Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1933 volume:

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Har id Beaudoin '833 Wh I y ‘SS = Tae | j : “) k a f aS) — History i gee | N | Corinne Johnson 733 drnard Lagoy 733 + vr-dack Kavanagh 733 ; % f ‘ a8 , � � ) } . = CNG _) Athletics AN. nes, Richard O’Toole ’33 wee ak INS Dorothy Pierce ’33 f - | ilies. s . Business Staff Circulation Manager Madeline Mager 34 Subscription Manager David Lubin 73 , ) Assistant Advertising Manager Earl Blomberg ’34 Joseph Goodhue 733 Joseph Killelea 734 Sinclair Strayer 735 Agnes Firmin 734 {(— w | + Home Room Subscription Agents Home Room Home Room Home Room 1 Marguerite Flynn 6 Nilo Tocci 11. Marjorie Johnson 104 2 Phyllis Lovelace 7 Tony Piano 12. Doris Marean 5 3 Edward Bassett 8 Margaret Vaillant 14 Simone Fife BD 4 David Lubin — rd 9 Betty Curtis 16 Doris Quint 5 Lillian Morey, eer Le 10 James Anderson 17 Regina Letarte + � f q iM ce a ad : Di seen E eed ee SON —) i Jae (aL ea ‘Foe Q. ‘ r 7 Z 3 XY = at od ee rials a . 4 Q 1 7 Se THE MAGNET Compliments of-- The Leominster Savings Bank . 9 THE MAGNET 1922 v ) x : � é ‘ . Y e 35 ‘ | XY - Don’t Cross the Bridge , until you get to it is a familiar saying of Abraham Lincoln. You may never need cross the bridge, but you will _ NEED A BANK ACCOUNT! Make this Bank YOUR BANK by opening an Account | oday. The Merchants National Bank Leominster, Mass. Member Federal Reserve System U. 8S. Government Depositary f,s W MarTHA ALESON Classical Boston University We find thee still each day the same.”’ Entered from Gardner High, January, 1933. CHARLES ALLEN Charlie”’ General Univ. of New Hampshire ‘Comes be in his chariot ere the orb peeps o’er yonder bill.” FRANCES Barr “Franny” Commercial Bay Path “Full of dignity and grace.” Junior Red Cross 2; Glee Club 2; Arts and Crafts 3, 4; Basketball 3; Inter-Class Hockey 2; Track 2. ANNA BaRRIERE “Ann” Commercial Post Graduate “A pleasant, spirited lady; there’s nothing of melancholy in her.” French Club 4; Field Hockey 2; Glee Club 3; Arts and Crafts 3. FRANK BARTIMO “Fab” Scientific Post Graduate °O thou lover of poetry!” Debating Club; Junior Prom Committee 3; Track 4. Harry Bascom “Buss Scientific Prep School ‘When I was young and slender, a spender, a lender, What gentleman adventurer was prankier than 1?” Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3; Basketball 3; Track 3. Haroitp BEAUDOIN “Bud” Classical Undecided “He makes the world prick up its ears.” Dramatic Club 3; Debating Team 3; Football 4; Vaudeville Show 3; French Club 4; Assembly Play 3; Magnet 4; Senior Play 4; Senior Prom Committee 4; Track 3. ELLEN BERG ep? ey Commercial Bryant and Stratton A merry heart has she all day.” Junior Red Cross Club 2; Arts and Crafts 3, 4; Home Room Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4; Inter-Class Hockey 2, 3; Glee Club 2. EpDNA BLAKE Commercial Home “As a virtue, golden through and through.” ANDREW BUCHAN “Andy” General Mass. Nautical Earnestness is needed in this world today.” Football 4; Inter-Class Basket- ball 4. ELAINE BURNHAM od ld Classical College “Calmly do I go my way.” Arts and Crafts 4; Vice-Chair- man Homeroom 4; Inter-Class Bas- ketball 4. Rita Burns Commercial] St. Elizabeth “Quite the pleasantest girl one could find.” THE MAGNET 1288 Murton BusH “Murtie” Classical Philips Academy “O watcher of the stars at night!” Class Secretary 3; Junior Prom Committee 3; Senior Prom Com- mittee 4; Manager Football 3, 4; Orchestra 2; Homeroom Chairman 2, 3, 4; French Club 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4. ANITA CABANA “Kit’’ Commercial Undecided Does well, acts nobly.” RIcARDO CaVIOLI “Cavey” Commercial University of Vienna “I know my own mind, and I do as it tells me.” Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Inter-Class Basketball; Garden Club; Glee Club 4. DoroTHy CLARK VD Yate Commercial Bay Path A contented spirit is the sweetness of existence.” Home Room Officer 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Operetta 2; Arts and Crafts 2. uHs THE MAGNET NorRMAN CLARK . “Norm” Classical . Undecided “A youth with a soul of fire.” . . Dramatic Club 2; Football 2, 3. 4; French Club 4; Senior Play 4; Prom Committee 4; Home Room ‘Basketball 2, 3, 4; Class Prophecy 4; Christmas Play 4. ALFRED CoccI Normal .::, 3 - Undecided “True to the best that is in him.” .,3 Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4, GORDON COLEMAN A Joe” Commercial © U. S. Navy “Content to pursue his peaceful way.” Inter-Class Basketball 2, See Prom Committee 3, 4. NorMAN CONNOLLY S “Dimp” “General Prep School “Breezy and jolly, is he always.” _� Basketball 2, 3, Capt. 4; Assistant _Mgr. Football 3, Manager 4; Vice President Health Council 3; Prom Committee 3; Baseball 3, 4.° DoNaLbD Cook “Don” Classical “Williams College “Still, one must not be too much ‘in earnest, either!” Operetta 2; Advt. Mgr. of Mag- net 3; Sr. Play Stage Mgr. 4; Busi- ness Mgr. of Magnet 4; Boys’ Choral Club 4. HowarbD Cook Scientific Undecided “And he who followeth love’s behest, - far. excelleth all the rest.” Track 2503 594 JANET Cook “Cookie” Classical | National Park Seminary And all the hearts were softened.” Prom Committee 3, 4; Jr. _Red Cross 2; French Club 3, 4; Honor- ary Member of Fortnightly Club; French Play 4; Usher at Graduation and Reception 3. EpWarpD Coty “Ed” Classical ° Post Graduate “God sent his singers on earth.” Baseball 2, 4; Football 2; ‘Operet- ta 2, 3; “Variety” 4;°Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Musical Appreciation 3; Avia- tion 2, 3. MILpRED Davis “Mimi” General Boston Children’s Hospital “Tt is a friendly heart, that has plenty of friends,” Track 2, 3; Basketball 2; First Aid 2; Baseball 2; Hockey- 2, 3; Chorus 2; Operetta 2; Dramatic Gin 2: MauricE DESROCHERS Commercial Becker’s College “You are wisely silent.” Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Garden Club 2, 3; Senior Reception Committee. BARBARA DORMIN ebarb: Classical Syracuse University “In form and face, herself angelic and divine.” Glee Club 3, 4; Variety 4; French Club Vice-President 4; Red Cross Club 2; Health Council 2; Home Room Officer 2, 3, 4; Home Room Basketball 2, 3; Prom Reception Committee 3, 4; Motto Committee; Honorary Junior Fortnightly Mem- ber 4; Usher at graduation and Re- ception 3; Senior Play 4. BELLE DUNWOODY Normal Peter Bent Brigham She enters without a word.” Varsity Basketball 3; Hockey 2, 3; Dramatic Club 2; Library Club 3; Magnet 2, 4; Christmas Play 4; Junior Prom Committee; Usher at Recention 3; Senior Play “. HE SIMIANGINE| 4088 OuiveE Epis General Undecided “The mildest manner and gentlest heart.” Dramatic Club; Inter-Class Bas- ketball 3. ELLEN ROBERTA EDSTROM “Bobbie” General Art School “Imagination is the supreme gift of the gods.” Vice-President of Arts and Crafts Club; Home Nursing Club. Burton W. EL.is SBuLt | General Worcester Trade “He preferred to be good rather than seem to.” Orchestra 2, 3, 4. W. Rospert ErIcKSON SErice Scientific Brown ‘Ripe in wisdom was he.” Magnet 3; Literary Editor of Magnet 4. MARJORIE FIRMIN “Margie” General Leominster Hospital “Sober, steadfast and demure.” Red Cross Club 2; Health Club 3; Home Nursing 4; Arts and Cratts 2. MARGUERITE FLYNN “Pes” Commercial Bryant-Stratton She has a gentle face,—but, oh, what naughty eyes!” Glee Club 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Variety 4; Chorus 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Home Room Agent for Magnet 2, 4; Senior Prom Committee 4. JUDSON FosTER General Harvard “He is a man, both loving and severe.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 4; Base- ball 4; Track 3, 4; Marshal Senior Class 4; Prom Committee 4. RAYMOND FREEL “Ray” Commercial Bentley School of Accounting “Content to pursue his peaceful way.” Radio Club 2; Inter-Class Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4. THE MAGNET ELIZABETH GAETZ “Libby” Classical PG: “She has two eyes of brown;— beware!” Dramatic Club 2; Glee Club Vice-President 3; Ticket Committee of Jr. Prom 3; Assistant Basketball Manager 3; Hockey Team 2, 3; Usher at Graduation and Reception 3; Glee Club 4; Chorus 4; Variety 4; Quotation Committee for Mag- net 4; Ticket Committee for Senior Play 4; Honorary Junior Fortnight- ly Member 4; Picture Committee 4; Band 3. ALMA GAGNON TY Normal Vesper George School of Art A creature men would worship and adore.” Hockey 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; French Club 3, 4; Chorus 3; Junior and Senior Prom Decorating Com- mittee 3, 4; Home Room Basket- ball 2, 3, 4; NorMAN GAMACHE “Pete Classical POG: Still waters run deep.” Football 3, 4; Inter-Class Basket- ball 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2, 33 Radso Club 2; French Club 4; Operetta 2; Variety 4. CHARLOTTE GAMBLIN “Charlie” Commercial Leominster Hospital “God hath given you also beauty and intellect.” Ring Committee 3; Red Cross Club 2; Honorary Junior Fort- nightly Member 4; Hockey 2, 3; Junior and Senior Prom Refresh- ment Committee Chairman; Vice- President of the Junior and Senior Class; Senior Play Committee Chair- man 4; Usher at Graduation and Reception 3, 4; Class Essay 4. JAMES GARDNER “Jimmie” Scientific Harvard “Skilled in every art.” Senior Prom Committee; Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Boys’ Glee Club 4. WaLTER GAY “Gay” Scientific Undecided “Good nature and good sense are usually companions.” Orchestra 2; Secretary of Avia- tion Club 3. HaroLp GLEASON “Hal” Commercial Univ. of Shanghai “A good substantial fellow in all ways.” Boys Glee Club 4; Radio Club 2; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4. JosEPH GOODHUE, Jr. “Joe” Classical Worcester Academy “A man of forecast and thrift.” Football 2, 3, 4; Chairman Ticket Committee for Proms 3, 4; Chair- man Senior Play Ticket Committee 4; Orchestra 2, 3; Chorus 2, 3; Magnet 4. THE MAGNET 1238 MARGARET GRIMLEY “Peggy” Commercial Bellevue Hospital, N.Y.C. “A shy, retiring maid.” Decoration Committee Senior Graduation 3; Red Cross Club 2, 3. WaLter W. GILBERG “Gil” Commercial Suffolk Law School “T warrant thou art a merry fellow.” Radio Club 2; Inter-Class Basket- pall.2363; 4. MABEL GURNEY “Gurney” Normal Forsythe “Work before pleasure.” Jr. Red Cross Club 2; Chorus 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 3; In- ter-Class Basketball 3; Senior Prom Committee 4. Mabe tine Harpinc Commercial Undecided “Age cannot wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety.” Red Cross 3; Chorus 3; Home Nursing 4. LH. S MaRJORIE Harris “Marge” Classical Framingham Normal “With her moods of shade and sunshine.” Cheer Leader 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; Varsity Basketball 2, 3; Track 2, 3; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 4; Home Room Vice Chairman 2, 4; Home Room Secretary 3; Dramat- ic Club 2, 3; Magnet 3; Health Council 2; Basketball Captain Field Day 3; Band 3; Orchestra 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3; Decoration Committee Senior Grad- uation 3. BEVERLY Harr “Shortie” General Undecided “Of quiet and studious aspect is she.” Dramatic Club 2; Inter-Class Basketball 2; Hockey 3. NorMAN HASKELL “Happy” Commercial Undecided A smile for all.” Radio Club 2, 3, 4; Variety 4. RicuaArp Hits General Worcester Trade ‘“©A contented spirit is the sweetness of existence,” Aviation Club 2, 3. THE MAGNET Howarp Hirst “Lloyd” Scientific Bo G. “O sweet illusions of the brain.” Track 2, 3; Football Ticket Com- mittee 2, 3, 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; Senior Play 4; Magnet 2, 3, 4; Usher at Graduation 3; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4. ELIZABETH HOLBROOK “Betty” General Worcester Memorial “But thou hast language for all thoughts and feelings.” Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Operetta 2, 3; Chorus 2, 3; Junior Red Cross 2; Senior Play 4; Usher at Reception 3. ALIcE HoupE SAL: Commercial Boston University “Lets banish business, banish sorrow. To the Gods belongs tomorrow.” Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3; Honor- ary Junior Fortnightly; Variety 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; Operetta 2; New England Choral 3; Orchestra 2, 3 -4; Glee Club 2, 3,.45 ayy aecescer Orchestra; Track 2. JANicE Howe “Tan” Classical Mount Holyoke Strange is the heart of woman With its quick mysterions instincts.” New England Choral 3; French Club 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Honorary Junior Fortnightly Member; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Operetta 2; Junior Red Cross 2; Musical Hi- Lights 3; Junior Prom Committec 3; Hockey 3; Magnet 2, 3; Usher at Graduation and Reception 3; Chorus 2, 3, 4; Quotation Committee for Magnet 4; “Variety” 4. Emito [AcoBpont wiac Commercial Amherst “Worry ne’er did man good.” Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3; Track 4, CoRINNE JOHNSON “Crinky” Classical Worcester State Teachers College “She nobly earns whatever crown she wears.” Dramatic Club 2; Chorus 2, 3; Honorary Junior Fortnightly Mem- ber; Prom Committee 3; Usher of Graduation and Reception 3; Deco- ration Committee Graduation 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 3; Magnet 4; Christmas Play 4. MILDRED JOHNSON “Millie” General Leominster Hospital Faithfully she toiled” Red Cross 2; Chorus 2; Health Council 3; Home Nursing Club 4; Arts and Crafts 3; Track 3; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4; Inter-Class Baseball 2, 3. SIGNE JOHNSON “Swede” Commercial Upsalla “The worker never knows defeat.” Health Council 2, 3, 4; Inter- Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3; Track 3; Senior Reception Com- mittee 3; Dramatic Club 2; Hon- orary Junior Fortnightly Member. THE MAGNET 1] 1933 JOHN JOsEPH “John” Normal Bridgton Academy ‘AILs right with the world.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Track 2, 3; Home Room Officer 2, 3; Garden Club 3; Operetta 2; Va- riety 4; Chorus; Inter-Class Basket- ball 3, 4; Home Room Play 2; Radio Club 2; Assistant Manager Baseball 2; Athletic Ticket Committee 4; English Club 2; Senior Picture Com- mittee, JoHN KAVANAGH “Jack” Classical Exeter—then M.I.T. A keen wit, a wise look, and an answer always ready.” Football 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2; French Club 4; Operetta 2; Va- riety 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3; Junior Prom Committee 3; Magnet 4; Home Room Chairman 2; Mana- ger Senior Play; Boys’ Glee Club; Music Committee Reception. ALBERT LATINI Commercial U. S. Naval Service “He has no thoughts of coming woes.” Football 3, 4; Inter-Class Basket- ball 2, 3, 4; Track 4; Scoreboard Operator 3; Glee Club 3. BERNARD LAGoy Ma bd Bee Classical Undecided ?Tis much he dares.” Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2, 3; Aviator 2, 3; French Club 4; Operetta 2; Variety 4; Track 2; Dramatics 2, 3, 4; Senior Play 4; Prom Committees 3, 4; Class History 4. L. Hi. Ss, LEo LEMIRE “Lee” Commercial Bryant Stratton ‘My hopes are high; my heart is proud.” Basketball 2; Glee Club 4; Varie- ty 4; Senior Picture Committee 4; Stage Manager in Senior Play 4. MIcHEL LEMOINE Holy Cross “Up his cheeks the color sprang.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4: Track 2, 3, 4; Garden Club 2, 3; Home Room Officer 2, 3, 4. Classical CHESTER W. LETTERS, JR. Jo-Jo” General Becker’s Business College “I danced the light fantastic ’til the wee sma’ hours of morn.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Track 2; Baseball 3, 4; Operetta 2; Variety 4; Prom Committee 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Garden Club 2, 3. Kar. LETTERS “Rusty’ , Commercial U. S. Navy “His roving fancy like the winds,” Radio: Club 2; 3, 4: Radio Club Treasurer 3, 4. THE MAGNET }2 HELEN LOVE “Lovey” Normal Framingham In speech, in gesture, form, and face, showed she was come of a gentler race.” Glee Club 3,.4; Chorusmeuna: Junior Red Cross 2; Arts and Crafts 3, 4; Operetta 2; Decoration Com- mittee for Senior Reception 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 3; Usher at Reception 3; Senior Prom Committee 4; Variety 4. PHYLLIS LOVELACE “Phyl” Commercial Undecided ‘Wisdom speaks little, but that little well.” Chorus 2; Dramatic Club 2; Prom Committee 3; Home Room Vice- President 2, 3; Christmas Assembly 4; Home Room Treasurer 4; Motto Committee 3; Senior Play Commit- tee 4; “Variety” 4; Commercial Play 4; Home Room Subscription Agent 4; Magnet Board 4. Eric MAGER Classical Post Graduate ‘His heart was in his work.” Magnet Board 2, 3, 4; Prom Com- mittee 3, 4; Senior Play 4; Class Essay 4; Usher at Graduation and Reception 3. IRENE MAHAN “Rene” General Wilfred Academy ‘It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends.” Basketball 2, 3, 4: Track 2, 35 Hockey 2, 3; Baseball 3; Dramatic Club 2; Home Nursing 3, 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; Operetta 2; “Va- riety” 4; Chorus 3, 4. RuTH Marcy “Ruthie” Normal Teacher’s College Is she not pure gold?” Red Cross Club 2; Arts and Crafts 2, 3; Dramatic 3; Glee Club 4; Home Room Officer 2; Usher at Senior Graduation and Reception 3; Prom Committee 3; Honorary Jun- ior Member of Fortnightly Club; “Variety” 4; Chorus 4. GOFFREDO MARRAMA “Go” Scientific University of Southern California “Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road.” Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4; Track 4; Garden Club 3. NicuHoras Mascris “ Piccolo-Pete”’ Scientific University of Southern California — “How many a month I strove to suit, These stubborn fingers to the flute.” Debating Club 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3; ‘Va- riety” 4; Prom Committee 3; Inter- Class Athletics 2, 3, 4; Operetta 2. MauricE McDoNouGH Se A122 Normal . University of Iowa “Let’s make the whole world over.” Debating Team 2, 3; Operetta 2; Garden Club 2; Vice-President Gar- den Club 3; Treasurer Debating Club 2; Road Race 2; Football Ticket Committee 2, 3, 4; Vaude- ville Show 3; Boys’ Chorus 2, 3; Prom Committee 3; Chairman Sen- ior Play Publicity Committee 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; ‘‘Va- riety” 4. THE MAGNET 13 1933 KATHERINE McCGILLEN “Kitty” ‘Commercial Leominster Hospital ‘O let me dance to a merry tune.” Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Operetta 2; Hockey 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4; Musical Revue 3; “Variety” 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3; Red Cross Club 2, 3; Baseball 2; Basketball 2, 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 3. MaRGUERITE MCGOWAN “Peg” Commercial Becker College “T find life not gray but rosy.” Glee Club 2, 3; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2. PHYLLIS MACMACKIN Phyl’? Classical Lowell Normal Fair was she to behold.” Orchestra 2, 3; 47 Band'=25 3: Chorus 2, 3; Home Room Basket- ball 4; “Variety” 4. IRENE MENARD cs Dae Normal Forsythe “Thou art sweet and made of pure delight.” Glee Club 3, 4; Member New England Choral 3; ‘Variety’ 4; French Club 4; Arts and Crafts 4; Track 2, 3; Chorus 2; Senior Prom Committee 4. tC. H. S. ERNEST MERCIER “Scratch” Classical University of Southern California “Then the good minute goes.” Glee Club 2, 3; Inter-Class Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4; Senior Prom Com- mittee 4; Track 2; Garden Club 4. Roy MINER “Minx” Commercial R. C. F. Institute “Men of few words are the best men.” Radio Club 2, 3, 4; Track 2. KATHERINE MONTAGNA “Kitty” Commercial Undecided “The world hath not another.” Red Cross Club 2; Chorus 3, 4. ARTHUR MOULTON “Ghet”’ Normal Oxford Never trouble trouble, till trouble troubles you.” Operetta 2; Football 3, 4; Basket- ball 2,3, 45 Track 2,73, 74° Vari- ety” 4; Garden Club 3. THE MAGNET 14 EvELYN Moran “Evie” Commercial Undecided “Never worries, never frets, Always ready, full of pep.” Track 2; Glee Club 2; Home Nursing 4; Hockey 2. Lirt1an Morey “ Dillae Classical Undecided For what are all our contrivings, and the wisdom of our books, When compared with your caresses and the gladness of your looks?” Magnet Staff 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Senior Play 4; Hockey 2; French Club 4; Oper- etta 2; Chorus 2, 3; French Play 4. ELpora Morse “Dora” General Undecided “Ouiet and happy am I.” Jr. Red Cross Club 2, 3; Track 2, 3; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Varsity Basketball 2; Baseball 2, 3; Hockey 2. JANET MurRPHY Jan” Normal Undecided Tall, stairy-eyed, sedate, Mistress of her fate.” Jr. Red Cross 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2; Inter-Class Basketball 2; Dramatic Club 2, 3; Prom Com- mittee 3; “‘Variety” 4. Vera Noak “Vee” General Worcester Memorial ‘Her laugh and smile make life worth while.” Jr. Red Cross 2; Arts and Crafts 3; Prom Committee 4; Senior Play Candy Committee 4; Chorus 3. ELEANOR O’BRIEN “Elly” Classical Syracuse ‘A merry twinkle of the eye, A sunny smile as she passes by.” Track 2, 3; Hockey 2, 3; Basket- ball 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2; Chorus 2; Operetta 2; Magnet Staff 2; Health Council 2, 3; Dramatic Club 3; Base- ball 3, 4; Prom Committee 3; Vaudeville Show 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 3. MABEL OOZOONIAN “Jimmy” General Undecided “Ever in cheerful mood art thou.” Art Club 2, 3, 4; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4. RicHarp O’Too.e “Dick” Classical Undecided Skilled was he in sports and pastimes.