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

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Speaking of the medical profession reminds me of our two class doctors, Barry Blake and Bruce Lindberg. And three of our girls chose nursing as their career — Marilyn Lancey, Margie Hall, and Valerie Erickson. Then Evelyn hesitates for a minute. Janie, are you sure you ' re not being bored by all this reminiscing? Oh no. Mother! I just love hearing about your school days. Please go on. Well, then, let me tell you about our Senior year. That was the most exciting of all. Our biggest problem seemed to be the MESA, our yearbook. I can remember Norman Gallagher, the Editor, getting after everyone to get his or her material finished. Norman ' s co-editor was Norma Keith. She is a gym instructor now at the Y. W. C. A. Then, too, there was the school paper, published by the Senior commercial English class. Some of the workers on “The Echo were Beverly Parker, who is a full-fledged journalist now, and Mary Negro and Ann Dellasanta, who I hear, are both happily married. Others were Janice Phelps — she s now a stenographer, and Martha. The only boy on the staff was John Natola, a prosperous business man now in Boston. Evelyn rummages through the trunk and brings out an at- tractive white leather book. Here ' s our senior yearbook, Janie. How hard we all worked on it! Look at us twenty-fve years ago. “Here ' s a picture of a boy I ' ll never forget, Arthur Coughlin. He had the kind of disposition that is hard to fnd anywhere. I think he is managing a large company in Worcester now. Here ' s Norman Crane, the boy who always supplied the answers to those memorable chemistry questions. We all ex- pected him to be a success and he didn ' t disappoint us. He ' s a famous engineer on the West Coast. There ' s Warren Lindquist, who was always very quiet in class, but believe me, he proved his ability on that basketball floor. He works in Worcester now. “Well, Janie, it seems to me I ' ve told you about most of my classmates, all but Ruth Meola and Audrey Rayworth. Ruthie was one of the smallest girls in our class and very pretty. You see her just about every day. She teaches the first grade right here in West Boylston. “And Audrey — I ' ll always remember the cheery smile she had for everyone. She is married now, too, but she taught Home Economics for several years after college. Well, Janie, that ' s the story of my High School days. Gee, Mom, it ' s been fun listening to what all your classmates are doing now. It makes me wonder what I ' ll be doing in twenty-five years. Why, Janie, you will probably be doing the same thing I ' m doing right now. But we still haven ' t found a dress for you to wear. Oh, Mom, may I wear your Prom gown? It ' s so pretty and I promise to be very careful of it. “I know you will, Janie, and do have fun tonight. Why, it ' s almost time to go right now! Let me help you get ready. Pno4Uiec4f, ol the ClaM. o f950

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P iOytiUec f 0 the QlaA4 950 SCENE: THE COZY KITCHEN OF A CHARMING LITTLE COTTAGE. PLACE: WEST BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. TIME: JUNE, 1975. We find Evelyn Ferrandino, now happily married, preparing the family dinner. She is abruptly interrupted by her teen-age daughter, Janie, who comes rushing into the kitchen and exclaims: Mother, tonight is the Varsity Club Masquerade Ball, and I just haven ' t a thing to wear. Can ' t you help me? Evelyn smiles indulgently. Now Janie, don ' t get so excited. I ' m sure we can find something for you to wear. Let me think. I used to attend most of the dances back in high school, and I have all my things stored in the attic. We ' ll take a look after dinner. Dinner is finished. We discover Janie and her mother looking through an old trunk in the attic. Janie comes across a very pretty gown. “Mother, she cries, what a lovely dress. Evelyn beams happily, That ' s the gown I wore to my first prom. I went with one of the nicest boys in my class. His name was Peter Smith. My, how time flies! To think that Peter Smith is managing a big department store in New York now! I ' ll bet you had loads of good times back in your high school days. Mother. I ' d love to hear about some of them. Evelyn nods in agreement. “Well, Janie, dear, I guess I did have fun — we all did in high school. For instance, I ' ll never forget our Sophomore class party. We all went to Janet Hoaglund ' s summer camp in Rutland. Jan, by the way, still loves her work as a medical secretary. The class party was a huge success. Everyone had a grand time. Then when it was time to go home, Jimmy Flagg found he had lost the keys to his car- — you ' ve heard me speak of Jim — he ' s a mortician in the city now. Those keys caused a good deal of trouble. Four Sophomores were stranded until someone brought another set of keys. The unlucky ones besides Jimmy, if I remem- ber correctly, were Anita Brinck, who taught school for two years before she was married; the same Dexter Burlingame, who ' s now an engineer in Worcester; and Shirley Richards — Shirley got married not too long after she was graduated from high school. Our Sophomore year was an eventful one, Janie, but the Junior year at Major Edwards was even busier. The first big event was our Junior Play — what a time we had with that. You ' d never guess who played the leading role. Today everyone knows him as Professor Norman V. Gallagher of Clark University. Of course, each person acted his part very well, but the girl who really stole the show was Judy Warner. She played a spinster aunt grieving over her long-departed brother, Horatio. Judy is a very successful singing teacher in Worcester right now. Then, dear, continues Evelyn, came the Junior Prom. Every- one had a hand in it. The decorating was a particularly big job. Martha Bonci, I remember, was the chairman of that committee. I see Martha every now and then. She ' s a medical secretary in Worcester.

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QlaU a ' 51 First Row, left to right: Richard Morrow, Margaret Bavosi, William Manna, Irene Southworth, Robert Porkin, Shirley Cameron, Robert Goyer, Carole Manna, Richard Rindfliesch, Josephine LaComfora. Second Row, left to right: Eleanor Pedini, Mildred Davis, Edward Denton, Virginia Pyne, Charles Goodale, Rose Salluce, Edmond Shaw, Esther Davis, Priscilla Buck, Mr. McNoney. First Row, left to right: Anno DePatsy, Eleanor Casogrando, Marie Hesketh, Jane Rindfliesch, Donald Geneva, Patsy Fallavollita, Harry Dellasanta, Joan Bristol, Velma Downer, Constance Petterson. Second Row, left to right: Miss Hollis, Virginia Pendleton, Loretta Anthony, Judith Anderson, Jane Flagg, Nancy Pibus, Shirley Flynn, Virginia Childs, Betty Flagg, Donna Howard, Robert Stewart. Third Row, left to right: Ronald Phelps, Norman Goodale, Russell Phelps, Clinton Hubbard, John Gillander, Harold Phelps, Robert Solitro, Royston Buck, Paul Henault. 0 ' 52