High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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January Smiles. in. 1941 CLASS ADVISERS Mr. Will Macalpine Miss Pearl Davis Miss Jane Roberts We have often heard the expression “history repeats itself,” but we wonder whether in the twenty-five years of Commerce any other entering class felt sucn joyous excitement as we did on that January morning in 1938. For the first time we were to attend a school, not because we lived in a certain district, but because it was the school of our own individual choice—and a high school! Trying hard to be calm, we entered the building. Aided by friendly upper classmen and teachers, we 1ound our rooms, and during the day we were enrolled in classes. Our XB life had begun. During our XIB semester, Mr. Smith appointed our advisers, Miss Jane Roberts, Miss Pearl Davis, and Mr. Will Macalpine. They called our first and long-looked- forward-to class meeting at which Mr. Smith explained the purpose and value of a class organization. At the regular school elections in May, the officers for the re- mainder of our second year at High School of Commerce were chosen: Edward Livi, president; Mary Pothier, vice- president; Shirley Magowan, secretary. In December of our XIA year class elections were held again; then the ofhcers were chosen to lead us through our senior year. Edward Livi was re-elected president, Stamos Zades became our vice-president, and Barbara Nahlovsky was elected secretary. One day early in De- cember we came to school looking very happy. Now and then a girl would peek at the mirror in her vanity. Why? We were to have our class picture taken for Caduceus, and by this time we had learned what an important occa- sion that always is . Soon after the Christmas vacation came promotions and the beginning of our XIIB semester. We were now seniors, planning the program and issuing the invitations for the Freshman Reception. Recalling how we as fresh- men had enjoyed the reception planned for us, we tried to arrange for open rooms, interesting demonstrations, exhibits in special rooms and laboratories, and for pupil Secretary Stamos Zades Vice-President Edward Livi President CLASS OFFIGERS The formal program included a shorthand demonstration, a series of amusing monologues by the Footlight Guild, and music by the orchestra. Many of us participated in the demon- classes in the essentially business subjects. strations and the program. Do you remember Dick’s humorous monologue about teaching a woman to drive a car? Our senior arm bands arrived for the first XIIA as- sembly. The excitement of covering the white band with signatures was equalled only by the wild scramble to ex- change our pictures. Throughout the semester, committees were busy with the senior events, including class day, prom, and banquet. The Caduceus and G. O. agents followed us about demanding payments. Only the ar- rangements for the Thanksgiving assembly and our plans for the G. O. dance at the city auditorium interrupted our thoughts of the approaching final report card and senior events. So far this history has been largely a brief review of the organized activities, but our class history would not be complete without mentioning some of the individuals who have contributed to the prestige of the class and the honor of the school. Nathalie Boulais won the first prize in the John S. Young Contest, when she was a XB. Twice she won first place in the Western Massachusetts division of the National Forensic League, and she won third place in the New England division in 1940. Evelyn Rowley and George French, while still XIIB’s, crashed and passed the National Clerical Ability Test, given chiefly to the XITA pupils. Louis Galavotti and Doris Parker were captains of the Boys’ and Girls’ Patrols. Matthew Albert participated in a radio play, which was recorded on a transcription and sent to conferences in Indiana and Ohio; Ruth Butcher, Lucille Lavallee, and George French have taken dramatic parts for the Radio Workshop. Richard Emerson and George Robertson par- ticipated in several of Mr. Doane’s plays. Stamos Zades 14 Barbara Nahloysky

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Parker, Doris Cruickshank, Barbara Saabye, Edna Rowley, Evelyn Goldberg, Shirley Merkle, Mary Magowan, Shirley Nahlovsky, Barbara was chosen as the best speaker from the High School of Commerce for the 1940 Community Chest; Marjorie Fitzgerald was one of the winners in the contest this year. George French, Richard Obin, and Annette Lamoureux had parts in the movie, An Old Master Lives Again. George French, Shirley Goldberg, and Richard Obin received first, second, and third honors in an essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of the Foreign Wars. Mary Merkle won the Loyalty Week Essay Contest. In the department of music this year Marion Reynolds has been violin concert-mistress, and Rachel Barsom has been pianist for the orchestra and glee clubs. In athletics, twelve of our boys have participated with distinction in more than one sport: Dick Emerson, Pon- telies Tougias, and Zohrab Setian; Zohrab has made the All-City Star Team. Louis Galavotti and Sarkis Piligian [15 } anuUaty 194] Ponct Roll Niemczyk, Walter Setian, Zohrab Livi, Edward French, George Lague, Jeannette Tatamanis, Chrisanthe King, Marjorie Roth, Hannah Kerlin, Goldie Sugarman, Lillian Powenko, Fannie Meyer, Bella have been managers of our football sports. Among the girls who have been especially active and won G. A. A. pins are Eileen Mayotte, Marie Watson, Betty McGrady, and Shirley Magowan. When Junior Honors were awarded at the close of our XIB semester, our class had nineteen recipients; twenty Senior Honors, announced Class Day, gave our class a high rating in scholarship. Now closes the history of the January Class of 1941, the history of three years of work and play, and of the more than two hundred seniors who came “smiling through” the courses and the extra-curricular activities of the High School of Commerce. SYLVIA MEYERS, ELsiE BERKWITT.