Grafton High School - Compass Yearbook (Grafton, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1949 volume:

i2??iH 0' xo , - as9i !vz X l A ,pw A 0 QQ ' x75 v RAFTON men scHooL ' wa Xmf 'I U 2--4 X GQArToN,MAssAcH ' T5 Q X - 355 33HQ?5H For five years, Mr. John Meegan, Science, Chemis+ry, and Physics feacher, has worked wifh and for his sfudenls and all lhe sludenfs of Graflon High. This annual is cledicafed 'fo him. Bes'r wishes, Mr. Mee- gan, and good luclc from all of us. 2 MR RALPH c STURKE Sp + d + fshl W W f , n 1 f fx ,ry Vu- E512 , :J 0 'VX JW X 1 Q . .xxx X O xx UTXNX 0 Q QQ SX XX XXQVX Nf f X Tai I 1 gpg x Q +NSy,PM1' e NX my f 1 Q 1 X N K 45 QQ' MISS RUTH GORDAN Commercial subiecfs - coop- erafive - good leader - good company - class advisor--well disciplined classes. MISS FRANCES DEVLIN Commercial subieds - coop- eralive - baslcefball coach - sporfs enfhusiasl - good na- 'rured-sense of humor. MR. HARRY STEVENS Principal-mafh +eacher-joker - good company - chorus leader-good hear+ed. 4 MR. JAMES DORSEY Civics Ieacher -guidance ad- visor-lofs of school spiri+- qood speaker-a'rhle+ic-good leader. MISS CHRISTINE NOYES English feacher-good coach- well learned-prepared us well for college-Dramalic Club Di- rec+or. MRS. FLORENCE SANFORD Hisfory +eacher - Forensic LeaguawDeba'ring Club-liked curren+ even+s and oral and reading repor+s - ora+orical confesfs. MR. JAMES BRUEN Manual Arfs and Science 'leaclwer - reserved -- nice - good company-good spor'r-- quief. MRS. BESSIE SMITH Ma+I1 +eacI1er-well learned Pei Peeve - lalking and gum chewing-admires independenl learning-reserved. Q MISS ANGELA PHILLIPS Home economics 'reaclwer - small-dark-sense of humor- swee+ personali+y-excH'eble- helpful. MISS MARY FERRARI An' feaclmer-small-lilces lun cooperafive - nice dimples swee+ personalify-nice. MISS MARY LEARY Language +eacher-good com- pany - cooperafive - well spoken - French Club - well dressed. RICHARD ABBOTT Presideni MARY MIS Secreiary DONALD NICHOLS Vice-Presideni ROBERT DESMARAIS Treasurer CLASS COLORS Blue and Whi+e CLASS MOTTO Give Io 'Hue world Ihe Iaesi' you have, and ihe besl' will come back Io you. ClASS Four years ago, in Sepfember of l945, a class of sixfy-one 'lrembling buf sfarry-eyed pupils, fearfully found fheir way along fhe halls of fhe immorfal Graffon High. And as we glance back over fhe years, we find fhaf our Freshman year was very unevenfful excepf for fhe Freshman Recepfion. We'd like fo say Thank You fo fhose seniors for a wonderful parfy fhaf we shall always remember and also fo nofe fhaf we successfully made fools of ourselves iusf as our upper classmen desired. The evenf fo be recorded for posferify was fhe elecfion of very able leaders: Beffy Berfrand, presidenf: Ash- fon Derby, vice presidenfg Charloffe Allen, secre- fary: and l-lelen Johnson, freasurer. The year unbelievably flew by: soon we -were dis- missed for our summer vacafion. Jusf a momenf, please. because fhere are sfill more glorious memories of our Sophomore year! Affer a shorf summer we refurned more enfhused and eager fhan before fo G. l-l. S. fo sfarf anofher semesfer. The class, now numbering sevenfy. elecfed for our officers: Nancy Akerson. presidenf: Gilberf Anderson. vrce presidenf: Phyllis Chrisfie, secrefary: and Beverly O'Rourke. freasurer. This was indeed a splendid choice. In fhaf year we pre- senfed fhe successful Sophomore l-lop and. in Feb- ruary of fhe same year, fhe class charfered a bus and wenf fo Bosfon fo see fhe lce Follies. ln June, we wenf fo see a Red Sox game. Thus anofher year was complefed joyously. Think you have room for more memories? Lef us look af our Junior year. We numbered sevenfy-one. We were now reaching fhe heighf of fhe ladder. Our officers were: Julian Merigold, presidenf: Nancy McLaren, vice presidenf: Phyllis Chrisfie. secrefary: and Robeyrf Desmarais, freasurer. The Junior Prom came in May of fhis year. The Town Hall was beaufifully decorafed in blue and whife and music was presenfed by Tod Carlefon of Worcesfer. ln fhe same monfh came fhe Junior Cabaref. We presenfed fwo plays: The Pafchwork Quilt direcfed by Miss Chrisfine Noyes: and Bar- gains in Cafhay, direcfed by Miss Angela Phillips. We had fun rehearsing and presenfing fhem. The end of anofher year buf fruly one nof fo be over- looked! Affer whaf seemed fo be a shorf vacafion we all sfepped wifhin fhe halls of our Alma Mafer wifh fhaf wonderful old feeling. This was our lasf year in high school and we infended fo make fhe mosf of if: we have! The Seniors gave somefhing new fhis year, a Sen- ior Frolic in Sepfember. Then in November our leaders were selecfed: Dick Abboff, presidenf: Don- ald Nichols, vice presidenf: Mary Mis, secrefary: and Roberf Desmarais, freasurer. During fhis monfh we all did our besf selling Chrisfmas cards and chances on a furkey raffle. ln December we all helped fo raise funds for our Washingfon frip by sponsoring a food sale and presenfing fhe Senior class play, Summer Scene, under fhe direcfion of Miss Chrisfine Noyes. Of course we musf menfion our memorable class frip which meanf, fhaf soon, our senior class would be broughf fo a close. For fha pasf four years our feachers have been preparing us for fhis cold. cruel world of ours. and righffully and compefenfly have been helping us make our confribufions fo sociefy. - There is much fo remember: fhese memories will probably bring back enioyable and valuable fhoughfs. HISTURY 7 RICHARD ABBOTT Rabbil Dick came lo Grallon al lhe beginning ol lhe Sophomore year. Al once he became aclive in lhe class. He was on lhe commillee lor lhe Sophomore Hop. ln lhe lhird year he showed his dra- malic abilily in lhe Junior Cabaret ln lhe Senior year Dick was elecled class president He was a very able and willy Masler ol Ceremonies in lhe Gay Ninelies Revue. ln lhe lasl year he shared his musical abilily wilh lhe school by joining lhe Glee Club. Nexl year he wanls lo allend Worcesler Academy, and lhe year aller he hopes lo allend Cornell Universily. Dick is going lo give his brolher and olher velerinarians slill compelilion aller he grad- uales from Cornell. DOROTHY ADAMS llDo+lI Dol is a quiet blond. blue-eyed girl. Because she has worked every allernoon aller school, she has nol been able lo work much in class aclivilies, allhough she supporled lhe class in olher ways. Dorolhy has been aclive in lhe Debaling Club lor lwo years and a member ol lhe Alhlelic Associalion. Her lavorile subiecl is Chemislry. Dol hopes lo allend Nasson College lor Women in Springvale. Maine, and lake a course in Dielelics. Food, Dot and Howard Johnsons always lorm a lrio in our minds. We all know you will be very capable, Dot and our besl wishes are wilh you. NANCY AKERSON Nancy Nancy is a charming ellicienl girl, and a lriend ol many. As soon as we enlered Grallon l-ligh, our Sophomore year, Nancy was voled class President Thal year she was also a member ol lhe Debaling Club. She has belonged lo lhe Alhlelic Associalion her lhree years al Grallon. ln her Junior and Senior years she look parl in lhe class play, bolh limes assuming lhe role of an old woman. She was selecled by lhe seniors and leachers lo allend lhe D.A.R. Convenlion in Boslon. She served well on various com- millees and, as a Senior was edilor ol lhe Lillle Warrior, our class yearbook. Her besl subiecl was English. Aller gradualion she plans lo enroll al lhe Kalherine Gibbs School in Boslon where she will sludy secrelarial work. The one you work lor will be lucky. Nancy. GLORIA ALLAIN llelofl Glo is a girl you never heard much aboul in lhe lour vears ol high school. She was kepl busy every allernoon in lhe Posl Ollice in Soulh Grallon. She sang in lhe Glee Club in her freshman year and was in lhe Commercial Club lhe olher lhree years. Gloria's lavorile subiecl is Bookkeepping, and her hobby. swimming. Her ambilion is lo be a bookkeeper: and we feel sure lhal she will make a very capable one. Our very basl wishes are wilh you Gloria lor a very happy lile. CHARLOTTE ALLEN CharIoHe Charloffe. small and blue-eyed. has been an acfive class mem- ber for four years. She began as Freshman secrefarv and con- finued fhrough fhe Gay Ninefies Revue in our Senior year. She was in charge of properfies in fhe Senior Play, and played a liffle girl in fhe Pafchwork Quilt She was in fhe Glee Club her firsf fwo years. She worked on fhe yearbook sfaff and served well on various commiffees during fhe years. She enioyed hisfory besf. Nexf year you will find Charloffe in her denfisf's office welcom- ing fhe happy pafienfs! Then she plans fo enfer Forsyfhe School in Bosfon and become a denfal hygenisf. Happy pafienf, fo have you. Charloffe, fo hold firm his achinq iaw! CAROL ALLISON Carol Wifh Iighf hair. hazel eyes, and a cheery smile, Carol has suc- cessfully gone 'rhrough high school. She has faken parf in many class funcfions. and has supporfed 'fhe Afhlefic Associafion. She sang wifh fhe Glee Club fhe firsf fwo years and was acfive in fhe Commercial Club in fhe second year. In fhe lasf year she fool: parf in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. CaroI's favorife subiecf is chem- isfry. She has spenf many affernoons baby siffing: buf her real ambifion is fo affend Bosfon School of Denfal Nursing. We all know fhaf she will make a very capable recepfionisf and nurse in some denfisf's office, where she can charm and calm fhe pafien1 s iiffery nerves. GILBERT ANDERSON llkedll Red is fhe popular, quief, yef mischievous red-head of fhe class. He has played baseball af Graffon Hiqh for four years. In fhe Sophomore year he was elecfed Vice-Presidenf. He has served on various commiffees and has, faken parf in many ofher class funcfions. He showed his falenf in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. Red's favorife subiecf is hisfory. Red is nof sure whaf he wanfs fo do affer graduafion: buf we're sure, wherever he may oo, his smiling good nafure will make him a favorife fhere. as here af Grafton High School. JOYCE BAILEY llsamll Joyce, Sam fo her closesf friends. has blond hair and Iighf green eyes. She is one of our smallesf girls. Alfhough she gives her classmafes fhe' impression of being a rafher shy and quief miss. her acquainfances know her fo be a frank and enfhusiasfic opfimisf. She has nof parficipafed in many school affairs. buf has shown her supporf in numerous ofher ways. She has always been a member of fhe Afhlefic Associafion. She collecfs miniafure dogs as a hobby. Her favorife subiecfs are English and algebra. She is sfriving fo be a nurse: and infends fo frain af Milford Hospifal. Wifh Joyce's cheering personalify. we know she will be very pop- ular. Besf wishes Joyce! YVETTE BARDIER YveHe Yveffe is a pefife, brown eyed girl. She was in fhe Glee Club for fhree years and was acfive in fhe Commercial Club. ln her senior year Yveffe played in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue in a com- ical skif abouf a modern proposal. Even as a freshman, Yveffe showed abilify by faking parf in fhe Opereffa. She was one of our businesslike sfudenfs who quiefly wenf from class fo class. Yveffe did well in all her subiecfs buf she liked English fhe very besf. Her affracfive personalify will help her fo become a very successful office worker. Small and dark-haired, Yveffe is going fo be a preffy picfure af a large desk in some office. ELIZABETH BERTRAND llBe++Yll Beffy was elecfed Class Presidenf af high school as a freshman. She parficipafed in fhe Glee Club and Afhlefic Associafion for four years. Her dancing abilify was displayed in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. In her Junior year she played baskefball. Her Senior year found her as capfain of our Cheerleaders, donning fhe immorfal green and whife. A+ our Junior Prom she was one of fhe lucky girls chosen as a Prom Queen affendanf. As Properfy misfress of fhe Senior Play. Beffy really worked hard. She could always be de- pended upon fo lend a hand fo any proiecf. Our class is grafeful for her supporf and sincerely hope her years af Simmons are more fhan successful. MARLENE BISHOP Marlene Marlene is a quief girl wifh medium brown hair and brown eyes. During high school years, she has supporfed many acfivifiesg in her senior year she had a dancing parf in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. She was a member of fhe Commercial Club and supporfed fhe