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Track 2, 3; Prom Committee 3, 4; Class President 3; Magnet 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3; French Club 4. THE MAGNET 16 1933 GARICIA PALUMBO “Cree” Normal Undecided A form of beauty undefined.” Arts and Crafts 2; Home Room Basketball 2; Secretary Home Room ZsJev Red. Cross 2, ELIZABETH PaSQUARELLI bade Commercial New England Conservatory of Music “Good things come in little packages.” Hockey 2, 3; Track 2, 3; Basket- ball 2, 3; Operetta 2; “Variety” 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Arts and Crafts 2, 3; Dramatic Club 2; Orchestra 2; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Base- ball 2; Vaudeville Show 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 3. JouN PauLEYy Classical Worcester Trade “For the sages say, that the world makes ees For the earnest soul that says ‘I will’, Baseball 4; Variety 4. ERNEsT PELKY “Ernie” General Providence University “Work and Win.” Football 2, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball Varsity 3, 4; Home Room Treasurer. L.A: S. FRED PERSON General Temple University ‘All great-men come from the country.” Football 3, 4; Inter-Class Basket- ball 233354; FRANK PETERSON “Pete” Classical Worcester Academy For every why he has a wherefore.” THERESA PETRICIA hig eee Commercial Fitchburg Business College For she is just the quiet kind Whose nature never varies.” ANGELO Picucci otitis General Jr. Nichols College “Not too serious, not too gay, A good fellow in every way.” Orchestra 2, 3; Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Garden Club 3; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Re- ception Committee 3; Prom Com- mittee 3, 4. THE MAGNET 16 DoroTHy PIERCE Dots Classical Sargent Not that she loves study less But she loves fun the more.” Varsity Basketball 2, 3; Inter- Class Basketball 2, 4; Captain of Varsity Track 2, 3; Hockey 2, Cap- tain 3; Baseball 3, 4; Operetta 2; “Variety” 4; Orchestra 2; Home Room Officer 2; Prom Committee 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Chorus 3, 4; Cheer Leader 4. HERBERT PLASTRIDGE “Herb” Commercial Becker College Toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing, on- ward through life he goes.” Health Council 3; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 4; Track 4; Ticket Committee for Football 2, 3. THELMA RAND “Randy’ ’ Commercial Undecided She'd open her round eyes, As if in some immense surprise.” Health Council 2, 3, 4; Home Room Basketball 2; Home Nursing Club 4; Reception Committee 3; Senior Prom 4; Honorary Junior Fortnightly Member. JosEPH REGAN “Joey” Commercial | University of Dublin A boy with a curl always catches a girl.” Prom Committee 3, 4; Decorating Committee for Graduation 3; Gar- den Club 2, 3; Track 3. Vertma ReyNno.tps Becker’s “True to her word, ber work, her friends,” Glee Club 2; Arts and Crafts 2, 3; Home Hygiene 3; Inter-Class Basket- ball; Music Appreciation, Commercial WitpuR RHODES Sbusty General Amherst ‘For he is fair to look upon and comely.” Aviation 2, 3, 4. Lucitie Rice Commercial Worcester Art High flights she had, and wit at will, And so her tongue lay seldom still.” Music Appreciation; Prom Commit- tee 4; Track 2, 3; Inter-Class Basket- ball 4; Arts and Crafts Club. HELEN RINGER ““Buddie” General Governess “One could mark her merry nature by the twinkle in her eye.’ Seeleea) (cross 2, 3; Track 2, 3; Baseball 2, 3; Hockey 2, 3; Inter- Class Baseball 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4. THE MAGNET 17 1933 MARION SAFFORD “Tubby” Commercial Burdett A tall and slender maiden with the beauty of the moon-light.” President of Glee Club 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 4; Jr. Class Treasurer 3, 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; “Variety” 4; Honorary Junior Fortnightly Member; Usher at Grad- uation and Reception; Magnet typist 3; Chorus 3, 4; Ring Com- mittee 3. JOHN SALADINI ES le Scientific Catholic University ‘All manhood, excellent, and_ self- respect.” Garden Club 2; Prom Committee 4; Reception Committee 3; Inter- Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Football 3, 4. HARRIET SAWYER “Blondy” é Commercial Undecided ‘Tt have no other shield than mine own Virtue.” Jr. Red Cross 2, 3; Home Nurs- ing 4, JAMES SCANLON “Parky” Undecided ‘All things come ’round to him who will but wait.” Dramatic 2, 3; Football 3, 4. Classical L. H.S. Mary SCULLY Babs”’ General Undecided Better to be small and shine, Than to be great and cast a shadow.” Jr. Red Cross 2, 3; Music 3; Baseball 3; Basketball 4; Hockey 2, Sis JosEPH SERAFINI S10 Jo” General Undecided ‘Hang sorrow; care will kill @ cat, and therefore let’s be merry.” Garden Club 3, 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Tardy Officer 4. Louts SIMARD “Lutz” Commercial New Eng. Institute of Embalming And the night shall be filled with music.” Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Garden Club 2; Operetta 2, 3; Variety 4; Class Football 2. LEONARD STRANG Scientific Undecided “Never walk when you can ride.” Orchestra 4. THE MAGNET 18 DoREEN SUCH “Do re” Commercial Business College “How sweet a life was hers.” Jr. Red Cross 2. JOHN SULLIVAN - “Sully” Classical Worcester “Academy “What's the use of worrying?” Baseball 2, 3, 4; Football 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Home Room Officer 2, 3, 4; Dramatic 3; Garden Club 2; Chorus 2, 3; Prom Com- mittee 3, 4. EDWARD TELLIER “Eddie” Scientific Prep School He stands on his attainments.” Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Garden Club 2; Glee 2, 3, 4; Va- riety 4. RAYMOND TEMPLE “Ray” Scientific Worcester Trade ?Tis quality not quantity that counts.” Magnet 3, 4. ALFRED TISDALE = aisy”’ Commercial Von Hoffman Aircraft College ‘And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head should carry all he knew.” Aviation Club 2, 3; Magnet: 4; Class Basketball 2, 3, 4. FeLto Tocci “Touch” Scientific University of Southern California tA little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men.’ Garden Club 2; Inter-Class Ath- letics 2, 3, 4; Football 3. DENILO Toccr Nilo” General Bridgton “This man we honor and revere.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3; Baseball 4; Senior Class President. RoBeERT TYLER “Bob” Commercial Undecided A youth of quiet way.” Radio Club 2; Prom Committee 3, 4; Reception Committee 3; Home Room Basketball 2, 3, 4. TE WAXGINET. ” = 4992 fe ERNEST VALLEE Classical Boston School of Pharmacy “Hurry never worries me.” Garden Club 2, 3; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; French Club 4. CLARENCE VEASEY “Charlie” Commercial Bryant and Stratton “Why hurry?” Garden Club 2; Football 2; Mer. Basketball 2, 3; Inter-Class Basket- ball 2, 3; Senior Prom Committee 4. BLONDELL WALKER “Blondie” Classical Simmons “Made up of wisdom and of fun.” Chorus 2, 3; Home Room Basket- ball 2, 3; Jr. Red Cross Club 2; Prom Committee 3; Library Club 3; French Club 3, 4. Emity WEIL General Undecided “‘Strong mind, great heart, true faith, willing hands,” Hockey 2, 3; Junior Red Cross 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Track 2, 3. L. H. S. PRUDENCE WELCH “Prud”’ Undecided “She makes her life one sweet record and deed of charity.” Jr. Red Cross Club 2; Sec. of Arts and Craft 3; Glee Club 2, 3; Track Team 3; Prom Committee 3, 4; Hockey 2. Normal MINNIE WESTON “Min” Commercial Course Undecided “Dreamer, is earth thy dwelling?” Inter-Class Basketball 2; Red Cross Club 2; Chorus 3; Usher Thanksgiving game 3; Usher at Graduation 3; Typist 3, 4; Junior Member Fortnightly Club; Senior Play Committee 4. Mary WHEELER “Weechie”’ Classical V assar “Lovable, happy, and sincere, And to her friends, she is most dear.” Glee Club Pres. 3, Sec. 4; Orches- tra 2; New England Festival Chorus 3; Chorus 2, 3; “Variety” 4; Home Room Chairman 3, 4; Hockey 2; Prom Reception Committee 3, 4; Motto Committee; Ring Commit- tee; Chairman of Junior Fortnightly Members 4; Usher at Graduation and Reception 3; French Club Vice President 3, Pres. 4; Magnet Staff 3, 4; Class Essay 4. Francis E. WHITE eheranc Normal University of Dublin, Ireland “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” Secretary Senior Class; Cheer Leader 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Aviation Club 2, Pres.; Debating Team 2, 3; Prom Committee 3, 4; Senior Play Committee; Operetta 2; ‘‘Vodvil” 2; “Variety” 3; Christmas Play 3; Class Football 2; Basket Ball 2; Class Day Committee 3; Road Race 2. THE MAGNET 20 Davin WHITNEY “Dibby” Classical Massachusetts Nautical His cunning skill, his curious arts, His glorious strength that youth im parts In life’s first stage.” Aviation Club 2, 3; Magnet 2, 3, 4; Senior Prom 4. Howarp WILEY “Hio”’ Normal Holy Cross “Nothing hinders me or daunts me.” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Senior Prom 4. BARBARA WILLARD “Bunny” Commercial Bay Path A merry heart goes all the way.” Home Nursing Club 4. DorotHy WorTHEN SID Yae” Commercial Undecided My best and gentlest lady.” Red Cross Club 2; Picture Com- mittee 4. NorMAN FosTER “Norm” Classical Prep. School “To get thine end, lay bashfulness aside.” Debating Club. ALBERT LANZA “Spike” Classical University of Iowa “But, I forget the rest.” Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2; Garden Club 3, 4. BETTIE PILLSBURY Classical Worcester Memorial “So long as you are innocent, fear nothing; No one can harm you.” THE MAGNET ARTHUR BOURGAULT “Art’’ Commercial Bentley School °?Tis good will that makes intelligence.” Glee Club 4; Junior Prom Com- mittee; Senior Prom Committee; Usher at Graduation 3; Football Ticket Committee 2, 3, 4. 