Amherst Regional High School - Goldbug Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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their mind a ntain. llower, -white round rgeous H41 Class Day The Pilgrimage of the Class of '41 OL11' C1258 commenced its journey through Amherst High School in the usual way. After becoming adjusted to strange surroundings, we began to make ourselves known. Dave Mead, Jim Holdsworth, and M.V. Rice were chosen to guide our class through the first year. When the Greatest Show on Earth came to Amherst High, one of the feature attractions was the Human Cannon Ball,', otherwise known as the Allen twins. We were represented in the band and orchestra, and when Pinafore', was given, members of '41 appeared in the chorus. Our social debut was made at the Freshmen Reception. His just Desserts, a comedy, was our offer- ing in the Interclass Plays. With a feeling of satisfaction, we completed the first stage of our pilgrimage, and retired for the summer. In September we returned to familiar surroundings. This year Dave , Ruthie Connor, and M.V.', were our oilicers. Presently we found some of our class on the various varsity squads. Several positions on the GraphicU staff were filled by our members. With Miss Churchill again as our coach, we produced Luncheon for Sixf, In a Beauty Contest, staged by the seniors, M.V. Rice, to the glory of ,41, carried off the cup and the title of Miss Amherst High. In our opinion, the junior year was our most outstanding. We entered whole-heartedly into school activities, with Dave , Jim Holdsworth, and M.V. as officers. In honor of its twenty- fifth anniversary, the Graphic,' appeared in printed form. Jim Holdsworth managed the Graphic staff until February, when he transferred to Franklin and Marshall Academy. Phil Thayer was elected to take Jim's place. Most of the roles in the school play, Charm School , were filled by juniors. We succeeded in having more boys than girls admitted to the Junior Pro Merito Society. Honors in sports went to many junior athletes. We gave the rest of our time to: a second circus, Debating Club, and our play The Wedding, coached by Mr. Herlihey. The Mayday setting of the Junior Prom, our first formal class dance, was a great success. With exams and the Senior Reception, we finished an eventful year. When we returned to Amherst High in September, 1940, with Phil Thayer, Dave , and M.V.,' as officers, we realized that we had begun the final lap of our journey. After the Freshman Reception, we began work on the Gold Bug. The leads for the operetta Forest Prince were given to seniors. Oran Boyd was piano soloist at the Christmas concert. In March we added another accomplishment. With Ebb Tide,', written and coached by Mr. Myrick, the seniors were victorious in the Interclass Play Contest. As the months sped by, the events of senior week became a reality, and our four years as pilgrims came to an end. EDITH DAYTON MARJORIE FRENCH liilgrimage TwENTY.Nms W rn V I- I . -...-.-a.f.,- K 71- '

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MY FAVORITE PICTURE I enjoy sunsets more than any other beauty in nature. Some sunsets exceed others in their beauty. One I shall never forget. On an opposite hill I watched the sun sink slowly behind a snow-clad top. Clouds spurted from the peak upward and outward in the manner of a fountain. Behind and all around this mountain the sky was a clear blue. As the sun slipped lower and lower, the redder it became. Finally a red fountain spurted from an even redder ball on a snow-white peak. Clouds helped to form a kind of geyser. The clear blue of the sky in the background brought out the vividness of the white peak. This sunset was the most unusual and gorgeous one that I had ever seen. EDITH DAYTON TO Mitch , THE GUCD NATURED MAN Un re: A Piece of Gum? Why the pail and mop, good Mitchell? Gracious, why the pail? Will, when sweeping hard won't touch it, Mopping it remove? Gracious, why the pail? Why the saw and file, staunch Mitchell? Gracious, why the tools? Will, when scraping hard can't budge it, Cutting flooring fool us? Gracious, why the tools? Quit, quit for shame! 'Tis there to stay: You cannot melt it. If of itself it will not go, No one can move it: The mice can chew it! PHILIP THAYER QAnd Sir John Sucklingj TWENTN'-ElcH'r mug 3 Our becoming Jim H the Gm Human and orch social de. ing in tl pilgrimag In S and M.' squads. 5 again as M.V. l In o school ac fifth any Graphic Thayer x were iille Merito S. to: a sec. The May exams ar Whc uM.V.,, Freshmar PFIHCQH V we addec SeI'lI0I'S W Senior We Iaflgl-fl

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lass ro hee The pilgrims of the class of 1941 are back once more at the good old high school from which they set out on the second part of their pilgrimage ten years ago. How everything has changed! Everything, the building, the school grounds, the teachers, and, most of all, the pil- grims themselves! We find that Dave Sheerinan is repairing doll carriages, carts, and tricycles. Ralph Srnart is a pilot on the Circum-Orb Clipper, on which Pat Squires and Beth Thacher, those blond heart-breakers, are hostesses. Carlotta Stevens is a hairdresser in Mary Swartz's beauty parlor. Frances Synzkowicz, an- other hairdresser there, recently made Gloria Whipple's hair platinum. Phil lVooclard is a dancing teacher, specializing in square dancing. Doris Roberts is a blues singer in the Rose Sisters' Swankelite Night Club. Bob Rualer is the town crier in Doom Town, Alaska, where Steve Ryznic is mayor and Franlz Wojtoizcs, the busiest man in town, is an undertaker. Donald Saholinslei and Tony Szala are joint owners of North Amherst Trucking Service. Franny Sanctuary is teaching a new type of mathematics, Thayerometry, developed by Dr. Philip S. Thayer, successor to Einstein. Don Shamjro and Hank Zioinele are professional basketball players for the Amherston- ians, a club owned by Elliott Thornton and Baxter Shuinway. Art Goodyear is manager of Wfayne Derlay's band in which Phil Vona'ell plays the triangle. Iohnnie Wood and M.V.,' Rice are playing in Mickey MacLeod's latest play, Here in the Heather, Together. Dick and Boll Allen are doing a cannon-ball act in a circus with 1i1n,' Williairzs to catch them. Bob Betts is the successor to Paderewski. Billy Damersf has written a best seller detective story narrative poem. Alan Holfart is a member of that large firm of lawyers, Hobart, Hobart, and Hobart. I-lerlf' Hutchings runs a bus from Amherst to Keene, New Hampshire. Daw Mcazl is a protege of Charles Atlas, teaching a You can be husky, too course. Viola Mailflcn is Doctor Hobart's secretary. Connie RZ!'l'Zk0ll'Sl1l is an Olympic swimming champion. Mialgic McKenney is the girl you see in a million places. She has her picture on the Chesterfield ads. THIN anim rang 12141 HR HN NE Agent. HP 1 oh- Ki was frar jenr Ste Cur is broker Comedy, Ioan Mlm exactly s Edt Calv aloe' Especially H elei ff lim Mel Barl ff Russg fry-vom Adalii Square Ga t Ship-le. ll'l Reno' '