Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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AjND TESTAiVJEjNT X7I We leave Mr. Gosselin just for chuckles. XVII Unto Mr. Dawson we heap many thanks and much gratitude for all of the help he has given us . XVIII To Mr. Dupuis re leave memories of Clementine, and our thanks for directing the play when Mr. Flynn was quarantined. XIX We leave Mr. Flynn with the knowledge that there will probably never be another Senior Class that talks as much as ours. We also leave our thanks for all the help he has given us. XX We leave Mr. Baker with memories of his two years at Barre High and also of this year ' s Chem Class. XXI Unto Mrs. Crowson v:e give thanks for her help on the Scriptus, playbook, and Barretone. Also we leave her the hope that she will coach many champion teams. XXII We leave Mrs. Upham saying People! to the Trig Class. XXIII To Miss Cocorran we send many thanks for all her help and our best wishes for a happy marriage. XXIV We leave Miss Handakas cooking delicious meals. XXV We leave Mr, Smith crying Going, Going, Gone! XXVI Unto Miss Chase vie gladly send the Junior Girls ' Choir. XXVIII To Mr. Peterson we leave the knowledge that we think he is very nice and also our thanks for all his help. XIX We leave George Mennard our best wishes for first place at the tournament next year. XXX To Miss Fessendan we leave our secret formula for getting well. XXXI Janice Mann leaves saying Oh, that felt good, XXXII The Special Typing Class leaves to the strains of beautiful rhythm . XXXIII The Senior Class leaves all of its records good and other- wise viith the knowledge that they will be hard to equal. Mary Arm Mo lino Class Attorney

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We, the members of the Senior Class of one thousand nine hundred and fifty- three of the Bar-re High School, being of wak mind and weaker body, wish it to be known that vie do hereby declare this to be our Last VJill and Testament. After the prooer payment of all our due debts of gratitude, we do hereby donate, give, and bequeath the follov:ing: I Unto the Juniors we leave the slight hope that they m.ay someday come near the records we have set. II To the Sophomore Class vre donate our support to help them win next year ' s Magazine Drive. III To the Freshmen vie leave nothing because vie do not Vmow them well enough. IV Sylvia and Betty Ann leave the Coke Room, thankful that they don ' t have to go back there anymore. V David leaves us wondering what the Basketball Team will do next year. VI Joyce and Janet leave som.e of the teachers and underclassmen wondering which is which. VII Joan Damon leaves her sympathy to next year ' s Barretone editor. VIII Joe LiVolsi, Joe Cappello , and David Puchalsky leave us still doing their Svmn Ballet. IX We leave Ruby Morris still taking pictures of the Faculty. X Nadine Ste; art leaves us still talking about THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES. XI Unto Stella Kov za we give thanks for the wonderful art work s’ne did for the Barretone. XII Bernard V hitney leaves the second period history class still laughing over his jokes. XIII James Rice leaves to hunt for the bag of candy he lost the night of the Senior Play. XIV Joe LiVolsi leaves everyone in an uproar over his antics. XV Johnny and Mickey leave Mr. Baker ' s math class forever.

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EDTonJALS As we of the graduating class of 1953 prepare to join the ranhs of al- umni of Barre High School, we realize that graduation is the day that we have been waiting for, for twelve years. Yet, as we approach that day, v;e have a feeling of sadness to realize that our carefree high school days will be over, but more than t.iat, we also approach graduation with a feeling of uncertainty ’«V« ther we go on to more schooling or rxght into work, we wonder what the future holds for us. Y e take our first steps into the world hearing about things such as communism. Hydrogen bombs and new jet planes. How can we find security in a world that is at war with itself? The ansv er is simple to preach but very difficult to practice. First, what is security? One dictionary de- fines it as the freedom from fear or doubt. In other words, security is con- fidence in our ancesters who left their own lands and homes for a search for freedom. They did not know what they would find, but they started out with the assurance that they were right. Our soldiers, fighting in Korea, have the same assurance. They realize that the America, the democracy that our an- cestors established for us hundreds of years ago must be protected and not destroyed . We can not all join the service. Hov;ever, we can all share a part in helping to make the land, one of peace. Empires like Hitler’s have been built up by greed and by the laziness of individual citzens. By doing our jobs in life to the best of our ability, whatever they are and by being honest and kind in all our dealings through life v e will not have to worry about insecurity. Our country is one of v hioh we should be proud. It is great because our ancestors, yours and line, have made it great. Are we going to let them down? Everything we do in life will have a strong bearing on our attitude. Examine your own attitude close- ly. Is it a healthy one? Do you have an attitude which will enable you to accomplish the things you strive for in life? Just v;hat is attitude anyway? V ell, it has a lot to do v;ith your disposition and manner. Do you feel that you can get along with p eople and deal v ith the public? If you don’t, it’s about time you tried to develops these faculties a little more. First impressions have a lot to do with your getting that job you want in life. Do you feel that your disposition and mannerisms would pass this test? If you don’t, get busy and do something about them before they ruin your life. Don’t give the excuse that, ”It’s too late now,” It’s never too late if you have a will and enough spunk to change. However, if you can analyze your- self and truthfully say, I have a healthy attitude,” you needn’t worry about changing, because that’s all it takes plus a little ambition to be a success , Brovming once said, A man’s reach should exceed his grasp Or v hat’s a Heaven for? So too if we are striving in the right direction, all by-products of our effort v;ill be good in themselves. If we should never attain the exact goal we set out for, the very fact v e have constantly worked for the good cause will raise our standing to the eyes of our acquaintances, our God and ourselves. Joan Damon Margaret Roberts