Bellingham High School - Epilogue Yearbook (Bellingham, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1939 volume:

Bellingham Memorial High School Library Bellingham Massachusetts _ J THE PIONEER CLASS of BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL proudly presents the Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Nine 2 ? clica tion To our Parents, whose love, devotion and belief in us, their sons and daughters, have illumined the paths, made level the hills, and routed all fears of the 1939 pioneers. MR. LIONEL R. TRUDEAU, A.B. Principal French I, II. Ill General Science MISS FRANCES J. ELLIS, B.S. Dean ot Girls Home Economics Foods I, II Clothing I, II, III Home Management I, II MR. GEORGE F. FITZPATRICK, B.C.S. Bookkeeping I, II Economics Economic Geography Athletic Coach Bellinghnm IVhrrrri?:! Library MR. JAMES J. KEOUGH, A.B. Biology English II Latin III Plane Geometry Civics Freshman Class Adviser MR. J. FRANCIS O ' MARA, A.B. Latin I General Science Algebra I American History Problems of Democracy Sophomore Class Adviser MISS ANNE CHARLOTTE WARD, B.S.E. Shorthand I, II Typewriting I, II MISS ELIZABETH MARTEL Secretary CLtse EDGAR SCOTT Pat” South Bellingham General Course Mountain stream—powerful—strong— now too deep for sound, now rushing noisily, —determined—persistent. Activities: President of Class of 1939, President of Dramatic Club, Marshal Student Government, Public Speaking, Toastmaster, A. A. RITA STELLA GUERIN loyce South Bellingham Business Course La belle ballerina — tulle — graceful — dainty — picturesgue. Vice-president of Class of 1939, Captain of Girls ' Basketball Team, Marshal Student Council, Glee Club, Dramatic Club Secretary, Bicycle Club, A. A., Cheer Leader, Home Economics Club. LEO CARTIER Star South Bellingham College Course Neon lights — top hat — white tie — tails. Treasurer of Class of 1939, Captain of Boys ' Baseball Team, Boys ' Basketball Team, Glee Club, Sports Writer, Dramatic Club, His¬ torian, Treasurer of A. A., President of Bicycle Club, Marshal Student Council. LOLA LORETTA MEOTTI Lo Centre Business Course Diamonds — sparkling — brilliant — scintillating. Secretary of the Class of 1939, Girls ' Basketball Team, Glee Club, A. A., Cheer Leader. WINDSOR DAVIS BATES South Bellingham General Course loe College — nonchalant — carefree — irrepressible. Business Manager of Student Voice, Assistant Business Manager of Epilogue, Boys ' Basketball Team, Dramatic Club, A. A. J. ADELARD BERNIER Del South Bellingham College Course The music maker of 1939 — modern syncopater — baton beater — dynamic drummer. Editor-in-Chief of Epilogue, Marshal in Student Council, Glee Club, A. A., Class Essayist. EVELYN MARY BOYLE Evie South Bellingham College Course Country garden — unpretentious — dainty — lovely. Glee Club, A. A. N X CONSTANCE BLANCHE FARLEY Connie South Bellingham College Course Invigorating breeze on a mid-summer day — refreshing — vitaliz¬ ing. Art Editor for Epilogue, Glee Club, Dramatic Club, A. A., Manager Girls ' Basketball Team, Bicycle Club, Class Prophet, Art Editor for Student Voice, Secretary Student Council. BLANCHE EVELYN FITZPATRICK Fitzie Caryville Business Course Cameo — refined — simple — natural A. A., Glee Club. ESTHER MARGARET FOLEY North Bellingham Business Course Easter Lily — spiritual — calm — fragile — verdant. Glee Club, Assistant Literary Editor of Epilogue. VIRGILIO PETER FORTE Virgil South Bellingham College Course He was a gentleman from sole to crown. A. A., Dramatic Club, Assistant Literary Editor of Epilogue. MARY GENEVIEVE GIGANTE Mae South Bellingham Business Course Wood violet — demure — shy — modest. A. A., Art Staff of Epilogue. MARION ELIZABETH HOGARTH Hogie South Bellingham College Course Miss 20th century of business world — well-poised — efficient — calm — cooperative. Chairman of Class of 1939, Editor-in-Chief of Student Voice, Marshal Student Council, Business Manager of Epilogue, Girls ' Basketball Team, Vice-President Dramatic Club, A. A., Glee Club, Bicycle Club. DANTE INNOCENTE Danny” South Bellingham College Course The meteor — flashing — swift — sudden. A. A. HELEN JOAN MOSTEK South Bellingham Business Course Summer twilight — tranquil — peaceful — soothing. A. A., Glee Club, Home Economics Club. STEPHEN NADOLNY Steve Porky- North Bellingham Business Course Steel and velvet grace. Boys ' Baseball Team, Boys ' Basketball Team, President of A. A. Dramatic Club, Public Speaking, Class Will, Business Assistant of Epilogue. Bellingham Memorial High School Library Bellingham, Massachusetts EVERLENNA SIMS Simsie South Bellingham Business Course Lights across the snow — warm — radiant — cheerful. A. A., Glee Club, Dramatic Club. ALBERT JAMES SPENCER Al Centre Bellingham Business Course The judge — deliberate — meditative — solemn — slow. President of Student Council, A. A., Dramatic