Millbury Memorial High School - Aftermath Yearbook (Millbury, MA)

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Chas rophec Y Well, I finally got my job in New York and in a few minutes I'll be there. As I was get- ting off the train, I noticed Eugene Perron and Elaine Bailey, who were newlyweds, and who said they were going to Millbury for their honeymoon. Getting off the train with all my baggage, I called for a cab and after getting in I noticed that the driver was Ronald Gilbert. We talked about the years way back in °44. He put on the radio and I could hear: “Listen tomorrow to ‘Shall I marry again?’ with Filo- mena Eramo.’’ He left me at the Honky Tonk Hotel where I found Raymond McLaughlin washing the big sign. Raymond Cormier wrote my name in the book and called for his head bellhop, Paul Zuidema, to show me to my room. As I was unpacking my clothes, I heard a lot of noise in the hallway and when I went to see what was going on, I saw Roger Vayo and Francis Gibbons quarreling to see which one was going to call on the famous tobacco heiress Gloria Cuthbertson; but in a few seconds, Donald Lucas, the house detec- tive, came and stopped the fighting and sent the two playboys out. While I was in the hallway I met Alfred Rodgers and Robert Gil- more, two well known bachelors, who came to my room. They told me that Tommy Maloney and Dot Kruger were living in the penthouse way up on the roof. Well, I still have a few days before I start to work so the next day I decided to take a walk down Main Street and see if there was anyone else I knew. Walking down the street, I noticed an exquisite beauty parlor which was owned by Doris Lynch and Beverly Marcell. Not trying to be too curious I peeked in and there was Miriam Latti having her hair waved while Robert Mongilio, her husband, who was waiting for her, was having a manicure given by Dorothy Mongeon. Down the street I no- ticed a large crowd waiting in line to see “I Love Em and Leave ‘Em’ with that dashing star, Theodore Doucette, accompanied by Ros- anna Pescheta. The second feature was “The Texas Bad Boy’ with that daring two-fisted cowboy, Bill Cummings and his horse. In the chorus line I saw Frances O'Neil and Gloria Letendre who had on some very flashy slacks. They told me they had come from Ralph Chris- tian’s grease shop and wanted to see the pic- ture so badly that they did not have time to change. Just then I saw Robert Bordeau’s tow truck towing Dot Cosky’s wrecked car to the garage. Later I found out that Dot was testing racing cats for the Ford Motor Company. This certainly was an exciting day for I met May Jordan, Claire Turgeon, and Wanda Waskie- wicz, who were all going to Robert Vickery’s farewell party; they told me he was going to join the Foreign Legion. When I inquired as to what had happened they told me that he had been secretly in love with Joan Hall, but when Ernest Chevalier finally married Joan, Vickery just couldn’t stand losing her. Everything seemed to be happening today and with the hot sun shining on me I began to feel dizzy and I, not thinking clearly, started to cross the street. The next thing I knew I was in a clean white bed and when I looked up, I saw Norris Corey, Barbara Graves, and three cute little children. They told me that they were going to the beach with their children when I walked out in front of the car. Then in came two nurses who turned out to be Doris Faron and Ann Burinsky. They took my pulse and brought me in some delicious food ; then Ralph Dunn, the doctor, came in. Ralph is quite a doctor; he has a record of curing

