomed on the horizon, and it was with sinking hearts and splitting headaches that we faced the last week of January, 1948. But they went as quickly as they came, and we presently forgot all about the dreadful things in planning for Interclass Dramatics. Although the lowly Freshmen didn ' t win the prize, we were happy to learn we had made a fine showing. With the approach of June the Frightened Freshmen were com- pletely reformed, and we disbanded for the summer feeling that our first year in high school had been well spent. . . . SOPHOMORES A marvelous change had come about during vacation. We were now Sophomores and we could look with pity on the green Freshmen who were wandering through the corridors in a dazed manner. Recalling the treat- ment we ourselves had received as Frosh , it was easy to apply a little of it and perhaps with interest. Although some of our classmates had left us, nevertheless we were still a goodly number, and the time came when we deemed it necessary to choose leaders to carry on our class activities. So we elected the follow- ing officers: President, Nick Polymeros; Vice-President, Mary Jaquith; Treas- urer, Walter Fallon; Secretary, Ann Kittredge. We also selected our class colors, maroon and silver, and were appalled by the thought of having to pay the immense sum of twenty-five cents for class dues. In our second Interclass Dramatic Competition we earned the Oscar with our fine play and talented cast under the able direction of Miss Mary Kerrigan. We then retired with our laurels to give needed attention to our studies for Mid-year examinations which this time we faced with a bit more con- fidence. June — highlighted by our first, and never-to-be-forgotten trip to Whalom — finally arrived, and we happily began our vacation — ten weeks of carefree bliss!