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

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CAnutcti: One inig ' ht say that we entei’ed our liigli school term like lambs . . . ami we are departing- like lions! Our freshman year was uneventful since no social activities were held. We did cai our year with a wonderful class trij) to Whalom Park, however. Mrs. Hamilton was our class advisor and for class officeis, we were led by Donald Bacon, president; Kent Lindberg, vice-])resident ; Betty Esoian, secretary; David Gonyer, treasurer. A welcome addition to the class this year was Cynthia Monioe and several new teachers arrived on the scene including- Miss Dand and Mr. Lei)ore. The initial stej) being- comjjleted, we entered our sophomore year with less trejjida- tion and treated Edwards’ sacred halls less sacredly! Newcomer Miss Chailes was our class s})onsor and aided us in preparing- for the Sophomore Hoj), an artistic and financial success. Likeable Gail Wheeler joined our ranks and proved to be a tremendous asset. We regretted the loss of Bob Leonard who left foi- Worcester .Academy. Again we went to Whalom Park for a class trip after the success of the previous year. Mr. Kelly left our midst at the end of this year. Class officers were Kent Lindberg, president; Gail Wheeler, vice-i)resident ; David Gonyer, treasurer; Patricia King, secretary. We entered our third year with Mr. McNaney as class advisor and immediately began preparing for the Junior Play, 7’ (Ci (Uive Him .1 Co-ed. Mr. Thomas ably directed the production. Jim Pe])in, a class newcomer, and David Gonyer shared the male leads while Gail Wheeler and Cynthia were the centeis of the female S])otlite. “The Junior Jump” was our first dance of the year but our big production was the Junior Prom staged successfully at the Wachusett Country Club. A heart-warming- gesture was a farewell party to Mr. McNaney held at Bullock Lodge. Mr. McNaney left to enter the Leominster school system. The class trip was an exciting- tiek to Hampton Beach. Leaders of the class this year were Kent Lindberg, i)iesident; David Gonyei-, vice-i)resident ; Gail Wheeler, tieasurer; Betty Esoian, secretary.

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We the Class of One thousand Nine hundred and Fifty Four of Major Edwards High School being ' of sound mind and able body do solemnly swear this to be our last will and testament. To the following we bequeath these possessions : To Mrs. Hamilton we leave a desk free from books and papers. To Miss Gilmore we leave an extra book of late slips” for those students who are always imposing ' on her. To Mr. Lepore we leave our sincere appreciation and thanks for the many wonderful things he has clone for the class. To Mr. Kalinowski we leave a pair of dancing- shoes. To Mr. Allen we leave the athletes of the Gram- mar School in ho])es that they become the future chamj)ions. To Mr. Thomas we leave a book of plays. To Mr. Marshall we leave a set of rubber stamps with the alphabet both forwards and backwards. To Mrs. Gagel we leave a repairiiian to fix the sewing machines. To Mr. Hayes we leave a loving cu]i for his fine work much ajipreciated in the school. A)i(l to the Stu(le its: Havid Ludden leaves his kissing license to Charles Esoian. Clu ' is Meola leaves one of his famous club sandwiches to Thomas Murphy. Janet leaves her many hair styles to Barbara Childs. Kent Lindbei ' g leaves with Gail Wheeler. Duncan Rice bequeaths his car full of girls to Jimmy Scrimgeour. Priscilla leaves her s)iort’s ability to Virginia Smedberg. Alvin Rarakian leaves the gills strictly alone. Jane Naponen leaves her gentle and sweet ways to Regina Popko. David Gonyer bequeaths his little book of tele- ))hone numbers to Jackie Price. Lillian leaves her “wolfish ways” to Shirley Bavosi. Dick Lesjierance wills his baby face to Edward Buck. Marion Hoyle leaves her height as well as her giggles to Carol Rosenlund. Lucy leaves her boy catching ideas to Claire Flagg. Louie bequeaths his dramatic ability to Tommy Dellasanta. BeBe Solitro wills his ability to ])lay basketball to Dick Phelps. Gail leaves her secrets on “How to Hold a Man” to Janet Rice. Cyntliia leaves her technicpie to Carol Le Due. Donald Bacon bequeaths Ids dancing ste))s to Jimmy Jeffrey. Carol leaves her bashful ways to Myrna Brinck. Betty leaves the boys beldnd with many broken hearts. Teresa leaves her home making- ideas to Ann Benedict. Robert Fancy leaves his boisterous ways to Bobby Rich. Gloria leaves her study habits to Anne Roberts. Patricia wills her red hair to Tina Hanson. Kay Fawcett beipieaths her figure to Marilyn Brownell. To the Juniors we leave our best wishes for success at Wachusett Regional High School. To the Soi)homores we leave our books “on Behavior in the Classrooms” and “Corridor Con- duct.” To the Freshmen we leave better ideas for initiation. On the third day of May, One thousand and Nine hundred and P’ifty Four we attest this to be our last Will and Testament of the Class of J.A.NET SK.ANTZ and LUCY TAMBOLLEO

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I i Ami our final year was here at last! We were to be the ultimate class at Edwards’ since the secondary school pupils are to be tuitioned to Holden in 1954. Mr. Lepore assumed his duties as Senior Class Sponsor and we immediately set the social wheel in motion by sponsoring ' a “Welcome Widget Dance.” In conjunction with freshman initia- tion, a “Mystery Dance” was then held followed by a Chiistmas dance. The biggest financial success of the year was our broom sale whicb netted a great deal of money for the class and was a si)lendid example of class co-operation. Work was begun on the yearbook and in January the annual Varsity-Faculty basketball game was held. And then all too soon we had come to the end of our high school days . . . bacculaureate . . . finally . . . graduation! Our final class officers were Louis Geneva, inesident; Donald Racon, vice-president; Lillian Kimpton, treasurer; Betty Esoian, secretary. ccCuA ct f I i I i ' La