Afhlefic Associafion for four years. Marlene's favorife subiecfs are fyping, shorfhand, and English. Her hobby is dancing, as proved by her excellenf rendifion of fhe old fashioned walfz in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. Marlene's plans are nof definife, buf she hopes fo affend Becker Junior College and fake a secrefarial course. We feel sure you will make a charming and capable sec- refary, Marlene. THERESA BOUTIETTE llTerryll Terry began her high school career wifh a bang, faking an acfive parf' in fhe Dramafic Club, French Club, Glee Club. and Afhlefic Associafion. She showed musical falenf in Chonefa and in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. ln her Junior and Senior years, she confrib- ufed much fo our soffball feam, and really sfarred in baskefball. As wardrobe misfress of our Senior Play, she showed greaf effi- ciency. All fhese acfivifies served fo show Terry's frue characfer- isfics of friendliness and good humor. She was always ready wifh a helping hand for many commiffees. French was fhe subiecf she mosf enioyed and liked. Truly we can expetf 'ro see Terry finish her college career as successfully as her complefion of high school. ELIZABETH BROKAW IIBBHYII Beffy. blue-eyed and dark haired, has been a quief class mem- ber ever since she came as a Sophomore. She sfarfed in fhe De- bafing Club, buf did nof confinue as a Junior. She spoke in fhe Legion orafory confesf as a senior. and also sang in fhe Glee Club. Beffy was a fhree-year Afhlefic Associafion member. She liked Lafin besf. buf did equally well in all her subiecfs for she was an honor sfudenf af graduafion. Beffy is a fall, slim girl who fook pracfically every hisfory offered. She was almosf a perma- nenf fixfure in Mrs. Sanford's room. Beffy plans fo go fo B. U. and perhaps fake up law. Girls, here perhaps is our fufure divorce lawyer! Good luck, Beffyl JUNE CARD June June could be classified fhe quiefesf girl in fhe Senior class. One would never know she was around. Quiefly and peacefully she always wenf abouf her work. She was a member of fhe Afh- lefic Associafion for four years and sang in fhe Glee Club her Sophomore and Junior years. Her hobby is horse-back riding. She has enfered many of fhe Horse Shows in Graffon. She has been inferesfed in all her classmafes and friendly fo all. This will help her in her career in an office. We wish her besf success in fhe fufurel BARBARA CHAUSSE llDo Doll Barbara was one of our more quief girls. She always wenf abouf her business efficienfly and noiselessly. She never gave an opinion unless firsf asked. Barbara sang in fhe Glee Club for her firsf fhree years and has been a member of fhe G. A. A. all four years. She parficipafed in bofh fhe opereffa Chonefa and fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. When fhe Commercial Club decided fo have a paper in her Junior year. Barbara confribufed her services as a good fypisf. The resulf was an excellenf paper. Since a business course is whaf she has chosen, we know from experience fhe good forfune she will achieve. BARBARA CHRISTIAN Babs Barbara, quief and shy, was seldom heard during all her four years. Dark-haired and meficulously neaf, she seemed one of fhe besf examples of an affracfive office worker. She was a member of fhe Commercial Club for fwo years and a G. A. A. member for four years. As a senior she fook parf in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue and did office work affer school. Babs, alfhough nof a leader. was always willing fo help in her own way in any of fhe class ac- fivifies. She was rafher serious in her sfudies, and liked English fhe besf. Babs plans fo go fo work affer graduafion. We all know fhaf she will be a real assef fo any office anywhere. PHYLLIS CHRISTIE llphylll ln The Three years Phyllis has been wiTh us she has held an assorT- menT of offices-Sophomore and Junior secrefary and AThleTic AssociaTion Treasurer. ln her senior year, wearing The GrafTon Green, she cheered The Indians Through a vicTorious season. She played girl's baskeTball one year, and in The Junior Play, por- Trayed a maTure young moTher. She ushered aT The Gay NineTies Revue, and worked on The sTaff of The LiTTle Warrior. She has helped in pracTically all of our class acTiviTies and has graduaTed as an honor sTudenT. Phyllis has no parTicular subiecT preference. Her plans for The fuTure are undecided buT There is probably a man in Them and perhaps furTher schooling. Good luck in whaT- ever you do, Phyllis! MINOLA CONRAD Nonie Nonie is one of our engaged girls. Small and red-haired, she has engaged in a varieTy of acTiviTies. As a freshman she sang wiTh The Glee Club and as a sophomore, she added To This work wiTh The DebaTing Club. She conTinued The Glee Club, as a iun- ior, and also was a wardrobe misTress in The Junior Play. As a senior she was a member of The Glee Club. She loves To roller skaTe, and fairly haunTs The local' rinks. She is raTher quieT and shy unTil you geT To know her: and Then she is a real friend. By The Time you receive This book, she will have a new name. Besf wishes and congraTulaTions, Noniel DONALD CORKUM lloonll Donald, our class arTisT. has been acTive in almosf all of our proiecTs. He Took parT in The Junior Play and worked on various commiTTees, as an underclassman. As a senior, he was ArT Edifor for The yearbook and sTage manager for The Senior Play. He Took parT in The Gay Ninefies Revue and enTerTained aT The piano aT The banqueT for The baskeTbalI champions. Donald was always willing To help in anyfhing. His liking for people we feel sure will help him To become a real porTraiT arTisT. He hopes To go To MassachuseTTs School of ArT in The fall. Jon WhiTcomb had beTTer worry, for soon, we know, Donald will provide preTI'y sTiff compe- TiTion for any commercial arTisT. JOAN CROTEAU Joan Joan. curly-headed and TalkaTive, has been an acTive class mem- ber since she came from SouTh High Three yeras ago. She was in The Glee Club as a Sophomore. As a Junior and Senior, she Took parT in French Club. She was in The DramaTic Club and DebaTing Club, and was a comical hiT as Princess Kafe WaTerfall in The Sen- ior Play. She was a Three year G.A.A. member. AcTive as she was, Joan graduafed an honor sTudenT, wiTh a favoriTe subieci of LaTin. A college-course sTudenT, she added a few commercial sub- iecTs. Joan's plans for The fuTure definiTely include work in an office. Her boundless supply of energy will assure her of a suc- cessful happy life. JOAN CUNNINGHAM Joan Joan is one of our class musicians: she plays The organ and piano very well. OT course she has been a member of The Glee Club for four years. She prompfed in The Junior play. Chosen as a good ciTizen and worThy delegaTe, by The Legion, Joan affended Girl's STaTe aT Bridgewafer, as a Junior, and. because of her good work There, she was chosen To aTTend The naTional convenfion in Wash- ingfon for one week. Alfhough raTher quieT and shy, Joan has been one of The mosf co-operafive sTudenTs in our class. She in- Tends To sTudy music furfher, buf has noT decided upon a definife school. We know Joan will be a greaf success. ELINOR DAVENPORT Elinor Elinor has been one of our quiefer sTudenTs. She was a Three- year member of The Glee Club and a four-year member of The AThleTic Associafion. As a Senior she was in The Gay Ninefies Revue. Elinor has a sweef disposifion and a friendly manner. Her Twinkling blue eyes greeTed you if you happened To wander info The Spa afTer school. Here she worked every affernoon. Elinor was a commercial course sTudenT. .She did well in all her school subiecfs buf liked English besf. Probably we shall remember her longesf for being so quieT ThaT no one would know she was in a room. Elinor islgoing To work in an office for a while: we know her pleasing personaliTy will help her aTTain her higher ambiTions! ASHTON DERBY Derb Derb is The fellow who likes To Tinker wiTh T b au omo iles. During his four years aT Graffon Derb wa T' ' , s ac ive in mosf class affairs. ln his freshman year he was The vice-presidenf of his class and has been a member of The Graffon AThleTic Associafion for four years. ln his senior year he was in The Gay Ninefies Revue. Derb is quife a designer of cars and hopes To make This his fuTure work. lf The cars he designs in The fuTur e are anyfhing like.Those he drives To school, l am sure he will be successful. ROBERT DESMARAIS Bob Bob is a dark-haired boy who could baffle The English class wiTl1 his big words. He enTered our class in The iunior year, and he was immediaTely elecfed Treasurer of The class. ln The middle of The junior year he Took a cruise To Cuba: Therefore, he was unable To Take Too acfive a parT in The oTher class funcfions. In The senior year Bob was again elecTed class Treasurer, and he did an ex- cellenT iob of handling The many expenses of The WashingTon Trip and all The oTher expenses of The senior year. Through The navy he receivecjzl an appoinTmenT To Annapolis Naval Academy. IT will be a T ' won er ul career, Bob, and we wish you all The success in The world. I3 MARILYN DUMAS Marilyn Marilyn is The girl wiTh The Twinkling eyes and The preTTy smile. During her Tour years aT old G. H. S., she has been very acTive in all class acTiviTies, especially music. She has been in The Glee Club Tor Tour years and The orchesTra Tor Three. She has served on var- ious commiTTees, and has been in The French club Tor Three. WiTh French as her TavoriTe subjecT, Marilyn has been acTive in all The acTiviTies oT The club. Piano is her hobby: l am sure she will make a success in her musical ambiTions. MARJORIE EMERSON Margie Margie is one oT our quieT girls, buT she is always willing To help whenever she can. She has been acTive in The Glee Club Tor Three years and also The GraTTon AThleTic AssociaTion. ln her senior year she impersonaTed a WesTern sheriTT in The Senior Play. She is very popular wiTh The underclassmen and is generally seen wiTh Three or Tour oT Them. WiTh sTenography as her TavoriTe subjecT. l am sure she will be a success in her TuTure work as a secreTary. BARBARA FITZPATRICK Barbara Barbara came To GraTTon in her sophomore year and aT once began To Take an inTeresT in all school acTiviTies, especially debaT- ing, in which she excelled. While she was here she was on The honor roll consTanTly and in her senior year was valedicTorian of her class. She was in The debaTing club Tor Three years and in ThaT Time she served as vice-presidenT and secreTary. Barbara was in The senior and junior plays, and also in The Gay NineTies Revue. She was also associaTed wiTh The French club, dramaTic club, and The baskeTball Team. WiTh all her iniTiaTive I am sure she will make a wonderTul laboraTory Technician. BesT oT luck, Barbara! CLINTON HARGROVE ClinT ClinT has always been well inTormed on Two Things, -- currenT evenTs and sporTs. He played baskeTbaII Tor Three years, and was assisTanT manager as a freshman. When TooTball came, in our junior year, ClinT was jusT made ToTxThe Team. Tall and husky, he was rugged enough To survive Two seasons. Probably as a welcome change, he joined The Checker Club, as a junior. He was a hiT in The Gay NineTies Revue when he proposed To Helen Johnson in True old-fashioned sTyle. ClinT looks aT liTe Tor all The Tun and advenTure he can geT. NexT year he inTends To join The Marines. His endless supply of energy will surely help To make him a success. REGINALD HIGGINS lURegll Reg has blond curly hair and blue eyes. He is quiel and am- bifious. He has been in lhe Graf+on Afhle+ic Associa+ion for +hree years and has always worked for lhe good of The class. Reg is 'rhe only boy in 'rhe Senior class who has 'raken +yping for two years, and can he really make fhose keys fly! We all wish you. Reg, 'rhe besf of luck in fhe fulure. DONALD HOFSTRA Don Don is one of our many a+hle+ic minded boys. His heighf con- fribufed more lhan his share fo our successful baskelball feam. He was a loyal player his four years in high school. ln his Junior and Senior years he wen? all our for ioorball, and, as a Senior, was appoinfed co-cap+ain. His abilify in decorafing greafly ben- eFi+ed The class a+ all dances we sponsored. Of course he was a member of lhe school's Alhlelic Associalion. In his Senior year, Don esfablished himself as a +alen+ed singer. He appeared in The Gay Nine+ies Revue, after