MacDuffie School - Magnolia Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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The Class History Al lasl lhe long awailed day had co me. We were high school sludenls and had our own desks in sludy-hall. For mosl ol us who had been here since grammar school days, lhis was quile a lhrill. There were six ol us who had allended MacDullie before. They were: Barbara Rowe, Nonny Edge- low, Belly Thomas, Julie-Ann l-lovey, Diana Spoerl, and Nancy Brodeur. We were joined by lhree more girls-Polly l-luggan lrom Brookline, Mass.: Nancy Dick lrom Longmeadow, Mass., and Mary Irwin from Springfield, Mass. Barbara Rowe was elecled presidenl, and Nancy Brodeur and Polly Huggan represenled us on lhe Sludenl Council. Our reporler lor lhe Magnel was Nancy Brodeur. ln lhe fall ol I944, Nonny, Barbara, Julie, and Nancy Dick were no longer among our ranks, bul we were joined by Elizabelh Pulnam ol Slo rrs, Conn.: Rue Forsland ol New York Cily, Nan Vail ol Brewsler, N. Y.: Margol Fisher ol Dedham, Mass., and Priscilla Loring ol Wesl Springlield, Mass.Thal year Polly l-luggan was elecled presidenl, and Polly and Nan Vail represenled us on lhe Sludenl Council. Our Sophomore year found us in lhe midsl ol all aclivilies. Many ol us look lrips wilh lhe newly organized Ouling Club, look parl in plays given by lhe Dramalic Club, and sang in lhe concerls given by lhe Glee Club. Nan Vail and Polly were chosen lor lhe Leaders' Corps. We also had several budding journalisls in our midsl among whom were Belly Thomas and Nan Vail, who repre- senled us on lhe Magnel. We ended our Sophomore year wilh lhe realizalion lhal we were 'Finally upperclassmen. Pris Loring and Diana Spoerl did nol relurn lo MacDu llie in 'lhe fall ol our Junior year, bul we welcomed several newcomers among whom were Pal Dunn lrom San Francisco, Cal.: Sandra Cone lrom Easl l-lamplon, Conn.: Judy Hill from Brimlield, Mass.: Shirley Edwards from l-lillon Village, Va.: Ann l-lanilin lrom Belcherlown, Mass., and Pal Pallerson lrom Springfield, Mass. Polly was re-elecled class presidenl, and Mary lrwin, Nan Vail, and Polly l-luggan re presenled us in lhe Sludenl Council. Nan Vail and Pal Dunn were elecled Assisla nl Edilors ol lhe Magnel, Nancy Brodeur was Alumnae Edilor and Assislanl Business Manager, and Belly Thomas and Polly l-luggan were reporlers. Pal Dunn, Nancy Brodeur, and Rue Forsland were chosen lor lhe Leaders' Corps lhal year. In planning our Prom, we decided lo be original, and broke lradilion by having our Prom al Chrislmas lime in lhe ballroom ol lhe l-lolel Sheralon. This is one dance lhal none ol us will ever lorgel. Lasl lall we came back lo school exalled Seniors. We were joined by Joan Palmer ol Wesl Springfield, Mass.: Rulh McCarlhy ol We sllield, Mass., and Mary Carman, ol New Caslle, Ind. Polly enlered her lhird lerm as presidenl. As Senior Prelecl, Polly had under her charge lhree boarding Prelecls and one Day-l-lop Prelecl, namely: Nan Vail, Shirley, Edwards, Margol Fisher, and Belly Thomas. Nan was also elecled presidenl ol lhe Sludenl Council. Pal Dunn became Edilor-in'Chiel ol lhe Magnet and Nancy Brodeur look over her dulies as Business Manager. We have already had lwo class oulings-one al Judy l-lill's and one al Pul's. As lhe days lly by and our lime al MacDullie becomes shorler, we lind ourselves in lhe midsl ol preparalions lor our Prom, Senior week-end, and gradualion. ll is wilh deep regrel lhal we will leave our Alma Maler, and il is our sincere hope lhal in lulure years we may live up lo lhe high ideals which have been sel lor us by MacDullie. NANCY BRCDEUR '47

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Class Will We, lhe Senior class ol I947, renouncing all pasl wills and leslamenls, being ol sound mind and iudgmenl, do hereby pronounce lhis lo be our lasl will and leslamenl. Polly leaves all lhe weighl lhal she didn'l lose lo Diane Schwarz. To anyone who wanls an A in English IV, Nan leaves her abilily lo wrile expansive and expressive lhemes-kidding, ol course! Ann leaves her bangs lo any olher surrey lhal needs a fringe. Pal wills her neal appearance in school lo Barbara Jane lo see whal she can do wilh il. Belly leaves her driving abilily lo Eden Forl. Mary lrwin leaves her vocabulary lo lhe inlelligenlsia, Pin ky King and Ronnie Lee. Rue leaves her quiel ways lo Belsy Taber. Judy leaves Anaslasia lo Gwen and Alice. Margol leaves lhe dishes in lhe sink. Pul lakes her Kleenex, and iusl blows!! Joan Palmer leaves her laugh lo Ann Lucke. Shirley leaves her penelraling voice lo Nancy Lawrence. Sandy leaves Mir. Jones lo Ann Lucke lo honor, lrusl, cherish, and obey, unlil dealh do lhem parl. Nan Brodeur leaves French IV lo anyone else who has a de sire lo explore lhe unknown. We all leave, knowing we'll miss Senior English class. Mary Carman leaves lhe record, Soulh America, Take ll Away. Margol and Belly leave Boyle's Law lo nexl year's Chemislry sludenls-lhey never could ligure il oull Rue leaves her heighl lo Nancy Savaria. Margol, Polly, and Nan leave a lable al Jackson's. Rulh McCarlhy leaves a broom lo Belly Ann Bibber-il she rooms wilh Nan Gould nexl year, she'll need ill Pal leaves aspirin lo lhe nexl Edilor-in-Chiel ol lhe Magnel. Judy leaves-slill knilling. We all leave our lhanks lo Miss Briggs, lor her invaluable help lo us lhis year. Nan leaves her argyles lo Sue Edwards. Maybe she'll finish lhem-Nan can'l. Polly leaves, slill bruised by Helen's Charles Allas lech nique. The lordly nine ol Senior House leave lhe elernal quesl lor lhe balhlub. Mary lrwin leaves, nol knowing loo much aboul American l-lislory. We wonder why? We all leave lhe resl ol lhe sludenl body wilh lhis enlrealy: keep MacDullie lhe way il is-we ralher like il lhal way. Signed, sealed, and delivered in lhe year ol our Lord, nineleen hundred and lorly-seven. NAN VAIL '47