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Page 17 text:
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Once again midyears seemed to usher out our worries and the winter days, and soon it was spring again. When baseball bowed into the picture, Tom Markey and Tom Dunn were right out there giving it the old college try. June finally came and with it a brand new problem, the prom. It took a lot of work and time, but finally the members of the various committees got things under way. Carol Murphy, June Foy, Barbara Fox, Lois Greenwood, Marji Shaw, Janet Ballard, Anne Richard, Mary Sweet, Betty Welcom, Ellen Cullina, Stanley Rosenblad, Charlie Hagstrom, Tom Markey, Ronnie Hairyes, Phil Angell, and Donald Schroeder were committee mem- bers, and most of these same people were called on the following year to handle our second prom. Then we said good-by to our senior friends and our junior attitudes. By the time September came we were just as conceited as we ought to be. After all, this was it. Seniors at last! It didn’t take too long to find out that being a senior isn’t all sunshine. Finally we came down out of the clouds and realized there was a heap of work to be done. This year we really left our mark in the school activity department. Phil Angell was President of the Science Club; our cheerleaders became captains of the squad; Donald Schroeder became football captain; Beverly Konkol, girls’ basketball captain; Betty Welcom, captain of the field hockey team; Ronnie Larson, basketball captain; and Carol Murphy and Jessie Credit, co-editors of the Reflector. During October a committee was chosen to select our class photographer. The committee, which consisted of Grace Gagliardi, Martha Sanford, Paul Salois, Bob Wil- liams, Stanley Rosenblad, John Herman, Joan Roberts, and Jessie Credit, chose Mercer Studios. Since the Town Hall was available this year it was possible to have the school play. The name of the play was ‘‘Let Me Out of Here,’’ starring Barbara Fox, Nancy Milliken, Bobby Williams, and Dick Bertrand from the senior class. Jessie Credit was then chosen as our D.A.R. representative and Editor-in-Chief of the Aftermath. Nancy Milliken and Stanley Rosenblad were elected Assistant Editors and Barbara Fox, Carol Murphy, and Marji Shaw, Associate Editors. David Matson was elected Advertising Manager, and the members of his committee were Ann Schunmann, Paul Salois, Barbara Mazzeo, and Beverly Konkol. Shortly after this, David Matson was elected Senator, and Tom Dunn, Representative, from our school. They later traveled to Boston to represent us at Good Government Day exercises. Late in February, Mr. Beaton announced that the honor students who had an average of eighty-five or better were to prepare essays to be recited and judged so that the graduation speakers could be chosen. The candidates were Barbara Fox, Marji Shaw, Ann Schunmann, June Foy, Nancy Milliken, Grace Gagliardi, Bernice Blanch, Carol Murphy, and Jessie Credit. From this group: Marji Shaw, Carol Murphy, Nancy Milliken, and Bernice Blanch were chosen. Class Day speakers were then chosen as follows: Prophet, Janet Ballard; Statistician, Barbara Tarckini; Giver of Gifts, Eddie Morin; Testator, Grace Gagliardi; Omissions and Corrections, Phil Angell; Historian, Jessie Credit. Well, at last our activities had come to an end, and the last of those four years was fading out of the picture. We began to wonder how we would feel when we went out into the world on our separate ways. Yes, it was the parting of the ways and we knew we would miss the smiling faces and the friendly get togethers. So, to whoever may choose to read this letter | say, ‘‘Remember us, the class of ’51. We worked, we laughed, we graduated.”’ Yours truly, Jessie Credit ne
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Class Feistory To whom it may concern: Tomorrow we meet the world. Today we would like to turn back a few pages in appreciation of those who put the glitter into our high school life, who made high school a place to remember with a smile. It seems so very long ago that we came to Millbury High for that first day. Some of us may have been a little scared, but we buckled down and decided to be worldly and knowing, instead of just plain flighty freshmen. Everyone survived those first few weeks, and then it was time to elect our class officers. Those chosen were: Tommy Dunn, President; Edward Lonergan, Vice President; Carol Murphy, Treasurer; and Jessie Credit, Secretary. Carol Murphy, Betty Welcom, and Ellen Cullina were chosen as our cheerleaders. Our governing body established, we dropped our freshmen complexes and really got down to business. When football moved into the limelight, Bob Army and Ronnie Hairyes made a showing for our class. Field hockey moved into the picture about the same time and Betty Blondin, Mary Sweet, and Betty Welcom represented us in that sport. Many of our girls joined the Glee Club, and every Tuesday the whole school heard the sweetest music this side of the Assembly Hall. Donald Schroeder, Barbara Mazzeo, and Betty Welcom found their places in the talent group. When basketball season rolled around, John Herman was the only freshman boy in the sport. Betty Blondin and Lois Greenwood showed their skill on the girls’ team. By the time February arrived, we had heard so much about midyears that we were prepared for the very worst. We passed the exams and steered a direct course into spring. At this time we all went to see the school play and we, no doubt, clapped extra hard for Barbara Fox and Tom Dunn, our contribution to that galaxy of stars. Finally that first rose of summer was blooming, and the school doors were locked until fall. September crept up on us and the old familiar strains of school bells were ringing in our ears once again. This year we went head on into our business, for we realized we were no longer the ‘‘young ones.’’ Robert Hall was made Vice President, and the other officers were re-elected. The various clubs began to see more of us, and the Reflector boasted of Carol Mur- phy, Marji Shaw, Joyce Graves, Barbara Tarckini, and Jessie Credit on its staff. Again football season arrived, and Bob Army, Tom Markey, Donald Schroeder, and Ronnie Hairyes were out there trying. Betty Blondin and Betty Welcom went out for field hockey again, and this time they brought Barbara Tarckini along. It was impossible to have a basketball team, for the Town Hall wasn’t available for games; however there were intramural sports, and we did our best to see that our good players were kept in practice until the real thing could be offered again. After midyears had passed, we began to think of spring. Suddenly it was time to choose our class rings. Barbara Fox, Marie Capistron, Joan Roberts, Phil Angell, Tom Dunn, David Matson, and Carol Murphy made up the committee. At last our second year was over. Although it was hard to believe, we were already half way through our high school career and we were elated at the prospect of being juniors. When September came, we found that we had really become a part of the act. Upper classmen at last! And, oh boy, did we know it! David Matson was elected Vice Presi- dent, and the other officers remained the same. Football season brought a special feeling upon us. It was just sheer pride we felt when Bob Army, Donald Schroeder, Tom Markey, Ronnie Hairyes, Phil Angell and Tom Dunn showed us just what they could do. By this time David Matson had proved to be a very capable team manager. Some time later it was announced that five of us had received Horace Mann emb lems. These were Carol Murphy, Ann Schunmann, Marjorie Shaw, Nancy Milliken, and Jessie Credit. 12
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