Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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Lena Valeri Undecided “One never loseth by doing good turns.” Tockey 2; Usher at the Thanksgiving Game 4. Lillian Verge Undecided “She sighs more often than she smiles.” Basketball 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Musical Concert 4. Charlene Wariger Fitchburg State Teachers Col. “She possesses a pleasant smile and a helping hand.”’ Honor Roll 2, 3, 4; ““Magnet’’ staff 2, 4; “Magnet” Board 3; Usher Senior Reception 3; Senior Prom Committee 4; French Club 4; Speech Club 3, 4; Home Room Officer 2; D. A. R. Pil- grimage 4; Honorary Member of Fortnightly Club 4; ‘‘Magnet’’ Commencement Issue 4; First Prize Plane Geometry 2. Natalie Wheeler Becker College ““ Knowledge is a treasure, but practise is the key to it.” Basketball 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Hockey 4; Usher at Thanks- giving Game 4; Committee at Interclass Play 3; Musical Con- cert 3, 4; Chorus at Speech Contest 3. Henry J. Arsenault Undecided “Are all great thinkers quiet?”’ Honor Roll 2, 3; Prom Com- muittee 2, 3; Usher at Reception and Graduation 3. Robert A. Legault Undecided “We grow weary when idle.” Football 2, 3; Interclass Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4. William Kelly College “Words, like money, should be well spent.” Football 4; Interclass Basket- ball 8, 4; Interclass Baseball 8, 4; Varsity Baseball 3, 4; Honor Roll 3, 4; Usher at Reception and Graduation 3; Algebra Prize 3; Interclass Play 3, 4; Chairman of Speech Contest 4; “Magnet” 3, 4; “Blue Book’’ 4; Home Room Officer 4. 23 THE MA Kenneth Wiley Worcester Academy “Punctuality is the soul of business.”’ Interclass Basketball 2; Inter- class Track 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Reception Committee 3; Interclass Play Contest Manager 4; Baseball 4; Prom Committee 8, 4; Glee Club 2, 3; Interclass Baseball 2, 3, 4; Home Room Officer 2. 1938 Florence Willard Nursing “To err is human, to forgive, divine.” Glee Club 1, 2; Art Club 1, 2; Outdoor Club; Honor Roll 2, 3. Elizabeth Woodsmall Post Graduate “My mind to me a kindom is.” Speech Club 2, 3, 4; Interclass Play Contest 2, 3, 4; Hockey 2, 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 4. Ida Zickell Worcester City Hospital “Practise makes perfect.” Speech Club 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Interclass Play Committee 3; Thanksgiving Game Usher 4; Typing Staff of “Blue Book’’ 4; 2nd Honor Roll 4; Hockey 2, 3. Bernard Basque Undecided “Wise men learn by others’ harms.” Football 2, 4; Interclass Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4; Interclass Base- ball 24.

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THE 1938 MA Kathleen Smith Skidmore ‘“« Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing.” Art Club 8; Honor Roll 2, 3; Home Room Officer 2; Thanks- giving Game Usher 4; French Club 4; ‘Magnet’ 3; Field Hockey 3; Usher at Musicale 3; Prom Committee 3. Virginia Smith Middlebury College “She has a gentle animation.” Honor Roll 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Usher at Reception 3; Usher at Thanksgiving Game 4; Glee Club 3; French Club 3; Basketball 3; Honorary Member of Fortnightly Club 4. Samuel Spadafore Work “None but a wise man can employ leisure well.” Band 2; Track 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 3; Interclass Track 2, 3, 4. Norman Stacy Sacred Heart College “Learning refines and elevates the mind.” Honor Roll 3, 4; Prom Com- mittee 4; Usher and Reception Committee at Graduation 3; French Club 4; Christmas Pag- eant 4; Assembly 2. Dorothy Stewart Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture ‘No happiness without holiness.” Basketball 2, 3; Hockey 2, 3; Honor Roll 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Art Club 2; Band 2, 3, 4. Albert Tatro Worcester Academy “Great men admire glory.” Glee Club 2, 3; Speech Club 2; Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4; Interclass Track 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Lunch Room Committee 3, 4; Tardy Office 4; Prom Committees 3, 4. William Todd Worcester Tech “T’o take things as they are is his philosophy.” Orchestra 2, 8; Honor Roll 2, 3, 4; Usher at Reception 3. Claire Tourigny Hospital Training “The remembrance of a well-spent life is sweet .” Honor Roll@7teWshereac Thanksgiving Game 4; French Club 4; Speech Club 4; Com- mittee of Interclass Play 4; Prom Committee 3, 4; Usher at Better Speech Contest 38. George Arthur Transue Civil Service “Sow good works, and thou shalt reap gladness.” Honor Roll 38; Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4; Usher at Graduation 8; Usher at Recep- tion 38; Caller at Fitchburg Game 4. Rene H. Tremblay Undecided ‘““M UST is a king’s word.” French Club 4; Interclass Basketball 2, 3; Track Team 3; Interclass Track 2, 3, 4.

