Major Edwards High School - Mesa Yearbook (West Boylston, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 94 of the 1944 volume:

EDITOR-IN-CKIEF Irene LaBbssiere ASSISTANT EDITORS Phyllis Proctor Jacquelyn Whitcomb BUSINESS MANAGER Stanley Boynton ADVERTISING MANAGER Robert Waters ASST ADVERTISING MGR Roger Keith WRITEUPS Elaine Gardner Sara Morazzini Constance Keith SPORTS Walter Lindquist Alice Lamoureux CLUBS Jacquelyn Whitcomb JOKES Christine Mooney Francis Bonci ART Eleanor Tacy TYPISTS Jean Boynton Joan Lovell Alice Lamoureux Lilian Morrow Elena Vercellone CLASS REPORTS Margaret Soule ASSEMBLERS Angelina Mercurio Hilda Coleman Jane Whitcomb Sara Morazzini FOREWORD In years to come v e will have only memories to bring back our happy days spent at Major Edwards In this book we would like to preserve these precious memories We wish to thank all members of the facutly for their un- tiring efforts in our behalf We especially want to thank Mr Namen, our former class advisor for all that he has done for us Our sincerest thanks and hearty appreciation go to Mrs Severance who has been much more than a teacher to us We will long re- member her guiding influence. To Miss Jennings go our thanks for her help in making this, the MESA what it is. Mr. Peltier and Mr Chaffee have made our years at Major Edwards happy as well as worthwhile. To them we owe our deepest gratitude. As the doors close behind ps we would like to leave this ‘book, symbolizing our life spent at M.E.H.S. We hope that this tradition will continue through out the years to come DEDICATION We, the Senior Class of 1944, as the highest tribute within our power, respectfully and affectionately do dedicate this, THE MESA, our pride and joy,tb the FACULTY as a token of appreciation and gratitude for the unlimited efforts they have made in our be- half, and for the good counsel, encouragement, and aid they ' have rendered us during our four years at M.E.H.S. Irene LaBossiere Rllilliiii ' l Faculty My final message to you, the members of the class of 1944, is written in a period of conflict such as the world has never before known. Under the impact of war, you have carried on with courage and determination to your goal. You have reached commencement--not the end, but the beginning. Today it is the obligation of each one of us to decide how best we can serve our country, whether et home, at school, in the factory, or in the armed ser- vices. Never believe that what an individual does is not important. It will be the weight of each one of us, thrown on the right side, that will bring about victory. Tomorrow, when that victory is won, there will be an even greater obligation before us. The end of the war will not be an end but a beginning. It is for us ' 0 vow that these sacrifices shall not this time have been in vain. It is for us to bring about a new birth of freedom, not only for this nation but for all mankind It is for us who know what democracy means to determine that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. When the challenge comes, how will you throw your weight? This page who are is dedicated to those graduates now serving in the armed forces of Major Edwards of our country,. SsSM f n Francis Bonci Jean Boynton Stanley Boynton Hilda Coleman Elaine Gardner Constance Keith Roger Keith Irene LaBossiere Alice Lamoureux Walter Lindquist Joan Lovell Angeline Me r curio Chri stine Mooney Sara Ivlorazzini Lilian Morrow Phyllis Proctor Ma rgaret Soule Eleanor Tacy Elena Vercellone Robert Waters Jacquelyn Whitcomb Jane Whitcomb FORWARD FOREVER Yonder in the dew bejewelled silence Of a darkly sleeping night A flame of knowledge kindles and Spreads onward: all is light. The flames flicker as they struggle For the privilege to exist, Yet the fire burns over brightly Can, and will,, and must subsist. Till the world is brightly lighted and Darkness reigns no more supreme; Then the dreams of scholars ancient Are no longer but a dream So must we go forward, carrying Torches grasped from wisdom’s flame Breaking pathways not yet trodden Unto glory, freedom, fame. Lilian Morrow Dear old school whose walls have shared our laughter You we 11 hold in memory true Major Edwards guide us onward, upward Keep us ever loyal to you. CHORUS Our pathways are soon parting now: And we must bid our dear schooldays adieu But fond memories linger on Though life may call us far away from you And we will always carry on Through skies dark or blue As we know our school Wants us to do Now as we bid you our farewell M1E.H.S., we pledge our love for you. Schooldays now for us are truly over Life ' is calling clearly to all Country, home and freedom need our service Valiantly we answer the call. M emory of Elena Vercellone. A bility of Jean Boynton in basketball. J oking ability of Stanley Boynton. 0 ratorical ability of Lilian Morrow R esourcefulness of Jane Whitcomb. E earnestness of Angeline Mercurio. D ancing ability of Alice Lamoureur. W illingness of Constance Keith. A dherence of Joan Lovell R esdiness to help of Christine Mooney. D rawing ability of Eleanor Tacy. S cholastic aptitude of Phyllis Procter; C loset of clothes that Jean Boynton has. L eadership of Irene LaBossiere. A ntics of Sara Morazzini. S portsmanship of Hilda Coleman. S mile of Francis Bonci. 0 bligingness of Walter Lindquist. F igure like Jacquelyn Whitaomb. F riendliness of Margaret Soule. 0 ptimism of Elaine Gardner. R ealiam of the Senior Class. T ruthfulness of Robert Waters. Y outhfulness of Mrs. Severanoe. F ondness of the Air Corps that Elaine Gardner has. 0 riginality of Roger Keith. U nderstanding of Mr. Chaffee. R eliability of Stanley Boynton. Outstanding Virtue Besetting Sin Favorite Pastime ” Sport Subject Food Drink ,T Song M Actor ” Actress Author ” Book ' Singer M Orchestra ” Radio Program ” Periods Athlete Assembly Living Person Movie Class Expression Happiness Sadness Sleeping Basketball Chemistry Hot Dogs Chocolate Fpappe Mairzy Doats Cary C-rant Ingrid Bergman Kathleen Norris Uninvited Guest Bing Crosby Harry James Judy Canova Program 1st 4th Ted Williams Young Mr. Lincoln Mom Casablanca M Sh, here comes Mr. Chaffee Most Popular Francis Bonci Most Studious Elena Vercellone Most Argumentive Angeline Mercurio Most Versatile Irene LaBossiere Most Serious Eleanor Tacy Most Mischievous Alice Lamoureux Most Whitty Stanley Foynton Most Cheerful Margaret Soule Most Helpful Roger Keith Most Likely To Succeed Senior Class Most Dignified Lilian Morrow Most Athletic Jean Boynton Most Unselfish Joan Lovell Most Ambitious Phyllis Proctor Most Bashful Robert Waters Most Romantic Elaine Gardner Best Looking Jacquelyn Whitcomb Best Dancer Hilda Coleman Best Smile Sara Morazzini Best Personality Christine Mooney Best Actor Walter Lindquist Most Musical Constance Keith Most Courteous Jane Whitcomb FRESHMEN YEAR President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Chairman David Lovell Lilian Morrow Amelia Leonardi Stanley Boynton Margaret Soule SCPHOMCRE YEAR President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Chairman Stanley Boynton Amelia Leonardi David Lovell Charles Denton Margaret Soule JUNIOR YEAR President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Chairmen Student Council David Lovell Elaine Gardner Jacquelyn ViTb.it comb Margaret Soule Arline Cameron- Charles Denton Stanley Boynton SENIOR YEAR President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Chairman Student Council Walter Lindquist Elaine Gardner Elena Vercellone Stanley Boynton Irene LaBossiere Walter Ljndquist- Robert Waters FRANCIS BONCI Sharky Much learning hath he that is not in books. Sharky is a very popular member of the Senior Class. He is the fellow with the Jet black hair that is the envy of all ills ' classmates. He is one of the humorous ' members of our class, an