Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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Then came the days of all days—The Junior Prom. Stepping along in a fan¬ tastic wonderland, the dantily attired girls, and their beaming escorts tripped the light fantastic. Many thanks and con¬ gratulations should be given to Mr. Met¬ calf and his efficient staff composed of the following: Anthony lacovelli, Catherine Baci, Olga Sanchioni, Isabelle Copper, Lawrence Volpe, John Manuel, Emmelina Piscia, Rose Filosa, John Carchio, Alfred Cassinelli, and John Greene. They cer¬ tainly made our prom the very best ever. As usual Mr. Metcalf’s Science Club was able to present a very clever exhibition. They were also able to take in the sights of New York escorted by Mr. Metcalf. Need¬ less to say, only boys were eligible. At last the golden year arrived. Be¬ hind us lay the freshman’s humiliations, the sophomore’s tribulations, and the memorable junior year. All our past ac¬ tions had only led the way to our happy and yet sad senior year. When Mr. Berry announced names of the students who were to be representa¬ tives on the Oak, Lily, and Ivy Committee, a dark shadow seemed to cast down upon us, saying, “Your happy days of school life are now ending.” But nevertheless we set forth to make our book the best yet. We realized that we were leaving behind us all the joys and triumphs that we had encountered; but they would never be for¬ gotten, for we were storing them away in our book of memories. To Alfred Cassinelli again went the honor of being elected class president, with Catherine Baci as vice-president. Rose Filosa and David Moriarty were elected secretary and treasurer respectively. To help defray the cost of graduation, a Literary Club was formed, out of which six room treasurers were chosen to record all our pennies that we had saved over the week-end. As a result we were able to de¬ fray the many expenses of graduation. We were indeed proud of our digni¬ fied positions as seniors but when the Mil¬ ford - Framingham football game on November 11 glared at us from under¬ neath the calendar, we cast aside all dig¬ nity and once more rushed down to the train, which was to carry us to the Fram¬ ingham field. Even though we met with defeat, we carried home with us the sports¬ manship and joys of our holiday spirits. Assemblies, assemblies. First came the announcement of the Swift Oratorical Contest and we set to work with pens, busily writing on some phase of the Consti¬ tution. The winners of this contest were Alfred Cassinelli and Olga Sanchioni. Then came the Elks Essay Contest, and we stayed up all hours of the night scribbling to meet the deadline. From a large assort¬ ment of essays Miss Arlene Reynolds was was declared the winner. Oh! but the life of an essayist is a weary one and a brain- racked one. With essays and never-end¬ ing home work, our life was certainly a busy one. We indeed were proud when Alexandria Satkiewicz was named valedic¬ torian, and Josephine Cardani as saluta- torian. Robert Lynch was awarded third honors. At last Senior Week was upon us and our restrained pleasure immediately flared forth. Our committee had planned some gala and mirthful activities for us, and we planned to make this week a never-to-be forgotten event. Our theatre party proved to be one of the most successful on the pro¬ gram, followed by Senior Hop, which is, in the lives of all seniors, the dance of the year. Last, but not least, came Senior Night with a happy, yet sad aspect. Time is such an elusive fellow, who barely says “Hello” before we find him say¬ ing, “Goodbye”. The thought of com¬ mencement seemed to pierce our hearts like a sharp, glittering dagger, for this would bring to an end our happy dreams. Before we realized it, we were slowly marching to the stage. The third and last act was coming to an end. We had performed our part to the best of our ability, and we went forth to receive our reward, to seek out our fortunes in the huge and dazzling world, in a world full of turmoil and strife. We shall never forget the happy days we spent at Milford High School. 16

