Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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OFFICERS President, Kimball Raynsford I ’ h c-Prcsulcnt , Delores Salmon Secretary, Mary O ' Toole Treasurer, Fred Ramig Class History It has been the custom of every graduating class since the beginning of time to set down a history of the class to be preserved ior posterity. So witness here, fellow students, a chronicle ot our movements from our entrance September 5, 1934, till now, our gradua- tion. June 24, 1938. In the fall of “34 a crowd ot shiny-faced youngsters trudged their way to the High School. Unwillingly perhaps, but nevertheless, with a note of excitement and merriment we laced a new chapter in our lives. Our year passed mostly as Freshmen years usually pass, but lor one exception. We passed the Mid-Years with flying colors and presented a plav in the Inter-class Dramatics, “What An Act, coached by Miss Harris of the faculty. It was during the closing month of school that the exception occured. We realized a wish long expressed by Freshmen the land over. Need we tell you that, on a balmy evening in June our school took lire and burned. There was some talk of our going to school elsew here, but we never did. We returned the next year to find the inside newly painted, but little changed other- wise. ( )ur first act as Sophomores was to elect: Jerome Costello, President; Delores Salmon, Vice-President; Edna Noon, Secretary; and Thomas Kilcoyne, Treasurer. Mr. John J. Mitchell of the faculty was appointed our Class dvisor. This year marked our first venture into school affairs. We conducted dances and held candy sales. We had our little flirtations. In short , we had grown up. Tests were an old story by now, but the Mid-Years still held their fears for us. However, we managed to survive the storm pretty well. T he Inter class Dramatics were abandoned this year (probably afraid we would heat the Seniors). In their place was held a competition with four neighboring High Schools, which Clinton managed to win. Spring again rolled around and with it graduation. Some of us made our entrance into social life by going to the Prom. And when the tolling of the 1.00 a m. bells died away among the echoes, we left school to return the next year as Juniors. 16

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SENIORS

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Now comes the year that will live in our memories as our year of triumphs. We cer- tainly went to town that year. Our officers were: Walter O’Malley, President; Delores Salmon, Vice-President; Mary O’Toole, Secretary; and Earle Russell, Treasurer. We went at our studies this year with a vigor that was never before known. We looked with disdain upon the Freshmen and Sophomores, forgetting that we were such ourselves once, and that they were merely the reflections of our actions. We roomed upstairs with the mighty Seniors, stood in the hallway and looked with awe upon these lordly beings. Our first triumph came on September 12. That was the day of the St. Mihiel’s Day Parade. A loving cup was to he awarded to the best appearing class in line. And, as was to be expected, we won it. The Mid-Years were nothing to us by this time. We took them in stride and then came our second great victory. We won the Inter-class Dramatics. The Seniors gave us the laugh before the show, said we didn’t have a chance. But we showed them. The play was “Sail Right In,’’ directed by Miss Kerrigan. June was fast ap- proaching and we prepared for the Prom. And here is where we again proved a hit. This year we introduced the ceremony of the departing class officers handing over their caps and gowns to the Junior class officers. That finished one of the grandest and most successful years any class has ever had. We can well look back with pride upon our Junior Year Prom. SENIORS. At last, after twelve long years, we had reached the end of the trail. The future faced us, unknown and forbearing. We felt we were no longer “kids,’’ but ready to step out into adult life. We finished our school career gloriously. Our officers were: Kimball Raynsford, President; Delores Salmon, Vice-President; Mary O’Toole, Secretary; and Fred Ramig, Treasurer. Things were pretty quiet before the Mid-Years, but, soon after, they started to hum. We formed all the different clubs you could think of, History Circle, French Club, Tau Sigma, etc. We went to all the dances and socials. We started to get college pamphlets through the mail saying, What are you going to do next year?” We wished we knew. And just to prove that we did win the competition the year before, we presented the best Senior show in quite a number of years, probably the best ever. The play was “It Happened in Hollywood,” directed by Lewis S. Gordon, Jr., of the faculty. It certainly was a howl. From there we went on to win the Inter- class Dramatics for the second year in a row. The play was “Sauce for the Goslings” which was also directed by Mr. Gordon. This went to prove that we had very fine dra- matic talent in the class. Our football team won the Midland League pennant. Then came the class pictures, the class book, invitations, and millions of things. We went to the class banquet, the French Club banquet, the Tau Sigma party, the History Circle excursion, the Junior Prom. And then came graduation, the saddest part of all. It was strange. For eleven years we looked forward to finishing school, but when we strolled up the aisle after our diplomas a lump came to our throats. We wished we had it to do all over again. For the first time in twelve years we would have no place to return the next year. Our group would break up forever. Some of us would find our way to col- lege, some to business, the professions, and some would just stay in town. However, we can always look back on the happiest years of our life as those we spent at Clinton High. And whenever we want to bring back our memories, we only need open this book and they are all here. We leave Clinton High School, proud to call it our Alma Mater. 17