Bellingham High School - Epilogue Yearbook (Bellingham, MA)

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ROBERT LUCIEN REMILLARD Bob” The language denotes the man” Quiet. . .clever. . .Bob, we have found it useless to argue with him...He never says much but when he does it is usually right. . .Bob is envied at B.H.S. being the only one who is in a class all by himself—trigonometry—that is!. . .Now you know why the solitude. SONG: I Have But One Heart SAYING: Quit kidding will you” PASTIME: Girls and Pool AMBITION: Electrical Engineer ACTIVITIES: Athletic Association 3, 4—Christmas Ball 4—Junior Prom 3. ARLENE VIOLA TOWER Timber” In books lies the soul of the whole past time’’ Brilliant. . .modest, Arlene. . .always willing to give an answer for our blank homework papers. . .Arlene will always join the fun. . .but is so quiet we usually forget she’s there. . .She loves to read a good book, but would rather be seen in Milford with a certain Bob. SONG: Now is the Hour SAYING: I Don’t Know” PASTIME: Working AMBITION: Nurse ACTIVITIES: Glee Cluh 2—Musical Comedy 2—Christmas Ball 4—Literary Editor 4—Sewing Club 4—Etiquette Club 4—-Junior Prom 3—Junior Rd Cross 1—Athletic As¬ sociation 2—Dramatic Club 1, 2. JOAN SHIRLEY VEYETTE Ginny” There would be no great ons, were there no small ones’’ For all her size, all 5 feet of it. . .we wonder where she gets all her energy. . .she worked hard to deserve the honors of being most talkative and most mischievous.. .friendly.. .sparkling personality. . .She left us for a year to attend St. Mary’s High School, but missed us so much that she returned after a year. SONG: In a Little Book Shop SAYING: Oh get out” PASTIME: Fighting with Bib AMBITION: Airline Hostess ACTIVITIES: Etiquette Club 1, 4—Dramatics 1,4—Radio Club ,3 4—Junior Prom 3— Christmas Ball 4—Glee Club 1, 3—Sewing Club 4—Official Timer 4— Junior Red Cross 1—Senior Play 4.

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Class History By Patricia McMahon If one could but catch Time and imprison him, the years need never slip away. But alas! Time is fleeting; and we, the class of 1948, must herein set our history, that it may be re¬ corded in the annals of Bellingham High School. Our four happy years at high school, which sped with alarming swiftness, were filled with so many pleasant associations and good times that, if we did have our “bad days,” they were overshadowed by the good ones, and all that re¬ mains is a pleasant memory. As the years go by, and we look back in retrospect, our years here will have become a dim memory. Hence we set forth our History, which, in years to come, may revive for us the pleasant associations of our four years at Bellingham High School. Throwing off the robes of childhood, we entered our freshmen year one bright Septem¬ ber morning in 1944. Looking back at it now, it seems that it was but yesterday that we, feeling very adult, held our first class meeting to elect our officers to guide us through our first year. Carlton Patrick was voted President, assisted by Vice-President Norman Garneau. Our Secre¬ tary was Richard Guyette and Henry Evers be¬ came our Treasurer, with Miss McCooey as our advisor. The first social affair was a gala acquaint¬ ance party sponsored by the Seniors, and after various initiation ceremonies, we were officially members of the freshmen class and settled back to a routine of study. Did we say study? The studying we did then was minute in comparison to the way we dug in when, upon returning from our Christ¬ mas Vacation, we faced our Mid-Year Exams! Cram, Cram, Cram! Worry! Worry! Worry! Will we ever forget those breath-taking moments while we waited to see if we had flunked or passed?? However, as the poets say, “ ’Tis al¬ ways darkest before the dawn.” Soon after this hectic period, we embarked upon our first so¬ cial undertaking. We sponsored the St. Pat¬ rick’s Day dance which turned out to be THE social event of the season and a boon to our finances. Our first year flew by with the speed of Mercury, and after a lazy summer, we were back at our desks again, with our foot on the second rung of the ladder of knowledge. Gone was the first shyness which marked our previous years, for were we not lofty sopho¬ mores now? We looked down upon the Fresh¬ men as mere children, forgetting that but a year before we had been in that role. Our second year was a busy one. With President Beatrice Remillard and Vice-president Victor Glowka at the helm assisted by Norman Garneau and Patricia McMahon who were Secre¬ tary and Treasurer, our year got under way with dexterity. Our first social event of the season was the Thanksgiving Dance which proved to be not only successful financially but also so¬ cially. This was followed by a turkey raffle just before the Thanksgiving holidays. The co¬ operation and zeal with which our class worked at making this a success was characteristic of the enthusiasm with which all our undertakings were carried out. Another highlight of our sophomore year was the choosing of rings. This necessitated many conferences and discussions, but finally the rings were selected. Our year came to a close with our final exams in June and Time brought another year to a successful conclusion. Oh! Summer! Wonderful invention of Nature! But soon Nature turned the leaves to gold and we found ourselves in the third phase of our school life. As the proverbial Jolly Juniors our year started off with Miss Addante as our class advisor. Conducting us through our third year was President, Robert Tuttle; Vice- president, Lucille Pelland; Secretary, FUreda Schafer; and Treasurer, Norman Garneau. This was a promising year for us. Our Halloween Dance was a gay event, and the auditorium was filled with a capacity crowd of young dancers. This affair was surpassed only by our first formal —our Junior Prom. Will we ever forget the whirl of multicolored gowns under the soft lights of the auditorium. . .the strains of Gene King’s orchestra. . .the flower-scented air. . . the long line of cars leaving the dance, heading for a snack? Ah, happy memories... But let us not forget our seafaring adven¬ ture to Provincetown which we enjoyed so tre¬ mendously, while bettering our geographical knowledge. And there was always that “Rumors Are Flying” broadcast over the radio system which kept up with the movements of our classmates.