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

Page 27 text:

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.

Page 26 text:

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.

Page 28 text:

26 THE SCREECH OWL Bertha Sneck “Great thoughts, great feelings come to her, Like instincts, unawares.” President (1); Screech Owl (1); Field Hockey (1), (2), (3), (4); Vice-President of class (3), (4); Prom Committee (3) ; Picture Committee (4) ; Baske tball (1), (2), (3); Ring Committee (3); Honor Essay, Graduation Night (4). “Britt” is one of those rare persons who has been endowed with the gift of high intelligence and pop- ularity at the same time. Benny Sofka “A moral, sensible, and well-bred man.” Football Manager (4). Benny is a walking advertisement for People’s Theatre. If he talks to you for more than two minutes, invariably within two days you will see a movie — good, bad, or indifferent! But apart from that he’s harmless. Mary Sokolowsky “Do not wait for an opportunity, but work for it.” “Soko” with her quiet manner and pleasing personal- ity is well liked by all the Commercial Students. We feel that she will be a success as “somebody’s stenog.” George Stansfield “His bearing is most dignified.” From all accounts, George is a popular person in the Commercial Room. We wonder if he’s as dignified as he looks? Waino Stapell “Be a friend; the rest will follow.” Waino, although seemingly quiet, often sets the class laughing with some witty remark. There is a rumor in the Commercial Room that as a pastime Waino likes to pick apples. Lots of luck, kid!