Greenfield High School - Evergreen / Exponent Yearbook (Greenfield, MA)

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LOYALTY HONOR SCHOLARSHIP ®hc Exponent 37th Yeai—Number 9 Greenfield, Massachusetts, June 19, 1950 Price Ten Cents Senior Service Opens Week Of Commencement Many Receive Mr. Reuben Laurie Commercial Awards I To Be Speaker At The Senior Service for the Class of 1950 was held yesterday at four o ' clock in the auditorium. The processional,“Pomp and Cir¬ cumstance, was played by the Green¬ field High School Orchestra under the direction of Philip Johnson. Reverend Paul Harmon Chapman, pastor of the Greenfield All Souls ' Unitarian Church, offered the scripture reading and the prayer. The Girls Glee Club sang “The Lord’s Prayer. Reverend Herbert R. Houghton Jr., pastor of the First Church of Deerfield, gave the main address of the afternoon, entitled “On Being a Hero. The entire congregation then joined hi it hymn, “Faith of our Fathers V Reverend Chapman gave the benedic tion. The orchestra then played “ The Host of Youth while the class marched out. Seniors Feast At Class Banquet -or Shorthand Graduation The annual senior class banquet was held Thursday evening, June 15, 1950, at the Weldon Hotel. The class feasted on a roast turkey di iner with strawberry shortcake. The class banquet committee in¬ cluded: Katherine Mastaler, Karlene Sachse, Robert Wheeler, and Phyllis Rogalski. FOURTEEN G.H.S. SENIORS were recently presented shorthand awards, including! either the 60-word or 80- word certificates or the 100-word gold pin and certificate. Those receiving the 60-word certili- cate were Mary Jones, June Louden, Jane Jaworski, Alice Pierson, Pat¬ ricia O’Brien, while the 80-word certificates were received by Joan Shat- tuck, Barbara Allen, Patricia Jackman, and Constance Graves. Gold pins and 100-word certificates were awarded to Dorothy Aiken, Theresa Bergeron, Claire Boisjolie, Beverly Putnam, and Katherine Mas¬ taler. TWENTY-EIGHT G. H. S. JUN¬ IORS were presented either theory certificates or those for 60 words a minute. Those to whom theory certifi¬ cates were presented are Margaret Dedinas, Carolyn Gass, Jane Wan- deloski, Norma Renfrew, Mildred Keyes, Phyllis Bryant, and Joan Smith. Sixty-word certificates were awarded June Seyfert, Ernestine Aiken, Carolyn Gass, Norma Renfrew, Margaret De¬ dinas, Jane Wandeloski, William Powers, Joan Smith, Marilyn Bristol, Marie Chevalier, Alice Cushing, Marilyn Ricker, Marilyn Barrise, Joanne Brzezinski, Janet Ostroski, Mildred Keyes, Phyllis Bryant, Robert Murley, Jeanne Robert, Mary Hayde, and Phyllis Hale. Mr. Reuben L. Laurie will be the main speaker at graduation ceremonies Tuesday evening. . Mr. Laurie is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law Schoi 1 and is, at present, a Boston lawyer He is chairman of the Ford Hall 1 orum in Boston and presides over their Sunday programs; he also is the author of “The Challenge of the Forum, a history of the Ford Hall Forum in Boston and the Forum Movement in general. In 1945, Mr. Laurie received the Herbert C. Parsons Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in the treatment and prevention of crime. He is also a member of the Mass- arhusptt ' s Judicial Council. Mr. Laurie ' s topic will be “0 dinary Folks in an Extraordinary Vorld.’’ Many Seniors To Continue Education Ronald Hall To Be Editor-In-Chief Ronald Hall of the class of 1951 has been selected editor- in-chief of next year’s “Expo¬ nent.” Other editors include Ellen Erisman, assistant editor; Car¬ ole Brissette, news editor; and Pauline Bibby, feature editor. All four juniors have been on the Exponent” staff this past year and have published two issues of the paper. Ocher editorial positions will remain open until next Septem¬ ber. Class Day Exercises Given By Graduates CLASS SONG Parents and friends are waiting ex¬ pectantly. The dignified strains of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance by the Greenfield High School Orchestra float over the hushed audience. Then, the class of 1950 march down the aisle. After the class is seated, James 5 ania- topulos