Milford High School - Spartan Yearbook (Milford, NH)

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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.

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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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Itmet - And Tommy Monson was an M.A.A. representative in our Iunior year along with Iudy Fisk and Dick Arnold. Miss Stephens and Mr. Mit- kus were our class advisors. Our representatives were numerous to Boys' and Girls' State. Alicia - Of course our biggest social event of the year was our Iunior Prom held in May. Our theme was Under Water Garden. This enabled the artistic members of our class to do an excellent job decorating, even to the octopus in the corner making eyes at the handsome mermaid sus- pended from the ceiling in the center of the hall. What a good time we had that night and financially it was a success too! Ianet - All of these events we have talked over, Alicia, took place as we were maturing from restless children to composed adults but we haven't yet touched upon the most memorable year of all, our Senior year. Alicia - You mean the year so many of us contracted Senioritis? That is an awful malady and we all had a bad case of it. The only good thing about it is, that it is seldom fatal and it has no after effects. Ianet - You're right, Alicia. In our Senior year our ranks numbered forty- nine. We probably had the distinction of having the smallest class that had graduated from Milford High for many years, if nothing else. We chose our same officers to see us through our last year at M.f-l.S. Alicia - You still represented us as a Student Council member, didn't you Ianet? There was also Dick Arnold, who became president of it that year. Carol Marsh and Ioe Anderson were also members. Thomas Monson became president of the M.A.A. and the other members from the Senior class were David Kittridge, Iudy Fisk, Dick Arnold, and you Ianet. The girls basketball team had an excellent year under Mrs. Cook with you and Iudy Fisk as co-captains. Icxnet - Speaking of basketball, Tommy and Armand did a great deal toward the success of Mr. Soflin's boys in our Senior year. Congratulations to both. Another member of our class that year won the Betty Crocker Homemaking Award. Marianne Ansaldo took first prize among the Senior girls and competed for the State Award. Ianice Erikson was chosen as our D.A.R. representative. Alicia - That was a good spaghetti supper we put on that year, too. Miss Byrne and Mr. Reed were our advisors and with their able committee did an excellent job of feeding all the people. Ianet - They sure did! How well I remember. Do you remember the Harvest Ball in October of our Senior year? What fun we had decorating the old gym- Alicia - Then there was the Sno-Ball. Remember how the basket-ball play- off for the tournament upset our plans for that? That was a postponement that turned out in our favor for what a turnout we had that night! Ianet - And wasn't it nice of the Iunior class to sponsor the Prom in our honor. I'rn sure they knew how much we appreciated it. Alicia - Gee whiz, we've talked so long, Ianet that I almost forgot that I had a train to catch. We had many pleasant memories at M.H.S. and many friends. Maybe l'll see some of them on my visit to Milford. lane! - Well, so long, Alicia. It sure has seemed like old times talking to you and if you do see any of our old classmates in Milford, say hi to them for me. Bye now.