which he was called upon many +imes for enierlainmenl. Alfhough he is undecided aboul' his fufure af The present we are sure if will be a successful one. HELEN JOHNSON Helen Shy and pelife, Helen has been an acfive class member for four years. For lhree years she sang wilh The Glee Club. She was a member of 'rhe Dramafic Club, and Presidenl of fhe French Club. She was lhe freasurer of 'rhe Freshman class. She played 'rhe blush- ing bride in lhe Pa'rchwork Quill and 'rhe 'sophisficafed' 'reen- ager in Summer Scene. She was a member of fhe G-.A.A. and served on several commiflees. Helen's favorile subjecf was French, buf she was an assef fo any class. Helen is going 'ro Norwalk, Connecficul lo 'rrain for a career in nursing. She will ceriainly make a prelry picrure in her crisp whi+e dress and cap. MARY LOU KELLY Kelly Mary has earned afhlefic lellers for four years. She was on rhe baskelball 'ream as a freshman, and lhe manager for fhe nexf lhree years. She played soffball as a Sophomore, Junior, and Senior and she also sang in rhe G-lee Club for four years. As a Freshman, Mary was a member of rhe Dramafic Club, and as a Senior, she +ook parl' in +he Debaling Club. Of course. being an a'rhlel'e, she was a four year member of lhe Grafion Alhlefic As- socialion. She held an aflernoon iob wi'rh Rooney of Norfh Graf- fon. Her favorile subieck was Civics, buf she plans 'ro enler fhe nursing profession. Perhaps This will be al' Memorial Hospilal in Worcesler. Mary, we all hope for your conlinued success in fhe fulurel SONIA KILIK llSunnylI Sunny has been on fhe honor roll ever since she enfered Graf- fon High School. She holds 'rhe place of one of fhe fwelve honor sfudenfs for four years. Besides, Sunny has had fime for exfra acfivifies. She belonged fo fhe Glee Club, and fook parf in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue by singing and dancing. During her years af G-raffon, Sunny has worked on various commiffees. and sup- porfed fhe Afhlefic Associafion. ln her freshman year she won fhe D.A.R. Sewing Award. Sunny's favorife subiecf is Chemisfry: her hobby is phofography. Sunny would like fo become a laborafory fechnician. Wifh her wonderful school record she oughf fo do well in anyfhing! Our besf wishes go wifh her. FREDERICK KURAS Freddie Freddie is one of fhe afhlefes of whom fhe seniors are so proud. l-le sfarfed as a freshman fo play baseball, and confinued as pifcher fhrough his four years. Baskefball came info his sophomore acfivifies: he played firsf feam for fhree years. As a senior, he was capfain of fhe Graffon lndians. Freddie's whole high school life has revolved around sporfs, for he was rafher a shy and quief person anywhere excepf on fhe diamond or baskefball floor. His hobby is cribbage: he fhinks afhlefics are fhe besf parf of school! The Marines are going fo have a welcome recruif, for Freddie is planning fo ioin fhe fighfing men in fhe U.S. service. Lucky Ma- rines! CLAIRE LEBOEUF Claire Claire has dark brown hair and sparkling eyes. Whenever fhere is work fo be done, Claire is fhere doing her bif. Claire always seems fo be smiling: fhis fype of personalify has made her a favor- ife. A bif shy af fimes, she soon joins and makes fhe smiles come ouf for all. While af Graffon she was in fhe Graffon Afhlefic Associafion for four years, and in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue in her senior year. Claire likes English and has always been an assef fo fhe class. Wifh her personalify l am sure she will make a very capable secrefary. NANCY MacLAREN llNancYll Nancy was one of our busier sfudenfs. She played baskefball for four years, and played fhe clarinef in fhe orchesfra as a freshman. She was Junior vice-presidenf and served on various commiffees. Our successful raffles were under Nancy's direcfion. As a senior, she worked on fhe yearbook and fook parf in fhe Gay Ninefies Revue. She served on fhe Washingfon commiffee. Finally she has graduafed wifh honors. Civics was her favorife subiecf. Small and blond, she added a helping hand in many 'rhings from food sales fo solicifing ads. Alfhough undecided abouf her career. she is planning, fo enfer Bosfon Universify, College of Liberal Educa- fion fhis fall. A success in high school, she will surely be a success in college! STEVEN MAINTANIS STeve e mosT acTive sTudenTs in our class. ln The spring. his mind Turns To baseball,land he has played on The Team Tor Three years. He has also supporTed The AThleTic Associa- Tion Tor Tour years. During The Tall and winTer m Th S on s, Teve's mind Turns To dramaTics. He has had a leading parT in boTh our Junior and Sen' l ior pays. ln our Gay NineTies Revue he sang in The Barber Shop QuarTeT. STeve's hobby is sTamp collecTing3 his TavoriTe subiecT is TrigonomeTry. This should aid him wiTh his ElecTrical Engineering. We are sure STeve. you will do well in everyThing you underTalce. STeve has been one oT Th FRANCIS MAYNARD llearyll Gary has been wiTh us These Tour years al' GraTTon High School He is T h one o T e Tew shy boys in The class, buT This has noT lcepT him from helping on various commiTTees. SporTs is Gary's hobby: he has been a loyal supporTer of The AThleTic AssociaTion for Three years. During his Tour years of sTudying, Gary's TavoriTe subiecT has been biology. ln our Gay NineTies Revue he gave greaT assisTance by playing The drums in The band. His ambiTion is To be a greaT musician and To have a band T h' . o is own. Good luclc Gary! DAVID MELICAN llnavell Dave was one of The Tew shy boys in The class when we sTarTed high school. buT has he changed! He has belonged To The ATh' leTic AssociaTion Tor Two years, and has. also. been an acTive mem- ber oT The Checker Club. Dave .has worked on various commiTTees when help was needed. During his Tour years aT GraTTon High. Dave's TavoriTe subiecT has been Civics. This should help him wiTh his ambiTion, which is To be a sTaTe Trooper. Dave's hobby is Trap- ping. This may help him wiTh his ambiTion. also! We hope you will be successful in whaTever you underTalce! JULIAN MERIGOLD Pinhead Pinhead joined us in our Junior year. He had aTTended Wor- cesTer Academy, and had played on Their bas b ll T ' e a eam. Has pop- ulariTy here has won him The Junior l P c ass residency. He has given his supporT To The AThleTic AssociaTion by joining each year Hav- in sun ' Th g g in e Glee Club, Pinhead was a TourTh in The .Barbe Sh . . . r op QuarTeT in our Gay Ninehes Revue Pinhead's hobb ' . y is mechanics, and his TavoriTe subiecT is Physics. BoTh of These should help him wiTh his ambiTion, which is To be an engineer. Our besT wishes go wiTh you! 17 MARY MIS llMaryll Mary, quiel and shy lor Three years, became an aclive leader in our Senior year. She was senior secrelary, and helped lo plan our Washinglon lrip. Wearing lhe cheerleaders green and while, she cheered lhe Valley Champs lo viclory. As an underclassman she parlicipaled in lhe Dramalic Club and Glee Club, and was on various commillees. Mary was a hil as an old maid in Bargains in Calhay, a parl very unlike lhe lrue Mary. As a Senior she was on lhe yearbook slall, and did ollice work every allernoon. Her lavorile subiecls were lyping and civics. Whalever you de- cide lo do in lhe lulure, Mary, we all know you will succeed! EUGENE MONGEON Gene Gene has been playing on lhe Grallon High School baskelball leam lor lour years. For lwo years in a row, he helped lhe Gral- lon Indians win lhe Blackstone Valley League Championship. He has belonged lo lhe Alhlelic Associalion lor lour years, as well as lhe Glee Club, and was al one lime an aclive member of lhe Checker Club. ln our Gay Ninelies Revue, Gene look parl in lwo or lhree ol lhe acls. Gene's hobby is dancing: his lavorile sub- iecl is English. His ambilion is lo be a prolessional baskelball player. Our besl wishes will lollow Gene wherever he goes. DONALD NICHOLS Don Don, one ol our younger members has been wilh us since we were Sophomores. Aclive in class allairs and dramalics, he has been one ol our busier sludenls. Small and benl, he was an old man in Bargains in Calhay, wiry and lively, he was a cowhand in Summer Scene, and in old-lashioned garb, he enlerlained in lhe Gay Ninelies Revue. This baseball manager ol Sophomore days, was our Senior Vice-presidenl, and a member ol lhe Washinglon Commillee. Donald, as adverlising manager ol lhe Lillie War- rior, deserves high praise. He will be al Wenlworlh nexl winler, where he will lake up machine conslruclion and lool design. Good luck lo our lulure avialion execulive. BEVERLY O'ROURKE llBevll Tiny Beverly could sel an example lor any sludenl. Twinkling brown eyes and a sparkling smile always greel her lriends. Her lour years were a slruggle, since Bev spenl much ol her lime al home or lraveling lor her heallh. Despile her many drawbacks she has successlully compleled her lour years wilh us. Bev did nol lack popularily, however. As a Sophomore she was elecled class lreasurer, and as a Junior she was one ol our cheerleaders. The Alhlelic Associalion was supporled by her. Baskelball was her lavorile sporl and she was presenl al all games possible. Since Beverly has shown such an undaunled spiril in lhe pasl, we know her lulure will be lull and happy. THOMAS PEAVEY llTomll Tom is one of These small people who does large amounTs oT work. He has been an AThleTic AssociaTion member all Tour years. As a Senior he was a sTrong man in The Gay NineTies Revue. He played TooTball and baseball during his Junior and Senior years. As a Sophomore and Junior he was a very efTicienT baskeT- ball manager. Don'T TorgeT-while Tom was manager in '48, we won The BlacksTon Valley League Championship! His besT subiecT is Physics, which is noT by any means an easy one. Tom is unde- cided abouT The TuTure-wheTher iT will be school or work. BuT. whaTever iT is, we know he will make good aT iT. LoTs of luck, Tom. Trom all The Seniors! GUY RICHARDSON IIGUYII During his Tour years of high school, Guy liked hisTory besT of any of his subiecTs. Was The reason, Guy, because you were able To argue mosT of The Time? He was an AThleTic AssociaTion mem- ber his TirsT Three years here aT 6raTTon. He helped on many decoraTing commiTTees, and was in The Gay NineTies Revue we held as Seniors. Guy has been The popular singer aT all of our school dances. l wonder whaT They will do nexT year when he won'T be around! Guy plans To ioin The Navy and see The world l?l Lucky Navy-To be blessed wiTh a nice-looking fellow, a blues singer, and a good Talker all in one person. Good luck! We hope you become an oTTicer TasT! MABEL SANDERS Mabel When Mabel TirsT came To GraTTon High, many oT her class- maTes ThoughT she was raTher Timid, buT They found ouT Their mis- Take laTer on. As a sophomore she was a member oT The Glee Club and The Commercial Club, and was an AThleTic AssociaTion member her Three years aT G. H. S. She was always ready To volunTeer on any commiTTee. She played The parT of a liTTle girl in The PaTchwork OuilT. one of our Junior Cab. plays, and was also in The Gay NineTies Revue we puT on as Seniors. Her besT subiecT was English, which will be a greaT help To her when she enTers The business world. Mabel has decided To become a sec- reTary. BesT of luck: we know you can do iT! JOYCE SANDERSON Susie Joyce, who has been wiTh us since our sophomore year, has in her own quieT way added a helping hand whenever The need arose, Trom soliciTing Tor The Civic Pride Drive, To selling Prom TickeTs. NoT unTil This year did she work as a leader. She has helped To plan our WashingTon Trip, and worked on The Li++le Warrior. Joyce is small. dark. and quiTe sTudious. She likes English besT. buT has excelled in her commercial field, and has graduaTed Third in her class. There is The man in her TuTure, buT Tor a while she will pracfice The oTTice skills she learned so well aT G. H. S. BesT oT luck Joyce in ALL your plans! I9 BARBARA SKINNER Bobbie If you should happen +o see a small dark-haired senior skipping down The hall, i'r's Bobbie. All her four years in high school she h . . . as gone +o and from her classes wi'rh fhis merry air. As a fresh- man and a sophomore, she sang in The school Glee Club, and was a member of fhe Aihleiic Associaiion all four years Nofhin - 9 much seemed To in+eres+ her, excepf making friends-and she d ma e many. Her besf subiecf was English, especially composi- iions. She is very good af fhis, and someday hopes fo become an au+hor. In 'rhe meanfime, she may surprise us by becoming a Mrs. Good luck, Bobbie, and we w'll b I k' 1' name and novels in prin+! I e oo ing orward To seeing your CHRISTOPHER SMITH llKi+ll KH is a blond wifh 'lhe abilily To ger along wi'rh everyone. He belonged To lhe Aihlefic Associaiion all four years a+ Grafion High and also played foofball. He worked behind fhe scenes for bofh 'rhe Junior and Senior plays. He was also in The Gay Nine- fies Revue we held as Seniors. He sold +ickel's af all baskefball games, and 'rhe crowd a+ fhe window never seemed +o bofher him. Even fhough he has been busy wirh class aciivifies, he is an honor sfudeni a+ r d V . H' ' ' ' g a ua ion is besf subieci is Physics. Afier grad- uarion, he plans ro enier Harvard or The Universify of Massachus- eHs. Which ever one il is, we wish you luck, KH. DOLORES SNOW IIDOIIYII Dolly is one of fhe lew quief Seniors. She is a +all, dark-haired girl wi+h dark brown eyes. When you become acquainied, you discover she has a very pleasan+ whimsical personalily, and is a real friend 'lo everyone she knows. She has been an Alhlefic Associaiion member her four years, and also a member of 'rhe Glee Club where we have all enjoyed her sweei' voice. For a year, she belonged io fhe French Club. Dolly's besf subiecfs were English and French. 