Hale High School - Pompositticut Yearbook (Stow, MA)

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W1th mal1ce toward none w1th charlty for all w1th flrmness 1n the r1ght as God g1VeS us to see the r1ght let us str 1ve on to f1n1sh the work we are xn to bmd up the nat1on s wounds to care for h1m who shall have borne the battle and for h1s w1dow and orphan to do all Wh1Ch may ach1eve and cher1sh a just and lastmg peace among ourselves and w1th all nat1ons Th1S lad1es and gentlemen 1 our commencement It IS but the begmnmg of l1ves ded 1cated to the prmclples of democracy We hope that our acts w1l1 conform to the h1gh standards estabhshed by you our staunchest supporters and that our careers w1ll be conducted 1n a manner that w1ll meet approval 1n the eyes of God and of our fellow man .lane Colby Semor Degrees We the class of 1953 are the most br1ll1ant and 1ntellectual group of young men and women who have ever attended Hale Hxgh Cchool Th1s fact IS borne out by the 1l1ustr1ous records we have ach1eyed ln the last four years Takmv th1S all 1nto cons1derat1on we feel that the members of our class should rece1ve honorary degrees to start them on the long road to success W1th1n the space of a few short years the 1n1t1als B S A B and Ph D w1ll undoubtedly be added to those g1ven ton1ght I now request that those whose names I read please step forward to rece 1ve the 1r degrees Vlvlan Br own Eleanor Cameron Dav1d Crowell Helen D1P1EtIO Mary Erkkmen Donald Freeman Loretta Goucher Ann Herrxck Edward .Tensen Audrey Law Ehzabeth L1nden George Maclver Eleanor Peck Myrtle Pugsley Susan Cewall Norman Stewart Catherlne Vodoklys Eleanor Warren Carol Wetherbee Dan1e1 Vt oodhead Sylvxa Wanhatalo B PPP GA WFC T AB E HRL NWN AM HHH Champ1on Bowler T1ny But Talkatwe Everyone s Fr1end Full of Fun Ern1e s Pr1de and Joy Mrs Potter s Pet Peeve Real George All the Way Varlety 1S the Sp1ce of I..1.fe Reluctant Romeo Wal lex s Featured Customer Rar1n To Go Semor Casanova Always on the Ball Home Ec s News Reporter Sure to Succeed .Tust a L11 11 Fella Hot Rod L11 Never a Worry Never a Care Ambassador to Marlboro Beauregard s Bashful Beau Hank s Happy Honey Sylv 1a VN anhatalo C .. , C. . . T.B.T. ' ' Jane Colby W.E.A.T. Willing to Eat Any Time ' E,F. ' ' ' E.P..T. ' ' ' M .... . ' R. . .W. ' V.S.L. ' ' ' ' R.R. ' ' R. .G. 'E ' S.C. ' ' H. .N.R. ' . . S.S. J'.L..F. ' ' ' . . .C. , ' 7 B.B.B. G '

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Salutatory Address Parents Teachers Fr1ends and Schoolmates I welcome you he re torught w1th mtxed emot1ons Whlle I feel very much elated and proud on th1s my last day 1n h1gh school I also feel apprehens1ve as to what l1es ahead As 1n the past four years your unfa1l1ng a1d parents and fr1ends w1ll help us over l1fe s many p1tfa1ls On behalf of the class of 1953 I w1sh to take th1s opportumty to thank you for your past and future ass1stance A Few Suggested Steps For Progress As we leave Hale H1gh School we should not only be 1n a joyful frame of m1nd but we should go forward resolutely It does not take a soothsayer to foretell the d1rect1on 1n wh1ch the world 1S travelmg Determmed and consc1er1t1ous leaders w1ll be needed to help the world to avert the many catastrophxes wh1ch threaten and lt 1S our fervant W1Sh that we may 1n some capac1ty do our share toward th1s end As can be gathered from the da1ly per1od1cals the world today 1S 1n a truly perplexed cond1t1on Not only IS lt affl1cted w1th the gr xevous burden of war but also w1th a complex soc1al orgamsm 1n Wh1Ch there 1S much room for 1mprovement It IS the duty of us the leaders of tomorrow and you the bellwethers of today to r1se above petty dlfferences 1n an attempt to create a peaceful assoc1at1on between all people of var1ous faxths Much progress has already been made 1n th1s f1eld as w1tness the co operat1ve efforts of the leadmg re11g 1ous bod1es workmg on a nat1onal scale Yes that should be the theme on th1s our commencement We should str1ve w1th d1l1gence and s1ncere appl1cat1on to correct the many 1lls to wh1ch we have become accustomed In every d1ct1onary 15 a word that should not be necessary to the Engllsh language That church party belxef or OPIDIOH Rel1g1ous and soc1al d1scr1m1nat1on IS a ser1ous eV1l that can spread l1ke a cancex when It IS planted 1n the hearts of men by cruel and mlsgulded fa nat1cs Let us pray that there w1ll always be a place 1n the Un1ted States where the Negro Jew and Gent1le may l1ve together 1n contentment and fel1c1ty One more cond1t1on 1n the world as lt ex1sts today Wh1Ch I trust the progress to be made 1n the next fxfty years w1ll zmprove IS the ex1stence of slums To refer once more to Noah Webster a slum IS a th1ckly populated street or alley marked by wretched l1v1ng cond1t1ons Even m my 1mmatur1ty I can see that there 1S no place 1n a well ordered commun1ty for Vtretched l1v1ng cond1t1ons St1ll another appall1ng c1rcumstance 1S the current nat1onal crlme wave Th1S very moment much lawlessness 15 tak1ng place The youth of Amerlca should do all 1n 1tS power to avert the threat of a completely cr1me r1dden country Of course these are only a few of the maladles wh1ch must be cured lf we are to surv1ve m a peaceful world If we survey the matter carefully we see that self1shness 11eS at the root of these and many other human d1ff1cult1es Perhaps 1n the next few years man Wlll progress to a po1nt where he w1ll be a l1ttle more concerned Wlth others and a l1tt1e less w1th self The words used by Abraham Lmcoln 1n h1s Second Inaugural Address seem to express the sum and substance of the proper attltude wh1ch I trust man w1ll attam as he progresses through the corr1dors of txme I I . I : - 3 I Q ' I I I . . , . . . , , . I ' Y l I I I . . , - . . . - , . word is bigot . Webster defines it as one obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his own , Y . , . . .,, . . . . . . . . . . , 0 . . . y , . P . . . , . . u ' It ' ' ' ' ' IO , . . . . , . . v Al Y ' ' ' ' I1 I ' 7 , , . . :