indispensable merrymaker at our parties ;and the one who makes our otherwise dull classes lively. Somehow, between gags, he manages to get his work dbne. Best of luck and lots of laughs for you where v er you are, ' Sharky Baseball 2 , 3,4 Biology Club 2 JEAN BOYNTON Jin A player unequalled; a sportsman complete. A good one to follow; a hard one to beat. j Jeanie, or Jin as she is better known to her friends, is the tiny, dynamic basketball star who came to join us in her Sophomore year. The teachers are under the impression that Jeanie is a quiet Junior Miss, but she is a very mischievous little lass, who keeps her classmates in good spirits. She is well liked not only by her classmates but by all the lower classmen as well. Many are the times we ' ve depended on her long shots to win the gam:o,and she has seldom if ever let us down. One can notice her small fig- ure doing a jitterbug special on the dance floor, and it is never she who tires but her partners. Jeanie T s future plans are toadorn the white uniform of Uncle Sam ' s Cadet Nurses. We, her classmans and friends know she will succeed without a doubt,and wish her all the luck and success in the world. . , Basketball 2,3,4 Commercial Club 3,4 Softball 2 STANLEY BOYNTON Wap I like work; it fascinates me. I could sit and look at it for hours. Stanley is the business head of our class. When Stan is treasurer, the ' budget balances without t o much puzzling at the end of the year. You can always depend on Wap to see the class through in any activity it undertakes. If you saw the Junior Play, you know what an important link in our class he is WIp may be studious, but he doesn ' t miss his cue in fun. Stanley has chosen the Navy, out 1 1 Best of luck, can’t lose. 2 — Airplane Club 1,2,3 Chorus 4 Junior Play 3 Basketball Mgr. 4 ' HILDA COLEMAN Can’t you just hear the Armistice ringing Wap, and with you in there we all know we Class Treas. 1,4 Class Pres. 2 Student Council 2 Athletic A. 1,2, 3, 4 ’’But Fate ordains that dearest friends must part Hilda is the girl in our class with a very pleasing disposi- tion. You see Hilda frowning only when she is studying. Her sportsmanship is tops. You can depend bn her to do anything to better the class or party. Hilda likes sports and is always ready to cheer the team on to victory. ' In whatever ' she may undertake, her personality will carry her far. Good luck, Hilda. Basketball 1,2,4 Commercial Club 3 Chorus 3,4 Round Table 1 Drum Corps 1,2 ELAINE GARDNER-— ’’E” ’’And all because a lady fell in love. Elaine is one of the most cheerful girls of the Senior Class who seldom, if ever has a frown. You can hear her giggle ring- ing out especially in History Class- when everyone else is sup- posedly serious. Elaine’s favorite studies are Ma.th and foreign languages, but don’t get the impression she’s a bookworm, because she’s far from it. Whenever we go to class parties you can always count on Elaine’s seeing that everybody ' is having a good time. Al- though Elaine doesn’t go out - for sports, she certainly helps the team ' on to victory by her cheering fPom the sidelines ' . She hasn’t quite made her plans for the future, but we know that there’s a certain Air Corps- Student whom she is very much interested in Best of luck Elaine, from a class of friends. We know you will succeed in whatever you may undertake. Airplane Club 1,2 Chorus 4 Oratorical Contest 1 Spanish Club 3,4 Round Table 1,2 Junior Play 3 Dramatic Club 2 CONSTANCE KEITH Connie Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat, so therefore let’s be merry. Connie, one of our clever classmates , has always proved to be an asset to us. Without her laughter ringing out in History Class, -3- it just wouldn’t be the same. Connie excels in the study of foreign languages and is a whiz at English. Although Connie doesn’t participate in sports, you can always count on her to cheer the teams on to victory, Connie’s laughing eyes and quiz- zical smile have kept us guessing, and her opinions , have come to be valued by her classmates. She surely has a mind of her own. Connie is entering Nurse’s Training this fall, and we all know that with her ability she will be a great success, Buena Suerte Siempre Biology Club 2 Dramatic Club 2 AJLrplane Club 1,2 Spanish Club 3 Junior Play 3: Dancing Club 3 Chorus 4 ROGER KEITII- -- Rog Books teach us very little of the world. Rog is our athlete supreme. He’s the tall handsome member of our class. Whenever you hear a deep laughing voice, you’ll know that’s Rog. If you see him tearing up the road in his car (?), you can bet he’s headed for Holden. What ’ s up there, Rog? He is always on hand to give help whenever the class needs him. He also has proved his ability to be a salesman by the many ads he has sold for THE MESA. - He hopes the Navy will claim him upon graduation. Good luck, Rog. Chorus 4 ' 4 Commercial Club 3 A. A. Class Rep. 3,4 Basketball 2,4 Biology Club 4 Baseball 4 Junior Play 3 A. A. Pres. 4 IRENE LABOSSIERE- -- Lucky The sound of a sigh doesn ' t carry, But the lilt of a laugh carries far. Lucky is the tall Senior girl whose twinkling i rown eyes and broad smile have won and kept .her many friends at Major - Edwards. She is always ready and willing to give a helping hand, and we Seniors certainly have taken advantage of ltf. She has shown her ability to organize the class and get some work out of them as is shown by the wonderful job she has done on the yearbook, as editor- in-chief. If you r-e a basketball fan, you have seen Lucky in there fighting for all she’s worth to help Jeanie lead the team on to victory. ' With Lucky ' s qualities of leadership, and pleasing per- sonality, we wish her and a certain Air Corps Crew Chief, the best of luck in the future. Basketball 1,4 Dramatic Club 2 Biology Club ' 2 Bum. s Dance Chairman ' 4 French Club 2 Chorus 1,4 Softball 1,2, 3, 4 Junior Play 3 Francis M. Bonci Jean Boynton Stanley M. Boynton Hilda M. Coleman M. Elaine Gardner Constance M. Keith Roger E. Keith Irene E. LaBossiere -4- ALICE LAMOUREUX Little Al Happy am I; from care I am free Why can’t they all be contented like me? Little Al, as 3he is better known to her friends, is one of the cutest members of the Senior Class, Although she is a good student, she is very active in school activities and can cut a neat rug on the dance floor. She is a very pleasing hostess whose hospitality was shown at the Farewell Party given for Penny. Alice’s ambition is to become a Navy Nurse, and we know the sailors will be very glad of that .With her cute ways and pleasing person- ality, she’ll be keeping her patients cheered up at all times. Best of luck always, Al. Basketball 1,2 3 Commercial Club (Pres.) 4 Cheerleader 4 Biology Club 2,3 Junior Play 3 Chorus 4 WALTER LINDQUIST Linky A lion among the ladies is a most dreadful thing. Walter Lindquist, better known to his classmates as Linky , is the class Romeo. He is a happy-go-lucky kid and can mkke a joke out of nothing. He’s very active in sports, and also with the fairer sex. His likes are making dates with girls from neigh- boring towns; and incidentally, he has very good taste. . His se- cret ambition is to own a gasoline station and have girl mechanics. We know hewill succeed because cfhis stick-to-itiveness and very pleasing personality. Best of luck from the Class cf 44 . Baseball 4 Junior Play 3 Student Council 4 Chorus 4 A. A. 1,2, 3, 4 Commercial Club 3 Basketball 2, 4 Biology Club 2 . JOAN LOVELL--- Johnny The truly generous are the truly wise. Joan is the unpredictable , as one never knows what she is go- ing to do next. She is full of it and is always ready to have some fun. Her lines are endless; with a new line each day she keeps Misa Jennings guessing. As one of our commercial students, Joan hopes to further her studies at some business school and