Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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ROBERT JOSEPH COMISKEY “Don’t Blame Me.’’ Robert Comiskey, born in Leominster, July 25, 1927, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Comiskey, of 15 Harrison Street. ‘'Bob, ’ as he is called, is well known at senior high. Before coming up on “the hill,” Bob attended St. Leo's Parochial School and the junior high school. During his three years in high school, he was a student in the General Course. He served as Vice-President of his home room in his sophomore and junior years, and, in his junior and senior years, Bob was an active and dependable member of the athletic staff of the Press Club. He has made quite a record for himself in school sports. Bob played football for two years; in his junior year, he played end on the Varsity Football Team, and in his senior year he played center. During his junior year he also played basketball. The sports which he enjoys most are football and swimming. Bob’s hobby is amateur photography. He has a passionate interest in photography, at which he has become quite proficient. He likes collecting different kinds of pictures of his friends. Bob also likes scenery, and when he goes on long trips he enjoys taking snapshots of colonial homes. Bob's friendliness toward everyone has been quickly recognized as one of his most outstanding traits. Uncle Sam will be getting a strong, healthy-minded, good-natured young man, when Bob enters the service next summer. ALMA ALICE CORMIER “Do Nothin™ “Till Y ou™Hears from Wiles Alma Cormier, called “Al” by her many friends, was born in Leominster on February 16, 1928, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cormier of 186 Fourth Street. Al started her very successful school life at Saint Bernard's in Fitchburg. Because she thought Fitchburg was too far away, Al entered L. H. 8. in 1942, and has been a very active member of the Class of ‘45. Being an expert at the piano, she considers piano playing her favorite pastime, but she also likes to collect records with ‘'Bing’’ and “Frankie” rank- ing first place. Whenever you find a picture with either Paul Henreid or June Allyson, you will find Al at the ‘Met’’ or Plymouth, or wherever it happens to be playing. Dancing, bowling and swimming are her favorite sports, and Human Relations is her favorite subject. When Al graduates , she plans on entering Wilfred’'s Academy in Boston to become a cosmetician, and we know she will make good in her chosen field of work. ARLENE THERESA CORMIER Living) in.a sWreanes Arlene was born in the town of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on November 16, 1927. At the proper age she entered grade school. A year later her family moved to Connecticut. After she had attended school for a short while, her family returned to East Longmeadow. For the past six years, “Are” has lived in Leominster where she has attended Leominster Junior and Senior High Schools. Arlene, who has pursued the Classical Course all through high school, has pretty hazel eyes and naturally curly brown hair. Her most outstanding chracteristics are her cheerful disposition and quietness. Her name has appeared on the Honor Roll during her high school career; for this reason she was chosen as an Honorary Member of the Fortnightly Club. “Are” is fond of sports, her favorite being swiming. Arlene was elected treasurer of her home room in her sophomore year. She was also in the Interclass Play during her sophomore year. She was a member of the Speech Club during her sophomore and junior years. In the fall she plans to enter Massachusetts State College where she will study the Liberal Arts Course. May we wish you the best of luck, Arlene!

