Mansfield High School - Hornet / Green Years Yearbook (Mansfield, MA)

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To Our Principal and Our Instructors: We have come to the end of our high school days. Although we are glad to reach our goal and are proud of our achievement, it is not without regret that we leave our school and those who have helped to make the past three years both profitable and enjoyable. We sincerely appreciate the interest that you have shown in us and we hope that we shall prove worthy of your efforts by main- taining the high standards which you have set for us. onvor SSndbol: To Our Honor Students: The Class of 1940 is justly proud of its two high honor students Edith Robinson and Lila Thurber. Both have made a notable record in scholarship. Edith, an ardent sports fan, has done the school valuable service in reorganizing our cheering section. Perhaps Lila is best known as editor-in-chief of The Tatler. Edith is enrolled at Radcliffe College and Lila plans to attend Katherine Gibbs School. The good wishes of the Class will follow each girl in her career.

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EVULOVS

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Gen 13 tory by Clara Boynton One bright day in September, 1937, a tiny arrow, marked Class of 1940, was shot from its bow. The far-away target of that arrow was graduation. One hundred and nineteen sophomores entered upon a new and different life on that September morning. “The juniors and seniors considered themselves greatly superior to us in both knowledge and experience. We immediately set out to show them that they were mistaken in their opinion. Realizing that an unorganized group would never make much progress, we proceeded early in the fall to elect our class officers. We chose for our president, Albert Sita; for our vice- president, Rachel Swett; for our secretary, John Colella; for our treasurer, Walter Vallett. Our advisers during our first year in high school were Miss Henchel, Miss Hannon, Miss Pope, and Mr. Richardson. We were well represented in athletics by John Colella, Cortlandt Davidson, Walter MeGinn, John Robertson, Albert — Sita, Robert Sullivan, Clifford Titus, and Walter Vallett. The arrow made great progress in its long journey during this first year. We had looked forward to our summer va- cation, but we were glad to return to our studies in September. On our arrival at school on the first day we were greeted by our new principal, Mr. Hays, who has since done much to speed the arrow on its course. With Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Whitmore as our advisers, we elected our class officers. Again we chose Albert Sita for our president. The other officers were Walter Vallett, vice-president; Jean LaRoe, secretary; and Viola Fornaciari, treasurer. Early in the year we selected our class rings. During the next few weeks we eagerly awaited them. Upon their arrival we were the center of the admiring glances of both seniors and sophomores, especially the latter. In February many members of the class attended the Mardi Gras, sponsored by the French and Latin clubs, under the direction of Miss Shepard and Miss Jones. It was our first important social event, and everyone present thoroughly enjoyed himself. As juniors we were represented in sports by Fred Brutcher, John Colella, Cortlandt Davidson, Alfred DiGiampietro, George Goddard, George McCoy, Walter McGinn, Bill Maurer, Nicholas Paioni, Jackie Robertson, Bob Sherman, Albert Sita, Bob Sullivan, Louis Syat, Clifford Titus, Bud Vallett, and Douglas White. In June came the climax of our year’s work—our reception to the seniors. After weeks of preparation, the long-awaited night arrived. The Town Hall was trans- formed into a beautiful arctic scene. Huge icicles hung everywhere, silvery stars shone from a blue northern sky, while musicians played before the dazzling aurora borealis. “The event was a great success. “Thus ended our junior year in the 9