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Page 30 text:
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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.
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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.
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