Club. GEORGE STAPLES South Bellingham General Course Mighty mite — vigorous — daring — bold. Manager of Boys ' Basketball Team, A. A., Dramatic Club. JENNIE ZHAWRED Centre Bellingham Business Course All American girl — up-to-date — versatile — charming. Class Poet, Chairman of Senior Hop, Dramatic Club, Glee Club, A. A., Art Assistant on Epilogue, Student Voice Staff, Cheer Leader, Home Economics Club. JUNIOR CLASS SOPHOMORE CLASS FRESHMAN CLASS — dsiitticitlcvi IV L ltiC£ FIRST COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES of BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1939 HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939 N 8 P. M. PROGRAM Processional Invocation Salutatory “Forget-Me-Not” “Volga Boatmen’s Song” Selection Awarding of Prizes Special Legion Award “Come to the Fair” “Cradle Song” School Orchestra Reverend Charles Moisan • J. Adelard Bernier, ’39 Giese-Fischer Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Club School Orchestra Daniel J. Breen, Chairman School Committee Edward M. Reid Martin Brahms Girls’ Glee Club Address to Graduates Martin F. O’Connor, President Framingham State Teachers’ College Presentation of Diplomas Valedictory Class Song Benediction National Anthem Recessional Daniel J. Breen Jennie Zhawred Class of 1939 Reverend C. E. Chamberlain Assembly Class of 1939 GRADUATES —o— GIRLS Evelyn Boyle Constance Blanche Farley Blanche Evelyn Fitzpatrick Esther Margaret Foley Mary Genevieve Gigante Rita Stella Guerin Marion Elizabeth Hogarth Lola Loretta Meotti Helen Joan Mostek Jennie Zhawred BOYS Windsor Davis Bates Joseph Adelard Bernier Leo Cartier Virgilio Peter Forte Dante Innocente Stephen Nadolny Edgar Scott Albert James Spencer George Staples STUDENT COUNCIL DRAMATIC CLUB GLEE CLUB I ITALIAN CLUB HOME ECONOMICS CLUB BOYS ' BASEBALL TEAM GIRLS ' BASKETBALL TEAM CHEER LEADERS BICYCLE CLUB (Commencement roc ram Saturday, June 24 Senior Class Outing Sunday, June 25 Baccalaureate Monday, June 26 Book Pageant Tuesday, June 27 Senior Banguet Wednesday, June 28 Class Day Thursday, June 29 Commencement Friday, June 30 Senior Hop Senior Colors: Gold and Maroon. Senior Motto: Over all obstacles!” BeHin hsr Msmnrfa! l r r t ,-k r Bellingham, Massachusetts rv Senior Statistics For four years we ' 39ers had been associating with our classmates without taking real cognizance of them as far as individual and original characteristics were concerned. Then, finally, and quite suddenly the situa¬ tion changed; the world was waiting for our unique and distinctive title-holders and we had been negligent. Did we shirk our duty? Did we overlook our responsibility which, as the guardians and trustees of Bel¬ lingham High School, was ours? No! Out came the ballots; seized were our pencils; Seniors were scrutinized and analyzed; our brains were strenuously exercised — And the results? Here they are! Title Most Versatile . Most Sincere Most Popular Best Student Best Athlete Best Dancer Wittiest Neatest Most Likely to Succeed Most Scientific . Most Literary Best Natured Noisiest Class Baby Most Cooperative Best Looking Most Typical Most Loquacious Most Reticent Most Punctual . Most Musical Most Artistic Most Shy . Most Ambitious Most Generous . Smallest Best Sport . Most Popular Junior . Most Popular Sophomore Most Popular Freshman . Girl Lola Meotti Esther Foley Lola Meotti Evelyn Boyle Lola Meotti Lola Meotti Constance Farley Mary Gigante Marion Hogarth Marion Hogarth Marion Hogarth Lola Meotti Lola Meotti Rita Guerin Marion Hogarth Jennie Zhawred Lola Meotti Lola Meotti Mary Gigante Mary Gigante Helen Mostek Constance Farley Mary Gigante Marion Hogarth Rita Guerin Constance Farley Blanche Fitzpatrick Gaby Martel Gloria Meotti Mary Foley Boy Leo Cartier Albert Spencer Edgar Scott Adelard Bernier Leo Cartier Leo Cartier Windsor Bates Windsor Bates Virgilio Forte Albert Spencer Adelard Bernier Edgar Scott Windsor Bates Windsor Bates Adelard Bernier Stephen Nadolny Adelard Bernier Windsor Bates Albert Spencer Adelard Bernier Adelard Bernier Leo Cartier Albert Spencer Adelard Bernier George Staples George Staples Dante Innocente Arthur Bokowski Edgar Garneau Romeo Sweck The History of the Graduating Class of 1939 is a rare chronicle having two Alma Maters instead of the customary one. When the Junior year at Frank¬ lin and Milford ended, most of the students never thought they would be the first graduates of the new Bellingham High School. The majority wanted to receive their diplomas from the school which they had previously attended for three years but the ex¬ penses were too great. The Bellingham High School building was started in March and was to be completed by the end of August but the snowstorms and the hurricane greatly detained the workers. The new eguipment for the school could not be transported for all the roads were blocked and