Gardner High School - Wampanoag Yearbook (Gardner, MA)

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KPDFEAX Class l-llstory Louxse Kraslcouslcas Chairman Barbara Bell Sheila Boliman Mary Ann Burns Sbella Duncan Audrey Gull Raymond l-laapaoja Wllluam Laalcso Helen Lashua Thomas parnsli Gordon Slwevls Beverly Stxclcney Norman Valley Dennis Wardwell Thomas Wlieelen R o Lxke those of all young chlldren who are first learnmg to walk our first steps ln the openlng days of the 1949 term were shaky and uncertaln but Wlth the upper class to help us we gradually galned confidence ln our selves and were soon to dlscover that hlgh school was really fun There was so much work to be done' We began delvlng enthuslastlcally mto new subjects both fascmatlng and lnterestmg Up there on the th1rd floor our senses became tuned to our envlronment The unfamllar odors emanatlng from the cookmg and scx ence labs the gay pamtlng ln the art room and the Welfd sounds lssulng from the muslc room cast a spell over us Everywhere there breathed an atmosphere of act1v1ty and an 1nsat1 atable appetlte for knowledge But our guardlans were wlse They carefully saw to It that we would not become mere bookworms by pro v1d1ng us wrth numerous athlet1c fields the boys lookmg forward to the days when they would spark our football team and the g1rls asplrmg to posl tlons on the hockey team Although our own freshman football team dxd well It was the g1rls who brought us our first athletlc honors Angela Zam pogna was given a place on the varslty team Durmg the wmter we took the g1rls lnter class volley ball champlon shlp a fine reward for our hard work Our sturdy legs had taken us up the first steps on our stalrway to success ln sports Many of us had begun takmg muslc lessons early that fall under Mr Henry Gates himself a product of G H S who had returned to head the muslc department When we were not busy on some athletlc field we were quick to don our snappy black and orange unlforms and tag rlght along and at times our freshman legs found the stretch a llttle long The hohday season soon was upon us and we maugurated our Chrlstmas vacatlon by presentmg Why the Chimes Rang It was that year that Homecommg Day at Gardner High was lnltlated a day on which we have our reumon The A A Ball was held the same evemng end1ng the gala pre yuletxde events There were many partles durmg our first year but the one that was of spe Clal lnterest to us was the Freshman Party It was held on St Patrlcks Day ln the gym which was gaxly deco rated 1n the colors of old Ireland As members of a large muslcal fa mlly many of us Jomed the Musrc Club We had a wonderful tlme m the Tourlsts and Native chorus ln the operetta Crocodlle Island None of our classmates had leads but sev 1 , A A ,,,, ,. . 1 .....A u l Q l I . . . l , . 1 , . 1 , . . . ., 1 1 1 . . . . . N . . ,, - 1 ' 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 , . , - v 1 , - n ' ' u ' H N ' H ' ' ' If ' if . , . . , . . . - - Y -

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THE ARGUb l311S11'1tSS We must contlnue to study and learn In fact our days of learnlng must never end No other statement expresses thls fact any more clearly than the old proverb He who can learn no more has not really learned anythmg As We d1d four years ago We are now about to take another momentous step However the obstacles now con frontmg us are much more fornndable We are movmg xnto the most demand mg of all schools the world lhe World classroom IS one of tLlfITlO1l and confuslon COITIITIIIHISIH permeates the atmosphere of freedom Crlme and pol1t1cs are too frequently found keep mg company Fear of atomlc destruc txon rankles IH the mmds of all Yet these problems are not beyond solu t1on The first step ln conquermg these dlfflcultles IS a llberal educatlon and we can truthfully state that we htve made a Sl,lbSt3.Iltldl start ln that dlrectlon Wxth your contmued good mll and falth and mth the help of God the class of 1953 steps forth Wlth confidence and a hlgh heart always bearmg IH mlnd our class motto Not for self but for others 1 i . X 7 I . , . , .. c . , ' ' . . , U u f ' . ,, . . I . : . , . r r .1 . c . . 1 ' . , . . l . 7. . 7. . . , 1 . - , , - Q ,. . , . C , x t JT .' 'i , Y' we ., . , ,

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THE ARGUS eral were understudles while others were members of the chorus For many students t1me passes slowly but that wasnt true for us Wlth the band fest1vals Held trips and flnal exams suddenly lt was June' After our last final assembly we left school to go our separate ways for the summer Sophomore Year Tanned and shlnmg faces were agam seen at school where old frnend shlps were renewed and new ones made Our self confidence Improved when we realzzed we were no longer the b3b16S of the G H S famlly Future football stars Paul Haras lmowxcz Dxck Feltmarch Butch Ma zeJka Dexter F1sher and Tom Parrxsh helped our team to Wm the State Class B Champlonshlp Thls athletic prowess was continued throughout the year when members of our large and talented famlly walked away Wlth bas ketball honors At tlmes l1ke these we knew that the rest of our famrly was proud of us because we had con trlbuted to the success of our school The band progressed rapxdly 1n the course of a year and for the first t1me ln several seasons nts members were allowed to travel to all the out of town games They certamly presented some dellghttul entertalnment Our Sophomore Party held 1n the gym Just before Halloween was well attended Of course bemg a year older and havlng become better ac quamted wxth our fellow classmates We enjoyed thls party even more than the first one Infact all the dances were well attended that year by many students of the class of hfty three Remember the A A Ball Muslc Club dance and the Pound Party? The band agaln hlghhghted our second year ln hlgh school Wlth 1ts brllllant annual concert and tr1ps to Palmer and Boston where we per formed at the Hatch Memorlal Shell on the Esplanade Never before had such tremendous crowds llstened to us We felt proud to have been chosen to play there At the annual Pro Merlto assembly Margery Crouch was presented the award for the hxghest rankmg sopho more Her name was the hrst to be mscrlbed on the lamp of knowledge whlch IS now 1n the trophy cabmet Although the year was one to be re membered our thoughts drlfted away from school Wlth the advent of the on commg summer Junlor Year Then came the half way mark' Up per classmen at last' That was the year Johnnle Ray wh1te bucks poodle cuts and ponv talls were m style Athletlc events were agaln glven an honored place IH our social agenda for that fall Although we won no hon ors we achleved a fine record ln good sportsmanshlp Probably one of the most antlclpated events was the Jun1orSen1or Prom when we were host to the semors Later there was the Choral Concert the first of 1fS k1nd ever presented at our Alma Mater We enjoyed many wonderful mo ments that Junlor year but the Wash mgton trlp was undoubtedly the most excrtmg at least to those fortunates who were able to go Stormy Weather came upon us the day of our depar ture but nothxng could have dampened our enthusiasm New York was our hrst stop where we vlslted Radlo Clty Muslc Hall the N B C Bulldlng, 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . ' . ' 1 . . , . . . . - 1 ' ' ' ' - u 77 - 1 1 1 1 - . u ,, . . . . . . 1 1 ' 1 . ' ' , ' 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 , . 1 1 ' n N , , - 1 t . n , - 1 ' . - , s . . , , , . , . . .