Burrillville High School - Review Yearbook (Harrisville, RI)

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ooooooooeooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o19o oBoHoSo o36o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SENIOR CLASS HISTORY President . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer . Faculty Advisor . As we look back over the history of our four years at Burrillville High, we note some of the chief landmarks that have marked our path of progress, some recorded others un- recorded. Here we shall attempt to present the chief facts of which we boast and to show how we managed to triumph over obstacles, to climb step by step up the ladder of achievement. Beginning with the Old Stone Age, as Freshmen, we spent most of our time in building a strong intellectual foundation, upon which our future depended. Knowing too, that extra-curricula work was carried on in our midst, we elected a capable board of officers, namely: President, Rita Charetteg Vice-President, Cecile Lariviereg Secretary, Rosamond Quinng and Treasurer, Thomas Berk, so that we too would be organized to participate in school activities. We held a New Year's Party and took the school by storm with the talent we exemplified in the entertainment we provided. The com- mittee planned the affair very carefully and it certainly was a success. We further proved ourselves successful in our scholar- ship, since one of our members, Cecile Lariviere, led the entire school on the rank list for the whole year and several other members of our class were at the top. To Athletics, we gave fine baseball, cross-coun- try and track material. Therefore in our very first year at Burrillville High, we most definitely established ourselves scholastic- ally, socially, and athletically. Even the Dark Age was not so dark as it has some- times been represented. Rene Laverdiere . Clifton Horne Rosamond Quinn . . Rita Charette . Miss Helen P. Kirby VVe then passed into the Bronze Age, as Sophomores. VVith a much smaller class, we entered upon another successful year. Here too we made rapid advancement into the educational world. Again, the rank list was headed by members of our class, in fact we attained the first three places, namely: Cecile Lariviere, Rosamond Quinn and Rene Laverdiere. Several boys in the class now held places on the varsity baseball and track teams. WVe held a St. Patrick's Day Party which proved very successful. The decor- ations were in keeping with the day and from the rumors, the upper classmen now recog- nized us as a capable class and leaders in school activities. We have now become definite fixtures at Burrillville and through progress have ad- vanced into a time known as thc Silver Age. We entered this period with even more suc- cess before us. We held as our annual feature a Halloweien Party, at which we again displayed our talent. In the inter- class ticket-selling contest we trounced the Sophomores and Freshmen and gave the Seniors a hard tussle. Our members still topped the rank list. Cecile Lariviere won the State Prize in the Gorgas Memorial Es- say Contest. We held a Military Whist Party, which through careful management was very successful. We donated the re- ceipts of this party for the purchase of the Honorary Scholastic Awards for the Seniors of 1935. In Athletics, we are still holding our own. J. Corrigan has lost count of his medals won in track contests. THIRTEEN

