Classical High School - Classic Myths Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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...' 0' is , , Pro. ideiltfv llddnws ,if 9,eoUz,ge l3',L1LafLaZZ It is quite likely that the class of lflfiil. assemlmlerl liere for nearly ilu- last time. is entertaining a feeling of hntility--a sense ol happiness that a gootl jolt has ln-cn well clone. This, of course, is natural. liul it is perhaps well to milim- lliat tht- lol: is not clone. This is not tlic cncl, it is tht- lwginning-the 1'onimenccmcnt ol a new lilc. which will be more interesting and enjoyalmle, and which liolfls promise ul more worthwliile things in the future. as a result of our four years of cllort within thesi- liallowecl halls. Now we step from the theoretical into the practical---from a worlcl of lnooks ancl lessons into a liarassecl. war-torn worlfl of unsteaflying influences anrl liitlcr flisap- pointments. Nwertheless. let us lace it lwrarely. conficlent in the realization that lic- cause of our High School training we stand on a little firmer grouncl. tlllfl arc. per- haps. a little lietter equipped to meet. struggle with. and conquer tht- rough spots along the path that lies lu-fore us. It is in this spirit. therefore. that l. on lmelialf of the class ol ltlfitl. cortlially welcome you. our parents. friencls. and instructors to our Class-Day exercises. You. we are confident. are aware of our fleep appreciation of your sacrifices. your efforts on our liehalf ancl the inspiration you have lent us. it is to you we are inflelwtccl lol' a sulmstantial start along this pathway. lmasecl on a hearty respect for knowledge, ancl love of simple truth. It remains for us to liuilcl upon that beginning. so that it may some clay he truly said the world is a somewhat better place lmecause we liaxc liwfl in it. Let us make that our goal. and may each and every one of us. who is almout to leave our beloved institution. attain it. Once again. therefore, l extend to you our sincere welcome. T1IIAI'fFl Il

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--- .1 ily Class Hi. tory Qag, In just a few days. we. the Class of 1933. shall make the last entry in the journal of our four years at Classix-al. All during those long years we have eagerly awaited the time when we should say' our none too sorry' good-hyes to the school. That day has eome. lnstead of making a hold and triumphant exit. howeyer. we are amazed to find ourselyes rather sad and suhdued at the thoughts of leaving. But hefore we close the journal foreyer. let us turn haek the pages for a few minutes and reeall some of the highlights of our four years at Classieal. When Classical opened its doors to us as Freshmen. we were. naturally' enough. timid youngsters with minds untrained in the aeknowledged arts of finding the elevators and inyenting alihis. Sherh Simonds. with his then customary' holdness. was the hrst to approaeh a senior to ask direetions. Rumor has it that the senior-s answer made Sherh what he is today. Ah. the thrills of heing initiated into life at Classieall The magnifieenr-e of our gymnasium. the comforts of our cafeteria. the splendors of our streamlined stages all these things praetit-ally' oyerpowered sua-h impressionahle infants as Sumner Sharfman and liarhara Carney. As a matter of ref-ord. Xlarjorie Nleliay was the first one to he hearthreakingly disillusioned. She walked around with her head in the elouds until that fatal day' when in the eafeteria she surrendered to the tempting appearanee of ereamed dried heef on toast and disc-oyered. all too soon. that what she had so hlissfully' purehased was nothing more than three autumn leayes soaked in milk and seattered oyer a pieee of hurned ruhher. And. to add insult to injury. it wasn't eyen salted! An added attraetion. in those days of yore. to the elowning of Johnny Steyens in Room 35 was the sight of Shirley Oyerend heing pursued hy Mr. Hearn-s slithery' snakes wheneyer they were ahle to hreak the honds of eaptiyity. The mysterious reaehes of the attic' were first explored hy eourageous lry ' Xkiarren and daring Felix Thiel. 'liheir spirits were willing. hut their flesh was so weak that the sight of two ghostly statues sent them flying downstairs in reeord time. For posterity we reeord the faet that in our Freshman year a strike for hetter sf-hool f-onditions. namely. no sellool on May Day. was a short time planned hy' a nohle hand of 1-onspirators and in an eyen shorter time thwarted hy sehool authorities. ln our first year. also. we were introdueed to that most faseinating proeess. the lowering of the assemhly hall lights for their annual dusting oijf. Shirley' Wihiteomh and Betty :Xthy were ohseryed watching with hated hreath the slow deseent of the lights. and hoping against hope that something would hreak. I rlllllt'r'N