Medfield High School - Peak Yearbook (Medfield, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1954 volume:

n w ec i e _ c d h choo Our chart decided, we began our voyage on a tranquil sea. As we sailed we met the challenges of storm, wind and wave, but none of these could discourage our determined crew. Now, as we near the harbor of our dreams, we present our ship ' s log to you. Ui rnH — O T1 f • • the class of l 954 „ . and  - GM Pe tTvoo « T «• «« Z he V o. o. e-v. P ' °t! Meddeld •«•«. b “’ ’ ° e ° U ld « ’° , hool you have , Nledfield High Sch o ' V , . oor lives at responsibilities, H Througbou sharing ° ur b( .-, g htest oor -guiding bgbts. wW h os oor brig been oor 9 have shared to r 9 ht n( 4 memories. Uave he p e . lemS darkeS . hours; Y°o ha a nd colleclW.W daYS- ou have « d 0S ' . ' ' of us. No made ' here °“ r h T™   ' S ° C ' °“ “l never be .   • wh, « d ° ' ' ' ° U r h o,p«.mv. ho™° ' ' . 9 ° you. cheery smiles, Y°v ' „ ave helped “tip have ,« become pa h j d «e,ve a ’h™ d v ° , „ And SO IP v° u - , leasant memo-res. deVe, ° P „ e dedicar. .his p « k times more, we ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mr. Ralph C. Benedict, Chairman 1951 Mr. Henry R. DeForest, Financial Secretary Mr. James T. Frame, Chairman 1954 Supt. William H. McLin, Secretary Mr. John W. Hinkley, Chairman 1952 Mr. Leon M. Bowden, Chairman 1953 SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE Education is a life-long activity. When your school days draw to a close, remember you are entering into a broader field of learning than is to be found inside the walls of any school build¬ ing. Whatever may have gone before, see that you make the most of every precious experience that is yet to come. WILLIAM H. McLIN I MRS. ELAINE PEDERZINI Languages Assistant Principal MISS CYNTHIA SWARTZ College English MRS. RUBY BERRINGER Algebra, English MRS. OLIVE POTTER Commercial Subjects MRS. LOUISE RICHARDSON Home Economics MR. ALAN SHAW Industrial Arts MRS. BARBARA LAMBSON MR. CHARLES MAINS Physical Education and Coaches i MRS. ANTANET SHAW Junior High School MRS. MARGARET BLUTE Helping Teacher MRS. JULIA WARBURTON Science, Math MRS. MAUDE WASHBURN General Science and Math MR. ALAN HASTINGS Guidance MR. JOHN McGRATH American History Assistant Coach ' - SENIORS MOST POPULAR SUZANNE KENNEDY and CHARLES MUNROE % SENIOR OFFICERS PRESIDENT JOHN JOSEPH O ' LEARY Each change of many colour ' d life he drew, exhausted worlds, and then imagined new. Camera Club President 1, 2; President 4; Safety Patrol 2; Yearbook Photo Editor and Advertising Manager 4; Student Council 1, 2, 3, President 4; Minstrel Show 3; Frolic, MC 3; Senior Play 4.  DONALD HARVEY TOMPKINS He that hath knowledge spareth his words Photography 1, 2; Class President 2; Vice President 4; Safety Patrol Vice President 2; Yearbook—business manager 4; Peak- Editor-in-chief 4; Senior Play 4 ; Graduation Marshal 2; Har¬ vard Book Award 3. VICE PRESIDENT :lass OR 5 MARGARET MARY MOLLOY Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Class Treasurer 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Play 4; Peak Staff 3, 4; Field Hockey 2, 3; Dancing 1, 2; Gymnastics 1; Play Reading 2; Badminton 1, 3; Minstrel Show Usher 1; Spring Concert Usher 3; Christmas Pageant 2. TREASURER ELAINE VERNETTA RAWDING Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Secretary 1, 4; Senior Play 4; Danc¬ ing 2; Sports 1; Field Hockey 1; Assistant Advertising Man¬ ager of Yearbook 4; Minstrel Show 1; Peak 4; Ring Com¬ mittee 2. SECRETARY She liked whate ' er she looked on. Yearbook Editor 4; Basketball 3, 4; Peak Staff 3, 4; Class Song 4; Graduation Usher 3; Field Hockey 3, 4; Reporter for town newspapers 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 4; Min¬ strel Show 3. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLEWES What thou art, we know not Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Minstrel Show 4; Reception Usher 3; Prom Committee 3; Frolic Committee 3; Glee Club 3; Football Trophy 3. FRANCES ELEANOR BROWN BARBARA BOWKER A happy heart maketh a cheerful counte¬ nance. Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Vice President 1; Student Council 1, 2, Vice President 3; Peak Staff 4; Class Play 4; Minstrel Show 1, 3; Safety Patrol 2; Softball I, 2; Glee Club 2. SENIOR CLASS HENRY RANDOLPH DEFOREST, JR. A happy disposition is a gift of nature. Football 3, Co-Captain 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Reception Usher 2, 3; Prom Usher 3; Prom Committee 3; Play Committee 4. MARY BRADFORD FLAGG She has a voice of gladness and a smile. Photography 1; Glee Club 2; Graduation Usher 1; Marshal 3; Senior Play Usher 3, 4; Yearbook Art Editor 4. -V ' A LOUISE ALLEN FISHER My mind to me a kingdom is. Photography 1; Glee Club 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 2, 3, 4; Basketball 4; Vice President 3; Class Play 4; Freshman Award 1. JERE GREENLEAF HUTCHINS Silence is the perfectest herald of joy. ' KENNETH WALDROM GETCHELL Promise is most given when least is said. Assistant Stage Manager 4. Glee Club 1; Dramatics 2; Dancing Club 2; Peak Staff 2; Minstrel Show 1, 2; Prom Committee 3; Waitress for Junior Prom 2. PATRICIA ANNE HASTINGS Speech is silver, silence is golden. SENIOR Rifle Club 1; Stage Director for Senior Play 4; Baseball 3; Prom Committee 3; Frolic Committee 3; Photography 2; Record Hop Disc-jockey 4. CLASS SUZANNE ELIZABETH KENNEDY As merry as the day is long. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4; Class President 1, 3; Graduation Marshal 2; Yearbook, Assistant Editor 4; Sen¬ ior Play 4; Glee Club 2; Dancing Club 2; Graduation Usher 1, 3; Minstrel Show 1, 3. CHARLES WESSON MUNROE, JR. He who appreciateth the fairer sex. Rifle Club 2; Football 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Reception Usher 3; Class Play 4. NANCY LEE LANE Variety is the very spice of life. Cheerleader 4; Peak Staff Gossip 4; Decoration Committee 4; Senior Play 4; Glee Club 4. SENIOR Why should life all labor be? Glee Club 2; Minstrel Show 3; Prom Committee 3; Frolic Committee 3; Senior Play Usher 4; Gymnastics 1; Ticket Com- mittee for Senior Play 4. THELMA LOUISE STEVENS MARCIA NEWELL She is of those who hoard their own thoughts carefully. Peak Staff 2, 3, Business Editor 4; Dramatics 1; Senior Play Usher 3, 4; Assistant Director for Senior Play 4; Frolic Com¬ mittee 3; Badminton 2; Dancing 2; Minstrel Show 1, 3. RUSSELL ROBERT SUERETH do not care one straw. Football 1, 2, 3, Co-captain 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball- 1, 2, 3, 4; Minstrel Show 3; Sports 1; Glee Club 2; Christmas Pageant 2. CLASS JOHN ROBERT WILSON He speaketh not; and yet there lies a con¬ versation in his eyes Football 2, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, Captain 4; Baseball 4; Boys ' State 3; Freshman Award 1; Vice President 2; Marshal 3; Play 4. CLASS HISTORY SUZANNE KENNEDY MARY FLAGG 1950 - 1951 This is our life, the class of 1954. In September, we started our four years of high school. Just getting out of our pigtails and knickers we found ourselves in Room 201 with Mr. Morris as our homeroom teacher. Our first day we just went from room to room not quite knowing why. Pretty soon we began to realize just what was going on. But oh, those first days . . . we were told what not to do and what was expected of us since we were now big Freshmen. We elected our class officers, who were: President _ Sue Kennedy Vice President _ Barbara Bowker Secretary _ Elaine Rawding Treasurer _ Margaret Molloy On October 19, we were initiated by the Junior Class. Oh, what a night! We were so nervous. We went through the Grand March with knocking knees, but the rest of the night proved to be more fun than we ever thought possible. At the Graduation exercises of the class of 1951, we were proud of two of our classmates, Louise Fisher and Jack Wilson, who received the Freshman Awards. 1951 - 1952 We returned from our summer vacation refreshed and ready to start our Sophomore year in September. Going into our homeroom we were surprised to find Mrs. Pederzini, who was to be our class advisor from here on out. Everyone was pleased with this arrangement. Thinking we knew everything this year, we were brought down one step and told the new rules. We never knew there were so many rules in the world, but we found out then. We started right out working this year; we elected these class officers: President _ Donald Tompkins Vice President _ lack Wilson Secretary _ lohn Anderson Treasurer _ Margaret Molloy As you can see the girls didn ' t even have a chance. The boys took over and did a wonderful job. 1952- 1953 And so approached the year 1952 and we were the new Juniors. We elected our class officers as follows: President - Sue Kennedy Vice President _ Louise Fisher Secretary - Verna Clark Treasurer - Margaret Molloy This year was an exciting one. We had our first chance to raise money. That was our Frolic, the initiation of the Freshman Class on October 30. It was a howling success, most of the howls coming from the Freshmen! It was followed by a dance to the orchestra of Duke Cibotti. The evening was a happy one. After our buddies the Seniors had finished raising money for their trip we ran a scrap drive. We also ran a Record Hop in the spring. Both were successful. One of the most important events of the year was our prom held on May 1. It didn ' t turn out just as we had hoped it would but our decorations, gowns and tuxedos added much attraction to it. With the assistance of the Mothers ' Club we gave the Seniors a banquet on June 3. Everyone enjoyed the home-cooked turkey dinner. The evening finished off with a lively hop. We were sorry to see the class of 1953 say farewell; but they had to graduate to make way for the best bunch of Seniors yet! ... us! The class was proud of Donald Tompkins who won the Harvard Book Award at Graduation. We were all sorry to see Verna Clark leave our class as she had been with us all through school. Verna has promised that she would accom¬ pany us to Washington in 1954. 1953- 1954 The greatest year 1954 approached with new vigor and inspiration, it being our last and most important. In September, we elected our class officers as follows: President _ lohn O ' Leary Vice President _ Donald Tompkins Secretary _ Elaine Rawding Treasurer _ Margaret Molloy We lost Rosalind Kennedy to Ursuline Academy and John Anderson to Mt. Hermon. We had two newcomers; Nanci Lane from North Quincy and Kenny Getchell from Japan. Kenny was originally a member of our class in Grammar School and Junior High School days. And so our class numbers twenty. Oh, how well we remember those jolly Sunday afternoon scrap drives and those Friday and Saturday night record hops. One particular hop featured Stan Richards, disc jockey from WORL in Boston. The Mothers ' Club held several successful food sales and penny sales throughout the year. What would we do without them? A most important event was our Senior Play held on November 21. We had a fine lively cast which lived up to the play ' s title of Smart Idiot. Everyone enjoyed it and so did we, it being a big success. We have yet to experience our long awaited Washington trip. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS, M.H.S. We, the unique Class of 1954, Medfield High School, envisioning the termination of our four (4) year sentence in the contiguous future, and being unsound in mind, limb and intent, do hereby execute this instrument persuant to the provisions prescribed by law for the distri¬ bution of our treasured belongings, borrowed, stolen and imaginary. ARTICLE I: Frank Clewes bequeaths his attendance record to Frank Agnello. ARTICLE 11: Louise Fisher leaves her happy smile to Sad Sandy Pelon. ARTICLE 111: To Al Martino, Renny De Forest leaves his scalp vibrator. ARTICLE IV: The Seniors leave a radar system to Frances Brown so that she can keep tabs on Jimmy C. ARTICLE V: Chuck Munroe bequeaths his title as Rudy ' s best pal to Nancy O Frame. ARTICLE VI: Saggy Maggie Molloy leaves her melodic, well-developed vocal chords to Dottie Aylward. ARTICLE VII: Jack Wilson leaves his Toni Home Permanent Kit to Agnes Waldron. ARTICLE VIII: Patricia Hastings reluctantly leaves Donald Tompkins to Priscilla Ehnes. ARTICLE IX: Jere Hutchins leaves a clutch repair service to the Cause¬ way Street parkers. ARTICLE X: To the Junior Cheerleaders, Barbara Bowker bequeaths her famous Merc with detailed directions to The Venice. ARTICLE XI: Kenneth Getchell leaves Gary Fraser one (1) full book of unused record hop tickets. ARTICLE XII: Sue Kennedy leaves her freckles to Sandra Harmon. ARTICLE XIII: From South America, Russell Suereth leaves Sargent ' s to Norman Rossi. ARTICLE XIV: To Carol and Charlie, Mary Flagg leaves Paris. ARTICLE XV: For Mr. McLin, John O ' Leary leaves. ARTICLE XVI: Thelma Stevens leaves three (3) Marines, a bean, and her bowling ability to Mary Hinkley. ARTICLE XVII: Nanci Lane leaves her exclusive rights to the brickyard sandpits to Carol Shanks. ARTICLE XVIII: Donald Tompkins leaves his Emily Post book to Gary Fraser. ARTICLE XIX: Marcia Newell leaves her Mercury (without Cliffie) to Jean Sargent, so that Jean can get to Pederzini ' s faster. ARTICLE XX: Minnie Rawding leaves her wagon and a muscular friend from Foxboro to next year ' s ice brigade. ARTICLE XXI: We leave Ann Palumbo and her record collection to the Juniors, who we hope will appreciate them as much as we have. ARTICLE XXII: To Beryl Brown, Renny De Forest leaves his walk. ARTICLE XXIII: To The Most Honorable Mayor of East Medfield, we leave a new fi re engine, with a bell already. ARTICLE XXIV: To The Most Honorable Wife of The Most Honorable Mayor of Most Honorable East Medfield, we leave the pleasant (?) memories of our past three years ' association. ARTICLE XXV: To Mr. McLin, Frank Clewes bequeaths his latest inven¬ tion, The Clewes Jiffy Pipe Cleaner. ARTICLE XXVI: To Mr. Mains, we leave our hopes for another success¬ ful football season. ARTICLE XXVII: To Miss Swartz, we leave a new jokebook that ' s guar¬ anteed to make Seniors laugh. ARTICLE XXVIII: To Mrs. Potter the Senior Boys leave a net for catching the Junior Boys during the second half of lunch period. ARTICLE XXIX To Mrs. Washburn, we leave an Academy Award and a case of aspirin for her work on our play (for which we are ex¬ tremely grateful.) ARTICLE XXX: To Mrs. Warburton, the Senior chem-lab students leave a new formula for rotten-egg gas. ARTICLE XXXI: To Mr. Shaw, we bequeath a bottle of sedative and hope that he doesn ' t get any more students like Nanci Lane. ARTICLE XXXII: To Mr. Hastings, the Seniors leave a white coat and a butterfly net for catching us when the time comes. ARTICLE XXXIII: Renny, Russ and Frank leave the correct time to Mrs. Berringer. ARTICLE XXXIV: To replace the arsenic that we ' re taking with us, we leave Mrs. Richardson a box of perfumed stationery, a trip to Rome and a case of Ajax. ARTICLE XXXV: To add atmosphere to her modern dance classes, we leave Mrs. Lambson Liberace ' s candelabra. ARTICLE XXXVI: To Mr. McGrath, we leave an exhaust fan and a re- suscitator for use in the Teachers ' Room during lunch period. ARTICLE XXXVII: To Mrs. Kerr, we leave a supply of No-Doz pills to wake the late arrivals. ARTICLE XXXVIII: To the Juniors, we bequeath a Dandelion bouquet for their extraordinary performance of The Dance of the Nymphs at the prom. ARTICLE XXXIX: To the Sophomores, we leave our tendencies toward juvenile delinquency. ARTICLE XL: To the Freshmen, we leave our lessons learned the hard way. The undersigned, being unadvised, half-baked and uncalled-for, do hereby declare this unwarrantable instrument to be our Last Will and Testament. We subscribe our name in the presence of the following untouchable and irresponsible witnesses who subscribe their names in our presence and in the presence of each other. Declared null and void this seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of our Independence the one hundred and seventy-eighth. TESTATOR: CLASS OF 1954, MEDFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WITNESSES: John R. Wilson John J. O ' Leary U. R. Nutz Ima Jerk Aquae Potoribus CLASS PROPHECY MARGARET MOLLOY HENRY DE FOREST Wedding bells have rung again for two members of the Class of ' 54. This time the lucky coupie is Thelma Stevens and Russ Suereth. All twenty members of the class were able to be present. A 1 arc a Newell was maid of honor and Jack Wilson was best man. After the wedding we went to Jack Wilson ' s Village