Concord High School - Bridge Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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McKenna had gone to other schools and were to be sorely missed on the sports field and in the class room. Billy Parker, Johnny Mandrioli, and Neil Hoyt continued to make names for themselves on the football team, encouraged by the capable cheerleaders including Kay Murphy, Milly Henry, Julia Mazzeo and Norma Sweetland. The girls were once more in evidence on Miss Clark's hockey team. Sports were not the only thing which claimed our attention that busy fall. There were the Glee Club and the Orchestra., directed by Mr. Taun- ton now that Mr. Held was in the service, and the annual Magazine Drive, with Rita Coyne as assistant manager was more successful than usual. The Voice Stali' brought out their first edition under our leader- ship, and Charlotte Rohan, as assist- ant edito1' contributed much to its popularity. From time to time, Wally Macone's snappy cartoons added a little Zing to the paper as they had in the two years previous. Our honor roll members continued to hold their own and added credit to our class. Basketball season came around and Wally Macone, Tommy Gill and Donald Rinaldo played on this team, while Kay Murphy, Kay Varley, and Muriel Fletcher joined the girls' team. Frank Parker was our only actor in HLetters to Lucernef, but several of our number were on the Make-up and Stage Committees. Milly Henry was elected vice presi- dent of the A. A. with many of the class as members. All during the winter the debating club was active with Rita Coyne as the able president. The .lunior class was represented on the Student Council by Rita and Charlotte again. With the coming of spring, Frank and Billy Parker and Donald Rinaldo showed that they could really run. Many girls went out for tennis and our two Wallys, Macone and Peter- son, did their best for dear old Con- cord High on the baseball team. , Wlien we returned as solemn Seniors i11 the fall of 1943 we were greatly reduced in numbers. Many had left for military service while some had taken defense jobs. Page Frank Parker was elected president of the class, with Kay Varley, vice- president, Milly Henry, secretary, and VV ally Macone, treasurer. Bill Parker was the able captain and several of the other Senior boys turned in good performances on our football team. Kay Varley and Mur Fletcher dom- inated the girls' sports with Kay serv- ing as captain of the basketball team, and Mur as captain of hockey and manager of basketball. Milly Henry led the cheerleaders, including Kay Murphy, Phyllis Carlson, .loan Kelley and Eleanor Rider. Rita Coyne took over the secretary- ship of the Student Council and was chosen assistant editor of the Voice with Charlotte Rohan, editor, and George Blai1', assistant business man- ager. Glee Club and the Orchestra with Mr. Kempf gave some delightful con- certs and Frank Parker, Winston Salter, Milly Henry and Martha Rotondo made G'Ramona', more en- tertaining for us with their gifted acting. .loan Kelley and Phyllis Carlson were on the Make-up com- mittee. George Burk and Albert Coffey were called to the colors in October and once more we felt the reality of war and its demands. Tommy Gill was captain of the basketball team, and Wally Macone held that position in baseball. Charlotte Rohan was our only class- mate who left for college in January, going to Boston University to carry on the good work for which she will be remembered. The Yearbook Committee have worked with a deep enjoyment and benefit on the 'GBridge , gathering material, attend- ing meetings and learning the intri- cate details essential for such a book. This review and record of our four years would not be complete without expressing our appreciation of the in- tangible but definite values encour- aged by the principals and teachers. We are truly proud to be members of the Concord High School class of 1944-, and we leave with regret its at- mosphere of easy justice and unthink- ing security. JEAN C. WILKINS HARRlE'f BATES WARREN HANSEN Twenty-five

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CLASS HISTORY ln September, 1940, we, the class of 1944, turned our steps from Junior to Senior High School, some with trepidation, some with bravado, some with high ambitions. But however new and strange our first steps, we soon became accustomed to the new routine, and gradually unraveled the bewildering maze of corridors, rooms, bells and rules. Now, in June, 1944, we stand on an- other threshold, before a wider hor- izon, about to enter the far more be- wildering maze of life, the world, where we shall be on our own. But before we go, let us look back in re- view at the four years we have been together. Freshman year was spent mostly in getting acquainted and in making ourselves known to teachers and to each other. We were well repre- sented in all sports. Peter Harwood and Johnny Mandrioli were our shin- ing lights in football, and it