Millis High School - Mowhawk Yearbook (Millis, MA)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS Sam Aaron Margolis Richard Kasakaitis One day, Sam and I sat down and began reminiscing over the history of our class from grammar school days until the present. We have even given some thought to the future of our class. The things that we recalled were: the large class we had back in our first years of school, the homework, the stern teachers, the day after our Prom and detention--but most of all we remembered the fun we had. Recollections of our early class history are vague. The most important thing we remember is the big class that we were from the first to the fourth grade. Then we slowly started to decrease in size from the forties to the twenties, the size of our present class. I don't think that any of us will forget the first few days of our Freshman year. In those days, we were always late for our classes, and we all thought that the homework was too much for us; but detention soon cured this. Our Freshman homeroom teacher was Mr. Killilea, coach of boys’ sports. I don't think many of the girls in our class will forget running to the back stairs to welcome him to school each day. Our Freshman Class consisted of twenty-four students--fourteen girls and ten boys. During the course of the year, Frances Fulton, who came from Jeffersonville, Vermont, joined our class, but soon moved to Holliston. We lost two other classmates this year--Billy Just and John Gass. Our class officers were: President------------- John Young Vice President----- Joanne Gannon Secretary---------- Patsy Brodeur Treasurere-----n----- Doris Veiner The day before our Christmas vacation began, the class had a Christmas party. We gave Mr. Killilea a pipe and some tobacco which, after a little pleading, he filled and smoked. Our homeroom was the great attraction this year; everyone sang, even Mr. Killilea, who gave us his rendition of some of his school songs. We started our Sophomore year with twenty-three students--four- teen girls and nine boys. Our homeroom teacher was Miss Fiola under whose supervision we elected the following class officers: President------------ Lenny DiCenzo Vice President---------- John Young Secretary------------- Danny Gordon Treasurer- -=-------- Patsy Brodeur

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14 HELEN THERESA WARD Best looking. Likes baseball and movies. Dislikes school lunches. If anyone wants to sell his driving license, get in touch with Helen. ROSALINE WINIKER (Rae) Likes music, sports and danc- ing. Dislikes P.D. and Chinese food. Pet peeve mustaches, Best dancer and has the best disposition. PHILLIP WHITE (Phil) Likes study periods and music. Dislikes shorthand homework. First to get married, and handsomest. Some really do find me handsome. Why don't they have some elevators in school? JOHN YOUNG (Youngie) Most likely to succeed, has done the most for M. H. S. Loudest laugh. Likes school and his work at the academy. Dislikes school lunches. How about those Braves?

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16 Lorraine Cribby was elected the cheerleader from our room this year. During the year, Billy Carlso n left us to enter the Norfolk Agri- cultural School and Tommy Lovelace sought employment at Herman's Academy. Laura Mae Bennett also left us at the end of our Sophomore year for the Herman Shoe Academy. The big event this year was the ordering of our class rings which we received the first of our Junior year. We ushered in our Junior year with Miss Sellers, a new member of the M.H.S. faculty. We numbered twenty strong at the beginning of this year--thirteen girls and seven boys. The results of our class elections were as follows: President------------ Lenny DiCenzo Vice President---------- John Young Secretary--------------- Helen Ward Treasureress---ee-e--= Betty Thorne Lorraine Cribby and Evelyn Cassidy were cheerleaders from the Junior room. As the date for the Junior Prom drew near, we held a penny sale to help finance the cost of our Prom. After the penny sale (held on March 22) the class went over to Walter's Dairy to celebrate its success. On May 11, we held our Prom. The music was furnished by Ken Reeves and his orchestra. The auditorium was decorated with angels, which seemed very appropriate for our class. Our class president, Lenny DiCenzo, and the Senior Class secretary, Marilyn Gordon, led the Grand March which was directed by Mrs. Thorne. The class later went out to celebrate a successful prom; part of the class went to the Meadows while the others went to the Latin Quarter. At the 1950 Graduation Exercises, two members of our class re- ceived awards. The first, The Harvard Book Award, was given to - Sam Aaron Margolis; the second, The Washington Franklin History Award, to Richard Kasakaitis. About this time the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary decided on the two boys and the one girl who would represent the town of Millis at Boys' State and Girls! State. The Juniors who were chosen to attend this convention as soon as gate closed were Richard Kasakaitis, John Young, and Anne Louise ongdon. Finally our big year rolled around; we all made the grade as SOPHISTICATED SENIORS. We totaled twenty--thirteen girls and seven boys. Mr. Robbins was our homeroom teacher. The results of this year's elections were: President Ss etetateteteete tte Richard Kasakaitis Vice President-----------... Danny Gordon Secretary-------------...--- Janet Simbol Treasurer---------- -.- - Margaret Kubacki Lorraine Cribby, Evelyn Cassidy, Joanne Gannon, and Pats Brodeur were cheerleaders from our class. Lorraine Cribby tas