Hale High School - Pompositticut Yearbook (Stow, MA)

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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

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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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The basketball team f1n1shed theu' f1.fth year w1th Mr Robert Mu1r as the boys coach and M1ss Frances Macomber coachmg the g1rls Many of the Semor boys and gmrls held prom ment pos1t1ons on the teams The most 1mportant project to us dur1ng our Senxor year was our yearbook Vle were kept out of m1sch1ef durmg January and February as the yearbook took most of our spare t1me It was certamly worthwh1le as lt helped to fmance our annual Sen1or Class trxp As I stated before lt was the most remarkable class that had ever passed beneath the portals of our grand old h1gh The fact of our hav1ng studxed there mn and graduated therefrom w1ll make our school famous for many years to come Loretta Goucher Thmgs You ll Never See Ann Herrlck w1thout a broken bone m the wmnter Mrs Potter w1thout her lxttle red book George w1thout h1s name on the P M 11st The boys basketball team w1thout a Wah heen ee cry Mr Mu1r w1thout a coke Myrtle prepared for an oral theme Anna May w1thout a ponytall Margaret Woodhead W1th0Ut a huge vocabulary Eddle Jensen w1thout a radlo book B111 E ceas1ng to talk about Hot Rods Archme Banks w1th wmdows 1n h1s car Don Freeman out Wlth a g1rl Carolyn and Clara not g1ggl1ng Mrs Flaherty g1v1ng an A 1n Art The Senmor boys out votmg the Senlor g1rls 1n class meet1ng The Senlors be mg qu1et after the second bell All the Senxors entermg class together before Mrs Platt closes the door Jane Colby not ready to eat The 5th per1od bemors not settmg bad examples Mr Bejune not s1tt1ng on the edge of the seat when gwmg a drwmg lesson Betty not Wllllng to go to a movle The g1rls not brmgmg the soclal problems to Mrs Fletcher Carol Vk mdulgmg m sports George w1th a car door that stays shut The hbrary students not bemg heard throughout the buxldmg DaV1d not supplyxng the Cernor g1rlS w1th gum The I-hgh School w1thout a row of cars out front Sylv1a not typmg somethmg for Mr Hartley Sue S not leavmg for Boston on Monday afternoon Loretta gettmg a low mark on a typmg tlmed wr1t1ng Myrt and Eleanor not attendmg the Hudson movxes Cathy ceasmg to sneeze durmg I-lxstory Helen w1thout a cheery sm1le Danny w1thout a m1sch1evous look m h1s eve Eleanor Warren ceasmg to repeat I don t know P0516 not offermg to brmg her car Mary not wr1t1ng a letter dur mg Hlstory Norman commg to school f1Ve days a week Audrey not w1ll1ng to go skatmg Mr Hartley w1thout an overloaded br1efca se Mrs Platt forgettmg to asslgn oral themes on Frxday If ' 7 1 pp 1. . . . . 1 2. . ' ' . 4. ' ' - - . 5. . ' ' . 6. . 7. . .b 8. ' . 9. . . . . 10. ' . ' - 11. . . . . . ,, 12. ' ' . 13. ' ' . 14. . ' ' ' . - 15. . - . . . . . D 16. ' ' ' . 17. ' ' . . 18. Mr. Hartley not looking for something. , 19. . 20. ' 4 ' ' . 21. . . . . . . . . I ZZ. . . . . 23. ' ' ' ' . . 24. f. ' ' ' . 25. ' . 26. ' ' ' ' . 27. ' ' - ' ' ' . 28. ' ' . 29. ' ' ' . . 30. . ' I . 31. . . . .. . 32. ' ' . 33. ' ' ' . 34. ' ' . 35. . . . . . l 36. 3 ' -- ' 37. ' ' ' . 38. ' ' ' ' . 39. ' ' . 40. ' ' ' . 41. - ' ' . 42. . ' ' ' .