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

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Henry Collins leaves his skill in all card games to Fred Ienello. Ed Julian leaves a pocket-sized dictionary to Calvin Chamberlain. The teachers hope Calvin makes more use of it than Mushie did. Rudolph Menga and his violin leave a gap in Mr. Kempfs’ orchestra that will be hard to fill. Robert Patriquin passes on to John Antosca the title of “Lady Killer.” Roger Everett leaves his glasses to next year’s basketball team. Roger wants to make sure that they see more of the basket than he did. Esther Wirth leaves the title of “Scatterbrain” to Braddy Brown. Kay Flynn leaves her haughty manner to Miss Gness. Priscilla Wheeler leaves her harp to Joyce Simmonds, a perfect angel. Fred Nielsen leaves his “punchy” ways to Raymond Collins. Earl Wright leaves a few points on drawing to those who consider marking desks an art. Francis Pascucci leaves his collection of the latest jokes to anyone willing to read them. Doris Yerbury leaves her ambition to become a model to Janelle Swett. Fred Morse, Paul Hicks, and Harold Chamberlain leave suggestions on how to crash Pembroke to any “bright” boys planning to go to Brown. Mary Leonelli leaves her ration book to Barbara Holt. Helen Gegenheimer leaves her never-failing energy and interest in school affairs to B arbara Dustin. Lois Card and Olive Enman leave their promise to do their bit in keeping up the morale of the armed services by attending all U.S.O. dances. Edward Dalton leaves to next year’s senior president a book entitled “How a Class Meeting Should and Can Be Conducted.” Earle Buck leaves his ambition to become an honor student to Bert Merrill. Earl Brown leaves his A and C gas ration books to any boy who would like to visit Wheaton more often. Dave Jackson hands over his diary to Hilda Bernardo for safe keeping.

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Liass Will By Maurice I. Tretakoff We, the Graduating Class of 1943, of Mansfield High School, Mansfield, Massachusetts, County of Bristol, being of failing health, but of perfect memory and sound mind, do make and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by us at any time. To Mr. Merrill, our superintendent, and to Mr. Craig, our principal, we leave our sincere gratitude for all their help and encouragement during our school days. To the faculty we leave the consoling thought that we came to school on Mon- days in body, if not in mind. To Frank Flammia, Arthur Robertson passes on his prestige as a star football player. Celeste Souza leaves her ability to write verse to Marion Chase. Eleanor Chandler leaves a book on jiujitsu to Martha Turner. Walter Bielan leaves his secret of developing a muscular body to Leslie Rathbun. Bob Eldridge leaves his attitude of good will towards others to Richard Howe. Alice Macomber and Eleanor Moscaritolo leave high school to attend business school. Mary Brogna offers to coach the star of next year’s class play. Fred Garland leaves his collection of the latest jazz music to Russell Williamson. Bruce Bayley leaves a few inches of his height to Alex Uva in exchange for some points on how to play football. Stan Inman leaves his rare sense of humor to John Grundy. Evelyn Eldridge leaves her task of digging up facts for the class history to the class historian of 1944. Kay Reilly passes on a carton of Rye Crisps to Lillian Lincks. They have done wonders for Kay. Ed Lander leaves to John Rice his perfect codrdination in calisthenics. Roy Fowler bequeathes the title of the “Little Man Who Is Always There” to William Harrigan.

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John Koukol wills a book entitled ‘““Radios—How and Why They Work” to Mr. Craig. Mary Ellen Gremore leaves a small book containing addresses of sailors to Grace Nickerson. Rose Cavallo leaves her quiet ways to Dick Eldridge. Kenny Richardson leaves Virginia DeLong alone to defend herself against the wolves as best she can. Jean Paton and Edith Boynton leave their knowledge of commercial subjects to any girl who plans to become a private secretary. Alice Bellavance leaves her come-hither smile to Marcia Vernon. Irene Kalvin and Elsa Griswold bestow on any ambitious girl a pamphlet en- titled ““How To B ecome Engaged before Graduating.” Helen Johnson leaves a book of tickets to Boston to any girl who has a sailor stationed at the Navy Yard. Deborah Sullivan leaves her ‘Foot’ in the care of some beautiful nurses. Verne Butts leaves to Jackie Vallett his conviction that variety is the spice of life. Bill Cross passes down to some bright math student the art of doing his review math during trig periods without getting caught. Helen Rockwood leaves her loyalty to the basketball team to some sports-minded girl in the junior class. Anna Patrignani leaves Helena Wellman the task o f carrying on the petty gossip of the school. Gene Britton leaves his knowledge of aircraft to Seward Tuell. Helene Gallipeau bestows on Loraine Anderson her beauty and charm. Francis Green leaves his new electric razor to Jackie Adelstone. Marion Wirth leaves her large vocabulary to John Pharmakis. Betsey Fitzgerald leaves Marion Dustin the consoling thought that there are plenty of men over six feet tall. Jane Wynn leaves her job at the lunch counter to any girl who can smile and control her temper.