Millis High School - Mowhawk Yearbook (Millis, MA)

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elected President of the Athletic Association and also Captain of the Cheerleaders. We had a little difficulty in getting the school newspaper, THE LIVE WIRE, started. Some of us went to the trouble of circulating a petition which we found was not needed. As Seniors we started to raise money for our Washington Trip. First we sold Christmas cards, which proved to be quite successful. Then we presented our Senior Play, CRACKED NUTTS. It was directed by Miss Sellers to whom we later presented a necklace and pin, and a bouquet of red roses, our class flower, for all the help she had given us in making this a huge success. On Friday night, December 29, our class held a party at Betty Thorne's home. Only a few attended because of the bad weather, but those who were there certainly enjoyed themselves. This is the history of our class to the present time. Some of our future events are: a penny sale, January 10; a food sale, February 8; an Easter Monday Dance; and our Washington Trip on which we shall leave Friday, the thirteenth of April. The last important event of our Senior Year will be graduation, the most solemn event of our entire twelve grades of school. The day will be June 7, 1951. At this time each will receive his di- ploma. Some of us will go into the service, others will go on to college, and the rest will seek employment in the many business establishments. 17

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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

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18 CLASS WILL We, the members of the graduating class of 1951, believing that we are possessed of a reasonable amount of intelligence and a number of unusual talents and abilities, willingly wish to dis- tribute the remains of our traits among the underclassmen. To Jimmy Murphy, Lenny DiCenzo leaves his football prowess and hopes that it will benefit Millis a little more next year. To some deserving underclassman, Betty Thorne leaves her care- fully done World History papers. We're sure that if they follow her pattern, they will do well. To her two sisters, Rosaline Winiker hands down her worthy name and we hope they do as much for it as she has done. To Becky Washer, Marilyn Pollard leaves her weak little voice and occasional blushes with hopes that it won't annoy her teachers as much as it did Marilyn's. To Pat Kubacki, Lorraine Cribby leaves her old car that travels to Norfolk now, because of force of habit. Won't that be nice Pat? Janet Simbol leaves a book on How to Hold a Good Argument™ to anyone who is having a little trouble with their easy to get along with teacher! Janet loves a red hot argument and we're sure that her book is of great value. Margaret Kubacki leaves tips to the Junior Glass on how to get along with Mr. Robbins in P. D. next year. We hope that they will make out as well as she did! Phillip White leaves an extra key and the directions to the Framingham Union Hospital Nurse's Home to any one who is having a little trouble. Good luck! To Richard LaCroix, Sam Aaron Margolis leaves his slowness, so that he won't race down the corridors so much. To Donald Sharpe, George Lipsett, and Donald Frink, Danny Gordon leaves better luck than he had in hanging on to his license, To Jackie Murtagh, Evel Cassidy leaves her ability to charm a certain football p ayer. a wos