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Boys' Choice of Sister . Cecile Lariviere oooooooooooooooooooeooooooooeooooooooo6oooooooooooooooooooooooooooee o19o oBoHoSo o36o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CLASS Most Lilrely to Succeed . Rene Laverdiere Cecile Lariviere Best Looking . Frederick Tessier Cecile Lariviere Earl LeClaire Editha Rawson Most Athletic . . Clifton Horne Verna Pickering Best Natured . . Rene Laverdiere Cecile Lariviere Most Versatile . Edgar Holmes Rita Bibeault Girls' Choice fy' Brother . Rene Laverdiere Best All-A round . . . Most Original Teachers' Pet Kenneth Strobel Edna Porter Kenneth Strobel Rita Charette BALLOT Best Actor . Best Actress Best Dancer Sweetest Cutest . Qicietest Wiftiest . Best Dressed Best M ixer . lil ost M usical F azrorite Actor Farori te Actress 0 O 0 THE CLASS PROPHECY Leo Boucher Rita Cliarette Leo Boucher Rosamond Quinn Ruth Pickering Rosamond Quinn Ellsworth Steere Gertrude Proulx Francis Riley Verna Pickering Leo Boucher Rosamond Quinn Clifton Horne Cecile Lariviere Roland Robert Cceile Lariviere Robert Taylor Loretta Young June 18, 1942-London, England-Sir Kenneth Strobel, famous riding-master, and his horse, Firefly, sail for America where Sir Kenneth intends to join the circus doing stunts on his horse . . . Chicago, Illinois -Man dies of shock when Ellsworth Steere, speechless wonder, speaks for the first time in years . . . Boston, M assf-The engage- ment of June Bagguley, well-known dieti- tian, was announced last evening . . . New Yorlc City-Philip Hamilton is selected as the world's best salesman. He sold the moon to Edgar Holmes, Jr .... Proiidence, R. I .-Rita Bibeault, famous blues singer, can be heard every Friday evening at 9 P. M. over a coast-to-coast network . . . Frederick Tessier voted ideal man by society girls. . . . Time marches on! ! ! June 18, 1954-New York City--The Pickering sisters and Shirley Bailey receive medals for their admirable work in the recent epidemic of yellow fever . . . Hollywood, Calif.-Elsie Saletnik succeeds Adrian as designer of gowns for stars . . . Harrisrille, R. I .-Earl LeClaire, coach at Burrillville High, vouches for Quinnley coffee. Noth- ing like good coffee to pep one up before the big game . . . Hollywood, Calif.-Rita Charette, famous actress, receives Academy Award for her portrayal of Carlotta in The Lady of Spain. Edward Mottola, tiny runner, wins ll. A. A. Marathon Race . . . New York City-Lieutenant Thomas Rivers returns home after spending eight years time in the Philippines . . . Profi- dence, R. I .flliarbara Abbott has been ap- pointed head of the Homeopathic Hospital . . . Richmond, Va.-Francis Riley, famous manufacturer, leaves for Pascoag, R. I., his native home . . . Time marches on! I ! June 18, 1956-Harrisrille, R. I.-The reunion, held by the class which graduated from Burrillville High School just twenty years ago, brings together a group of famous people known the world over .... Chicago, Ill.-Ambrose Moroney, lawyer, appointed Judge of Superior Court. TWELVE

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oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 0190 QBQHQSQ o36o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Our Senior year we can truly term our Golden Age. Golden Indeed! It represents the best that has been done by our members. Overflowing with new responsibilities in work and in play,we embarked upon the last year. In October we held a successful Food Sale, which was followed by our Fall Dance, which was a very colorful event and amused the lower classmen to a state of frenzy. Miss Kirby, jubilant of our late sucess undertook a lllilitary VVhist. Then came the Christmas Party which everyone ad- mitted was the best party of the year. The cold month of January proved fatal to our activities, but February regained our confi- dence and the annual Senior Play, 'K0h Pro- fessoru was most successful both dramatic- ally and financially. VVe also came through and won the annual ticket-selling contest, beating our nearest rival by a percentage of Q5fZ7. Nfembers of our class were chosen for three Assembly programs held during the year. In March, we undertook what no other class has-a Salad Supper, which was most successful. Nine members have earned membership to the Rhode Island Honor Society of Secondary Schools and five have earned membership to the National Athletic Scholastic Society of Secondary Schools. The Spring Dance was our last gala event of the year. Here then is our recorded historyg of our unrecorded history, no account could show the countless steps we have ascended. VVe are now approaching the goal-llraflm ation-the crowning achievement. VVe have climbed rapidly and eagerly and we leave behind us a record of which we all may be proud. We have tried to do our best and hope that we have lived up to the standards of Burrillrille High. R.osA:vioNn P. QITINN, Sf-crcfary 0 0 0 CLASS DIARY Good morning, dear teachers. Once again the corridors are filled with excite- ment. A few Freshmen with slicked hair and shiny noses can be seen wandering about. We Seniors receive seats in front of Room 1 and are we mortified! SEPT. 9 10 Ambitious Freshmen are actually taking books home so soon-Imagine! ll Seniors begin action with elections. Rene re-elected chief executive. 17 Hear Ye! Class officers face the limelight and have devastating effect upon the camera. Or is it the photographer?-VVho knows? 18 Constitution Day observed. An interesting lecture was given by Mr. Carlson, our newly appointed French teacher. 20 A little bird visited the English Class during fourth period. Roland Robert played the hero and let the bird out. Maybe it is the little bird that tells Mr. Callahan secrets about Cecile and Rosamond. 21 Smallest Senior saves his pal. Kenneth observed his 17th birthday, unbeknown to all except Eddie. 23 In how many states is water found? Ask Mary Plante-She knows! 24- Rosamond arrives at school at 8:15 this morning. Will wonders ever ceasc? Q6 Held our first Thursday afternoon dancing. Captain Berk for the first time, showed Vile Seniorsi' that he really can dance. Q8 Defeated Putnam in football-Score 20-0. FOURTEEN