this further retarded the work. Rumors were going around that the pupils would be required to attend classes on Saturdays and have longer hours each day. September went by without any signs of its opening, but finally, about the third week of October the news spread all over town that the high school year would begin on the twenty- fourth of that month. The first day was spent looking the new school over with each individual giving his own opinion on the new situation. The Seniors were as much puzzled over the new faculty, schoolrooms, and classes as the Freshmen. Many new acquaintances were made before the first week rolled by. Mr. Jules I. Philie had been appointed the first Superintendent of the new High School with Mr. Lionel Trudeau as the Principal. Mr. Trudeau, a resident of this town and well-known by the stu¬ dents, taught French I, II, and III, and also Science. Miss Winifred Dowd took care of the Commercial Department and was also Coach of the Girls ' Bas¬ ketball Team. Miss Frances Ellis had the Home Economics Department and later became Coach of the Girls ' Athletics. Mr. George Fitzpatrick, another local instructor, was the business teacher and was also Coach of the Boys ' Basketball and Baseball Teams. Mr. Harold Granger taught Mathematics and Manual Training. Mr. James Keough took care of the Freshmen and gave College training in vari¬ ous subjects. Miss Helen Lyons was Faculty Ad¬ viser for the Seniors and was the English Teacher of the four classes. Mr. J. Francis O ' Mara, with the Sophomores, taught History and Latin and Miss Evelyn Pinardi, Faculty Adviser of the Juniors, took care of the Business Training, Italian, and Ancient History. There were nineteen Seniors in the class of 1939. It didn ' t take very long before their loyalty and affections were directed entirely to their own new Alma Mater. The first senior class meeting was held and officers were elected. Edgar Scott was chosen President; Rita Guerin, Vice-President; Lola Meotti, the Secretary, and Star” Cartier, Treasurer. The Seniors selected maroon and gold as the class colors. Black and white were suitably named for the school colors. Commencement soon made its preview in such matters as class rings, pictures, and yearbooks. A gold ring with a ruby stone was selected. In the center of the ruby in raised gold is a facsimile of the main entrance to the high school. The year of the class is set in on each side of the ruby and the initials of each individual are on the inside of his ring. Pictures of the faculty, various clubs, and teams were taken by the Warren Kay Vantine Pic¬ ture Studio. Each senior had his picture taken to be placed in the Yearbook. Plans for the Yearbook were started and were developed along literary, artistic, and business lines. Our activities were soon directed according to academic, social, and athletic principles. Under the Student Council the members made laws for the bet¬ terment of school discipline. Penalties were given to those who disobeyed these laws. The Student Voice, the school paper, brought out talent in the students that had remained hidden up to this time. The Dramatic, Public Speaking, and Glee Clubs focused all attention on our actors, speakers, and singers. The Home Economics and the Italian Clubs enjoyed and profited by their work. Under the Social heading dances, parties, and clubs were included. The first public affair to be conducted in the new auditorium was a dance under the auspices of the Senior class. It proved to be a financial success. Townspeople and friends from nearby districts came to listen and dance to Gene King and his orchestra. Afternoon socials were in¬ troduced for the benefit of the inexperienced dancers. The Senior Class and a number of Teachers trav¬ eled to Boston to see a performance of Macbeth. After the performance, the group went to Child ' s Old France where they enjoyed a late repast be¬ fore returning home. The Bicycle Club peddled many miles for enjoyment. Picnicking was what they mostly desired. Under the Athletic lines Basketball, Baseball, Vol¬ leyball, and Bowling were included. The Girls ' Bas¬ ketball Team, under direction of Coach Dowd, and the Boys ' Team under Coach Fitzpatrick proved to be of great interest to the students, townspeople, and Calais Ji6tor (Continued) Sf outsiders. Throughout the season the people en¬ couraged the teams by crowding the new auditorium whenever they played on the local floor. The base¬ ball team proved to be more successful and larger crowds came to see the games. Teachers and stu¬ dents played volleyball for afternoon amusement. Bowling parties, under the direction of Mr. Trudeau, tried their skill at the Palace Alleys. The first great disappointment to mar the hap¬ piness of the Seniors was the news that Miss Dowd was resigning to accept a teaching position in her local town. A farewell party was given to her by the faculty and she was presented a birthstone ring. On April 6, she received a pendant from the Girls ' Basketball Team and also a beautiful corsage from her senior shorthand class. As a final offering, the students put on a surprise farewell assembly and wished Miss Dowd the best of luck. On April 10, Miss Anne Ward, the new teacher, entered our midst. She met with the approval of the students and she soon became one of us.