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THE MA 1938 History ‘al fie Class 1938 On a memorable day in September, 1935, the supposedly highly intelligent ninth graders swooped down upon Fort L. H. S. in an attempt to conquer the entire area in the role of the Sophomore Battalion. However, we were met with icy stares from those who considered them- selves superiors. We were also met with many missiles; such as, books, pencils, notebooks, and pens. After this reception we retreated to our own camp to plan a counter attack. Our op- portunity came when our great Field General Broderick called for volunteers to uphold the honor of L. H. S. against its numerous adversaries. We responded in a noble manner by offering for this worthy cause six or more gallant warriors. Another encounter to test the strength of this intrepid force presented itself in January— Battle of Mid-Years. Although some men were lost, the attack was fairly successful. Not to be outdone by our lofty superiors, our troops blossomed forth with five promising hoop-ringers. These were S. Bicknell, D. Rehor, N. Despotopulos, J. Letters, and C. Duval. Contrary to most rules, species of femininity were allowed in our ranks. Some of these fair damsels outdid themselves on the battlefields of hockey, basketball, and volley ball, under the able leadership of R. Gage and R. Sambito. In the spring of 1936 the lowly Sophs rose to unprecedented heights when they overwhelm- ingly defeated the Juniors in a battle of better acting. The haughty Seniors did not care to mingle with troope rs of such humble rank and therefore produced no play to compete in honest combat. Not long after this battle was won, another attack was met—The Battle of Spring Fever. Under this crushing blow our forces wilted and some were taken captives. Upon being released these unfortunates found that their comrades had been promoted by virtue of their merit, but, because they had fallen by the wayside, they had to struggle along in their former rank for another year. At this time the War Department issued a warrant declaring a two months’ furlough for the gallant troopers of Fort L. H.S. JUNIOR YEAR In September, 1936, our remaining warriors answered the call to arms. Immediately we proceeded to elect a commander-in-chief. We found a competent one in Edward ‘‘Romeo’”’ Garrity. Feeling the need for moral support we elected Anne “Vivacious” Keville, adjutant; Chester “Tin Whacker’”’ Duval, head of communication; and Marion “5 10” Clark, head of the treasury department. Our ever progressing warriors, who had been but a year before insignificant on the Battle- field of Football, now effloresced to show their merit in the game of Boot-and-Run. In February of 1987 the dauntless courage and inexhaustible energy of the Junior Class brought about the execution and perfection of a prom which so overshadowed the Senior attempt at a successful dance that their endeavor seemed insignificant. The Battle of Better Speech was the next skirmish in which the Junior Battalion showed its true colors. We called upon Lieutenant Harry Mitchell, whose speeches were never vapid and whose addresses intrigued all his listeners. He came through with flying colors by winning the coveted gold medal and in so doing upheld the standard of our troop. When the time came for the Seniors to say “au revoir” to Fort L. H. S. they called upon us, Juniors, to assist them at their reception. Of course we obliged them, and the affair was a success. SENIOR YEAR Upon returning from another much needed furlough we started off with a bang. The same officers were in charge except that Ruth “Dicky”’ Gage was elected vice-president. The football season rolled around again and the Seniors practically ran the whole team. At right end there was Bill ‘Bottle’? Beaudoin; at tackle Bing “Crosby” Bresnahan; at guard, 24