Leicester High School - Maroon Yearbook (Leicester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 106 of the 1956 volume:

19 56 MAROON THOUGHTS ON GRADUATION O, the happy days of yesteryear, Recollection brings a thrill, As in fancy now I wander Near the high school on the hill. Blue the skies that shine above it, Curtained by the whisperin g trees, Rich the memories clustering round it, Sweeter than the summer breeze. Though the years have cast their shadows, Yet, through all there linger still, Visions of my happy school days In the high school on the hill. To know us you must know the men and women who have led us to this day. These are the men and women who gave freely of their time and even more freely of their minds that we, too, might share in the true meaning of Leicester High — to their ceaseless efforts we pay tribute. FACULTY MARJORIE E. FRYE MARY B. O’NEIL SUPT. EDMUND F. TIERNEY FRANCES E. DEVLIN My Dear Graduates, It is a distinct pleasure for me to represent Mr. Skelley and the teachers in conveying to you the sentiments that are synonymous with this occasion. Today, June 6, 1956, marks a significant milestone in the development of your overall growth. It is true that graduation places you at the crossroads of life. To further your education or to pursue another form of career is an important decision that you are now called upon to make. Therefore, we, of the faculty, prayfully wish on this happy day that you will bear the gifts of your high school education to fruition in the career of your choice, and that God will continue to guide and inspire you along life’s way. MARY C. SCANNELL EDWARD J. SULLIVAN HARRY J. GAUMOND, JR. PAIGE R. ROWDEN EVERETT D. MacGREGOR JUSTINE V. DELLA SALA JOHN F. MADDEN SSi JOHN A. CASE JOHN E. COMER JAMES A. TIVNAN THOMAS J. CALLAN BARRY J. ARGENTO EDWARD J. BOULE FORTES FORTUNA AD I U V AT 1 E N I O R r —— dux usksc x r yir -� e m r -fir.; n ' ro _ ruir Teas — r: -vesst. stmae: aanreaE -esc: ar mr tsxh Jrcs: — ar=- cjn-- ' -_r2 -r 2 hlt .i=nm Tlsse use nnr mr sacDei - . Z£ r USX -T ' rri K C SE I_2ii.12I= IT SIT jam� raur. i.o r_ - jzs sJSBam .jsu r -— Z; _ - Zjkb 1 . —i Scnriil I: ?J CAROLYN MELVINA BERTHIAUME “Blondie” The mildest manners and the gentlest heart” Drum Corps 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 1, 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. MAXINE BICKFORD “Max” She’s little, hut she’s wise — She’s a terror for her size” Drum Corps 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Arrow Staff 4; Junior Prom Committee; Basket¬ ball 2, 4; Softball 1, 2, 4; Corridor Girl 1; Senior Play Cast; Christmas Ball Committee. ■ m If: LEROY WILLIAM BULLARD Roy” Straight onward to his goal he’ll stride” Glee Club 1; Debating Club 1; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Cast; Christmas Ball Committee; Senior Ball Committee. MARCIA LOUISE CHILDS “MARSH” A hit of sunshine in our midst” Softball 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 4; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Cast; Christmas Ball Committee; Arrow Staff 3. JOANNE MARIE CLEARY “Jo” As carefree as the day is long” Glee Club 1; Junior Prom Committee; Christmas Ball Committee, Drum Corps 2, 3, 4. BARBARA ANN COX “Barb” Anything that is worth doing at all is worth doing well” Junior Prom Committee; Senior Ball Committee; Maroon Co-Editor; Arrow Staff 3; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; D.A.R. Representative 4; Drum Corps 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Corridor Girl 3, 4; Senior Play Cast. CAROL ANN DAHLSTROM She’s pretty to walk with and pleasant to talk with” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society 3, 4; Maroon Staff; Softball 1, 2; Arrow Staff 3; Arrow Co- Editor 4; Drum Corps 1, 2; Senior Play Cast; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Corridor Girl 4; Juniof Prom Committee. ELAINE PRISCILLA DESAUTELS “Diz” A light heart lives long” Glee Club 1, 2; Drum Corps 4; Senior Ball Committee; Junior Prom Committee; Christmas Ball Committee; Senior Play Committee. PATRICIA ELLEN DOWD “Pat” A girl with a smile is a girl worth-while” Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Senior Play Cast; Arrow Staff 3; Softball 1, 2; Basketball 2; Honor Society 1, 2, 3. CLIFFORD FRANCIS DODGE, III “Ox” Athletics, his hobby, good nature, his guide” Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2; Honor Society 2, 3; Senior Play Cast; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Base¬ ball 2, 3; Arrow Staff 3, 4; Maroon Staff; Debating Club 1, 2; Christmas Ball Committee. Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you” Glee Club 2; Drum Corps 3; Maroon Staff; Arrow Staff 4; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Bill Committee; Magazine Committee Co-Chairman. RICHARD GARY “Dick” ”A man of few words is the best man” Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Arrow Staff 2, 3, 4. BRENDA DIANE FERGUSON “Tuckie” CAROLYN ANN GRANT “Curiy” Sincerity leads to the top” Glee Club 1: Drum Corns 1. 2, 3 T 4; Softball 2; Corridor Girl 4: Senior Play Case: Basketball 1, 2. Christmas Ball Committee; Junior Proa Committee. JACQUELINE THERESE GUYAN “Jackie” Excitement follows in her footsteps” Glee Club L 2. 3. 4; Softball 1: Basketball 1. 2; Drum Corps 1: Corridor Girl 2: Debating Club 1; Junior Prom Committee. RICHARD GEORGE JOHNSON “Didc” There is nothing more powerful than silencer’ Glee Club 1. 2; Senior Plan Cast; Football 1 T 2, 5 . 4: Track 1 . 2; Basketball 3. 4; Christmas Ball Committee: Tumor Prom Committee. BEVERLY FERN JONES “Fern” Better to he small and shine than tall and cast a shadow” Glee Qub 1. 2; Softball 2; Debating dub 2. 3. 4; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Committee. RICHARD IRVING KEMP “Dick” ”A fellow who never frowns” Glee Club 1; Basketball 1, 3; Baseball 3; Maroon Staff; Football Manager 2. FRANCES KATHRYN KLOCEK “Frania” ' ' Gay, fun-loving, and sincere” Class Treasurer 2, 3, 4; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Senior Play Cast; Junior Prom Committee; Maroon Staff; Class Prophecy. TEDFORD GEORGE LAWSON “Ted” ’His voice is like rumbling thunder” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play Cast; Junior Prom Committee; Basketball Manager 1. PAU L OLIVER LUOPA “Paul” ”For he’s a jolly good fellow” Glee Club 2; Senior Play Committee. ROBERT EDWARD McKEON “Bob” Care is an enemy to life” Glee Club 4; Music Appreciation 4; Debating Club 4. JOHN VICTOR MILLER Why worry — the world’s too full of fun” DONALD LEO NIEBER “Don” They go wild simply wild over me” Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Track 1, 2; Senior Play Cast; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Maroon Staff; Senior Ball Committee; Christmas Ball Committee. VIVIAN GAIL MOROWSKI “Viv” Good things come in small packages” Glee Club 1, 2; Junior Prom Committee; Drum Corps 4; Maroon Staff; Arrow Staff 4; Christmas Ball Committee; Senior Ball Committee. ROBERTA LEE NOFTALL “Bobby” ' ’The world delights in sunny people” Glee Club 1, 2; Drum Corps 4; Senior Ball Committee; Senior Play Committee; Christmas Ball Committee; Corridor Girl 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee. FAY ELIZABETH OLSEN “Fay” Sweet and very lovable” Glee Club 1, 2; Drum Corps 1, 2; Arrow Staff 4; Maroon Staff; Softball 2; Senior Play Cast; Junior Prom Committee. Liked by all who know her” Class Secretary 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee; Arrow Staff 3, 4; Senior Ball Committee; Maroon Staff; Senior Play Committee. LINDA CHARLOTTE PAGE “Pete” She never worries, seldom hurries” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Drum Corps 1; Senior Play Committee; Maroon Staff; Magazine Co-Chairman; Christmas Ball Committee; Junior Prom Committee. JUDITH ANN PADDOCK “Judy” SC JUNE MARIE PARSE “June” On the level, she’s a devil” Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader 2, 3, 4; Maroon Co-Editor; Class Secretary 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Softball 1, 2, 3; Arrow Staff 2, Honor Society 4. PATRICIA NAPUA ROGERS “Pat” Happy as the day is long” Glee Club 1, 2; Maroon Staff; Corridor Girl 1, 2, 3; Honor Society 3, 4; Class Secretary 1, 2; Arrow Staff 1, 3, 4; Drum Corps 1; Basketball 2; Junior Prom Committee; Christmas Ball Committee. : Mr.M PAUL FRANCIS RIEDL, JR. “Paul” Oh, what a man!” Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee; Track 1, 2; Senior Play Cast; Basketball 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2; Christmas Ball Committee. HERBERT HENRY PENGILLY “Herb” A prince of good fellows” Baseball 1, 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Football Manager 2; Arrow Staff 4. DEBORAH ROWDEN “Deb” Smile, and the world smiles with you” Glee Club 1, 2; Christmas Ball Committee; Arrow Staff 2, 3, 4; Maroon Staff; Basketball 1, 2; Senior Ball Committee; Senior Play Cast; Drum Corps 1, 2; Softball 1. LORY CLIFFORD RUSSELL “Russ” A live wire in a dull world” Class Vice-President 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Cast; Baseball 2; Christmas Ball Committee; Senior Ball Committee. DEBORAH ANN SARGENT “Deb” It’s nice to he natural when you’re naturally nice” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Christmas Ball Committee; Arrow Staff 4; Maroon Staff; Softball 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2; Drum Corps 1, 2; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee. EVELYN CAROLINE SHOCIK “Ev So quiet and yet so full of life” Glee Club 1, 2; Junior Prom Committee. PATRICIA MARIE SUNDBERG “Pat” A happy disposition is a gift of the gods” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Debating Club 1, 2, 3; Arrow Staff 3, 4; Maroon Staff; Basketball 1, 2; Senior Play Cast; Christmas Ball Committee; Senior Ball Committee. WILLIAM BRUCE WASTILA “Wild Willy” Tall, dark, and handsome” Class President 2, 4; Track 1; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; Maroon Staff; Student Government Rep¬ resentative 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Ring Commit¬ tee Chairman 3; Junior Prom Chairman; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Boys’ State Representative 3. HERBERT EARL WHITWORTH “Herb” A genial manner makes life’s journey smooth” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Arrow Staff 4; Christmas Ball Committee; Junior Prom Commit¬ tee; Senior Play Committee. EDWIN FRANK WILLIAMS “Eddie” Sigh no more ladies, sigh no more” Glee Club 1; Honor Society 2, 3; Senior Play Cast; Junior Prom Committee; Christmas Ball Committee; Arrow Staff 3. Like as the setting sun that is about to depart from view below the horizon, we, the Class of 1956, recall with misty eyes the golden sunrise of our freshman year. From that September morning in 1952 when Mr. Skelley offered us compasses to locate ourselves to this June day in 1956 when the faculty exclaims Hail and Farewell,’’ we can only remember four years blessed with happiness. Now as we see the light of our high school careers growing dim, and as we hear our happy voices fading away to stillness, we know that our minutes at Leicester High School have hastened to their end. Therefore, we, the Class of 1956, realizing that the bonds which have united us through¬ out our high school days are dissolving and being of sound mind and possessing happy memories, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. ALICIA ADAMS — leaves to Donna Carney her make-up abilities. CAROLYN BERTHIAUME — leaves to Robert Shea her peaches and cream complexion. MAXINE BICKFORD — leaves so many lonely hearts behind her. LEROY BULLARD — leaves to be Mr. Peepers on television. MARCIA CHILDS — leaves to George Grady her height. JOANNE CLEARY — leaves to Pat Gallant her sense of humor. BARBARA COX — leaves her cleanup duties in the girls’ locker room to anyone who’ll be so unlucky as to get them. CAROL DAHLSTROM — leaves to learn how to cure or kill us. ELAINE DESAUTELS — leaves to Sally Dobie