Milford High School - Spartan Yearbook (Milford, NH)

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.Malory o flue Cfaaa of 195 7 Alicia - Hi, Ianet. I knew you were working here in New York so I thought l'd drop by and talk over old times while waiting for my train to Boston. lane! - Gee, Alicia, I sure am glad to see you! After all we were not only classmates but neighbors as well back in East Milford. It is sure going to be fun to talk over old times when we were in school together. Alicia - Did you ever think we'd make the grade that early September day in 1945 when we so courageously entered the first grade? There were six of us that year at the old Laurel School. But only Tommy, Armand and myself stuck it out through the twelve years. We had some good times though with Miss Hull as our first teacher. Ianet - Miss Pettee was my first grade teacher at the Elementary School. There were twenty in our room and Miss Barnes had the other first grade with thirty-one pupils. We were a small class compared to the numbers entering the first grade in Milford in years to come. Alicia - It's funny though, we had fifty-seven of us entering the first grade and only forty-nine of us graduating in 1957. Ianet - I always remember how Miss McGettigan in the fifth grade liked our class. She used to say we were a Wonderful class to work with. Alicia - Bet if she could have been in Mr. Looney's Shoes when we were Seniors she would have changed her mind, and how! Ianet - Gee, Alicia, remember how big and important we felt in l95l when we reported to the new annex off the High School Gym for our seventh school year? We had Miss Whitcomb and Mr. McManus as our homeroom teachers. Alicia - Yeh, but we soon lost any feeling of importance we might have had when we were all but trampled upon by those high and mighty upper classmen in the High School building where some of our classes were held. Ianet - That was the year that we began as Thespians and what a play we chose! A horse-race theme! Will you ever forget Armand as the race track slicker! lt was then that we established ourselves as actors when we won honorable mention competing with the High School classes. Alicia - You're right, Ianet, We sure were heading for Hollywood or Broad- way in the eighth grade when our play at the Play Festival was judged the best in the Iunior division and we took first prize. We must have been better at raising money that year than we were as Seniors. Remember the class trip that 8A took to places of interest in Boston and 8B took to Lake Winnipesaukee with money earned? We sure had a good time back in those carefree days. Maybe Miss Byrne and Miss Noble, our homeroom teachers, wouldn't express it just that way. Ianet - It was back in those days that Georgie and I were initiated to basket- ball which we pursued thru the remainder of our school years. I wonder if Georgie remembers that her ambition in the Ir. High yearbook was to be a good basketball p1ayer ? Alicia - It was in the eighth grade, Ianet, that you were awarded a placque for your essay on Why I'm Proud to Be An American.

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Georg1e Dtck Arnold and Tommy Monson former mayor league baseball stars dlrect boys athletrcs Remember the star of our Iumor Play Brlly Van Valkenburg? He s dance rnstructor at the youth center Connne He became quxte famous on Earth as head choreographer at M G M studlos Say you know lm gettmg hungry What do you have for food around here? Georg1e Remember how Hema Paananen and Peter Olson used to argue over the1r nat1onal1t1es? Here they have restaurants located across the street from each other Peter boast Swedxsh food whrle Hema serves Emntsh Whtch appeals to you today? Connne I thrnk lll try Betnas Ftnmsh You know on Earth she v on hve academy awards She was rn such demand that she never dtd retrre Thrs must be qulte a change for her Peter became a Rear Admrral rn the Navy Georg1e While were eatrng l can tell you more about our other classmates Of course you remember lanlce Erlkson She runs a k1ndergarten tor all the chrldren on thts planet Some of the parents names w1ll be fa mlhar to you Marranne Ansaldo Pat Matlneson Sally Spooner and Pat Stockwell were all marned shortly after graduatlon Martanne con tlnued her reputatlon as a hamemaker and was named Mother of the Year 1n 1973 Connne On Earth Ianrce Ertkson graduated from college as a medlcal tech r11c1an She worked at a large laboratory where Shella Courage was a graduate nurse and Alyce Nlchols also worked there as a medlcal secre tary You know Steven Wardwell? He became an emtnent h1stor1an and wrote the text now bemg used at M1lford Htgh Georg1e Oh really? Hes superrntendent ol schools on Pluto Carol Marsh IS head of the Engl1sh Department 1n the hlgh school Betsey Brchardson and Kaye Hauser are teachers 1n the elementary school The school nurse 1S Barbara Adams Connne Remember Shrrley Rejtmbal? She wrote a best seller How to Marry a M1ll1ODG1Te and she dtdl Georg1e She has a large estate on thrs planet Hazel Bartlett IS ln charge of her servants Connne On Earth she had a sheep farm She started a new fad by g1v1ng her sheep Elvls Presley halrcuts Gosh l thought some of the ha1r styles on Earth were bad but look at thatl Georg1e Oh that s the Pluton1an upsweep styled by ludy Poor and Margaret Trow They were worktng at Marran Elandreaus Salon but now have the1r own estabhshment Cornne Speakmg of styles Demarrs Best used to wr1te a column tor Vogue magaz1ne on current styles Georg1e Yes I know She now operates a dress shop Pat Herlrhy and Clalre Vander Heyden are her assrstants They ve developed a new fabr1c called Plutolon for the1r latest style Connne Oh I forgot to tell you we had a Pulrtzer Prrze wrnner rn our class Bruce Tower was awarded the Prrze for hrs collectron of poems entrtled Sonnets Wrrtten on a Wlndy Eventng Ianet Tonella too galned fame 1n the llterary held She was author of several best selhng novels Georglcr Two others 1n our class also excelled rn the arts I understand Barbara D Ram1o was a great Metropohtan Coloratura Pat Pollock gave up her popular smgmg career to go on a world tour as an orgamst Both are entertamers on thls planet Gee l guess thxs completes our tour Shall we return to my home? Connne Well I see l1le IS pretty exc1t1ng here l thlnk lll en1oy lt' Wrltten by Connne Carpenhere and Georgma MGCNBII . . . . ' 1 , . T f . . - . . . . . . , , . . I . . . . S A . . , . , , . . I . I ' 1 . . f . . . . . , . . . , . ' I I I . I . . . - I I . , , - . . . . . .. ,, . - . . . . ,, . , . . I . . . . . - , . . Q . . V 1 - , . - ' I . . 1 . . . . - I I - . . - . , . . . , . - . . . . - . , . ,, . . . ,, . - I 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . , . . . . , . . , . . . u , . . - .

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Ianet - And speaking of basketball, Tommy and Armand upheld the honors of the class in that sport as far back as the seventh grade and kept up the honors through our Senior Year. Alicia - Then September, 1953 arrived. We were Freshmen and we were Freshmen in more ways than one for now as full-fledged high school students we could feel superior and look with disdain on the immature Ir. High students. Do you remember our first class meeting Where we chose the class officers who were to lead us through our first year? They were Armand O'Neil, president, Tommy Slayton, vice-President, Corinne Carpentiere, secretary, and Peter Olson, treasurer. Our class advisors were Miss Grund and Mr. Smith. Ianice Erikson, Dick Arnold, Chester Richardson and Thomas Monson, were chosen representatives to the Student Council. Ianet - At the beginning of our Freshman year we welcomed new members to our class from Amherst which swelled our ranks to sixty-six. That year we also had the traditional Freshman Halloween Party in October, and also we had an Armistice Eve canteen on November 10. Both were a success financially and socially and we had raised our first money for our treasury. The Legion Awards for the outstanding Freshman boy and girl went to lanice Erikson and Peter Olson. Alicia - At the beginning of our Sophomore year our ranks continued to in- crease and our members now numbered seventy-four. We were con- centrated in homerooms 14 and 24. We chose for our class officers that year the same president, secretary, and treasurer namely Armand O'Neil, Corinne Carpentiere, and Peter Olson, but for our vice-president we chose Iimmy McCreary. Our Student Council representatives were David Kittridge, Dick Arnold, Ianice Erikson, and you Ianet. Our M.A.A. mem- bers were Georgie MacNeil and Dennis Fecteau. Ianet - As Sophomores we were very proud of our Kaley Prize Speaking contestants. They were Betsey Richardson, Iudy Fisk, Georgie MacNeil, Ianice Erikson, Dick Arnold, Chester Richardson, Iames Lawrence, and Peter Olson. First prize went to Iudy Fisk for the girls and for the boys, Peter Olson. Second prizes went to Georgie MacNeil and Chester Rich- ardson. Alicia - Remember our Sophomore Hop, Ianet, and how thrilled we were to have one of our class members, Patty Pollock, as soloist for her uncle's orchestra, which furnished the music for dancing? Icmet - Then another play festival rolled around and we chose a mystery thriller The House Next Door for our contribution. We lived up to our past reputation by winning the second prize. My mother, who coached the play was hardly fit to live with during those three weeks of rehears- als. Guess the cast gave her a hard time! Alicia - I don't really believe they did, Ianet. But I guess as we advanced in school we felt our oats more and more. In our Iunior year our member- ship decreased to fifty-eight. We had such faith in our class officers that we chose the same ones to lead us. But lim McCreary had left us to attend a private school so Ianice Erikson was chosen to take his place as vice-president. Once again, Ianet, you were chosen Student council member along with Ioe Anderson.