Grafton High School - Compass Yearbook (Grafton, MA)

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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

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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.

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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!