Leicester High School - Maroon Yearbook (Leicester, MA)

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SALLY F. RUSSELL Sal . . . Big Red’’; co-captain of the bas¬ ketball team and softball slugger nonpareil; ski¬ ing enthusiast whether it be water or snow; a veritable duck in the water; dirty sneakers; al¬ ways in the crowd; jaunts to New York; Kents, cokes, and java; just a swell all-around kid. KEVIN R. RYAN Kev ... or more appropriately Hack¬ saw ; would be the nation’s No. 1 school skip¬ per, if he could get away with it; Mr. Shilale’s hacker—he cuts everything from radiator hoses to rear springs; no definite plans for the future except to slink out of school quietly in June. DONALD A. SAMPSON Danny ... a real cutie; Boys State Rep¬ resentative; baseball; ever-present at football and basketball games; Umass-bound; weekend skiing; zoomin’ around in the green buddy”; Dr. Peek in play; his winning ways will bring him the success he truly deserves. SUZANNE E. SHEPARD Shep . . . Mary” in the class play; Drum Corps patriot; fun at Denholm’s; her quick pace keeps her ahead of the crowd; her silly, likable ways; off to the nunnery; basketball; at the Castle for tea; a pillar in Glee Club; has a real zest for life. LEONARD W. SILVA Lenny ... a proud five-year man; polite and considerate; neat dresser; attendant at Irish’s Gulf; wisecracks; never without a car; likes crazy music; ardent homework doer?; once that fire horn blows, watch out!; the merriest of happy-go-lucky fellows. ROBERT A. SMALL Bob . . . four years in school without ac¬ complishing too much; has his sights set on working at J. M. Fields after high school days; excelled in Physical Education; truly a fitness boy; a mastermind when it comes to cars. 17

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GEORGE B. PILTZECKER Skip ... the strong, silent type; never made an enemy, and no one would want him for an enemy; football tackle, one of the iron men”; also on the track team; quite the hot rod in his old Buick; one of the Friday nite boys; wotta twister; fond of sleeping—in class!; a tried-and- true gentleman. EDWARD A. POSWIATOSKI Big Ed . . . the Pos” that refreshes; zoom¬ ing by in that ’54 Plymouth; ' Em too small to play football”; chief cook at the Paxton Inn; truly God ' s gift to women; an interesting career awaits him—a State Policeman; fix-ern for us, Ed. DAVID W. PROVO Dave . . . left end on the football team and co-captain of the basketball team—excelled in both; also track; tall and ripples with muscles; always in that blue Chevy; Sue; likes to hunt; if the school curriculum were sports and more sports, he’d gain the honor society key; a fine gentleman—athlete. RONALD C. ROBERT Ron . . . that zippy ’51 Ford; not prone to studying; a healthy diet of girls, girls, and more girls; working at Elm Farm; wild hairdos; plans on going to Boys Trade; always talking and cracking jokes; likes dancing; heckuva twist¬ er; great buddy to all. MILTON A. PRICE Milt . . . co-captain of the basketball team; destined for stardom on the court; did he ever clear those boards; a jazzy dresser; livens up every class; always heading down city; also on the track and baseball teams; bound for L.J.C.; has a promising future. LOUISE J. PROCTOR Lou . . . and Rick; you see one and you see the other; the inseparables; a terror on the high¬ ways in that hot Ford; pleasant and courteous to everyone; usually quiet in school, but was subject to change; summers at the Cape; awaits a nursing career in the fall. 16

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MARY ANN SMEDLEY Smed . . . very pleasant ways to go along with a cheerful disposition; has a knack for raising sunken spirits; a friend of proven worth; a singing starlet; Mr. Skelley’s MA”; a stu¬ dent guidance counselor; full of smiles, full of fun, she’s liked by everyone. DAVID A. SMITH Smitty . . . the courteous gentleman from England; imports girl friends, but he’s still an outside threat to Leicester lasses; attractive and tastefully dressed; a history scholar; dotes on Latin—huh, Dave?; last-minute book reports; sincerity will be his guidepost to success. ROBERT I. SMITH Bob . . . ex-Worcester Academy whiz who returned to us in senior year; the Friendly Ice Cream man; those famous Smith-Mrs. Emer¬ son debates; wot hoppen, Bob, to Mr. Tivnan’s shoes?; standing on the corner intercepting the girls that try to go by; Papa Polar Bear; Miss Lrye’s pride and joy. ARTHUR N. SNOW Snoivball . . . very intelligent and level¬ headed; will conquer whatever he attempts; tack¬ led both school assignments and a full-time job with ease; causing sonic booms in that Plymouth six; one year of football to toughen him up; addicted to cars. CYNTHIA R. SPRAGUE Cink . . . Glee Club virtuoso; tops as a cheerleader; an ace on the basketball court; Ron¬ nie—U. S. Air Lorce; co-editor of the Arrow; a faithful Rainbow member; one of Mr. Mad¬ den’s all-time top secretarial students; a chipper personality at all times. JAMES F. TRAINOR Jim . . . football;, the school charmer; daz¬ zling features; has become a mad baker at Table Talk; girls are automatically attracted to him— that’s easily understood!; has yet to reject an invitation to a party; lives for the fall and hunt¬ ing. 18