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

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Cpa Song Worps BY CATHERINE FARIA Music py RicHArD PHELPS 1 | I i] Leare Your pleas ant hal s g Be - hind Us mem y et i i I I head Stern duty:-- Farewell, dear Mansfield High, Farewell, our schoolmates all; Now we leave your pleasant halls: We’ve shared both joys and fears: Behind us, memories bright; The thoughts of friendships rare Ahead, stern duty calls. Will gladden all our years. Farewell, our teachers true, Life’s road before us lies: Our guides through untried ways, Where’er our journey leads, Devoted, patient, just, Our love for Mansfield High And worthy of our praise. We'll show by word and deeds. 27

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Se Pp lay On Thanksgiving night a capacity audience filled the Town Hall to see the Class of 1941 present Almost Eighteen. This three-act comedy was directed by Mrs. Mildred F. Morse, assisted by Mary Bowles. The play centers around Eddie Barry, who is almost eighteen. When Eddie yearns to go to school so that he can learn to be a crooner like Bing Crosby, his hard-boiled father consents, provided his son can earn two hundred dollars to pay the tuition. An essay contest, sponsored by the local woman’s club, suggests a solution to the young man’s problem. With good intentions, Eddie’s Uncle George mails to the com- mittee in charge an essay which Eddie has copied from a book in an attempt to improve his literary style. Out of a clear sky, Mr. Merritt, the principal of Eddie’s school, and one of the judges, accuses Eddie of plagiarism and demands an explanation. Eddie, who is dumbfounded by the accusation, is given IZ, Werito Pro Merito is an honorary society composed of the seniors of Mansfield High school who have attained during the last three years a scholastic average of eighty-five per cent or over. We are very proud to announce that fifteen members of our class have qualified for this honor. They are, as they appear in the picture at the left: (front row, left 29 no chance to speak. When Uncle George returns from his fishing trip, he explains that he sent the essay by mistake. After many complications, the play ends very happily for Eddie Barry and his family. The members of the cast ably por- trayed the various roles as follows: Weldon Britton, Eddie Barry; Jeanne Ehrlich, Mrs. Barry, Eddie’s kind and understanding mother; Earle Horton, Mr. Barry; Edward Nielsen, Eddie’s amiable Uncle George; Helen Shea, Eddie’s pretty girl friend, Ann; Shirley La Har, Beatrice, Eddie’s sister; Gladys Schofield, Mabel Warren, Eddie’s music teacher; Richard Phelps, Tommy, Eddie’s pal; Eda Menga, Sally Davidson, “a cute little trick”; George Bearcovitch, stern Mr. Merritt; Patricia Sullivan, Mrs. Granville, and Gertrude Graham, Mrs. Dalrymple—judges in the essay contest; Virginia Shaw, Catherine Faria, and Frances Navitsky Beatrice’s friends. to right) Ruth Brown, Ruth Sanford, James Ingram, Robert Brutcher, George Bearcovitch, Helen Shea, Mary Bowles; (back row, left to right) Shirley Wil- liamson, Earle Horton, Jr., Gladys Scho- field, Shirley La Har, Edward Rockwood, Helen Manson, Carroll Wright, Mar- guerite Reilly.