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

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Now we see the pretty pastels — pink, blue, yellow, lavender, peach, and green. Of course these lovely floral colors bring back the Reception given the Class of ’44. The shades of orange, brown and deep yellow are traditional fall colors and recall the customary Class Play on ‘Thanksgiving Night. During the fall we rehearsed “Junior Miss.” Under the able direction of Miss Donaghue, the hidden talents of our Class were discovered. A smattering of black and white suggests a printed page. I am sure each one of us can visualize ‘““The Tatler” and our yearbook, ‘“The Echo.’ Many of us have happy recollections of hours spent working with Miss Hannon on the school paper. The tapestry reminds us of the gratitude we owe to Mr. Ricci, whose guidance made possible the publishing of our unique yearbook. A well chosen staff with Martha Turner and Roger Buck as co-editors worked diligently to make ““The Echo” a tribute to our class and something to treasure in years to come. As we follow the design there appears a gleaming silver thread, which predomin- ates as we near the end. This signihes the scholarship and honors won by our class members. In our Junior Year Alex Uva was chosen to attend a summer session at Massachusetts State College, an honor awarded by the American Legion. Also in our Junior Year, Roger Buck, Fred Ienello, and Robert Strese won History Awards. In the Senior Year Janith Linscott was selected the Good Citiz enship Pilgrim. Senior honors were awarded in March to Hubert Beals, Brad Brown, Roger Buck, Marian Chase, Bill Harrigan, Janith Linscott, and Jacky Servais carrying the threads of silver again for the Class of ’45. The bright, gay colors scattered here and there throughout the pattern indicate our social activities, such as The 45 Club, Tramp and Bow Days, and many others. In our imagination we see our tapestry finished off with snowy white, in keeping with Commencement. It has been a pleasure to recall for you the history of our class and I hope that you have enjoyed examining with me the tapestry that we have woven during the past three years. JanitH L. Linscott THE EcHo Page Thirteen

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Class History HEN the honor of writing our Class History was bestowed upon me I began reminiscing and in so doing our activities and progress assembled themselves in my mind as a colorful tapestry. Join with me in imagination while I produce for you this tapestry we have woven. Awaiting us, when we entered Mansfield High School in September, 1942, was the loom, our future education, upon which we were to weave our tapestry. On the loom we placed eighty-eight threads, one for each sophomore student. We shall see upon looking at this tapestry that the pattern is influenced by a maroon thread. This strand represents our c lass advisors —- Miss Henchel, Mrs. Whitmore, and Mr. Robinson; our class officers — Roger Buck, Fred Ienello, Jackie Servais, Elizabeth Flint, Don Huston, Bud Merrill, and Jimmy Wright. Green and white become prominent as my mind recalls the brisk, autumn days we sat in the grandstand while our boys on the gridiron thrilled us. And I think of winter evenings when our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams brought excitement into nearby gyms and our own Town Hall. On sunny, hot, spring days we followed the baseball team. Always present were the flashy green and white uniforms of the cheer- leaders who gave continual moral support to our teams. Now we see a splash of red, white and blue. This was brought into our design during our Sophomore Year when the Victory Corps was organized. As we continue to view the tapestry we also see glistening gold threads. “These threads recall the choosing of our Class Rings in our Junior Year. How proudly we flashed the gold seals when the rings arrived. Following this gold thread we remember how we carried it through to our Senior Year by selecting Class Pins. A bright, dashing red comes into the pattern. ‘Vhis red streak reminds us of the fun, humor, gayety, and deviltry in which we all took part. Remember the white mouse? QO yes and the fresh air addicts who were always being caught when they tried to sneak out for an extra breath of it? (It seems strange this practice still continued in view of the cigarette shortage). No doubt the faculty often saw red when they interrupted the chatter, clatter, and din of the Study Hall and endured the commotion caused by the changing of classes. “hese plus many other misdoings were the reasons for the intertwining of deep indigo blue with red in so many places — the hours we spent with thee, dear Mansfield High, after two o'clock! The khaki and the navy immediately remind us of the boys who have answered our country’s call. We can’t help noticing that there are some broken threads. These represent the boys who left us before their share of the design was completed — namely: Foot Certuse, Ray Collins, Bud Devine, Andy Emory, and Bob Schofield. A gold star fastens one of these threads. Page Twelve THE EcHo

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