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

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Mil Bird Marguerite E. 57 Congress Street Activities Freshman Science David Garrick Club Senior French Club Student Asscoiation Ambition Nurse or Telephone Operator Borelli Lena F. 18 Fayette Street Activities Dante Club 2-3-4 Commercial Club 2-3 David Garrick 3-4 Freshman Science Minstrel Show 4 Ambition An Artist Blascio Lena 58 East Street Activities Basketball Team Dante Club David Garrick Club Freshman Science Brenna Raffelina M. 43 Beach Street Activities Commercial Club Literary Club Blizard Robert 48 Jefferson Street Activities Freshman Science Commercial Club-- Ambition To be a Soldier Bulso Frank Angelo 19 Spring Street Activities Football 2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Baseball 2-3-4 Commercial Club 2-3-4 Freshman Science Ambition Coach Bonina Anna 22 Plain Street Activities Commercial Club 3 Ambition Newspaper Reporter Burns Joseph 48 Forest Street Activities Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 2-3-4 Minstrel Show 1-2-3-4 Junior Science 3-4 David Garrick Freshman Science

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Abrahamson Gladys Charlotte 17 Westbrook Street Activities Minstrel Show 2-3-4 Coni. Club 2-3-4. Freshman Science David Garrick 4 Ambition Governess Balian John 27 Prospect Heights Activities Freshman Science Commercial Club Ambition To go to Trade School Alberta Christine Norma 10 Raker Street Activities Dante Club 2-3-4 David (iarrick 3-4 Commercial Club 2-3-4 Ambition Singer with orchestra Bedrosian Serponhy 31 Lawrence Street Activities Band 3 years Commercial Club Ambition To be a Stenographer or Bookkeeper Andreano Velia Faith Ann 10 Granite Street Activities Dante Club 2-3-4 Dante Club Plays O. L. I. Committee 4 Freshman Science Club Liter ary Club, Treasurer Ambition Private Secretary Bellantoni Enrico Joseph 47 Beach Street Activities Dante Club Commercial Club Freshman Science Baci Catherine Marie 52 East Walnut Street Activities Literary Club Softball Intramural Basketball Commercial Club 2-3-4 Second Vice-President 4 Dante Club David Garrick 3-4 Class Vice-Pres. 1-2-3-4 O. L. 1. Committee 4 Junior Dance Committee Senior Dance Committee Ambition Secretarial Work Bernard! Dorothy Jennie 80 Prospect Heights Activities Commercial Club Freshman Science Literary Club Basketball

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SALUTATORY NATIONAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION The class of 1941 extends its greetings and welcome to you, our parents, teachers, and friends on this, our graduation day. It is with a mixed feeling of joy and grief that we approach this occasion, but the joy is surpassing our grief in knowing that you, who have made this possible, are with us on this memorable night. We thank you and hope that we may prove worthy of your sacrifices. National defense is the most import¬ ant topic of conversation to-day. The ordinary person who discusses the various items of defense thinks chiefly in terms of huge airplanes, which are to patrol our borders and our sea coast in defense against some possible invader; he pictures rumbling, rolling ' fortresses which rush over the land at amazing speeds. He thinks of large battleships mounted with guns and cannon of every size and type, from whose mouths would pour tons of red hot lead. He considers the number of men who comprise our well-trained armed forces. It is only natural that such thoughts should be uppermost in his mind, since these men, these planes, these tanks, and these ships are the most conspicious items of national defense. Defense does not consist only of arm¬ ing the nation with weapons of war; there is something else which is needed besides these, and that is education. The troubled times through which we are passing are placing a greater demand than ever before on the young men and young women of the American republic. It is essential for these men and these women to be clear- thinking and tolerant. It is necessary for them to be loyal to their country and faith¬ ful to their God. If these qualities are achieved, education is worthwhile. The turmoil and bitter strife of the world to¬ day would have been averted if the quali¬ ties of tolerance, clear-thinking, and devo¬ tion to God were possessed by everyone. With education the young men and young women will be able to take a place in a competitive world. All our industries are demanding young people who are trained to work for them. We want to be those young people. This program of national defense has brought with it a brighter out¬ look on life for the young high school grad¬ uate, because it has provided more work than there has ever been for the past twelve years. The graduate was beginning to feel as if he was never to be able to find a place in the work-a-day world because these last twelve years there didn’t seem to be any place where he could get a foothold on the ladder of success. T his defense program has changed all of this and the young graduate can feel safe again, because he can play an important part in making up this defense. The charge will be made that the world has gone back to a darker age because of the terrible war going on in the world to¬ day. People will state that modern civili¬ zation has degenerated to the level of the savage herds who ruled the world centuries ago. Modern science seems to be used as an instrument of annihilation rather than as an instrument to help man in his strug¬ gle toward eternity. As their specific ex¬ amples they point to things like the poison gas, a means of flooding the land and creeping like dope into the minds of men, women, and children to destroy the human brain and cut in half its ability to enjoy normal life. The development of the air¬ plane, instead of being measured in tenns of assistance to humanity, is considered successful in proportion to the amount of death dealing bombs it can carry. Scientif¬ ic achievements in a world gone mad have as their sole object the murder and mutila¬ tion of the human family and fireside. The remedy for these conditions is obvious. Education and science without God are responsible for these terrible results. Some of the dictatorial countries might well be considered as examples. In these lands to-day there is an organized 21