Holyoke High School - Annual Yearbook (Holyoke, MA)

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led by Tn captalns Don Farr Len Collamore and Charles Sosltowxc were gomg luke a house ahre and were swlftly paung a path of glorx to Holxolte Hlgh School VS hat wlll those Qemors do next w as the famllrar faculty lament on January 14 For embellxshed ln therr oldest clothes a conglomeratlon of w elrd colors and a Semor Dax wlth a ma-.lmum of wondcrmg gazes and rebukes and a mmlmum of approxmg smrles from thelr horrlhed teachers Our soclal calendar was most certalnly not lackxng The Student Councrl Dance was held ln Aprxl and the ever popular Herald Dance later ln June To balance our act1v1t1es and make a well rounded program dra matmc mterest was necessarx We proved our Interest and talents rn thxs held by producmg Almost 18 our class plax whxeh of course was dlrected bx 'Nlr XR Harrlngton Class dax has come Clraduatron 15 near XM the class of 1949 have come a long wav slnce that llrst dar. Vue haxc cndcawored to do all the things whrch constx rejolclng but among our mam Joxs on graduatlon dau there wxll be a tlnge of sorrow IU the thought that we must leave Our heartfelt thanks are extended to all our teachers who have moulded us mto the young men and women seated here today Your patlent help wlll be remembered long after the class of 1949 has gone And so wxth our plea remember the class of 1949 we bud farewell to Holyoke Hugh School M.t,s,Q5.,,.Ss .r HALL mffffy U 'lf1l4lf? in their QYCS- llleb' lived lhl'0UEZl1 5l0DD3' tute a truly good class. This is a time for gladness and 5 - ., ,

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field the entire Student Councll trooped to that clty ln spxte of ram we stood patiently waiting our turn to see all the great documents of history Again it was time to elect five leaders for our Junior year We chose Don Farr presldeni Marjorie Chase vlce presrdeni Irene Bagmskl secretary Alan D1Carlo treasurer and Roy Provost marshall Alas we were big sxstersl' Held m the gym on Friday evening November 14 the Big Slster Party was a great success and boasted 10092, attendance Every big and llttle sister enjoyed herself to the utmost as the entertainment committee was composed of rep resentatlves from every class Turnlng once more to sports we fund that the Hol yoke High Booters closed their second consecutlve year of wmnmg soccer The team took second place in the Hampshire League and reached the seml finals but were eliminated by Ludlow Next came football As Juniors our boys helped the 1947 team to wm glory and acclalm The big news of the season was the fact that we had retaliated that memorable Chlcopee tussle of 46 Agam a most successful season came to a close and Holyoke High School s grldsters elected Paul Mackey captam for 1948-1949 The social calendar at Holyoke H1gh this year in cluded the Junlor Senior Prom which was held as usual at the Vlar Memorlal Bulldmg on December 30 Basketball time once more From the opening game Catholic our team proved their ablllty and accuracy and rang down the curtaxn on another season with a victorious record of 13 wms and 4 losses If something of importance at Holyoke High School was underway inevitably you would find us Jumors 1n the mists of the actlvlty Accordingly when the cast for Dear Ruth the class play was announced It was only natural to find the names of four Juniors who were featured ln the leading roles Eleanor Hartxgan who played Ruth Julie Balxckl who actually lived the part of the precocious young sister and Bxll Wheeler the hllarnous antagonist were all a credit to Miss Daphne Cullman and covered themselves with glory Ln believable as lt may seem no one left the Lawrence School disappointed that evening Truly Dear Ruth can never be thought of without thinking of the fine Job done by director cast and crew Better late than never IS a famxlxar old expression which may apply to the Student Council Dance Held on Aprll 9 thls year and sponsored by the Student Council, this traditional aH'alr was held at the ll ar Memorial Bulldmg A few months later and a memorable climax to our Junior year was the ever popular Herald Dance Atop the Roger Smith Hotel and despite showery weather the dance was a flaming success Not even the weather dampened our spmts And with this our busy Junior year ended We dns missed for the summer with the pleasant thought that ln a few months we would return as seniors As seniors our status ln the school was of course changed Almost before we had reacquamted ourselves w1th our friends and before we had become accustomed to our new distlnctlon many things were underway As we chanced lnto the Llbrary we were dlsmayed for Mlss Laporte had retired Vle will always remember our favorite llbrarlan for her patient help and loving ad v1ce However we were somewhat consoled m the fact that Miss McCarthy would be there to help us A few weeks later our school life agam was darkened We re turned to school Monday September 27 to hear that Miss Sarah McGrath one of our Semor English teachers had been sernouslylnjured and would not be with us for several weeks Holyoke Hugh s gridsters opened their 1948 campalgn by defeating Turners Falls and closed the season nme games later by emerging victorious over Chicopee Thanksgrvmg morning Our thanks go to our splendld coaches Mr Roberts Mr Regan and Mr Hart Our congratulatlons to Paul Mackey our captam and his capable team Agam our soccer team won glory and ran off with the laurels from Hampshire County Indeed the booters It was Frlday evening November 19 that Holyoke H1gh School s little slsters were formally mtroduced to their bug slsters The occasion naturally bemg the Big Sister Party As a result of the combmed efforts of Mr Fred Mock ler Semor Class ad visor and the ,lunlor and Semor class ofhcers who this year were Donald Farr preszdent Irene Bagmskx vzce preszdenl Constance Baush secre tary Roy Provost lreasurcr and Francis Nlezgoda marshal the Junior Semor Prom was enjoyed by all who attended We came back from our Christmas vacation with smiles on our faces and greeted our teachers but lo' one of them had left as Miss and returned as Mrs The smiles all vanished However after bemg assured our favorite Miss Cullman or rather Mrs Harrington would be w nth us till the june smiles reappeared and we wished her all the good luck and happiness a teacher and friend as wonderful as she deserves Mid y ear exams came and with a splrxt of hve or due sunk or swim most of us managed to survive the ordeal B5 this time the basketball season was well under way Our starting game had been xn the newly re modeled court at the City Hall The 1948 49 basketeers with St. Michaels to the winning match with Holyoke are a great Credit to their new Coach Bob Mclntyre-

