Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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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

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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

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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