- The Senior Class, as a whole, are sorry to leave the New High School. They have attended classes for only one year in this town, but the friendship of the Superintendent, Principal, and Teachers will not be easily forgotten. They also thank the faculties in Milford and Franklin for having given them such a fine start in life. The Class of 1939 will be the first to graduate in the new Bellingham High School. This will go down in the history of the town. May the future annals of the Class of 1939 continue to be profitable and pleasant! May our Alma Mater find strength and joy in us, her pioneers.” LEO CARTIER, ' 39. Our history would be incomplete if we neglected to give our sincere appreciation to our faithful cus¬ todian, Henry Vezina. At all times Henry ' s loyal and enthusiastic support was always given. Never has he been known to refuse our reguests, numerous and often extravagant though they were. We of ' 39 extend a sincere thank you to Henry! Nineteen ioneer6 Nineteen Pioneers trudgingly plod ' Neath skies of overcast hue, Nineteen Pioneers onward trod To field so wondrously new. Nineteen faces greeting the dawn Saw visions of their destination, Nineteen faces meeting the morn Of a new day in education. Knowledge was the goal they sought To lead them onwardly, A battle long had to be fought Before gaining victory. They found their battle for knowledge exciting, Each day revealing more interesting news, Soon they would win after days of fighting Against obstacles which had once seemed so huge. Success now crowns their achievement As gallantly they stand, With diplomas held tightly In the palm of every hand. Today they have reached the goal long sought ' 39 has won its fame, For ahead lie battles differently wrought We face them unafraid — For, Bellingham, your strength is found in just Recalling your name. JENNIE ZHAWRED, ' 39. Calais jproph ropnecu How peaceful it was on that beautiful spring day! The grass and trees were getting green, and flowers had started to bud. Well, I was going along about thirty miles an hour (or so it seemed) when my thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the shrill blast of a police whistle. Oh, oh, I thought, must be some old grouch. I stopped the car and to my surprise who should appear but the President of my graduating class, Pat Scott. Pat is now gracing the uniform of our law protectors, a State Trooper. The only trouble with the position, Pat remarked, was that they were provided with only bicycles, making the peddling after speeders a very hard job. Being friends of by-gone days, Pat forgot the in¬ cident, and just for curiosity ' s sake, he took me to the courthouse to see another classmate. Off to court we went and behold, making his majestical entrance, none other than Judge Albert Spencer. He is now working hard to reach the goal of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Sitting in the jury box I received greater surprises, for sitting very regally there was Lola Meotti, who is now an aviatrix. She has her own transport plane and to keep the passengers from being bored, she has tight-rope walkers perform from one wing to the other. Boredom never lurks. Leo Cartier came next. Leo, our Beau Brummel of our graduating class is proud owner of an Escort Bureau. His Tall and Handsome Escort Service is the talk of the country. Rita Guerin, our graceful tap cutie, has a ballet review of her own. For something unusual, Rita has her dancers perform with skiis to prove that gracefulness is born in a person, not made. George Staples, our one-time newspaper boy, is now owner of the Bellingham Gazette. His suave column on Daintiness is the rage of the town. Marion Hogarth, who had ambitions of being a nurse, has reached her goal. She is now Su perin¬ tendent in the Who ' s Who Asylum and often wonders who ' s who. Windsor Bates is now a soda jerker at the Bel¬ lingham Campus Drugstore. His Gaby Special is hailed as something spicy by the students. Blanche Fitzpatrick has been widely hailed as a new Emily Post since the recent publication of Etiquette tor the High School Student. Dante Innocente is a speed demon. His flirtations with death are colossal, packed with thrills. His performance on his roller skates is unbeatable. Jennie Zhawred now operates her own dress salon. Her flair for designing clothes cannot be surpassed. Her shop, known as Madame Fifi ' s Dress