Hale High School - Pompositticut Yearbook (Stow, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY Ever smce Herodotus Thucydxdes and Xenophon varzous hxstorles have been written but no materlal, you wxll agree, affords better subjects for hlstory than thxs class of 1949 Smce I have always been mterested in hxstory, xt glves me great pleasure to present our class history It was on September 8 1937 that this hxstory begms We started ln varxous schools all over the state to acquxre knowledge There were elghteen who gathered at Pxlot Grove School but by the tlme we were mn the second grade, we lost some classmates but gamed enough to make our number fxfteen I had the pleasure of Jonmng at that txme, together wxth Jerry Lyden Howard Mann, and Joan Hallet In the thlrd grade we were glad to have a new classmate when Waltham gave to us Marjorxe Gray who proved to be an outstandmg member of our class Four of our members were obhged to go to Gleasondale for the thlrd grade because our class room at Stow was overcrowded The next year, however, they again Jomed us at Pxlot Grove Near the begmnlng of the fourth year we lost Davxd Clemens to the flfth grade, and John Thomas left for another school This same year we welcomed Harvey Croft, Wxllxam Colleton Edward Mason and Lorralne Jones to our fold Then came the transfer to Gleasondale and the nde on Pa s bus where Harvey Trefry was made ass1stant bus offlcer We recelved a new member ln the fxfth grade when Joseph Johnston came to us So far we had had only two teachers Mrs Perkms and Mlss Wetherbee because Mzss Wetherbee had been transferred to Gleasondale wxth us, as our teacher Three McNe1ll, of wh1ch number only Bruce Maclver remamed wlth us Then came Jun1or I-hgh and the upper world The seventh grade brought back Shxrley Jensen who had gone to Maynard from the f1rst grade Richard Standlsh and others also came to us that same year Ffnally came the last year of Jumor Hlgh, when we were joined by Alfred Mxlak, malung our number nmeteen Concernmg our class act1v1t1es that year we held a dance late an Apr1l from whlch we profxted greatly On June 8 1945 we graduated from Jumor Hlgh and would up the year s act1v1t1es by go1ng to Lyonhurst for our class trlp Our entry 1nto Hale Hlgh found us nnnus fave members Joe Umbrello Donald Colleton, Henry Russell Jerry Lyden and R1chard Standlsh, most of them contmumg thexr studles else where Dorothy Wh1te was the only one to Jom the corps whzle Joseph Johnston left durlng that year Our Sophomore year was rather qu1et, but we were happy to welcome Eleanor McColl who came to us from New York The Jumor year saw no new faces, but we lost Alfred Mzlak The outstandmg soclal event for the Jumor year was the Prom whlch was a great success In an mtertown publ1c speaklng contest between Harvard Lnttleton, and Stow four contest ants were chosen from our class, namely He1d1 Peck, Marjorxe Gray Bruce Maclver and John Derby To John Derby went the hmghest honor for boys Z0 . , . ' , . . . . , . ' . . . . . . I 1 0 I O . . . . , ' O I l 0 . . ' new members came to us the next year, namely, Bruce Maclver, Norma Martin, and William ' ' IC UI ' . . . . 0 , , . . , . . . . . . . . . 2 , , l . . . . . - I . . . D . I D . . D ' I . I

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In high school Heidi was tops in English, but the perfection of her art came with those years of answering the steady stream of letters turned out by some Dartmouth admirer of hers With this skill coupled with her extensive medical training she now writes the mush lest saddest, and most widely listened to daytime serial in all radio Gertrude Gallstone Girl Therapeutist o Though Portia Faces Helen Trent, John s Other Life Can Be Beaut 1 ul success It broke up only after some hours of joking reminiscing and singing old school songs We took leave of each other with many friendships re established promises of regular corres sondence made and plans agreed upon for a future reumon As I drove home from the party I could not help thinking how closely my classmates had fashioned their lives on their ambitions plans peculiarities and hobbies as they had express ed them during the happy days at old Hale High I concluded how accurately I might have pro phesied the very facts which had come to light this evening if I had so wished I remarked to myself that this reumon had been a delightful and satisfying culmination to ten short happy years Bruce Maclver 19 ' - ' 'Il r Ol ' 9 ' - 'f .Il The party lasted well into the night and was, in the opinion of all who attended, a complete

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The great senior year had arrxved at la t but Harvey Croft John Derby and Dorothy Whxte had left We were sorry to lose Harvey because he had done outstandmg work on the ball team ln other years When we arrlved at school we found a new prlnclpal Mr Wxlham Hartley had taken Mr Creelman s place The fxrst b1g event of the year was a trxp to Boston for our class pxcture Then came a hay rude Our next soczal event was a dance whzch m creased the balance m our treasury On December 16 and 17 we produced our play Aunt Cathxe s Cat We are very grateful to Roger Derby and Frank Vodoklys for the parts they took an the play A basketball team was started thas year wxth Mr Hartley as coach He also began the fxrst Student Councxl ln the hxstory of the school to whxch Bruce Maclver a member of the graduatmg class was elected pres1dent The latter part of the year was spent m preparmg for graduatzon the bxg event of the year From the moment we entered high school we have looked forward to the goal whxch we now have reached We apprecxate the mstructxon received here and we hold ln high estl matxon the benefxts and lofty ideas derwed from contact wxth others Douglas Mann JUNIOR DEGREES By vxrtue of the power vested in me by the Class of l949 I am greatly honored to present to the members of the Jumor Class the followmg degrees As I read your name wxll you please come forward and recewe your degree Joan Annett Elzzabeth Derby Roger Derby Allce Dexter Vxrgxma D1P1etro Elame Drechsler Damel Enneguess Joanne Hartley Wxlham I-Ixbbard John Jokmen Dorrance Leard John Makey Ruth St1les Rzchard Trumpolt Frank Vodoklys Francxs Warren UJB AAA DID ETF MA SSEN CGW RPIC WPA BBB QJE FAM Loquaczous Love r Junxor Master Mechamc Uncle Jack s Blossom Carol s Cooky Adormg Aunt Ahce Dynamite In Disguxse Elame The Fair Muchacho Amerxcano Sugar n Spxce n Everythzng Nxce Cupxd s Gxft to the World Ralph s Partner In Crxme Sxnatra s Successor We Plod Along Brzlhant But Bashful Quletest Junzor Ever Future Arthur Murray Faxthful Correspondent Shirley Jensen L.L. ' Donald Colleton J.M.M. ' C.C. ' S.S. ' ' ' f-.cf ' Zl