Inn in the heart of AAedfield ' s Great White Way. . Since leaving AA. H. S. Jack has built up a prosperous restaurant business. He plans to open a branch on Cape Cod in July. He is noted not only for his good food but his good taste in waitresses. Thelma told us that she was running a nursery school for the children of frustrated parents. After graduation the children take their sheep¬ skins and go home to take care of their parents. Russ is a top disc jockey at WHDH. He has a lonesome guy program and the Boston Barroom in the afternoon. He is currently featuring the records of a new Dixie-land Jazz Band, Renny DeForest and his Racoons playing the coolest jazz this side of Chattanooga. Renny has a large following among college students, especially Colby. Russ still dabbles in song, so he sang Gee for his bride. Shortly after Russ finished his song we heard police sirens. Jack had to cal! the police because of all the teenagers trying to get a glimpse of Renny. But Renny took care of that; he took out his rubber stamp and stamped his autograph on some napkins; this seemed to please the kids and peace was restored. John O ' Leary was the most outstanding among the guests. He had on shorts, a bright laced vest and a perky Tyrolean hat. When I asked him about his dress, he explained that he had just returned home from Europe. He worked this winter at a small Swiss Chalet as a ski and yodeling instructor. He wore the native dress to add a little color to the wedding. He went on to say that he would soon be wearing a checked hat and checked coat as he is going to take over for Pinky Lee this summer. John ' s motto is toast of two continents. Barbara Bowker flew east from San Francisco, in her own plane. Barbara is successfully displaying her paintings. Art connoisseurs from all over the world congratulate Barbara on her display. She has painted on the fuselage of her plane, pictures of all the cars that she has owned, starting with the faithful blue Merc. According to the critics Barb is the greatest artist since Picasso. In church I noticed a family that took up one and a half pews. This family I found out is Chuck and Sue ( Kennedy ) Munroe ' s. They came here from Pennsylvania in their long, long trailer. They have three boys and three girls. Chuck plays pro football, (we always called him pro ) for the Philadelphia Eagles. This year he was voted most val¬ uable quarterback in pro ranks. All the children look like Sue; they could have their own freckle contest. Frank Clewes has his own sporting goods company and a chain of stores. He features footballs autographed by Chuck. Frank is married and lives in Millis. Marcia Newell is working for her father as a taxi dispatcher. Since Marcia went to work for him the business has grown to include 125 cabs and all handsome drivers. Some mysterious young admirer sends Marcia an orchid every day from the Pederzini Florist Shop. Wonder who he can be? Jere Hutchins is chief construction engineer for the Eagle Construction Company. Their product is really for the birds: two story bird houses. Margaret Molloy is campaigning for her election to the state Senate. She is running on the platform . . . more pay for teachers. She supports a bill that would raise teachers ' minimum pay to $15,000 a year. One of her staunchest supporters is Elaine Rawding, who is teaching English at M. H. S. She says that she hopes that her classmates ' children know more grammar than their parents did. Frances Brown came up from New York for the wedding. She has won much fame with her TV program. She forced Martha Raye into retirement. Her impersonations top all that used to be thought hilarious. This is the second year that she has won the Emmy for being an outstanding performer. She was very happy to find that John was going to be on the same network. She invited him to be a guest on her show. Nanci Lane, who models extra large handbags, a holdover from M. H. S. days, came in her zebra lined flamingo Cadillac convertible. She is married and has twin daughters, who promise to be taller than their mother. Louise Fisher is president of a girls ' agricultural college. She teaches them to be good farm wives, and to graduate, one must successfully pass the square dance course. Louise is also doing well in the tennis circles. In the fall she will travel to Australia for the Davis Cup matches. Donald Tompkins has been in Medfield with M. G. M. He ' s a tech¬ nical director for them. The company is filming an account of King Phillip ' s burning of Medfield. While re-enacting a fire scene the Peak House was endangered but East Medfield was on the job and in no time put the fire out. Pat Hastings and Mary Flagg are owners of an exclusive Fifth Avenue Salon. Their feature is Flagg ' s Flame Dyes which Pat demonstrates. Mary ' s hobby is painting and she discovered the dye one day when a tube of paint exploded and made a streak in her hair. When she tried to get it out she couldn ' t. When her customers saw it they thought the streak was very becoming so they asked for the same treatment. Some people even bring their poodles in for the flame treatment. Pat and Mary have done so well that they have a penthouse on top of the Waldorf Astoria. Kenneth Getchell is working in the M. I. T. labs on a fellowship. He won the Nobel Chemistry Prize last year for his development of skinless, eyeless, potatoes. We have successfully weathered the tempests of the first ten years on our own. We have all been outstanding in our fields: Sue and Chuck with