Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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GLADYS A. BOUVIER “Her lips are like the cherries ripe.”’ Gladys is known to most of her friends as ‘‘Gladdy’’. During her three years in high school, she has pursued the Commercial Course, and her ambition is to do secretarial work. Gladys has been a member of the Sports Club and of the Art Club, of which she is secretary and treasurer. She has heid membership in the Glee Club and the Choral Group 4. She is an ardent sports-fan, having taken part in basket- ball and field hockey last year. Her name has appeared frequently on the Honor Koll. She has done typing for the ‘“Magnet.'’ tier favorite pastimes are drawing and collecting poems. 1 he sports which sh2 enjoys the most are swimming and ice skating. She was on the Dkccoration Committee for the Junior and Senior Proms. Gladys also took part in the Joint Concert. The subject which she considered the most valuable is typing. MARILYN G. BROTHEIM “Her atr like Nature’s vernal smile.’ Marilyn is better known to the students of Leominster High School as ‘’Brothie.”’ She entered L. H. S. at the beginning of her junior year. She belonged to the Speech Club in her senior year. During that year she took part in the Senior production in the Interclass Play contest. Marilyn is taking the Commercial Course but plans after high school to attend a preparatory school and then to go to a school of journalism. In her senior year Marilyn won second prize in the Better Speech Contest, the annual event of Parents’ Night. Basketball and football are her favorite sports. Her favorite pastime is reading and going to the movies. Some day she hopes to be a star journalist on some large newspaper. , BEATRICE E. BROWN “The sweetest and best of them all.’ Beatrice is called “‘Betty’’ by everyone. Throughout her three years in high school she has taken the Commercial Course. Her ambition is to become a private secretary to the president of a large concern. She has had considerable business experience working in the office of the Northern Chair Company. She has been a member of the Bowling Club, Magnet, and Sports Club and has participated in field hockey, basketball, volley ball, and softball. Her favorite sport is basket- ball. Betty has made either the first or second Honor Roll every term. Her hobbies are collecting band leaders’ autographs and learning the newest dance steps. She was the vice-president of her homeroom in her sophomore and junior years and the homeroom secretary in her senior year. Betty has worked part-time in Newberry’s during her senior year. The subject that was most helpful to her was shorthand. Betty thinks the event she enjoyed most was the dancing in the gym. MYRTLE M. BROWN “Her reputation ts complete, And fair without a flaw. Myrtle, who is known to many of her friends as ‘‘Lover,’’ has taken the Com- mercial Course during her three years in high school. She was a member of the Sports Club in her sophomore year. In her junior and senior years she worked in the cafeteria waiting on pupils during luncheon periods and helping Mrs. Joyce prepare meals during her study periods. She was on the Entertainment Committee for the Junior Prom in her Junior year and on the Decorating Committee for the Senior Prom in her Senior year. Myrtle likes ice skating, swimming, and roller skating, sports which she has taken up enthusiastically during her senior year. After graduation, Myrtle hopes to get a job as a typist in an office. 3? E. BEVERLY BUCK “T gazed with pleasure on a happy face.” Beverly Buck, usually called Bev, has been at L. H. S. for three years. During her high school days, she has been studying the Classical Course and has made the Second Honor Roll. As a sophomore and junior, Bey was a member of the Speech Club, through which she participated in plays and assemblies. During her senior year, she joined the Girls’ Glee Club and was chosen as a Junior Fort- nightly member. Bev’s hobbies are collecting miniature elephants and playing the piano. Her favorite sport is swimming. Bev has many activities in Sterling where she is president of the Y. P. R. U. of the Unitarian Church. She has chosen to enter the profession of nursing after graduation.

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ALBA R. BISCEGLIA “Her voice ts like the evening thrush.”’ Alba, who is known to her friends as ‘‘Al,’’ has pursued the Commercial Course throughout her three years in the Leominster High School. In her sophomore year she was a member of the International Friendship Club. She has also been a member of the Glee Club and Choral Club during her three years here and has sung in the Fitchburg-Leominster Joint Concert, both here and in Fitchburg. As a Sophomore she took an active part in the Sophomore Pageant. Outside of school, Alba is a member of the Sons of Italy Junior Girls’ Lodge and a member of the junior choir of St. Anne’s Church. Swimming and basketball are her favorite sports. Her hobbies include playing the piano, dancing, and listening to classical music, as well as popular music. Her ambition is to become a stenographer. EVELYNE G. BLANCHARD “Her looks are like the sportive lamb.” During her high school career, Evelyne has studied both the Commercial and General Courses. In her junior year she was a member of the newly formed Biology Club, and in her senior year she was a member of the International Friendship League and the Girls’ Glee Club. She has also had her name on the Second Honor Roll. With the Glee Club she has participated in various programs, such as Parent’s Night, the Mayor’s Inaugural Exercises, and the Annual Joint Concert of Musical Organizations of Fitchburg and Leominster High Schools. Evelyne was also on the Decoration Committee for the Junior and Senior Proms. She ushered at the Fitchburg and Leominster football game last November. Evelyne’s hobby is collecting post cards from various places she has visited. Her favorite sports are swimming and hiking, and she likes football games. When she graduates, she expects to enter the Wellesley Convalescent Home for Children to become a governess. Evelyne’s greatest ambition is to travel. CECILE R. BOLDUC “Her forehead’s like the showery bow.” Although Cecile does not like to answer to the name of ‘Sis’, she is known by that name to many of her friends. In her sophomore year she was a member of the Speech Club and took part in the Sophomore Pageant. Between typing for the Press Club and being a member of the Speech Club, Cecile was kept busy in her junior year. A member of the Commercial Course, she has always con- sidered typing the subject of most value to her. Her favorite sports are roller- skating, tennis, and horse-back riding. Cecile likes to take scenery pictures and keep them as souvenirs. She has consistently been an Honor Roll student. Because she is conscientious and ambitious, she is likely to succeed in anything she sets out to do. LORRAINE M. BONIN “Fair tresses man’s impertal race ensnare.”’ Throughout her high school career, Lorraine has taken the Commercial Course. Bookkeeping is her favorite subject. She was an usher at the Sophomore Pageant, and also a member of both Junior and Senior Prom Committees. During her junior year she was a member of the Glee Club and the Press Club. Her name has appeared on the Honor Roll. Her hobby is keeping a scrapbook of beautiful scenes. Her favorite sport is tennis. During her last two years in school, she has been employed by the F. W. Woolworth Company. Her ambition is to own a little dress shop. When she gets out of school she would like very much to start her business career in some local office. WILLIAM BONVILLE “For many a joke had he.” “Bonie’’ wants to be, above all, the pilot of his own plane. He was in the Boys’ Glee Club in his sophomore and senior years, the Speech Club in his sophomore year, and the Choral Club as a senior. As a sophomore he took part in a patriotic play given by the Speech Club, and as a junior he played in the Public Speaking Class play, ‘‘Allison’s Lad.’’ He was on the track squad as a sophomore. Bill took the Commercial Course as a sophomore but changed to General Curriculum in the later years. His name has been seen often on the Second and Third Honor Rolls. On graduating he plans to become a master machinist. His hobby is collecting aviation facts, figures, and photos. During his senior year he was employed in the shipping room of the New England Novelty. His favorite sports are hiking and skiing. The subject of most value to him was Physics.

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DONALD L. CAMPBELL “The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a’ that.” “Don’’, as he is called by his classmates, took the Classical Course for three years. He has been a member of the ‘‘Magnet”’ staff for three years and sports editor for two years. In his junior year he was a member of the winning play of the Interclass Play Contest. He was also in the Interclass Play Contest in his sophomore year. His most memorable experience while in high school was the Drama Festival at Fitchburg, in which he took part during his junior year. His hobby is rifle-shooting and his favorite sports are swimming and hunting. He took part in the domeroom Basketball “lournament in his junior years. Outside of school he is an Eagle Scout and a leader in Troop 2 of St. Mark's Church. He also has passed the Red Cross Senior Life-sa ving requirements. After graduation he would like to become a Flying Cadet in the Army Air Corps. GEORGE CARCHIDI “The dancing pair that stmply sought renown.’ George Carchidi, better known by his class mates as ‘‘Gus’’, has pursued the Commercial Course during his three years of high school. In his sophomore year he made the Honor Roll and took part in the Sophomore Pageant. In his junior year, “‘Gus’’ was chosen one of the cheerleaders, and he held this position for two years. At the present time George is working in the First National Stores as a clerk. In his senior year, George took part in the Interclass Play, ““The Devil and Daniel Webster’’. Gus’s favorite pastime is dancing, and his favorite sports are football and basketball. Next year he plans to further his studies in Business Administration. ’ HOWARD CAREY “Worth makes the man.” Howard Carey, better known to some as ‘‘Howie’’, is taking the General Course. During his sophomore and junior years he took part in interclass track and basketball. The past summer he was employed at Newton’s Dairy. He is taking a machinist course at the vocational school and hopes to get a job doing defense work. His favorite sports are hunting and fishing. His future ambition is to become a postal clerk. MARJORIE H. CARTER “Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.’ Marjorie is better known to her friends as ‘‘Midge’’. Throughout her three years she has taken the Commercial Course. She has participated in different sports, including volleyball, softball, and hockey. During her sophomore year she was a member of the volleyball team and in her junior year she was a member of the bowling team. Marjorie’s favorite pastime is reading, which she enjoys very much. She is often seen ice skating and roller skating, which are her two favorite sports. Sh e has found typewriting not only her most interesting but also her most valuable subject, since she expects to make use of it after leaving school. Her plans for the future are uncertain, but she hopes to secure a position as a secretary in some Office. DELVINA CASACCA “Her face ts fair, her heart ts true, as spotless as she’s bonny.” Delvina, better known to her friends as ‘‘Delvey’’, has taken the Commercial Course during her three years of high school. Her name appears regularly on the Honor Roll. She has participated in many extra-curricular activities. She was a member of the Speech Club, Magnet and the Sports Club in her sophomore year. In her junior year she was a member of the Speech Club, Magnet, and the Bowling Club. She has ushered at various school events. In her senior year she was a member of the Student Cabinet, Assistant Business Manager of the ‘“Magnet.’’ and a member of the Speech Club. She has served on the Reception Committee for both Senior and Junior Proms. She has participated in the sports of hockey and basketball. Outside of school she belongs to the Sons of Italy, Girls’ Junior Lodge, of which she is now treasurer; she is also an honorary member of the Junior Fortnightly Club. She is particularly fond of football, basketball and ice skating. After school she works as a bookkeeper, and she hopes to further her education along that line, but her plans are incomplete as yet. 2