1933 ALINE PINARD “Peanuts” Commercial Sargent ‘A wonderful fitness of body and mind.” Track 2, 3; Hockey 2, 3; Basket- ball Varsity 2, 3; Inter-Class Basket- ball 2, 3, 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; Picture Committee 4; Orchestra 2; Magnet 2; Operetta 2; Home Room Officer 2, 4; Reception Committee 3. HERBERT REINER “Tom” Classical Undecided “His air impressive and his reasoning sound.” Aviation Club 2, 3; Track 2, 4. Este SCAPONE “Skippy” Commercial Burdett “As happy as the day is long.” Basketball 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3; Track 2, 3; Jr. Red Cross 3; Inter- Class Basketball 2, 3; Dramatic Club 4; Glee Club 2; Chorus 3; Home Room Treasurer 3. L. H. S. EarL BARLOW General Undecided Boeing School of Aeronautics ‘4A man must serve his time at any trade.” DorotTHy Brown “Dottie” Commercial Undecided Patience is powerful.” THE MAGNET HowAaArp CRAIG Normal Undecided “A man, not of words, but of action.” ANNA RUDNI CKY “Rudy” Commercial Undecided “Glib of tongue and light of heart.’ Dramatic 3; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 3; Track 3. In Memoriam FRANCES SMITH “Franny” Commercial Undecided ‘A companion that is cheerful, is worth gold.” Home Room Basketball 2, 3; Home Nursing 4; Arts and Crafts 3; Honorary Member of Fortnightly Club 4; Reception Committee 3. Through the graduation of the class of 733, the last of the boys to play under the regime of the late Raymond C. Comerford leave Leominster High School. These many athletes will always remember Coach Comerford as a great coach and a sincere and dear friend. If we, the senior boys, can bear in mind his sound and true teachings and his fine example, his work here will not have been in vain. Never can the memory of this truly great man fade from the minds of the boys of the class of 1933. Lh THE MAGNET | 1928 Class History We, the members of the graduating class of 1933, were first brought together in the Junior High School of Leominster. At this time we were not organized as a self-governing group, nor were we during our sophomore year in the Senior High School. However, these years served to aid us in becoming acquainted so that when we became juniors in the High School, we lost no time in selecting our officers to represent us in the various student inter- ests. Richard O’Toole was the first to be honored with the presidency of the class, Char- lotte Gamblin discharged in a very efficient manner the office of vice-president. Murton Bush and Marion Safford were secretary and treasurer respectively. Our work and accomplishments during the year consisted in choosing a class motto Vincit Qui Laborat, selecting an attractive class ring, and producing an outstanding girls’ hockey team, among whom were Dorothy Pierce, Marjorie Harris, Elizabeth Gaetz, Eleanor O’Brien, Elizabeth Pasquarelli, Irene Mahan, Helen Ringer, Marguerite Flynn, Signe Johnson, Belle Dunwoody, Beverly Hart, Elsie Scopone, Janice Howe, Emily Wiel, Katherine McGillen, Charlotte Gamblin. Fifteen girls were very fortunate in securing membership in the Fortnightly Club, the reward for honor roll students. This group in- cluded Mary Wheeler, Charlotte Gamblin, Corinne Johnson, Thelma Rand, Frances Smith, Theresa Petricca, Elizabeth Gaetz, Alice Houde, Janice Howe, Marion Safford, Ruth Marcy, Signe Johnson, Janet Cook, Barbara Dormin. On the night of our Junior Prom all danced amid the colonial settings of a century and a half ago, accompanied by the rhapsodies of a modern dance band and garbed in cos- tumes the simplicity of which contrasted with the voluminous dresses pictured in the deco- rations. A real treat was in store for us during our senior year when minor Carusos and Galli- Curcis assumed singing roles on Thursday mornings. These talented youths and maidens included Ed Tellier, Hio Wiley, Nilo Tocci, Ed Coty, Phyl Macmackin, Margie Harris, Marion Safford, Al Houde, Mary Wheeler, and Libby Gaetz, while Janice Howe ably ac- companied them in their rend (er) ing of sentimental and classical tune. Nilo Tocci and Francis White acted as president and secretary during the senior year, while the faithful stewardship of Charlotte Gamblin and Marion Safford merited another tenure of office as vice-president and treasurer respectively. The following players added much color to a highly successful 1933 football season: Mich Lemoine, Juddy Foster, Chet Letters, Ed Tellier, Hio Wiley, Nilo Tocci, Norman Clark, Ric Cavioli, Dick O’Toole and Jack Holland. Our track men were Mich Lemoine, Dick O’Toole, Juddy Foster, and Francis White. On the baseball team were E. Tellier, R. Cavioli, A. Piccuci, C. Letters, E. Pelkey, R. O’Toole, H. Wiley, J. Foster, E. Coty, and J. Sullivan. In basketball 1933 wa s represented by H. Wiley, R. O’Toole, J. Foster, N. Connolly, M. Lemoine, and J. Sullivan. As the date of our Senior Prom approached, frivolity burst forth in the form of “Mickey Mouse” decorations in the Assembly Hall, where a very enjoyable evening was spent on January 10. Our attempt at the legitimate stage consisted of the production ‘‘So This is London,” in which the following cast successfully played their roles: Corinne Johnson, Lillian Morey, Betty Holbrook, Belle Dunwoody, Barbara Dormin, Norman Clark, Harold Beau- doin, Bernard Lagoy, Howard Hirst, and Eric Mager. 23 was. THE MAGNET We owe much to Miss Weckbacher and Mr. Broderick, our class advisors, who have guided our footsteps along the paths of greatest accomplishment. CoRINNE JOHNSON BERNARD LaGoy Jack KavANAGH The March of the Class of 1933 On returning home on the Graf Zeppelin from a long stay in Berlin, I found myself greeting Marion Safford and Norman Clark, who were also returning from a long sojourn abroad. Our greetings over, we started for the dining room and were soon seated at the Commander’s table. As we sat waiting for him to arrive, three waiters—to our surprise they were Marrama, Cocci, and Gilberg—came and took our orders. At last the Com- mander appeared. Why, it was none other than our red-headed friend, Earl Barlow! After a bounteous repast we strolled around the giant airship and found the Misses Palumbo, Montagna, and Moran, doing their bit as hostesses. Roy Miner was hard at work sending messages all over the world by wireless. That evening we talked over old times and to my increasing wonderment I learned this interesting news: The Class of °33 had planned a campaign to end depressions and had joined together for the purpose of making enough money to create a reserve fund which would make future depressions impossible. Each member of the class who could possibly do so had joined the leaders, Nilo Tocci and “Libby” Gaetz. To provide an incentive for others who desired to try this amazing experiment, the ingenious leaders had grouped their followers together in the form of a parade in which most of the class participated. Norman, Marion, and J arrived home to find that the parade had left Leominster quite some time before, and that it would on the following Sunday be in Jonesboro, North Carolina. Chartering a special plane, we arrived there in time to hear and see all the pro- ceedings. “Who disturbs us in our rest?” drawled out Lanza, who was gracefully adorning a park bench quite near his old pal, “Andy” Buchan. The cause of Lanza’s discomfort was the blatant blare of a brass band somewhere in the offing. The noise (as they called it) was too much for the two old cronies, who deserted their benches and hurried, as did we, to see the cause of it. “Well, for—th—the luvva Pete! Look!!” The reason for their sudden exclamation was good old “Jud” Foster, swinging a baton and, with the aid of “Dot” Pierce and “Marge” Harris, leading a snappy brass band. That wasn’t all: floats, people, colors, children, sparkling instruments, and snappy uniforms— it was—a—a parade! That’s what-a parade! Behind ‘“‘Jud”’, a carefully painted sign informed us that this was the “Parade of 1943.” This sign was held high in the air by “Bussy” Bascom and ‘‘Mitch” Lemoine, and thus was quite visible. Then those melodious strains of the band! But, how could they be otherwise with Louis Simard, Leonard Strang, Nicholas Mascis, Phyllis MacMackin, and Eldora Morse doing their best to guide the other members? 24 THE MAGNET 1938 “Where are they going? Should we go, too?” queried Buchan, who was answered by the thundering voice of Francis White from the first float. “Ladeez an’ Genteelmen, why go on having depressions? Why stand fer this out- rage? Are you going to let yer children suffer as—?”’ Although he was at this point inter- rupted by “Cynthia” Johnson, Frank Bartimo, and Maurice McDonough, he kept right on speaking. These four orators were all at ease on artistically designed soap boxes on the first float, which was attractively decorated and designed by Irene Menard and Mabel Oozoon- ian. (May it here be said that White did pause once during the whole parade to let “Cyn- thia” take the floor.) The next float consisted of the business office of the organization. The head of the business department was Arthur Bourgault, who had for assistants Howard Craig, Albert Tisdale, Harold Gleason, and Clarence Veasey. The secretarial staff consisted of Phyllis Lovelace, “Peggy” Flynn, Anita Cabana, Minnie Weston, Anna Rudnicky, and Marjorie Firmin. The plan had to be advertised and ‘‘Joe’”’ Goodhue was on hand with a printing press to print pamphlets for distribution by his three assistants: Raymond Freel, David Whitney, and Herbert Plastridge. Money matters were ably taken care of by the three bankers and their secretaries: ‘‘Joe’? Coleman, Maurice’ Desrochers, and Howard Hirst, with Thelma Rand, Aline Pinard, and Frances Smith as their assistants. On the next float several artists, with the customary satchels, easels, palettes, and berets, were painting their versions of the Utopia for which the parade was headed to be- gin its work. Ruth Marcy, duly inspired by “John”, who sat at her side, Ellen Edstrom, and Lucille Rice were also hard at work on their pictures of the destination. There was also a group of dancers on this float. Janet Cook was dancing with great genius until she saw Murton Bush in the crowd with Janice Howe, when she promptly proceeded to faint and, consequently, was rushed to the next float, the traveling hospital, where she was treated by Dr. Mager. Dr. Peterson, a brilliant toxicologist, headed the staff and was ably