her taste for nice clothes. CLIFFORD DODGE — leaves with an air of dignity on his red scooter, which had caused him so much previous worry. PAT DOWD — just glad to leave. BRENDA FERGUSON — leaves to Kathy Best her love for short hair. Class RICHARD GARY — leaves to continue his interest in chemistry. CAROLYN GRANT — leaves all her problems behind her. JACKIE GUYAN — leaves to Sis Zeveski her quiet ways. FERN JONES — leaves to Paul Butler III her debating abilities. DICKIE JOHNSON — leaves to Dick Ollie” Johnson his name. DICKIE KEMP — leaves with all thoughts of school behind him. FRAN KLOCEK — leaves to be the wife of a Marine. TED LAWSON — leaves to Bob Slocomb his favorite wave. PAUL LUOPA — tiptoes out before the teachers ha ve a chance to change their minds. BOB McKEON — leaving with us, though many of the times we doubted it. VIVIAN MOROWSKI — leaves her vacant seat at Mantell’s to be filled. DONALD NIEBER — leaves to Dave Luoma his winning personality. ROBERTA NOFTALL — leaves to Carol Latour her dimples. FAY OLSEN — leaves to Jean Farrell her cute ways. JUDY PADDOCK — leaves her typing ability to anyone who can excel it. JUNE PARSE — leaves to the cheerleaders the task of winning first place at the tourney next year. HERB PENGILLY — leaves to Smokey King his way with the girls. PAUL RIEDL — leaves to Debbie Sargent all the problems he has caused her this past year. DEB ROWDEN — leaves to Jeanne Williamson her love for lavender. PAT ROGERS — leaves to Sally Streeter her ability to talk so much. LORY RUSSELL — leaves to polish all of Leicester’s fire engines. DEB SARGENT — leaves to Nancy Fyffe her appetite. Will EVELYN SHOCIK — leaves to Carol Fitzsimmons her ability to blush so easily. PAT SUNDBERG — leaves to Marcia Sundberg her sophistication. BILL WASTILA — leaves to Butch Kent his good looks and athletic abilities. EDDIE WILLIAMS — leaves to Betsy Pearsall his attendance record. LINDA PAGE — leaves to Mr. Madden the peace and quiet that he’s been waiting for all year. TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR CLASS — we leave you this train so that you’ll have no excuse for not going to Washington next year. TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOPH¬ OMORE CLASS — we leave this flash¬ light to guide you through the dark years ahead. MR. TIERNEY — to you we leave this bag of cement to repair the walls of the new school building. MR. SKELLEY — to you we leave this angel to watch over the kids as they dash for the cafeteria line. MR. COMER — to you we leave this box of aspirins to take when you get the headaches the oncoming seniors will no doubt give you. MR. BOULE — to you we leave this new supply of magazines to read while the kids are taking their history tests next year. MISS SCANNELL — to you we leave this new lock and key to keep the freshmen from destroying your room at recess time. MISS O’NEIL — to you we leave these batteries to keep your recorder in good running condition. MISS FRYE — to you we leave the comple¬ tion of your police uniform. MR. ROWDEN — to you we leave this basketball in hopes that you will have a more successful season next year. MR. TIVNAN — to you we leave this telephone memo to record telephone numbers of next year’s advertisers. MR. MADDEN — to you we leave these roller skates for you to get around in the type room faster. MR. SULLIVAN — to you we leave this red pencil to replace the one you used this year. MISS DEVLIN — to you we leave this little cart to transport your books from Room 10 to Room 12 every day. MISS DELLA SALA — to you we leave this door to replace the one we broke during the play. MR. CALLAN — to you we leave this airplane to take off in when the going gets too rough at Leicester High. MISS CHRISTINE McPARTLAND — to you we leave this can of blue paint to replace that which we used for our Prom decorations. MISS HELEN McPARTLAND — to you. we leave this typewriting ribbon to type out all the working cards next year. MRS. JUBINVILLE — to you we leave this gas pump to replace all the gas that you have used in taking all the sicklings home. MRS. NIEDERER — to you we leave this recipe book so that you can get some new recipes for next year. MR. PERODEAU — to you we leave this can of Ajax to clean the desks with next year. MR. GAUMOND — to you we leave this music book so that next year’s class will have some new graduation songs. MR. MacGREGOR — to you we leave this beard to match your moustache. Having signed, sealed, and published this document, we declare it to be the close of the last will and testament of the Class of 1956 of Leicester High School on this sixth day of June in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six. Signed in the witness of: Eloise and Dennis the Menace Signed: Patricia Dowd and Linda Page Class Prophecy Work! Work! Work! Am I glad it’s time for a vacation. Teaching the Africans the proper diet is no easy job. Oh, well, I’ll be home soon. While I’m there I must visit Frances Klocek Streeter. I hear she has six lovely children. Can it be possible that this is 1976? But now I’ll just go out and sun myself on deck. Who’s that over there? Why it’s Fern Jones , She’s in the Women’s Armed Forces and is the sergeant in charge of recruits. I left with my eye on the future — possibly in the Women’s Air Corps. What’s this? ? ? The captain wants to see me. I went to his table quickly to find that it was none other than my old classmate, Edtvin Williams. He liked the Navy so well that he decided the sea was his career. I wasn’t too surprised to hear that Brenda Ferguson was his private secretary. From him I learned that Bob McKeon is a major in the Army and Fed Lawson has part interest in Grant’s Stores. New York at last — almost home. I decided to stay at the Taft Hotel where another of my classmates, Herbert Whitworth, is manager. He told me that a must” for me would be to go over to Radio City Music Hall and hear Carolyn Berthiaume sing — a few steps up from our Class Day program. Remember LeRoy