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

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IP1a1tsll1 Itiw's X-Xi i xarss by Robert A. Mortimer Mr. Fenner, Parents, Teachers and Friends, With this assembly hall are associated some of our fondest memories of Classical High School. Here on a September morning in 1952, we were initiated into the Classical world. The surroundings were not elegant, but the warmth of friendly interest was apparent even then. On the days that followed, we met here often for pleasant conversations as we went from class to class, we gathered for special assemblies, we advertised our talents, we conducted our class business. Now as we assemble here for the final time, the surroundings are unchanged. The walls remain dusky and the lighting is still dim. Our feelings, however, are far deeper now, for we have become a part of a tradition which few public schools can match. The Classical spirit is born of high standards of scholarship, of mutual cooperation between teachers and students, and of a feeling of warm friendliness. We have worked hard here, but the experience has been rewarding. We shall long remember the friendly companionship of these days, and shall join the graduates who constantly revisit the school attesting that the roots of this spirit are deep ones. That we have had this experience, we owe a debt of deep gratitude to our friends, who have made our days here happy ones, to our teachers, who have taught us to admire high standards and worthy ideals, and to our parents, who have shared our joys and pains, ever guiding us by their love. It is fitting that our dearest ones should be with us on Class Day. Our debt is great, and our gratitude is deep.

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Class Soloists Carol Abdow Carol F. Hoechstetter Robert R. MacKenzie Class Day Speakers ORATOR: Richard H. Seder HISTORIAN: Maureen A. Harney TESTATOR: Norton S. Remmer MARSHALLS: Phyllis A. Bretholtz Louis L. Farber Graduation Speakers Nancy M. Girling Cynthia L. Hoffman Robert A. Mortimer Richard H. Seder

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ltilllswroliw CLASS or misss by Maureen A. Harney Soon our rockets will hurl through the milky way and past the Big Dipper at Lands heading towards a new world. It has been a long time since we first left the planets of Tatnuck and Newton Square and the asteroids of Grafton Hill and Providence Hill to meet at the newly-discovered constellation, CLASSICAL Now after four light years of struggling for survival, Cwell it certainly seemed as though we traveled five trillion, eighteen hundred and sixty-six billion, six hundred and ninety-six million milesj we are departing, searching for frontiers of space. Before we blast off, let us quickly re-read the log of these four eventful years of preparation for this journey. Our freshman year, 1952, we discovered that since our arrival, the faculty had insisted that no more freshmen be admitted. To our horror, Mr. Fenner agreed. When our homerooms were buzzing one Friday afternoon, we investigated the matter and discov- ered the ARGUS. Parker Marden began his never-late record, since he awoke with the chickens every morning as most farmers do. Attending our first assembly, rally, variety show, game, and club meetings, being the last class to read the Daly gossip column in the ARGUS, getting our first report cards and discovering that we were not so brilliant as we had thought we were at Sever-except for Richie and Rob of course- these and other memorable events filled our freshman year. And then there were those lucky girls, Joyce Small and Patti Turnan, who finished their freshman year by attending the Senior Prom. Suddenly our sophomore year was upon us, the year we had to make a great decision: whether to take five subjects or to get a doctor's certificate. When we could not find any freshman to confuse, we picked on the foreign sophomores from junior high like Mel Porter, joan Jakstis, Karen Spets, Barbara johnson, Bob Kandall, Estelle Connors, Chet Sonta, Norton Remmer, Julienne Mycko, Njiggerl' johnson, Priscilla Arell, and joe Aiksnoias. joe Kenary, George Breen, and Ray Hammerstrom became varsity hoop stars. A certain book store surprizingly admitted that Classical Latin students had put a book called The Trot on the best-seller list. Among the many celebrities in our class was Mary Weinhold, whose picture appeared in the Gazette, modeling Classical's streamlined gym suit. The paper also caught Barbara Santoian and Carol Sampson trying to look intelligent among the animals on one of Mr. Weed's renowned biology field trips. During the summer of our sophomore year, John Kokernak and Ronnie Stidsen, disguised as Boy Scouts, attended the Third National Jamboree in California.