their family, Mary and Pat with their dyes, Ken with his Chemistry, John with his diversified way of living, just to mention a few. None of us has been in jail although together we ' ve collected thirty-nine park¬ ing tickets, one by Barb for parking on a cloud. We feel that we ' re good for another 1000 years. P. S. By the way, the Pederzinis have collected fifteen grandchildren. Memories of Medfield High Memories of knowledge gained Memories of friendship Memories of problems shared Inspiration . . . Future plans of college Future hopes and dreams Future aims of learning Future deeds of merit Aspiration What is the pasty, The memories , the experiences If not the foundation of Our present Our future Our very lives! CLASS POEM BARBARA BOWKER MARCIA NEWELL CLASS MOTTO The secret of success is constancy to purpose CLASS COLORS CLASS SONG FRANCES BROWN LOUISE FISHER American Beauty and white To Medfield High we raise our voice In lasting faith and pride. For all the lessons we have learned Our hearts to you in praise are turned As we go forth tonight. The halls we walked , the books we read Will ever be recalled. As on to future goals we strivey The memories will keep alive Our cherished friendships true. Rose shadows fade into the night And mingle with the stars. The blending hues of white and rose Our love and loyalty disclose Our colors ever dear. CHOO CHOO JULIE MAUD IE JACKIE LITTLE AL MOST POPULAR MARIE OJA GARY FROSER WWn c y ¥ CrCLe _ «4 • i TY 3J o J2jo- ' ??, e J _£ cut Ov5 Jb-Uti. A ff i £ 9 t Z l_ f at:- . SOPHOMORES MOST POPULAR JOANNE GUGLIOTTA PETER STAGG (JUd JC4JLJ ' fouJL (JLs j Q mm c -A 1 ' ?• ' .• ' . ■ . MOST POPULAR TED KREGER - ' 7: ’ ' ' i and JOAN COOMBS 4 ClJoJUaa QMiS ' O-yuzJ L «i Wall posies The whole town ' s talking about — Better than the movies FAVORITES BEST DRIVERS MARCIA NEWELL DONALD TOMPKINS NANCY LANE and KENNY GETCHELL Newcomers: Nancy from North Quincy; Kenny from Japan FAVORITES MINNIE RAWDING and FRANK CLEWES Best Athletes NANCY LANE and RENNY DeFOREST Mr. and Miss America BARB BOWKER and CHUCK MUNROE Class Sheik and Vamp FOR ' 54 THELMA STEVENS and RUSS SUERETH Most Comical, Laziest and Class Clowns MARGARET MOLLOY and JERE HUTCHINS Last to Marry SUE KENNEDY and CHUCK MUNROE Biggest Smiles, Cutest and Most Versatile JACK WILSON and LOUISE FISHER Prettiest Hair and Eyes FAVORITES MR. and MRS. GILDO PEDERZINI Favorite Favorites JERE HUTCHINS and PAT HASTINGS SFiyest MINNIE RAWDING and FRANK CLEWES Best Dancers JOHN O ' LEARY and MARGARET MOLLOY Most Determined FOR ' 54 MARY FLAGG and RENNY DeFOREST Best Looking NANCI LANE and DONALD TOMPKINS Best Dressed JOHN O ' LEARY and FRANNY BROWN Best Class and School Spirit Best Workers, Peppiest MAINTENANCE MRS. VIRGINIA KERR Secretary A. RITCHEY STAGG Physician A MAINTENANCE MR. WALTER REYNOLDS Custodian MRS. DOROTHY DEWAR MRS. VIRGINIA MacDONALD MRS. MARION TENNANT Cafeteria Help MR. GORDON NEWELL MR. ROBERT MEANEY Bus Drivers T rs n 4 V | q o O- 0 0 ' o y 1 0 0 0 c ' 5 Q T 1 1 ! C- Wl V ‘ V ' •-■•■ ! ■ ‘ - --• VV“ ATHLETES SENIOR Medfield AAedfield Medfield Medfield Medfield 19 20 2-7 It 6 ■ •7 14 20 7 PIGSKIN Hopkinton _ 0 Millis _ 0 W. Bridgewater _ 0 Leicester_ 25 Northboro _ 6 Medway_ 0 E. Bridgewater _ 7 Westwood _ 6 COACH MAINS Co -Captains De Forest and Suereth ROARING RENNY FEARLESS FRANK COOL CHUCK KILLER KENNY NABBING NORMAN CHARGING CHARLIE John Belmont _ 20 points Renny DeForest _ 1 point £huck Munroe _ 6 points Norm Rossi _ 24 points Total Points 120 Coaches McGRATH and MAINS JC LUNG JOE DASHING DAVID JARRING JOHN SECOND PEEK FIELD HOCKEY—N. Frame, C. Wood, Captain P. Ehnes, J. Swallow, B. Hull, Coach Lambson, N. White, J. Farrington, G. Callachan, L. Fisher, B. Bosselmen, S. Har¬ mon, and F. Brown. 1 GIRLS ' BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM— Captain J. Coombs, J. Gugliotta, L. Stuart, J. Sargent, G. Callachan, D. Brickley, P. Thibeau, J. Bryer, Coach Lambson. FIRST TEAM—B. Bowker, L. Fisher, E. Rawding, J. Swallow, S. Harmon, N. Frame, C. Wood, B. Mills, Captain S. Kennedy. BOYS ' BASKETBALL B. D ' Antonio, B. Reynolds, J. Belmont, Captain J. Wilson, ' P. Cox, F. Clewes, M. Ip-politi, A. Milton, B. Johnson, D. Darling, G. Fraser, C. Munroe, Coach Mains. J. McCarthy, D. Nowers, D. Stuart, H. Mick, D. Nowers, P. Stagg, E. laffola, C. Bennett, B. Bowden, T. Sweeney, R. DeForest, A. Evans, D. Wilson, Coach Suereth. 1 RST- ' FIFTY THREE ound and Round SMART IDIOT Broadway Next Oh! Hit him Nada. Froggie Allen ! ! Ladies Aid?? The Lineup Oh, Those Beautiful Mexican Maidens ! ! Swing and Sway the Choo-Choo Way. John O ' Leary—You ' re Awful ! ! ' ' We Ain ' t Got a Barrel of Money Rhythm?? Rage to Riches i r . P. in c iarp:e of ' matching-— Well- ' ’hat is this? •the sirls worh. I WM v E fp fo’ l I ■ h I ti _ Bill MOTHERS ' CLUB—Mrs. Stanley Fisher, Mrs. Harvey Tompkins, President; Mrs. Everett Hastings, Mrs. Mathew Molloy, Treasurer; Mrs. Frank Kennedy, Mrs. Daniel Lan e, Mrs. John O ' Leary. ACTIVI c r i o JOHN O ' LEARY - PRESIDENT STUDENT COUNCIL DON ALD ToMP mS - EDITOR ORAO-E mm t •’HI¬ f -  9 LM i sum m 1 JmM § 0 mm 0 41 v }§ • • Afr?