Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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SACHEM ... I 940 • • Dominic Zerbato Rowley Street, North Agawam “Dom” “A gentleman always.” Respiciamus Regretfully we lay aside, In memories, the high school days Whose standards shall before us ride Ix ng cherished in our hearts, our guide Through life’s entangled ways. We never shall forget To friendly hands that showed the way We owe more than mere words can say; This we shall not forget. ’Tis not dim Future’s hoped-for fame That now engulfs our deepest thought Nor yet the glory of a name Accompanied by world acclaim; As yet we know these not. Our memories are young And call us through a dark’ning veil, For, when we leave the traveled trail, Our memories are young. Before us now are visions bright By fancy clothed in glowing fire, And may the years not dim the sight Nor turn us from that rainbow light To which we now aspire. Our thoughts once more return And, traveling through mem’ry’s maze, We’ll live again our high school days; In spirit we’ll return. Anna Wylie page nineteen

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SACHEM . . . I 940 Earle Williams Norris Street, Feeding Hills “Ace “I loaf and invite my soul. Senior Play Committee; Kid Party Committee; Class Banquet Committee; Sophomore Party Committee; Junior Cabaret Committee; Hi-Y 3; Camera Club 2; Football 4, Manager; Hockey 1-2; Baseball 2-3-4. Marie Wilson 39 Bridge Street, North Agawam “Quiet of manner; mild of speech. Senior Play Committee; Kid Party Committee; Junior Prom Committee; Maytime Concert 2-3; Kiwanis Club Concert 1; Operetta Committee 4; Tri-Hi 3-4; Mirror Staff 4; Hockey 4. Arthur Wyatt 45 Silver Street, Agawam Art None but himself could be his parallel. Senior Play; Sophomore Party Committee; Junior Cabaret Committee; Maytime Concert 1; Operetta 2-4; Mirror Staff 4; Basketball 1; Track 4. Anna Elizabeth Wylie 56 Wilson Street, West Agawam Anne To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for. Pro Merito; Year Book Staff; Class Motto Committee; Class Poem; Class Song (Words); Operetta 3-4; Usher 3-4; Christmas Play 4; One-Act Play Contest 4; Mirror Staff 3; Masque 4. Pearl Zahini 81 High Street, North Agawam Out of the strain of the doing Into the peace of the done. Maytime Concert 1-2-3; Kiwanis Club Concert 1; Tri-Hi 4; Hockey 1. page eighteen

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SACHEM . 1940 Class Song — 1940 Upon the threshold now we stand And pause to bid adieu; Our voices raise to pledge in song Our loyalty to you. CHORUS Ag’wam, fair Ag’wam, ever faithful and true, Our hearts however far we roam are always with you; The passing years cannot dim the name we honor today; Your colors bright will be a light to guide us on our way. Although we leave these friendly halls, In spirit we remain, Down through the years fond memories Will bring us home again. Music: Norma Blackburn Words: Norma Blackburn Anna Wylie President’s Address of Welcome As the representative of the Class of 1940, I wish to extend to you, our relatives and friends, a hearty welcome to our Class Night exercises. It is tbe wish of the class that I thank the faculty, school committee, and the citizens of Agawam for the wonderful educational and social opportunities they have placed at our disposal. In our program tonight it gives us pleasure to present some of our talented mem- bers, and to give you a humorous view of the Past, Present, and Future of the Class of 1940. We hope you will enjoy this evening with us. —Elroy Roland Benjamin. The Oration Few people in the United States question the fact that education is valuable; the real purpose of education, however, is open to debate. Some consider education as a wedge by which to enter a chosen field of work; others believe its chief value is to make one better understand, appreciate, and utilize his surroundings. The flaming headlines of the last few weeks, however, have brought home to us its most valuable purpose in a warring world. That purpose is to mould young boys and girls into loyal citizens worthy of their country’s benefits; to serve as a paved and lighted highway which leads them to any worthy citizen’s duty—active participation in his government. He need not run for office necessarily, but he must assume an air of responsibility concerning his power to vote, rather than an attitude of indifference toward his vital part in the government. This attitude of complacency toward voting is especially evident in the less exciting, less publicized local elections. It is here, however, that one vote means far more in the final tabulation and brings about policies which will more intimately affect the voter. It is the results of these local elections that serve as the foundation for a national gov- ernment. Even in national elections, our voters shamefully neglect their duty. In 1936, about 70% of our voters voted in the national election. This is not an average figure, it is our high figure. In other words, 30% of our voters failed to go to the polls and page twenty