'She plans io work for a while: +hen she and Arihur will se++le down +o very happy married liie. ARNE STRANDBERG llAmell Arne is 'rhe s+rong, sileni fype. un+il you gel +o know him, and 'rhen he is iusi as noisy as +he resf. He belonged fo 'rhe Afhlelic Associarion all +hree years af Grafion and, as a Junior, he played ioolball. He played +he parl of a romaniic young man in boih 'rhe Senior Play. A Summer Scene and ihe Junior Play, The Paichwork Quill. Arne's besi subieci is hisiory where he has received high marks. Afler school, if you wenf info ihe Knowlfon Hal' Faclory in Upfon, you would see him working hard, and doing a very good iob. He has no deiinife plans for fhe iu+ure as yei. buf Time will +ell! Besf of luck, Arne! ELEANOR SWANSON Ellie Eleanor is one of fhe fallesf girls in our class. She has blond hair and blue eyes. She has such a pleasani personalily fhaf she is always helping everyone. As a Sophomore, she sang in fhe Glee Club. As a Junior and Senior, she was a member of fhe Afhlefic Associafion. Alfhough she worked in fhe Wesf Upfon Haf Shop affer school hours, she always managed fo have her English home- work complefed, which we know pleased Miss Noyes. Her favor- ife subiecfs are English and Problems of Democracy. l-ler main ambifion is fo become a recepfionisf in a docfor's office. She would cerfainly be an aid fo pafienfs and clocfor! DOROTHY SWEET 'lDo+ll Dorofhy is fhe kind of person everyone likes for a friend, and her sunny even disposifion won her many af Graffon. As a soph- omore she sang wifh fhe G-lee Club, and, as a iunior, she was a member of fhe Commercial Club, and fook parf in Bargains in Cafhayf' She was Associaie Edifor for The Liffle Warrior and Alhlefic Associafion Secrefary. We all remember Dof as Mr. Meegan's secrefary. She served on fhe Washingfon Commiffee and worked affernoons as a felephone operafor in Upfon. Vififh all ihese acfiviiies, Doi was also an honor sfudenf af graduafion. Her favorife subiecf in school was fyping, and oufside of school her favorife subiecf was Rusfy. Affer graduafion, af fhe felephone office, and in all her fufure life, we know Doi will be successful. JANICE SWEET llJanll Janice has blue eyes and blond hair: she is as sweef and friendly as anyone you will ever rneef. Her name cerfainly suifs her! The seniors will remember Janice as fhe girl who duiifully fook fhe morning afiendance. She has parficipafed in many school func- lions. She has been in fhe Glee Club, Debafing Club, and Alh- lefic Associafion. She was Wardrobe Misfress for fhe Junior Cab, Prompfer for fhe Senior Play. and a member of fhe chorus for ihe Gay Nineiies Revue. Her favorife subiecf is hisfory. She wanfs fo be a nurse, and plans fo begin her fraining af Memorial l-lospifal. Wifh her charming and sympafhefic manner, we know she will be vofed fhe Mosf Popular Nurse! ELEANOR TORNWALL Eleanor Eleanor has lighf brown eyes and sofi brown hair. She is reali- able and cooperafive in school affairs and a real friend. In her Sophomore year, she belonged fo fhe Glee Club. She played fhe appealing parf of Anifa, fhe wheel chair invalid, in fhe Senior Play. She was in fhe chorus of 'rhe Gay Ninefies Revue, dressed as a very gay lady in a long skirf and wide-brimmed haf. Her lavoriie subiecfs are English, French and science. Her ambifion is io be a successful nurse. She wanfs fo begin iraining af Hahne- mann Hospifal in Worcesfer. Because of our acquainfance wifh Eleanor, we know she has fhe deferminafion fo achieve her wishes, and we are for her IOOZ. 21 W- qiilgi X -wg ii A RALPH TRETHEWEY TreTh Ralph has lighT blue eyes and brown hair. To all his classmaTes as well as his Teachers, he is courTeous and Triendly. His sense of humor is one of his greaTesT asseTs. AlThough he has noT ioined many clubs during his Tour years aT GraTTon High School, he is especially inTeresTed in aThleTics, and is a member oT The AThleTic AssociaTion. He has played baseball, TooTball, and baskeTball ex- cepTionally well. His TavoriTe subiecT is physics. AlThough he is un- decided abouT his TuTure career, he has given some ThoughT To aTTending B. U. WhaTever he chooses, he will succeed. People admire a regular fellow, and TreTh cerTainly is one. EDWIN TUTTLE llTu+ll Edwin has brown eyes and brown hair. In school affairs he has been very cooperaTive, since he is boTh dependable and a loT oi fun. He is a member of The AThleTic AssociaTion and played TooT- ball. ln The Junior CabareT, he played The parT of Joe Wendall, Anne's husband, in The PaTchwork Quilt In The Senior Play, Summer Scene, he received much praise as John SmiTh, a Cal- ifornia TruiT-grower. He sang in The Barbershop QuarTeT in The Gay NineTies Revue. Having obTained The use of his TaTher's beach wagon, Edwin has helped considerably To make our Food Sales a success. His TavoriTe subiecT is Mechanical Drawing. He calls himselT a Jack-of-all-Trades, buT his real ambiTion is To become a hard-working plumber. GLORIA VINCENT Gloria Gloria has dark brown hair and brighT brown eyes. To Those who know her leasT, she gives The impression of shyness. AcTually, she is very sociable. As a Freshman and Sophomore, she belonged To The French Club. ln her Junior year, she ioined The Commer- cial Club, and, as a Sophomore. she was in The Glee Club. She was also a member of The AThleTic AssociaTion. Her TavoriTe sub- iecTs are biology and English. She plans To be a hairdresser and wanTs To begin her Training aT ElizabeTh Ollis's School in Wor- cesTer. WiTh her abiliTy To make friends. we know she will have hosTs of sTeady cusTomers. . BARBARA WHITTEN Barbs Barbs has brown hair, blue, Twinkling eyes, and a nice smile. She is enThusiasTic abouT school affairs. For Three years, she has been a member of The AThleTic AssociaTion. She was an usher Tor The Senior Class Play and was in The chorus Tor The Gay Nine- Ties Revue. She worked hard on The Food Sales, held To raise money Tor The Senior Class Washingfon Trip. Her TavoriTe sub- iecTs are biology, chemisTry. and English. When she graduaTes. she wanTs To begin Training as a nurse aT WorcesTer CiTy Hospifal. If one of us ever becomes a paTienT aT The hospiTal, we hope ThaT Barbara is our nurse. Her sympaThy and lively spiriT will cheer us up! MARGARET WOOD llpeggyll Peggy. our camera whiz. has added her biT To enliven The class. since Freshman days. Throughouf The four years she has served on various commiffees and has belonged To The G. A. A. She worked hard for The Civic Pride Drive and The Junior Cabaref. As a Senior she Took parT in The Gay NineTies Revue and was Phofog- raphy Edifor Tor The LiTTle Warrior. She has liked English besf, buT in all subiecTs has been a good sTudenT and a loyal worker. From soliciTing ads To selling TickeTs, we always felf ThaT she could be called on To do a good iob cheerfully and willingly. We feel ThaT These admirable qualifies will help her in her career as a laboraTory Technician. From all of us To you. Peggy-loads of - luck! IIIIISS PIIIIPHTIII In SepTember. I959. I, Nancy MacLaren, was on my way To aTTend The dedicaTion exercises for GrafTon's new high school. Enfering The builcl- ing, I meT ClinT Hargrove scrubbing The spoflessly clean floors. ClinT Har- grove Told me Thal' Bud Merigold was now an insTrucTor of The cooking class. Passing Through The corridor. I discovered Eleanor Tornwall, The school nurse, Trying To seTTIe down in her new office. While Talking To Eleanor. I learned ThaT BeTTy Brokaw was sTilI Talking-as a lawyer, of course. EnTering The audiTorium To hear The guesT speaker aT The dedicafion, RoberT Desmarais, now a full admiral in The navy, I meT Dick AbboTT and his wife, The former Helen Johnson. Dick has founded a new animal hos- piTal in GrafTon wiTh Helen caring for his liTTIe rabbiTs. Dick said ThaT Don Corkum is a carToonisT for The TELEGRAM and GAZETTE. A sudden flash caughf my aTTenTion and I Turned around To see Beverly O'Rourke Taking candids aT The exercises for Nancy BurncoaT's social page. Jusf Then, our new aviaTion execufive, Don Nichols, Took his place aT The head Table. He was accompanied by his privafe secrefary, YveTTe Bardier. Following Don was Red Anderson, flighT officer aT WorcesTer Municipal AirporT. Rushing in aT The IasT minufe was Don HoTsTra, MasTer of Ceremonies, and his wife, The former Phyllis ChrisTie. The opening number was played on Twin pianos by Marilyn Dumas and Joan Cunning- ham. Glancing aT my program, I noficed a huge adverfisemenf for Mar- lene Bishop's Dance STudio. Then The TirsT speaker of The clay, Sfeve Main- Tanis relafed his experiences in SouTh America. Lafer, we were enTerTained by a characTer direcT from New York. Gene Mongeon was singing Caledonia. While Talking To Gene afTer work, I found ThaT Eleanor Swanson has founded in New York. The Swanson Mod- eling School. A few of our classmaTes now model aT The school: BeTTy Berfrand. Barbara Chrisfian. Mary Mis, and Barbara Skinner. Talking wiTh 23 Mary, I found ouf fhaf Charloffe Allen and Carol Allison are denfal hygenisfs af an exclusive office in Bosfon. As fhe fables were being cleared away for dancing, I glanced up fo see Arne Sfranberg in fhe uni- form ofa waifer. Talking wifh Arne, I discovered fhaf Edwin Tuffle had opened a plumbing shop in Worcesfer wifh Ralph Trefhewey as his parf- ner. The orchesfra was funing up: much fo my surprise I saw Gary May- nard as fhe leader, wifh Guy Richardson as vocalisf, and Reginald I-Iiggins, pianisf. Guy fold me fhaf Gary Maynard had a nafionally famous orches- fra. While on four fhroughouf fhe counfry fhey saw some of our class- mafes. In Connecficuf, Dof Adams was a diefifian for an exclusive hofel. wifh Joyce Sanderson as her assisfanf. The owner of fhe hofel was none ofher fhan Tom Peavey, who had a number of ofher resorfs in differenf secfions of fhe counfry. While in New York Cify, Guy said he mef Kif Smifh, who was a banker in one of fhe larger insfifufions in fhe cify. As fhe dancing was beginning, I said good-bye fo Guy. As I leff fhe building, I saw a car drive up. Who should be behind fhe wheel buf Ash- fon Derby, who was head designer for a car manufacfurer? In fhe car was Dof Sweef and Mabel Sanders. I found fhaf Dof was head felephone operafor in Upfon and Mabel had an exclusive designer's esfablishmenf in Bosfon. Making my way fo fhe Iaborafory, an annex fo fhe main building, saw Peggy Wood who was scrufinizing some specimens of birds. Peggy had sfarfed a bird sancfuary. Peggy fold me fhaf Sonia Kilik was raising French poodles in Maine. Leaving Peggy. I enfered fhe gym. and spied Theresa Boufieffe looking over fhe building, foo. Theresa was now head nurse af Memorial Hospifal wifh Joyce Bailey, Barbara Whiffen, Janice Sweef and Mary Kelly as fellow nurses. While we were falking, Fred Kuras, now a professional baskefball player, came in. Suddenly someone 'rapped my shoulder and I furned around fo see Barbara Fifzpafrick and Nancy Akerson. Barb said she was a Iaborafory fechnician and Nancy, a