Salon, is the last word in elegance and chic. Virgilio Forte is known as a man about town — must be, because he ' s a taxi driver. Esther Foley is a beauty shop owner. Her newest coiffure is an upswing hair-do on the right side and a Garbo Bob on the left. Originality in coiffure is her special achievement. Steve Nadolny, our best looking Senior, is a mill owner. He manufactures toupees for people with too high a forehead. With every toupee he gives a handle, turning the toupee in a dust cloth at a moment ' s notice. Evelyn Boyle has a school of Beauty Culture. She can make you look like 60 at 16, but more often 16 at 60. Mary Gigante is a hat designer. The hats she makes from tin cans and cups are scrumptuous. They give a sophisticated appearance to the weaker sex, but a puzzling look to the stronger sex. Helen Mostek, our Senior songbird, is now a well- known Prima Donna in Bellingham. She sings in the local opera houses and her rendition of Turkey in the Straw is beyond comparison. Evelenna Sims, our P. G. student, is a fire news¬ paper reporter and to make sure she will be able to reach the fires on time, she operates her own motorcycle. C laM jf ropL ropnecij (Continued) Well, after getting over my surprise, I went to the nearest hotel for dinner and who should be playing there, — no other than our own Senior Class maestro, Adelard Bernier. He now has his own orchestra known as Zeke and His Question Marks.” His reputation has spread from coast to coast. After all these surprises I kept on going in order to arrive home on time for my next appointment at my ”Ye Pioneer Art Shoppe.” CONSTANCE BLANCHE FARLEY, ' 39. Bellingham, our Alma Mater, We ' re the class of ' 39 Gathered here in final tribute To a school that is so fine. We pledge our hearts ' devotion To you, our friend so true, ' 39, your ' ’pioneers ' ' will have fondest thoughts of you. Gold, maroon, — these are our emblems Which we twine with black and white, These together colored gaily Our school days that were so bright Now in song we all salute you with acclaim and loyalty Bellingham, your Seniors leave you their staunch fidelity. HARDSHIPS AND HERDISM DF PIDNEER LIFE Today, the United States alone supports about 130 million people with a rich civilization. What produced this amazing change? Three centuries ago, the American continent was a wilderness of forests, prairies, and mountains. Indians roamed everywhere. Inventors, builders, and businessmen helped with many improvements, but their work rested on the foundations laid by the land-settling pioneers who kept pushing westward until they had turned the entire wilderness into a civilized land. Therefore, to understand the United States of today, we should understand these pioneers, their lives, their struggles, and how they finally succeeded with their tremendous task. PIONEER LIFE When the American people started pushing west from the Atlantic coast into new lands, among the first to go were backwoodsmen from western Vir¬ ginia and North Carolina. Daniel Boone had told them about the fine land in Kentucky, and even be¬ fore the American Revolution ended, some had started for this land. Let us imagine we are traveling with a group of them. In addition to women and children, our party includes about forty men and older boys, car¬ rying rifles. We need so many fighters because the Indians are not friendly, as they had been at first to hunters and trappers. They know that we intend to make farms, and farms will ruin the coun¬ try for hunting. Over rugged mountains and through thick forests the hardest kind of traveling lies ahead of us. How can we get through without chop¬ ping out a path? We can follow the Indian trails. These trails began as animal trails. Deer and bison roamed over the land, seeking fresh pasture and avoiding winter cold. Their hoofs beat down all growth along their lines of march, and so trails were kept open as the forest grew. We may march ten miles in a day, or even less if we have to chop away fallen timber from the path. Late in the afternoon, the advance guard selects a good spot and makes camp for the night. Some men keep watch, while others cut branches and build a windbreak. The women cook supper. They make Johnny-cake by baking a batter of corn meal on a stone in front of the fire; they cook venison or other game by broiling chunks held on sharpened sticks over the fire. After supper, the men post sentries to watch the live stock and give warning of Indians. How did these people learn to get along so well in the wildernesses of Kentucky and Tennessee? They learned from their parents and grandparents, who had been pioneers in western Virginia and North Carolina. Once a year or so they might trade furs and perhaps some farm produce for powder, lead, iron, and salt. Their own gunsmiths and blacksmiths made their rifles and tools. Until the