Bullard’s sense of humor in our c lass play? It has certainly paid off in big dividends. LeRoy has taken over George Gobel’s show. Farewell to New York and hello to Leicester. I wasn’t too surprised when I got home and found my old home town now a big city. Leicester now boasts a new hospital, three new high schools, two movie theatres, and six factories. When I got home, my mother informed me that I had a special invitation from Barbara Cox, head nurse, to visit our new Hospital. When I arrived, I found many other classmates working there. Richard Gary, graduate of Clark University and Har¬ vard Medical School, is one of the chief surgeons, and Marcia Childs is his secretary. Carol Dah strom works here also, combining both career and marriage. Bill Wastila, another graduate of Clark University, works in the hospital’s ultra-modern laboratory, doing work on a cure for many dreaded diseases. A trip over to the elementary school showed that I had been right. Deborah Sargent teaches former classmates’ children in the first grade of the old elementary school. She told me that this was the seventh child of Deborah Rowden that she had taught the first lessons of reading and writing. She also told me that Pat Dowd was now married and traveling the whole North and South American con¬ tinents. She has ten children by the way. As a reward for his great knowledge of sports, Clifford Dodge is head of athletics at dear old L. H. S. He can proudly boast an unbeaten record for the last fifteen years. I was just in time to see Paul Luo pa installed as principal. His job of training recruits in the Army will surely come in handy now. Pat Rogers always had a flair for business. Therefore, I wasn’t surprised when I heard that she was now president of Mineau’s Sports Store. Richard Kemp, after helping his father build their home, has developed Hyland’s field into lovely modern homes. He took great pains explaining the new electric gadgets in the homes. Judy Paddock lives in one of these beautiful homes, aand once a year she opens her home for charity purposes. Lory Russell is now owner and manager of Russell Mfg. Co. For an avocation he’s fire chief of the Leicester department. When I went to have some of my clothes cleaned the next day, I discovered that Evelyn Shocik has part interest in Beau Cleaners and her lawyer is Richard Johnson. Maxine Bickford has now set up a shingle — Bickford’s Hair Dressing School.” Joanne Cleary is the Dean of Women. Walking down the street, I bumped into Paul Riedl who is now business manager of the Carleton Woolen Mills. My stay in Leicester is over but, before I leave, I must go over to the town offices and visit old friends: Roberta Nof tall, clerk, and Alicia Adams, certified public accountant. Now I must fly down to Washington for a business conference with the President. I heard that Donald Neiber is now a farmer in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Pay Olsen is by his side. She works in the telephone company out there. I must remember to write to her soon. Jackie Guyan is now married to a British lord and lives in Liverpool, England. She has learned that punctuality plus is a must.” June Parse always was a good secretary and really worked hard for the job she has now. As private secretary for the senator from Massachusetts, she was happy to tell me that Herbert Pengilly is a captain in the Navy and Linda Page is happily married with eight children and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was very sorry that I could not visit Elaine Desautels and Vivian Moroivski but they were on a world tour. It seems that they won a contest sponsored by the Cherry Valley PTA. Another one of my classmates seems to have left our great town. Carolyn Grant is now happily married and lives in Alaska. Well, that’s a panoramic review of the Class of 1956 as it appears twenty years later. You must agree that we have been very success¬ ful to date. We have ever remembered our class motto Fortune Favors the Brave” and have, so far, overcome the many varied and difficult problems associated with this game called L-I-F-E. Let’s hope that the future will be as good to us so as twenty years hence I can further chart our successful careers. As the members of the Class of 1956 look back on the days and years that have passed, we can see just what we did, or what we didn’t do, with our time at Leicester High School. When we entered L. H.S. back in 1952, we looked forward to the future with the assurance that Fortune Favors the Brave.” We found this to be true in our first year’s study, especially during the marking period. As neophytes to secondary education, we elected as Freshmen the following class officers: Nancy Perry, President; Henry Kobel, Vice- President; Pat Rogers, Secretary; and Nancy Granger, Treasurer. Our class was represented in the athletic program by Henry Kobel, Bill Wastila, Dick Johnson, Don Neiber, Cliff Dodge, Paul Riedl, Dick Kemp, and Dale Boyer. Most of the girls played basketball and softball. During our initial year, we were fortunate to gain George Boucher, Corrine Mazzone, Brenda Ferguson, Pat Rogers, and Barbara Cox. As Sophomores we were no longer under¬ acknowledged to be the greatest in the history of the school. We started thinking seriously of what we were going to do after high school. Would it be Uncle Sam, backbreaking labor, or college life? Our Career Day, planned by Miss dela Salla and Mr. Skelley, helped us a great deal. It was a great year — The Junior Prom on a theme of Blue Hawaii, the football games, and all the other wonderful times that we had together formed lasting remembrances. Casualties that year were Charles Case, Elaine Erickson, Bob Hyland, and Henry Kobel. On the credit side of the ledger, we gained Larry Anderson. At last we were Seniors. Our class was kept activated by the efforts of our class officers: Bill Wastila, President; Lory Russell, Vice- President; fudy Paddock, Secretary; and Fran Klocek, Treasurer. There were no more underclass