secre- fary, for one of The publishers of a magazine. Nancy fold me fhaf Elinor Davenporf, Claire LeBoeuf, and Mariorie Emerson had combined fheir falenfs as wrifers for fhis magazine. The owner was none ofher fhan Joan Crofeau. Leaving fhe gym, I mef oufside Dolores Snow and Minola Con- rad, who were planning fo be married soon. Minola fold me fhaf June Card had gained much fame as a horsewoman. Coming in lafe were Gloria Vincenf and GloriaiAIlain. I found fhey also were being married in fhe near fufure. As we falked, Dave Melican drove by on a moforcycle: he was a sfafe frooper. As I sal' down fo resf, I began fo fhink of fhe fun we had as classmafes and fhe changes fhaf had faken place since our graduafion. Q23 2552 55335 Q 2 Q QQ Ei Q' 0 4 Q: nf fi K .Q-' 'A 1 mga? iw gf:-L. if ,SQ R .xx '47 'D 27 1 lx' 4 Y Njfk --H uri -A' 5 N4 m. FT LeTT To righT: Mabel Sanders, Barbara FiTzpaTriclc, Joan CroTeau, Phyllis ChrisTie, Beverly O'Rourke, Theresa BouTieTTe, MargareT Wood, Sonia Kililc, Nancy MacLaren, Barbara ChrisTian, YveTTe Bar- dier, Barbara Chausse, Claire LeBoeuT, Joyce Sanderson, DoroThy Adams, Marlene Bishop, Gloria Allain, Minola Conrad, Joyce Bailey, Jan- ice SweeT, Barbara WhiTTen, Mary Lou Kelley, Eleanor DavenporT, June Card, Dolores Snow, ElizabeTh BerTrand, Mary Mis, Marilyn Dumas, DoroThy SweeT, Eleanor Swanson, Eleanor Torn- wall, ElizabeTh Brolcaw, CharloTTe Allen, Helen Johnson, Carol Allison, Gloria Vincent Nancy Alcerson, Thomas Peavey, David Melican, Guy Richardson, Gary Maynard, GilberT Anderson, ClinTon Hargrove, Eugene Mongeon, RoberT Des- marais, Donald HoTsTra, Julian Merigold, Fred- erick Kuras, Edwin TuTTle, Donald Corlcum, Ralph TreThewey, STeven MainTanis, Donald Nichols, Richard AbboTT, ChrisTopher SmiTh, AshTon Derby. ST Illll MASS The class oT '49 was aroused To new acTiviTy in SepTember. They gave someThing diTTerenT This year, calling iT The Senior Frolic. ln OcTober, They sponsored a very successTul Freshman RecepTion. AnoTher impor- TanT evenT oT The year was The Senior Play, Summer Scene. They were also engaged in The selling oT ChrisTmas cards, chances Tor various raffles, had Tood sales, and also Took The school census in order To swell Their Treasury. OT course, The highlighT oT The Senior year was Their memorable class Trip, a Tour which was made by TorTy-seven sTudenTs. This Trip will long be remembered by all who wenT. Towards The end oT The year, The sTudenTs were aroused To even greaTer acTiviTy: a Gay NineTies Revue, EasTer raTTle, paper drive, and a spagheTTi supper were held. They Tinished The year wiTh Their lasT spurT oT energy. Three year boolcs were raTTled oTT To boosT The yearbook Tund. This ended Their career aT G. H. S. and They leTT To Tace The world wiTh many happy memories oT The Tour years. Lefl +o righl': Joyce Sanderson, Barbara Filzparrick. Joan Croleau, Phyllis Chrislie, Sonia Kilik, Nancy MacLaren, Kif Smifh, Barbara Chausse, Belly Bro- kaw, Nancy Akerson, Eleanor Swanson, and Dorofhy Sweet H0 on slum is Of 'rhe sixly-one sludenls in 'rhe senior class, There were Jrhirreen who led +he group so far as marks were concerned. These lhirreen have been oufslanding s+uden+s for four years, and so rank above eighfy-eighf per cenl as an average of 'rheir high school work. Our valediclorian, Barbara Fi+zpa+rick, delivered an address al graduarion, and Roberl' Desmarais, chosen by 'rhe vore of The class, spoke on 'rhe class moffo. The firsr five in order were Barbara Fifzparrick, Nancy Akerson, Joyce Sanderson, Joan Croleau, and Dorolhy Sweet As rnighr be expecled, +he ambi+ions of 'These boys and girls vary. There are five sfudenls who will enler college in 'rhe fall, six who will go +0 work aliler gradualion, and +wo who will enfer school for fur+her lraining. Their oulsfanding work a+ high school, we know, will assure Them of conlinued success in fheir fulure plans. HUBBARD SWEET PresidenT JOYCE WHEELDEN Vice-PresidenT VIRGINIA POIRIER SecreTary VERNE HESELTON Treasurer .III Illll MASS Acfive and co-operafive, The Junior Class worked hard To make Their year a successful and busy one. BeneaTh The beauTiful green and whiTe paper sfreamers. we danced To The music of The Modernaires aT The Jun- ior Sporf Dance. This was in November, and was a good sTarT for an evenfful year for The class of '50, ln May The annual Junior Cab was presenTed before a big crowd aT The Town hall. Two plays were, Friend of The Family and Murder is No ObiecT. ln boTh, The Juniors showed dramafic Talenf. The laTTer play had an all-girl casT and was The sTory of a murder aT a formal dance. The former was a lively comedy abouT Teen-agers. The dancing afferwards was To The music of Brad PraTT. Fudge was sold and The evening was a very successful one Tor boTh The Juniors and The people who aTTended The show. The Junior Prom now Took The spoflighf. On The rainy evening of May TwenTy-sevenfh, The gala evenT Took place aT The Edgewood House in Norfh Graffon. A buffef luncheon, a new idea for a prom in Graffon. was served. The evening was a beaufiful, as well as a successful one. The girls wore Their preTTy new formals wiTh The ease and grace of veferans. and The boys. in Their spofless dinner iackefs, were hardly recognizable as The boys in sporT shirTs and slacks who aTTended classes aT GJ-l.S. To finish The year They made a class Trip To Providence Town. They also gave The Seniors a formal recepfion. This is a new idea in Graffon. The class of '50 has Tried To prove iTself worThy of respecf aT Graffon High. This will aid Them in becoming happy and successful Seniors. ' A is Nancy Marlin, Barbara Mack, Lorraine Mongeon Barbara Murphy, Caroline Forss, Dorofhy Belle Lena Chickinski, Norma Wilkie, Jeanneffe Le- Boeuf, Irene Pion, Susan Hill, Virginia Poirier, Shirley Hinchlille, Mary Sfeffon, Virginia Mann Helena Allain, Bessie Giro, Marilyn Mainville Doris Noel, Eugene Beauregard, Donald Mac- Dougall, Lorraine Melcalf, Margaref Cook Helen Jordan, Lillian Szluba, Leona Donahue Alicia Herbsl, Kafhleen Casey, Joyce Wheeldon Jane O'Hara, Nancy Lord, Olive Drolel, Barbara Bigwood, Joanne MacPherson, Pearl ScoH', Bar- bara MacKay, Mildred Robson, Virginia Kerr, Roberl Nydam, Theodore Demers, Rober+ Ander- son, Eugene Orff, Wilfred Duval, Roger Ray- mond, Joseph Bibeau, Ellis Walker, Roberi Proul, Russell Rebakas, David Bredbury, Verne Hesel- lon, Richard Ambrose, George Roberfs. Hubbard Sweet Harold Davidson, Gerald Lowe, Donald Varney, Roberf Hall, John Jacobson. Nancy Lord, Joyce Wheelden, and Kalhleen Casey collecf money and iickefs a+ fhe successful Junior Sporf Dance early in November. KENNETH PRUE Presideni JANET AKERSON Vice-President ROBERT WOOD Secrefery SHIRLEY STANK Treasurer SIIPIHIMIIITT MASS The class of '5I elec+ed very able officers: Kennelh Prue. Presidenlz Janel Alcerson, Vice-President Roberl' Wood, Secre+ary: Shirley Sranlc. Treasurer. A+ +heir annual Sophomore l-lop, +he hall was beaurifully dec- oraled in red. blue, and while. We danced To The music of 'rhe Modern- aires. and, had a wonderful Time. ln June, 'rhe group made lheir class +rip To see The Red Sox play in Bosfon. They charfered a bus, and all enioyed a very happy evening. The Sophomores showed en+husiasm and school spiril' by lalcing a large share in prac+ically every club and aclivily a+ G. l-l.S. They even came +o 'rhe Junior Prom, where 'lhe girls loolced ius+ as preHy and composed in lheir brand new formals as any of +he older girls. The class of '5I has made a wonderful s+ar+. F mf? 'S Lell fo riqhl: Judilh Moore, Shirley Slank, Pa- 'rricia Mis, Evelyn Ross, Lorella Rivard, Barbara Whillaker, Diane Shears, Mary Hebb, Jean Mon- ahan, Pauline Campbell, Phoebe Sanders, Marcia Ralle, June Proul, Barbara Slrachan, Janel Aker- son, Palricia Pelerson, Eileen Donahue, Sally MacVicar, Marilyn Hickory, William Nichols, Charles Turnis, Charles Fay, Roberl Sanderson, Ralph Derby, John Sarkisian, Elaine Orff, Con- slance Thomas, Joan Ollerhead, Dorolhy Smilh, Janel Hargrove, Barbara Nydam, Phyllis Nichols, Napoleon Amour, Anlhony Kavanaugh, Roberf Cheneverf, Duane Johnslone, Kennelh Prue, Har- vey Trask, Ralph Lowe, Joseph Sullivan, Lucien Lemoine, Thomas Blackburn, Phillip Gaulhier, Waller Crosier, Leonard French, Harrison Bales, Roberl Frederico, Rolserl Morin, Phillip O'Hara, Bradford Sioberg, Kennefh Gauvin, Roberl Wood, Henry Poirier, James Rogers. The firsl even? The class of '51 gave in 'rheir high school career, was The beauliful Sophomore Hop. This dance was a success and a credif lo fhe Sophomores. RAYMOND CADRIN PresidenT DORIS BYRON Vice-Presidenf BARBARA JOHNSON SecreTary JOSEPH ADAMS Treasurer TITTSHNIA IITASS ln SepTember, I948, The Freshman class of ol members enTered Graf- Ton High School. ln OcTober The Seniors welcomed The class wiTh The annual Freshman RecepTion. The class made a good beginning by elecTing very willing and able oTTicers: President Raymond Cadrin: Vice-presidenT, Doris Byron: SecreTary, Barbara Johnson: Treasurer, Joseph Adams. The members Toolc an acTive parT in The DebaTing Club, DramaTic Club. and Glee Club. ln sporTs, They Toolc parT in baslceTball, TooTball, and baseball. ln June The class aTTended a Red Sox baseball game in BosTon. WiTh This excellenT beginning, we TrusT They will be acTive and success- 'ful in Their nexT Three years oT high school. -JP' ik Doris Byron, Judilh Croleau, Janel lvlacDougall, Lorraine Auger, Jane Pelerson, Shirley Shepley, Priscilla King, Beverly Maxwell, Florence Perry, Dorolhy lvlaclc, Thelma Scoll, Consiance l-leber+, Beverly Johnson, Alda Morin, Bernice Noel, Georgia Giro, Doris Pion, Shirlee Whilney, Jean- neHe Trorlier, Velma Allain, Elizabelh Chase, Carolyn Marigold, Barbara Johnson, Pauline Brown, Rulh Yarringlon, Kalhleen Murphy, Bar- s-M N bara Brewer, Vivian Ambrose, Shirley Johnson, Lillian Slrom, Richard Morris, John Magill, Rob- erl Rice, Richard Pufnam, Roberl' Channell, Rob- erl Gauvin, Edward Legassey, Richard Mongeau, Waldo Simpson, Richard Fadden, James DeFor- esl, Raymond Cadrin, Francis Small, Roberf Flinl, William Richardson, William Arnold, Frank Daulel, Roberl Davenport Joseph Adams, Rich- ard King, Francis Casey, Woodrow Wilson. The Freshmen were officially welcomed +o GH S ar fhe Freshmen Recepfion which fhe Seniors planned and pur on early in Oclober. IIIASS We, The Class of I949. having complefed our four year soiourn fhrough fhe hallowed halls of Old Graffon High School, Town of Graffon, Counfy of Worcesfer, Sfafe of Massachuseffs, being of sound and disposing mind, such having been acquired by fhe arduous work in above said school, do hereby make, publish and de- clare fhis fo be our lasf Will and Tesfamenf, hereby revoking all ofher wills by us herefofore made. I Dof Adams leave my posifion af Howard John- son's fo Marilyn Plainfe who mighf iusf as well be earn- ing money as she spends so much of her fime fhere. I Sonia Kilik leave my quief manner fo Harrison Bafes. I Elinor Davenporf leave my giggle fo Bobby Flinf whose hearfy laughfer is enough fo wake fhe dead. I Eleanor Tornwall leave my skirl' wifh 'rhe fronf and rear pockefs fo Nancy Lord who perhaps will wear The pockefs in 'rhe righf posifion or sfarf a new fad in G.H.S. I Thomas Peavey leave my running abilify fo Roberf Wood who could use a Iiffle when running 'rhe bases. I Guy Richardson leave my conceif fo Eugene Orff, who could use iusf a liffle more. I Charloffe Allen leave my sunny disposifion fo Kenny Gauvin so his disposifion may be sunny all fhe fime. I Fred Kuras leave my cheerful smile fo Barbara Sfrachan so fhaf she will make more friends and influ- ence people. I Elizabefh Berfrand leave my fondness for grocery clerks fo Norma Wilkie as she may fire of soda ierks someday. I Donald Nichols leave my curly hair fo fhe girls going fo Washingfon nexf year so They won'f have fo spend so much fime puffing if in pin curls. I Roberf Desmarais leave some of my gray hairs fo Donald Varney so fhaf he may add gray hair fo his own head insfead of fhe feachers. I Helen Johnson leave my reserved ways fo Sally MacVicar, il' may calm her down. I Mabel Sanders leave my graceful walk fo Harvey Trask so he won'+ fake up quife so much room when hewalks. 