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SENIOR In April Mr. Beaton announced the Honor Students as follows: Robert Mongilio, Valedic- torian; Miriam Latti, Salutatorian; Shirley Caisse, first Honor Student; William Cum- mings, second Honor Student. The seniors then held a meeting to vote for the Class Day Speakers. Those chosen were Historian, Dorothy Cosky; Prophet, Francis Vallaincourt; Statistician, Dorothy Mongeon; Omissions and Corrections, Bernadine Daley; Testator, Robert Vickery; and Giver of Gifts, Theodore Doucette. Robert Mongilio was chosen Editor-in-Chief of the AFTERMATH. Miriam Latti and Dorothy Mongeon were selected to assist him. Adver- tising was placed in charge of Ernest Chevalier. Mr. Jannery called the baseball team together Fils ORY, in April; those chosen from the senior class were Ralph Dunn, Paul Gibeau, Roger Vago, Donald Lucas, and Manager Eugene Perron. For the remainder of the year, the seniors were busy taking care of all the details which make Class Day and Commencement a long remembered event. In the hectic days of May, most of us were oblivious of the sadness that was gradually bearing down upon us. But after the excitement of senior week activi- ties subsides, we shall look at our high school career in an objective way, and we shall realize the honest effort which we must make to ful- fill the promise which we make in our motto: “Today we follow; tomorrow we lead.” DorROTHY COSKY. a Bib ove of Welcome Parents, Teachers, Classmates, and Friends: We, the class of nineteen hundred forty-four, are assembled here to celebrate one of the major milestones in our lives. Having completed our high school career, we must now adjust ourselves to a world that is seething with unrest and destruction. Many of us will be called upon in the near future to do our part in that struggle which has so en- gulfed mankind. But today, however, for one brief moment we are not so concerned about the future as we are with the past. We are going to turn time backwards to four years ago and retrace the four most carefree, most happy years that we shall probably ever know—our four years in Millbury High School. We are grateful in no small measure to our parents who, in their unselfishness and interest in us, urged us to complete our high school education. Likewise, we are grateful to our principal and to the members of the faculty who encouraged and guided us along the way. With these thoughts foremost in my mind, I, in behalf of the class of nineteen hun- dred forty-four, invite you to join with us in observing our Class Day. RALPH DUNN.

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GUA See RAG se ib ay, everything from cats to human beings. After a few hours, the doctor said I could go, for I was only shaken up a little. It was a beautiful hospital and in one of the rooms I could see the Reverend Russell Lachapelle, who was cheering John Kenney who had become the father of quadruplets. Russell told me that after the war he decided to forget all about women and enter the religious life. I was still in the hospital for I wasn’t quite sure of how to get out. In a few seconds I saw three well- dressed girls, Shirley Caisse, Beatrice Stewart, and Virginia May, come running down the hall. Shirley is a famous chemist and has just discovered how to make gunpowder out of rose petals; Virginia is a flight nurse with the Army Air Corps; and Beatrice teaches Eng- lish at Millbury High School. I didn’t know what the excitement was and when I saw Helen Cosky come out next, I stopped her and asked her what was happen- ing “Don’t tell me you don’t know?’ she said. ‘Well, the king of the drums, Paul Gi- beau, sprained his fingers one night playing the drums and after that he could not play for two weeks, but the doctor said that he could te- sume playing.” Well I finally found my way out and was tired of walking so I got the next bus that was heading down my way. When I got on the bus, sure enough it was a woman driver and none other than Angie Pichierri. I noticed that she was sitting on three or four pillows. I found myself a seat way down in the back and tried to have a good rest, but up front talking with Angie was Katherine O’Con- nel who had on the silliest hat you ever saw, and every time Angie passed a hat store she would stop to let Katherine look the hats over. Well I finally got back to the hotel, but I didn’t know whether I was glad or not, for there was a large crowd in front of the hotel. Getting a glimpse of what was going on, I saw Barbara Dwinell selling all kinds of sou- venits from Germany. Later I was told that Barbara had been a member of the WAC dur- ing the war and she was the first one to land in Germany. I made my way in the hotel but I could not get an elevator for all the elevator boys were talking to the new pin-up girl of New York. I might have known she would be that charming and dazzling Claire Dupont. After walking up those twenty flights of stairs, I was really tired and before I could close the door, a bellboy brought in the daily paper. I was really too tired to read it but when I saw the headlines “Betty Low Witter Ruins the Cooking Contest” I decided it was worth read- ing. Upon looking further, I saw a picture of Nancy Winter and Priscilla Gill shaking hands. The caption under the pictures said, “The two celebrities have finally landed a job in Holly- wood and will leave just as soon as possible.” They are leaving for the same studio which made Bernardine Daley and Janet Smith very popular. On the same page was an announce- ment of the marriage between Rita Gauvin and Ernie Fjellman. They will have their recep- tion at the famous “Society Club’ owned by Eileen Graves. There wasn’t much more in the paper so I decided to go to bed, but when I was in bed I just couldn’t help think- ing of my classmates and the way they turned out. But still I wasn’t too surprised for one could not understand the good old class of ’44. FRANCIS V AILLANCOURT.