pranks with the exception of our Batchelors’ Protective Association” with Mr. Phelan installed as president. We worked hard on our studies and the various activities that we undertook; Class History classmen but on our way to that coveted title of Seniors” at L. H. S. During that year we studied, played sports, and joined in all the extra-curricular school activities: the Sophomore Picnic, our Sophomore Arrow, which incidentally was the year’s best, and the various sports programs. At our helm that year we had the following class officers: Henry Kobel, President; Bill Wastila, Vice-President; June Parse, Secretary; and Fran Klocek, Treasurer. During that year we lost Barbara Best, Gene Haley, Beverly Frotten, Irene Naperkowski, Marian Nevers, Richard Parker, Nancy Perry, Bob Perry, and Earl Soucie. To offset the loss we gained Richard Gary, Lory Russell, and Fern Jones. As Juniors we were really progressing up the ladder toward senior year. That year we elected the following class officers: Bob Fox, President; Lory Russell, Vice-President; Judy Paddock, Secretary; and Fran Klocek, Trea¬ surer. We ordered our class rings and played valiantly in sports. The basketball team was namely, the Class Trip, the Senior Play, the Dinner-Dance, the Maroon, and the various sports teams that we would be playing with for the last time. During the year a friend to all seniors, Miss Harmon, passed away. Obit¬ uaries in the sense of dropouts for senior year were Carol Lemerise, Bob Riopel, Dale Boyer, Pat Dufault, John Miller, Joyce Stanikmas, Bob Fox, Corrine Mazzone, Larry Anderson, and Bob McKeon. As we look back on the fun-filled four years we have spent at Leicester High School, we, the Class of 1956, ready to split up and mingle with the world, some for the Armed Services, some for higher education, and some to earn a living, cannot thank our teachers enough for all that they have done for us, yes, PM’s and all. They, more than anyone else, have pre¬ pared us to face the world with a good attitude, not thinking that the world owes us a living but that living by our class motto Fortune Favors the Brave,” we shall fare well in every¬ thing that we attempt. ,1 CONTRIBUTED MOST TO CLASS Judy Paddock Lory Russell MOST BASHFUL Evelyn Shocik MOST TALENTED Ed Williams Carolyn Berthiaume BEST PERSONALITY Don Nieber CUTEST Maxine Bickford MOST QUIET Herb Whitworth Roberta Noftall MOST SERIOUS Barbara Cox MOST SOPHISTICATED Pat Sundberg class officers ' V To know us you must know our associates. These are the boys and girls who form the student body of Leicester High. They worked with us as a unit planning and executing the many projects which contribute so essentially to our high school life — we are leaving Leicester High in capable hands. JUNIOR ClASS SOPHOMORE C1ASS o o ra Cj Cj u p a 4 - - IT} 2 fit FRESHMAN CLASS Q Cu ec a JZ «j j2 ci Q n S iS! JO. 6 2 U _c „ x a a ? 5 8-§| Sois 2 . SP-§ C.5 eQ m a -p H T3 a •§ -§ I S S J 2 o ' S taj Mh JC : Pj e jj S T3 a C cS 5 JJ j m w n -c U 00 c u JC c ' go JJ § «J -C ►p £ c JC - • 60 U U JC T 3 3 -5 60.5 G Q JC £S |: JC -C T3 SS TJ s ACTIVIT IE To know us you must know what we did. We shall attempt to show the activities which enlarged and expanded our work in the classrooms. These activities gave us the opportunity to test our ideas — they have guided us in our choice of future en¬ deavors. We see now that the inspiration and instruction of the teachers have paved the way for our success in future life. GLEE CLUB MUSIC CLUB HOBBY CLUB MAXINE BICKFORD A LOVELY QUARTET CAROLYN BERTHIAUME 19 5 6 To know us you must see us at play. These activities developed our bodies as the classrooms devel¬ oped our minds. They have helped to make us complete stu¬ dents. They have imbued in us the ideals of fair play and good sportsmanship — they have added immeasurably to our life on the hill. S P O R T S FOOTBALL SENIORS DICK GARY DICK JOHNSON FOOTBALL — 1955 CLIFF DODGE DON NIEBER PRE-GAME WARMUP BLACKBOARD STRATEGY PEACE PACT SKYHIGH BASKETBALL OPENING TAP A LEICESTER SWISHEROO ACTION HIGHLIGHTS PRE-GAME BULL SESSION NO SHOVING, HELEN WHAT A GROUCH! A ROCK N’ ROLL BENCH NORTH BROOKFIELD SCORES LEICESTER RETALIATES ACTION HIGHLIGHTS MIGHTY DAVE LUOMA BASEBALL BATTERYMEN TRACK HOPEFULS BASEBALL SENIORS GEORGE “GRASSHOPPER” GRADY THOSE LOVELY CHEERLEADERS SENIOR PLAY completeness of our education — these highlights will always enhance our memories of life at Leicester High. SENIOR DINNER - DANCE •• - JUNIOR PROM To know us you must see us in society. These are the activities in which we engaged purely for pleasure. All our social affairs helped in their way to further the CHRISTMAS BALL PROM COMMITTEE PLAY COMMITTEE CAN’T HEAR YOU, GIRLS TIME FOR A SMOOCH YOU TELL HIM, ROY So as to remember us, we have highlighted the most significant happenings of our senior year. We hope that these glimpses of the passing parade of 1955-1956 will rekindle pleasant memories of our halcyon days at Leicester High School. What a memorable year — recall the Saturdays that the football team sloshed in the mud . . . the April blizzard . . . our numerous dropouts ... Ted Lawson’s pantomine of Johnny Ray . . . those last handshakes in the caf after graduation . . . MEMORIES ! ! ! ; « NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY TWO GRAND PROS BOB COUSY — MAY 28, 1956 MR. BISCO — MAY 29, 1956 ■BUR CLASS ROLL CALL WELCOME ADDRESS SONG — CAROL DAHLSTROM CLASS DAY-1956 THE SUBTERRANEAN BOYS THE FIVE CRICKETS MAKE ’EM SMILE, JUDY YEARBOOK DEDICATION THE FIVE MOUNTAINEERS TED “CRY-Y-Y-Y” LAWSON CLASS SONG RECESSIONAL MR. JOHN D. COUGHLAN SALUTATORIAN VALEDICTORIAN PROCESSIONAL AWARDS INVOCATION Good Citizenship Award BARBARA ANN COX Best All Round Girl Award CAROL ANN DAHLSTROM Best All Round Boy Award WILLIAM BRUCE WASTILA Girl’s Science Scholarship Award BARBARA ANN COX Boy’s Science Scholarship Award PAUL FRANCIS RIEDL, JR. Beacon Pharmacy Inc. Scholarship Award BARBARA ANN COX The Arthur D. LaMotte Memorial Award