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

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Underclass Officers i ifslimeti ' ( RfU( Mr (i,rvin, Ailviset C . ( Treasurer |■rr)l Row. M. Sitllivan, Vr e Ptesuhni, T Knrnanowski. PresiHent; M (VCnnnell, Srrretatv Snphomi ' ies Ixici Row: D. Higgins, Treasurer; Miss Marsden, Adviser Front Row: I. Torppa, Seerttary; R. Oialehto. President; B. Carlson, Vice- President juniors Bjik Row: Mrs. Clair, Advi.ser; R. Spence, Treasurer Front Row: N. Chodynicky, Secretary; C. Mariani, President; V. Nowick, Vice-President ( 20 )

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JS.H ' Veterans v[-ri ' RANis JnhtI M((iiiip;ili (filiii ' IitIhii I l .11 I HW let This year the senior class was enlarged and en- livened by five veterans who returned to finish their high school education. Having left school in their junior year, these boys all felt that a diploma was worth the extra effort it would cost to attain, and tv o of them even attended night school in C oncord to receive extra points. )ohn Tobin of the Class of ’44. Richard Higgins, Robert Murray, and Edward Lawlor of the class of ’4‘i, and |ohn McGuigan of Roxboro are wch omc additions to the C lass of ' i7. ( ro )

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Editorials An Inquiring Mind ' I ' he greatest wasted resource is the human mind, for no one uses his mind to its fullest extent. Our head shelters millions of brain cells which are the basis for our thoughts and actions, but even the greatest geniuses fall short of making use of this wonderful thing, the human brain. As for you and me, we just labor through life hitting on one or two brain cyinders. Few of us really learn to keep our senses constantly alive to observing the many things going on about us, or to mastering the skill of logical thinking. An interest in everything is what makes living interesting, and wide interests build personality. A mind which never stops asking questions, finding aswers, and fitting them together is the greatest asset a person can have. A person with an inquiring mind can never be bored. The curious per.son watches people and learns by their mistakes. Every new fact, sight, or idea sets the inquiring mind in pursuit of further knowledge. Such a mind expands the world in which one lives, since our world is bounded only by our interests. An inquiring mind will uncover opportunities, make new friends, and lead to a richer and happier life. Do you want an inquiring mind- ' If so remem- ber: Do more than exist; live Do more than touch; feel. Do more than look; observe. Do more than listen; grasp. Do more than hear; understand. Do more than think; ponder. Do more than talk; say something.” Aihi rt CiooDRifn, ' Al ip How Times Do Change Elizabeth, will you please hurry up and get ready,” begged my mother for about the tenth time. Here it is almost nine-thirty and you haven’t even combed your hair yet!” Yes, Mother, I ' m practically there,” I lazily answered. But what’s all the ru.sh about? It’s only a .social I’m going to.” Then as I was poking around in my dre.s.ser sud- denly I found pushed away back in the corner an old battered necklace made of colored spaghetti rings. Why, this was the necklace I had worn to my first .social! Somehow it brought back memo- ries of that first dance and the way the dances used to be. Here I was taking my time getting ready, when as a Freshman, my being on time was a very important thing. Remembering how all the girls always wore their best clothes, planning them weeks in advance, I looked down rather regretfully at my boxy sweater, brown skirt and loafers, the nirrent trend in dress- ing. The most important social events when I first entered high .school were the dances. Every month one was held from 8:00 until 1 1: 0, run by either the junior or senior class and attended by almost every pupil. All the boys asked the girls to dance the first waltz and if you weren’t there for the open- ing you were just left out of things. It wasn’t only a certain few that made everything lively, hut the whole crowd joined in to make fun tor themselves. An important factor tor success was that everyone stayed until the last strains of the music had died a way. However, as most things are subject to change, eventually the socials proved to be no exception. They are no tun anymore .something seems to be lacking. Pupils arrive any time from nine o ' clock on, and the orchestra plays a concert until ten. when a few daring .souls get out on the floor. (After all, I suppose they can’t always start with a ladies’ choice.) Lack of co-operation, poor spirit, and the inditfer ence of a portion of the .school seem to be ruining the dances, which soon may be omitted from our extra curricular activities. I often .stop to wonder why all the pupils don’t get behind their classes, support their dances and make the .socials a pleasure of the present and future rather than something to look back on in reminiscence! Fl l .VBFTH JoNi s. ’ i ’