38 I Mariorie Emerson leave my abilify fo obfain high marks wifhouf sfudying fo Donald Gus MacDougaII so he may raise his marks. I Barbara Whiffen leave my fondness for sailors fo Joyce Wheeldon so she may gel' one like I did. I Gilberf Anderson leave my variefy of girls from Upfon, Graffon, and Norfh Graffon fo Tom Casey who seems fo like variefy foo. I Nancy MacLaren leave my love of underclassmen fo Barbara McKay so friend Joe will have mofherly affenfion fhrough high school. I Joyce Bailey leave my discreel' manner of whisper- ing fo Joe Miller so fhal' he will nof have fo spend every affernoon in a P.M. session. I Mary Lou Kelly leave my varied ailmenfs fo Char- lie Wood so he'Il always have an excuse for being absenf. I Dolores Snow leave some of my long hair fo Joseph Sullivan, as he seems fo have Iosl' his. I Sfeven Mainfanis leave my dramafic falenf 'Io Har- old Davidson so he can make fhe Senior Play nexf year. I Beverly O'Rourke leave my quief Iiffle laugh fo Joyce Levesque so room IO won'f be disfurbed iusf before lunch period. I Theresa Boufieffe leave my afhlefic accomplish- menfs fo Shirley Shepley so fhaf she may be 'able fo score in more ways fhan one. I Reginald Higgins, do give and bequeafh my secref insfrucfions on how fo wave hair, fo Verne Heselfon so his will sfop falling in his eyes. We Kif Smifh and Carol Allison give our everlasling friendship fo Richard Ambrose and Jane Peferson. We hope fheir friendship may grow sfeadily fhrough fhe years. I Francis Maynard leave my calmness and quiefness fo Ralph Lowe as if doesn'f pay fo be so boisferous. I Marilyn Dumas leave my nimble fingers fo Bobby Morin so he will be able fo gef l'he ball down fo second base in fime. I Joan Crofeau leave my belligerenf air fo Roberf Channell so Roberf won'f pass unnoficed fhrough fhe cherished porfals of Graffon High. I Marlene Bishop leave my porch fo Beverly Johnson so she can have room for her swing. I Yveffe Bardier leave my fechnique of acquiring a man fo Jeanneffe Troffier. so she won'l' spend so much fime sending nofes fo find ouf abouf her mulfifude of hearfbeafs. I Mary Mis leave my abilify fo make friends fo fhe pupils of G.H.S. so fhey may be one happy family in The fufure. I Joyce Sanderson leave my pleasing disposifion 'ro my brofher so he may be more successful in his quesf for a member of 'rhe weaker sex. I Donald Corkum leave my driving abilify fo Janef Akerson so she may give people scary rides like fhose I gave her. I Gene Mongeon leave my flirfafious ways fo Roger Raymond so fhaf he may give fhe girls a break. I Ashfon Derby leave my hilarious laughfer fo Teddy Demers fo improve his sober disposifion. I Barbara Fifzpafrick leave my self assurance when singing, fo Mary Sfeffon so she will have all fhe enjoy- menf possible when she sings. I Joan Cunningham leave my abilify fo fake a la'I'e frain on fhe class frip +o anyone who is anxious fo meel' fheir boyfriend in New York, foo. I Gloria Allain leave my energy and ambifion +o Waldo Simpson as he is nof well supplied wifh eifher. I Dick Abboff leave my abilify fo fell iokes fo some- one whose iokes are becoming sfale. I Claire LeBoeuf leave my laryngifis fo Shirley Sfank so she may give her speaking apparafus a resf. I Donald I-Iofsfra leave some of my heighl' fo Johnny Sarkisian so he may come up in fhe world. I Barbara Chrisfian leave fhe skirf I splif in Washing- fon fo Joanne MacPherson fo add fo her collecfion of splif skirfs. I Barbara Skinner leave my spike heel shoes fo Dor- ofhy Mack. her poor loafers need a resf. I Befly Brokaw leave my eloquenl' manner of speech fo Doris Byron so Doris can falk her way ouf of any argumenfs she gefs info. I June Card leave my love of genfle horses fo Bar- bara Mack so if won'I' be a horse she falls for fhe nexl' Time. I Phyllis Chrisfie leave my skill in snaring a special man fo Margaref Cook so she can gef her Ellis some- day. ' I David Melican feel I have had fo work hard for whaf I now have, so I do nof care fo give anyfhing away! Therefore, I bequeafh fo Florence Perry nofh- ing because she claims she has everyfhing. I Gloria Vincenl' leave my abilify fo use make-up To Judifh Crofeau so fhal' her cheeks may have a more rosy glow. I Clinfon Hargrove leave my love for my feachers fo Woodrow Wilson wifh fhe hope fhaf he'Il soon realize fhaf fhey are all his friends. I Minola Conrad leave my parking spof af fhe fool' of fhe sfairs fo Ellis Walker and Margaref Cook. Their spof near Room 5 is worn ouf. I Ralph Trefhewey leave my experf observafion of girls' eyes 'ro Bill Nichols, he never seems fo pay much affenfion fo fhem. I Nancy Akerson leave my abilify lo assign fhe work fo be done fo Alicia I-Ierbsf so she won'f feel she has fo do all fhe work nexf year. I Margaref Wood leave my greaf sense of humor fo Phyllis Nichols so fhe gravify of life won'+ be foo severe. I Janice Sweef leave my quief voice fo Windy O'I-Iara so he'lI be more O'Hara and less Windy. I Dol' Sweef leave my secrefarial abilify fo Jean- neffe LeBoeuf so she can be Mr. Meegan's privafe sec- refary nexf year. I Julian Merigold leave my pifching abilify fha? I never used fo liffle Bobby Rice because his size is iusf suifed 'ro whal' I leave. I Eleanor Swanson leave my perseverance fo Nancy Marfin so liffle Nancy won I' be quife so flighfy. I Barbara Chausse leave my accuracy in fhinking and reasoning fo Richard King. wifh fhe hope he will puf if fo good use. I Arne Sfrandberg leave my love for a quief sounding car fo Ralph Derby who doesn'f seem fo care if he drives one fhaf sounds like a fank. Wlll 39 LeTT To righT: Richard Ambrose. Donald l-loTsTra, Fred Kuras, Eugene Mongeon, Tom Blackburn, Mr. Meegan, Roger Raymond, George Kuras, Ralph TreThewey, RoberT Hall. llllSIlHI3All Our baskeTballers were The champions oT The BlacksTone Valley League Tor The second consecuTive year and winners in nineTeen oT TwenTy-Two engagemenTs. They won TiTTeen games beTore Uxbridge Toppled Them Trom The unbeaTen class. Some memorable evenTs and anxious momenTs made The season a happy and enThusiasTic one Tor The Tollowers oT The Team. The game wiTh Towle l-ligh on The BosTon Garden's spacious Tloor was nip-and-Tuck ThroughouT, and The reward, aTTendance aT l-loly Cross-KenTuclcy game, was well received. Auburn supplied plenTy oT compeTiTion in Their Three games. The Tinal one, a TournamenT aTTair, was won in The IasT Ten seconds on a diTTiculT hook shoT by Tom Blackburn. The TirsT Uxbridge conTesT was sold ouT weeks in advance and The Green and WhiTe ran oTT wiTh an easy vicTory. For The second year in a row, ProuTy whipped GraTTon in The Tinals oT The Clark TournamenT. Seniors were well represenTed on The quinTeT, wiTh CapTain Fred Kuras, Ralph TreThewey, Eugene lvlongeon, and Donald l-loTsTra as ouTsTanding players. Along wiTh These leTTermen, There were Richard Ambrose and Roger Raymond oT The Junior Class, and Thomas Blackburn and George Kuras Trom The Sophomores. RoberT l-lall was manager. The class oT l949 sincerely wishes Mr. lvleegan and The TuTure Teams oT GraTTon l-ligh School many more league and TournamenT vicTories. 40 Fred Kuras, Ca pfain Graffon Graffon Graflon Graflon Graiuron Graffon Graflon Graflon Graflon Graffon Graffon Graffon Graflon Graffon Graffon Graffon Graffon Graffon GraF'ron Graffon Graffon Grafron 26 Spencer Playoff 3l Don Hofsfra 15466 INDIANS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Leicesfer Towle High , Norlhbridge lCver+imel Bellingham Alumni Wesl Boylslon Weslboro Auburn L Shrewsbury Uxbridge Bellingham Wes+boro Auburn Shrewsbury Beckers ,, Uxbridge S+. Mary's S+. Mary's Clark Tournamenl Auburn Holden . Uxbridge Leff +o right Joyce Sanderson, Sfaff member: Phyllis Chrisiie, Associafe Edifor: Nancy Akerson, Edilorq Doro'rhy Sweel, Associare Edilorg Charlo++e Allen, Slaff member: Don- ald Nichols, Adverlising Edi+org Mary Mis, Sfaff member: Peggy Wood, Phofography Edilory Nancy lvlacLaren, Sialf member: Donald Corkum, Arl Edifor. Hllllll WAlllllllll Slllll The slaff of lhe Li+ile Warrior has worked hard 'rhis year. under 'fhe leadership of Jrhe edilor, Nancy Akerson. We have lried lo publish a book you will always remember proudly. Afler many difficullies, we senl' in our firsl' copy. As 'lhe second copy was being prepared, we were conllronfed wi'rh a new and difficull problem. We needed money. Wi'rh +he aid of 'rhe enlire class we worked hard lo make a spaghe++i supper, a raffle, and a paper drive a success. We coun+ed our pennies over andover again. Finally we had enough! Our worries quieled, we finished 'rhe book when- ever we could wedge in a few momenls befween class nighf aclivifies. graduaiion rehearsals, and sludying. On a sunny Sunday af+ernoon, we borrowed exlra porlable lypewrilers and sei +o work l'o finish 'lhe lasl copy for publicalion. We worked hard, bu+ we enjoyed every momem' of il, and we wish +o 'rhank each and every senior, and everyone who helped +o make 'rhis book possible. LeTT To righT: Lena Chickinski: BeTTy BerTrand, CapTain7 Mary Mis: Phyllis ChrisTie: Judy Moore: JeanneTTe LeBoeuT. lIHllllllAIlHlS Six very proud girls donned Their green and whiTe cheerleaders uni- forms. and under The direcTion of Miss Devlin, worked Tirelessly To help bring The championship To our winning baskeTball Team. ln December TryouTs were held, and The six chosen seT abouT planning suiTable ouTTiTs. The girls made Their own green corduroy skirTs, and maTching haTs. The whiTe oT Their sweaTers againsT The dark green oT Their skirTs. and The whiTe of Their moccasins againsT The dark green oT Their socks. made an aTTrac- Tive picTure. The girls revised The school's cheers. and added a Tew. Each game proved To be more exciTing as our Team Tied The BlacksTone Valley Teams Tor The league championship. AT The play-oTT The girls yelled Them- selves hoarse, buT noT in vain. Our Team won! The season was noT compleTed. The TournamenT aT Clark UniversiTy was s+iII ahead. The cheerleaders worked hard The week before. New cheers were learned, old ones revised, and uniforms were made spic and span. Our Team ended in second place aTTer Three especially good games. Our cheerleaders This year did a grand iob backed by The enTire sTudenT body. 1 fi. T 5, .init ' df ,su 4 A Leff fo righf: Tom Casey, Richard Ambrose, Roger Raymond, Joe Sullivan, Red Ander- son, Ralph Trefhewey, Bob Wood, Wilfred Duval, Mr. Meegan, Kenny Prue, Johnny Sarkisian, Bob Morin, Fred Kuras, Edwin Tuffle, Ray Cadrin, George Kuras, Tom Black- burn, Eugene Beauregard. I llASHlAll Graffon l-ligh opened ifs I949 baseball season wifh an inexperienced feam. Only a few leffermen appeared af fhe inifial call and a dismal season appeared in view. The pifching posifion was fhe sfrong deparf- menf in fhe early games. As fhe season wenf on, fhe feam improved rap- idly and won four of fheir lasf five ball games. The high poinf of fhe sea- son came when Uxbridge, undefeafed in eighfeen sfarfs, fell before fhe slanfs of Tommy Blackburn and fhe aggressive play of fhe Indians. Each feam in fhe Valley League was defeafed by Graffon excepf Norfhbridge. and fhe Green and Whife ended in fhird place in fhe final sfanding. The overall for fhe season was nine wins and seven losses. A few seniors finished ouf fhe season wifh fhe Green and Whife. Cap- fain Red Anderson played his fourfh year as a regular and was a greaf aid fo fhe feam by his experience fhroughouf fhe season. Ralph Trefhewey and Fred Kuras were hampered by injuries fhroughouf fhe season. Prospecfs for fhe fufure are brighf wifh Richard Ambrose, Roger Raymond, and Wilfred Duval from fhe Junior Class, Tommy Blackburn, George Kuras, Joe Sullivan, Johnny Sarlcisian, Bobby Morin, and Bob Wood from fhe Sophomore Class, and Ray Cadrin from fhe Freshman Class. This will form an excellenf nucleus for baseball feams for coming years af G.H.S. Congrafulafions are exfended fo ihis year's feam by fhe class of I949 and we hope for successful 'reams in coming seasons. 