be- come Somebody’s Stenog 1 . We know that Joan will be efficient 3n her career and she a real asset In some office. Good luck, Joan. Who knows? Perhaps someday you ' ll be private secretary to the President of the United States. Chorus 2,3,4 Commercial Club 4 Biology Club 3 - 5 - ANGELINE MERC UR 10 Angie ' Graced as thou art with all the power of words. Angie lives to argue; and argues to live. Without Angie our classes could be extremely dull. She manages to keep Mr. Namen on. his toes at all times. Whe never the Class of 44 has a classparty, you can always depend on Angie to be there full of jokes andQau tis to make the evening pleasant. Her bowling score may not be so good, but she can take it with a smile. As a housewife, Angie ought to be excellent, because she does so well in Poods. Best of luck Angie 1 1 Dramatic Club 3 Round Table 1 Chorus 4 CHRISTINE MOONEY- -- Chris Sweet of manner, fair of face. And all her ways are full of grace. Chris is the girl with the beautiful Irish eyes -and glib tongue. She always has a gay and snappy retort for any quips thrown her way. Chris ' s favorite subjects are history and eco — nomics. The only time she is stumped is when you see her in a corner, a frown on her face, puzzling about, whether the i or e goes first. You can always count on Chris ' s swiftness on the basketball court to me re scores for ' F.E.H.S. Good luck in future years from the Senior Class, Chris. Spanish Club 3,4 Round Table Basketball 1,2, 3, 4 Junior Play 3 Airplane Club 2 A. A. Vice Pres. 3 Dramatic Club 3 SARA MORAZZINI Muzz Bettor be small and shine, than tall and cast a shadow. Muzz as she is better known by the members of her class, is one of the swellest kids in this Class of ' 44. Whenever you feel gloomy and need cheering up, just watch Muzz for a while, and the sun radiating from her cheery smile will push away old man gloom. During a basketball game, the fans cheering from the side- lines, always include Sara ' s name because of the wonderful game she plays. If the opponent looks startled at the fact that she lost the ball, you can be assured little Muzz was the cause Many of our victories are due to her quick thinking. Biology Club 4 (Ex. Officer) Softball 2 Walter T. Lindquist Joan T. Lovell Alice B. Lamoureux Angeline A. Mercurio Christine F. Mooney Sara A. Morazzini Lillian J. Morrow Phyllis E. Proctor . - 6 - Muzz ia planning to answer Uncle Sam s call for Cadet Nurses We know you will do your uniform. justice All the luck in the world to you from the class of ' 44. Basketball 1,2,3, 4 Biology Club 2 Athletic Rep. 2,3,4 Softball 1,2, 3, 4 Spanish Club 4 Cheerleader 1 LILIAN MORROW— Lil No question is ever settled unless it Is settled right. Lil, is one of the most sophisticated members of the Senior Class, and one whose opinions are valued very much by her class- mates-, At all hours of the day you can hear her giggle ringing through out the class room, or hear her heels clicking down the corridors. Lil ' s ambition was to be a journalist, but that was before she met a certain somebody from Oklahoma. With Lil ' s per- sonality and her ability to make and keep friends, she ' ll be a success in whatever she undertakes. Round Table 1 Student Advisory Council 1,2 PHYLLIS PROCTOR Phiz Her voice was ever sweet, gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman • Phiz is a petit young lass who sets all the males a quiver. When she does something wrong, which is very seldom, she starts blushing from ear to ear, and undoubtedly her blush is even red- der than her hair. She is a quiet student, and excels in History, which by the way she hated ' until her Senior Year. Her ambition is to be an Air Stewardess, but since the male population still has eyes, we know she will end up in a cute little white cottage with kiddies running around. Best of Luck, Phiz, from the class of 44. Airplane Club 2 Assembly Council 4 MARGARET SOULE— - Meg Tho vanquished: She could argue still. Margaret Soule, the tall wavy-haired brunette of the Senior Class, has an ever ready smile for everyone. Margaret is of the athletic type, she likes to watch the boy S sports also. Although. Margaret is not very studious, she always manages to make the teacher notice that she is there. Her technique of doing this is a Military Secret, but it’s no secret that she has friends every- where, and i s sure to make a success of life in later years. Those Commercial Club 3,4 Chorus 1,2, 3, 4 -7- • who know her well, share her love cf Robert Services poetry She ought to make a good nurse. We all wish you luck, Meg Basketball 1,2 Spanish Club 3,4 Biology Club 2 Airplane Club 2 ELEANOR TACY Quiet people are welcome everywhere, Eleanor is the quiet lass of the Senior Class who rarely if over raises ho - voice in competition with her more noi3y classmates She has a cute little chuckle that can be heard when sonecne springs a funny joke, Eleanor is quite an artist and also has a good ear for music. Her future plans are as yet unsettled, but a little birdie tells us that she is going to study art Whether she fol- lows the field of art, or becomes a secretary, we know she will be a great success. Best of Luck Eleanor from the Class of ’44. Chorus 1 Drawing 1,2, 3, 4 ELENA VERCELLONE El When done by her it is well done. Elena is a tall, quiet girl who knows all the answers Sh s Always ready to help anyone out.If you re looking for a good sec retary, Elena is the girl you want. If you have anything funny to say, don’t say it to Elena, for when she starts laughing she can ' t stop. Unassuming and always pleasant, she is a favorite with tea chers as well as classmates; ' Having already held a positionat our local Insurance Company, we are sure she’ll climb the ladder of success for a bright future. Good luck, Elena. Commercial Club 3,4 Treas Com. Club 4 Sec. Com. Club 3 Dramatic Club 3 ROBERT WATERS- -- Chick Not a word spoke he, more than was necessary. Robert Waters is better known to his classmates as Chick He is one of the quietest members of our class and blushes very easily. Although he doesn’t take part in many sports, he always carries players in his father ' s big car. Even if the lights do go out a few times on the way to the games, the team still gets there in time. Chick plans to become a Pharmacist’s Mate in Uncle Sam’s Navy. With his pleasing smile and good looks, I’m sure he’ll Margaret A. Soule Eleanor C. Tacy Elena J. Vercellone Robert Waters ' TPt 0 1 M V .m ' — - Jacquelyn Whitcomb Jane W hitcomb - 8 - be a great success. We know he ' ll change his mind about girls and have one in every port. Pres, Student Council 4 Aviation Club 3 JACQUELYN WHITCOMB Jackie ' A smile for all, a welcome glad. Jackie is not only one of the prettiest girls of the Senior Class, but also one of the smartest. Her sparkling smile andw©n- darful personality have won her many life-long friends at Major Edwards, Jackie has also considerable dancing and acting ability which was shown by her splendid performance in our Junior Class Play, The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, All in all, when we graduate, we shall miss her and it just can ' t be the same, Jackie plans to enter Mt. Holyoke College in the Fall, and we wish herall the luck and success in the world. Basketball 1,2 Spanish Club 3,4 Dramatic Club 2 Softball 2 Dancing Club 3 Junior Play 3 Chorus 4 JANE WHITCOMB Dancing, the child of Music and of Love Biology Club 2 Chorus 4 Jane is perhaps more sedate than some of our Senior girls. Serious but not sad, you seldom if ever, hear her laughing through the corridors of M.E.H.S.Jane loves dancing and, from what I hear, excels in the art. There are few Saturday nights that she can ' t be found dancing at Leominster. Jane is one of our town ' s tele- phone operators. Since she is always courteous and possesses a