Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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24 THE SCREECH OWL Victor Pozerycki “Stand in the sun, and SMILE.” Inter-class Football (3), (4); Prom Committee (3); Reception Committee (4); Screech Owl (3), (4). He surely is a good natured fellow. Why do all the girls look at his hair and sigh? That crack about sissies having curly hair went right under his heel. And fan mail Jumbo gets more than John Barrymore. He dislikes talking of his future career, but what ever it is, he is sure to be a success. Donald Priest “His smile is the cherub smile Of happiness and health.” Will Donnie never grow up and stop blushing? He has saved many a culprit in class, for teachers always suspect that wave of red. Since he has already become a benefactor of his fellow-men, may the world reward him! Francis Punch “I was not made for great affairs. I pay my debts, believe, and say my prayers.” Track (1). Punch lives up to that saying, “Good things come in small packages.” He’s at his best when he is at the Cove with a certain BOY. His pastime is getting into arguments. Waclaw Pyszka “Why did she love him? Curious fool, be still. Is human love the growth of human will?” One member of the Bakers’ Round Table. Though he follows the butchers’profession, he spends his spare time in the study of Blondes and their temperments. Francis Quinn “Promise is most given when the least is said.” Francis is a quiet member of the class. We know little of his outside activities, but probably he realizes that women like the “strong, silent man,” and means to live up to his reputation.

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THE SCREECH OWL 23 Jorma Osmo “Bad excuses are worse than none.” Prom Committee (3); Reception Committee (4); Track (3), (4); Interclass Football (1), (2). When you hear a crooning tune, Sung about the Commercial Room, Just look around and Jorma you’ll see, For crooning is his future to be. Mabel Palmer “And I smile and I talk with the sun in my face.” Whenever Mabel is around there is no chance for gloom. With her ever-ready humor, this bright lass of the Commercial Room keeps her classmates in gales of laughter. Always keep your youthful spirits, Mabel! Ralph Pekkala “He walks scholarly, reflective paths.” But on the other hand, he often shoots ahead into the future along the paths of imagination. Perhaps he will be an architect some day, and fill up that hole in the middle of the town — who knows? A high honor pupil, and chosen the most intellectual, he seems the kind who will go far. Joseph Piecewicz “With the skill of a Matty And the speed of a Cobb.” Baseball (1), (2), (3); Captain (4); Basketball (1), (2), (3), (4); Captain, Interclass. “Joe” is one reason why the Seniors can boast of so many victories in interclass sports, and another reason why the baseball team has been so successful in recent years. Add to that a few well chosen words concerning a good pal and there you have “Joe” all over. Joseph Pileeki “Life’s a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once and now I know it.” To appreciate Bud’s humor one must know him intimately, for to all outward appearances he is a very serious - minded person. Whenever the teacher is out of the room he provides the entertainment for his pals and keeps them in a constant uproar.

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THE SCREECH OWL 25 Joseph Rakiey “The race is to the swift.” Student Council (3); Track (2), (3), (4); Football Squad (3). Although quiet in school, we know that Joe has many interests, and his track record is a cause for no little envy. William Rouynowicz “He might be silent and not cast away His sentences in vain.” Orchestra (1), (2), (3). Bill is the he-man of the class. Bashful, and laconic, he eludes us every time we try to figure him out. Just go on through life as you play ice-hockey, Bill, and you’ll reach the goal every time. Joseph Serafinco “Greater men than I have lived, but I doubt it.” Sh-h! Joe is following up a clew. He wants to know who sent him threatening letters C.O.D. Joe’s ambition is to be a secret detective but now that the secret is out it’s just detective. Mary Sims “Oh! Mary was modest!” Interclass Basketball (2), (4); Interclass Field Hockey (2), (3). Though she herself would never admit it, more than once Mary was a blessing to us. Clearly we remem- ber our hectic sophomore year, when Mary, as our dependable goalie on the Interclass Field Hockey Team, kept the honor of the class unsmirched. Ralph Smith “Smith’s no name at all.” Interclass football (1), (2). Better known as Smitty, he loves his French and physics classes. His pet hobby is airplanes. A trip to the moon is his aim.