Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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 A eace Now that the war is over And men have ceased to fight, Let's try to make this world of ours Yield only w hat is right. We’ll aim to shun unfairness Of races, colors, creeds; And welcome only upright men Renow ned for noble deeds. The dreadful roar of cannons, The moans of men in pain, The cries of those grief-stricken Will not be heard again. Instead we’ll hear gay laughter Of a happy thriving land, And w hen our country calls for us, We’ll lend a helping hand. Striving steadily onward, Removing doubt and fear, We’ll hear the echo in our hearts, “The Age of Peace is here.’’ Phyllis Campbell

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President. ROBERT BACKSTROM Vice-President. ELLEN LETENDRE Secretary. MARIE L. PARO Treasurer. RAOUL L. SANDS

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REMINISCING Do you remember the day we became freshmen? Although we were very- strong in numbers we felt small and insignificant among the sophisticated upper- classmen. At our first class meeting Jimmy Fenn became president; Ellen Letendre, vice-president: Ann Keeley, secretary; and Flub Sands, treasurer. As a class we had no social activities that year but many of our classmates were prominent in musical organizations and athletics. How proud we were to have Bernie Keeley play on the first strings of both the basketball and football teams. After a quiet freshman year we were eager to participate in the various clubs of the school. The Dramatic Club Christmas play that year was practically a sophomore production. Play scenery and party decorations began to show the influence of the many artists in the class of ’46. Shamrock Shennanigans”, the first social event of our sophomore year, was a huge success. It was there we first realized that we had a magician among us when Hank Dickinson completely baffled us with his performance. In Charlie Bailey’s original skit, St. Patrick sailed in from Normandy and triumphed over the snakes of Ireland. That year the school produced the Stage Door Canteen , an entertainment to help the war effort. Among the sophomores who contributed were Joe Tan- goed w ho played his accordian, and Bob Backstrom, a member of the all-star band. We retained Ellen and Ann as vice-president and secretary respectively, electing Hub’s brother Raoul as treasurer and Bob Backstrom as our new' presi- dent. In our Junior year we re-elected these same officers. Because of the hard work of the Junior Cabaret committees, everyone had