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,A- 1 vo- I CLASS WILL lrene Bagmskx E the class of 1949 of Holyoke Hlgh School Clty of Holyoke County of Hampden Massachusetts belng of sound mmd memory and Judg ment do hereby make and publlsh thxs our last wlll and testament and do earnestly deslre that these our last requests be camed out lrlzrlc I Mlrizclt lrtzcle lrlzflv lrirclt lrllclf lrtzclf lrlzflt lffltft lrlzclt I I llll X To the School Board and Cnty of Holyoke Our earnest hope that the class of 49 has added as much honor to H H S as lt has added knowledge maturlty and fun to us To Our Parents The promlse to make up for your many unspoken sacrltices by bemg successes 1n the future To Our Pr1nc1pal Mr Fxtzpatrrck Smcere thanks for your helplng hand durmg our H1gh School Daze To Mr Brunelle A modern office wlth a bu1lt ln krtchen It wxll save you those dally trxps home for lunch To Mtss Maxfield Three sples for each gxrls room To Mr Mockler so easy To Mr Keegen Someone who w1ll try to prove to you that father 1sn t wax s nght To Nlr O Donnell A S10 0OOl1fe1nsurance pohcy for your cowboy drlvers 1t certamlx feels as lf you are rxdlng a buckmg bronco durlng, those dI'lX1flg lessons To Nlr Haskell A squad of gzrl asslstants to help you Wllh your expenments To Nlxss Tx rell Our thanks for puttmg up wlth us durlng our sxlly moods you truly are a good sport 1 I . I . 1 v 1 ' . 9 r l ' . ' 111 : .' ' II ' ' , . ' ' 1 ,A ' l' f . : . y . re ' f l' ' : .e A ' YI f . : A can of your magic chalk -ee you always made it look .k ' W V11 . z - u ' 1 al- ' Y ' Y Y! ' ' ' 14 Y! ' , ,I -L . V. X ' -V t IX . . K' :