£ ST J DENT COUNCIL—Joyce Kingsbury, Barb Bowker, Brad Bowden, Marie Oja, Tom Sweeney, President John O ' Leary, Norm Rossi, Billy Bowden, Donald Regan, Carol Anderson, Pat Moran, Bob D ' Antonio. THE ORACLE STAFF—Fran Brown, Nancy Frame, Louise Fisher, Co-Editors; Elaine Rawding, Brad Bowden, Priscilla Ehnes, Barbara Mills, Donald Tompkins, Editor; Marcia Newell, Bev Hull, Charlotte Wood, Carol Anderson, Margaret Molloy, Joan Swallow, Dottie Brickley. CHORAL GROUP—P. Hull, E. Spring, D. Aylward, N. Lane, B. Brickley, S. Pelon, J. Curry, J. Kingsbury, F. Brown, L. Stuart, C. Wood, H. Smith, L. Fisher, A. Waldron, P. Tucker, G. Anderson, J. Coombs, K. McCarthy, Mrs. Roberts, N. White, A. Elworthy, J. Farrington, J. Bryer, B. Hull, N. Frame, C. Anderson, J. Sargent, P. Ehnes. DRIVER ' S EDUCATION—J. Bryer, K. Getchell, L. Curry, B. Mills, P. Ehnes, N. Frame, B. Hull, D. Nowers, Mr. Shaw, B. Brickley, D. Nowers, B. Bosselman, D. Aylward, B. D ' Antonio. ART CLASS—B. Bowker, F. Brown, Mrs. Wallace, L. Fisher. SENIOR CLASS ARTIST—R. DeForest, M. Flagg. Mary Flagg, Art Editor; Sue Kennedy, Assistant Editor; Frances Brown, Editor; Elaine Rawding, Advertising Manager; John O ' Leary, Photographer; Donald Tomp¬ kins, Business Manager. The Yearbook Staff wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. McLin for his wonderful co-operation; to the members of the faculty for their helpful understanding; to the sponsors and ad¬ vertisers for their generous support. We speak for the whole Class of 54 when we say thank you for making possible this logbook of our journey through Medfield High School. i 1 1 ! ' i: i l!: i v i Side by Side Trash !i Dear riss Dix, -— Clack, clack, meow!! SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen Gretchen Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson Mrs. Esther Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Atherton Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Baker Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ballou, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Barcelo Sally Barrier Mrs. Paul Barth Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beal Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Beaton Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Benedict Mr. and Mrs. George Benzie Dr. and Mrs. Henry Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bibby Mr. and Mrs. William C. Blackett Mr. and Mrs. Donald Blakeman Mr. and Mrs. William Blanchard Mrs. Fred W. Blinn Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bolger Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bosselman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bouret Mr. and Mrs. Maurice P. Bouin Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bowden Barb Bowker Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bowker Mr. and Mrs. David P. Bramman Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bravo Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bravo Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Breck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brock Frances Brown Herman L. Brown, D.M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown Mr. Robert L. Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Harland Bullard Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Burns Mrs. H. G. Byng Mr. Joseph Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cain Mr. and Mrs. Earl Callachan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Callachan Miss Bernadette Campbell Mr. James Campbell Mr. Robert Campbell Mrs. Enid Cantoreggi Robert Cantoreggi Mr. Luiqi Cappasso Nancy Carlson George Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cebrowski Mrs. C. E. Cheever Dorothy Clark Miss Ivalieu Clark Janice Clark Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Colantonio Mr. and Mrs. Guy Colcord Mr. and Mrs. Louis Conners Mr. Lawrence Conrick Mr. and Mrs. John Coombs Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Considine Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Coulter Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Conway Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox Dr. Grace Cragg Mr. William H. Crossman Mr. Kenneth Crowell Mr. an d Mrs. Hugh Dalzell Mr. and Mrs. John Dannley Mr. and Mrs. Ugo D ' Antonio Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Darling Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davidson Mrs. Marion Davies Mr. and Mrs. Herman Decker Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeForest Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Devlin Mrs. Harry Dewar Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Dunn Mr. Sedgren Dick Mr. William Diedering Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duest Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ehnes Mr. and Mrs. John Ekstrom Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Elsemore Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Evans Mr. and Mrs. George Falconer Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fall Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Warren Farrington Mrs. Marjorie Farris Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Field Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Harold Flagg Mary Flagg Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Flagg Robert Flagg Mrs. Richard Florest Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ford Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Fortier Mr. and Mrs. James Frame, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Friend Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gaucher Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Getchell Cavolana Giet Mr. and Mrs. Murray Geller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gorman Miss Madelyn Grant Mr. and Mrs. Harold Greenlaw Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Gronberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grover Mr. John Guiney Mr. and Mrs. Albert Habel Mr. and Mrs. John Hagman Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harris George Harris Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Haskell Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Everett A. Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Wade Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hibbert Mr. and Mrs. George Hinkley Mrs. John F. Hinkley Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hoell Mr. and Mrs. Coleman J. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter Holt Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Howlett Lee Howlett Beverly Hull Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hutchins Mrs. Stanley Jacks Mr. and Mrs. Gordon T. Jackson Miss Edith Jewell Mrs. Gloria Jodoin Lynn and David Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jolliff Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kane Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Karle Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Keigwin Mr. and Mrs. James Kelleher Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy Robert Kennedy Suzanne Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Earle Kerr Mr. Lawrence F. Kilroy Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kimpton Mrs. Barty King Mr. Amos Kingsbury Mr. Chris Kingsbury Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Kingsbury, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Kingsbury, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kingsbury In Memory of Ocran Knehr Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knight Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kreger Mr. and Mrs. John Kreger, Jr. Lena Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lane Mr. and Mrs. John Lane Nanci Lane Miss Priscilla Lane Mr. John Lantz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larkin Miss Jean Laverty Miss Joan Leave Mr. and Mrs. F. Lily Gus Lipsett and Lorraine Curry Mr. and Mrs. Vernon MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. James Mahoney Marcia and Cheryl Mains Miss Donna Maker May Family Mrs. Julia McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. McCarthy, Sr. Mr. William E. McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius McSweeney Dennis McSweeney Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Manwaring Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meaney Medfield Theatre Mr. and Mrs. Edward Merrill Janet Mezzanotte Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mick Mrs. Ruby Miller Barbara Mills Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb Mills Milton Family Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mittendorf Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Molloy Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Moody Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mooney Mrs. Gertrude Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Munroe Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Morton Mr. and Mrs. James McKinnon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy Mr. William Ness Miss C. L. Newell Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Newell Mr. and Mrs. Edward Newell Mr. and Mrs. John A. Newell, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Newell, Jr. Marcia Newell C. J. Nicholas Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nilson Mrs. George Nourse Mr. and Mrs. Richard O ' Donnell John O ' Leary Mr. and Mrs. John O ' Leary Mr. and Mrs. James O ' Malley Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parr Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pedersen Mr. and Mrs. Gildo Pederzini Mr. and Mrs. Mario Pederzini Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pederzini Mr. and Mrs. Alden Pember Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pemple Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Perrin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peters Ruth Picotte Mr. and Mrs. Russell Place Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Park Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Partridge Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Powell Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Preston Mr. and Mrs. George Pryde Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Randolph Mr. Robert Rattry Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ravinski Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rayner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Regan Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. John Ricci Mrs. Louise Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rogers Mr. and Mrs. John Ross Norman Rossi Mr, and Mrs. Romeo G. Rossi Mrs. Helena L. Rouzaut Mr. and Mrs. George C. Roy Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Saparoff Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sargent Mr. and Mrs. William Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Scribner Mr. and Mrs. C. Seavey Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shackly Mrs. Edward Sheahan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Shiels Mr. and Mrs. John Shugrue Mr. and Mrs. Robert Silliphant Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Small Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Philip Smith Robert Smith Mr. Merlon Spender Mr. and Mrs. Rennie Spring Mrs. Wallace