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

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Address of Welcome The time has arrived for the class of forty-five to depart from Millbury High. Parents, Teachers, Classmates, and Friends: We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-Five, approach the most impor- tant event of our school lives, graduation from high school. The four years we have spent preparing for this event have been four of the darkest and most dismal years that mankind has ever been called upon to face, and only now can men look up to the war-torn skies and see the dark clouds begin to disappear and the dawn of a new world peace approaching. Today, however, let us forget momentarily the great world conflict and renew for the last time the happiest four years of our lives—the years which we spent at Millbury High School. Years such as these we may never know again, but they are ones which we shall cherish forever. We wish to thank our parents who have worked so hard to give us a suitable education, our principal and members of the high school faculty who did all that they could to make our four years, first of all, profitable and then happy. With these thoughts in mind, in behalf of the Class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-Five, I extend to you a cordial invitation to enjoy with us our Class Day Exercises. CLASS HISTORY overcame these difficulties, and Mr. Beaton allowed us to elect our class officers. Those To some it will be the end of gay happy school days; to others it will be the begin- ning of a different life filled with new ex- periences. Parents and friends of the mem- bers of the graduating class, let me take you back through our four years as stu- dents in Millbury High School. We entered high school in September, 1941, very proud but inexperienced fresh- men. Many hindrances confronted us such as: getting accustomed to the bells, finding our classrooms, and using the correct stair- ways. By the end of the first month we elected were President, Robert Carey; Vice-President, Rudolph Pinsky; Secre- tary, Eileen Stewart; and Treasurer, Ro- land Shepard. Although we joined many clubs, our lack of experience and knowledge prevented us from gaining any offices which were held by the upperclassmen. Our inecapability did not bother us too much because we realized that during the next three years our talents would be recognized. When Mr. Roberts called for football tryouts, we were proud to show the upper-

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ROBERT CAREY, President DAVID LYNCH, Vice-President VIRGINIA LYNCH, Secretary CHARLES LINDBERG, Treasurer The Class of’

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classmen our sportsmanship and Richard Brady and Rudolph Pinsky secured berths on the team. When the basketball season began, Rich- ard Brady, Roland Shepard, and Rudolph Pinsky represented our class. The girls also show ed their sportsmanship since Bar- bara Stockhaus, Virginia Lynch, Eileen Stewart, and Dorothy Vayo responded to Miss Sullivan’s plea for basketball players. In February we experienced our first trial of mid-year examinations and passed them without too much difficulty. The spring brought with it the baseball season, and the boys that reported to Mr. Jannery were Richard Brady, and Roland Shepard. Miss Sullivan selected Ida Pichi- erri, Dorothy Vayo, and Barbara Stock- haus for field hockey. Soon our freshman year was over, and we welcomed the vacation eagerly. We returned in September feeling more confident than we did in the previous year. At our first class meeting we elected the following class officers: President, Robert Carey; Vice-President, Eileen Stewart; Secretary, Arthur Norton; and Treasurer, Raymond Baillargeon. We continued to join the various clubs and to take part in the many activities. Robert Carey was chosen assistant editor of the Reflectorette. When a call was issued for football can- didates, Raymond Baillargeon, Roland Shepard, Charles Webber, Rudolph Pin- sky, Arthur White, and David Lynch an- swered the eall. With the coming of the basketball season the team was supported by such players as Rudolph Pinsky, Richard Brady, Raymond Baillargeon, Roland Shepard, and Charles Lindberg, who was the manager. In the spring Richard Brady and Roland Shepard contributed much to the success of the baseball team. Miss Sullivan selected Ida Pichierri, Dor- othy Vayo, Barbara Stockhaus, and Vir- ginia Lynch for the field hockey team. The rest of the year was uneventful, and we were again turning our thoughts to our ten weeks’ vacation of fun and enjoyment. In September we returned to school eagerly awaiting the events that our junior year would bring. At our first class meet- ing we elected the following class officers: President, Robert Carey; Vice-President, David Lynch; Secretary, Virginia Lynch; and Treasurer, Eileen Stewart. At last, after two years we found our- selves holding offices that many of our predecessors had filled. Robert Carey was again chosen an assistant editor of the Re- flector, aud Mary Harris, assistant editor of the Reflectorette. Virginia Lynch was elected president of both the Biology Club and the Dramatic Club. Eileen Stewart was elected treasurer of the Dramatic Club, and secretary of the Biology Club. Betty Army held the office of treasurer of the Biology Club. The success of the football team this year was due in no small measure to the capable playing of Charles Webber, David Lynch, Arthur Norton, Raymond Baillargeon, Donald Cyr, Richard Brady, Arthur White, Roland Shepard, Harold Blanchard, Ben- jamin Miles, Charles Lindberg, Peter Du- charme, and Rudolph Pinsky. In October a class meeting was held for the purpose of choosing a committee to purchase our class rings. The committee, composed of Eileen Stewart, Raymond Grandone, Eleanor Little, Charles Lind- berg, Robert Carey, and Betty Army, se- lected a ring that was very satisfactory to the class. In December the boys who appeared on hand for basketball were David Lynch, Ru- dolph Pinsky, Roland Shepard, Richard Brady, Benjamin Miles, John Barone, and Charles Lindberg was manager. The team had a very successful season in which they won the championship of the Blackstone Valley League.