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

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MARY-LOUISE MANSON “Mary-Lou”’ Mary-Lou is a slim, vivacious, fun-loving brunette. She participates in many sports, volleyball, field hockey, swimming, ice-skating and is a very speedy forward on any basketball team. Her love for harmony is proved by the music box which she carries with her, and the fact that she is quite adept with the piano keys. She also enjoys boogie-woogi e and loves to jive. Designing clothes as a hobby has developed from her ability to draw. Some- day, she intends to take sufficient training to change her hobby into a full time occupation. Field Hockey 2; Math Club 2, 3; A.A. 2, 3, 4; Pan- American Club 3; Usher, Reception; Softball 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball Manager 3; Tatler 3, 4; Basketball 4; Publicity, Class Play. RENA D. MUGFORD “Re” Prettiness, vivacity, and vigor characterize Rena. Few will object if we say she is quite an accomplished lass, and has proved an ideal student. Sports’ activities in- clude bowling and skating. In idler moments, she ex- plores the secrets of photography, listens to popular music (especially the three-quarter time), or seeks rhythm on the dance floor. As far as we know, she has made no serious study of any vocation, except, perhaps that she fondles a desire to become a tap dancer. Archery 3; Decorating, Reception; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4; A.A. 2, 3; Usher, Class Play. J. WILLIAM NICHOLSON “Nicky” This jocular young man has distinguished himself in football for the past two years. He has, indeed, been a mainstay for the Green Hornets. Billy’s interest in sports is not limited to the gridiron—he has an eye on a pasture spot in baseball. His easy-going nature and the quality of his lasting smile have gained him a multitude of friends. If desires become a reality, there will be additional schooling in later life, all toward his becoming a mechanical draftsman. Football 2, 3, 4; Math Club 2, 3; Baseball 4; A.A. 2, 3 4; Decorating, Reception; Stage and Properties, Class ay. 24

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ROX-ELLENE LaPLANTE Rox Roxy is a small, serious brunette. In her idle hours she reads, listens to the radio, and plays the piano. Her hobby is painting. Work on the farm deprives her of excessive free time; yet she manages to bowl, dance, ice skate, swim, play basketball and softball. Ingrid Berg- man and Dorothy McGuire are her idols. Her pet peeves are jazz and trigonometry. We wish her success along the lines of interior decorating which she has made the profession of her dreams. Glee Club 2, 3; Math Club 3; Latin Club 4; Yearbook Board; A.A. 2, 3, 4; Usher, Reception; Tatler 4; Publicity, Class Play. VIRGINIA Ake MacDONALD “Gini” Generous at play, conscientious at work, depict Virginia quite well. Difficulties in class have been overcome by relentless diligence to the task on hand, even if the complications of the English language have often been cause of intellectual irritations. She plays piano, indulges in letter writing, while persistent rumors introduce her as a fine seamstress and a good cook. Hope for the future has maintained two avenues open: she will either be a dietitian or a teacher of home economics. Math Club 2; Pan-American Club 3; Stage and Prop- erties, Class Play; A.A. 2, 3, 4; Usher, Reception. ROBERG Be MackHACHLAN, JR: “Bob” Refined, studious, friendly are only a few of the ad- jectives that have been applied to Bob time and time again. Top honors have rewarded an adept combination of skill and lasting labor, and the incessant sparkle of his active mind make all subjects a pleasure to him. Stamp- collecting, photography, and music (Beethoven to Boogie) fill in during spare hours. It seems that classes in analytic chemistry at Brown University will inherit this student. Math Club 2, 3; Band 2; A.A. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3; Decorating, Reception; Class Play Cast, “Arthur Kenny”; Orchestra 2, 3; Tatler 2, 4; Science Club 3; Pan-American Club 3; Yearbook Board; Essayist. 23

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EDWARD P. NORDBERG “Eddy” Eddy is the blond, energetic, bespectacled midget among the male members of the class. Deeply interested in sports, he performs stellar work on the basketball team, captains the baseball nine, and, on his own, does plenty of swimming and hockey playing. Such interests explain his title of sports’ editor on the Tatler. Other activities include dancing, bowling, reading and participation in social events. Eddy possesses ambitions for his post- scholastic career, but most of them seem to focus around the word “sports”. Basketball 2, 3, 4; Math Club 2, 3; A.A. 2, 3, 4; Decorat- ing, Reception; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Tatler 2, 3, 4; Pan- American Club 3; Program, Class Play; Track 4. ELEANOR M. OTTAVIANI “Eleanor” Happy-go-lucky attitude, willingness to help, love of fun, and sunny disposition make up Taffy. She is a tall, dark girl with dark brown sparkling eyes. Taffy has many varied interests including reading, sewing, bowling, playing softball and basketball. Her cooking ability and the way she handles children make her a homebody. In her spare time she works in Sannie’s, but she also man- ages to attend a good football or basketball game. In the future, she hopes to find success in the business world. A.A. 3; Decorating, Reception; Pan-American Club 3; Stage and Properties, Class Play. RICHARD M. PALANZA “Richy” Richy is one of the sparkplugs of the class; his pep and vitality have contributed much to keep many a class project alive. He is one of our outstanding sports en- thusiasts—a star quarterback in football, captain of the team in basketball, and the champion miler on the track. Again within his sports circle we find hockey, baseball, and swimming. Social events appeal to him; maybe that’s because girls are tops on his list of hobbies. A college education is in store for Richy if everything goes accord- ing to plans. A.A. 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4, captain 4; Science Club 3; Tatler 3, 4; Reception, decorating; Track 2, 3, 4; Math Club 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Program, Class Play. 25