Canton High School - Echo Yearbook (Canton, MA)

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V- Md -T H E- CgH O J mq33 Juniors. too, took part in the graduation exercises when Ruth Water- held, Caroline Sawyer, June Sawyer, Phyllis Lowry, Mary Galligan, Mary Sheehan, Rosa Dardano, Shirley Stone. Ruth Hiltz, and Ethel Gelpke were recipients of Pro Merito pins and Anthony Ammedolia, Dorothy Guerrin, and Richard Sarra of Debating Society pins. Our class president, Richard Sarra, was marshal for the graduating Seniors. September, 1939, and we reached the ultimate ambition of our high school career: to be Seniors. Now we have attained our last and final goal of this experience: the end of the year and graduation. This Senior year has been full of achievements and activitiesg it has been a busy year, and one of which we shall always have pleasant and fond memories. This year's officers were as follows! Thomas Whitty, President, Caro- line Sawyer, Vice Presidentg Mary Sheehan, Secretary: and James Burgun, Treasurer. Seniors on the Student Government were Natalie Haynes, John Graham, Everett Harlfinger, Frank Carpenter, and Ethel Gelpke. Thomas Whitty was chosen captain of the football team, and Alfred Crowd, manager. handled the affairs and records of the team. Eight of our popular classmates, Olive Griflin, Dorothy Guerrin, Mary Galligan, Ruth Graham, Mary Johnson, Mary Sheehan, Ruth Hiltz, and Esther Adams were able and vivacious leaders of the cheering section during the season. Many Seniors starred in the fall games of football and of girl's field hockey, the latter team having Ruth Waterfield as Captain and Jean Strickland as Manager. Baseball, with Sparky Keleher as Captain and Alfred Crowd as Manager, golf, track, and ice hockey were other sports of the year enjoying fairly successful seasons, many of our boys playing prominent parts on each team. The boys' ice hockey team was organized under Alfred Crowd as Captain, playing and winning several fast and exciting games. The Glee Club under the direction of Miss Canan, with Caroline Saw- yer. accompanist for two years, enjoyed a year's work in new music and new musical knowledge. The annual Minstrel Show, performed a second time by popular de- mand was a great success, with Eleanor Morrell, Yvonne Fitzpatrick, Doro- thy Guerrin, and Ruth McDougall as singing stars, and Richard MacLeod, Ralph Mascierelli, Anthony Pavadore, Everett Harlfmger, Robert Woodman, and Richard Sarra as the hilarious end men. The first performance was given after the A. A. Banquet in January under the direction of the Associ- ation officers, Mary Galligan, President, and Olive Griffin, Secretary. Our social debut, our Senior Dance, held on January 19, two food sales, the annual Boxing and Wrestling Show, and a benefit movie held in the Strand Theatre, were all financial successes, enlarging our treasury greatly for the class trip. The golf team was rolling over the opposition with birdies and pars by Albert Reynolds, Captain, James Farrell, John Graham, Lorin Kelly, Wil- liam Adams, and James Burgun. Dorothy Guerrin, another of our able classmates, was chosen a school representative of the Junior Red Cross, returning with many helpful sug- gestions for the formation of a society in our school. One of our most talented girls, Phyllis Lowry was elected Editor-in- Chief of the Echo with other Seniors on the staff: James Burgun, Business Manager, Alfred Crowd and Ruth Graham, Athletic reporters, Natalie Haynes and Frank Carpenter, Class reiportersg and Mary Sheehan, Club reporter. John Graham was, for the second consecutive year, awarded the High School cup in the three-mile road race held on April 19. Other track stars. also trophy winners of this race, were James Burgun and Richard Sarra. The Senior Dramatic Club had a very successful and enjoyable year, its efforts being rewarded when the entire Senior Play cast was chosen from its numbers. Leave lt To Mother' was presented on April 5, with

