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

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standing athletes, Rudolph Pinsky, Ray- mond Baillargeon, and David Lynch, were inducted into the Armed Services. These boys contributed a vital part to our athletic program and have been greatly missed since their departure. In April Mr. Beaton announced the honor students. Those achieving highest honors in order of rank are: Mary Harris, Valedictorian; Frances Cowan, Salutato- rian; Marjorie Figgins, First Honor Stu- dent: and Ann Credit, Second Honor Student. The next business to be taken care of was the selection of Class Day speakers. Those chosen were Giver of Gifts, Peter Ducharme; Prophet, Patricia May; Statis- tician, Hazel Hamilton; Testator, Raymond Grandone; Omissions and Corrections, Ro- berta Dobie; and Historian, Betty Army. Mary Harris and James Flannagan were chosen to write the class song. In April the boys that reported to base- ball practice were James Flannagan, John Richard Barone, Raymond Grandone, ;LASS P My postwar plans had always been to visit Europe, and these plans were about to be realized. I journeyed to New York by automobile and upon reaching there, I parked it at a garage owned and oper- ated by Herbert Lemieux. I called a taxi which took me to La Guardia Airfield where I was to board an airplane. As I was waiting for my plane to come in, I saw Lois Reade standing a few feet away. I approached her and learned that she was now a reporter on the New York Times, and was waiting to interview a new movie actress who was scheduled to arrive on the Brady, Benjamin Miles, Roland Shepard, and Arthur White. The girls’ hockey team consisted of cap- tain, Virginia Lynch, Dorothy Vayo, Ann Credit, Barbara Stockhaus, Dorothy Moore, and Ida Pichierri. The following weeks were spent in prep- arations to make our Class Day and Com- mencement exercises ones that would long be remembered and cherished by us. The experiences of the past four years have been pleasant ones in which we have attempted to work as a unit for the indi- vidual happiness of each and every mem- ber of the class. The time has arrived when we shall be a part of the class of forty-five in spirit only, and we must face the grim reality that this class will prob- ably never assemble as an entire unit again. Therefore let us as individuals strive to uphold the ideals and lessons which we were taught and which we learned from associating with each other, and let us re- member alway s that “Today decides to- morrow.” Betty Army. 0OPHECY next plane. As we looked into the sky, we could see a plane circling for a landing. When the plane landed, the first one to step from it was Lucette Brown, who proved to be the celebrated movie star. My plane was almost ready to leave, so I climbed aboard. To my surprise I saw Dorothy Vayo and Carl Orne seated on the plane. When I talked with them, I learned that they were travelling to Europe on their honeymoon. Just as I was getting settled in my seat, the air hostess, Betty Army, came aboard and informed us that Raymond Baillargeon was going to be the

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The girls’ team resumed its activities this year and was ably taken care of by Dor- othy Vayo, Ann Credit, Eileen Stewart, Annette Vaillette, Barbara Stockhaus, and Virginia Lynch. In the spring when Mr. Jannery called for baseball tryouts, Rudolph Pinsky, Ar- thur White, Raymond Baillargeon, Roland Shepard, Raymond Grandone, John Ba- rone, and Richard Brady were chosen for the team. The girls’ hockey team was a favorite among the members of our class. Dorothy Vayo, Barbara S tockhaus, Ann Credit, Ida Pichierri, Virginia Lynch, and Mary Harris as manager represented us. Our next class meeting was held in order to elect committees for our Junior Prom. Robert Carey was chosen chairman of the orchestra; Virginia Lynch, of the decora- tions; Mary Harris, of the advertisements; and Dorothy Vayo, of the tickets and invi- tations. The decorations were arranged in a garden scene and proved to be most at- tractive. The Prom, which was a huge success so- cially and financially, proved a fitting trib- ute to the seniors, who were leaving us. Although we felt sorry to see the seniors leave, we also looked forward with delight to the time we would enjoy the place of honor left vacant by them. We returned to school in September for our most interesting and eventful year. We started the year feeling very dignified, but this feeling of dignity soon left us when we found that we had to abide by the rules the same as we did in previous years. At our first meeting we elected our class officers. We again chose Robert Carey president because of his leadership and popularity among the students. The other officers chosen were David Lynch, Vice- President; Virginia Lynch, Secretary; and Charles Lindberg, Treasurer. Mary Harris was now editor-in-chief of the Reflector, and Robert Carey became the new editor-in-chief of the Reflectorette. Rudolph Pinsky was chosen captain of the football team, and was assisted by Charles Webber, David Lynch, Arthur Norton, Harold Blanchard, Roland Shep- ard, Arthur White, Richard Brady, Donald Cyr, Raymond Baillargeon, Benjamin Miles, Peter Ducharme, John Barone, and Raymond Grandone. In November a committee including El- eanor Little, June Adams, Irene White, Ar- thur Norton, and Richard Brady selected the Bushong Studio for the class pictures. In January Robert Carey, Mary Harris, and Peter Ducharme displayed their tal- ents in the school play entitled “Spring Fever.” They gave fine performances and were a credit to the senior class. Charles Lindberg was chosen stage manager of this production. In February we chose our committees for our Senior Prom. Virginia Lynch was chairman of decorations; Eleanor Little, of the orchestra; and Eileen Stewart, of the tickets and invitations. The decorations were based on a valentine arrangement that proved very appropriate for that time of year. The basketball team, which again won the Blackstone Valley League title, de- pended for its success on Roland Shepard, David Lynch, Rudolph Pinsky, Richard Brady, Benjamin Miles, and James Flan- nagan. Virginia Lynch was chosen captain of the girls’ basketball team and was aided by Dorothy Moore, Ida Pichierri, Ann Credit, and Annette Vaillette. Virginia Lynch was chosen by the faculty and members of the class to be the D. A. R. representative. She won this honor be- cause of her leadership, dependability. goodfellowship, and trustworthiness. Frances Cowan was chosen editor-in- chief of the AFTERMATH. Mary Harris and Ann Credit were voted to be her assistants. Charles Lindberg was placed in charge of the advertisements. During our senior year three of our out-

