Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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THE MAGNET Clemence Allaire “Frenchy” Commercial Course Civil Service “Thy modesty’s a candle to thy merit.” Inter-class Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Hockey, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Basketball, ’32; Treasurer of Arts and Crafts Club, 4; Chorus, 4; Library Club 4; Chairman of “Magnet” Typists, 4; Usher Graduation, 3; Thanksgiving Game Committee, 4. Harold Anderson “Swede” Commercial Course Undecided “Time is never heavy on his hands!” Inter-class Basketball, 2, 3; Basketball, 3; Radio Club, 3; Aviation Club, 2. Ruth E. Appley : Rufus” Classical Course Burbank Hospital “The readiness of doing doth express No other but the doer’s willingness.” Junior Red Cross Club, 2; French Club, 3; Senior Prom Decoration Committee. Kenneth Arris ’ : “Kenny” ; Scientific Course Undecided “Molasses sweet, but oh! so slow.” Football, 2, 3, 4; Track, 2, 4; Prom Committee, 3, 4; Inter-class Basketball, 2, 3, 4. Edward Bailey Eddie”’ Classical Course New York “To say little and perform much is the character of great minds.” Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Inter-class Basketball, 4; Inter-class F cotbaly 2, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Home Room Offi- cer, 2. Marie A. Baril Commercial Course Work “For she is just the quiet kind, whose nature never varies.” Senior Prom Committee; Inter-class Basketball, 4; Track. 4; Honorary Member of Fortnightly Club, 4; Candidate for County. Contest, 4: “Magnet” Typist, 4; Candidate for State Contest, 4; Stenography Club, 4; Hockey, 3, 4. Warren Bentley Bent”’ Classical Course University of Michigan “Not too serious, not too gay, a good fellow in every way.” Football, 2,3, 4; Track. 2, 3, 4; Inter-class Basketball, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee, 3; Senior Prom Commit- tee; French Club, 3; Garden Club, 3; Debating Club, 4; “Magnet” Staff, 2; Health Council, 4; Chorus, 4. Alvin Bourne General Course P?G: “Shall I go on, or have I said enough?”

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seeeeeeeeeSeSSESESMOEESE MAGNEL Class History, 1932 One September morning in 1920—pleasant or otherwise—mothers all over Leomin- ster were either sending their youngsters off to school or were personally escorting them to their first day in the first grades of the city. For many mothers it was a harrowing ordeal, accompanied by screaming, whining, pulling, bawling, and stamping of feet; for others it was a proud day when their little ladies and gentlemen, about to embark upon the ship of education, behaved so admirably. At all events, these children in the first grades of Leominster, 582 of them, were those who, had they stayed in school and passed every grade each year, would now con- stitute the Class of 1932. But by 1929 the number left in the class was 205, of whom 166 were graduated from the ninth grade. There are about 116 graduates now in June, 1932, and that is all that remains of the original 582. These figures, of course, do not account for those who started in school before or after 1920 or those who came to Leominster from other places. The Class of 1932 is unusual in its “firsts.” Those who were graduated from the ninth grade remember that they were in the first class to graduate from the new Junior High School. It was the first class to run its Senior Prom before the Junior Prom of the same year ; the first to choose a motto before the Senior year, and to have that motto on a sign hung up in the assembly hall several months before graduation; the first to have modern folder diplomas; and the first to run its reception in a manner not to be a public free-for- all fight. In the fall of 1929 the Class of 1932 entered high school, and took for its class colors red and white, those of the class just graduated. Soon came football days, and four mem- bers of the class were successful in the big struggle for recognition. They were Gyp Pen- nery, Ray Carr, Warren Bentley, and Axel Johnson. Neither basketball, baseball, nor track had outstanding representatives from the class that year. 1930 saw the following names added to the list of football men: Brown, Rand, Mc- Donald, LaPierre, Caswell, and Arris. Leahy and Rand upheld class honors in basketball; Leahy, Smith, D’Onfro, and Capone were baseball men. Brown shone in track, while Bent- ley and Pennery rolled up a few points. The football stars of fall, 1931, were Bentley, McDonald, Arris, Pennery, Johnson, Leahy, Tata, LaPierre, and Caswell. Brown left L. H. S., and Carr and Rand were out because of age. Leahy and Lane starred in basketball; the heroes of the diamond were Capone, Smith, and D’Onfro; the track men were Pennery, Bentley, Killay, Dupee, and Arris. In the road race, April 19, Strypek broke the tape first and Leahy came in second. The Junior Class officers were: president, Ray Carr; vice-president, Rena Mackay; secretary, Everett McDonald; treasurer, Simo ne Fife. The Junior Prom of that year was one of the most successful proms ever held at the high school. The Senior Class officers were: president, Gyp Pennery ; vice-president, Rena Mackay; secretary, Everett McDonald; treasurer, Anne Burdett; marshal, Bill McAulay. The Senior Prom was a very colorful affair, and the snow-man, snowballs, and rainbow decora- tions made a big hit. “Where were you on the night in question, April 15th?” “Why, at the Senior play, of course!” It was Green Stockings. The players were Mara Trafton, Malcolm Johnson, Janet Wheeler, Kenneth Killay, Rosamond Sobleton, Barbara Orcutt, Anne Burdett, Donald McCaffrey, Alec Stein, Gyp Pennery, Bill McAulay, and Paul Rand. Mrs. Burgess, nee VanAmburg, directed this play through many difficulties, and the results were certainly worth the effort. The Class of 1932 is comparatively small, but good things come in small packages, and we all agree that this is the best class yet. ANNE BURDETT EVERETT McDONALD

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THE MAGNET Anne Burdett “Abe” Classical Course Skidmore College “Art is the right hand of nature.” “Magnet” Board, 2, 3, 4; Secretary French Club, 3; Treasurer Senior Class, 4; Class History, 4; Hockey, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball, 4; Senior Play, 4; French Play, 3; Home Room Assembly Play, 2; Junior Prom Committee, 3; Class Motto Committee, 3; Motto Sign Committee, 3, 4; Senior Reception Committee, 3; Home Room Chairman, 3; General Chairman; Magazine Con- test, 4, Honorary Member of Fortnightly Club, 4. Gree (bitter: Normal Course Undecided “Indeed, she is a merry lass.” Class Treasurer, 4; Library Club, 4; Class Basket- ball, 2, 3, 4; Senior Prom Committee, 4. Earl Caisse: Casey”’ Commercial Course B entley School of Accounting “Faith, I can cut a caper.”. Prom Committee, 3,4; “Magnet” Typist, 3; Garden Club, 3; Class Secretary, 4. Jeanette Caplette Commercial Course Worcester State Hospital “Her patience so predominant.” Stenography Club, 4; Senior Prom Committee. Robert Capone wets: “Cap” ; Scientific Course Undecided “A good and virtuous nature.” Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Interclass Football, 2,3; Inter-class Basketball, 3. 4; “Magnet” Staff, 3, 4; Garden Club, 4; Operetta, 2, 3; Chorus, 4; Prom Committees, 3, 4; Health Council, 4; French Club, 2; German Club, 3, 4; Athletic Ticket Committee, 3, 4, Home Room Presi- dent, 4. Raymond Carr ee Ray” Commercial Course Amherst College “The better we know him, the more we like him.” ' Football, 2, 3; President of Junior Class; ' “Dramatic Club President, 4. John Carrescia Sack”’ Classical Course Undecided “Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” Football, 3, 4; Orchestra, 2, 3, 4. Dorothy Carter : pot” Commercial Course Hospital “‘And bid the cheek be ready with the blush.” Arts and Crafts Club, 4.