Worcester High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Norman Martin, Treaxurer janet Loftus, Secretary Page Twenty Patrick Gabriella, President Senior Class Officers '50-A Patrick Gabriella Janet Loftus President Secretary Shirley Carlson Norman Martin and Treasurer Frances Lorusso Vice-Presidents Cap and Gown Committees DOREEN BOSTON, Chairman of joint Committee '50-A Marie Freda John Gillio joan Gallo Lucille Melucci Wallace Seaver Raymond Steele '50-B Joan Anderson Mary Carlo Margaret Donohue Ann Frisari Barbara Hedenstad Sam LaCanfora Mary Ann Palaio Lilly Ann Proctor Norman Sheridan Andreyv Valinski CLASS MOTTO Crescat Scientia CLASS COLORS Green and White

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Page Glam aiafuf '50-14 Natalie Mankovitz, Class Historian As I close my eyes and reminisce over the last four years, my mind whirls and comes to a halt before the unforgettable picture of the first day of our freshman year, February 4, 194-6. As- cending the gigantic Walnut Street Hill, we were filled with confused emotions of hope, anxiety and fear, which the 'ihelpful seniorsn soon banished by concerning themselves with our health and directing us to imaginary un- derground passages and aiding us to restricted elevators. Regret registered in every eye, when Calvin Andrews departed from us. But in losing a dear friend and principal, we gained two admirable, efficient and esteemed men, Mr. William Casey, our respected principal, and Mr. James Man- ning, one of his indispensable assistants, lwho has combined his efforts with Mr. Edward Tobin to establish an incomparable team at Commerce. Many thanks to Mr. Manning for having saved students from wasting too many after-school hours at the p.m. sessions by show- ing his kindness in affording only four p.m.,s when five perhaps would be in order. We presently became aware of the accom- plished school in which we had enrolled, for not only did the Girls' Field Hockey Team and Boys' Varsity Football Team capture the much coveted city titles, but also The Mercury, our outstanding school paper, won first place honors at the convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. To add honors to honors, Commerce won mention at the Music Festival in Gloucester, with our freshmen angelic voices blending to- gether to present a triumphant performance. Our sophomore year proved just as success- ful as our freshman year, naturally, ffor our class was topsj and our athletes clinched their second Inter-High Hockey Title and the Base- ball Team won the Inter-High Championship, fthe girls, not to be outdone, captured the Basketball Titlej, rounding out that year's great athletic history. Although we were introduced to the new Twenty-two marking system that term, I don't recall our marks particularly improving, although Libby Moskovitz and Gladys Carlson received their customary E's,,' but Johnny Aquino and James Pedone still obtained . . . Ch, well, let us continue with our History! The accomplishments during our wizened sophomore year reached towering limits, for our class was not only the most brilliant, but also the most athletic class in the history of Commerce. Our tennis team was excellent and our girl athletes, Lois Anderson, Germaine Amyot, and Virginia Grimala, contributed to its many victories. I think that year we lost only . . . Well, let's not resurrect that memory! The Golf Inter-High title was captured and Commerce won its second consecutive Inter- High Baseball crown, which S'Handsome Hank Brennan, Joe i'Jupiter Lanava, Fred 'fthe Headv Smith, and Ray Speed', Steele helped to make possible. Bragging unintentionally, with- out these three men, Commerce might have suf- fered seriously. The girls, striding on the same level as the boys, captured the Year Around Cupn for their basketball championship and Held hockey title, which they obtained through untiring efforts. The commendable program which the Black- friars presented in the assembly hall at Christ- mas with some of the many talented members of our class participating, thrilled us, even though the next day Nurse Higgins was ener- vated by massaging quite a few stiff necks, which had been strained and twisted in the process of craning them, so that we could feast our eyes upon this magnificent performance. Entering our junior year we wasted no time in establishing ourselves as one of the most brilliant, superbly athletic, and admirable classes and we managed to advance through a glorious and tremendously happy junior year, resolved to face all difficulties courageously, overcome all obstacles unfearfully and become a strong, united group. For the third consecutive year the Mercuries clinched the Inter-High Baseball title, with our class once again in the limelight, and the Black- friars presented another triumphant perform- ance by staging 4'Seven Keys to Baldpate with Norman Martin and Eugenie Szlyk sharing the honors. Who knows, perhaps some sunny day when we chance to wander into the Palace Theatre, we may see the superb team of Martin