voice with a smile, she will surely be successful in the telephone exchange. We all w ish you luck and happiness, Jane. 1 , 2 , 3, 4 Chorus 1,3,4 A. A 1 Ve, the class of 1944, realizing v e are about to depart from this joyful life at Major Edwards High, and being fully possessed of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make--publish--and de- clare this our last will and te stament , hereby revoking and making void all former wills. Writing in the spirit of fun and hoping it will be taken as such, we bequeath for no reason at all the follow- ing: We hereby direct that all our accumulated debts, funeral ex- penses, and other liabilities be paid as soon as possible. We bequeath to our highly esteemed superintendent, Louis J. Peltier, all our willingness to be of help at any time. Although Mr. Peltier doesn’t need this gift, because he is always on hand when help is needed. We also leave to Mr Peltier our athletic t ability on the basketball floor. With this, you will be in a. position to fill in any time the boys are failing since the loss of the Seniors. To Mr. Chaffee we wish to give our heartfelt thanks for all he has done for us in the past three years in settling us on the road to success. When we are a success Mr. Chaffee, we will re- turn to M.E.H.S. to thank you personally. We also bequeath our good will, love for fun, and happy-go-lucky way. You may need these when dealing with the incoming freshmen. We hear they are little angles. To our beloved Mrs. Severance we leave our profound gratitude for everything you have done. We also leave you our 22 vancanfc seats in Room 4 to be filled by incoming Seniors, but we hope they will not take our place in your heart, as v e. would like to stay there always. You can be sure you v ill be in ours oterfflally. To the faculty we leave our books as unused as the day we re- ceived them. Our thick skulls which seem ' to be unpenetrable, and our chcv ing gum wrappers, old erasers, pencil stubs, inkwell ' s stuffed with paper, old notes and all else you may find in our lonely desks. To Mr. Stev art we leave a chute in every classroom, that when the baskets get full of paper the teachers will empty them down these chutes v hich empty into the furnace and save Mr. Stev art a lot of steps and cleaning up after school. To the Juniors v e leave our intelligent faces, ability to know all the answers, and cheerfulness. To the Sophomores we leave our ability to organize and 1 have Class Parties maybe now you will have at least one party ' before - 2 - departing from good old M.E.H.S. To the Freshmen we leave all our dignity we had when we were Sophomores. It is when you reach that year in High School that you realize the fun is over. To our poor little Incoming Freshmen we leave you all the luck in the world because you will find that you need it. Be like ' us, study as hard as we did and you can ' t help but succeed. Francis Bonci leaves his wad of chewing gum to Bob Bonci. You ' ll find it under the third seat, second row in Mrs . Severance ' s room. He also bequeaths his sunny disposition and pleasing per- sonality to all the classes to follow. With this, M.E.H.S. will be fun to go to. Jean Boynton leaves her basketball ability to Marjorie Hub- bell. We hope she will show as much sportsmanship while Placing as Jean does. Jean also leaves her raccoon coat to Doris Geneva so she won ' t always be complaining about the cold weather. To all the girls in the school, Jean bequeaths her ability to get along with the fellows. There aren ' t many girls who have this gift. The boys look up to Jean, because of her fine sportsmanship. Stanley Boynton leaves, with great sadness, the flashy ties he got for Christmas to Donald Ghristenson. You ' 11 be seen coming from afar with those, Don, especially since they will match your socks so well. Stanley also leaves his English-style bicycle to 3obby Lyon. This gift ought to cramp Bobby ' s 6tyle on those ali- bies that he got a flat on the way to school. He also leaves his ability to make the members of his class laugh to Dwight G-oodale. We may hear Dwight from now on. Hilda Coleman leaves her glasses to Victor Novia so he won ' t miss any of those blondes, brunettes, or red heads that are liabis to pass. Hilda will only partially give her liking for the Navy to Charlotte Reed. Plus what Charlotte already has , that ' s plenty Elaine Gardner bequeaths her formula for getting and keeping a beau to Rita Molinari. It ' s a good one too; use it to good ad vantage, Rita. She also gives a few inches of her many, to Mary Anthony, one of our lower classmen. If Mary takes this gift,sha will be able to see the movies in assembly from now on without stretching and squirming all over her chair. Constance Keith leaves her wavy hair to David Wyman. Now you ' ll see Connie going into the beauty parlor with the rest afus She also leaves her carefree wslk to Josephine Renzonl. From now on, Josephine won ' t be running to classes anymore. If she inher its Connie ' s walk, she ' ll never rush anywhere — at least not ntil she sees that man in Navy Blues coming her way Roger Keith leaves his basketball ability to Harry Smith . There will be a good guard on the floor if Harry accepts it. Roger also leaves that whistle he uses when he goes wolfing to Umo -5 Maki Since Timo ' s beengoing out with that cute little sophomore, his is weak from no practice Irene LaBossiere leaves her pep and giggles to Gilbert Stewart. Teachers will be flooding the drug store for headache remedies if he takes it, be cause Gibby ' s got quite a laugh already. Irene also leaves her pleasant personality to Mary Natola. With this we are sure that Mary will make many friends. Alice Laraoureaux gives Betty Smith her cute face and figure. Believe us, Betty,you ' re getting more than your share there. Betty will captivate many hearts now, JlSxc also gives her rules on how to behave in History IV to the junior Clast. She also bo qu oaths her warm smile to Mr.Chaf fee .We hope he will use it in the future when those Juniors (who follow her rules) go to the office, Walter Lindquist leaves part, not all, of his wolfing ability to Edward Tashjian.He leaves only a part, because as Walter says, It comes in handy. Linky also leaves the body of his Chevrolet, motor of his Ford, tires of his Oldamobile , and horn, from his Plymouth to the future Automotive Mechanics class. See if you can do anything with them; Linky s given up. Joan Lovell leaves her ability to think up alibies to Tommy Wilson. Tommy must have run out of them by now. Joan also leaves her jacket in Room 5 for another cold-blooded senior whowijl fc rka over her typewriter. She also leaves her helpfulnessin Secretarial Practice to the incoming Seniors. Angeline Mercurio bequeaths her arguing ability to Esther Dellasanta. We ' ll hear Esther from now on. Angie also beqpeatha her line a day to Marcia Pfau. Now Marcia will have dOQ bhlng to say every morning before breakfast. Also, Angie leaves her sparkling white teeth to the Ipana Company for future advet tle« - ment. Christine Mooney leaves her punning, and will fc6 always be of help to Billy Marribt. Use this gift, Billy, and the future Sen- ior Class will look up to you as they do to Christine. Chris alsd leaves her twinkling eyes to Martha Goodale. With this gift, Martha ought not miss any of those convoys that go by. Sara Morazzini leaves her smiling personality and devil-may- care attitude to Evelyn Prinsen. You ' ll be well liked if you ta ke it It gets Sara around. She also leaves a pillow to Merlin Howard to make that chair in the office more comfortable. Another thing Sara leaves is her ability to be everywhere on the floor during a basketball game to Ruth Goodfcle. With Sara ' s gift, ' we may get a good team next year-. Seeing the Seniors are leaving.’ I don ' t see how the team could be good I Lilian Morrow leaves with great sorrow, because she ' ll miss them, her pompadour and high heels (4 in.) to Jeannie Derrah. Ma£- be Jeannie won ' t be getting knocked over so much now by the taller members of M.E.H.S. Lil also leaves her long nails and polish to Sally Johnston - 4 — Phyllis Proctor wills her pink cheeks to Joan Orciani. Joan will be able to put all that money she spends on cosmetics i nto War Bonds now. Phiz gives up her three hours of study every night to Patsy Senesse. He ' ll need them. Margaret Soule leaves her friendliness to Mildred Shaw so she can make as many friends as Margaret has. If you add that many friends to you list, Millie, you ' ll have to use up a. lot of caper, Margaret also leaves her beautiful wavy hair to some freshman who hasn ' t seen the beautician as yet. Eleanor Tacy leaves her quiet nature to Martha Qoodale. How quiet the Seniors will be next year! She also leaves her drawing ability to Edgar Whitcomb, (Miss Howe will know what it is when he draws from now on.) Eleanor also leaves her bowling ability to Michael Mercurio. If you take this, Mike, you will be making strikes left and right. Elena Vercellone bequeaths her ability and formula forgetting A ' s to the Freshmen. Take stock in this gif t , kids , ycu need . ' it. Elena also leaves her job as secretary at the Insurance office to any ambitious incoming senior. Robert Waters leaves his driving ability to Buddy Belles. After that ride to North Brookfield we have definite proof thathe could use Bob ' s generous gift. He also leaves his ability to get along with the teachers to Florence Mercurio. There won ' t be so many detentions for you now Florence. Jacquelyn Whitcomb leaves her slimness to Edith Bacchiocchi. No formula goes with this though, Eda , because Jackie eats like a horse. To Della Leonardi she leaves her friendly ways. If Della tektfB this swell gift, I can see where she will have loads .‘of friends to add to her present collection. Jane Whitcomb leaves her telephone operator ' s voice to Louise Potvin. If you hear Louiae In Math next yfcar saying ni-on , you ' ll know she accepted the gift. Jane also leaves her dancing ability and all her partners to Lois Arnold. Take it, Lois, and you ' ll be noticed plenty on the floor. In order for me to tell the class prophecy, the time would have ro be in the future. We find ourselves now in the big in- dustrial city of Worcester. The date today is June 1954. A sailor walking down Front St. to catch the West Boylston Limited casually pids up the Gazette for a gaze at the news. The sailor looks at the comic section first, to see how Little Orphan Annie is coming along; then he glances at the column celled 10 Years Ago Today. When he reads in the column that 10 years ago today the class of ' 44 graduated from Major Edwards High School, and being a member of that class he decides to look up a few of his old classmates. It only takes a few minutes on the streamlined limited to go to the residential dty of West Boylston. When he enters the Post Office for information he recognizes the Assistant Postmaster as Margaret Soule. She has been cashing a lot of bonds lately that were at maturity value from the Fifth War Loan drive made in June 1944. Many bonds were given as graduation gifts, Margaret re- minded me; I decided to wait and see if anyone I knew would come in to cash their bonds. Strange as it may seem, many of our old class-mates had come back to West Boylston to live. Meg and I were reminding each other of our ' school days when in walked a smart looking young lady in an Air Cadet Nurse’s Uniform. Looking again, we saw it was Phyllis Proctor. I was badly in need of information about old friends, so I showered them both with questions. Was that Keith and Waters Supreme Milk and Cream Dairy the dairy of Bob Waters and Roger Keith? Yes, they answered in chorus, and that Restaruant called Angies is AngeLine Mercurio’s pride.. She boasts to serve the only genuine home made Italian Spaghetti around here. Hearing this good news, I decided to cell on Jacquelyn Whitcomb, a well known dress designer, to go to lunch with me. When I called, I couldn’t help but recognize the voice of the Chief Operator as being thatof Jane Whitcomb.. While enjoy- ing our lunch at Angies in walked the famous Journalist, Lilian Morrow. Being a newspaper editor she could tell me a lot of news. She told me that Eleanor Tacy was having a. display of art atlihe City Museum and to be sure not to miss it She els o told me that the new Powers’ Model, Alice Lamoureux had just made the latest cover for Peek magazine. While we were speaking of widely know n persons from our class she told me that Christine Mooney was a second Hedy Lamarr in Hollywood; and that Jean Bovnton was coach- ing the Girls’ National Basketball team, The Flitting Eagles. Lilian boasted to me that she had on her staff at the news- paper two more graduates cf ’44. They were Elena Vercellone, a private secretary, and Joan Lovell, a typist Lilian showed me - 2 - a copy of today ' s pcper and I was not surprised to see ads from Walter Lindquist’s garage, and Sessions Eonci, wholesale casket dealers. I wasn’t surprised because Walter and Francis had al- ready started on their career while still seniors in High School Another ad that I saw ti the paper was an appeal to the public to cooperate with Sherer’s Department store workers, vh o are work- ing under strained conditions because the store was partly cut cff during alterations. The appeal reminded me of Irene LaBossiere making a speech to the Class of ’44 asking for cooperation to get material for the year book in. I was uncertain as to who did write it until I ound out that Irene was Advertising Manager of the stor e. After lunch Lilian took me to the City hospital to find that Sara Morazzini was Superintendent of nurses there. Sara said thet one of her best surgical nurses was one of our own classmates Constance Keith. One of the patients there was Elaine Gardner, who in ordinary life is just a plain housewife. She told me th© child nurse that she has taking care of her children while she was in the Hospital was Hilda Coleman . I then said to Lilian, If I remember correctly there were just twenty-two in our graduating class How many have we ac- counted for? All successful, happy, and accounted for Sir. Aye, aye. Skipper, and back to my ship I went, to sail the seven sees once more . Stanley Boynton x Freshman Year In September 3n the year of cur Lord one thousand nine hindred and forty-one, thirty-eight frightened, and somewhat awed, little Freshmen entered the doors of M.E.H.S. At first we invariably arrived in the wrong room at the wrong time. In home room there was a mad scramble for the back seats. Mrs. Severance soon learned where each of us made least noise, and we were seated accordingly. Some of the loftier Seniors made our first few weeks uicomf or table, to say the least, but we were soon at home in our new school. Mr. Craig duly informed us that we were now students fct M.E.H.S. and our conduct must be perfect at all times. To say we followed this advice to the letter would be too far from the truth, but we think we were fairly well behaved, judging by the conduct of the upper classmen. One day we arrived at school with one purpose in mind; name- ly, to elect our officers. This was a serious job and we became tense with excitement. The results were; President, David Lovell; Treasurer, Stanley Boynton; Vice President, Lilian Morrow; Sec- retary, Amelia Leonard! ; and Social Chairman, Charles Denton Later on in the year, when re thought we might possibly grad- uate some day, we chose our class symbols, maroon and white were to be our class colors, and white carnation, our flower; and For- ward Forever, our Motto. We settled down aid were blissfully happy till re learned that final exams were approaching. By cramming night and day we found we were now ready to become SOPHOMORES!. 