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pilot on our trip. Dorothy and Carl told me that they had purchased a copy of the Millbury Journal just before they left Mill- bury and that the headlines stated that Dorothy Moore and Roberta Dobie, the Government Girls, had obtained a citation from the President for their excellent work in Washington. It did not take us long to reach Europe as the pilot was very capable. We alighted from the plane in England, and I imme- diately took a taxi to the hotel where I had made reservations. The hotel was owned by John Barone and Richard Brady, who always seemed to enter business deals to- gether. After I had unpacked my baggage, I went to the dining room for dinner. The headwaiter, Carl Hafstrom, took me to my table. I had a delicious meal which con- sisted of Hungarian goulash made by the famous cook, Ray Hunt, and which was served to me by the charming waitress, Mil- dred Skamarack. My first stop after I left the hotel was at a gift shop owned by June Adams. Irene White, who was a clerk in the shop, waited on me and told me that this shop was a great success as there were so many visitors in England at this time. My next stop was at a famous night club whose owner proved to be Warren Bald- win, a playboy. Robert Carey and his or- chestra, featuring Betty Paquette as vo- calist, and Therese Dufresne as pianist, were playing there. Robert’s band, which was making a world-wide tour, was becom- ing famous since it was the only band to have a girl drummer, who was Marilyn Cowland. The next day I left the hotel early in the morning so that | might have enough time to see all the points of interest. I took a seat on a bus which was about to leave on a sight-seeing excursion. As we were pass- ing a beautiful lake, I saw two familiar fig- ures fishing along the banks. They were none other than Harold Blanchard and Charles Webber, those famous fishermen. We stopped at a small village which was noted for its modern homes. These homes had all been decorated by Frances Cowan who was earning world-wide recognition as an interior decorator. She had finished a job of redecorating the White House in Washington for the new President of the United States, David Lynch. I attended a stage show that night in the London Garden. First to appear on the stage was a quartet composed of Shirley Carey, Eileen Stewart, Kay Morgan, and Louise Richard. They were dressed in very bright clothes, and they did a gypsy dance which was most pleasing to the audience. Next to appear were Marjorie Figgins, Doris Goryl, and Annette Vaillette who sang “Shortnin’ Bread” accompanied by the harmonica playing of Raymond Gran- done. After their number was over, the audience was surprised by the appearance of Pauline Grenier, the lion tamer, fol- lowed by a very ferocious looking lion. She seemed to be an expert as the lion would calm down whenever she snapped her whip. I went backstage after the show was over and learned that the very ferocious lion was enacted by Donald Cyr and Ben- jamin Miles. On the next day, I journeyed to Paris to do some sight-seeing and a bit of shopping. My first stop was at a hat shop owned by Phyllis Alix. Mary Whipple, a perennial customer, was there trying to decide on a hat. She was accompanied by her hus- band, Charles Lindberg, who always had to go along to help her pick out hats, but who never really had a part in the deci- sions at all. Phyllis told me that Mary Harris, the famous doctor, had been in a few minutes before. She had been looking for her husband, Rudolph Pinsky, who was an inventor. He had perfected an um- brella which, when you pressed a button, would sail into the air and carry you wher- ever you wanted to go. Poor Mary was never able to find Rudy since he invented this new mode of transportation as it did not always work as planned.