Hale High School - Pompositticut Yearbook (Stow, MA)

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The basketball teams hmshed the1r second year w1th Joanne Hartley Betsy Derby Almce Dexter V1rg1n1a D1P1etro Roger Derby Frank Vodoklys and Danny Enneguess as outstandmg players The latter part of the year was spent preparmg for graduatlon completmg our yearbook and a class trlp to New York durmg the Apr1l vacatmon So w1th happy memor1es of four enjoyable years we close the frrst chapter In the hlstory of our llves In parting we wmsh to extend our apprec1at1on for the mstructmon recewed from our teachers and hope that ours w1ll be well remembered among the h1stor1es of the school Francls VN arren Junzor Degrees lt now becomes my spec1a.l pleasure to present to the members of the Class of 1951 the1r degrees We the Class of 1950 feel that the jumors have honestly earned them Wzll each jumor please come forward and recewe lfns degree as I call hms name'7 Carol A Colby jean E Curt1s Luc1lle M DeMazure Joseph E Erkkmen Robert A Gray Beverly A jolunen Ronald A Srnmth Rwhard M Salmon Helen E Punty Barbara G Nelson Frances H Macomber V1rg1n1a L Stewart Pauhne A Rasmusson Margaret Schmelzer Can Always Coax jud1c1ous In Every Class Loves M1ss1ng Dances jewel Of Endless Ease Recognizes All Glrls Best At jok1ng Reckless Au- Student Renowned Master Of Sports Handy Wmth Elderly People B1g G11-1 Now Full Of I-lerculean Manners Very Llkable Student Perfect At Reportmg M S Magmficent Scholar Senzor Degrees And now once aga1n 1t IS a pleasure to present these well earned degrees to my fellow classmates Wlll each Senlor please come forward and recewe h1s degree as l call h1s name? joan B Annett Donald Colleton Betsy Derby Roger N Derby Alice C Dexter V1rg1ma A D1P1etro W11l1am M H1bbard joanne F Hartley Damelj Enneguess Elame W Drechsler John A Makey Ruth B Shles Frank M Vodoklys Francis W Warren Dorrance T Leard B just Buzzlng Around D C Demorallzer Of Cars B D Bubbllng Damsel Repubhcan Not Democrat A Capable Dancer Very Am1able D1spos1t1on lhlll Make A Husband just Full Of Heck Drawlng And joklng Endlessly Ever Wantlng Devotton just A Mechamc Real Brmllmant Student Full Of Manly Vamps Full Of Words And Wlsdom Determ1ned To Lead Dorrance T eard Z1 , C. A. C. . ' J. E. C. ' ' ' , L. M.D. ' ' . ' J. E. 13. . R. A. G. ' ' . ' B. A. J. ' . ' R. A. s. ' ' . R. M. s. . H. E. P. ' . B. G. N. ' ' - ' - , v. L. s. ' ' . P. A. R. ' . J. .A. . R. N. D. ' . ' . A. C. D. . . . ' . . V. A. D' . . . . . J. F. H. ' . D. J. E. ' ' ' , E, W,D. ' ' . J. A.M. ' . ' R. B. S. ' ' . F. M.v. ' , F. W,W. ' , D, T. L. '