family got vegetables from the garden and corn from the clearing, they lived on cow ' s milk, game, and berries. Pioneers did not settle north of the Ohio River as soon as they did in Kentucky and Tennessee for several reasons. Many of the early pioneers went no farther than the fertile valleys of the mountains in the East, and New England ' s new shipping trade gave work to many men who might otherwise have moved to the West. Besides, several states claimed the northwest region, and so settlers hesitated to take up land until they knew what authority would give them titles. In 1787, however, the Continental Congress created the Northwest Territory, to include all land n rth of the Ohio and west of Pennsylvania, and encouraged settlers to move in. Immediately a flood of settlers began pouring in from the northern states and from Maryland and Virginia. After these settlers arrived on their land, their life for the first few years was much the same as early life in Kentucky. They had to build cabins, clear land, and hunt or fish to add to their scanty food supplies. To get money, they floated grain, salt pork, and other products downstream to markets along the lower Mississippi. They either walked back or poled a boat. By 1840 most of the good land north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi had been settled. The regions beyond these rivers called for a different type of pioneering. The prairies of the West seemed utterly unfit for farming to the men of that day. This indifference to the West changed in the winter of 1842-43, when Congress discussed a bill to provide land for settlers in Oregon. In the spring of 1843, a great rush to Oregon set in. This rush was different from any earlier pioneer movement. The earlier migration had been overcramped forest trails with pack animals or along rivers, such as the Ohio. But here no river between the Missouri and the Columbia would take a boat larger than a light canoe. In¬ stead of forest trails, the pioneers had a broad, flat prairie for much of the way, and they could use (Continued) Conestoga wagons, also called covered wagons or prairie schooners. This conguest of the prairie was the last large- scale pioneering effort made within the United States. It filled the last gap in the settlement of the country, and spread civilization in an unbroken chain from the Atlantic to the Pacific. But long be¬ fore this was accomplished, two developments had brought the story of pioneer life farther east to a close. One of them was good transportation. The other was the growth of towns, where the settlers could trade and enjoy the benefits of community life. PIONEERS IN MODERN TIMES We, the class of 1939, are the Pioneering Class of the Bellingham High School. When we were grad¬ uated from grammar school, we left to acquire more in education, as did the Pioneers, when they left from western Virginia and North Carolina to acquire more land and establish farms in Kentucky. They entered into new territories as we did when we entered a new field in education, the high school. Many hardships confronted us, but we overcame them by using both the knowledge we earlier ac¬ quired, as the Pioneers overcame theirs by what they learned from their parents. By learning more in the line of education was our second help, as their second help was learning how to build furni¬ ture, cultivate new crops, and develop new tools. We continued our course and made considerable progress which now enables us to receive a diploma for the completion of our course, thus becoming a high school graduate. For their courage and work the Pioneers succeeded in having well-established farms and title to the land they settled. Towns were formed and better methods of transportation were introduced, enabling the Pioneers to procure many necessities which they formerly had to do without. Those of us who are fortunate enough to further our education will do so, and enter the age of pro¬ fessionals. The settlement of the Pioneers, the freedom won by our forefathers, and the numerous inventions make all this possible for us. J. ADELARD BERNIER, ' 39. VL Class Will of 1939 Be it remembered that we, the Members of the Class of 1939 of Bellingham High School, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the first class ever to be graduated thereof, being of sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of this life do make this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us at any time hereto¬ fore made. After the payment of our first debts and funeral charges, we begueath and devise the following: To the Faculty — We leave the absence of very good scholars. To Mr. Philie and Mr. Trudeau — We leave our sincere thanks for making our last year successful. To Mr. Granger — A larger number of classes to conduct. To Mr. O ' Mara —- We leave the expression of All