1 ! Sophomore Year Our second year was begun with much more confidence. We found to our sorrow that our class had diminished to twenty-nine. Not only had this happened, but t® make tfeings worse, we found that our boys were upstairs in Mr. Houghton 1 s room, while the girls were downstairs with Miss Pierce. This was something we had not anticipated, and re discovered that note-passing was much more difficult. This year we chose Stanley as our President, Amelia as Vice- President, David as Secretary, Charlie as Treasurer, and Margaret as Social Chairman. We decided several times to have a class party but we never got farther than arriving at a decision. Finally Mr. Houghton came to our rescue, and we had fowling party at the Grand View Country Club. Later on, all of us who were members of the Biology Club went to Emerson : s Lodge for a Hot Dog Roast. This was a nuge success, and we all had loads of fun. The annual Sophomore Hop was given up this year because of the War Shortages — No Gas — No Men] ! ! ! ! In the latter half of the year we were all together again in Miss Pierce ' s room. We found this much more fun. By June we had not only oassed our dreaded exams, but were well on the way of becoming upper-classmen! ! ! Junior Year The pleasant days of summer rolled by too swiftly for some of us, and we soon found ourselves, as Juniors, on the ninth day of September in good old M.E.H.S. Our class enrollment had de- creased by six members. Despite our loss we cheerfully took on the title of Upper Classmen , and elected our class officers. David Lovell, President; Elaine Gardner, Vice President;- Jac- quelyn Whitcomb, Secretary; Margaret Soule, Treasurer. In Octobera representative from Balfour ' s came and showed us samples of rings, and the class officers selected the favorite. Along the last Df November; Juniors were seen all over the eohool flashing and showing off their rings. The night of Feb. 12 brought quite a bit of excitement to us Juniors as this was the night of the Junior Play , Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come ,. The play was a great Success theatrically and economically. (Naturally! ) During the course of the year we lost two more members to Uncle Sammy; namely William Cummings and Walter Allen. Amid tears and orotests our beloved Mr. Letendre left us to Join the Armed Forces. We then carried on our English classes with the Seniors with Miss Lindquist as teacher. We grew to like these Seniors, whom we hadn ' t known too well before, and every fifth period was something to look forward to. When graduation time came round, we fully realized how much we were going to miss this class in our following year but we took it on the chin like incoming Seniors should. Seniors In the fall of ' 43 we came back to school all pepped up for another year of hard work and a little play! We were again as- signed to Mr.Namen ' s room and we proceeded to make life miserable for him by our antics. -3- We lost two more of our boys, Charlie Denton at the begin- ning of the year, and soon after David Lovell — Lucy to his in- timates. Thus being left with the grand total of 5 boys and seventeen girls. What a catastrophe l Before the year rolled on ' too far, we elected our class off- icers: Pros. Walter Lindquist, Vice Pres. Elaine Gardner, ' Sec Elena Verccllone, Treas. Stanley Boynton, Social Chairman, Irene LaBossiere s As our Senior project this year, Mrs. Severance started us on a News better to our boys in the Service. We believe this has proved a ' great success judging ty the letters we have received from: the boys, which were posted in the back of the Senior room. We started the year under the watchful eye of Mr. Namen, but after Christmas vacation we were moved up to Mrs. Severance ' s room where we could carry on our News Letter and Year Book much more easily. C ' est la guerra the teachers cried-- then our hopes for a Prom had died. War or no war, we were determined to have a dance. Mr. Namen suggested a Bum ' s Dance. Everyone had a grand time and it was a great success. In November the unheard of happened. A fire I at Major Ed- wards I Much to our sorrow (?) we lost nearly ten days of school. We had to make up all this time later. In the middle of May, we decided to go for a hike. We follows ed the Boy Scout Trail to the cables where we crossed the river and went on to our destination--Mrs . Severance ' s. Our pinic sup- per was welcome after our strenuous exercise. The days flew by and we found ourselves in the midst of plans for graduation. Wcrk seemed Id be coming at us from all directions . The usual procedure cf final exams did not seem somehow as detest- able as in other years. For us, it marked the last days of our life at Major Edwards. Our class trip was on June second. We left bright and early on the eight o ' clock train and arrived in Boston ready to see the town from end to end. We made two tours of the city in horse- drawn surreys. High ' lights of the tours were the glass flowers at the Agassiz Museum, Bunker Hill, and the Old North Church. Our banquet was held at the Hotel Touraine. This trip marked the end of our class activities, and when we arrive home, we were sudden- ly aware that at long last we we re leaving many good times behind us. - 4 - Graduation itself held the usual amount of excitement andsad- -ess. Our wavs had at last come to the crossroads, and life loom- ed before us with war as our immediate future and rue dream of a better world to cone leading us ever orwar. Thc-e were rumoi s the next day at school tij.it were pursued by nightmares during the night. o;ne Seniors. Sharkey : T want to rent a horse. 1 Proprietor; How long? Sharkey. The longest you’ve got; five of us are going. Roger; Didn’t you say that if I got sort of sociable to the judge, he-d fix matters up for me? Linky: Sure--how did ho react? Roger : He reacted alright. I said, C-ood morning Judge-how’s the old boy today? Linky : Didn ' t he take kindly to - that? Roger : Why, the old codger said, ’Pine, ten dollars.’ Waters to Stan: Will you lend me §10 for a month, old boy? Stan ; What would a month old boy do with §10? Jane : I’ll never take you to another party as long as I live! Elea nor : Why ? Jane : You asked Mrs. Jones how her husband was standing the heatl E leano r ; Well? Jane : Why, her husband has been dead for two months. Miss Jennings to family Doctor: My family thinks there’s something wrong with me, simply because I like buckwheat cakes. Physician : But there’s nothing wrong with liking buckwheat cakes; I like them very much myself. ' Mi s 3, Jennings ; Oh, do you? You must come up some day; I have seven trunks full. Connie to Chri s tine ? Love is a quest; a proposal, a request; the giving of a daughter in marriage, a bequest; and marriage it sell the conquest. But what is divorce? ' Chris ; The ir quest I Elaine ; That panhandler you gave a dime to was a fraud. You ought not to encourage such people. Lilian: I don ' t believe he was a fraud. He told me a pitiful ac- count of his family. He said he had a sick wife at home and she was a poor widow left with four orphaned children. I just couldn ' t help giving his something Alice to Miss Jennings: Is water works all one work, or do you spell it with a hydrant in the middle? President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Chairmen Student Council Donald Christenson Marcia Pfeu Gilbert Stewart Louise Potvin Victor Novia Edith Bacchiocchi- Donald Christenson Motto Colors Flowers Clarior E. Tenebris Maroon and Gold Yellow Tea Rose Ruth Ayers Rita Molinari Edith Bacchiocchi Victor Novia Paul Belles Marcia Pfau Robert Bond Louise Potvin