assisted by the Drs. Mager, Moulton, and Barriere. The dietician was Barbara Dormin, and the nursing staff consisted of Frances Barr, Ellen Berg, Dorothy Clark, Helen Ringer, Olive Edis, Martha Aleson, and Dorine Such. Following the hospital was a travelling kitchen for those in the parade, built by “Bernie” Lagoy and “Bob” Tyler. The kitchen was kept in order by Helen Love, Vera Noak, and Prudence Welch. ‘“‘Hoppy” Haskell supplied flowers for both the hospital and the kitchen. Gay tap dancers performed on the next float, which was driven by Ernest Mercier, who had Albert Latini as an assistant. The group of dancers consisted of Kitty McGillen, Irene Mahan, Marguerite McGowen, Eleanor O’Brien, and Mildred Davis. Selling peanuts, candy, and popcorn along the way, Barbara Willard tried her best to make money. And how she succeeded! People couldn’t resist, and she had to enlist Elizabeth Pasquerelli, Theresa Petricca, and Mary Scully as aides. Walking behind the last float was our carefree friend, but in a new role. ‘“‘Joe” Serafini was playing a hand organ and had an adorable little monkey (?) running around collecting money. Beside “Joe” walked another ‘‘Joe,” who was having a grand time selling balloons. Yes, ‘Joe’ Regan was in the height of his glory, but he had a hard time keeping John Saladini from sticking pins in them. Following the two ‘‘Joes” were many supporters of this unique money-raising plan. Inspired by the up-lifting characters of “Charley”? Gamblin, “Betty”? Holbrook, Mabel Gurney, and Mildred Johnson, they plodded wearily along. Here and there we saw more members of the class of 33, Margaret Grimley, Elsie Scoponi, and Arlene Sawyer, doing their best to console those who were downhearted and low in spirit. It was a difficult task keeping this last group together, and from time to time it was necessary to send No rman Connolly, “Ernie” Pelkey, and Fred Person, our Boy Scouts, 20 was THE MAGNET out after the various members who would go roaming off. “Jimmy” Gardner was perhaps the worst offender and would continually go off in search of game. Charles Allen and Raymond Temple stopped at all the farm houses on the way to seek employment, and Norman Gamache, too, was usually off fishing. Burton Ellis was another offender. His love for botany lured him into some strange places if the word of ‘Ernie’ Pelkey can be relied on. However, they actually did lose Wilbur Rhodes, who basely deserted his group to join the Navy. Betty Pillsbury dropped off in New York, and Alice Houde just couldn’t resist settling down in Albany when she learned Ed T was in business there. A little further along the way the Parson, none other than the Rev. Donald Cook per- formed a ceremony. Alma Gagnon, in a fit of absent mindedness married Leo Lemire, who was now a professor of French. Nevertheless, those walking had one thing they could enjoy—the never ceasing con- versation between Janet Murphy and “Dot” Worthen, who kept us posted as to the ‘‘miss- ing links” of our class: — “Oh yes, ‘Blondie’ Walker is running a shop in Paris and Elaine Burnham is running a book store where you can buy some of Beverly Hart’s latest novels.” “Junior Gay? He’s manager of a Red White Store back in Leominister, and he has Signe Johnson and Karl Letters working for him.” “Chet”? Letters? Let me think, what is he doing? Oh I know! He and Picucci are playing in the big league. Dick O’Toole is coach of the University of Southern California football team, and he has Howard Wiley assisting him.” At this point they were rudely interrupted by some one falling in their midst. Who should it be but Ricardo Cavioli, who had for a while, anyway, come back to earth via a parachute! He told us that Howard Cook was the pilot of the plane from which he so un- expectedly dropped. It was not long before he was up in the air again because someone failed to appreciate his unique mode of arrival. “Vallee?” continued Janet, as soon as the excitement had died down. He’s peddling milk.” “Sure, and Lillian Morey and Belle Dunwoody are on the stage in New York and are fast becoming famous,” interrupted ‘“‘Dot.” “Tom Reiner is still breaking records ski jumping in Switzerland where he has re- mained since the Olympics,” said Janet undaunted by the interruptions, “and ‘Ed’ Coty and Mary Wheeler are giving concerts in England. Emilio Iacoboni is running a large poul- try farm in Fitchburg, and Harold Beaudoin is running a beverage plant. Edna Blake, ‘Dot’ Brown, and Rita Burns are all doing secretarial work at the Viscoloid.” But at last, the parade passed by. But no—along came “Johnny” Josephs, Gerard Scanlon, and Norman Foster, trudging slowly and wearily along the dusty road. So the Class of 1933 had all gone by and were on their way to a final Utopia! ROBERT ERICKSON MARION SAFFORD NORMAN CLARK 26 THE MAGNET 1238 French Club Early in January a group of second and third year French students, under the super- vision of Mrs. Bucknell, gathered in Room § to elect officers. The following were chosen: Mary Wheeler, president; Barbara Dormin, vice-president; Bernard Lagoy, secretary; Murton Bush, treasurer. A program was planned for the year. In March a delightful party was held at the home of Margaret Vaillant. A novel feature of the party was that of playing bridge in French. An interesting program followed the cards. Another meeting was held in May, at which time the members attended a French movie. In June a program consisting of the play, ‘““Le Médecin Malgré Lui” by Moliére; a sketch of the life of Hugo followed by the reading of several of his poems; some piano selections by Debussy and a few words about his life was presented to the members of the Fitchburg High School French Club as well as the Cercle Francais of Leominster. The final meeting was held at the summer home of Mary Wheeler, the president of the club. 27 ums. THE MAGNET Glee Club The Girls’ Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Brown, opened a most enjoyable season with about forty members. At the first meeting the following officers were elected: President, Marion Safford; Vice-President, Janice Howe; Secretary-Treasurer, Mary Wheeler. The club has enjoyed many beautiful compositions in the course of the year, and also has had the privilege of watching each member perform. Early in the year an invitation was received and accepted to entertain at the Thursday Musical Club, where three num- bers were sung. Together with the Boys’ Glee Club, the girls presented at the Junior High School an evening of entertainment, appropriately named “Variety.” The show was a great success, and it illustrated one of the worthwhile purposes of the club. 28 THE MAGNET 1228 Magnet Board a) Madlyn Bourbeau Elizabeth Hart Phyllis Lovelace Elsie Gagne David Lubin Robert Erickson Eric Mager Harold Beaudoin rts and Crafts Club The members of the Arts and Crafts Club, under the direction of Miss Hopkinson, have ended a very successful year. They met for the first time in September, electing the following officers: President, Ruth Marcy; Vice-President, Ellen Edstrom; Secretary, Regina Letarte. During the first week in June an exhibition of their work in carving, tapestry, and designing afforded much interest to art lovers. a Football Leominster High School enjoyed during the past fall, its most successful season in two decades. Not since the days of Lou Little has an eleven from L.H.S. gone through a season without meeting a defeat. The all-around strength of the team is clearly shown in the fact that Leominster scored 205 points to 12 for the opponents. The 25 to 0 victory for Thanksgiving day was a fitting climax to a most successful season. A Leominster team has not defeated a Fitchburg team so decisively since 1894, when Leominster won 48 to 0. Those who received gold footballs and letters for playing against Fitchburg are as follows: Honorary Capt. J. Gardner, R. O’Toole, H. Wiley, E. Tellier, R. Cahill, J. Fos- ter, E. Pelkey, M. Lemoine, A. Picucci, J. Goodhue, R. Cavaioli, H. Beaudoin, C. Letters, N. Clark, A. Moulton, A. Buchan, D. Bell, J. Saladini, C. Wilson, B. Sweeney, N. Tocci, J. Sullivan, and Mgr. N. Connolly. Leominster journeyed to Salem for its annual spring game with the Witch City eleven. Both teams battled evenly up until the last few minutes of play when Salem inter- cepted two passes to make the final score 20 to 6. By the game played at Salem there is a very bright outlook for the team in 1933. 30 THE MAGNET 1988 Basketball The basketball season was nearly as successful as the football season. In the regular season but two hard fought games were lost to Fitchburg. Numbered among the victims of the team were Gardner, Marlboro, St. Peters, Lowell, and the Alumni. As a reward for the fine work done by the squad, Mr. Appleton entered the team in the Whitinsville tour- nament. The team won its first two games but was defeated by the crack Northbridge team in the finals. The beautiful cup that was won now rests in the library beside the Haldie Nicholson cup. In spite of the handicap of having Coach Broderick in the hospital for the whole season, the team was without doubt one of the best to represent the school for many years. . The following are letter-men: Honorary Capt. N. Connolly, R. O’Toole, H. Wiley, J. Sullivan, E. Pelkey, M. Lemoine, J. Foster, E. Crotch, and L. Brooks. 31 uws. THE MAGNET eam “ a AURA LF AAA Girls’ Basketball The Girls’ Inter-Class Basketball games were held during the winter season; the final game was played between the Juniors of Room 8 and the Seniors of Room 5. The Seniors were the victors by the score of 49-7. The following members earned their numerals: Captain-Aline Pinard, Irene Mahan, Eleanor O’Brien, Eldora Morse, Elizabeth Pasqueralli, Signe Johnson, Mabel Oozoonian, and Dorothy Pierce. The Sophomores played their usual game with the ninth grade girls. The Sophs. were victors by a large score. oe THE MAGNET +933 Baseball The largest squad in years reported to Coach Broderick when he issued the call for baseball candidates. Many of them, however, dropped off when the suits were distributed. Three of the first five games were rained out, and when the nine finally swung into action it lost a 1 to 0 game to Gardner. Fitchburg won the next game by a 3 to 2 score. The boys began to hit in the St. Bernard’s game and won 17 to 6. The fourth game was lost to Marl- boro, 8 to 0. Coach Broderick believes that the team will make a good record in the re- maining games, scheduled with Lowell, Gardner, Athol, Framingham, and Fitchburg. Those who will receive letters are E. Tellier, A. Picueci, E. Pelkey, H. Wiley, R. O’Toole, W. De Bellefeuille, L. Rudnicky; J. Sullivan, R. Cahill, E..Cety, R. Cavaioli, J; Foster, and W. Schutt. Jt) OO ee ae ews. THE MAGNET yoo Track About 35 men reported to Coach Burnham for track practice. After long days of hard work, they went to Crocker Field and lost to Fitchburg 49% to 291%. Alfred Caisse, Jud Foster, A. Lavallee, and Don Gardner won their events, and we will undoubtedly hear more of their performances. Rony Cahill, Bern Sweeney, John Paul, and Jack Holland are also stellar performers and will be hard men to beat in the future. The team had meets with Woburn and Gardner as well as the relay carnival and the County Meet at Fitchburg. 