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

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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

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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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of his patients. They give him no competition in talking since they know him too well. Mrs. Severance remembers that Johnny gave her quite some com- petition in this line. A street scene appears — a street in the great city of Boston. As the ball focuses better, she sees a newsboy holding a paper with these headlines: Extra! Extra!! The Laboratory of B. U. exploded this afternoon after Pro- fessor Nowak completed one of his successful experiments for his Chemistry Class . Under Mr. Stubbs ' s instruction, Eddie became quite a scientist. Ha, Ha. Suddenly Mrs. Severance, looking over Madam Zerouni ' s shoulder, sees a familiar scene. When she finally places it, she discovers that it is right in W. Boylston. Chug, chug, chug! Over the hill comes the Novia Construc- tion Company ' s truck. George has finally reached his goal — ten trucks, one Diesel shovel, one trailer, two bulldozers. Now West Boylston ' s streets will always be kept in perfect condition, thanks to Georgie. The scene now changes to the Bethany Baptist Church in New York, Rev. William Oser officiating. This talented young minister is giving his congregation a sermon on the Evils of Communism. Billy was always pretty good at arguing, anyway. The stage is set; the lights dim; and an attractive singer with a beautiful voice floats into the scene. It is none other than Edie. She ' s been packing them in at Frisco ' s Mocambo Club. A group of fans crowd around Edie for her autograph. But singing is only a side issue with her, as she has a home of her own and quintuplets to take care of, besides being the dancing instructor at the Petterson Dancing Studio. Again the scene changes to W. Boylston. In her beautiful new home, a busy housewife is seen with duster, broom, and scrub brush in her hand. Well, it looks like Eliza ' s housecleaning day. As you know, she resigned from Meola ' s soon after graduation, and is kept quite busy with her four little Tommy Jrs. The gym of M. E. H. S. emerges from the black depths of the crystal ball, and the shrill of a loud whistle is heard and Penny yells, You blocked him from the rear . Yes, he ' s a coach at Major Edwards, his old Alma Mater. What a team! ! ! Mrs. Severance knows all future Clark Tourney games will be victorious for Edwards, now. A multitude of marching feet come marching across the scene — and a loud order is heard. Get in line, there , calls Sarge Russo . A1 was always the guy for leadership, being our class president at school for three years in a row. Certainly looks sharp in that officer ' s uniform — Wow!!! The ball begins to move about in a rocking manner, a movement brought about by the motion of a huge ship. Lieutenant Solitro is giving orders to several new recruits. (Poor guys) — Come on Swabbie! Use some elbow grease!!! Mickey was always good at giving orders to lower classmen. It certainly didn ' t take long for him to get to the top. A well-dressed man appears on the scene, and Swenney ' s excited voice is heard, What have you got to lose? Just think, if you die in 20 years, you can collect $10,000 in insurance! ! ! Swenson makes a perfect salesman; he always has a good line. Mrs. Severance was completely satisfied after Madam Zerouni concluded. Now she is able to wish us a happy Godspeed with confidence in the ideals of her 1948 class of Seniors. N. B. Nowak came out from the explosion alive but lost his hair.