Donald Christenson Josephine Renz ni Esther Dellasants Mildred Shaw Martha Goodale Gilbert Stewart Marjorie Hubbell Edward Tashjisn Timo Maki David Wyman William Merritt President Vice President Secretary- Treasurer Social Chairmen Student Counsel David Cheever Margaret Teachout Mildred Allen Harold Gordon Elizabeth Buck-Harry Smith David Cheever-Mary Giobellina Motto Colors Flower By Work We Win Crimson and White Red Rose Mildred Allen Robert Lyon Elizabeth Buck Joan Orciani David Cheever Myra Pfau Pauline Comfort Evelyn PrJnsen Joseph Curtin Mary Robert! Mary Giobellina Harry Smith Ruth Goodale Margaret Teachout Harold Gordon Claire Tourigney Robert Klar Edgar Whitcomb Della Leonard! President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Cheirmen Student Council Donald Bonci Dorothy Pedini Doris Geneva Raymond Bancroft Norma Lancey- Andrew Chesnes Josephine Bacchiocchi-Donald Bonci Motto B and be Y ' a Colors Maroon and White Flower Carnation Mary Anthony Lois Arnold Josephine Bacchiocchi Raymond Bancroft John Boghoian Donald Bonci Janet Brackett Lucille Carlisle. Andrew Chesnes- Nancy Comfort Dominic DePatsy Jeanne Derr ah Gudio DePietro John Genelli Doris Geneva James Geneva Dwight Goodale Merlin Howard Carol Howe Sally Johnston Norma Lancey Ann Lovell Florence Mer curio Michael Mer curio Mary Natola George Novi a Dorothy Pedini Clayton Primrose Robert Putnam Charlotte Reed Costa Rotti Dorothy Simpson Robert Snow Robert Tashtjian Florence Vernosky £lftS ifffffii Kill m v: AVIATION CLUB Advistmy- Mr. Chaffee At the first meeting of the Aviation Club, January 25, 1944, the following officers and members were elected. President — Donald Christenson Vice President--Donald Bonci Secretary--Paul Belles Treasurer--Robert Lyon Paul Belles Robert Lyon John Boghoian Timo Maki Donald Bonci Michael Me r curio Andrew Chesnes Bradford Rayworth Donald Christenson Robert Snow James Geneva Edward Tashjian Dwight Goodale Robert Tashjian Robert Klar Edgar Whitcomb The club had a very successful year under the supervision of Mr. Chaffee who presented the club with several movies, airplane identification cards, and on airplane instrument panels. The mov- ies were based am the construction of light airplanes , and the dif- ferent types of planes. BIOLOGY CLUB Advisor — Miss Maguire President Mary Giobellina Harry Smith Mildred Allen Pauline Comfort Angel ine Mercurio Vice President Secretary Treasurer Executive Officer The Biology Club was quite active this year With Miss Maguire as the advisor. The first event was a rol- ler skating party at the Skaterina in Worcester, where in spite of falls and such, we all had an enjoyable evening. Following in rapid succession were a theater party. Madam Curie being the feature, and the play Janie given at the auditorium. For the last event, to bring to a close an enjoyable year, we went on a bike hike to Washacum. Club Members Mildred Allen Della Leonard! Elizabeth Buck Angel ine Mercurio Mary Roberti Harry Smith Pauline Comfort Mary Giobellina COMMERCIAL CLUB Advisor -- Miss Jennings Vice President Social Chairman Secretary Treasurer President Alice Lamoureux Jean Boynton Rita Molinari Elena Vercellone Ruth Ayers The Commercial Club of 1944 has successfully and faithfully carried on the work started by its origina- tors A very successful party was held on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, and the school auditorium was decorated in the color of the Irish and a good time was had by all The club has monthly meetings in school and tries to arrange for extra social events outside of school, which include bowling, roller skating, hiking, etc Club Members Lois Arnold Ruth Ayers Edith Bacchiocchi Josephine Bacchiocchi Jean Boynton Janet Brackett Nancy Comforti Jeanne Derrah Ruth Goodale Carol Howe Sally Johnston Alice Lamoureux Norma Lancey Ann Lovell Joan Lovell Florence Mer curio Rita Molinari Lilian Morrow Dorothy Pedini Charlotte Reed Josephine Renzoni Mildred Shaw Eleanor Tacy Elena Vercellone Florence Vernosky I. R. C. Advisor- -Mr. Namen President David Cheever Vice President Dorothy Simpson Secretary Doris Geneva Treasurer George Novia This year the American History Club became affiliated with the Carnegie Institute of International Peace, thereby changing its name to I. R. C. (International Relations Club). In light of the world conditions, the club was quite active in round-table discussions on important national and inter- national problems. Films on current problems were also shown at club meetings. The final activities of the Club culminated by an assembly program for Memorial Day, May 30, followed by a party for club members . Club Members Mary Anthony Robert Klar Lucille Carlisle 3 Bary Natola Joseph Curtin Evelyn Prinscn Harold Gordon Robert Putnam Merlin Howard SPANISH CLUB Advisor -- Mrs. Severance President Vice President Sec. Treasurer Gilbert Stewart Marjorie Hubbell Jacquelyn Whitcomb In its second year the Spanish Club enjoyed a very successful season. The highlight was the assembly which was presented by the members of the Club. A play en- titled ” Sunday Costs Five Pesos was given and then a few Mexican folk dances were performed in picturesque costumes similar to those of Mexico. At the club meetings, Spanish games and songs were played and sung and we are sure that the existence of the club has had a great influence on those who are in- terestfed in it and our Latin-American neighbors. Club Members Edith Bacchiocchl Esther Dellesanta Sara Morazzini Marcia Pfau Myra Pfau Louise ' Potvin Phyllis Proctor Elizabeth Smith Elaine Gardner Martha Goodale Constance Keith Christine Mooney Margaret Teachout The basketball team got off to a very good start this year, and the best game of the season was the game with Northboro at Northboro. Roger Keith tied the score 27-27 with one minute to play. Our star in this game, Victor Novia, took a long shot and made a field goal to win tke game 27-29. Captain Bob Bonci won most of the games for us with his per- fect eye for the basket. He scored up to 30 point in one ' game and 52 points in two successive games. Roger Keith, our Senior star, was fourth highest in scoring points for the season and did a very good job at keeping our opponents from scoring. Mr. Anderson coached the boys this season to a very success- ful ending. Out of 18 games played we won 10. The team entered the semi-finals at the Norton Field House against Lunenburg’s favored team. It was a close game but we lost. However, next ear the boys expect to win the Worcester County tournament. Captain Robert Bonci-237, Victor Novia-164, Raymond Bancroft 37, Roger Keith-36, William Merritt-30, Donald Christenson-2 ’ • drew Chesnes-13, Paul Belles-8. Opponent Date Where Played M.E.H.S. Opponents Brookfield 12 17 43 Brookfield 38 34 Sutton 12 21 43 Edwards 48 16 Townsend 1 4 44 — Edwards 33 29 Holden 1 7 44 Holden 22 70 Sacred Heart 1 11 44 Edwards 23 15 Oxford 1 14 44 Oxford 31 43 Townsend 1 10 44 Townsend 61 31 Assumption 1 21 44 Edwards 23 35 Sacred Heart 1 25 44 Sacred Heart 25 22 Brookfield 1 28 44 Edwards 21 29 Oxford 2 1 44 Edwards 27 43 Holden 2 4 44 Edwards 11 43 Northboro 2 9 44 Edwards 38 19 Northboro 2 17 44 Northboro 29 27 Sutton 2 18 44 Sutton 41 20 Assumption 3 1 44 Assumption Tournament Norton’s 24 74 Oxford 3 6 44 Norton ' s 27 22 Lunenberg 3 8 44 Norton ' s 17 23 Walter Lindquist Under the excellent coaching of Mr. Rice, the girls ' basket- ball team had a very successful year. Practice started after the Thanksgiving vacation with a large number of girls showing inter- est in this activity. Girls who played on this year ' s team were as follows: Louise Potvin) Marcia Pfau ) ana S ers Margaret Teachout Martha Goodale lean Boynton Captain Marjorie Hubbell Irene LaBossiere Myra Pfau Sara Morazzini Ruth Goodale Christine Mooney