Millis High School - Mowhawk Yearbook (Millis, MA)

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Who's Who in the Senior Best-looking Best-dressed Cutest Most Studious Best Personality Quietest Most Athletic First to be Married Laziest Funniest Most Ambitious Prettiest Smile Done Most for M. H. S. Wittiest Most Sincere Most Versatile Most Stubborn Friendliest Most Bashful Most Cooperative Best Disposition Most Courteous Easiest to get along with Most Talkative Most Likely to Succeed Most Conceited Prettiest Teeth Prettiest Hair Prettiest Eyes Most Fickle Flirtiest Silliest Loudest Laugh Hottest Temper Most Popular Best Friends Best Dancer Noisiest Slowest Neatest Tallest Shortest Biggest Feet Smallest Feet Shortest Hair Longest Hair Most Likely to be a Bachelor Most Likely to be an Old Maid First to Become Bald One to Crack Up a Car First Donald Cox Donald Cox Charles Harris Charles Harris Donald Cox Philip Gilpatrick Richard Bayramshian William Tate Michael Mushnick William Tate Charles Harris Charles Harris Charles Harris Howard Ingraham Philip Gilpatrick Donald Cox Michael Mushnick Donald Cox Philip Gilpatrick Charles Harris Donald Cox Charles Harris Donald Cox Richard Bayramshian Charles Harris Edward Duhamel Philip Gilpatrick Michael Mushnick Donald Cox Edward Duhamel Edward Duhamel Howard Ingraham Richard Bayramshian Michael Mushnick Donald Cox “Donnie” “Eddie” Richard Bayramshian Richard Bayramshian Edward Duhamel Donald Cox Charles Harris Philip Gilpatrick Charles Harris Howard Ingraham William Tate Michael Mushnick Edward Duhamel Philip Gilpatrick Edward Duhamel Class Mary O'Donnell Selva Patino Claire Lipsett Selva Patino Cynthia Simpson Marie LaBounty Louise Cassidy Louise Cassidy Helena Simarrian Helena Simarrian Carol Greene Mary O'Donnell Carol Greene Claire Lipsett Marie LaBounty Louise Cassidy Helena Simarrian Cynthia Simpson Marie LaBounty Carol Greene Cynthia Simpson Selva Patino Cynthia Simpson Elaine Barry Selva Patino Louise Cassidy Claire Lipsett Carol Greene Mary O’Donnell Janet Brodeur Louise Cassidy Cynthia Simpson Elaine Barry Louise Cassidy Cynthia Simpson Elaine Claire Cynthia Simpson Helena Simarrian Helena Simarrian Louise Cassidy Marion Kenney Marie LaBounty Marion Kenney Marie LaBounty Claire Lipsett Louise Cassidy Mary O'Donnell Helena Simarrian

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Class Officers .. . Louise Cassidy — Secretary Selva Patino — Vice-President : - William Tate — Treasurer Honor Students... Carol Greene — President Elena Costa, Marie LaBounty, Cynthia Simpson. Standing: Carol Greene, Selva Patino. Kneeling: Millisonian Staff... Louise Cassidy, Carol Greene, Cynthia Simpson, Janet Brodeur, Mary O’Donnell, Elaine Barry, Seated: Claire Lipsett, Marie LaBounty, Elena Costa, Selva Patino. Marion Kenney, Philip Gilpatrick, William Tate, Michael Mushnick, Charles Harris, Edward Dvu- Standing: hamel, Howard Ingraham, Donald Cox, Muriel Winiker, Mrs. Barrett, homeroom teacher.