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REVIEWING THE DAYS OF YESTERYEAR BY OLGA SANCHIONI and ISABELLE COPPER “Now time has fled—the world is strange Something there is of pain, and change My books are closed upon my shelf I miss the old heart in myself.” Like a thinly vanishing shadow, Time has in its own mysterious way, slipped through our busy fingers; forever leaving the remnants of happy and pleasant days, and lifelong friendships with our class¬ mates and teachers. We have trod many a rough path, and we have grown steadily in physical, intel¬ lectual, and moral prestige since that un- forgetable day, September 14, 1937, when the doors of Milford High School were opened to welcome the Class of ’41. No doubt, our greatest impression was the spaciousness of the building; and our dearest memory was the welcoming speech given by our principal, Frank C. Berry. Immediately, we determined to make our presence known. Although we were unable to really associate with the upper¬ classmen because we had our school hours during the afternoon, and they had theirs during the morning, we nevertheless were responsible on a large scale for the success¬ ful Friday nite socials. We’ll never forget our first social. Even with the humilating name of “Freshie” ringing in our ears we managed to have a wonderful time, since the name did signify our importance, the importance of 240 raring-to-go freshmen. Feeling quite proud and honored that we were to have class officers, we elected Alfred Cassinelli as President, Catherine Baci, as vice-president, Fred Jones as Treasurer, and Olga Sanchioni as Secre¬ tary. The Student Association brightened our lives with many entertaining and edu¬ cational features. We again felt honored with Mary Curran, Alfred Pantano, and Helen Duggan representing our class on this committee. Under the supervision of Mr. Benja¬ min Consoletti, the Freshman Science Club was reorganized, and we were present at many various and interesting demonstra¬ tions and observation tours. We were so busy with our duties as freshmen that we never noticed Time creeping upon us ending our first year as high school students. We started our second year with a bang! With an increase in social activi¬ ties, and an increase in homework. One of the many benefits of being Sophies was the fact that we now attended morning ses¬ sions and were in that way able to associ¬ ate with the upper classmen. One of the main attractions of this year was the for¬ mation of the Commercial Club under the supervision of Miss Eva Burns, of the fac¬ ulty. This club was organized for the benefit of business students, who were en¬ tertained during the year with socials and educational features. Again we were rep¬ resented by Olga Sanchioni and Marjorie Carbone who acted as members of the Social committee. We began our Junior year with the same officers who ably acted for us during our sophomore year, with the exception of the office of treasurer, which was now filled by David Moriarty. Time again had drawn its veil of mystery over the former years, but we stepped happily along to that year when clubs flourished, and committees bloomed: Our Junior Year. Again the class showed marvelous foresight in electing as our ring commit¬ tee a group of students who selected our class rings with such good taste that it has been decided that our ring be proclaimed standard. Miss Sadie O’Connell reorganized the David Garrick Club and we shall always remember the trip we made to attend a per¬ formance of Hamlet which was given by the Clark University under the direction of Professor Ellingworth. The performance was of additional interest to us since Mr. Ellingworth had previously given us an il¬ lustrated talk at our high school. 15

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Number 1 OAK, LILY, AND IVY Volume LVII STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robert Kirby SECRETARY Helen Duggan LITERARY EDITORS Robert Lynch Barbara Sails Olga Sanchioni Alexandria Satkiewicz Arlene Viele Doris Williams Velia Andreano .. Josephine Cardani Isabelle Copper .... Minette DeBoer .. Frances Greene .. Mary Kolenda . ASSOCIATES Catherine Baci . Louise Butterworth . Alfred Cassinelli . Yolanda DeCapua . Robert Dennett Esther Grille Marilyn Milan Irving Smith FACULTY ADVISERS Frank C. Berry, Principal Mr. Gerard Sweeney . Miss Marian A. Ryan . Miss Agnes Crane . Miss Madeleine Kynoch ... Miss Dorothy Callahan ... Miss Margaret Pyne . Miss Agnes R. Lynch . Miss Catherine E. Curtin Mr. James A. Higgiston Miss Martha Molinari Mr. James V. Zurlo Mr. Fred E. Steeves Mr. J. Francis Cahill Mr. Charles J. Brucato Mr. Joseph J. Tosches HONORS Alexandria Satkiewicz . 93.35 Robert Lynch . 92.81 Josephine Cardani . 91.64 Robert Kirby . 90.63 Catherine Baci . 90.47 Marjorie Carbone . 90.44 Velia Andreano . 90.08 17