Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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The Class of Nineteen Fifty-two T H E 0 R A C L E .7442 ,Malory we Qlfy C aww WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Wakefield, Massachusetts

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The Class Histor FRESHMAN YEAR Dear Diary: September 8, 1948 was my first day at my new home. Wakefield High School, and it was as strange to me as it was to the 251 freshmen students. The helpful upper class- men directed us to the elevator, pointed the way to the science labs in the basement. and advised us to run up the wrong stairway to the lunchroom on the third floor. About the second week we had mastered the maps in the little red manuals and felt very much at home in the building which, to me, had first assumed the proportions of the Empire State Building. There were several new members among the faculty too, including Miss Callan, Mr. Barry, Mr. Hennessey, and Mr. Sheehan. Freshman Day came early in September. It was strictly a girls' affair, however, spon- sored by the Inter Nos Club. The girls appeared with pigtails and carried their belong- ings in pillow cases. The boys appealed to Mr. Healey for a part in the celebration, but he assured us we were good for a laugh as we appeared naturallyg consequently we counted the number of pigtails on the girls' heads with a superior air while trying to decide which damsel was pretty enough to accompany us to our first dance. The Student Council, sponsoring canteens, selling pennants, and backing activities, functioned well throughout the year. Although none of the freshmen made the football team, they were ardent fans right through the season to the Thanksgiving game, the one which spotlighted the season. By tying Gloucester 13-13, the Warriors prevented their opponent from winning a cham- pionship. This game, incidentally, was disputed because of an alleged mistake by a refereeg but no further action was taken: therefore the score remained unchanged. Another innovation that year was the Sports Club organized by Mr. Earle Crompton, the athletic director. In February the club presented a successful Talent Night. Doug Morley assisted the master of ceremonies, Mr. Ceddia. Virginia Hewitt, Lessie Spinks, and John Zappala were other representatives of the Class of 1952. Barrie Irish, a. freshman from Greenwood, won the coveted God and Country Medal presented to Eagle Scouts as their highest award. Three freshman girls, Eileen MacLeod, Charlotte Harmen, and Marilyn Curley served on the Lookout staff. On April 22, several members of the Class of 1952 participated in the annual music concert presented by the members of the band and orchestra. Doug Morley, Barrie Irish, Janet Wenzel, Shirley Tucker, Bruce Nahigyan, and Harlan Glover were in the band: Dorothy Dexter, Ruth Granston, Harlan Glover, Barrie Irish, Bruce Nahigyan, and Doug Morley were in the orchestra. This concert was in preparation for their ap- pearance at the Massachusetts Music Festival, held at Newburyport in May. The cheer- leaders and majorettes also represented the school. Ending on June 22, the first year was labeled a happy, noisy, crowded, but very suc- cessful one. I had to anticipate a lonesome summer, however, while my new friends were away on vacation. SOPHOMORE YEAR Dear Diary: Chasing mice got to be monotonous-even those educated mice of W. H. S.-and I was delighted when the noise and excitement started again on September 8, 1949. Some of my good friends began to develop into leaders in the second year with the election of homeroom ofiicers early in September. Next, in October, sophomores appeared for the first time in the Student Council, and in November the coveted position of class president was won by Arnold Salvati. The interest of the class then shifted to the gridiron, where we were well-repre- sented. The team, having been supported by an enthusiastic student body throughout the season, won a thriller from their great rival, the Melrose eleven, on October 29. The Science Fair was the next exciting event, and the Junior Forum came into being in the same year-1950. The basketball season really hummedg and, on January 7, we climaxed a good year by winning from Melrose High and attending a dance given by them after the game. Doug Morley brought publicity to Wakefield by taking part in a record judging show over radio station WHDH and winning irst prize. Dances and other social events closely followed one another and several reflected the time and energy of Carol Crocker. Doug Morley's orchestra was the most popular one that year too. As usual the school band participated in the annual Music Festival which was held near Pine Banks Park, Melrose, in April. Talent Night brought the debut of another sophomore, the famous comedian, Ray