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

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[lass flistek j After having been the big bosses of the Goodale Street Grammar School in our eighth year, it was a great let down when we entered Major Edwards High School to learn that we were the class that would be made the butt of all the jokes of the other classes and blamed for everything that went wrong. However, arriving with a battalion of twenty-seven members, we were able to defend ourselves fairly well against our oppressors. Although we were teased and jeered at, we were strengthened in spirit, when we seized Room 4, to find that the school ' s genius, none other than Mrs. Severance, was our class adviser. It was no wonder that we were considered inferior, however, since we were forever making mistakes, such as getting confused in our class rooms and passing on the wrong bell. At the beginning of the year, the faculty consisted of Mrs. Severance, Mrs. Gerald, Miss Howe, Miss Barrett, Mr. Chaffee, Mr. Fotis, Miss Reed and Mrs. Weaver. The last three were respectively replaced during the year by Mr. Namen, Miss Jennings and Miss Maguire. Early in the year, we elected our officers. Like almost all Freshmen, we had few activities. December 19, 1942, marked our best party, which was cele- brated in the school auditorium. The months passed quickly, and before we knew it, June was near which brought us both dismay and happiness since exams were approaching and the school year was ending. Our battalion wa s greatly demoralized by the thought of these terrible examinations since we had heard harrowing reports from the other classes about those taken in former years. Eventually, however, they were over and we were happy to say adios to our school until the following Sept. The day after Labor Day, we returned for our second year of high school. This time, however, our battalion was considerably weakened by the loss of six members: Costa Rotti, Guido DiPietro, Joe Ceredona, Frank LaComfora, Charlotte Reed and Clayton Primrose. Our class now numbered twenty-one students. We had no sooner become settled in Room 6, in charge of Miss Nut- ting, than we had to move to Mr. Namen ' s residence in Room 1. As soon as the officers had been elected, we settled down to school

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Most Athletic Myra Pfau Senior Boys Most Studious Mildred Allen David Cheever Most Talkative Elizabeth Buck Joe Curtin Most Mischievous Peggy Teachout Edgar Whitcomb Most Helpful Mary Giobellina Joe Curtin Most Witty Elizabeth Buck Edgar Whitcomb Most Dignified Mary Roberti David Cheever Best Natured Peggy Teachout Edgar Whitcomb Quietest Evelyn Prinsen David Cheever Best Alibier Elizabeth Buck Harold Gordon Most Popular Peggy Teachout Edgar Whitcomb Most Argumentative Ruth Goodale Harold Gordon Most Versatile Myra Pfau Bob Klar Most Serious ... Mildred Allen David Cheever Most Cheerful Pauline Comfort Edgar Whitcomb Most Likely To Succeed Myra Pfau Harold Gordon Most Unselfish Mary Giobellina Joe Curtin Most Bashful Evelyn Prinsen David Cheever Most Ambitious Mildred Allen Joe Curtin Most Romantic Joan Orciani Edgar Whitcomb Best Dancer Pauline Comfort Edgar Whitcomb Best Looking Ruth Goodale Harold Gordon Best Personality Mary Giobellina Harold Gordon Biggest Wolf Joan Orciani Bob Klar Most Courteous Myra Pfau Edgar Whitcomb Most Efficient Mary Roberti 1 . Bob Klar 4 15

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studies and activities. In November, we put on an assembly program. The Ghost of the Show , and were rewarded by winning the assembly banner. Later on, we ordered our class rings, since materials were becoming scarce because of the war, and we thought it better to get them early. For a couple of weeks after they arrived, there was much trying on and exchanging of rings. We lost one more member very near the end of the year, Marilyn Pierce, who left us to go to a Worcester School. You can imagine the boys regret. Since there were two whole cars owned by members of the class, the biology group decided to visit the bird sanctuary in Lancaster. We spent an interesting afternoon there, but our spirits were a bit dampened by a bad thunderstorm as we were returning home. As it was the custom, we put on a Sophomore Hop in February with music furnished by Hixon ' s orchestra. After all these activities, we were quite ready for a summer vacation in order to rest up for the coming Junior year. On September, 1944, we trotted back to school. We were all anxiously waiting to see who was to be our class adviser. Later we found her to be none other than our little commercial artist, Miss Jennings. By this time, our battalion had decreased considerably, from twenty-one to sixteen students. The first week, after settling down for another year of hard work, we elected our officers. We let no time be wasted, for before a month had passed, we were making preparations for the annual Junior Play. Mr. Namen was chosen as director and he selected Drums of Death . On December 8th, we presented this mystery play which turned out to be very successful. April 6th, 1945, we had a class par y at Myra Pfau ' s home. April 23rd, the girls, plus three or four boys, put on an assembly pro- gram, a pantomine Cinderella . Although the boys were not very willing to participate in it at first, it turned out to be fun for all. The year was now draw- ing to a close, but before it got too late, we decided to sponsor a dance. The dance was held June 1st, 1945, and was a gala affair. Just before the end of school, another pleasure giving event occurred: our Problems of Democracy Class went to Boston. Imagine the fun we had traveling on a train and attending a session of the Legislature. We all looked forward to returning to school the following September as 4 17 H-