Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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Jim: Third as I remember it, but then I haven’t a very good memory. I can’t even recollect our class motto. Bill: (pensively) Oh yes, the class motto, well... er . . . Wasn’t it Labor Conquers All? Louise: That’s right because I remember that our class was the first to change from a Latin to an English motto. Paul: Say, we were always changing something. “Member how we introduced the school ring? Ruth: Yes, we even tried to publish a year book instead of the Magnet, but the opposition was too great. Mary: And speaking of the Magnet, half of its staff were members of our class. Louise Lemire was Editor-in-Chief. Helmi Laine, Roberta Follansbee, Ruth Lafrennie, Jimmie Fales, Harvey Kidder, and Ruth Yule were all on the Magnet Staff. Paul: There were others that helped, too. Let’s see . . . Wilfred Metivier, Cherrie Jackson, Irving Epstein, Bill Halliwell, Ruth Smith, Irma Padavano... Jim: Don’t forget Larry! He was business manager that year... an excellent one, too. Remember how his efficiency enabled us to purchase a three-colored cover for only twenty cents? Bill: (absent mindedly) Yes, but I was just thinking about the dramatic inclinations of our class. Mary: They were surely great. We had a huge membership in the Speech Club. Ruth: Not only that! We even had an authoress in our class. Bill: To be sure, Helmi Laine. It was a good play that she wrote, too. Paul: You said it! Say, that French play, Le Voyage de M. Perrichon, was a grand success and casted mostly from our class, too. Jim: So it was, but don’t forget the senior play, Milestones. That surely was the climax—a perfect production. Bob: Righto! Let’s see, it had quite a large cast as I remember—Paul Durand, Helmi Laine, Dorothy Brion, Cherrie Jackson, Barry Pickford and .. . Mary: June McKenney, Edward Bissonnette, Betty Buzzell, Wesley Wallace... Paul: (impatiently) Don’t forget Americo Spacciapoli, Jerome Durand, Wilfred Metivier, Jimmie Fales and .. . Louise: Jane Kemp, Emma Dunwoody, George Carter, Eileen Moore, Louise Lemire, Roberta Follansbee . Ruth: That just about completes the cast. Jim: Just about completed our high school career, too. Louise: Yes, except for graduation night. Bill: Say, we surely looked dignified in those caps and gowns . . . at least more so than we ever did before. Mary: And probably ever will again. Bob: That’s right, but we had a grand old time in L. H. S. just the same. Jim: You said it! We've had a grand time at this reunion, too. It’s surely fun to meet your old classmates again and bring back school day memories. ROBERTA FOLLANSBEE DOROTHY BRION FRANCIS THREADGOULD GEORGE CARTER 30)

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Mary: Did you mention Ida Rafer, Eva Trafton, or Emma Dunwoody? Jim: No, I guess we forgot them, too. That must make about twelve. What a class! Paul: What a class is right. Remember how Larry Legere and Mary McAllister participated in the finals of the Speech Contest our junior year. Louise: Yes, Larry was Class President that year too. Bill: Mary was Treasurer and Wayne Duval was Secretary ... Paul: And Mildred O’Hearn was Vice-President. Jim: A swell group of officers as I remember it. Mary: Yes, and a swell Prom we had that year, too. Louise: You said it! I can still see those purple and white hearts, and hear the rhythmic melody of that superb orchestra. Paul: Say, we had our share of musicians right in our own class. Eddie Bissonnette, Charlotte and Betty Patten, Annette Hamilton, Irma Padavano, Joe Pellecchia, David Sargent, and Bernard Marquis were all in the orchestra. Jim: Yes, and Annette Hamilton, Ruth LaFrennie, and Byron Fielden starred in the Mukado. Louise: There were quite a few juniors in the chorus, too. Bill: You bet, and our class often furnished soloists for the Thursday morning sings. Paul: Oh Yes! Although we were only juniors, we played as prominent a part in L. H. S. affairs as the seniors. Mary: Even more so, I think. Remember how we won all the class day honors? Jim: And how! Boy, the seniors were surely burned up. Bill: You bet, and by the time we were seniors, they just couldn’t hold us down. We won all the prizes and medals offered. Mary: All except the gold footballs for winning the Thanksg iving game. Louise: Don’t be sarcastic, Mary. The boys played a good game and on the whole it was a successful season. Jim: Ill say. Those cheer