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THE ECHO And last but not least, Burgun, my secretary, and I had traveled in Eupore for many years. Our gift 130 mankind was our successful assas- sination of Hitler and Goeringg and our escape from the firing squad was due only to the quickness of Anne and her super-special airplane! p 1 A P. Lowry, '40. J. Burgun, '40 Glass oyfistory One bright September morning eighty-three new Freshmen, eager, ex- pectant, but rather timid, entered the portals of Canton High School, facing the brand new experience of new friends, new knowledge, and a new life. 5 'After organization in the home rooms, we elected our year's leaders: John Howard as President, John Rowe as Vice President, Ethel Gelpke as Secretary, and Thomas Whitty as Treasurer. Ruth Graham, James Burgun, and Ethel Gelpke were elected to represent the class in the Student Council. Two new teachers, Miss Kavanaugh and Miss Mah-oney, entered school with us this year. Many of our numbers were competent and successful members of the football team, baseball team, orchestra, and glee club. After an uneventful but happy year as Freshmen, we eagerly moved up one rung on the class ladder to assume the slightly more important position, as Sophomores, able now to dictate to the new Freshmen. Results of the elections showed Albert Reynolds as our new class President, Rita Toomey as Vice President, Olive Griffin as Secretary, and Anthony Aimmendolia as Treasurerg also RichardSarra and Ethel Gelpke as Student Council repre- sentatives. This year saw no class activities but a great participation in athletics, many of our classmates starring on the football, track, and girls' hockey teams, and being the recipients of letters at the annual A. A. Ban- quet in January. We lost one teacher this year, Miss Prew, but acquired two new ones, Mr. Dowson and Miss Roach. September of 1938 saw us fewer in numbers but greater in our newly acquired prestigeg we were now upperclassmen and could lord it over all but those stately and dignified t'?J occupants of Room I. After a two weeks' snow storm of nomination papers and ballots, and an exciting new muni- cipal type of elections, we found ourselves with the following oliicers: Richard Sarra, President: Thomas Whitty, Vice President: James Burgun, Secretaryg Ethel Gelpke, Treasurer. Representatives in the Student Gov- ernment were Mary Sheehan, Anthony Ammendolia, Everett Harlfmger, and Ethel Gelpke. This year was a revelation of new abilities of our class- mates. Nearly every memizer of the class showed his pugilistic ability in the Boxing and Wrestling Show in April, his histrionic ability in the Minstrel Show in January, or his salesnianship ability in the Food Sale and the Maga- zine Drive. New acting talent was unearthed in the Junior Dramatic Club under the dii ection oi' Miss liavanaugh and Miss Lamoureaux, with Marcella Liliiiaii as Secretary, and Auldice 'i'v'ilson as Treasurer. We discovered bud- ding track stars in John Graham, Richard Sarra, James Burgun, Everett llarllinger, and Alfred Crowd: the tirst two were cup winners in the annual three-mile road race on April 19, 1939. This year Mr. lVlasterson and Mr. Gibson were added to the teaching staii, Miss Canan took over musical direction, and at the time of Miss Kava- naugh's departure in the middle oi' the year, Miss Lamoureux became a new nieiniier of the faculty. We also greeted Miss Robinson when we lost Miss liflclflnaney to Quincy High School. T Next was our Junior Prom, scheduled for lVlay 19. Great and am- bitious plans were made and completed, but due to unforeseen and un- I' wt-ii::'te circumstances, the great event was cancelled.

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34g 4 THE ECHO such capable actors and actresses as Dorothy Cuerrin, Ruth McDougall, William Milligan, Elizabeth Shann-on, James Burgun, Marionne Flower, Robert Woodman, Anne Rumrey, Anthony Ammedolia, Frank Carpenter, Rose Murphy, and Ethel Gelpke taking part. On May 19 fifty-six members of the class sailed from Providence on our class trip to New York. We spent two memorable days in New York City including one at the fair. The whole trip will remain in our memory as one of the most significant events in our school career. Here we wish to record the name of one of our classmates, Laura Corey, who left us in our Junior year, on May 19, She went away in beauty's flower, Before her life was spent, Ere life and love had lived its hour, God called her, and she went. Yet whispers Faith upon the Wind, No grief to her was given, She left our love and went to find A greater one in heaven. The entire class wishes at this time to extend to Mr. Anketell, Mrs. Dana, and all members of the faculty, our sincere thanks and appreciation for the helpful guidance and advice during these four happy years at Can- ton High School. May our education yield us rich dividends in health, happiness, and achievement, and may we always find that Knowledge and truth shall light our way. Natalie Haynes Ethel Gelpke Qrench Glub A newly-formed French Club made its appearance on the horizon of school activities this year under the supervision of Miss Lamoureux. Informal meetings were held in which only French was spoken. Dur- ing these meetings we read plays, held discussions, and played French games. The Club this year has only about 20 members. They are: Albert Dardano, Donald Cobb, Rita Johnson, Louise Davenport, Jean McEnancy, Myrtle Cross, Warren Smith, Joe Ronayne, Ralph Briggs, Amy Mann, Mary Sheehan, Mary Johnson, Eleanor Duggan, Virginia Hawley, Priscilla Brown, Virginia French, Frances Morrell and Wanda Pavides. No officers were elected because of the Club's informality. L. Davenport, '41.