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Class History .. . | am honored to be Class Historian. As the Class of 1953 is modern and business-like, | have brought with me memories from which | should like to tell the history of the Class of 1953. | think it is appropriate to start with a little Ancient History. Let us go back to September of 1949, the fateful day when thirty-one students, bashful and hesitating, stood before the good old Millis High School, waiting for the bell to sound that would start us on a four-year course —good times, happy friendships and instruc- tive work. | well remember that first day, Dickie, Charlie, and Mickie (the big operators of the eighth grade) with heads bowed climbing the unfamiliar stairs to the freshman homeroom. Oh, yes! it would be quite different now. It was a challenge to us to begin anew — to build a reputation for our class — a challenge we were quite willing to accept. It took us quite a while to become familiar with the customs of the high school — | might add especially with the customs of the teach- ers. By December the freshman class was really a part of the high school. It was a great thrill to elect our class officers: Billy, President; Selva, Vice-President; Mary, Secretary; Charlie, Treasurer. Our superiority as a class first showed itself in the football field where some of our light- weight colleagues really made a name for themselves at the tender ages of 14 and 15. We realize that we may have caused Mrs. Gavin much in the way of trials and tribula- tions but we want her to know it was directly caused by overstudying. We had many representatives on the girls’ basketball team which had a very successful year under our previous Coach, Miss LaLiber te. Our freshman year seemed a long and arduous grind — but before we realized it, it was June and summer vacation was upon us. Sophomore year — Ah! memories of good times with Mr. Wilmarth as our home-room teacher. We grew in age, height, weight, and also in assurance — perhaps a little too much in the latter. Many times that year and in the next we were to be checked for our overcon- fidence. Early in September we elected class officers: Cynthia, President; Donny, Vice-Presi- dent; Carol, Secretary; Charlie, Treasurer. It was an eventful year with memories of our fateful trip to the frog pond — Remember how wet we got! and how few frogs we caught. We were a friendly class filled with the zest for living. In our sophomore year we lived in anticipation of the great events to take place in our junior year. Junior year — and a year to remember. Days and days were spent arguing about the style of our class ring. It seems such a trivial patiey now but created so many obstacles then. We were so anxious to start raising money for the Junior Prom — and even for the then distant Washington Trip. Meetings galore — class meetings that seemed to go on for hours and arguments abundant. Our class officers were quite important to us that year — Holding office proved to be a very responsible job, didn’t it? That year there seemed to be as much politics as there is in Washington. When it came time for elections everyone wanted to be president, for he or she would lead the Junior Prom — one of the high- est honors of high school life. The final re- sult was: Mary, President; Donny, Vice-Presi- dent; Carol, Secretary; Charlie, Treasurer. Our first financial venture was a penny sale which we held in December and which proved quite successful. Finally it was April and the plans for our Junior Prom were in full swing. It was a period of excitement and turmoil for all. | well remember our last minute efforts to decorate the hall — Donny Cox perched on a ladder high above the beams — Claire and Louise doing stunts as they tried to get the paper on the backboards. The night of the prom arrived and we cer- tainly were rewarded for our efforts. The hall was beautiful and the girls were quite decorative in their flowing gowns. And the boys — could those be the same boys we see in dungarees every day! How sophisticated they looked in their summer formals! It was an occasion we will always remember. Athletics at M. H. S. this year proved to be the most successful in the history of the school. For it was this year that the boys’ football team beat Medway by a score of 33-0. The girls’ basketball team also chalked a “never- before-in-history event,” by going through the basketball season undefeated. Many of our classmates participated in these events, and some people were of the opinion that our al- ready inflated egos had just about reached the breaking point. The dignified seniors of the Class of ‘53 came fearlessly up the steps of Millis High School. We were seniors now, and we de- manded respect. I'm afraid our reputation had run a little before us. We were ready to take the school, faculty, and students alike, by storm. Alas! We hadn't counted on Mrs. Barrett. She wasn’t quite as impressed by our previous record as we ourselves had been, but we immediately undertook to persuade her that we were the greatest and the best senior class ever to at- tend M. H. S. —Now it is June and | doubt that Mrs. Barrett has changed her mind. It was indeed a memorable year: A broken nose for Donald Cox, A leg for Dickie and Charlie, A collar bone for Billy Tate, Oh! what luck, by golly! The football team this year was comprised