34 THE MAGNET 1938 Sophomore Class History 1932-33 The present Sophomore Class has had its “ups” and “downs,” but we shall take the space to list only the ‘‘ups.” Although during this year the school did not have to depend upon the material and talent of the Sophomore Class in the field of athletics, since the varsity teams were made up almost entirely of Seniors, we find some members of the Sophomore Class _ participating in the various activities. We are proud of Bernard Sweeney, our only Sophomore letter man in football. In the Salem game this spring, G. Drury, B. Sweeney, A. Caisse, W. DeBellefeuille, and E. Surette played on the first team, though there were other Sophomores who substituted. In baseball, W. DeBellefeuille and P. Finerty were the only members of this class on the first team, while there were two others on the second string. In track and field events the class was represented by nine members. These were B. Sweeney, A. Layallie, J. Clancy, A. Knox, R. Worthen, G. Drury, A. Pratt, A. Carchidi, A. Bailey. In October Miss Brown took twenty-five of our members to Boston for the purpose of hearing the opera “Aida” by Verdi at the Boston Opera House. It was a new and inter- esting spectacle to the group, and was enjoyed so much that they are looking forward to hearing another next year. | The “Magnet” issued previously to this one had six members of the Sophomore Class on its staff: E. Bullard, News Notes; G. Whitney and E. Gurry, Exchanges; S. Strayer and J. Killelea, Advertisements. Many have contributed their services to the orchestra. Those members are as follows: M. Duval, O. Simard, G. Seaver, E. Dormin, piano; J. Clancy, V. David, R. Vigneault, violins; B. Hughes, F. Robertson, M. Falk, saxaphones; G. Whitney, clarinet. How many classes can boast of five first honor pupils? It must take a great deal of hard work besides natural ability to attain A’s in three major subjects. As the honor pupils do not wish to brag, we shall do so for them. They are D. Butler, M. Jancaitis, J. Killelea, E. Person, and R. Tuttle. ELLEN DorRMIN SINCLAIR STRAYER JosEPH KILLELEA Class History--Junior Class The spirit of the Leominster High School today is in a large measure the spirit of the Junior Class. This class laid the foundation for its remarkably fine reputation in its junior high and sophomore years. There its achievements in scholastics and athletics were out- standing. Having taken its place as a Junior class it continued as in former years to pro- gress upward. It has been outstanding in scholastic attainments, having four members on the first honor roll and having a creditable representation on the second and third honor rolls. 30 uns. THE MAGNET The Junior Class has made an excellent showing in school athletics. Ronald Cahill, Clifford Wilson, and Daniel Bell were lettermen. Ernest Crotch and Lawrence Brooks were on the basketball team. Likewise, this class had its share of glory on the baseball diamond and comprised the majority of the track squad. For the year 1932-33 the Junior’Class elected the following officers: president, Daniel Bell; vice-president, Agnes Firmin; secretary, Robert Ward; treasurer, Barbara Macdonald. These officers in conjunction with their class advisors, Miss Lillian Dole and Mr. John Rogers, and various committees, successfully conducted their first “prom.” The class has been by no means idle in activities. In music especially , its members were prominently active, for they contributed largely to the success of the orchestra and the musical show “‘Variety.” Although membership on the Magnet Staff and Board requires a high scholastic stand- ing, never-the-less a number of Juniors were included in these lists. However, we Juniors, have not yet reached the peak of our success. We have another year in which to carry on and rise to even greater heights. Horace FALK WINTHROP M. Mayo MarGarRET M. VAILLANT CLASS ESSAYS Early Education in Massachusetts The English Puritans who settled Massachusetts made a more valuable contribution to the future development of education than any other one group. Moreover, these stern and stalwart folk gave direction to the shaping of an educational program which became the basis of our American public school system. Their immediate object in giving such early attention to the education of the young was to prepare them for church member- ship and to perpetuate a learned ministry. This attitude of the Puritans is very clearly ex- pressed in the following extract from the pamphlet, “New England’s First Fruits,” printed in 1643: ‘After God had carried us safe to New England And wee had builded our houses Provided necessaries for our livelihood Reard conyenient places for Gods worship And setld the civill government One of the next things we longed for And looked after was to advance learning And to perpetuate it to posterity 36 THE MAGNET 255 Dreading to leave an illiterate ministry To the churches when our present ministers Shall lie in the Dust.” The earliest education of children in Massachusetts was in the form of home instruc- tion by the parents, although some towns voluntarily established regular schools. The first one was established at Boston in 1635, and the following year the General Court appro- priated four hundred pounds for the founding of a college to be located at Newtown. Two years later, in 1638, this college was given the name of Harvard, in honor of John Har- vard, who bequeathed his library and one-half his property to this institution. However, it soon became apparent to the Puritans, who regarded education as the bulwark of the church and state, that these voluntary efforts were not enough to insure for their children the universal education which their religious theory required. As a result, the colony passed its first school law, the famous law of 1642. This law required the selectmen of each town to see to it that parents were providing adequate instruction for their children, and it em- powered the officials to impose fines on those who were delinquent in performing these duties. This law was remarkable in that for the first time in the English speaking world, a legislative body representing the state ordered that all children be taught to read. The law also set forth for the first time certain fundamental principles of the greatest importance in public education. These were as follows: first, the necessity of education for public wel- fare; second, the obligation of the parents to furnish it; and third, the right of the State to require parents to furnish it. Another school law, passed five years later in 1647, went still further by requiring every town to furnish one or more schools according to popula- tion. It also laid down still more fundamental principles in education: first, the obligation of each town to provide schools; second, the right of the State to fix a standard of instruc- tion; and third, the right to resort to public taxation to provide the required schools. These principles, so fundamental in their nature that we have seen fit to be guided by them ever since, were at that time so far in advance of the people that it was very difficult to en- force the laws, and, indeed, it may be said that even Massachusetts has not yet wholly caught up with them. They established entirely new precedents, and today represent the very foundation underlying the American public school system. Still another law was passed in 1654 declaring the right of the colony to examine and certificate all teachers. In 1675 an obstacle arose which resulted in a temporary setback to public education. This was the costly King Philip’s War, which left many of the towns so impoverished that they could scarcely afford to maintain schools. The penalty for failing to comply with the educational regulations was at first fixed at five pounds, and in 1683 a supplementary law was passed requiring all towns of five hundred families to maintain two grammar and two writing schools. Then in 1692, when the laws of the colony were reenacted, after the union of Plymouth colony with it, the fine was raised to ten pounds. But this increase did not result in the enforcement of the law very much, for in 1701, the General Court com- plained that the law was ‘shamefully neglected, and the penalty thereof not required.” At this time, therefore, the Court proceeded to increase the fine to twenty pounds, and or- dered that all justices of the peace should see to it that the law was strictly enforced. They also decreed that the master of each grammar school must be approved by the minister of the town, and by the ministers of two other towns, and they further provided that no minister could serve as the schoolmaster for his town. This was the final step in separating the school system from the long association it had formerly had with the church, thus making it a real public institution. . The grammar. schools of Massachusetts did a great deal throughout the seventeenth century toward making the colony famous as an educational center. There was a strong public feeling in favor of schools, and many grants both of land and money were made at this time for the support of schools and institutions of higher learning. However, with 37 was. THE MAGNET the advent of the eighteenth century, conditions changed greatly. The former enthusiasm for schools and education greatly faded during this period of warfare and expansion. New towns were being rapidly settled, and the population was moving westward. Between 1700 and 