Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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LEOMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL Margaret Mary Conrad was born in Fitchburg,. August) 16.00 oe When she entered High School in 1920, she was enrolled in tue Com- mercial Course. “Peg” is a popu- lar member of the class: She in- tends to do office work after grad- uation. Valentine Conti was born on No- vember 8, 1906, in Leominster. He entered the Leominster negea School in September, 1920, with the rest of our class, and became a member of the Commercial group. He continued “Gite group throughout his four years at High School. Lillian Mae Cox was born in Leominster on April 15, 1906. She was one of the pupils who were enrolled in the Commercial group. Lillian was a great supporter of our athletic teams, and she could be depended upon to be at any so- cial activity that had anything to do with the High School.

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CLASS OF 1924 27 Ruth Elizabeth Chase was born in Leominster, Mass. She entered the Leominster High School with the rest of the class, in 1920, after graduating from the Field Gram- iMac tor Of this city. She was a member of the College Prepara- tory group. Robert Emmett Comiskey was born in JLeominster, Mass.- He was one of the Technical Prepara- tory group. Even when he was a Freshman, “Rudy” gained distinc- tion by winning second prize in the competitive drill, and the next year he took first prize. This year he also went out for football and played tackle. When “Bob” was a: Junior, he became half-back on the football team, guard on the basket-ball team, and played left- field on the baseball team. He was promoted to captain of the cadets. When the Senior year rolled around, Bob again made the half-back position and was captain of the Basket-ball Team. When Student Participatory Government was instituted, “Bob” was elected Mayor and successfully carried the government through all the crises that confronted such a project at its start. At the graduation “Bob” acted as marshal.

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CLASS OF 1924 29 Joseph Sheldon Cragin is the name on the diploma, but Joe says it must be a mistake, because he never heard that Sheldon part be- fore. Joe was born on the 20th of June, 1906, in Leominster. Joe was one of our best athletes, making both the basket-ball and football. feaiiewet laying «side by side, the Cragin brothers made a formida- ble pair on the football team. The Leominster Hospital conferred the Ge efeewOr. , On Joe, which re- quired nearly a month’s time. Joe is well liked by all the members of his class. Raymond Alton Cragin, common- ly known as “Ray” by both teach- ers and pupils, was born April 27, 1907, in Leominster. He entered High School in 1920 and took the Tecnica Course. Being athlet- ically inclined, he went out for sports from the start, and he made the football team in his Sopho- more year, and the basket-ball feces Junior year. He did fine work on both the football and basket-ball teams, playing cn the former for three years and on the latter two, and was especially noted for his steadiness and good sportsmansh p. In his Senior year he was elected Vice President of his class; was elected Councilor, and then Vice Chairman of the Council, and Chairman of the Wel- fare Department; was appointed Chairman of the Class Book Com- mittee; was chosen Captain of Cadet Company A; and was a member of the Pioneer Debating Club. He was made Major of the Battalion Prize Drill Day.