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

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■S ,; We then had supper — all we could eat. How Mrs. Chapman kept us supplied for food is the eighth wonder of the world. The girls helped with the dishes and everybody went to Hyannis to the movies. When we got back to the Chapman ' s home we realized that we had left one of the fellows in Hyannis seven miles away. Gager took his car back to look for him. Ya, you guessed it,” Merlin Howard was sleeping in the show. All night long you could hear the girls giggling downstairs and the boys playing cards upstairs. The boys generally went to sleep around 2.30 with Mr. Chapman hollering, Break up the game . The next day we went swim- ming and got sunburned. Some looked like broiled lobsters. Others went horseback riding and others still played cards. The food we had was swell and plentiful. We finally went back to West Boylston with painful sunburns (especially Barb) and were soiry to leave. We gave the Chapman ' s a little gift but it will never be able to pay them back for the fun and experiences we had. SENIOR YEAR And now comes the year we had long been anticipating. On September 2, 1948 we entered Room 6 to find Mr. Stubbs as our homeroom teacher and Mrs. Severance, our class adviser. New as upper classmen we could com- mand the respect of all. Once again we settled down for a year of both fun and hard work. However, we found that several changes had been made. Many of our teachers had been replaced by others but that did not bother us as the new teachers proved to be efficient and friendly. It was not long before we elected officers again. A1 Russo, of course was our President; Lois Chap- man. Vice President; Jean Cousins, Secretary; and Ralph Pendleton, Treasurer. Many problems confronted us but with the helping hand of Mrs. Severance we came out with flying colors. Once again now the year drew to a close, but this time it was different. As dearly as we all loved M. E. H. S., we were looking forward with high hopes and great anticipation to the bright future lying ahead of us. T| 21

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JUNIOR YEAR On September 4, 1946 we once again entered the familiar corridors of M. E. H. S. We had all looked forward to our Junior Year as it not only- represented work accomplished but foretold many good times. We started the year off with a bang with Miss Maguire as our class advisor in Room 1 and we elected the following officers: A1 Russo, President; Jean Cousins, Vice President; Lois Chapman, Secretary; and Ralph Pendleton, Treasurer. Rumors were flying around about our new classmate, Ralph Pendleton, formerly of Rhode Island, who was to be an asset to our basketball team. Sure enough as the season rolled around, he became one of the outstanding athletes of the team. It was in the early part of October that we began rehearsals for the Junior Play with Mr. Namen as our director. In spite of the loss of patience on the part of Mr. Namen and the exhaustion and fear cf the actors, on December 7, Jumpin ' Jupiter proved a great success. In April our class rings arrived and we proudly displayed them to the rest of the school. June brought warm weather and the Junior Prom. On the 19th, many happy couples were found dancing under a roof of colored streamers, provided by the efforts of the Junior class. However, the year did not pass without changes. Mr. Peltier left us in January and Mr. Bixbv took his place. Also during our spring vacation, Mr. Goodnow resigned and Mr. Sanderson became our new principal. On the last day of school in our Junior year, we all took off for the Chapman ' s summer home on Cape Cod. We went in four cars with all of the drivers getting lost at least once but finally arriving at our destination. The girls slept in two rooms down stairs and all of the boys slept in the attic on cots except for three fresh-air fiends, George, Mickey and Jigger, who slept in the garage and froze. Soon after our arrival we decided to look around the place. We went down to the beach to see how the swimming was, but the tide was out. Some- one saw some fish in the river that runs next to Chapman ' s place so back to the cottage we went to secure fishing line, bait and a net. As the fish didn ' t bite, brave George put the net into the water and caught the fish. Of course, most of us never saw fish like these before. They were blowfish and when yo u rub their bellies, they puff up to three times their original size. Amazed at these freaks of nature which couldn ' t be used for eating, we decided they must be good for something and tried using the poor dumb fish as footballs . 20

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Prophecy Towards the end of the year, Mrs. Severance became worried about the future of her beloved Class of 1948. Finally she took the Oakdale bus to Worcester to see the Great Madam Zerouni, the World ' s Greatest Fortune Teller. Nervously, she entered the small dimly lit waiting room and waited for the Madam to present herself. At last she was ushered into her private office. There, before a small wooden table, sat the Madam with a large crystal ball before her. Mrs. Severance explained the purpose of her visit. The Great Madam Zerouni nodded approvingly, and stared into the crystal ball. Slowly, she mumbled to herself . . . Aha!!!! The year is 1954. I see before me a dashing, handsome foot- ball hero, already famous for his spectacular ball playing for Notre Dame, that great football team of the U. S. In case you haven ' t guessed it, this is Bernie Belles, the sports fan of the class of ' 48. Suddenly in the crystal ball appears a quiet, rural town in Connecticut. A large white house bears a sign in front which reads, Rest Home for Old Maids . Inside, rushing around to get ready for iheir first guests , are Barbara, Jean, and Lois. By some strange coin- cidence she notices a big office across the street, with two large signs in the window. One reads, Rayworth Genelli, Artesian Well Co. ' ' ; the other reads, Whitney Radio Television Shop. Next, a hospital scene appears, and a smiling nurse dressed in a crisp, white uniform is giving orders to several student nurses standing nearby. As you know, Jean Cousins is quite well versed in this art. Her stiff Chemistry course under the instruction of Mr. Stubbs proved helpful for her career in nursing. Now the crystal ball glows brightly and a gay New York night club is seen. Sure enough it is Wayne Downer. His crooning is now enjoyed by millions. Dishes of tempting food fi ll the table, and Madam Zerouni visualizes a jolly chef in Howard ' s Clam Box — a chef who makes the night club even more popular with his world famous fried clams. Every table in the restaurant is crowded and no one has passed away — as yet! ! ! Over the exit door is c large sign, Eat here and die home , and underneath, We can ' t afford the funeral expenses . The view of a cute, white cottage by the side of the road turn her attention to another class mate, Mrs. Paul Conforti. Flip has established herself as the most accomplished housewife in the country. She is surrounded by two cute freshly scrubbed, little boys, and is doing very well keeping them on their good behavior. Bibity bop-bop bibity bop-bop — Crash!!!! Now a splendid office appears. Where IS my eraser? shouts the typist. Ha, Ha! Thought you never made an error, Eva!!! But never mind, you were the only one who ever became the perfect secretary in Miss Riordan ' s Commercial Course. Again the crystal glows. Who is this dignified man with the long brown beard? Ya-ta-ta-ya-ta-ta! Young Dr. Lovell is giving a prescription to one 22