Spring Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Squires Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Stagg Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Stone Mr. and Mrs. George Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Earle Talbot Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Terrenzi Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tisdale Charlie Thayer Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thibeau Peggy Thibeau Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tibbetts Donald Tompkins Gordon Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph Turcotte Mr. and Mrs. Robert Toubeau Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Vasaturo Dr. and Mrs. Lyndon Virkler Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallingford Mr. and Mrs. Ray Warburton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Warner Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Waters, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webster Howard A. Welch Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Werner Mr. Peter Wheelwright Mr. and Mrs. James White Mr. R. C. Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Orron Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williamson Mr. and Mrs. John Williams Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wills Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Yarlott Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zullo PEDERZINI SONS 1917 1954 FLORISTS Medfield, Mass. Tel. 10 No Order Too Large No Order Too Small Julius Tofias Company INCORPORATED HATS CALSO SERVICE STATION Bob Chick MEDFIELD MOTORS INC. Larry MacKenney COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION Joe Marcionette MEDFIELD SOCONY SERVICE STATION Frank Kreger KEIGWIN MEANEY BLUE SUNOCO SERVICE Keigwin and Meaney MEDFIELD SERVICE STATION OPERATORS The reward of the future is the result of the past. HARDY STUDIO New England ' s Foremost Photographers and Limners PURDY 367 Boylston Street BOSTON OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER CLASS of 1954 BALFOUR WE GET OUR BALFOUR RINGS David Nowers Charlotte Wood Darel Nowers Compliments of ROBERT ' S FUNERAL HOME FOXBORO MILLIS MEDFIELD COMPLIMENTS OF TRIMOUNT BITUMINOUS PRODUCTS COMPANY EVERETT MASSACHUSETTS Compliments of S. M. LORUSSO SONS, INC. Sand and Gravel East Ealpole Mass. Be SURE with SHOR captMvo. cood year Ixide oumop r BES Custom Retreading Vulcanizing New Tires (Dunlop-Goodyear) Batteries (Delco-Goodyear) SHOR TIRE CO. 15 Park St. Med. 328 Compliments of MEDFIELD PACKAGE STORE R. J. LARKIN North St. Telephone 38 Compliments of NEWELL ' S MOTOR LIVERY Main Street MEDFIELD, MASS. Tel. 78-2—78-3 John Newell Goodie Newell ALEXANDER ALLAN INSURANCE AGENCY 445 Main St. Medfield, Mass. Phone 37 Compliments of BULLARD’S HOME MARKET E. A. HARDING, Prop. Compliments of KING PHILIP COTTAGE HOME (a nursing home) Quality Meats, Groceries, Provisions 519 Main Street MEDFIELD MASSACHUSETTS MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone 6 Compliments of Compliments of RICHARD HAT COMPANY Lord ' s of MILFORD BILLY KELLY RAY LORD Pearl St. Milford, Mass. DANIEL J. LANE, President Main Street MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Tel. 8246 LIMRIC BROS. INSURANCE AGENCY Compliments of Complete Insurance Service THE CLASS OF JOE LIMRIC Medfield 31 ' 54 OWEN LEIGHTON POWER LAWN ROLLING TRACTOR WORK Medfield, Massachusetts Telephone 85—276 ALLEN BOURET Tree Service and Landscaping Medfield, Massachusetts Telephone 569-3—354-2 Compliments of NORMAN H. CARLSON SIMPSON WELCH INSURANCE MASON CONTRACTORS Medfield, Massachusetts 78 North St. Medfield Telephone Medfield 660 Compliments of Compliments of MEDFIELD BUILDING r. k. McCarthy LUMBER SUPPLY COMPANY SON 32 Spring Street Caterers MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone 260 Medfield, Massachusetts PERENNIALS FOR PERMANENCE Hardy Field Grown Plants Compliments of Herb Plants and Products WALKER MFG. COMPANY WINTER BROOK GARDENS North Street Medfield Medfield, Massachusetts Tel. 127-3 C. F. ALLEN R. N. ALLEN INSURANCE MANAGEMENT WARREN H. FENTON Compliments of Broker Real Estate ANN’S KITCHEN MORTGAGES MEDFIELD 504 C. H. CARLSON S ON Tel. Medfield 1 14-2—1 14-3 Building Contractors john p. McCarthy SON Medfield, Mass. BLACKSMITH HORSESHOER Medfield, Massachusetts Buying? Selling? A. CLINTON BROOKS CO., INC. REALTORS THE CLEMENT DRUG CO. WILLIAM W. DAVIS 487 Main St. Reg. Pharm. Corner of North and Main Medfield 1 34 Streets LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES Medfield, Mass. E. Cantoreggi—Med. 272-5 K. C. Pease—Nat. 2624-J L. S. Clark—Need. 3-II97-R ATLANTIC BRICK COMPANY Sand, Lime, Brick TOM ' S ELECTRICAL REPAIR SHOP Gray Sewer Brick MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS TOM O’TOOLE 29 Pound Street Factory West Street Medfield, Massachusetts MEDFIELD, MASS. Telephone 70-5 Telephone Medfield 500—501 Compliments of W. K. GILMORE SONS Telephone 595 GELLER ' S M M CLEANERS Park Street All Work Done on Premises FUR STORAGE MEDFIELD, MASS. 545 Main Street Medfield Mass. Compliments of RADIO FREQUENCY COMPANY BEAUTY BAZAAR Hiqh Frequency Induction and Dielectric Generators to 100 kw for Industry 44 Park St. FLORENCE KERRIS BRIDIE COGAVIN MEDFIELD, MASS. Telephone 445 Compliments of Compliments of WILLS HARDWARE R. H. Brown Son Janes Ave. CONTRACTOR Medfield ARTHUR WILLS Compliments of MEDFIELD CUSTOM LAUNDRY Compliments of MEDFIELD LUNCH RUTH AND EDDIE Medfield, Massachusetts TOM PERRIN THE FRANCES CAFE Medfield J . ;4 d h c hoo