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Class Hlstory Dear Frlends If you w1ll g1ve me your kmd attent1on for a few mmutes lw1ll relate to you the story of a marvelous class the most wonderful class that ever happened at Old Hale Hxgh namely the class of 1953 Its llfe contmued but four short years yet every day of those four years was crowded w1th events When the members of thxs remarkable class have all ach1eved the fame and honors that are bound to come to them the memor1es of those four years w1ll llnger m the hearts of each and everyone But I must return to the beg1nn1ng of my story It was 1n September 1949 A D that th1s br1ll1ant group of boys and g1rls f1rst made the1r trmmphal appearance 1n the halls and on the campus of Hale Hlgh and from that day unt1l the day of graduat1on there was more mtellectuallty 1n the atmosphere of that 1nst1tut1on than was ever known before or probably wxll ever be known aga ln As Freshmen we suffered many 1nd1gn1t1es but as Sophomores we passed them on to the class below us By the end of the f1rst year the freshness had ent1rely d1sappeared We had become qu1te fam1l1ar w1th the school customs and curr1culum so that durlng the second year we were able to enjoy more of the soc1al functxons and fest1v1t1es of school l1fe Next came the .Tumor year A few changes were made 1n the personnel of the class as we had lost Ralph Crowell Ralph Ban.f1eld Ernest Beland Walter Scesny and W1ll1am Johnson but we had welcomed Audrey Law A course 1n Drmver s Trammg was 1nst1tuted thls year for JVUHIOTS and a car was rece1ved also the pat1ent help of Mr R1chard Bejune whose trammg made lt POSS1b1e for some of us to secure our l1cences Two very successful dances were held durmg our Iun1or year our class havxng become famous for conductmg the best dances ln Aprxl publ1c speakxng coached by Mrs Ruth Howard of the faculty was the mam 1n terest of our class Betty Lxnden Cath1e Vodoklys George Nlaclver and Davxd Crowell par t1c1pated The se four went to Lxttleton to compete w1th other schools w1th the result that George Maclver won fmrst pr1ze wh1le Dav1d Crowell won th1rd pr1ze One of our major projects as .Tun1ors was selectlng a class r1ng whlch was accomp11shed after careful exam1nat1on of samples Ah the t1me had come We were gomg to have our .Tumor Prom Preparat1on were made and on May 9 1952 some one hundred were enjoymg themselves at our fmal dance of our Junxor year At last the Sen1or year came w1th all 1ts d1gn1ty and lmportance and xts great feel1ng of super1or1ty over all the other classes And w1th lt came the thought and preparat1ons for graduatlon the select1on of the motto the class flower the class colors the marshal the gowns and all that enters mto commencement The year was just beg1nn1ng though and there was lots to be done Under the capable d1rect1on of Mrs Fa1re Potter Cheaper By The Dozen was presented to the publ1c on December 12th and 13th O : . . . . . 1 . Y U D . . , 1 n U . . . . . . Y I U I I l - 1 I I . . I . . , . . . , . . , . from Broad's Garage of Hudson for use in this course. This we appreciated very much, and l . I . . , . , . . 1 I . n A 1 I ' U , . Y . , . , . , . . , I ' ' p 1 1 1 . . . y , u bf . . . ,L .. U I