Turners Falls High School - Peske Tuk Yearbook (Turners Falls, MA)

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PFXSGY JOAN ABBOTT Peg Good nature is the -very air of 4 good mind. Peg, the quiet girl of our class, was in the Home Economics Club her freshman year. As a senior, she was a Bank Day Cashier and gave of her time and willingness as a Q member of the refreshment committee for the Freshman Hop. fx ROBERT LOUIS ABBOTT What should a man do but How well known is Cochise for his suavity ar four years, he participated in baseball, track, and ba also lent his voice to the Boys' Glee Clubg was an us, ticket committee for our Senior Play. BEVERLY LORRAINE ADIE Bev Here': a heart for any fate. ' B Bev is well liked because of her wit and vivacity. She has been active in the Glee Club, and History Club during her junior and senior yearsg the Art Club her sophomore year, the Community Service Club all three years, and served as president of the Camera Club during her last year. Bev wrote for the junior and Senior Netop Staffs. Her love for sports was manifested by her participation in J. V. basketball and softball. Bev assisted with the make-up for the Senior Play and her acting ability won her the role of Tamar in Love Is Eternal, a one act play presented for Veterans' Day. GERTRUDE AREL Not much talk-a great, Ju Gert was in the Home Economics Club during the Softball Team she showed her athletic prowess. We support of our class projects, such as her contribution of janie. 15

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ROBERT CLIFFORD LA ROCHE Rochie If you have great talents, industry will improve them, if you have but moderate abilities. indurtry will .rupply their deficiency. Rochie was one of the Business Man- agers who made our Netop and Yearbook possible. He sang with the Boys' Glee Club, ushered and was head usher at several class dances, and was a member of the T Club as a result of his two years of track and four memorable years of football. He also acted the part of the father in the Christmas play, The Goose Hangs High and the role of Uncle Poodgie in our Senior Play, Janie . That's our veep ! ii ag' I 1' RICHARD G. MARTINEAU Dickie I am wealthy in my friends. To head Dickie's list of achievements is a Pro Merito rating. Musically speaking, he was in the Band for two years, Boys' Glee Club, presiding over the latter during his senior year, and was in All State Chorus. At junior Prize Speaking he gave Listen to the People by Stephen Vincent Benet, and portrayed Mr. Todd in Love Is Eternal . His striking portrayal of Scooper was one of the high points of janie . He was vice-president and then president of Le Cercle Francais and belonged to the Art Club a year. Also, he held office in the History Club as treasurer. Dickie gave a great deal of his time as general chairman of our class dances to make them the suc- cesses they were. SAMUEL TAYLOR Sam Make two grim grow where there was only a grouch heforef' Sam , our class historian and class wit, had four very active years in high school. He showed his athletic powers by playing football for three and by managing the basketball and baseball teams for two years. His organizing ability was revealed in help- ing to put on all of our class dances. This included being an usher at the Sophomore Social and the Freshman Hop and a dec- orator at the Prom. Sammy sang tenor in the Boys' Glee Club for two years and was a member of the History Club for two years, being elected president of it his senior year. He displayed acting ability in the part of Mr. Day in The Goose Hangs High . We were all amused by his portrayal of the decidedly taciturn Dead Pan Hack- ett in Janie , He was a member of the T Club and was an editor on the Netop and Yearbook Staffs. During his junior year, he was elected homeroom captain for the magazine drive and was selected as alternate for both Prize Speaking and Good Govern- ment Day. Sam accomplished all this and still managed to keep his Pro Merito rating throughout his four years at T.F.H.S. 'I4 twwgwwwiiiiwiiil 3 uf! , U52 S Ihfllu' 5-'O :QEEQQC Y her long Pri: Sun Hi 5 Sen sup pla' it 5. fi i ,gd ,f S 5331: Igsi S .53 l E Y Me1 Var ber mei Clu two Bes tool sop and Hip iun war Do'

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JOHN AVBRY Johnny Oh, give ur the man who .fingr at hir work. Johnny's athletic interests were manifested by his membership on the Track Team. As a musician, he was male vocalist with the Swingsters for two years, and was a faithful member of the Boys' Glee Club, serving also as its librarian during his senior year. As a parliamentarian, he was one of the most active members of the History Club. A popular boy, Johnny will long be remembered for his clever quips. JAMES BAIRD Truth is the highert thing that man During his freshman year Butch played on the foo' worked on the decorations for the Sophomore Social. H decorating committees for the Junior Prom. Butch alsc ANTHONY MARTIN BLASSBERG his last two years. WILLIAM SPENCER BEVES Bill I will :truly how to give account of my little, rather than how to make it more. One of our class musicians, Bill played in the Band for four years, the Orchestra for three years, and the Swingsters for two years. He sang in the Boys' Glee Club, was in the Art Club, and enjoyed History Club meetings during his junior and senior years. Bill served on the music committee for the Junior Prom, and was a member of our Sanctum Sanctorumf' He was not only on the committee for the tickets of our Senior Play, Janie, but creditably performed in a supporting role. To live long is almost everyoneir with, but to live wr Q Tony displayed his interest in sports by being Tr: 'fy He belonged to the History, Art, and Camera Clubs, act ' in his senior year. He was a capable business manager for and Netop, was a stage manager for our Senior Play, Jan Day play as Cassius Clay. Tony ushered at the Juni gymnasium for our Sophomore Social. A willing and effe1 16