Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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BERNICE G. DIGIOVANNI “In action faithful and in honour cleatr.’’ “Didge’s’’ ambition is to become a laboratory technician. She has been a member of the Magnet Staff, Speech Club, and Art Club. In her sophomore year she was appointed one of the coaches for the patriotic play, “‘Liberty and Union.”’ While in school she took part in basketball, volley ball, field hockey, bowling, and tennis. In the three years that she has been in high school her name has appeared on the Honor Roll. This year she has been studying Chemistry and Physics, two subjects which she enjoys very much. In her Senior year she was elected homeroom treasurer. Her favorite pastime is reading. If you go into Frye’s you'll probably find her washing dishes. The sports she likes best are football and basketball. Of all the events in school there is one she'll never forget—the Sophomore Play, ‘Liberty and Union.” LIDIO DI NARDO “He does nothing with sourness or obstinacy.” Lidio, better known as “‘Lid,’’ has taken the Commercial Course throughout his three years in the Leominster High School. He has taken every commercial subject offered in order to be thoroughly trained for business. As a Sophomore he took active part in the pageant, “Liberty and Union.”’ Since then he has not been able to take part in any other school activities because he could not find the time, especially during his senior year. His name appeared on the Honor Roll a number of times. Lid’s favorite sports are swimming, baseball, football, hockey, and skiing. Outside of school he is a member of the Order of Sons of Italy Boys’ Junior Lodge. Lid is experienced in many lines, having worked as bookkecper, telegram boy, filling station attendant, clerk in a grocery store, and now errand boy at the Commonwealth Plastic Co. Most of his spare time is devoted to stamp collecting and building model airplanes. Lidio plans to take a Civil Service examination for a stenographer-typist position. OLGA R. DINARDO “To err ts human, to forgive divine.” Olga, who is better known to her friends as ‘‘Dimples,’’ has taken the Commercial Course. She was homeroom treasurer in her sophomore year. Her name has frequently appeared on the Honor Roll during her years at Leominster High School. In her sophomore year she was an usher for the Pageant “‘Union and Liberty.”’ Olga served on Junior and Senior Prom Committees. Her favorite sports are ‘‘bike’’ riding, swimming, and softball. Her hobby is collecting various out-of-state post-cards. Olga is a member of the Leominster Girls’ Junior Lodge. Her ambition is to become a good nurse. She plans to enter Leominster Hospital for training after graduation. BRUNO V. DI PACE “He broke no promise, serv'd no private end.”’ Bruno Di Pace, alias “‘Bru,’’ has taken the General Course in his three years at the senior high school. His great ambition is to be a great doctor. He was a member of the Biology Club in his junior year. He participated in interclass basketball in his sophomore year. He took the National Defense course at the Leominster Trade School and is tending a lathe. He plans to work in a machine shop after graduating. His hobbies are taking long, bicycling trips, raising the very best of homing pigeons, collecting old coins, and making airplane models. While in the high school he had a morning paper route and also worked at the Whitney Reed Co. His favorite sports are baseball, football, and boxing. The most valuable subjects to him ‘were Physics and Chemistry. ELIO J. DIPAOLI “He can't be wrong whose life ts tn the right.” Elio John DiPaoli for short is called “‘Cisco.’’ His greatest ambition is to be a big businessman. He was a member of the cabinet in ’41. In his sophomore year, he was in the Sophomore Play. He was also in the Senior Interclass play. He has been a candidate for football for three years. His first two years he took the Commercial Course, but he changed to the General Course. He has been chair- man of senior homeroom 2. After he leaves school he plans to enter a downtown business. His hobby is reading short articles. He also participated in interclass sports. While in school he was an usher at the Metropolitian Theatre. Football and swimming are his favorite sports. Outside of school he is interested in community projects, such as helping the Red Cross and U. S. O. His most memorable experience was at the Sophomore Party where he first learned to dance. The most valuable subject to him was Economics. He enjoyed the nivht of the Junior Prom best of all.

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JOHN F. DE LIBERO ‘‘An unerring standard of taste.” John Francis De Libero, for short, is called ‘‘Delib.’’ His greatest ambitions are to be a landscape artist and a great musician. He belonged to the band in his sophomore year. His greatest trrumph came when he was awarded the part of Benjamin Franklin in the Sophomore Pageant of 1940. He has taken the General Course for three years. He plans to enter the Boston Conservatory of Music and a school for landscaping. He has worked in the tardy office. His hobbies are playing in an orchestra, and photography. During high school he has worked at the Mutual Co-op Store. His favorite sports are swimming, fishing, hunting, skiing, pool, hiking. He belongs to the Cozy Couch Den. The most memorable expericnce he had was the Senior Reception of 1941. His favorite subject during his high school career was Chemistry. RACHEL A. DELISLE “Her hatr ts like the curling mist.” Rachel DeLisle’s greatest ambition is to be a dental hygienist. She plans to go to Westbrook Junior College and then further her studies at Forsythe Dental School in Boston. Rachel has been a prominent member of the Magnet staff during all her three years in high school. In her senior year she was made circulation manager. She was also vice-president of the French Club and head typist for the Press Club. She has been a constant member of the Honor Koll. She ushered at Parent's Night Senior Reception, Junior and Senior Proms and worked in the office. She was also chosen cheer leader. Outside of school she was a member of the St. Cecile’s Girls’ Degree Team. SAM DELLA CHIARE “Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene.” Sam Della Chiare for short is called ‘‘“Samma Della.’’ His greatest ambition is to be a sports commentator. He took part in the Sophomore Pageant in 1939. He has taken part in baseball and basket ball. He went out for football but had to quit on account of his knee. He studied the General Course. During his sophomore year he was elected vice-chairman of Room 13. He plans to enter W orcester Trade School after graduation. His favorite hobby is to collect pictures of all sports. During high school he worked in the bowling alleys. His favorite sports are baseball, basketball, and football. His most memorable experience while in high school was the class fight. His favorite subjects are English and Human Relations. The event that he enjoyed most was dancing in the gym after lunch. FRANK S. DE PASQUALE “He gained no title and he lost no friend.” Frank De Pasquale was born in Leominster on September 8, 1925. He is called “Frankie’’ by his friends. His greatest ambition is to become a state trooper. He was a member of Squad B in his sophomore year and a member of the varsity basketball team in his junior year. He has also achieved letters in baseball, and, in his senior year, a letter and sweater for football. He has made the second Honor Roll only once. In his sophomore year Frank was made class president. Frankie is also a member of the Leominster Carbarn Boys’ Club. He is studying the General Course and hopes to enlist in the U. S. Navy after graduation. His hobbies include basketball, football, baseball, swimming, and skating. While in school he worked in the Standard Tool Company. He believes that Physics was of most value to him and the class fight the most enjoyable event of the year. ARLENE C. DESMOND “Her smile was like a summer morn.” Arlene is better known as “‘Dizzy.’’ Throughout her three years in Leominster High School she has taken the Commercial Course. She has belonged to the Magnet, Sports Club and Bowling Club. Her activities in school included numerous sports; such as, basketball, field hockey, volley ball, softball, and bowling. Her favorite sport is basketball. She has made either first or second Honor Roll every term. Arlene's greatest ambition is to be a private secretary or a physical training in- structor. Besides going to school, she is the bookkeeper for the Goodhue Printing Company and a waitress at the Boston Confectionary. She has bowled for other clubs beside the school. She is a member of the Fortnightly Club. The subjects which have been most beneficial to her are shorthand and typewriting. She liked taking dictation from Mr. Davis best of all.

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ROSY R. DIPILLO “ Beauteous Rose-bud, young and gay.” At the tender age of two months, Rosy Dipillo was christened Rosetta, and showered with two unusual middle names which she would rather keep hidden. Disliking her real name because of the variations in pronunciation and in spelling, she soon adopted the short nickname of Rosy. Rosy has been a member of the ‘‘Magnet’’ staff for three years, holding the duty of literary assistant and then of literary editor. During her high school career she studied the Classical Course, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale. Her name has appeared on the Honor Roll every term for three years. She honestly believes that her two years of typing have been of most value to her because typing has helped her in her English and in her N. Y. A. work. Her most memorable experience occurred between November 27 and December 3. That was the period she spent in the hospital recovering from an appendectomy. To succeed in whatever work she undertakes is Rosy’s greatest ambition. HELYN B. DRESSLER “She moves a goddess, and she looks a queen.’ Helyn enrolled in Leominster High School in September, 1941. Previous to enrolling here, she attended high school in Sackets Harbor, New York. There Helyn participated in many plays. She was president of the Junior Class and the Dramatic Club, and editor of a column in the school paper. She was also a member of the Glee Club and the Red Cross Class. Listening to swing music is her favorite pastime. Football is her favorite sport. She likes to travel and hopes to go abroad some day. After high school, Helyn wants to be a bookkeeper for she thinks that bookkeeping has been the most valuable subject in her Commercial Course. ’ MARTHA A. DRESSLER “The bashful virgin’s stdelong looks. This was Martha’s first year in Leominster High School. She entered September 1, 1941, after spending her sophomore and junior years in Sackets Harbor High in upperstate New York. There she belonged to the Dramatic Club, Glee Club, Staff of the school paper, and Red Cross Class, and took part in many of the plays. Martha took a Commercial Course and wants to be a bookkeeper, as that was the subject she most enjoyed in school. Her hobby is collecting pictures and autographs. She likes swing music, dancing, and horseback riding. Her favorite sport is football. HENRY DUNWOODY “The honest man ...1s king of men for a’ that.” Henry Dunwoody, sometimes called “‘Hank,”’ plans to enter Fitchburg Teachers’ College next fall. He was a member of the Speech Club during his sophomore and senior years, and in this capacity was in three plays: ‘Too Much Ginger,’’ ‘‘Dust of the Road’’ and ‘The Enchanted Wood.”’ He also took part in the senior play, “The Devil and Daniel Webster,’’ in the Interclass Play Contest. He has taken the Classical Course throughout high school, and his name appeared on the Second and Third Honor Rolls during his junior year. The subject that he enjoyed most and seemed to get the most out of was mathematics. During his senior year he put this into practice as cashier in the school cafeteria. Outside of School he was active during his senior year as treasurer of Leominster Chapter Order of DeMolay and president of the Methodist Youth Fellowship. LAWRENCE G. EATON “Majestic tn his own simplicity.” Lawrence's full name is Lawrence Gordon Eaton. He has a nickname, Blackie, which has been associated with him throughout his school career. His greatest ambition is to fly for the Army or Navy, preferably the Navy. He was an active member of the French Club during 1940. He has played football, baseball, and interclass hockey during the 1940-1941 seasons. During his sophomore and junior years he took the Classical Course; his senior year he enrolled in the General Course. His hobbies are drawing prominent sports figures and collect- ing pictures and banners of the bigger and better pictures that come to the Plymouth Theater. He has worked at Newton's Dairy and Brockelman’s Market, and he is at present employed at the Plymouth Theater. His favorite sports are baseball, hockey, and football. He belongs to the Leominster Order of Demolay and the Leominster Redskins A. C. Getting four straight B’s in first year College French and the Class fight of ‘41'’ are his two most memorable experiences at the high school. Law, Chemistry, and Human Relations are the subjects which are of the most value to Lawrence. During his senior year he was president of Room 6.