was that winter that Tommy McKenna began showing his prowess as a 1'unner. Many of our number joined the Glee Club and tl1e Orchestra as well as becoming members of the Voice Staff and the Athletic Association, and we were proud of our many honor roll members. In February, Frank Parker began his stage career in 'flunc Mad, and Connie Rice gave promise of future talent in the same production. Baseball and track, with Donald Stowe as manager, wound up our first year during which we had taken part in the school activities and become familiar with our work. In 1941 we returned, no longer green but tried and true, feeling quite at home, taking up where we had left off the June before. Our Lincoln friends arrived this fall and they were a happy addition to our already active class which was the largest in the school. Donald Stowe, as manager, and Billy Parker, Johnny Mandrioli, and Pete Harwood as players, brilliantly upheld the glory of our class on the gridiron. Our girls entered i11to field hockey wholeheartedly, and contrib- uted much to the successful season. Early in the fall we gave a party of welcome to the Freshman class, ar- ranging a program entirely from our own talent: .lean Anderson sang, Connie Rice gave readings, and Tom and Terese McKenna entertained at the piano. Many joined the Glee Club and the Orchestra and as usual, actively sup- ported the A. A. The Magazine Drive was helped by our sales-talk, some of the class put this talking ability to good use on the Debating team, among them being Charlotte Rohan. Once again we contributed many names to the honor roll. In mid-winter the annual play claimed our attention. Under the able direction of Miss Rideout, cThe Rise of Silas Laphamn was presented successfully. The presence of Frank Parker and John Dunn added dis- tinction to the cast. Several of our class assisted on the Stage and Prop- erties Committees. The basketball team with Secondo Sablone, Freddy Giusti, and Tommy Gill captured the Burlington Tourna- ment, while Kay Varley and Muriel Fletcher were our addition to the girls' basketball team. Tommy McKenna continued l1is stellar suc- cess on the track team, breaking all sorts of records, including his own. That winter Mr. Geer organized the Student Council, and Rita Coyne and Charlotte Rohan represented the Sophomore class. Witli Mr. Cook at the helm, the baseball team weathered the season, and Tilly Hayes, Freddy Giusti, and Wally Macone did their best. George Blair was assistant manage1'. The declaration of war in Decem- ber had cast a shadow over our lives. Brothers and friends were leaving for service, everyone was knitting, taking First Aid courses, and serving long hours as airplane spotters. In September, 1942, we were back. We were Juniors and veterans now., less noisy than as Freshmen, less wise than as Sophomores, but more gay, more at home. Billy Parker, our president, dis- played great ability as a leader. Rita Coyne, our vice president, could be relied upon in any emergency. Arline Manter, secretary, kept an accurate record of the class, and Jolm Dunn ably handled our finances. Pete Harwood and Tommy Page Twenty-four

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CLASS WILL We, the class of 1944, being of sound mind and body, do hereby he- queath the following possessions to our successors: ARTICLE I To the cafeteria, unbreakable milk bottles which will bounce back noise- lessly from the floor when dropped. ARTICLE II Our autographed textbooks to any class lacking in originality. ARTICLE III To the juniors, our merited title of sophisticated seniors and also, to each, a pair of roller-skates to help them travel our hallowed corridors with our speed. ARTICLE IV We leave the building to Mr. Ventig and the lawn to Mr. Lips. ARTICLE V To grumbling gym pupils on stormy days, we leave complete rainy weather outfits. ARTICLE VI To Mr. Smith, our gratitude for his sympathy in all our tribulations and moments of straing and to the faculty, ten years added to each of their lives to counteract the drain on their ener- gies made by us throughout our high school years. ARTICLE VII Our personal possessions are be- queathed to the following: 1. George Blair's reckless driving to George Denisevich. 2. David Anderson's casual attire to Jimmie Walker. 3. Addie Bensonis incessant chatter to Mary Shepard. 4. Neil Hoyt's figure to Johnny Palmer. 5. Bill Parker's success in football to Mikey Shea. 6. Claire .loyce's breezy manner to Elizabeth McBreen. 7. Albert Vanderhoofis reputation as a man of few words to the lo- quacious Stanley Place. 8. Martha Rotondo's intellectual curiosity to .loc Coffey. 9. Wally Peterson's acorn to any- one who can produce as large a crop. 10. The trophy bracelet willed to Connie Rice by Libby Sanborn is bequeathed to Margie Harmon. 11. Helen I-Iarrison's laugh to all serious-minded students. 12. Barbara Martell's unassuming personality to Pauline Joyce. 13. ,lean Andersorfs way with the boys to Eileen Rolfe. Page Twenty-six I