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Class H :story Exerythmg 1n the world had a beglnmng and we the glass of 1950 began our Journey through school rn September 1938 Most of us w111 remember that year because of the terrxble devastatmg hurricane This IS our hmstory wluch probably w1ll not be written on the sands of t1me but to us It means twelve years of earnest study There were thxrteen pupmls when we began attendlng school some at Pmlot Groxe and some at the Gleasondale School At the beglnmng of the thxrd grade all students were enrolled at Gleasondale After four years at Gleasondale we entered jumor Hmgh School wh1ch was qmte a thrxll for most of us Durmg thls t1me our number had xncreased and by the txme we were to graduate from the exghth grade there were twenty fwe members Whmle mn the eighth grade we welcomed Wxllxam Hmbbard who remamed a classmate through Hlgh School Under the superv1s1on of Mrs Fletcher we sponsored a successful dance and enjoyed a class roller skatlng party at Lyonhurst Next came I-hgh School and what looked l1ke four years of hard Work But as we look back we remember the fun we have had along wlth the work Our entry xnto Hlgh School found us mlnus Dor1s Standlsh Alan Thompson and Lorra1ne jones but we added Donald Colleton to our number At the start of the Sophomore Year we lost Donald Thompson and Thomas Salmon and durlng the year Edward Sleeper and W11l1am Colleton left One project of the Sophomore Year was that of work1ng to 1ncrease the treasury Vt hen we returned to the jumor Class 1n the fall we found a new teacher 'vlrs Ferguson who had replaced Mtss GT1fflthS also Mr Hartley who had taken Mr Creelman s pos1t1on as prmnclpal VS e started our junlor Year mmus Robert Croft Barbara Rich Mabel Pr1est and Betty Lou Stow But we had the prlvilege of welcomumg two new members Joanne Hartley and john jokmen A successful jumor Prom held tn May and an enjoyable class trlp to Canobme Lake were two hlghllghts of the year s actlvltles lso much thought was gwen to the selection of a class r1ng We were happy to send to Lmttleton three members of th1s class to take part ln the pu hc speakmng contest between Harvard Lxttleton and Stow They were joan Annett Dorrance I eard and Ruth Stxles Dorrance Leard succeeded 1n wrnmng second prrze for boys The opemng of the Semor Year found us mlnus Rxchard Trurnpolt and we were sorry to lose john jokmen soon afterwards Along w1th the necessary busmess connected wmth graduatmg was that of selectmg a class photographer Hay mg made our cho1ce at last we motored to Boston where we comb1ned pleasure wxth busmness On December 15 and 16 under the dlrectlon of Mrs Ferguson we pre sented the Semor play entxtled Everybody s Crazy We sponsored two successful dances durlng the flrst half of the year V. e trust that future classes may beneht greatly as a lesult of the add1t1onal rooms at Hale Hxgh the constructlon of whxch d1stracted our attentxon from time to tlme Z0 l I 1 1 , . ' 1 1 1 1 . I ' 1 1 Q 1 1 . . . . ,. ' 1 , . - 1 . 1 . 1 1 , 1 1 1 , 1 , . 1 , -- . .. . A 1 , 1 a 1 .. . . . . ' 1 1 1 1 ,- . . . . . 1 ... . A . . . .-1 , 1 1 0 1 J , , . 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . 11 1 Ol , . 1 , . .. I

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Class Gifts Four pleasant years have Just passed and we are faced with the outside world l hope these little gifts will help you with your careers A certain boy was almost always late coming to school Roger Derby so this won t happen when you have a Job here IS a wrist watch Virgima D1P1etro your bicycle must be nearly worn out with so many bicycle rides to Maynard during the summer Here is a bicycle you can use if anything ever happens to your other one Donald Colleton during play rehearsals your car was always full If other occasions occur we want you to be prepared to meet them Here is a larger car to use when they do Betsy Derby you have had to walk to school every day You really must be tired of walking Here is a scooter you can use when you want to go some place and are tired of walking john Makey any time when your Pontiac won t start use this monkey wrench to repair it joan Annett in case your pencil breaks while you re taking dictation on your boss s knee here is a lead pencil Dorrance Leard since you work so hard on the Lake Boone Roller skating Rink newspaper use this notebook to keep your news in order Joanne Hartley we all know you want to be a nurse To make it pleasant for men in your ward you may hold their hands Francis Warren the class doesn t want you to have nothing to do in college We all know you like music so here is a piano which you may play between classes in college Elaine Drechsler you ll probably be the first to marry in our class The class doesn t want you to be unprepared so here is a dish towel You may suggest that your husband wipe the dishes Danny Enneguess you re the artist of the class ln case you run out of paints here is a box that will come in handy William Hibbard since you are planning to go to college the class wants you to know all the answers Here as an answer book you may refer to in case you can t think of the right answer Frank Vodoklys when you enter the gates of higher learning and meet new friends you Il need something to help you remember their addresses Here is an address book to keep their home addresses correct Alice Dexter we hear that you would like to be a secretary so we thought that an eraser might come in handy in case you make a mistake if you make one Ruth Stiles you are the class speed demon and therefore in the interest of mankind we give you this little horn to help you clear the way Alice Dexter ZZ O 1 - . ' . . 1 a I 1 1 1 I . - - Q ls your patients, we present you with this hand lotion. When you attend the handsome