1770, one hundred and sixty-eight new towns were founded, nearly all of them west of the Connecticut River. Many towns were not willing to bear the financial burden of maintaining schools. This sentiment was reflected in the growing scarcity of schoolmasters. As an inducement for this work, special favors began to be granted in place of wages. Schoolmasters were exempted from taxes, military duty, and the watch. Women teachers were becoming more common as the town school system gradu- ally absorbed the earlier dame schools. At this time, too, the district system for elementary school training became common for towns which felt too poor to provide the required number of schoolmasters. In such instances it became the custom to send one schoolmaster to teach for a part of the year in each of the several districts. The support of the required grammar school became another burden, and numerous towns were indicted for failure to maintain one. This period saw a decline of the school system. — The Massachusetts state constitution, adopted in 1789, embodied as law the practices and principles in use during the previous one hundred and fifty years, modifying the old laws to such an extent that they could be enforced. However, the declining desire on the part of the public for schools and learning which had set in at the beginning of the eigh- teenth century still continued and became more marked, with the result that the first fifty years of Massachusetts’ existence as a state was the period during which public edu- cation reached its lowest level. Eric MAGER What Is Education? The dictionary tells us that education is the harmonious development of all our fac- ulties. It begins in the nursery, and goes on at school, but does not end there. It continues throughout life whether we will or not. The word “education” is derived from the Latin verb ‘“‘educo,” which conveys the meaning of “‘to lead out” or “to bring forth.” Formerly a very narrow conception of the word was prevalent; this limited its definition to “instruc- tion.”’ Due to a widespread development in the methods of education, this incomplete ex- planation has been broadened to the present definition: “the unfolding and perfecting of the human mind.” An old Spanish philosopher once said, ““To educate is not to give a trade for making one’s living, but to temper the soul for life.” It is this application of the word that is the most interesting to discuss. To me, a most pleasing comparison to explain this important word—education—is that employed by C. Hanford Henderson, who states, ‘Education is the sharpening of tools given by Nature.” At birth, the body is given certain endowments that help it on the road of life. Within a few years, if the body is blind and inconsiderate, these tools will become dull and fall into disuse. Just as a hunter in the jungle must keep his axe sharp to break through impending obstructions, and his gun cleaned and loaded, ready to meet un- expected dangers, so must man keep his brain “sharpened” or alert so that he can meet successfully all life’s problems. He must not accept the gifts of Nature contemptuously; 38 THE MAGNET 1938 he must receive them as treasures, to be guarded and kept sacredly in the best condition. The mind must always be active, and should, most of the time, bear some responsibility. This may be in the form of a duty, office, or social function. Whatever it is, if it teaches the person to be conscientious and reliable, and makes him exercise initiative and alert- ness, it will give him self-assurance, which, along with his natural intellect, will insure his success in the world of social and business activity. As every action from childhood to death is development, an ordinary mind must be- come educated to a certain degree. But, since the primary factor of education is instruc- tion, some formal training is necessary. As it takes nearly a lifetime to reach the state of being well-educated, a high school graduate may not be considered to have completed his instruction. He has just started the first unfolding of his latent mind, helped by a wide variety of subject matter and the practise of applying himself to whatever he un- dertakes. He has learned, in his high school career, to know his fellow-students and their ways. When he has reached his senior year, he should have discovered his future inter- ests, for life without a goal is like a ship tossing aimlessly on a stormy sea. To prepare for this life work, many students attend higher institutions. There are many advantages in a college career other than the main one of com- plete specialization in the desired direction. There is great benefit in social contacts—the intimate acquaintance with many different types of characters and their particular weaknesses. A student in a large university, when he begins his freshman year, is entirely responsible for his own behavior. Unfortunately, he can not guide his life straight on the path or judge the threatening dangers along the way by the mistakes of others. He learns that he must live his own life; he experiences the minor difficulties of college life, and rejoices in his ability to overcome them. Another formal and highly instructive type of education is travel—travel first of all in the native country to become more thoroughly acquainted with the great home land. Later may come foreign travel. The first way of traveling abroad is going on an instructed travel tour, on which the travelers have an opportunity to visit the highlights of the universe. They learn of art, architecture, and the natural beauties of other lands. Books and pictures, although they describe the scenes graphically, can never bring the true ideas and sensations that are presented by the works of art themselves. Another type of travel which is, perhaps, more absorbing, is that of wandering throughout the world delving more into the private home-life, unusual customs, and the spoken lan- guage of other lands. In this way, the visitor grows to love each country; he broadens his mind by a detailed comparison of various living and geographical conditions. If it is impossible to obtain a college education or to travel, another highly beneficial method is available in work involving personal contacts. Perhaps the best example of this is the profession of social service in the slums of great cities. The social service workers meet life in all its phases. They see some unfortunate b eings who are struggling in vain toward higher levels; they find others caught up in the seething turmoil of ignorant existence. In such work, these friendly helpers learn of life’s problems and misfortunes; so, by aiding and lifting those who are destitute, they learn to maintain and perhaps raise others to their high standard of living. Through contact with this more sordid and even threatening side of life, they come to deeper understanding of human nature. They may possess a minimum of book knowledge and have only a meager knowledge of in- ternational affairs; yet, in their own way, they are ‘‘well-educated.” Education not only teaches manners, customs, and a philosophy of life, but also emphasizes and shows the need of physical well-being. Poor health is Nature’s greatest hinderance. ‘Mens sana in corpore sano” is an old quotation; the meaning—a sound mind in a sound body—is obviously true, for physical unfitness leads to mental unfitness—to 39 was. THE MAGNET minds that are ill from lack of nourishment. The brain may become like a deep pool of stagnant water, with much to be explored and many wonders hidden in its depths; yet, there is no inspiration, no attempt to disturb the surface water and reach the beauty un- derneath. With a vigorous healthy body, the owner of such a mind is eager to explore these wonders for his own enjoyment. Therefore, if a person would be well-educated, he must strive for physical, intel- lectual, aesthetic, and moral perfection; he must have formal instruction, and a taste of travel if possible; he must be familiar with periods of trial, pain, disillusionment, and temptation. Last of all, he must recognize the importance of living his own life, and applying himself tenaciously to his undertakings. For, after all, education is the problem of the individual himself; he may go to the greatest college, or travel the world over many times, and yet remain ignorant, unless he opens his eyes and takes advantage of every opportunity offered. Then, and only then, may he discover the true meaning of education, and enjoy whole-heartedly the real satisfaction of a complete life. Mary WHEELER. International Education Nothing is sought more eagerly in the world today than peace. And perhaps the most effective method of securing world peace is through International Education. There are many forms of International Education, but doubtless the most outstanding is that of the Zimmern “Geneva School of International Studies.” Students from thirty- two different nations, all living in a little cluster of “‘pensions” and all conversant with French and English, are enrolled in this college. The lectures given in the regular sessions of the school include such topics as ‘“The Problem of Migration,” ‘‘Disarmament,” and “The Problem of India.” These lectures are especially interesting when a debate takes place between the lecturer and a student, as for example, the debate between a Hindu student and an English Professor on ‘“The Problem of India.” In 1931 the formal discussions in which the representatives of fifteen countries pre- sented the historical, racial, and cultural backgrounds of their respective nations, gave the students much material that could not be found in textbooks and frequently led to friendly debates. But probably more sympathy and understanding for other nations was gained through the informal discussions which took place in the back rooms of cafes. In one in- stance, a discussion took place between an Italian student and a Jugoslavian student, in which each speaker related the grievances of his own country. Neither speaker became angry nor raised his voice, but their audience of fellow-students left the cafe more saddened and impressed by the problems of Italy and Jugoslavia than they would have been had they listened to a lecture prepared by a professor. When the students of this schoo l return to their homes, they take with them a feel- ing of sadness. They