English High School - Blue and Blue / Record Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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PICTURE COMMITTEE SEATED (left to right) Sheldon B. Kramer, Chairman Francis P. X. Connell, and Joseph Bogni. STANDING (left to right) Frederico Cometta, Mel vin 1. Bloom, John G. Bibilos, and Augustus J. Pesce. PROM COMMITTEE SEATED (left to right) Augustus Calkins, Chairman Frank Camoscio, Dale Shapiro. STANDING (left to right) Ray Staffiere, Erwin Cohen, Frank Caplan.

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ALUMNI COMMITTEE SEATED (left to right) Chairman Paul Blumenthal, Roland F. Shea. STANDING (left to right) Charles Feldberg, John M. Ciccolo. YEAF300I COMMITTEE T- - - SEATED (left to right) Robert DeBemardi, Robert Gross, Theophilus McKinney, Martin Wolf. STANDING (left to right) Joseph Palladino, Philip Gray, Keith A. Buzzell.

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Class Mist or y FRESHMAN YEAR On Thursday, September 8, 1946, we, the freshmen, spent our first day at E. H. S. Having heard of the electrical system in the building, we came well prepared with flashlights, candles, and matches. We had no difficulty in locating our home rooms, but once inside we filled out all types of slips- from book receipts to blank paper. We nearly lost our balance in going from room to room. You see, the key chains given to us by a certain Mr. B. were slightly heavy for small freshmen. A stranger looking at us would have thought that we were a group of sailors on the deck of a ship in a heavy storm. After a few days of search- ing, we finally got a chance to use our chains when we found our lockers. Most of us have heard of the reign of Caesar, but all of us have heard of the reign of Kilroy; for it was in 1946 that this great traveler came into being. 1 still wonder what Jerry Kirby was doing near the boiler room on the day of the explosion? Does anyone know why Francis Smith was called the tormentor ? Gino Fiore had been receiving high marks and was asked by Ken Davis to reveal his method. Mr. Davis received this answer, To be a good student, one must be prudent. We still remember the day Gus Pesce came to school with a purple and white sweater. Most of us are still puzzled by the fact that Gus escaped with only a few bruises. John R. Pulcini SOPHOMORE YEAR With our bright young faces shining, we bravely re-entered E. H. S. to start our sophomcre year. We pushed our way to our home room and settled down to filling out the five hundred forms awaiting us. Finally finishing that small task, we were carried along by the crowd to our respec- tive first periods. For some it was English, for others math, and for some of the lucky ones it was spitball practice in a study room. Between periods we showed our AW cards to juniors and seniors, and heard that most of us had better pack up and go to work. Yes, those older men weie veiy encouraging. They told us of the different habits and cus- toms of our teachers. But it ' s a strange thing, most of the teachers turned out opposite from, what we were told. One group fell into the clutches of a drill colonel, and it was last seen marching over the horizon. Every so often we got a message from them by carrier pigeon. Lunch time was looked forward to by all. Amid the soft rustle of breaking d:shes we would sit, munching on a sandwich, and thinking of the morninq. After thinking of the morning, we usually weren ' t hungry any more as we gaily trotted up to our next class. For those who had Latin it must have been fun. Nothing is more invigorating than a brisk Latin lesson on a full stcmach or even on a desk. But we had a good year. We got to know the teachers. We got to knovv ' the ouilding. And we got to know certain little tricks that will never be found in the Boy Scout Manual. And as the year drew to a close, some of us were even eager to start the Junior year with our new found knowledge and experience. Frederick M. Stack