delivers the President’s Wel¬ come. After all this ceremony, Stanley Doore and Jane Crepeau liven the atmosphere by reading the Class His¬ tory. Next, Barbara Allen and James Stamatopulos read the Class W ill. A selection is then sung by our baritone, Lawrence Masiello. Later, Eleanor Davenport and Wil¬ liam Hawkins give the Class Prophecy. Then Mr. Watt, Principal, awards the Silver G” pins to deserving students. The class as a body then sing the Class Song by Robert Thrasher. The song is written to the tune of “Red River Valley. Then, they march out of the auditorium to “The Host of Youth,” which is played by the Green¬ field High School Orchestra, and pro¬ ceed to plant the ivy, while singing Louise Richardson ' s ode. Nature Of Class Gift Still In Doubt The possibilities for this year s class gift are varied. It may be a water-cooler, a new flag, or a new trophy case. The chairman of the gift committee, James Phippard, believes we will b e surprised. Edward Keller, Raymond Lindell, Maryanne Rogerson, and William Hawkins are also pondering the problem of a gift. We know whatever they decide is sure to please the school. College Attracts Many Members Of The Class Of 1950 A temporary and partial list of stu¬ dents of the Class of 1950 who have been accepted to colleges, junior col¬ leges, preparatory schools, and schools of nursing is as follows: Three students have been accepted at Bridgewater State Teachers College. These are Elizabeth Babcock, Edward Keller, and Louise Richardson. Others accepted to accredited col¬ leges include Hellen Berry, Adelphi; Mary Carroll, Albertus Magnus or Regis; Jane Crepeau, University of Massachusetts; Stanley Doore, Ohio Wesleyan. Also, Bernard Ethier, Massachusetts School of Art; Joseph Johnson, Boston University; Isabel Levy, Wheaton; James Phippard, Bowdoin or Univer¬ sity of Massachusetts. James Stamatopulos, University of Massachusetts; Robert Thrasher, Wil¬ liams; James McCarthy, Boston Col¬ lege; and William Dobbrow, University of Massachusetts. Stockbridge School of Agriculture has accepted Richard Metelica, while Elizabeth Chesk has heard favorably from Becker Junior College. Others planning to attend junior colleges include Dorothy Crimmings, Northampton Commercial College; Leo continued on page 4 ROBERT THRASHER (tune of “Red River Valley ”) As we come to the close of our school years, Although some may attempt knowledge new, We now ponder the debt that we owe here; Dear green and white, we’ll e’er ue true. As we gather to wish well to true friends, We do promise once more and do pray That, wherever our footsteps shall lead us, From thought of you we’ll never stray. So we now say farewell with this one wish; That perhaps sometime not far away Once again we shall be reunited To relive our work and our play. Robert William. Thrasher Class Day Program Processional: “Pomp and Circum¬ stance ”—Elgar Greenfield High School Orchestra President’s Welco me— Jamgs £ atopulos 4 a Class History—Jane Crepeau ley Doore Class Will — Barbara Allen, Ja|mc: Stamatopulos Selection — Lawrence Masiello Class Prophecy—William Hawlfldns Eleanor Davenport Senior Silver “G Awards Princi¬ pal Arthur Watt Class Song — Robert Thrasher Tune “Red River Valley’ Recessional—“The Host of Yo nth Greenfield High School Orch estra DDE LOUISE RICHARDSON Tune — Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms As we plant here to-day this new ivy so green For a symbol of strength and of life, We shall think of its meaning throughout all the years, As we go on our way through the strife. Through tears and through cheer we ' ll be true to our land, To our home, to our school, to the ngiit; And the sped that will hold us so firm and so fast Is this ivy that climbs toward the light. Without doubt or dismay we do start on our way With the hope that the best may be ours. As we work and we play, we shall earnestly strive To be masters of future glad hours. Oh, ivy so green as you climb o’er the wall, You will serve as a guide for each day And will give us a challenge that we do our best With the problems we’ll face on our way. Louise Richardson