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DONALD JOSEPH CLOUTIER “On a Bicycle Built for Two.” Donald Cloutier was born on June 8, 1927. He received his first years of schooling at St. Francis School in Fitchburg and later attended the Leominster Junior High School. After entering L.H.S., Don was chosen in his junior and senior years as one of the two to represent his class in Better Speech Contest. Don's favorite sports are baseball and football, and his favorite color is blue. Outside school his favorite pastimes are roller skating and ice skating, and his hobby is drawing pictures. In school, the subjects Don enjoys most are public speaking and English. Upon graduation, he plans to join the United States Navy. EARL COLLETTE “T Only Want a Buddy Not a Sweetheart.’’ The old saying “Athletes are born, not made” certainly applies to Earl Collette, as anyone who has ever seen him on the gridiron will readily agree. Earl, who was born on September 30, 1927, has always majored in sports of various kinds, but he enjoys football and swmming the most. His interests don’t stcp with sports, however, because, since coming to high school, Earl has been an active member of the Press Club. He held the position of Editor for his class in his junior year. Since French is one of Earl's favorite subjects, he joined the French Club, too, and has participated in many of its functions. Earl also likes music, and he has made “following the name bands” his hobby. He can tell you '’Who’s Who” in the music world; and, if there's a leading band playing anywhere within a reasonable distance, you can always be sure of seeing Earl there. If his ambition is fulfilled, Earl will someday be a member of J. Edgar Hoover's’ Fr B. i. His immediate plans after graduation, however, concern the present world conflict, and Earl has all our best wishes as a United States Marine. YVONNE DORIS COMEAU “A Little on the Lonely Side.”’ Yvonne Comeau, whose nickname is “Motor”, has taken the Commercial Course;; and her name has appeared on the Honor Roll. The subjects that “Motor’’ enjoys most are shorthand and typing. In her junior year she took public speaking and took part in some assemblies; namely, the bond show, ‘Figure It Out’, and a Washington-Lincoln assembly. Outside of school she belongs to the St. Jean’s Society. During her senior year she worked in = Ice Cream Parlor. She was on the ee hie aw chobie aha ries rty. As a hobby she llects dimes.

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KENNETH LOUIS CORMIER ‘Accentuate the Positive.” Kenneth, known to the school as “Kenny”, made his first appearance March 9, 1927, in New York state, where he lived for the first five years of his life. He came to us via Worcester, when we were in the ninth grade, and he has done a great deal to make our class a success. Everyone has watched and heard about Kenny's outstanding work on the gridiron as well as his clever maneuvering and handling of a basket- ball on the junior high school gym floor. r Besides being active in sports, Kenney was a member of the French and Glee Clubs. His name appeared frequently on the Honor Roll during the years of his College Preparatory Course in Leominster High. Like most of the fellows, he considered his favorite subjects to be mathematics and history. Kenny has appeared on the stage to receive his well earned awards in sports as well as to perform in a French play in his junior year, and in the assembly put on by the College English classes in his senior year. We wish Kenny ihe best of luck in the Navy and in his future career. President ROBERT WILLIAM COSSEBOOM “The Very Thought of You.” Our President, Bob Cosseboom, has taken the Commercial Course throughout his three years in Leominster High School. - Bob has been a member of the Boys’ Glee Club for three years and was also an active member of Speech Club in his sophomore and junior years. While a junior, he won the ‘Best Actor’ award. For the past two years, Bob has taken part in ‘Recital Night'’ programs, in which he won the first place speaking award in his junior year. Last year he also won third place recog- nition in an Oratorial Contest sponsored by the American Legion. Bob has taken part in many assemblies. While in his junior year, he wrote a play which was presented before the student body. Last year, Bob was chosen class cheerleader, and he has served in this position for the past two seasons. This year Bob's classmates have chosen him for President for the Class of ‘45, the highest honor obtainable by a student. Of all the things Bob has accomplished at L. H. S., he treasures being cheerleader most of all. After graduation Bob would like to become a sports reporter. RITA THERESA COSSETTE “I, Dream: of Yous Rita Cossette has acquiied her education through the schools of Leominster, attending Saint Cecelia’s Parochial School for eight years, junior high for one year, and senior high for three years. Rita has taken the Commercial Course throughout her years in high school. She has taken part in many school activities. At present, she is a member of the French Club. During her sophomore and junior years, she was usher at many plays. She has done a great deal of typing for clubs and comittees. Outside of school, she belongs to the well known Saint Jean’s Degree Team. Rita's favorite subjects are shorthand and typewriting. She enjoys swimming, skating, and dancing as her out-of school pastimes. Her favorite hobbies are collecting post cards, writing letters, and dancing. Her outstanding characteristic is her charming personaltiy. Rita is employed as a telephone operator at the Telephone Exchange where she expects to remain after graduation.