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

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laiimiifmmal [a ¥j larrrriTfTTTTTfr l [a crmiiimio a 1 i a mrirnriirffi a 1 la r m 1 1 1 1 ijulldb 1 . leave also our rowdy boisteriousness just before the 2:22 bell, as we have no further use for it. To Miss Sullivan, we bequeath a blank want-ad column through which she might get cafeteria help in the future. We give her our congratulations for the new cafeteria system and we leave our cabbage heads to supplement the cole slaw portions. To Miss Maguire, yre leave that engagement ring we have so searched for, buf, as yet, not discovered. Furthermore, the Class wills her all the bats in their belfries for biological experiments. To Mr. Namen, we have already completed a concentrated investigation of incoming freshmen, bequeath the biggest black notebook we could locate. It is entitled, New Ways To Torture Your Pupils and will afford Mr. Namen additional methods of disciplining to add to his already sufficiently drastic measures . To Miss Robinson, we leave a fraternity pin to replace the familiar sorority pin which we fear may wear out soon. We leave a well-tuned piano which is obviously much needed. The present one disturbs us in our study across the hall. To the Juniors, we bequeath out 7th period history class; to the Sopho- mores, our habeo corpeo ; and to the lowly Freshmen, only our sympathy. We list the following individual bequests: Dorothy Simpson leaves her again-sht to Mrs. Severance who is at- tracted by words with a foreign twist. Ray Bancroft leaves his sure foot-work on the basketball court to Gager Pendleton. With this gift, Gager should be able to stand on his own two feet. (No falling down on the job now, Pen.) Donald Bonci leaves his secret formula on how to win the affections of women to Paul Clayton. Now he ' ll be known as the man around town. (Other towns, too.) Mickey Mercurio leaves his ability to sleep in U. S. History Class to the incoming Seniors. And here ' s something off the records: — the atmosphere in the back of the room is quieter and promotes better sleep. James Geneva leaves his title of the mad chemist to Billy Oser. Go easy with this gift, Bill; it may spell your doom! 4 25 jE«-

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We, the Senior Class of the Major Edwards High School of West Boylston, of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts, being indisputably of sound and disposing mind and memory and about to pass out of existence, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all former wills by us at any time heretofore made: To Archie, with deep regrets and loud lamentations, the senior girls their two dearest possessions: Our lipstick traces blotted upon the walls of the girls ' room, and our old gym pants strewn on the locker room floor and in un- used corners of the auditorium. The boys, concealing their tears with difficulty, leave their loud laughter in the boys ' room, and their cigarette butts carelessly tossed just outside the school yard before entering. It gives the Class pleasure to will to Archie, the following: Our gum in the bubblers, ice-cream wrappers and cookie crumbs in the halls, eggs in the laboratory waste basket, and our bad habits of sitting on desks and standing on chairs. We also leave our thousands of so-called jokes to put out with the rest of the rubbish. To the Bixbys, we leave the hope that the future classes will not be quite so rowdyish or rambunctious as ours. We bequeath them our unquestioned obedience, respect, and cooperation, which, upon our departure, may be dis- tributed among the underclassmen, who ' ll surely need it. We leave cotton for their ears, to tone down all the noise in the halls. To Mr. Sanderson, we leave a new bell system which will operate on time, all the time. We also bequeath him a huge paper weight to hold down the scores of absence slips coming to his office. The Class leaves him good wishes for success at M. E. H. S. To Mr. Goodnow, we leave a miracle key which will automatically close our locker doors, unthinkingly left wide open. We also leave him our sincerest wishes for his continued success and happiness at Auburn High. To Mrs. Severance, we leave behind all our English IV books containing Macbeth and Paradise Lost , over which the incoming seniors will be made to toil, slave, ponder and acquire knowledge (?) as we did. And for her refer- ence we pass on to her a list of book reports passed in by next year ' s seniors. We ' re certainly happy she had no such list for us! To Mr. Stanton, we leave some silent typewriters so the other classes will not be disturbed in the future by the noisiness of the present ones. We 19 liTrrnmnrrrn 9 4g[ 24 ]»

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i g QDnrTTTTTTiTD §h | I s iiiiTTiTrniD si 1 | a cnxmpi3m¥l Iks pimniiriir l |airTTTTmrn5l5| | s nnTTTmrriu¥1 Norma Lancey leaves her dumbo ears to Jimmy Bristol. If he couldn ' t fly over these prison walls before, with this slight addition, he ' ll surely be able to now. Josephine Bacciocchi bequeaihs all her sense of rhythm to the Freshmen boys. She also leaves them her loafers, without which the aforesaid gift would be almost useless. Mary Anthony leaves her flirtatious glances to Edie Peterson so she can recapture that certain you know who ! Nancy Comfort leaves her winning ways to Marguerite Hall. Cherish them always, Marguerite, ana if yon use them to the best advantage, they will be greatly appreciated by the boys. Barbara Wilder leaves her giggle to replace the fire alarm that two my- sterious seniors set off by mistake. Carol Howe leaves her incomparable sneeze and stacks of handker- chiefs to Bruce Lindberg. This gift will surely break up the monotony of any class. Sally Johnston bequeaths her ability to go steady and to collect basket- balls. This talent, given to any one person might prove to be overwhelming. Therefore, she has decided to divide it equally among Anita Brink, Audrey Rayworth and Marilyn Lancey. Beware, Billy Teachout, Jim Bristol and Howie Johnston, this is a powerful feminine weapon! Robert Tashjian leaves his truck to Ann Pendleton and Julia Warner so they ' ll no longer have to walk over to Sterling Junction for their escorts! Doris Geneva leaves her soda-jerk position to Nan Leonardi in case she should— shall we say — resign from Howard Johnson ' s. Lois Arnold bequeaths all of her out-of-town boyfriends to Antoinette Flaminio. You see, Lois doesn ' t want life to get too monotonous for her — Al- though it is sort of nice having one special fellow around. Eh — Flip? Ann Lovell leaves all her ills to anyone who ' ll take them. Ann expresses the feeling that she ' d rather wind up nursing than being nursed. Dwight Goodale leaves his rosy complexion to Pearl Jewett. However, we doubt that she needs it. Mary Natola leaves her gum, which is in the top left hand corner of the 2nd seat, 2nd row, Room 6, to Jean Garside. Now when basketball games get so exciting she can use all that energy chewing instead of jumping. a amnnmD i its rr rmTmiT Ti »i Is (ttttttttttit i si | s ommirrmi) s Is anrmTiTui si Isaucmiriioosl 4 26