Murdock High School - Tower Yearbook (Winchendon, MA)

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CLASS OF NlNE'l'ljEN FORTY--lilGl-l'l' On December 5th with a full house staring at us we successlully staged the three act comedy Ever Since Eve , starring Robert Iones as an ordinary high school student and editor ot the school paper. Nice Work, Bob. Other leading roles were played by an experienced cast including Ianet Streeter, Richard Hildreth, Mary Frazier, Henry Doody, Francis Kendall, Newell Whitaker, and Natalie Birt. Beverly Fontaine, William Stoddard, and Theresa Lawton scored hits in their debut as the gossipy kid sister, the digniiied high school principal, and the charming journalism teacher. Cn December l9 We held our annual Christmas Dance and again the Assembly Hall was beautifully arrayed with lighted Christmas trees, evergreen wreaths, and other holiday decorations. The music was furnished by Frankie's Swingsters. Our Senior Record Dances have been most successful. Thanks a lot, seventh and eighth graders. Since I am writing this in Ianuary, l can only prophesy that because of our splendid record our future activities, including the much publicized Class Trip, the play tournament, Murdock Night, and of course Commencement, will un- doubtedly be crowned with success. Zh

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MURDOCK HIGH SCHOOL, WINCHENDON, MASS. complete with Barbershop Sextet and for the second time we captured the cup, this time the traditional tin one. The year ended as usual with a picnic--this time at Streeter's Camp. lt was a beautiful day and we all enjoyed the sunshine and water even if those sunburns were rather uncomfortable on the baseball field the next day. Our Iunior year started officially with the election of our class leaders: Richard I-lildreth, William Ftuschioni, Janet Streeter, and Robert Iones. We again asked Miss Hart to guide us through our third year at Murdock. Our lall picnic was also held at Streeter's Camp where we always have had such a wonderful time. ln December, the seniors, weary with all their numerous activities, allowed our class to sponsor the annual Christmas Dance. The hall, bedeck-ed with evergreens and Santa Clauses, certainly radiated the holiday spirit. When the time came for the tournament plays, we chose to present the drama, I Shall Be Waiting . Due largely to the excellent portrayal of the blind mother by Mary Frazier, we were awarded first 'prize which we felt was well earned. No sooner had the excitement of the tournament play died down than we were knee deep in decorations for our big dance, The Iunior Prom. We will never forget the way the Assembly I-lall looked that night, festively arrayed in black and white, accented with gold and pastels. The Class of 1948 gives its sincere thanks to George Sawyer and Gloria Sibley and their co-workers for doing those beautiful paintings. Hats have always been of the utmost importance to women but never before to boys, until Murdock Night when they were the means by which we claimed the tin cup for the third successive year. Was it only a coincidence that the ribbon on the handle was red and white? During our lunior year two of our members were honored by the American Legion. George Sawyer was chosen to represent Murdock at Boys' State and Ianet Streeter was chosen to attend Girls' State. The Seniors chose from our class six Commencement Ushers. They were Ioan Diamond, Gloria l..aFortune, Ianet Streeter, William Stoddard, William Ruschioni, and Richard Hildreth. To the Iuniors, as is the custom, tell the pleasure of making the decora- tions and also doing the decorating for all the Comrnencement activities. By the time this task was finished most of us felt we were quite expert at the art of decorating. We hope the Class of i947 was pleased with our efforts. We found relaxation after our Commencement duties at Willard Brook. Some of the more rugged individuals of our group went swimming while others kept warm playing ball. September, and the vacation became just a memory. At last we were the lofty Seniors. Our first class meeting resulted in the election of the foilowing officers: William Ruschioni, Richard I-lildreth, Helen Simoneau, and Robert Iones. Miss l-lart was again asked to be our class advisor. Our fall picnic was held at Whitaker's Camp to be . Next time you fellows decide to go boating be sure you have the oars. Miss Hart added another to her long list of accomplishments by proving to be a good cook. Another of our enjoyable outings was climbing Mount Monadnock. That was a beautiful painting you did, George. 135

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MUHDOCK HIGH SCHOOL, WINCHENDON MASS Class Will Every ycor just about this time lt's the custom lor Seniors in prose ur rhyrno With strictly serious intent 'Vo make out a lengthy docurncnt Known as a will, cmd perloctly leqrilg hi tact, as sound as thc- American errata, So, lady or gentleman, student or friend, Whoever you aro, will you please lend An ear to each important bequest Payable when we are laid to rest, And let not this line opportunity pass To hear the will of the Senior Class. To MR. IONES We give our promise to make Murdock and all of its faculty proud of us. To the SCHOOL COMMITTEE we leave our undying appreciation for their interest in us. To MR. STAPLES we leave an elevator that runs from the first floor to the third so that all future Senior Math Classes and he will not be exhausted when they reach their class-room. To MISS HART we leave our heartiest thanks for being such a good sport and advisor to all of us. To MR. CROWLEY we give a year of perfect attendance by all the pupils. This will save him a lot of work, such as making out 60 minute slips. To MISS CHILD we leave a bookkeeping class that can add without the aid of their fingers. To MISS MALONEY we leave our gratitude for making our supper such a success. A hearty thanks to you. To MR. PERRY we leave a soundproof assembly hall for his use only so that future Murdock Musicians will not disturb the entire building. To MR. PROPERZIO we leave a lunior homeroom which will be perfectly quiet for one whole year. To MR. MOTYKA we leave a class that is content only to set type, not throw it. To MISS FIELD we leave an English class that has a vocabulary equal to hers so she won't have to stop to explain the meaning of each word. To MR. CONNOLLY we leave a biology class that can read simple everyday English. To MRS. COTE We leave an English class that knows all the answers for a change. To MISS SHATTUCK we leave a U. S. History class that does its homework every night. 27