Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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7 MARIE GEISLER Vice-President Q 1 iK7i0lU3 Class of 1942 -',-1'- - --- - - - - - - SENIORS XX l , A ' ., Ji? JAMES LAROSEE President THORNTON REGAN Auditor N 0 Q- Xt' ADE LE BETTINSON Secretary-Treasurer

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Dedication O THE MEN FROM WALTHAM -WU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WHO ARE HELPING TO INSURE THE PERPETUATION OF THOSE IDEALS AND FREEDOMS WHICH WE CHERISH. . -la Q

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.:.,-.,-l---------- --- -------claw of 1942 N previous class his- xxN's I l ,XM tories it may be noted that the classes entered as wild eyed sophomores, who got lost in the labyrinth of rooms and corridors, and wcre haughtily looked down upon by the upper classmen - but not this class. Al- though we, as sophomores, entered in September 1939, our class could disdainfully look down upon the college preparatory freshmen who also as a class entered the portals of Waltham High for the first time since 1920. It can be said that several soph- Clair History LOREN P. NEFF Class Historian llli' Q ll ll 1 10101 li li tains, played in a particularly clogged style, refusing to give up, and while they did not always win, they certainly played a clean, well fought game. Some sophomore fel- lows gained experience as substitutes, while others gave the team moral support by regular attendance at the games and by hearty cheer- ing. Hardly had we recovered from Thanksgiving when Christmas rushed upon us with ensuing practice in bas- ketball and hockey. In this, our sophomore 1101009 omores did get lost but that was rather of their own design. It didn't take us long to discover that we could accidentally take the first lunch, be excused, and then take the second recess. Any sophomore caught going up the wrong stairs or cutting through rooms might merely report that he was a freshman. And verily I say we were not half so green as many of the sophomore classes before us - at least in our own opinion. We soon accustomed ourselves to the routine of high school life and quickly learned the traits of our upper classmen, whether they were good or bad. Among our new found responsibilities came the momentous question of electing class officers. They were: Herbert Nelson, President, Roger johnson, Vice-President, Kenneth Nickerson, Secretary-Treasurer, and june Kellogg, Auditor. Later we selected our motto Spectemur Agendo tLet Us Be Known by Our Deedsj and our class colors - green and white. Football, under the direction of Mr. Leary, came upon our horizon, and Waltham, with Richard Johnstone and Fred Goguen as co-cap- -a-L , I W ifmlx vu year, we had the opportunity of cheering for a hockey team unsurpassed by any other team in the history of the Bay State League. The Crim- son went through the regular season undefeated and untied - a new record. Basketball for both boys and girls was an im- portant feature of the winter, and the high school gym was the scene of many a hard fought battle. With spring fever, came thoughts of the Soph- omore Social. Although it was held on an evening of adverse weather conditions, we man- aged to have a most enjoyable time, but you all know the old, sad story. The girls giggle in one corner. The boys shuffle uneasily in the other, however, several of the young ladies sang well. I doubt that we can boast of one student who had not been computing for at least a month, the days until june vacation. We received with joy our final ranks, and, the year was over. That a ten weeks vacation passes into oblivion with all too great rapidity was what was on the minds of most class members as they climbed the steps to resume another one hundred eighty days