Grafton High School - Compass Yearbook (Grafton, MA)

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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.

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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

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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