Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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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

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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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Irving Epstein leaves his knowledge of good goods. James Fales leaves his speaking ability to Eleanor Zickell. Barbara Farnsworth leaves her aptitude for dancing. Betty Farnsworth bequeaths her aptitude to evade. Jane Farr leaves the social world to whoever wants it. Byron Fielden leaves the other two members of the trio to the school. Donald Fleming leaves his racing auto to the track of L. H. S. Robert Flynn leaves his sixty-yard run to Paul Lapierre. Roberta Follansbee bequeaths her ability in exploding chemicals to ‘“Happy”’ Foster. Eleanor Foster wills her position of selling tickets to G. Dupree. Brenton Fowler leaves his position in the book room to Nathan Foster. Roy Frye leaves his noon-day post to Leo Cabana. Helen Gage leaves her fallen arches for someone else to worry about. Mary Gallagher leaves her eyebrows to Florence Perham. Betty Garland leaves her giggles to whoever wants them. Ruth Gauthier bequeaths her ability to drive a Ford truck. Doris Gay bequeaths her manners to Helen Wittman. Francis Gettens leaves his variety of nicknames to whoever has none. Rachel Gillis wills a couple of Gills. Fred Gleason gives unto A. Pidgeon his empty twelve gage gun. Madeline Goodale bequeaths the secret of keeping slim. Arthur Gopfert leaves his baseball glove to Joe Grinkis. George Greenough wills his housewifely duty . . . sweeping the floor... . Lillian Gurney leaves her flirting ability to Hope H? Frances Halliwell wills her ability to construct stage settings. William Halliwell bequeaths his ability of staying so long in L. H. S. to E. O’Toole. Annette Hamilton bequeaths her original comedian personality. Arnold Hansen wills his political mind to J. Rogers, Jr. Russell Harvey wills his other eight lives to Gladys. Albert Harvie bequeaths his bashfulness. Winifred Hemenway bequeaths the football team to a Sterling Lass. Harry Hunt wills his knowledge of Chemistry to Ilse Fricke. Cherrie Jackson leaves her noisy attitude to Janet Harrington. Rachel Joy leaves her ability to get around Leominster gigolos. Jane Kemp leaves her typewriter to Larry, who can do his own work from now on. Robert Kemp leaves his brotherly love to hen-pecked sisters. Wyeth Kendall bequeaths the Indian on his Pontiac to Winona Wiles. Harvey Kidder wills his coach to the Fisher Body Co. Hilda Kramer leaves Samosett beaus to Peggy. Leon Kurasowicz bequeaths a headache to the coach who is trying to replace him. Ruth Lafrennie leaves the overture to ““Mikado” to Miss Brown. Milton Lane wills his stature to ““Ted.” Helmi Laine leaves her dramatic ability to be wmproved by anyone capable. + Dorothy Leary leaves her liking for playing hookey. Philip Legere bequeaths his book ‘‘How to Ski.” Lawrence Legere wills his statesman-like ability to his “‘stooge’’ Bicknell. Priscilla Leighton leaves her love to Phelps. Louise Lemire bequeaths her business talent to the Magnet Staff. Jeannette Levesque wills the art of chewing gum. Robert Little leaves his lazy bones. O2