have become acquainted with the problems of other nations and can appreciate more easily the difhtculties which confront these nations. Although the advantages of attending the Zimmern School are very numerous, the 40 THE MAGNET 1983 enrollment is, of course, limited. However, students who are unable to attend this school gain access to foreign universities through international scholarships, which are a big factor in promoting world friendship. A student can not live and study in a foreign country without becoming intimately acquainted with its people. Americans are inclined to think the Chinese a crude, uncivilized race, but when they really know the students of this land, they acquire new respect for the Chinese civilization which existed centuries before America was discovered. Another method of encouraging international friendliness is that of the exchange school-mistress plan. In this system, a teacher exchanges positions with another teacher of the same subject in a foreign school. The experiences of one exchange-mistress in Eng- land illustrate the effectiveness of this plan in promoting true international friendships. Miss Jones expected to feel rather strange on her national holidays, but as each one came, her English f riends tried to entertain her in a typically American manner. For instance, she was pleasantly surprised on the fourth of July to find that dinner consisted of salmon, green peas, and real ice-cream. At the end of her term as exchange mistress, Miss Jones returned to America with a sincere feeling of love and respect for the friends she had found during her year in England. The World Wide Brotherhood movement of the Boy Scouts has as its motive the encouragement of peace among the youth of the world. For fourteen days, fifty thousand representatives from fifty-two countries are encamped together. The boys soon become acquainted and learn enough new words to talk with some of their camp-mates in whom they are particularly interested. However, not everyone has the opportunity to travel. For those who lack this ad- vantage, reading offers an excellent method of becoming acquainted with other lands. If, instead of reading only the customary books, people would read the best world liter- ature, their ability to appreciate the culture of all nations would be greatly augmented. The contemporary, biographical, and historical works of the authors of India, China, Japan, and all Europe should be read as extensively as those of England and the United States. Everyone would find interesting recreational reading in the study of the national anthems, handicrafts, and folk songs of the nations. A knowledge of these things tends to make one much better fitted to appreciate the standards of people in other lands. A person can not spend leisure time in a more beneficial manner than reading, and if he reads, why should he not read those books which will help him to understand himself and other people? The average person perhaps will feel disturbed after reading “A Neighbor Looks at America” and “The Americans Are Queer People,” but he will probably realize that an intelligent person profits by adverse criticism. However, if the reader does feel ruffled by these criticisms, Price Collier’s ‘England and the English from an American Point of View,” and his ‘Germany and the Germans” will certainly mollify his feelings. The American’s impressions of other nations are very queer. He thinks the Mexicans lazy, the Hindus treacherous, the South Americans frequent revolutionists, and he is in- clined to picture the people of the Orient sitting quietly under the cherry trees. Such books as “Mexico,” ‘East of Siam,” ‘Messer Marco Polo,” and “Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan” give the reader a new conception of these people. Instead of enlarging upon their deficiencies, he learns to appreciate their skill and culture. In “The Beginning of Tomor- row’s World” Dr. Miller says: “Within twenty years, the Russian communist will come to the front, and within seventy-five years we will look to the Chinese as our leaders.” Perhaps after the American has read more about Russian and Chinese people, this idea may not seem so strange. Another factor which no doubt would increase our interest in foreign lands would 4] was THE MAGNET be the production of more moving pictures similar to “Cavalcade.”” No country exists which does not have a history sufficiently tragic and majestic to inspire sympathy and un- derstanding. | In order to be internationally minded everyone must have the proper attitude. Charity begins at home—so does international friendship. One cannot hope to understand the people of other lands if he ignores the foreign born people in his own country. If, instead of avoiding a foreign family having a difficult time getting situated in America, the American will put himself in their position, he will realize how hard it would be for him to get along in a strange country. Moreover, the study of the failures and successes of those belonging to other nations may help Americans in solving their own problems. Although America has succeeded in many things, at present she is struggling just as the other nations are struggling. Why does not every American endeavor to help her and the whole world in the great struggle for peace? Everyone should practice the great com- mandment—“‘Love thy neighbor as thyself,” for that is the key to International good- will. CHARLOTTE GAMBLIN Senior Class Song On to victory, up to lofty heights, To the realms of fame and happiness; On to victory, speeding on our flight, To a world of great success. Now ’tis time for us of the present day Just to choose our parting way; To soar through lives of rose colored dawn, Or of the grayest colored morn. Onward, upward, ever sailing on, Rising to the zenith of our goal; Ever watching, vigilant and strong, For the task our hopes enfold. JANET Cook, 733. DONALD Cook, 733. Music JANIcE Howe, 733. 42 THE MAGNET 1988 Senior Class Poem Excelsior I’m going to tell you a story, Told to me long, long ago, That may give you hope and courage When life’s journey seems rugged and slow. There’s a painting—we call it Jesus— Which the world proclaims as its own. The light of the ages to come In those pitying eyes is shown. But it’s not of the canvas [Il tell you, For that speaks in message clear Of the spirit of brotherly kindness That brings earth and heaven near. It’s about the artist I’ll tell you, How he labored long and late To give the best that was in him, His exalted soul to sate. And when the picture was finished And the brushes were laid aside, ‘© T'was planned by the hand of a master,” The heavenly muses cried. And the world accorded homage And praised him, her gifted son, Called him the faultless painter For a work thus nobly done. But the artist shared not their pleasure; His work, like fetters of gold, Chained all but his soul from heaven And gave him an earthly hold. I pause—the story is finished. Man’s soul is never at rest; Each upward step on the journey Marks man and his work at their best. Our reach is our soul winging onward, And our grasp, the stretch of our hand; The nearer the one to the other, The more noble the heart and the hand. CoRINNE. JOHNSON. 43 was. THE MAGNET The Health Counci The Health Council, now finishing its third year, has sponsored several measures which have found favor with the student body—particularly the re-arrangement of the girls’ dressing room in the basement. With the cooperation of the Red Cross, two courses were given in Home Hygiene and the Care of the Sick. These classes met on Wednesday afternoons and were conducted by Mrs. Clarissa Barnett. The membership of the Council has been as follows: Signe Johnson, President; Sibyl Bordreau, Vice-President; Thelma Rand, Secretary; Doris Beaulieu, Emma Dun- woody, Hazel Johnson, Ruth King, Helen Thompson, Esther Rand, Buell Hatfield, and Rosario Serafini. 44 THE MAGNET Senior Play “Sou lnicmiss london Director—W. Neil Kimball Senior Play Cast 1933 ....Harold Beaudoin fram Uraper, jr... Eleanor Beauchamp... feagain Draper, Sr.. : Mis; Hiram: Draper.... Mas. Percy Beauchamp...... Sieeeercy Beauchamp......:.. Lady Ducksworth..... maited Eloneycutt....... Flunkie at the Ritz Butler of Beauchamp. ee Jenny, the Maid. ee ee o) (ane es eG, 100 oh cen Te: S ne Per ette) « Neuer 8, C9 6 Ree titan siViorey ......Lorman Clark .....Corinne Johnson .. Elizabeth Holbrook ......Bernard Lagoy ......Belle Dunwoody babs Sole deta UGE vee Howard. Hirsi ......Harold Gleason .... Barbara Dormin L. H. S. Orchestra Margaret Vaillant Alice Houde Marion Safford Geraldine Seaver Frieda Jacobs Ornan Cook Ellen Dormin Rita Vigneault Nicolas Mascis Marie Duval Victoria David Gordon Hill Winthrop Mayo Louis Simard Bernard LaBelle Marjorie Harris Leonard Strang Ninas Papaz Frank Robertson Harry Bascom John Clancy Paul Haire Phyllis MacMackin Myron Falk Bernard Hughes Gilbert Whitne y Olive Simard Burton Ellis In Our School We Have-- A Colley but no Pekingese. A Griffin but no Dragon. A Cook but no Chef. A Dole but no Handout. A Mark but no Franc. A Knox but no Blows. An Earl but no Duke. A Pierce but no Thrust. A Kolb but no Corn. A Watson but no Holmes. A Seamond but no Midshipman. —_A Miller but no Mill. A Bell but no Clapper. A Buss but no Taxi. A Schutt but no Close. A Church but no Chapel. A David but no Saul. A Miner but no Prospector. A Gage but no Meter. A Sargent but no Corporal. —Submitted by BILL. 46 THE MAGNET 1228 Heard in a history class: R. Ward: What did they do with all the dead bodies of those guillotined during the French Revolution? Voice down front: They rubbed them with vanishing cream. Miss Colley: How many kinds of descriptions are there? R. Ward: Two. Oral and written. Little boy: Dad, what does intoxicated mean? Dad: Well, do you see those two men over there? (pointing to opposite corner). If you were intoxicated you’d see four men. Little boy: But, Dad, there’s only one man over there. Negro to preacher: Bruddah, ah’se got a problem to solve. Preacher: What is it, Rastus? Negro: Didn’ yo all say dat when we get to Heaben we'll hab wings an’ fly all ober Heaben? Preacher: Ah did. Negro: Well, here’s mah problem: how am I goin’ to get mah coat on ober mah wings? Preacher: Dat ain’t yo problem, nigger. Negro: Taint? What am? 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