BARBARA ANN COX PRESENTATION OF AWARDS PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS ALMA MATER Hail Alma Mater! Hail Leicester High! Hear now thy praises Swelling to the sky. To thy loved colors True we shall be White and maroon spell loyalty. Hail Alma Mater! Hail Leicester High! Thy sons and daughters Bound in sacred tie Hold high the standards Gleaned on the hill. Thy expectations we’ll fulfill. RECESSIONAL THE END THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING This is the end of another chapter of Leicester High history, a history that started in 1921 when the first freshman climbed the hill and settled down. Many others have since followed him, and we, the Class of 1956, have been fortunate to be among them — this book is our record. True it is that June 6, 1956, will scatter the Class of ’56, and that only on certain pages of the Maroon will they continue to exist as a unit, as a class. Yet, is it really so? Will graduation mean that the Class of ’56 as such no longer exists as it existed on the hill and that only on the dry leaves of a book shall we ever again be able to realize that class, whole and entire? Perhaps graduation will not mean that if the true spirit of Leicester High has entered the heart and soul of each graduate, if the memory of good friends does not die, if the counsel and teaching of the faculty has fallen on fertile soil. If this has happened, then the Class of 1956 continues to exist, whole and entire, no matter where the vicissitudes of these uncertain times may take each individual member. As four years are now at end, so also the Maroon has reached its conclusion. All has been said that will be said, all has been written that will be written. We turn now to open a new book and start a new chapter, which we shall write as graduates of Leicester High. G-R-E-E-T-l-N-G-S TO OUR GENEROUS PATRONS AND ADVERTISERS Patrons Mr. Mrs. Michael Berthiaume Mr. Mrs. Joseph Galvin Mr. Jack Galvin Miss Ella O. Erickson Miss Ollie Erickson Miss Patricia Finney Miss Beverly Winchell Michael L. Ravelli, Jr. Mr. Mrs. Joseph M. Guyan Mr. Mrs. Nils O. Sundberg Mr. Mrs. John Cleary Bernard Cleary Mr. Mrs. Raymond H. Olsen Fay and Don Mr. Mrs. Newton H. Rowden Debbie Mickie Judy and Lory Mr. Mrs. W. E. Paddock Mr. Mrs. Roy Malkasian Mr. Mrs. Charles R. Forkey Mr. Mrs. Paul F. Riedl, Sr. Debbie and Paul Mr. Mrs. O. Nieber Mr. Mrs. N. Forand Mr. Mrs. R. Horman Mr. Mrs. Albro Jerry and Pat Mr. Mrs. Kenneth Noftall Mr. Mrs. Albert Kennen Mr. Mrs. Arthur F. Steadman Gordon Dahlstrom Mr. Mrs. Eric Dahlstrom Carol Bill Mr. Mrs. H. H. Whitworth June Mick Mr. Mrs. John Parse Mr. Mrs. James W. Rogers Donald Lagacy Mr. Mrs. Malcolm C. Russell Mr. Mrs. Ralph Russell Mr. Mrs. Wilber L. Watson Mr. Mrs. Lawrence Slattery Mrs. Mae Mapson Mr. Mrs. Clarence Morowski Vivian and Leo Mr. Mrs. William G. Wastila Mr. Mrs. Rockwood L. Hyland Mr. Mrs. Willis Jermain Mr. Mrs. E. O. Jermain Mr. Mrs. Holger F. Johnson Paul F. Johnson Mrs. Hisoire Mrs. Rita Franiar Mrs. Virginia Grady Mrs. Theresa Perkins Mr. Mrs. Francis E. Kennedy Francis Kennedy Mr. Mrs. Richard Bickford Mr. Mrs. Carlos Baptista Mr. Mrs. Clemes L. Shocik Mr. Mrs. Stephen Berryman Mr. Mrs. John C. Chartier, Jr. Tommy Dodge Mr. Estes McMullin Mr. Mrs. Kenneth A. Brooks William Harmon Nellie B. Harmon Miss Susan Knight A Friend Mr. Mrs. Nathan M. Southwick Mr. Mrs. E. Merle Hildreth Mr. Mrs. John W. Copeland Mr. Mrs. Richard Dmochowski Mr. Mrs. Gilbert Jones Mr. Mrs. David MacDonald Mr. Mrs. Clayton Young Miss Dorothy Young Mr. Mrs. Howard Pease Miss Carol Anderson Mr. Mrs. Jack A. Williamson Mr. Mrs. Lauri Lehto Mr. Mrs. Carl O. Engstrom Nick DeMauro Mr. Mrs. Paul L. Butler, Jr. Mr. Mrs. John Wood Miss Rita Mainville Mr. Mrs. C. J. W. Sperry Mr. Mrs. Cilfford C. Albrecht Raymond Fongeallaz Doris E. Hewitt Fritz Anderson Mrs. Catherine Fongeallaz Mrs. Joanne Williamson Fongeallaz Mr. Mrs. Raymond J. Clarkson William Tierney Mr. Mrs. Eli LeDuc, Jr. Mr. Mrs. Carl H. Anderson Edmund L. Duby, Jr. Mr. Mrs. Ralph Colby Mr. Mrs. Joseph W. Fournier Mr. Mrs. Joseph H. Jodrey Mr. Mrs. Clarence Bolivar Mr. Mrs. Richard A. Lemerise Joseph F. Burdzel Sophie L. Burdzel A 2 C Stanley J. Burdzel Mr. - Mrs. George Grant Mr. Mrs. William A. LaMotte Mr. Mrs. Francis E. Foley Mr. Mrs. Arnold Hager Mr. Mrs. Kenneth R. 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PL 2-7191 DAVE’S GARAGE (formerly Cooper’s) CITIES SERVICE GAS OIL LUBRICATION GENERAL REPAIRING Charge Card Applications Pleasant Street NATIONAL GLASS WORKS Auto Glass Installed IMMEDIATE SERVICE For the Home Window Glass Mirrors Glass Furniture Tops Two Convenient Sites at 119 Shrewsbury St., Worcester. — PL 5-3425 at 372 Park Ave., Wore. — — PL 6-0610 BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1956 Rochdale Compliments of LEICESTER HARDWARE SUPPLIES PAINTS WALLPAPERS HARDWARE AND SMALL TOOLS Brushes and Cleaners Garden Tools 1104 Main Street Leicester Wendell D. Ring, Prop. Compliments of LITTLEFIELD FLORISTS o w e r 5 Prompt Free Delivery Flowers Telegraphed Anywhere The Choicest Flowers for ALL Occasions” 552 Main St., Worcester PL 2-3735 Phone TW 2-7181 ROCHDALE FUEL CO. YORK H EAT COAL - COKE - FUEL - OIL - RANGE OIL P.O. BOX 446 ROCHDALE, MASS. Compliments of L. G. Balfour Co. GIBSON’S MILK Known wherever there are Schools and Colleges ” 50 Sunderland Rd., Wore. PL 3-5306 Distinctive Class Rings Created By the Skilled Hands of Balfour Craftsmen Colonial Bookshop Commencement Invitations Diplomas Personal Cards Club Insignia Medals and Trophies MARY G. WARREN, Prop. GREETING CARDS GIFTS NOTIONS Agent: Mr. Gene Manchester 2 5 County Street Attleboro, Massachusetts Post Office Rid. LEICESTER, MASS. Compliments of CHARLES B. PAGE WORCESTER WOOLEN MILL PLUMBING HEATING CHAPEL STREET LEICESTER Pleasant St., Leicester TW 5-9091 WORCESTER When You Need Shoes, Be Sure to Shop at SPINNING and J. BAKER, INC. FINISHING CO. J. BAKER S FACTORY SHOE OUTLET CHAPEL ST. LEICESTER, MASS. 60 Foster