Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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Wakefield 1644 - 1044 lt so happens that 1044, the year of our graduation from Wakefield lligh School, also marks the 300th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Read- ing and the beginning of the town of Wakefield. This area had been first settled five years prior to 1644 as a part of Lynn Village, but soon became an independent section. After its incorporation, Reading divided into three parishes, one of these- South Reading-in turn becoming separate from the other two in 1812. lt was in 1868, fifty-six years later, that South Reading changed its name to Wakefield. Since its inception three centuries ago as a pioneer settlement, Wakefield has kept pace with the growth of the nation and become a thriving modern community. True, it is not a large community: but it is in such towns as Wakefield, insignificant in area and population but great in the calibre of its citizenship, that the vast strength of our country lies. The members of the Wakefield lligh School graduating class of 1944 have a sacred trust in perpetuating this centuries-old tradition of good citizenship, whether it entails fighting on a foreign soil or performing our normal duties at home: for. by serving the community in which we live to the best of our ability, we preserve a prosperous and united America. jAMEs E. Fox, '44 C0-Editor-in-Chief Page Ten

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GG o Victor Without Laborw Every day friends ask what we intend to do upon the completion of our high school careers. They tell us repeatedly that we are now going out into the world. This statement is not quite true. Each of us will enter a separate world in which we will be forced to make independent decisions. Some of us will enter the business world: others will enroll in college. Many will enter the armed services-and may God be with them. A few even may become great artists, musicians, or authors. Until now, when any problem has arisen, someone has been at our sides to aid us. As children we had our difiiculties solved for us by our parents: through- out our years in school, our teachers have assisted us in countless ways. We offer our grateful appreciation to both. ln the future, we must rely upon ourselves. Friends will present suggestions. but the decisions will rest upon us as individuals. Although we shall have diifer- ent problems, varying with the new world status which confronts us, we should all have one thing in our minds to guide us. We shall discover that our class motto. which today is probably only a group of words, or, at most, a symbol to us, has become a beacon away from which our eyes must never turn. As ia pattern for success, let us ever remember that there can be N0 Victory Without Labor. lXlARlLYN R. STARKMAN, '44 C0-Editor-in-Cbief Page Nine

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Uur Class Officers JOHN F. MANNING Class President lark United States Marine Corps A man of courage, firm, and fit for trust. Football tl, 2, 3, 455 Co-Captain 4455 Basketball tl, 2, 3, 453 Captain t-153 Baseball 1453 Track Q52 HomegRoom President tl, 2, 3, 453 junior Class President 635. Always popular, sincere, and willing to do anything for a friend, jack is known and liked by all. Never has he lost his taste for good humor, and, especially for the fairer sex. jacks keen personality, together with his good looks, has warmed many a maidens heart. His future is set for the Marines: with his mentality and physique, jack will be a powerful leatherneck. The best of luck and success to you. lack, while you are in the service, and for every day of your life after victory. DANIEL GOLTLD WHFFISIER Class Vive President Dan United States tlflllull Hell and a way. Baseball tl53 Home-Room Manager tl, 25: Stu- dent Council KZ5: lnolznut 135: lunior Prom Com- mittee C35: Graduation Usher t35g Class Day L'sher i353 Home-Room President I3 453 liirvitball 13. 45: Class Vice President 145: Senior Play Pub- licity Committee f-l5I Yearbook Staff t-55: Grad- uation Speaker t45. Dan the vice president of our class. is one of whom we are justly proud. A conscientious scholar and a well- known Darticipant in school activities, he has won the respect and admiration of teachers and classmates alike. From the freshman year he has been one of our outstanding classmates The class is proud of you, Dan, and wishes you happiness and glory in the service of Lfncle Sam. QIOHN PATRICK BL'Tl.FR Class SL't'Tf'fl17'V lark L'Hitf'd States .llarine Corps Hafipy-go-lucky. Football Cl. 45: Hockev Team Manaeer 12, 35: Graduation Usher 135: Class Secretary I45: Home- Room President H55 Senior Play Stage Manager I-15: Participant in Home Talent Show t45. jack, or Tanglefoot. as he is better known Io some of us. is a gay, happy-,ao-luckv fellow with a charming personality. He has competently fulhlled the requirements of his ofiice as secretary of our class. His gav and wittv remarks arc another characteristic which distinguish him. Never lose your sense of humor, and you'll be tops! HARLAND S RATCLIFFF Class Treasurer Rusty L'rzited States Natal .4 ir Corps For tlrev can erwqiier telic believe they ran Football fl, 2, 3, 453 Hockey' IZ. 3, 45: Hockey Co-Captain C452 qlunior Prom Committee 135: Athletic Council 6451 Senior Home-Room Pres- ident C45: Senior Play Stage Crew Co-Chairman C453 Yearbook Staff C45. One of Greenwoods contributions to Wnkpneld High School is Rusty Ratclitfe. Through his four brilliant years of football and ho-ckey, Rusty has proved his worth as a clean, but hard-hitting, center on the gridiron and as a defense- man on the hockey team. Both his brains and brawn will be great assets to him when he is a member of the Naval Air Corps. We shall miss him. Page Eleven 5 3 '23 We-I sea?