44 Gilberf Anderson, Capfain LeTT To righT: WalTer Crosier, Julian Meriqold, ClinTon Hargrove, Donald HoTsTra, Richard Fadden, William Arnold, Torn Blackburn, Tom Peavey, Hubbard Sweet Russell Carfer, Raymond Cadrin, Bradford Sioberg. lllllllilill As yeT TooTball is.s+iII in iTs infancy aT C5raTTon High School. Mr. Dor- sey. coach oT The squad, called TirsT pracTice early in The Tall. OT The crowd who eagerly soughT places on The Team lasT Tall, only a Tew hardy souls Tried Tor a place in The line-up This year. OT These boys, a Team was chosen, headed by ClinTon Hargrove and Donald HoTsTra as co-cap- Tains. Many an aTTernoon was spenT pracTicing The signals and plays over and over again unTil They became almosT second naTure. The Team played various games Through The season. Organized as a Team only lasT year, The G.H.S. boys were noi' in a league and played only second Teams and boys equal To Themselves in boTh experience and slcill. LasT Tall The sTudenTs sponsored a Civic Pride Drive To raise money Tor The new sporT. Each and every sTudenT seemed To go all ouT To soliciT Tunds Trom every possible source. School spiriT ThaT had lain dormanT Tor so long, suddenly bursT TorTh and The GAA. was able To easily equip The new Team. The boys did very well This year, buT as TooTball gains a TooThold aT GraTTon, The Teams and The sTudenT supporl' of This game will become sTronger and sTronger unTil iT ranlcs wiTh basl4eTball and baseball as The leading sporTs of GraTTon High. Co-capTains: ClinTon Hargrove and Donald HoTsTra Miss Devlin, Mary Lou Kelly, Joyce Wheeldon, Caroline Merigold, Vivian Ambrose Caroline Forss, Daisy Belle, Jane Peferson, Bernice Noel, Theresa Boulielfe, Susan Hill llllSKllIlAll Wilh 'rhe sharp winds and biller cold of December comes baslcelball. Early in December lhe alhlelic girls of G. I-l. S. pul on shorls and sneakers and began lo praclice in lhe Town Hall for The coming games of 'rhe win- ler. Soon len girls were chosen lo don 'lhe Graflon green and play 'For G. l-l. S. For bolh abilily and sporlsmanship, Marilyn Plain'r was chosen +0 be capfain of The 'leam. The lwo seniors, Nancy MacLaren and Terry Boulielle, will be missed nex'r year. They bolh played for 'rwo years in lhe Graflon green. Mary Lou Kelly, lhe manager, will also leave in June. The fad l'ha'r 'rhe girls in +he Blaclcslone Valley League' play all 'lheir games al lhree-lhirly in 'rhe aflernoon accounls for lhe poor 'aflendance al' mosl of l'hese games. Even so, 'l'he girls won five our of lheir nine games. All girls on lhe firsl 'ream won lheir le'r'rers, and proudly walked ro The lronl of 'rhe hall +o receive lhese hard-earned 'rolcens one day in April, as lhe enlire school assembly cheered 'rheir achievemenls. No ofher 'ream could deserve more lhe high regard of G. l-l. S. Leff fo righf: Jane O'l-lara, JeanneHe LeBoeuf, Daisy Belle, Joyce Wheeldon. Caroline Forss. Sally McVicar, Caroline Merigold, Susan Hill, Miss Devlin, Mary Lou Kelly. Janef Hargrove, Marilyn Hickory, Dorofhy Maclc, Doris Pion. Sllllllflll No sooner had +he lasr baskefball been sfored away. when our came fhe soffballs, and lhe girls began 'ro pracfice for rheir scheduled games. A member of The Blaclcsfone Valley League, Graflon Girls' soffball 'ream plays aboul' five games in a season. Under 'she walchful eye of Miss Dev- lin, many young hopeful girls in fheir blue jeans and shir'rs came fo The firsl' pracfice in May +o fry our for The firsr ream before 'rheir coach. Soon 'rwelve girls were chosen from The group. They were 'ro make up lhe firsi ream, and subsfifufes. Caroline Forss was elecled capfain. This is Car- oline's 'rhird year on The Team. The only member of The senior class on lhe squad is Mary Lou Kelly, who is manager for fhe fourfh year. Each year, as manager for bo+h baslcerball and soffball, Mary has compleled an excellenf iob. The feam did well lhis year. buf fhey hope lo have iusl' as successful a season nex+ year. Since 'rhey are noi' losing any players as fhe resull of gradualion, +heir more experienced girls of nexl' year hope fo carry Gul-l.S. +o glory on +he so1'+ball diamond. as do fhe boys on +he baseball diamond. Caroline Forss, Captain i Leff fo righf: Marilyn Mainville, Thelma SfoH, Beverly Maxwell, Phoebe Sanders, Marcia Raffe. Minola Conrad, Dorofhy Mack, Jeaneffe Le- Boeuf, Virginia Mann, Nancy Marfin, Irene Pion, Alda Morin, Doris Pion, Shirley Shepley. Jane Peferson, Bernice Noel, Georgia Giro, Kafhleen Murphy, BeHy Brokaw, Virginia Kerr, Kafhleen Casey, Mary Sfeffon, Margaret Cook, Lorraine Mongeon, Barbara Murphy, Doris Noel, Dorofhy Smifh, Janef Alcerson, Shirley Sfank, Barbara Sfrachan, Carolyn Merigold, Pauline Brown, Con- sfance Thomas, Jeaneffe Troffier, Florence Perry Mary Lou Kelly, Miss Velander, Joanne McPher- son, June Prouf, Caroline Forss. Susan Hill, Do- lores Snow, Jean Monahan, Eileen Donahue, Mar- ilyn Dumas, Joan Ollerhead, Alicia Herbsf, Viv- ian Ambrose, Barbara Brewer, Norma Willcie Lorraine Auger, Velma Allain, Joyce Wheeldon Beffy Chase, Rufh Yarringfon. lillllS' lilfl lllllll Under fhe able direcfion of Miss Velander, fhe Girls Glee Club has made fremendous sfrides 'rhis year. They elecfed officers early. They chose Marilyn Dumas for Presidenf, Joan Cunningham for Vice-Presidenf, and Virginia Mann for Secrefary. There were 56 acfive members in fhe club. Each Wednesday morning fheir sweef voices would driff fhrough fhe halls as fhey pracficed fheir songs. ln December fhey pui' on Chrisf- mas Tableaux for fhe school in fhe affernoon, and lafer in 'rhe evening fhey puf fhem on again before a paying audience. These were beaufiful picfures of The Chrisfmas sfory accompanied by 'rhe lovely Chrisfmas songs. Solos were given by Mary Lou Kelly of fhe Senior class, and Mary Sfeffon of fhe Junior Class. The boys gave fheir rendifion of cerfain lovely and beloved Chrisfmas Carols. As 'rhe year drew fo a close fhey pracficed for graduafion. Each year fhe Glee Club finished The year by singing for fhe graduafion class, 'rheir families, and fheir friends af fhe graduafion ceremony. Their beaufiful songs help fo malce graduafion fhe memorable occasion fhaf if is. his-.fm BUYS lilll lllllli Every Friday morning lhe melodious sfrains of fhe songs of ihe boys of Graf+on High drilled rhrough The corridors and siudy rooms. Seldom has a music Teacher been able 'ro sfimulafe such an inieresf in music in 'rhe male populafion of Graffon High as Miss Velander did 'rhis year. The Seniors, who ioined The ranlcs of 'rhe chorus in Sepiember. seemed fo pave fhe way for 'rhe inieresied underclassmen who soon began io come and enioy +he weekly sessions. Singing became fun and +he boys began 'ro fake pride in learning +o sing a number really well. In 'rhe Gay Ninefies Revue. rhe Boys' Glee Club filled in wifh cerfain chorus numbers. and many of 'rhe specialiies were recruifed from 'rhe Seniors in ihe group. This year was +he firsf 'rime in several years fha? The boys sang af grad- uafion. They caused a mild sensafion wifh fheir rendifion of Sfou+ I-learled Men on 1'ha'I' memorable evening in June. Alfhough fhe club losl many of il's members al' gradualion, we feel 'lhaf if already has made ifs sfarf a+ Graffon and nexf year and in 'rhe years fo come. if will be iusf as successful, if no? more so, fhan H' was fhis year. XE Q05 Big Qhevesa Botllj-if 5:1 MOS-Y ganna: nl Ol Karas? , H - Q ,ivy -f 'R YYQO XLT EFX M051 Volljv rxbboll . ,DN Marv Nw: Acilliss ova FND VKzfxGTadlS BCT gxevell 3295 RCM! 'nvall G2 Barloala Tl ssesx LOOQZ xflowff' 3 .lolmson Mele' Barbara Chrisfian Nancy MacLaren Dorofluy Sweel Barbara Fifzpalricl Nancy Alrerson Eleanor Tornwall Marlene Bishop Mary Mis WHll'S WHll I BEST DRESSED WITTIEST BEST PERSONALITY YOUNC-BEST MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED MOST COURTEOUS - BEST DANCER MOST VERSATILE lHl Diclc Abboll Aslmlon Derby Sfephen Mainfanis Thomas Peavey Roberl' Desmarais Donald Corlcum Gene Mongeon Gene Mongeon M Beffy 8,357 TALK dwxcf. A NVE I nf Hargrove if ICQ A660 HXNG BL E Uqy Aiemon T' x I f Firm A55 c Mabel Sanders Helen Johnson Mary Mis Marilyn Dumas Eleanor Tornwall Sonia Kilil: Mabel Sanders Barbara Fihpafrick MQST F Mary Mfkxcilp AUOUS CL fb-sq, Civ' . OUPL rlsflexbon Hif- sf,a She Mongeon Ffeolk w,,,?ME Ura-9X0 lL E Of . Sweef Sl Illll lZlASS OUIETEST CUTEST MOST CHEERFUL MOST MUSICAL MOST DIGNIFIED SMOOTHEST LINE ' SHYEST SMARTEST Gary Maynard Guy Richardson Gene Mongeon Donald Corlrum Roberl Desmarais Gene Mongeon Ralph Trellwewey Rbberf Desmarias Helen Johnson, Barbara Fiizpairiclr, Dolores Snow. Charlofle Allan, Mary Sfeffon, Joan Ollerhead, Eileen Donahue, Marilyn Dumas, Joan Crofeau, Eleanor Tornwall, Charloffe Sherbrooke, and Elizabefh Jacobson. Leif fo righi: Barbara Sfrachan, Joyce Bailey, June Prouf. I: R I E: H I: I- U B Early in fhe year officers were elecfed They are, from lefi Barbara Fi'rzpa+riclr Leona Donahue. Helen Johnson and June Prouf. The French Club meefs afler school and sfudies aboul France and The acfivifies and life of ihe French people. The group is direcied by Miss Leary. and is composed of abouf 'liffeen members. Their officers are Helen Johnson. Barbara Fihpafriclc, Leona Donahue, June Prouf. The members have one lhing in common. They all fake French as one of fheir subiecis, and are inieresfed in learning more abou? 'lhe people who speak +his language and Their counfry. Their meefings are pleasanl' social hours and fhe afmosphere is relaxed and ralher gay. The members will ralce many happy memories of These sessions away wiih fhem afrer fhey leave school. Allhough fhe French Club is noi one of rhe mos? oufsranding ones of Grafion High. ii is one of fhe esfablished groups whose members look forward To ioining and have done so for many years in rhe pasf. The s+uden+s oulside of fhis group do no'r hear much abou? ifs acfivifies, buf 'lhe members have many good iimes and learn much of in'reres'l' and imporfance in 'rheir quiel' meeiings. LeTT To righT: Phoebe Sanders, Barbara STrachan, JaneT Alrerson, Margaref Cook, Alicia HerbsT, Shirley HinchliTTe, Jane O'Hara, KaThleen Casey, Susan Hill, Carolyn Forss, Pauline Campbell, Joan CroTeau, Barbara FiTzpaTrick, Pauline Brown, Carolyn Marigolcl, Mary STeTTon, Sally MacVicar, Nancy Lord, Judy Moore, JaneT Hargrove, Verne HesselTon, Ellis Walker, Philip O'Hara, David Bredberry, Harvey Trask, Walfer Crosier, Hubbard Sweef. IIITANIATIII lilllll The very name, DramaTic Club, seems To enTice sTudenTs To enTer inTo The roll oT members. One Wednesday a monTh, This group oT congenial Triends Trom every class in high school, meeTs and conducTs a business meeTing, Tollowed by a shorT skeTch by members. Then They munch cookies and cakes while discussing plans Tor TuTure acTiviTies and meeT- ings. The oTTicers were elecTed aT one oT The meeTings early in The season. Mary STeTTon, President Shirley Hinchliffe, Vice-PresidenT: Judy Moore, SecreTary. and WalTer Crosier, Treasurer, proved To be a very able slaTe of oTTicers. The club is under The direcTion oT Miss Noyes and boasTs oT a membership of abouT TwenTy-seven sTudenTs. AT ChrisTmas They pre- senTed a play in The Town hall beTore The sTudenT body. The experience The members gain in The club helps Them To enioy puT- Ting on The Two big plays oT Their high school careers, The Junior Cab play and The Senior Play. They learn To work TogeTher in back and in TronT of The curTain To make The sTory behind The TooTlighTs on opening nighT as real and as inTeresTing To The audience as possible. The DramaTic Club is noT new To GraTTon High, and we wish Tor iTs conTinued success in The TuTure. The PresidenT and Vice-Presi- denT oT The club, Mary Sfeffon and Shirley Hinchliffe. 