Street Worcester also a branch at 200 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury READ THE... LEICESTER WEEKLY NEWS SUNRISE BEVERAGES RICHARD A. DRUMMOND, Publisher 15 FLAVORS DELIVERIES MADE Tel. PL 2-8036 — 11 Union St. Wore. Leic. TW 5-8251 Wore. PL 6-8581 THE NORM - ED PRESS Norman A. Cormier, Class of ' 38 THE SALTER SECRETARIAL SCHOOL ONE - AND TWO-YEAR COURSES Medical and Executive Secretarial Courses Speedwriting Shorthand Short Courses for Special Needs COMMERCIAL PRINTING OFFICE SUPPLIES DAY, EVENING, AND SUMMMER DIVISIONS RULED FORMS Thorough business training for top flight’’ 150 Rawson Street Leicester secretarial positions CAREFUL PLACEMENT SERVICE 45 Cedar Street Dial PL 3-4786 Compliments of Phone PL 2-9919 CAMBRIDGE TYDOL SERVICE TATNUCK SEA FOOD EXPERT LUBRICATION — COURTEOUS SERVICE TATNUCK SQUARE Federal Tires — Road Hazard Guarantee Tel. PL 5-3025 Worcester, Massachusetts BILL NADEAU BILL CAROW 237 Cambridge St. Worcester KELLEY CHANDLER, INC Va.k SALES SERVICE STATESMAN RAMBLER AMBASSADOR BANK RATES 9 MADISON STREET PL 7-3874 WORCESTER, MASS. Compliments of Castle Restaurant STAFFORD IRON WORKS INC. and Dairy Bar FABRICATORS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL Enjoy fine foods in a pleasant AND ORNAMENTAL IRON atmosphere MAIN STREET LEICESTER 135 Stafford Street Worcester Stanley J. Nicas Proprietor Compliments of David Gessner Co. 41 FREMONT STREET WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS Watson- Williams Mfg. Co. Wilbur L. Watson, Pres., and Asst. Treas. Hubert J. Watson, V-Pres. and Treas. Irish’s Socony Station Lubrication - Auto Accessories Tires - Batteries - Tubes Complete Wash Jobs Shuttles - Heddles - Heddles Frames Hand Stripper Cards and Dog Brushes MILLBURY, MASS. 9 So. Main St. Leicester, Mass. Forrest Irish and Forrest Irish, Jr. VALLEY MARKET Compliments of BOB DEVLIN SPORTING GOODS COMPANY 81 Pleasant St. Worcester, Mass. PL 4-7192 147 Main Street Phone TW 5-5911 Cherry Valley, Mass. Expert Watch Repairing Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Gifts Ray Goretti Ray Donovan C. N. Barton Son JEWELERS Webster Square 1114 Main St. Wore., Mass. Tel. PL 5-0731 WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES Domestic Commercial Wiring Television Sales and Services Compliments of DOLAN OLDSMOBILE CO. Worcester County’s Largest Oldsmobile Dealer RICHER ELECTRIC CO., Inc. . Direct Factory Dealers . Safety Tested Used Cars . Car Pick-up and Delivery Service 1013-1017 MAIN STREET W. MAIN ST. LEICESTER, MASS. WORCESTER A City Block Devoted to the Best in Oldsmobile Service PAUL R. RICHER, Master Electrician Tel. PL 4-4183 Compliments of ALBERT J. MALLETT Compliments of Interior and Exterior Decorator BURKE S DAIRY BAR Carpentry Work — Roofing Estimates Free 410 Pleasant Street Leicester Tel. TW 2-1091 Ray’s Super Service Gas Station Best of Luck to the Class of ’56 WE SELL from New and Used Plymouth DeSoto Cars RAY OLSON. PROP. THE CHE ER LEADERS Jean Farrell Donna Carney So. Main Street Leicester, Mass. Deb Sargent June Parse Tel. TW 2-9088 Judy Aselton Carol Latour EARL H. MINEAU PALLEY OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY Everything For Your School Needs Hunting, Fishing, and Camping Supplies Moccasins Buckskin Gloves . Loose Leaf Binders Supplies . Typewriter Ribbons Carbon Paper Fly-tying Material . Portable Typewriters LEICESTER, MASS. On Rt. 9 TW 5-5951 . Desk Pocket Pens . Leather Goods 27 Foster St., Wore. Phone PL 2-5683 Compliments of Compliments of Leicester All-Girls Drum Corps JERSEY BAR BAKE SHOP AT LEICESTER CENTER Tel. TW 2-3342 Compliments of Compliments of MILLS BROTHERS INC. PALSON’S INC. Complete Auto Radiator Service GIFTS GREETING CARDS PENS STATIONERY Tel. PL 3-6822 Opposite Plymouth Theatre 585 Park Avenue Worcester 280 Main Street Worcester TONY AGBAY and THE CONTINENTALS Farrell and Sheary Atlantic Station SHOWERS Gasoline Motor Oil WEDDINGS DANCES 1095 Main St. Webster Square 16 Armond St. Tel. PL 6-9822 Tel. PL 2-9619 PL 6-3307 The TOWER HOUSE 1541 MAIN ST. PHONE PL 4-1380 (Near Leicester Line) Delightfully Decorated — Always Comfortable Plan Your Weddings - Banquets - Parties Club Meetings - Bridge Parties - in Privacy PRIVATE DINING ROOMS Quick Luncheons — Quick Service — Food Superb Entertainment - Orchestra Friday - Saturday The Tower House with Atmosphere Akin to Your Own Home EXCLUSIVE, BUT NOT EXPENSIVE Compliments of WORCESTER AWNING COMPANY 456 Park Ave. Worcester, Mass. AWNINGS — VENETIAN BUNDS - WINDOW SHADES Frank Johnson — PL 5-8675 — TW 5-4091 Jerry’s Dry Cleaners and Dyers Compliments of 455 Main Street Cherry Valley, Mass. HILLTOP FARM ROCHDALE, MASS. Call and Delivery Milk, Cream, and Eggs Tel. TW 2-2841 Tel. TW 2-8051 Compliments of The Vacuity Compliments of N S CONTRACTORS INC. Charlton Street Rochdale Mr. Mrs. Edward L. Skelley Mr. Mrs. Edward J. Boule Miss Mary B. O’Neil Mr. Thomas J. Callan Miss Marjorie E. Frye Mr. John F. Madden Mr. Harry J. Gaumond, Jr. Mr. James A. Tivnan Mr. Mrs. Everett D. MacGregor Mr. Mrs. John E. Comer Mr. John Phelan Mr. Mrs. Paige R. Rowden Miss Mary C. Scanned Miss Justine V. della Sala Miss Frances E. Devlin Mr. John Case Best of Luck Always to the Class of 1956 Best Wishes Carleton Woolen Mills Inc. ROCHDALE MASSACHUSETTS MORRISON FUNERAL HOME 1131 Main Street LEICESTER ROBERT T. MORRISON, CLASS OF ' 39 Best Wishes KINGSBURY HEEL CO., INC. SPENCER, MASS. With the Best Wishes of THE GEORGE E. DUFFY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1511 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts Compliments PERRY’S MARKET Finest of Foods 196 Stafford Street Worcester, Mass. TW 2-3286 Tire Repairs Oil Changes Lubricating Car Washing JOSEPH D. BERGIN REAL ESTATE KING’S Pleasant Street Rochdale, Mass. V. A. Compliance Inspector Shell Service Station — APPRAISALS — Tonic Cigars Candy Cigarettes Tires - Batteries - Accessories LEICESTER PUBLIC MARKET 154 Main St., Cherry Valley, Mass. Where Quality Sells and