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

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Milford High’s Service Committee, together with Theresa Del Gastello, meet in the principal’s office to discuss parties and gifts for our classmates in the armed forces. The members are: seated, Edwin Ettinger, George Appleton, and Janette La Chapelle; standing, Lawrence Del Vecchio and Phyllis Beaudoin. Many times during the course of the past few years you have heard me utter that stock phrase of mine, “In achievement there is joy.” It has been repeated again and again by me as a form of motivating force for the benefit of some faltering pupil. Very distinctly do I recall that September day of 1940 when 235 boys and girls of your class first enrolled at Milford High School as Freshmen. At the time of that entrance all seemed to be bubbling over with anticipation and enthusiasm. The time interval has proved, however, that far too many were lacking in the necessary determi¬ nation and will-to-win. This manifestation is quite evident when we observe that approxi¬ mately one hundred members of the entering class have fallen by the wayside. To those of you who have carried on to successfully attain this milestone in life, I am sure the joy and satisfaction you have achieved for you and yours is ample reward for the time and effort involved. This time and effort so expended can produce a life-time investment; on the other hand, “the richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.” For a commencement during these critical days, your selection of a class motto, “For God and Country”, is most opportune and appropriate. In pledging your allegiance to God, the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity (for which He stands) become the battlecry. With this perspective, it is so easy to see that Christianity and Democracy really are as much alike as the proverbial two peas in a pod. (jj ana I Co oun (r V 19

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The Milford School Committee and the superintendent sit for their picture. They are, from left to right: Mr. Joseph Di Battista, Supt. Frank C. Berry, Mr. Joseph V. Carey, Mr. Marco A. Balzarini, Mr. Walter E. Cor¬ bett, Mr. Thomas F. Davoren. Mrs. William A. Murray is the sixth member of this honorable group. a airman Cdareijj and Superintendent Iderry Send Cdli Cdonarats mpen ' err if -ongrai As the members of the Class of 1944 leave us to join the ranks of the Alumni, I wish them Godspeed in the future. May they continue with the same ideals that have inspired them in their High-School years. Good luck and God bless you. The medium of the 1944 edition of your familiar Oak, Lily, and Ivy affords me a splendid opportunity to express, on behalf of your school committee, the justifiable pride that we feel for the several hundred members of the alumni and undergraduates now serv¬ ing in various branches of the armed forces. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and we sincerely hope for a speedy return to your normal life in the community. We who are charged with the supervision of our schools are also having our troubles. Several of our committee members and valu¬ able members of the faculty are now in uni¬ forms. Their absence has made our task all the more difficult. We miss them all, but are making a determined effort to encourage the continuance of all of the activities that meant so much to you in the past and that now serve as such happy memories. We are forever con¬ scious of our obligation to you, wherever you may be, because on your return you will be entitled to ask for an accounting of our stew¬ ardship. You can be assured that we do not intend to fail you. J}o5eph U Cdarevj, (Chairman op lhe .Sc! ooi (Commitlet 18

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The Commercial Faculty Group is, from left to right: Miss Pinardi, Miss Kurlansky, Miss Curtin, Mr. Moran, Miss Agnes Lynch, Mr. Higgiston, acting Principal, Miss Eva Burns, Mr. O ' Donnell, Miss Farese, Miss Pyne, Miss Calarese, Miss Molinari. They capably developed our skills, abilities, and aptitudes to meet the demand for office workers. To our friendly and loyal faculty, whose duties both in and out of the classroom have been greatly increased in these days of wartime stress, and whose patience has been many times sorely overtaxed, we give our sincere and heartfelt thanks in full measure. We are proud of them and hope to make them proud of us as we assume our duties Corp. J. Gerard Sweeney, U.S.A. Lieut. Chari.es J. Brucato, U.S.M. Instructor oj English Instructor of Physical Education 20