Grafton High School - Compass Yearbook (Grafton, MA)

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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

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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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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!