Mansfield High School - Hornet / Green Years Yearbook (Mansfield, MA)

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Advisors, Miss Winnifred Lyman, and Mr. Theodore I. Ricci, Jr. Through their untiring efforts and sincere devotion, each graduat- ing class has left M.H.S. with a permanent record of its school life and activities. If only the long hours you have spent serving us could be measured and then expressed in terms of gratitude we would have a suitable means by which to voice our thanks. e [ribute HE Echo wishes to pay tribute to our past and present Yearbook THE EcHo Page Eleven

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‘Tribute O OUR class advisors, Mrs. Mildred Whitmore and Mr. Everett Robinson, for their deep understanding and conscien- tiousness in all the undertakings of the class of “45” we wish to express our deep gratitude. To you we owe much of our success, and mere words cannot convey our true appreciation. Page Ten THE Ecuo

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Class History HEN the honor of writing our Class History was bestowed upon me I began reminiscing and in so doing our activities and progress assembled themselves in my mind as a colorful tapestry. Join with me in imagination while I produce for you this tapestry we have woven. Awaiting us, when we entered Mansfield High School in September, 1942, was the loom, our future education, upon which we were to weave our tapestry. On the loom we placed eighty-eight threads, one for each sophomore student. We shall see upon looking at this tapestry that the pattern is influenced by a maroon thread. This strand represents our c lass advisors —- Miss Henchel, Mrs. Whitmore, and Mr. Robinson; our class officers — Roger Buck, Fred Ienello, Jackie Servais, Elizabeth Flint, Don Huston, Bud Merrill, and Jimmy Wright. Green and white become prominent as my mind recalls the brisk, autumn days we sat in the grandstand while our boys on the gridiron thrilled us. And I think of winter evenings when our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams brought excitement into nearby gyms and our own Town Hall. On sunny, hot, spring days we followed the baseball team. Always present were the flashy green and white uniforms of the cheer- leaders who gave continual moral support to our teams. Now we see a splash of red, white and blue. This was brought into our design during our Sophomore Year when the Victory Corps was organized. As we continue to view the tapestry we also see glistening gold threads. “These threads recall the choosing of our Class Rings in our Junior Year. How proudly we flashed the gold seals when the rings arrived. Following this gold thread we remember how we carried it through to our Senior Year by selecting Class Pins. A bright, dashing red comes into the pattern. ‘Vhis red streak reminds us of the fun, humor, gayety, and deviltry in which we all took part. Remember the white mouse? QO yes and the fresh air addicts who were always being caught when they tried to sneak out for an extra breath of it? (It seems strange this practice still continued in view of the cigarette shortage). No doubt the faculty often saw red when they interrupted the chatter, clatter, and din of the Study Hall and endured the commotion caused by the changing of classes. “hese plus many other misdoings were the reasons for the intertwining of deep indigo blue with red in so many places — the hours we spent with thee, dear Mansfield High, after two o'clock! The khaki and the navy immediately remind us of the boys who have answered our country’s call. We can’t help noticing that there are some broken threads. These represent the boys who left us before their share of the design was completed — namely: Foot Certuse, Ray Collins, Bud Devine, Andy Emory, and Bob Schofield. A gold star fastens one of these threads. Page Twelve THE EcHo