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

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Happy are the days we ' ve passed In dear old Edwards High — Memories that ever last And linger as the years go by. Once again we sing to you, Sing to you words of praise; To Major Edwards our dear high school, The school of our hearts always; To the girls, to the boys, To all who have shared in our work and play; To the sports, to the books, To the teachers who ' ve guided us on our way; To the present, to the past, To the future that calls us onward; To our goal, to our God, Who leads us ever upward. — Dorothy Simpson Onward and upward we ' ll ever strive; We ' ll do what ' s good and right, With an emblem so gloriously bright, We ' ll ever heed the call to duty. We ' ll strive to keep our motto alive, For the honor of our school we ' ll fight. With our colors and motto and flower held dear, As blue as the depths of the mighty sea, As white as the clouds in the sky; With a background like this, there ' s nothing to fear, Our future is sure to be bright, Forward we ' ll go, ever constantly, Bearing our colors on high. For God will guide us aright. Our flower a rose, pure white, Which signifies love and beauty. — James Geneva CLASS COLORS Blue and White CLASS FLOWER White Rose CLASS MOTTO Onward and Upward

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[lass pistaMf FRESHMAN YEAR The sun was shining brightly and the air was warm and still. Here and there, segregated into groups, were excited young people, laughing and joking. It was a big day for the Freshman; we were setting out on a new adventure and everything was strange to us. We bounded through the open doors when the bell rang, rushed up the stairs, and made our way to our home room. As we poured in, we were confronted by a stern, gray-haired, little woman. It was not long before we discovered that she had a heart of gold. Getting down to business, we elected our class officers. Don Bond, who had for two years previously been our class president, was again elected. Dot Pedini was Vice President; Doris Geneva, Secretary; and Ray Bancroft, Treasurer. During the year we indulgea in class parties, attending the movies, going to dances, or roller-skating. Miss Maguire took Mrs. Severance ' s place as our home room teacher in the middle of the year. The months and days flew by and soon it was time to leave M. E. H. S. for awhile. We looked for- ward to returning in the fall. SOPHOMORE YEAR September 6, 1944, found us again on the doorsteps of M. E. H. S. and because most of us had wiled away our time the previous year, we were re- solved to become serious minded. Miss Maguire was our home room teacher. We had two new additions to our class this year; Evelyn Thomas and Roger Grover from Sterling. This was to be a year packed with homework and thrills. Miss Maguire had us chasing bugs for Biology. Miss Nutting accompanied us to the movies to see Hangover Square , a most gruesome picture. Of course we didn ' t forget to elect our officers. Don Bonci was elected President again, Josephine Bacchiocchi was Vice President, Jeanne Derrah, Secretary, and Robert Tashjian, Treasurer. Many students left during our Sophomore year. Among them were Andrew Chesnes, Florence Vernosky, Florence Mercurio, Patsy Senesse, Guido Di Pietro and Dominic De Patsy. At the end of our second year, our principal, Mr. Chaffee, resigned and we began our Junior Year with a new Principal, Mr. Goodnow. And so another year flew by. IscinrimniDWl [ammrniiGm ] facmnnmmBl la fTrrnrnnn5¥1 laojTTTTTTmjffil [acnnnmTiDal 4 19