leaders (Nellie Wood, Helmi Laine, and Edward Bissonnette) surely put over that one touchdown each game. Paul: You said it! Remember that one Bob Flynn made in the Gardner game? That surely was a corker. ieesb ll Say! That run... (Enter Bob and Ruth) Bob: Howdy folks, how’s it going? Ruth and I were just trying to remember who our senior offiicers were. Larry Legere was president and .. . Mary: Louise Lemire was vice-president and Laurena Rogers, treasurer. Now let me see... . Paul: The secretary was Jimmie Fales. Ruth: That’s right. How could we be so stupid as to forget them? Jim: I don’t know, but you haven’t forgotten the Senior Prom, have you? Louise: What happy memories! Gee, I can still feel the syncopated rhythm of Don Weldon’s Orchestra. Jim: Same here. Remember that crazy song, The Music Goes Dow’n Around and Comes Out Here? Bill You bet! That surely pepped everybody up. Mary: And speaking of music, those three musical concerts were grand. Our class provided a large percent of the participants, too. Paul: You said it! We did everything that year . . . even to winning both prizes in the Better Speech Contest and two in the Why Buy in Leominster Essay Contest. Bob: That’s right, I’d almost forgotten. It was Eileen Moore who won the prize in the Speech Contest and... Mary: Roberta Follansbee was the recipiant of first prize in the Essay Contest, in which Louise Lemire won . . . Say, was it second or third? 29

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Last Will and Testament of the Glan: of 36 To whom it may concern, we, the class of NINETEEN THIRTY-SIX, being in full pos- session of our faculties and clothed in our right minds, do hereby relinquish and release all claim to the honored positions and materials which have been passed down to us by our honorable predecessors. We are loath to leave some, glad to leave others, but do leave all with the sincere wish that those who follow may carry on zealously and pass along undimmed and unimpaired the cherished traditions of our school. The list of the same is herein set forth, to wit: ..... ; Raymond Allen leaves his long-legs to Albert Bissonnette. Vincent Andersen leaves the memory of a silent Swede. Robert Armstrong leaves a bushel of his freckles to “‘Bing’’ Bresnahan. Harriet Ashton leaves the ever-lasting exclamation ,‘“Oh! Dear’’. Felix Barriere bequeaths his indisputable answers to Leo Cabana. Jane Barker bequeaths her popularity with Clinton fellows to Glenda. Ruth Barrett leaves her sewing basket to Doris Barrett. Frances Becrelis leaves the B. C. Specials to the ‘‘stooges.”’ George Bernard gives unto R. Stevenson his muscular co-ordination. Natalie Bills wills the old adage, “‘Silence is Golden’’. Joseph Bilotta wills unto Bobby Gibbons the ability to be comical. Edward Bissonnette leaves his speech club position to Hannah Porter. Marjorie Bird bequeaths her feathers to Paul Finnerty of the Alumni. Gardner Blanchard leaves his stuttering cowboy accent. Cleo Booth leaves his love for blondes to Jack Bell. Cecile Bouvier bequeaths her curlers to Katherine Page. Dorothy Brion leaves her mother roles to Katherine Rock. Mabel Bunker leaves her position at the Lunch Counter to some promising Soph. Betty Buzzell bequeaths her natural curls. Sam Capoccia leaves his great memory. George Carter leaves a copy of “Henry Esmond” to Eddie Killelea. Aldo Casagrande leaves his tractor to Joe Conti. Lucy Christoforo wills her costume appitude to Janet Duval. Charles Church leaves a church to Arthur Church. Raymond Ciprotti bequeaths his gigolo ability to Charles Remy. Edith Cooper leaves her smile to cheer the undergraduates. Gladys Crane wills her bashful attitude to Loretta Ballard. James Crane leaves his delapitated Ford to Wally Mason. Florence Day leaves an Easter Bunny for next Easter. Barbara Dennis leaves a mouse trap to the lunch room. Mario DeAmicis leaves the secret of playing “hookey”’ to Pete C. John Dickson leaves a hop, skip, and jump to Bob Laserte. Paul Dolan leaves the memory of an exceptional miler. Sherwin Drury begrudgingly wills a couple of dollars to the Magnet. Delia Dululio leaves her gold mine .. . teeth .... Emma Dunwoody wills her ever obliging ways. Jerome Durand leaves June to Everett to worry about. Paul Durand leaves the memory of ‘‘Perrichon” to Mme. Bucknell. Wayne Duval leaves his ability to waltz (in the dark). Emma Ellis leaves her bangs. Ruth Enholm bequeaths her five minute giggles to Ruthie Gage. d1