Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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Assistant Principal Dean of Girls John H. Coburn Frances L. Lockey We wish to thank Mr. Coburn and Miss Lockey for their untiring efforts on behalf of the students of Leominster High School. Through their assistance we have come more and more to realize our motto, ‘Onward and Upward. ALMA MATER WORDS by Robert Cormier, 1942 MUSIC by Alphonse Piermarini, 1942 Upon the hill you stand upright Against the storm of time and tide. Your glory is our guiding light; Your nobleness, our pride. We raise our voices now in song And send your praise across the sky. You served us faithfully and long; Your spirit shall not die. CHORUS Hail, O Alma Mater, hail to you, Your noble heart, forever proud and true. And though years are dark and long, This will be our song forever more. The trust you gave us we shall not forget, For faith can never know regret. The star of truth, symbol of our youth, We praise you, Leominster High.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE In November, 1948, only half of the registered voters in the United States cast their ballots in the presidential election. On January 18th, 1949, two-thirds of the registered voters of Leominster cast their ballots for mayor. All this in a year when everybody is complaining about mounting costs of local, state, and federal governments! All this in a year when the red arms of Communism are attempting to encircle the earth! Most of these voters have attended school, What did we fail to teach them that they should be so indifferent? What can we do with the pupils yet to sit in our classrooms that they may not inherit the indifference of their parents? We are asking you to tell us just what we can do to create in each heart a zeal for American Democracy. Should the United States, so dearly bought with the blood and toil of our forefathers, ever vanish from the earth, the cause will not be Communism but indifference. Civilizations and nations have vanished because their people have preferred ease and luxury. You who are being graduated this year will live to see your country succumb to the awful inertia of an indifferent citizenry, or take its rightful place of leadership in the world.

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INTRODUCTION We of Leominster High School are pleased to say that our teachers are not only our helpers but also our friends. Many times we do not realize this fact, but deep in our hearts we appreciate their efforts in trying to make us better citizens of tomorrow. Because of their many kind deeds, and their helpful advice, we find it impossible to forget the spirit of industriousness and thoughtfulness which they have instilled in our minds.