Joan Orciani Rita Molinari Doris Geneva Edith Bacchioedbi Mary Natola Games were played with: Score Home T. Opponent Brookfield 12 17 43 30 - 23 Sutton 12 21 43 39 — 16 Townsend 1 4 44 23 — 38 Holden 1 7 44 29 — 19 Townsend 1 18 44 13 — 31 Shrewsbury l SO 44 30 — 30 Milbury 1 26 44 25 — 24 Brookfield 1 28 44 26 - 23 Shrewsbury 2 1 44 30 - 36 Holden 2 3 44 14 - 23 Northboro 2 9 44 29 — 39 Milbury 2 11 44 23 - 23 Northboro 2 6 44 29 - 51 Sutton 2 18 44 25 — 32 So ended the year with honor s going to Jean Boynton for her year ly average of 204 points, to Muzz Morazzini for her excellent guarding, to Muff Goodale for her dead shot eye , to Lucky LaBossiere for her ability to be where the ball was, to Peggy Teachout for her ability to always be under the basket , to Ruth GFoodale for her ability to guard the best forwards on the oopposite team, to Chris Mooney for her short but very successful basket- ball season, to Doris Geneva for showing that a Freshman can be as good a guard as a senior, and to all the other players and the cheerleaders for their fine sportsmanship. Alice L amour eux Co-Captainar Robert Bonci Victor Novia Coach: Mr. Anderson The Major Edwards High School Baseball Team came back to life in the season of ’44 under the coaching of Mr. Anderson. The team was admitted to the Western Worcester County League. The teams of this league with which we play are those of Oxford and Charlton. With the excellent pitching of Bobby . Bonci and Francis Shark Bonci, ably supported by the timely hitting of Victor Novia Paul Belles, and Donald Christenson. We have had a fairly successful season . We played Holden, Shirley, season. MEMBERS OF Victor Novia Francis Bonci Bobby Bonci Roger Keith Paul Belles Donald Eonci George Novia and Upton to make a full baseball THE TEAM Cat cher Pitcher Pitcher 1st Base 2nd Base 3rd Base Short Stop FIELDERS Donald Christenson Andrew Chesnes Harry Smith 3illy Teachout Paul Comfort! Since we are only losing two members cf tha club through grad- uation, we should have a very successful Baseball season next year Walter Lindquist, Sports Editor JOKES CONT ' D - 2 - Mr, Chaffee ; Where have you been? ' Sharkey: Having my hair cut. ' Mr. Chaffee : Well, you can’t have your hair cut on school time Sharkey: Why not? It grew on school timel Phyllis: What did the little brook say when the elephant sat down in it? : Margaret ; Well, I’ll be dammed. Miss Jennings, writing out a tardy slip: You should have been here at nine o’clock. Jacky: Why, wha t happened? On the first day of school last September John Genelli bumped into a tall redheaded man in the corridor: Say, ni said Johnny, where d’ya think you ' re going? Man : Listen, I guess you don ' t know who I am. I m Red Bunker the Phys, Ed. Instructor. Johnny: Pardon me, I thought you were the Principal. Mr. Nanen to Merlin Howard in Ancient History Class; Name two ancient sports. Merlin; ' Anthony and Cleopatra. Witty Boarder ; Ah, your steak is like the weather this evening, madam -- r a the r raw. Witty Landlady: Indeed! ' By the way, your board bill is like the weather, too--unse ttled. Maid; The installment man is here again, ma’am. Madam : (resignedly): Tell him to take a chair. Any one of the five Senior boys: Johnnie, were you looking through the keyhole last night at your sister and me? Honest, I wasn ' t. Mother was in the way. Why the Seniors didn’t get their dental certificates signed: Have you been a ' dentist very long. Doc? No, I was a riveter till I got too nervous to work up high. Mr. Peltier : But you’re asking for a rather high salary, seeing that you know nothing about this type of teaching. New Teacher : But, you see, not knowing the work makes it so much harder for me. Stanley to his dentist; Do you swear that you will pull the tooth the. whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth? The strong man at the fair had squeezed the juice out of a lemon. Holding it up before the crowd he shouted: I ' ll give $5 to anyone who can squeeze another drop of juice out of this lemon! Up stepped a little man. He gripped the lemon and, to the surprise of the crowd, squeezed out several drops. It’s easy, he murmured. I’m a tax collector. JOKES -3- CONT ' D Hilda Colemen was riding on a train to Meriden Conn, for the first time . First , the conductor came through the car and called for all tickets, Hilda readily gave hers up. Then, a few moments later, the train boy came through calling: ‘Chewing Guml Never 1 cried Hilda bravely. You can take my ticket, but not my gum. Chris ; Gee, hasn ' t she got wonderful carriage? ' Stan; Yea, she does look like the Surrey with a fringe on top, doesn ' t she? ' r Irene recently got Elaine a job in Sherer ' s and this was. her first question : Elaine : How many girls work in your department? Irene; About half of them. Hildas Why did you leave your la st ' job? 1 Joan; Illness? ' Hilda ; What sort of illness? Joan : My boss said he got sick of me. Miss Maquire was recently stopped in Clinton for driving through a stop sign and was given a ticket calling for her appearance in the ' traffic court the following Monday. She went at once to the judge, told him that she had to be at her classes then, and asked for the immediate disposal of her case. So, said the judge sternly, you ' re a schoolteacher. That ' s fine. Madam, your presence here fulfills a long-standing ambition for me. For years I have yearned to have a schoolteacher in this court. Now, he thundered, ' you sit right down at that table over there and write � I went through a stop sign ' 500 times. THE END CLASS TOASTS MR. NAMEN We’ve given a lot of trouble We realize that, you bet l But just chalk it down We haven ' t grown up yet You did a good job coaching. Certainly made things hum; We’ll always remember, The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come . MRS. SEVERANCE She has helped us, every one. Kept us steady, shared our fun School is good when she is nigh- To us she is Major Edwards High ELAINE We think everyone should know The tune she likes best is A Huntoon I will go CHRISTINE She can tell stories galore Such wit i Such humor l She’s never a bore l SARA We think she’ll be a wonderful nurse. But when she’s near, the boys fever will get worse. CHICK Chick ' s a good kid, seems sort of quiet. But when on a good time, gee, he’s a riot l PHYLLIS Some day a boy will lose his heart To Phyllis, who is both good and smart. JEAN Jean will be an Army nurse, or maybe in the Navy, If she’s as good a nurse as athlete. We know they’ll get the gravy. LINKY Linky is a bold man; He chases girls as no one else can. SHARKY Sharky is a swell kid; Sharky is a honey But when you’re near him, hold onto your money l MARGARET Margaret has personality, smiles so nicely too. If you don ' t like Margaret, there’s something the matter withy ROGER Roger resembles a movie star; He really isn ' t but When made up for our Minstrel Show Girls hearts go put, put, put. JOAN Joan is a jolly gal, on this I’ll take a bet. Wonder if she’s heard lately from that Air Corps Cadet, ELENA Elena laughs until she could drop. She begins, all right, but cannot stop, ANGIE When class gets dull, and we need some vim Mr. Namen talks to Angie and Angie argues with him. LILIAN Lilian can write good stories, And here is a good tip. Some day she f 11 be in Hollywood Writing darn good script. CONNIE Connie wants to be a nurse; It’s one job she won’t dodge. But, she’ll be a little bit sweeter, To any guy whose name is George. STAN Stan’s the double type, Like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He can look so awful good. And be so devilish inside. But oh l he’s such a darn good scout We all like him mighty fine, And we know that in the Navy He’ll hit the deck and rise and shine. 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