good things come in small packages.” For Mr. Keough ' s benefit we reguested the Town of Millville to construct a better road to Bellingham High School. To Miss Pinardi — We leave a larger Italian Club. To Miss Ellis — A class of boys in Domestic Sci¬ ence who, we hope, will live up to her expectation of being better than the girls. To Mr. Fitzpatrick and his Athletes — We wish success. To Miss Ward — We leave our bright memories. To Miss Lyons — We leave a debt of gratitude which we can never repay. To the Glee Club — Swing music. To the Public Speaking Club — We leave space for more talent. To Student Council — We leave less laborious courts. To the Bicycle Club — We leave an imaginary tricycle. Scott, Nadolny, Bates and Staples do herewith leave all their worldly possessions to the future Tooti-Fruti Club restricted to four members. Staples leaves Albert Marchand a new sponge to keep his profession in existence. Bernier leaves his drumming for roll call. Nadolny submits his front seat in study hall to Pete Garneau. Forte sets aside his game of Morlar. Spencer — The Honorable Judge,” leaves a va¬ cancy in the Students ' Council. Bates leaves his wittiness to be taken up by Joe Spas. Innocente leaves melodiously. Cartier leaves his ability as sports-writer to Paul Sahagian. Lola Meotti leaves her athletic ability to her sister. Constance Farley leaves evidences of her artistic ability in our Epilogue. Marion Hogarth leaves to Gaby Martel her ver¬ satile ability which helped the Senior Class so much. R. Guerin leaves us convinced that ballet and basketball do mix. M. Gigante leaves her quietness as an example for others. H. Mostek leaves her vocal ability to Audrey Brown. VL Class Will of 1939 (Continued) B. Fitzpatrick leaves her ever-ready assistance to aid the school. E. Foley leaves her sincerity. E. Boyle leaves her example as a well-modelled student to be followed by lower class students. J. Zhawred leaves her dramatic skill to future And now not having given Caesar the things which are his, but to the Juniors the dignity we shall always own; to the Sophomores our valuable advice, and to the Freshmen our helpful hints, we hereunto set our hands and seal this twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty- nine, in the presence of witnesses, and do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Bellingham stars. STEPHEN NADOLNY, ' 39. Cdur f atron6 and OduertiserS de possible, by tbieir do L wvio nave ma Onvaluable ydsdi tauce 1939 ( pilocju.e our jpatron, cJ iit Adams Cut Rate Mr. and Mrs. Eric Allain Bay State Fur Miss Mary Baszner Mr. and Mrs. Rene R. Berard Bob ' s Men ' s Shop Miss Linda Branca Joseph Brown Co. Cadoret Bros., Jewelers Mr. John Russell Coonan Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Crooks Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cubellis Miss Mabel Decell Miss Dorothy M. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Farley A Friend Miss Marion Gallipeau Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gigante Mr. and Mrs. Leo Godin Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Guerin Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Harper Miss Anna M. Heroux Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hogarth Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jodoin Mr. Albert Kozimor Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leahy Miss Mary Lomax Louis Fashion Shop Miss Clara Macey Mrs. C. H. Martel Miss Mary McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meotti Michalowski ' s Market Minnie ' s Beauty Shop Miss Marguerite Moran Miss Isabella Murphy Miss Chilistine Negrotti New York Cleansing and Dyeing Co. Miss Alice M. Paul Alfred Pouliot Rene ' s Dance Studio Miss Gertrude Rhodes Miss Agnes Riley Mr. Thomas Riley Mr. George Roy Miss Mae Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Waldo B. Sheldon Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith Miss Mildred Trafton Mr. and Mrs. David L. Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vezina White ' s Gas Station Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whiting Mr. and Mrs. James Wrenn WITH EVERY GOOD WISH and SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS to the 1939 GRADUATES OF BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Parent Teachers ' Association South Bellingham Massachusetts Reflect your individuality and personality in your pictures. The Vantine Studio, Photographer by Ap¬ pointment to leading schools in the East, offers personalized portraiture. 