Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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THE MAGNET EDITORIAL STAFF The Magnet Editorial Staff is one of the busiest of the many school crganizations. Always ready to accept suggestions, the Magnet Staff is constantly striving for improvement. At any time a member may ke called upon to acquire some bit of information and write it up for the completion of the yearbook. Such otherwise important topics as the atom bomb and the U.N. conferences are com- pletely forgotten when the members enter room one for their weekly meeting. At this time such problems as picture backgrounds, the class history, the length of different articles, informal snaps, methods of improvement are discussed and solved. The Magnet staff this year has placed the accent on wholehearted cooperation. With the help of Miss Colley, their advisor, the Magnet members have worked together to publish a yearbook of which their classmates and they themselves will be justly proud. The officers of the Magnet Editorial Staff are Kenneth Healy, editor; William Suessbrick, assistant editor; and Janie Tucker, secretary. First Row: Left to Right—Edith Ali, Betty Coles, Joan Mahan, Sylvia Lolli, Louise Dandini. Second Row: Left to Right—Rose Simeoni, Angela Sabatelli, Edward McElligott, Jane Tucker, Vilma Padovano. Third Row: Left to Right—Marilyn Bacon, Betty Lanciani, Jean McIntyre, Ann Rioux, Joan Smith. Fourth Row: Left to Right—David Underwood, William Suessbrick, Rita Lynch, Michael Stelluto, Joan Mazzaferro, Marcia McCready, Joanne Merriman. Fifth Row: Left to Right—Shirley Nelson, Jackie Paquette, Larry Tata, Robert Valerie, Andrea Perlstein. Sixth Row: Left to Right—Mr. George Peck, Kenneth Healy, Miss Mary E. Colley. MAGNET BUSINESS STAFF : Every Tuesday during X period the meetings of the Magnet Business Staff have been held in Room 16 under the direction of Miss Kathleen Smith. The members of this club secured all advertisements for the Magnet by visiting different factories, stores, and other business concerns. Outside advertising was obtained by contacting people by direct mail. The staff also made a layout of the advertising sections and typed all the stories for the dummy copy of the book. The sale of this yearbook in home-rooms was conducted by the different members of the club. Another task that they performed was the collection of the glossies from the Senior Class. They also worked with the printers, engravers, and book binders in order to finish the copy of the book. The officers were: Business Manager—Marilyn Gage Bookkeeper—lIrene Lehoux Subscription Manager—Jean Williams Advertising Manager—Ruth Nichols First Row: Left to Right—Claire Tatro, Gloria Sambito, Glossies; Ruth Nichols, Advertisment Manager; Marilyn Gage, Business Manager; Jeanne Williams, Subscription Manager; Irene Lehoux, Accountant; Lillian Thibodeau. Second Row: Left to Right—Savina Di Paoli, Lorraine Champagne, Marilyn Johnson, Eva Bergeron, Theresa Hebert, Eleanor Del Vergo. Third Row: Left to Right—Norma Tisdale, Lucille Castriotta, Claire Bolduc, Shirley Schofield, Rita Bartoni. 21

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PRESS CLUB One of the outstanding clubs which functions annually at L.H.S. is the Press club. Its expert faculty advisor is John F. Joyce, teacher of German and English. There are approximately thirty-five members distributed among several departments: sports, clubs, alumni, and the general school functions. The club feels a high degree of responsibility towards its school and pupils, because the job of the club is to interpret accurately and favorably the school to the community and especially to the parents. In addition to serving as a news agency for the school, the club provides practical train- ing in journalism for its members. Activities have included listening to speakers and going on field trips to various news- paper plants. Many former members have received distinction in college from the experience they have acquired in this club. A special feature inaugurated this year is the series of biographies of the members of the teaching staff. The Press Club has been an active member of the Central Massachusetts Interscholastic Press Association and for several years has won an award, an honorable citation for its news section. First Row: Left to Right—Florence Whitney, Ruth Grevelding, Jean Lynch, Joyce Hemenway, Marguerite Roberson, Sheila St. Cyr, Grace Gauthier, Rose Armillotti, Helen Lancey, Marion Stupak, Gloria Sambito. Second Row: Left to Right—Mrs. Morrill, Constance Lemire, Lorraine Lemire, Ann Cappociana, Mary Hasenstein, Suzanne Langen, Rhonda Malloy, Janet Comiskey, Lucille Castriotta, Pearl Donahue, Mr. Joyce. Third Row: Left to Right—Robert Mercier, Thurston Manzer, James Wyman, William Quint. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The Leominster Chapter of the National Honor Society, which gives recognition to the students of any course who have maintained an average of eighty-five percent during their three years at senior high school, was originally granted a charter in 1926. The Leominster Chapter of this honorary organization was discontinued after the first year, but it was renewed in May, 1947. At the present time there are 3,338 chapters across the nation, of which 61 are in Massachusetts. The Leominster Chapter No. 522 meets at the Leominster Public Library, generally on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7:30 p. m. The first meeting was held October 27, 1948, in the Leominster Library, at which time the following officers were elected. President: Robert Brown Vice-President: William Suessbrick Secretary: Rachael Lanciani Treasurer: Simone Bourque Historian: Rose Armilotti Three committees were named: the Ways and Means Committee, the Program Com- mittee, and the Public Relations Committee. The students appointed to the Ways and Means Committee were Irene Lehoux, William Nimee and Jean Williams. Their job was to secure material for study on various school problems. The students elected to the Program Committee were Anna Carluccio, Kenneth Healy, and Joyce Hemenway. Their job was to plan for the speakers and entertainment for the meetings of each month. The students on the Public Relations Committee were Joan Mahan, Edward McElligott, Vilma Padavano, and Sheila St. Cyr. Their job was to keep the society informed of various problems throughout the neighboring com- munities. The following students are members of the National Honor Society: Rose Armilotti, Simone Bourque, Robert Brown, Eleanor Del Vergo, Marilyn Gage, Betty Ann Gilboy, Kenneth Healy, Joyce Hemenway, Rachael Lanciani, Rita Lynch, Joan Mahan, Joan Mazzaferro, Edward McElligott, Jean McIntyre, Joan Meunier, William Suessbrick, Vilma Padavano, Sheila St. Cyr, William Nimee, Jane Tucker, David Underwood, William Voedisch, Claire Whitney, Jean Williams, and Theresa Zinna. First Row: From Left—Kenneth Healy, Betty Ann Gilboy, Joan Mazzaferro, Robert Brown, president; Rachel Lanciani, secretary; Simone Bourque, treasurer; William Suessbrick, vice-president; Jeanne Williams, Irene Lehoux, Edward McElligott,. Second Row: From Left—William Voedish, Rose Armillotti, Pauline Meunier, Claire Whitney, Anna Carluccio, Vilma Padovano, Jean McIntyre, Jane Tucker, Sheila St. Cyr, William Nimee. Third Row: From Left—David Underwood, Joan Mahan, Ruth Grevelding, Rita Lynch, Marilyn Gage, Principal Dwight S. Davis, Theresa Zinna, Eleanor DelVergo, Joyce Hemenway, David Nixon. 23