Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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GRADUATING CLASS

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MESSAGES Who Is Indispensable The cynic answers ‘‘No one’’. He is right of course but there’s no getting away from the fact that the loss of some people is felt for a long time. A note of instructicn put into the mail box of a top-notch teacher furnished th inspiration for this editorial. As the writer put that note in the mail box he said to himself, ‘“ There now, I can forget that’’. Does your boss say that when he tells you to do something? If hey does, you are as near to being indispensable as any of us can hope to be. Executives like smart employees, yes. They iv skilled workers of course. They expect them to get along well with other people. But the worker who stands head and shoulders above the others is the one to whom the boss can give an order and then forget it. Any foreman, office manager, or executive will tell you that he has to spend a tremendous amount of time just following up orders he has given. Dependability is not something which can be put on like a coat whenever you think there is need for it. It has to be a part of you like your skin. It has to be built into your character step by step, deed by deed. TODAY you are making the worker who will be kept cn the job when the post-war depression begins. Little things like remembering to return make-up slips, report cards and warning cards go to make up your dependability just as surely as snowflakes make up a ski slope. You really mean to remember but you're just naturally absent-minded? BOSH!! If you really want to do a thing, do it now or write yourself a note about it. The mere act of writing helps you to fix the matter in your mind. Never be without a notebook and pencil. WRITE IT DOWN. Maybe you can’t get on the honor roll but you can be more indispensable than many an honor graduate if your bess can give you an order and sa‘, “There now, I can forget that.”’ ' Dae Our Resolve The class of 42 has at last come to the end of its schooling in Leominster. Ve have been together too long to feel regret at finally parting, but yet, we are all cager to f ace the greater problems of life. The pathway before this class is not too bright. The world situation is a mess, but we shculd b used to messes. We have had to face both depressions and war during our school days, with very little time between them. In spite of these and other troubles along the way, however, we have always cheerfully met each problem. If the difficulty was not overcome, the reason was never a lack of effort. Now, we face our greatest problem. The prospects are that this will be a long war in which most of us will eventually become involved in ene way or another. We should remember always that the free institutions of this naticn made possible our education. Our class has had some failures. Because of our pre-cccupaticn and lack of interest, a great many events which should have been successes were failures. However, it was proved time and time again that when the class made up its mind to put over something, that event was a success. It is regrettable that this co-operation was not forthcoming far more often. With all the unhappiness behind and ahead of us, we are apt to forget our blessings. We had many. Our class was fortunate enough to have had fine teachers throughout our schooling. Their unselfish guidance and advice did much to increase our enjoyment within the classroom. We had, also, the opportunity of working while attending high school. This has given us the opportunity not only of gaining vocational training, but also of putting some of our school and social lessons into practice. Now, we go out into the world. We have but one resolve: we will overcome everything which stands in the way of our country’s welfare. If we hold to this high purpose, we must not, we will not, we shall not fail Lc tse

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CLASS OFFICERS Age Libby Henriq ves Boh Cormier + Barb Lavin