53 LeTT To righT: Nancy Akerson, Joan CroTeau, Phyllis ChrisTie, Barbara FiTzpaTrick, CharloTTe Allan, Janis SweeT, BeTTy Brokaw, JaneT Akerson, Carol Allison, Doris Byron, Hubbard SweeT, WalTer Crosier, Philip O'Hara, James Rogers, David Bredberry. IIHTATI li The GraTTon High School DebaTing Club has had a successTul year, and has mainTained iTs membership in The NaTional Forensic League. Two Teams have been debaTing Changing The UniTed NaTions inTo World Government The TirsT Team-Joan CroTeau, Barbara FiTzpaTrick, Janice Sweel' and Hubbard SweeT-has debaTed wiTh Teams from Shrewsbury, ClinTon, NorTh High, Brown and Nichols, and Lowell. This group also held inTra-squad debaTes Tor The UniTarian Ladies Alliance and The UniTarian Workshop. They also aTTended a BosTon UniversiTy TournamenT in which Barbara FiTzpaTrick and Hubbard SweeT debaTed. A TournamenT was held aT 6rafTon High wiTh. Shrewsbury, ClinTon, and GraTTon compeTing, wiTh Shrewsbury as The winner. AcTive second Team members are JaneT Aker- son, Doris Byron, James Rogers. and WalTer Crosier. AcTive Third Team members are Nancy Akerson, Phyllis ChrisTie, Carol Allison, and Char- loTTe Allen. ElizabeTh Brokaw represenTed GraTTon High in The Legion OraTorical ConTesT This year. 54 lllllli Officers of The club are, from leTT To righT: Barbara FiTzpaTrick, WalTer Crosier Hubbard SweeT, and David Bredberry. LeTT To righT: Nancy Macl.aren, BeTTy BerTrand, Judy Moore, Mary STeTTon, Bar- bara Johnson. Wal+er Crosier. Russell Rubakus, Leona Donahue, Hubbard SweeT Raymond Cadrin. .Ill l0ll Illll IIITIISS llllll llll Fairly new To 6raTTon High, The Junior Red Cross Council is composed oT Ten members, Two members Trom each class and The Two elecTed rep- resenTaTives Trom The whole school. The Two represenTaTives are boTh Juniors, Mary STeTTon and Hubbard SweeT. They aTTend The various meeT- ings oT The Red Cross and bring back The news and plans To The council and Then The sTudenT body. The group works under The direcTion oT Miss Leary and has had a busy year Tor a group so new. All year They worked To sTimulaTe inTeresT in The sTudenT body abouT Junior Red Cross work. Toward The end of The semesTer They expended all Their energies To Till a Red Cross ChesT. To raise The necessary Tunds. They sponsored a movie program aT The Town hall Tor The sTudenTs. LaTer They collecTed The re- mainder oT The necessary money from The classes as donaTions. The Junior Red Cross Council has shown ThaT iT is a worTh-while group by iTs sincere eTForTs Through The year. We wish Them all The success possible Tor beTTer and beTTer years ahead. Leff fo righf: Tom Casey. Johnny Sarkisian.Jane O'Hara, Roberf Gauvin, Hubbard Sweef. Edward Reno, Harvey Traslc, Kennefh Gauvin. Miss Velancla. lllllIHiSiIiA Graffon's boys and girls seemed fo go all ouf fo bring music fo fhe school fhis year. Besides fhe fwo successful Glee Clubs, Miss Velander organized and direcfed an orchesfra composed of abouf eighf sfudenfs. Some sfudenfs had liffle or no experience wifh insfrumenfs. while ofhers had played in professional bands. They pracficed diligenfly. Soon fhey could keep 'rogefher 'rhrough fhe enfire song. Soon you could recognize 'rhe fune. Now. fhey were ready fo come before fhe school. They played very well a+ a few acfivifies, buf perhaps fhe highlighf of fhe year was graduafion. Affer weeks of gruelling pracfice. fhe songs were ready fo play af fhe solemn occasion. They played fhe march fo which fhe Seniors enfered. fhey accompanied fhe solos, and 'rhey played fhe song fo which fhe Seniors leff. The orchesfra did nof lose a single member wifh graduafion. so nexf year if will be able 'ro sfarf ouf wifh an experienced group. This year fhe enfire sfudenf body enioy-ad 'rhe music of 'rhe orchesfra, and we feel sure 'rhaf if will have more and more success as fhe years pass. The officers of 'rhe Afhlefic Associahon are lef? fo right Ralph Trefhewey, Fred Kuras Phyllis Chris fie, and Dorofhy Sweet The A+hle'ric Associalion wifh i+s 227 members has been very acfive, l948-I949. The membership drive was held from December ls'r +o De- cember blh, wi'rh SISO as our goal. which we passed. A baslcefball season 'l'iclce+ was given away each day, and a+ 'rhe end of +he drive. 'rwo 'riclcefs 'fo +he l-loly Cross-Ken+uclcy Slafe game a+ Bosfon Garden. and SIO. Money was given +o lhe cheerleaders fo pay for fheir shoes. We also had individual score cards for all our home games. Afler winning fhe Blacks+one Valley League Championship for lhe second year in succes- sion, anolher banquel was held in March in +he Town hall. We enioyed dancing and en+er1'ainmen+ provided by members of fhe High School. The highlight of lhe evening was +he presenfafion of lhe championship 'lrophy by Johnny Ambrose. The boys of lhe 'ream were also presenfed wifh sweafers from fhe A.A. in appreciafion of lhe hard work lhey had pul' info The feam. The A.A. has had a very successful year under fhe guidance of Mr. Meagan. THT Sl Illll Pllll LeTT To righT: Nancy Alcerson, Joan CroTeau, Barbara FiTzpaTriclr, Helen Johnson. Janis SweeT, Eleanor Tornwall, Donald Nichols. Sfeven MainTanis. Edwin TuTTle. lArne STrandberg and Mariorie missing from picTure.l On December The TenTh, a clear cold nighT in early winTer, The Class oT '49 presenTed Their Senior Play, Summer Scene. AlThough only Ten people appeared before The TooTlighTs on ThaT memorable evening, iT Tool: The co-operaTion of pracTically The enTire class To puT Them There. The play was direcTed by Miss ChrisTine Noyes. There had To be a prompTer aT all rehearsals. The cloThes, properTies. and make-up had To be gaTh- ered, Taken care oT, and reTurned quickly and in good order. The TiclceTss and programs had To be prinTed and sold or given ouTi. The audience had To be seaTed and made comTorTable. The evenT had To be adverTised. and The curTains and lighTs had To be conTrolled. Trivial Things, some of These. buT each had To be done To make The play a success, and iT Took The worlc oT many sTu- denTs as well as The Tedious work of The casl' To give The really good rendi ion of Summer Scene. L Q1-L il GAY NINHITS llllllll Snowy and windy and cold, iT seemed as Though surely no one would ' ' ' ' G TT T wn To The TirsT niqhT of The Gay Ninehes Revue IU The ra on o come T-lall. The enTire class had worlced hard, pracTicing specialTies, rehearsing . . . . h . O chorus numbers, prinT1ng programs, selling TiclceTs, and gaT ering pr p- erTies and cloThes. The performers arrived early and discussed The slTu- T' buT soon The aTion. Then The crowd began To driTT in. A few aT a ime. T'll d Th show was a success IT was presenTed a monTh hall was almosT I e . e . ' d Th S niors To Wash- laTer in UpTon. BoTh Times The Revue helped To sen e e ingTon on Their annual class Trip in April. Q Q. - is X ..f '14 1......,,i JI W 4' A , ,JI sav ff WASHINISHIN ? JADWA I . 0 WASHI G10 A.. 'SA abfp, if T i T LL-A s, 4 A lm lu L5 K fs 85 -1- T k T err' ' 'Wx WASHI Gill TRIP On April 23. I949, a New York irain wheezed 'ro a noisy siandsfill af Union Siaiion. Among iis passengers were foriy-seven C-Brafion High Seniors and iheir chaperones-all on ihe las? lap of Their never-+o-be- forgoiien class irip. For seven days we had been 'rourinq New York, Washingfon, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Our +rip was highlighfed by New York's Ice Show and Radio Ci+y's Music l-lall. The crossing of New York Harbor. The frain ride To Balli- more. The busses driven by our new friends, Charlie and Bill. impressive and inspiralional Mouni Vernon and Lincoln Memorial. The climb up fhe Washingion Monument Twe Capifol and 'rhe Congressional Library. The Smifhsonian Ins'ri+u+e. The Ari' Galleries. The Franciscan Monasfery. The Marfinique and iis house defeclive. The scenic drive 'Through piciuresque mounfains upon leaving Vv'ashir1g+on. 1 'lf - v 'OP ,.Z.,fi Y. C WASHI Glll lllll' llll l'll Due fo mofor frouble on one of fhe busses, we missed our frain back from Balfimore fo New York. ln order fo gef fo Billy Rose's on fime, which, as you know, was very imporfanf, we decided fo wash and change af Balfimore Sfafion. lf was no fun. because if hardly had The conven- iences of a hofel. l-lowever, we finally arrived af Billy Rose's, a bif lafe. dusfy, wrinkled, and ouf of breafh, fo find fhaf-fhe managemenl' had very kindly held up The floor show for us. Bofh enferfainmenl' and food were excellenf. We spenf fhe nighf af fhe Taff. Affer fouring Radio Cify and shop- ping in some of New York's overwhelming sfores. wifh a mingled feeling of happiness and sadness we boarded our frain for home. ,cv MASS Ill Class nighl includes all lhe liqhl lhings lo be allended lo al gradualion as well as some serious ones. The Senior Class puls on a program lor lhe undergraduales and lriends. in which lhey work in lhe class hislory. will, gills, and prophecy. Toward lhe end ol lhe program, lhe principal pre- senls lhe various awards ol lhe school lo lhe oulslanding graduales ol lhe year. Aller many meelings, lhe commillee lor class nighl decided lo enacl lhe class hislory. They did lhis by presenling hiqhlighls ol lhe lour years as shorl skelches. The hislory was read by Mary Mis wilh each class mem- ber laking parl in lhe skils. Nancy MacLaren read lhe prophecy. and Edwin Tullle presenled lhe lasl will and leslamenl. Helen Johnson and Donald Corkum presenled lhe class gills. Aller lhe skelches, lhe girls. in lheir lormals, and lhe boys, in lheir besl suils. galhered lo sing lhe Alma Maler. Mr. Slevens presenled eighl awards lor oulslanding work during high school. Barbara Filzpalrick received lhe English, Science, and Valedic- lorian awards: Nancy Akerson, Good Cilizenship and Hisloryg Belly Brokaw, Oralorical: Eleanor Swanson, Dialelics, and Sonia Kilik, Sewing. Underclassmen Doris Byron and Diane Shears won awards lor lheir work in sewing and cooking. Belly Brokaw won lhe Uplon Women's Club scholarship, and Kil Smilh won lhe Legion 'scholarship ol Grallon on dillerenl nighls. Class nighl will be remembered along wilh gradualion lor bolh lhe lun we had pulling il on, as well as lhe serious presenlalions ol lhe evening. 2 IIITAIIIIATIII For Twelve years we had anxiously awaiTed This occasion. Thr h Tails and braces T T' Ouq piq- o irsT dances and exams we h dh l T . a e d The nighT of grad ua ion as a goal. A goal which is noT The end buT iusT The beginning. The beginning oT a wonderTul new liTe in which we were now To Take our places wiTh all The new responsibiliTies as well as privileges. We were sad on ThaT TenTh day oT June, buT we were also happy. Glad oT The Things To come and sorry Tor The Things pasT. All The seaTs were reserved Tor Th e parenTs and friends of The gradu- aTes, The Glee Club, The TaculTy and The school b ' ' T . oard. Four Junior girls in ormal dresses escorTed The guesTs To awaiTing seaTs. ATTer The invo- caTion by Reverend Vernon Byron, The Glee Club sang. Tollowed by The essay, Candle Flames, by Barbara FiTzpaTriclc, class valedicTorian. Rob- erT Desmarais Then spoke on Th l e c ass moTTo. Dick AbboTT presenTed The class giTTs To Hubbard SweeT ATTer The B ' . oys Glee Club's rendiTion of STouT HearTed Men, ProTessor lllingworTh of Clark UniversiTy spoke o Where Are You Going? As The Glee Club sang This ls My CounTry. Mary Kelly sang a solo parT. The diplomas were Then presenTed by Ed- ward TaTT. The graduaTes Th en sang The Alma MaTer Tor The lasT Time, and marched ouT. I-low sadness mingled wiTh ioy during ThaT exiT. brinq- ing Tears To ever so many eyes! The beauTiTul flowers, The exciTed chaT- Tering, and The sad Tears will never be TorgoTTen by any oT The class of '4-9. IT will always have a special spoT in The myriad oT memories. Tor iT was The end oT an old liTe and The beginning oT a new. Fl ,60 of 'fW2 S53WmWf4'Mw g.gOfm .f TQ Aww N 3 OX 3 ,M 'Wlcl-MW fl JN My 2? Sb Qffff ff 5 B M M KM Q may on fffvoffra M DJJ ' in . Q ,, QQ? ? wwwf . aM f 'J UML 63' ri any N MK 5 ?Wg9 kai? Q 'W 2 ,ff Gvyb f My eff! , , 5 QW My 'W v4.5 1 . N .MLA-af Y'65fW f' wk X Qgggg Mig? mg ,- f- ,-Q-Y is A 4 ':,-- --if , , .., , , V- --H Qs ' , '7 !f ' f Ta- S 4 'g f -2 L , -. f- ,, - Y ,- -9-4? -2-N x QR fffff- -5-1-LQ - Y-. 3-Vg -, ff' -- ' -- - ..- r H ix x .,- W -,, ' ' ' Y , V -.12 x- - i !a'1-T11-1-l. 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Success to the Class of 1949 THE BERTRANDS Rita M., 1 91 8 Leo A., 1920 Leo J., 1946 Walter F., 1946 Betty A., 1949 Compliments of WING INSURANCE AGENCY Compliments of A FOWLER THE FLORIST Grafton Mass. Tel. 336 Tel. 511 or Grafton 430 Best Wishes From E. L. DAUPHINAIS, INC. REDI-MIX CONCRETE WASH SAND AND GRAVEL North Grafton Mass. Compliments of WARREN BELTING C0., INC. Worcester Mass. LUSTRE BEAUTY SALON Rose Mazza Tel. 21 7 l Grafton Mass PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM HOMOGENIZED VITAMIN D MILK THOMPSON'S SPA BROOKYS FARM DAlRY LIGHT LUNCHES, ICE CREAM Come in please, come out pleased 'I'HOMPSON'S TAXI Tel. 82 U 'I'I'IOMPSON'S OIL SERVICE pto Mass. For prompt and courteous service call Upton 250 or 195 Compliments 0, TOWN LINE DAIRY FARM L, W, PRENTISS 85 SON Edward Kuczinski, Prop. Upton Mass. Williams Strleetoc Box Upton 28-3 West Upton, Mass. CARLTON H. LAPORTE Master of Photography OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE CLASS OF 1949 Chandler Street Worcester, Mass. BLISS FIX-IT SHOP REPAIRS FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES RADIOS AND CLOCKS west Upton Mass' I North Grafton Mass. Compliments of I' CTURIAL YEA BOUHS cusrom VEHS MYERS Cb A. Ll uv L . vuonvoruvmn var-nu nu s