Service Tells Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free Delivery TW 5-6061 1072 Main St. Leicester, Mass. Compliments of P. S. Dubrey Trucking Co. Cherry Valley Massachusetts Best Wishes HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB Compliments of Banquets and Weddings Charlotte and Jimmy Dolan, Prop. NIEBER’S LUMBER COMPANY Leicester Massachusetts PAULINE ROCHE HAIR STYLIST 410 Pleasant St. Leicester, Mass. Still Going Strong Furnishers of Happy Homes Since 1880 Tel. TW 2-7851 Most anything in Furniture, Floor Covering, G. E. Refrigerators Electric Ranges Also G. E. Washers Compliments of Mattress Specials Simmons, Slumberland, Sealy Mattresses M. LAMOUREUX FURNITURE CO. V W CONSTRUCTION CO. 31 Mechanic Street Spencer Phone TU 5-3755 Peter Salem Road Leicester Arrow L. P. BOTTLED GAS Pioneer Laquer Corp. The Modern Fuel for Economy and Dependability Brooding, Cooking, Heating Hot Water, Refrigeration, Incineration CHERRY VALLEY, MASS. Telephone SW 9-9666 CYLINDER DELIVERY - ALSO METERED TANK TRUCK SERVICE FOR YOUR ECONOMY R. B. SAHAGEN CO., INC. BROWNIE S RADIO TV REPAIRS 180 Pleasant Street Dial TW 5-6971 or TW 5-3761 LEICESTER, MASSACHUSETTS Rochdale, Mass. Phone: TW 2-7872 Woods Greenhouses Flowers for All Occasions M. K. M. CAFETERIA BETTE WOODS, Designer Rochdale, Mass. Good Food at Reasonable Prices THE SILVER GRILL Russell E. Noel Hazel P. Noel BAR-B-CUE FRANKS PEPPERED STEAKS RT. 56 Paxton St. Leicester, Mass. WORCESTER JUNIOR COLLEGE Coeducational Compliments of DAY AND EVENING DIVISIONS Programs Leading to the Associate Degree of ENGINEERING LIBERAL ARTS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN Brookside Pkg. Store, Inc. Member of New England Association of Colleges and Secondary School For Bulletin and Catalogue Write John Elberfeld, Dean WORCESTER JUNIOR COLLEGE 875 PLEASANT ST. Rochdale TW 5-4161 766 Main Street Tel. PL 5-6101 Worcester 8, Massachusetts BASTIAN BROS. CO. Compliments of ROCHESTER, N. Y. CHERRY VALLEY Designers and Producers of P.T.A. Exclusive Class Jewelry Genuine Engraved Commencement Announcements and Personal Cards Mr. Russell E. Lindequist Tel. TW 5-9421 A.A.A. A.L.A. 108 DeForest Street ENTWISTLE’S Roslindale 31, Mass. SUNOCO SERVICE STATION Road Service - Lubrication Motor Specialists - Wheel Alignment 800 Main St. Leicester, Mass. Compliments of DONALD E. SMITH SONS Builders DAWN ACRES Leicester. Mess. Telephone TLX 5-9921 INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE LESLIE P. BEMBRIDGE MAIN ST. LEICESTER TW 5-6501 To get ahead resolve now to take a short, (low tuition) Comptometer Course and qualify for a better job and more pay! BEAU CLEAN We Offer Free Lifetime Placement Service Come in or call QUALITY SERVICE The Comptometer School 306 Main Street PL 3-3517 515 MAIN STREET CHERRY VALLEY, MASS. Tel. TW 2-1011 BISCO’S LUNCH Fish and Chips Every Fri. So. Main St. Leicester, Mass. GRANGER CONTRACTING CO. GENERAL CONTRACTORS 306 Main Street Worcester 8, Mass. Telephone PL—6-7181 Your Health Is Our Business H. P. Hood Sons Telephone PL 6-1503 1225 Main St. Worcester, Mass. Paint Varnish REMOVED Shellac DAVID GOYER GEORGE JOHNSON 207 Clark St. — Leicester, Mass. Chairs Tables Beds Blinds Doors Dressers ETC. TW 2-3444 Desks Wicker Antiques Compliments of LEICESTER MOTHERS CLUB HERE’S WHAT NORTON MAKES POLISHING AMD BLASTING ABRASIVES Abrasives for setting up metal polishing wheels and belts, abrasives to be used by the lapidarist for polishing and lap¬ ping gem stones, for pol¬ ishing glass and stone, and abrasives for pres¬ sure blasting. GRINDING WHEELS Grinding wheels ranging from tiny 3 16 to 72 diameter of ALUNDUM and CRYSTOLON abra¬ sives. A variety of discs, segments, bricks, sticks, mounted wheels and points in many sizes and shapes. REFRACTORIES ALUNDUM Terrazzo and Cement Floor (c.f. ) Ag¬ gregates to provide per¬ manently non-slip (wet or dry) and extremely wear-resisting floor and stair surfaces. Special refractories— grain, cement, bricks, plates, tiles, tubes—for metal melting, heat treating and enameling; for ceramic kilns; for boiler furnaces and gas generators; for chemical processes. Refractory laboratory ware; catalyst carriers; porous plates and tubes. NON-SUP AGGREGATES A varied line of machines for production-precision grinding and lapping and tor tool room grinding— including special ma¬ chines for crankshafts, camshafts and rolls. ABRASIVE PAPERS AND CLOTHS . . . SHARPENING STONES GRINDING AND LAPPING MACHINES Norton Boron Carbide—• The hardest material made by man for com¬ mercial use. It serves in¬ dustry as an abrasive for lapping, in molded form as pressure blast nozzles, precision gage anvils and contact points and as a metallurgical compound. NORBIDE PRODUCTS NORTON COMPANY Sharpening stones and abrasive papers and cloths for every use of industry and the home craftsman. Products of Behr-Manning, Troy, New York, a division of Norton Company. 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Numerals) (State) All eat at the “Best in Town ” Days: PL 6-1988 Eve: TW 2-8606 Rochdale Diner GRAND CLEANERS TAILORS Laundry Service Delivery Service 127 Grand Street Compliments of Best Wishes to the Class of ’56 from the COMMUNITY STORE CORRIDOR GIRLS ROCHDALE, MASSACHUSETTS LIZ - BARBARA - CURLY - ROBERTA PAT - CAROL - BETSY - BEV - KATHY John P. Kennedy, Manager CAROLYN - BEV - FLO - BARBARA JEAN - SIS - TOOTSIE LEICESTER AIRPORT Tel. TW 2-9077 Mabel Brooks Rt. 56 Leicester Compliments of PARTIES DINNERS WHITTEMORE DAIRY COCKTAIL LOUNGE DINING ROOM DANCING Phones: TW 5-5681 PL 4-8983 Orchestra Saturday Nights Watches Diamonds Jewelry Leicester Dry Cleaners VICTOR J. SESKEVICH 1191 Main Street Leicester, Mass. Paul Leroux, Prop. Pressing While U Wait Expert Watch Repairing All Repairs Electronically Tested Phone TW 2-3110 Shirts and Laundry Work 1065 MAIN ST. LEICESTER TW 2-8781 ESTES JOHNSON Student Insurance Specialists Student Medical Expense Plan $10. 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