Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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54110111 days yffmol days Dear old golden rult day Before yye kneyy yyhat had happened yye yyere up m the mam bulldmg, styll an oyer eonfndent, super sz group, undnsmayed by frequent four oclocly cetentxons and hmntatyons on our actxyxtxes Nlany of us blossomed forth yy1th good marks all of a sudden, stxll more of us, attaclyed by groyylng payns, let studnes go to the four yy mds and spent our tlme outsxde enyoyxng the fme yyeather and a good foot ball team Blll West, Pete Tyyombly Bob Ramsdell and Marne Moore attended the prom m the capacnty of class ofhcers Many more of us yy ent out for sports Betsy' Drake played first team hockey, yy hxle Dottme Rnchardson, Shirley Palson, and Esther Capone earned second team ayyards Mmm Phylbrook, oan W1d Ellen jackson, and Marjorxe Smyth yyoyy ed the boys at the basketball games Student government vyas yn full syymg, gamyng mfluence over us In our up yn the anr thnrd floor homerooms yye debated lmportant questxorys, and reslsted the teachers attempts to curb our enthu sxasm We gayly clattered unto B lunch proud of assoclatmg wxth the upperclassmen, and drsdam fully pushing aside the junlor hyghers yy hen we met them on the stayrs We ate hot dogs and hamburgers, placed on the menu by popular request The Red nd Black conducted quxzzes, only to End that the teachers prefer classxcal musxc, to an oyer yyhelm1ng majorlty of students 1n favor of jazz, swmg blues We loved the Beer Barrel Polka Frenesx, and Llttle Snr Echo, and pushed dovyn the gym floor a couple mches under thexr strenuous Influence Tfaerl ll In blur blrzly 0 Tb: ullllfl Clljfy 0 Dozer We eame to sehool yyxth the eehoes of England horrible summer of bomblng 1n our ears Rooseyelt s Stab ln the Baely speeeh h ld starred our patrnotusm and yye yyere all nnyolyed yn Lend Lease and Red Cross yyork Our sympathxes yyere enhsted for the tragle story of Greece, Russn began bezrmg the brunt of Hxtler s lttaeks The second day of sehool .1 neyy enlarged Red and Black' yyas flaunted nn our faces by the enter prrsmg semor edxtors A feyy days later yye yyere rloored, amazed, and all that to haye the A A tnekets reduced nn prxce from one dollar to eleyen cents 1 emember the tax'j to mcreasc the percentage of members yn the school Duryng the year cafeterna prxces vyent up and yye boyyed under the added yy enght of penmes ln our pockets Competent and popular class ofhcers vyere elected nn Bull Niooney, Pete Tyy ombly Franny Polrxer, and Helen Elhott We myaded room 35 sacred to the jumors and caused Mr Steyens to pull out a feyy more handfuls from an already thynmng head of l1'lI' Nlr Butters asked us, Dont you remember any algebra? , and yye yyere mtroduced to that re ncyy ned radlator of French yy1t, Mnss Vlackedon We dxd a bang up job on a tenth anmy ersarv Vau Deynl y :th most of the talent m the class partncnpatmg ln the Coyyboy Act Bull West, our three letter nlan, yy on the Hary ard Book Avy ard as the outstand :rg junnor boy Claxre Smalley, Frank Horne, Parker Sy mmes, anet Eaton, and john Maynard held fea ture roles ln that smash hut comedy, A Connectncut H nkee mn Kung Arthurs Court learl Harbor' We sat mn the assembly hall lnsten mg to the Presxdents message and endless debates m Congress We were ayyed by the syylftness of cyents, and couldn t really beheye yye yyere at war But later that year we lost Mr Grmdle to the colors, along yylth seyeral of the faculty and some schoolmates INeyy dnm out rules were establnshed md vye had anr rand drnlls This yyas the year, too, that we kept on dayhght saymg tame throughout the vymter arrlyxng at school mth flashllghts and yy atch1ng the sun come up durmg Hrst pernod class Remember the paper dYlX6D We yyere all set to get a band, and help the goy ernment out too In the sports yyorld vye were a yyovy wnth Bull XX est, Bob Jackson, and Fatty Buzzotta outstand mg stars on the grldyron, vyhxle Blll Mooney raced 1 ound the basketball and tenms courts Dnck Bryggs eaptamed the cross country squad and many hust lers yyere on the traek team hrst team field hockey yy as played by Esther Capone Betsy Drake, Shnrley lalson, Dottxe Rlehardson, and Phylhs Russell 'Vhm Phllbrook yy as eaptam eleet for next year nn basket lall, yynth many able follovy ers And rn thus punxor year yye mustnt forget that ehampnonshxp baseball team yyhxeh for the hrst time nn years brought glory to that sxde of Wmchesters sport hfe Frank Russo, captam elect, was the only hrst team letter yymner from our class and he con trxbuted more than hxs share to a yymmng team VV- , . --1 1 V 1 - V 1 1 . , ',,. --, , VV ' ' V ' 7 ' ' X . 