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And after graduation we offer a perpetual Free Placement Service. For comprehensive information visit us or write for illustrated Booklet BH39. t in racti p ica coune m ure i eauty CJt i 492 BOYLSTON STREET WILFRED ACADEMY of HAIR AND BEAUTY CULTURE KENmore 0880 BOSTON, MASS. ☆ COMPLIMENTS — of — N BOSTON FRIENDS ☆ ♦ COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS — of — — of — Blackstone Valley JOHNSON Gas and Electric Company BUS LINES ♦ ♦ Prepare for Business COMPLIMENTS at . . . — of — Mtt CJL r WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND L. J. Cataldo Co. Bachelor Degrees B.C.S., B. Acots., B.C.S. ☆ Authorized by Dept, of STORES OF Education CONFIDENCE ☆ ☆ Catalog on Request Franklin and Foxboro ijeit WJisLeS to The Class of 1939. from The Class of 1940 EVELYN E. PINARDI Faculty Adviser BEST OF LUCK — to — BON-TON Quality Work • Quick Service We Clean, Dye and Repair LESTER W. LATAILLE, Prop. THE CLASS OF 1939 628 Social Street Woon. 346 332 Fairmount Woon. 186 GEORGE W. COOK CO. COMPLIMENTS Lumber and Building Material OF ☆ MOSTEK ' S Telephone 3234-W So. Main Street South Bellingham, Mass. COMPLIMENTS OF L. F. Thayer and The Sons LENOX DINING ROOM and GROCERIES and GRAIN LOG LOUNGE COAL and WOOD ☆ ☆ -We Serve-- CHICKEN, STEAKS and Tel. 203-14 CHOPS ☆ ☆ Our Food Is All Home Cooked Bellingham Massachusetts Compliments WOONSOCKET of TYPEWRITER COMPANY WRIGHT ' S ALL MAKES TYPEWRITERS SOCIAL CORNER Sdofd • Rented ’ Repaired Woonsocket 243 Main Street Woonsocket, R. I. Rhode Island Telephone 709 Come to MASON-PRESTON CO. McCarthy ' s (STEPHENSON MASON) WOONSOCKET lyjour Stationer GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION Everything for Your Office A World ' s Fair of Good Merchandise Greeting Cards - Games - Novelties 243 MAIN STREET WOONSOCKET, R. I. Telephone 142 COMPLIMENTS OF E. TRUDEAU Fancy Meats and Groceries CARMOTE Paints, Varnishes and Enamels CITY HARDWARE COMPANY 25 Rathbun Street Tel. 2965 HOME COAL WOONSOCKET COMPANY CONCRETE BLOCK COMPANY 256 PRIVILEGE STREET C. H. Walmsley, Manager WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND Telephone 3810 R. F. D. No. 1 BELLINGHAM MASSACHUSETTS ALPHONSE CARRIER Range and Fuel Oil Kerosene CENTER STREET BELLINGHAM MASS. L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Attleboro Massachusetts Cjene Ifl iancheiter COMPLIMENTS PHARAILDE MFG. CO. OF WALTER ' S SERVICE STATION Uniforms made to order for Schools and Colleges R. F. D. No. 1 WOONSOCKET • RHODE ISLAND Walter Chamberland, Prop. ★ Complete line ot graduation dresses; also make them to order. COMPLIMENTS TOLIA ' S, Inc. OF 245 MAIN STREET BIIOU AND PARK Home Made Candies THEATRES Restaurant — Fountain Service Best Service - Quality Guarantee Woonsocket Rhode Island Fine Atmosphere COMPLIMENTS OF MODERN SHOE STORE ☆ LEO A. GOSSELIN 94 MAIN STREET WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND COMPLIMENTS OF PETE ' S SANITARY BARBER SHOP PELLAND ' S Not Cheapest, but Best Hair Cut SERVICE STATION in Town No Advance in Prices Center Street Center Street So. Bellingham, Mass. So. Bellingham, Mass. (Ladies ' and Children ' s Hair Cutting a Specialty) Best Wishes LEO A. MURRAY to the Graduating Class Insurance and Real Estate Telephone Woonsocket 4024 JOE FLEUETTE SCOTT HILL DAIRY MELROSE Rau, W FLORIST SHOP Woonsocket Tel. Woon. 4650 E. C. Scott Rhode Island ALBERT A. BONIN KORNSTEIN ' S VARIETY STORE Woonsocket ' s Largest Boys ' and Girls ' Outfitters Job Printing From High Chair to High School Telephone 899 66-68 MAIN STREET Telephone 1793 WOONSOCKET, R. I. COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS OF OF MILLER ' S TAXI SERVICE -Inc.- BELISLE BROS. BAKERY Full Line of M. m 179 RAILROAD STREET WOONSOCKET • RHODE ISLAND Bread and Pastry Home Delivery Telephone 2251 WOONSOCKET • RHODE ISLAND OVILA DULUDE C. L. BERRY Meats Groceries Provisions GROCERIES and PROVISIONS Telephone 2665 Gulf Gas, Coal and Oil CENTER STREET Telephone Milford 951-12 SO. BELLINGHAM, MASS. BELLINGHAM • MASSACHUSETTS COMPLIMENTS OF SAMUELS ' Watches • Diamonds Jewelry Silverware DR. THOMAS P. FOGARTY ZIP 1 14 MAIN STREET Telephone: Woonsocket 1300 COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF L A U R I E R RIALTO OLYMPIA LONGLEY BUILDING BEAUTY SHOP 8 HIGH STREET Telephone 1948 COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF FALK BROTHERS (Clothiers Credit is part of our service 35 MAIN STREET WOONSOCKET, R. I. KAY - JEWELRY CO. COMPLIMENTS OF COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND GENE KING ' S ORCHESTRA Milot Brothers SAVARD AND GALLANT Company 217 Social Street SOCIAL CORNER ☆ WOONSOCKET ■ RHODE ISLAND LUMBER • PAINTS MASONS ' MATERIALS GEORGE C. RHODES HAY AND GRAIN ☆ Native Wood and Lumber Trucking R. F. D. No. 1 Tel. 381 WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND Woonsocket Rhode Island Telephone 978-R-3 SHARON BOX COMPANY INC. CHARLES F. WHIPPLE Sharon, Mass. MILK and CREAM ARTHUR RHODES Manufacturers of Pres, and Treas. Wooden Boxes and Woonsocket, R. I. Shooks Bellingham, Mass. 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