1 1 ' , 1 . , , . 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Inn 1947 Will sou eser forget that football season' Isers Saturdas was as clear as eould be we met one team after another, our excitement grew deeper and deeper as we won each glme, no one had realls e pected a sear like this' Framingham, Swampseott, Punchard, and so on down the list, not forgetting Stoneham and Belmont we beat them all until hnalls that wonderful Thanksgismg morning in XVoburn when the kids came through at the last minute, to win 13 3 At last we could relax resting ea our laurels as Class C Champs' Captain Bill West and Crusher ackson made the all seholastic teams, Bill was high scorer in the state with 97 po1nts Other first team letter winners were Dase Holmes, Fatts Buzzotta, Gaspie Lcntme, Harrs Boodakxan Bob Treacy, jim Farrell Franns Poirier, Iek Lrrxeo, ohn Murras, and Prank 'Vlelargni Seeond team stars were Bill Dales, Addison Augusta, ind lN1n1 Luongo Our ofheers for this memorable sear were lrank BUIIOIG, Bob aekson Dase Holmes, md Bob Rams dell Charlie Murphs was president of the A A ind liul Bllke helded the Student Couneil, lem Still min 1nd Ahee Parker eo ednteu the Red md Blaek while ohn Niurrzs topped off the Thrift Assoeia tion We ssere true leaders in all sehools organill tions ind whlteser we were 1lSSOLllILLl with wis sueeessful ereal but attendznee at sehool functions suffered no letdossn We danced to Bmg Grmdle s orehestra in the gsm, listening to Ise Got Spurs and Praise the lord ind Plss the Ammunition Student Coun eil dances were 1 great suecess and the Prom ssas oo wonderful to deserlbe Remember the fun we lld SIIILIIFILI behind the enes t ti X IU e Nlr Calltgher 1nd Nh 1Lll'l' leggs Title ll s soiee ind 1 the ot el lets thit ssele sueh fun? lrmk Horne stirred in tie union Senior C liss ' s as Nlugee in the besen Kess to Bal are while C laire Smxlles anet llton Plrker Ssmmes ohn Tirbell Stearns llhs Bob Coon md Bob Cfoddu held down supporting roles footblll w isn t the onls sport with C hampion ship reeords ind plasers lie ioekes hends w r Captain Esther Capone, Betss Drake Mim Phil brook, Shnrles Palson, Phsllis Russell, Mars Keses, Does NVild and Carol Crandall Girls basketball beauties mcluded Captain Wm Philbrook, Betsv Drake, Does Wild Shirles Palson, Esther Capone, Carol Crandall, and Marjorie Smith And Betss Drake and Mars Keses plas ed top flxght tennis The bos hoopsters got invited to the Tech tourna ment, as the result of an excellent season Pete Tw ombls captained the squad, senior letter wmners were Bill West, Franns Poirier, Charhe Murphs Isenns Wright ack Errico, and Jim Farrell Heroes of a sw ell track team were Fred Lindberg, Phil Ewell, Dick Briggs Andre Redding Robert Donahue, Parker Ss mmes, and Hugh Hawkes Cap tam Jack Tarbell, and Chubbv Ellis floored their opponents in tenms, while on the baseball diamond we were represented bs Captain Frank Russo, Charlie Nlurphs, and Addlson Augusta The process of education was interrupted for mans of the boss bs their leasxng for the armed sexsiees ohn Murras, Bill Dales, Bradles Batson, 1nd Manning Iarrell left before the end of school Those registered in reserse, to be called for tram mg after gmduation, are Bill West im larrell, Isenns W right Irznns Poirier, Bob Coon, Iaul Blake, Bob Cox, Bruce Hamilton, Das id Holmes, and Bob Rlmsdell Others hase left for training in essential war industries and mans girls hase llrelds left to eeept seeretarial positnons lor the hrst time in mans sears there ss as a ban quet h ld in the gs m on Class 'Night followed bs an es ening of hilarious entertainment Nlosies and danc nag made our last informal get together 1 complete suceess and then there ss ere all those last minute gradua tion reheirszls the suppressed eseitement all das Iridis and hnills that breath taking moment when we stepped forward to reeeise our diplomas ind heard the seholirships 1nd priles lss lrded es en fo We se all 1 in led 1nd made 1 firm basis o Iuture deselopment Sound friendships hase been te-rmed we ll neser forget these seirs df I css UI' AHI14 dill' ssrlg Xriel Puueii 1' , ,. ,, ' - .- va v - , , - s , v U , ,' . g h ' - D . . 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