Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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HISTORY CF TI-IE SENIOR CLASS The History' of the Class of '38 tlifjers in three respects from the preeetling histories: first, our class began to he really' aeliee in the Freshman rather than the Sophomore yearg seeontl, everything llllll0l'lllli0ll by the Class of '38 has been a huge success both socially aml finaneiallyg and thirtl, there has been no class in the past, there is no elass in the present, anrl there will he no class in the future, that can eompare with the Class of '38. lluring September in the year IOISI. we of the Class of ifiti. a group of disunited but high-spirited school children. entered our freshman year of high school in possession of the harmful knowledge that we were to rule the Junior High School during that year. Our first step was to unite the individual rooms for the purpose of working toward a common goal. This was effected by the selection of a class pin which was to be worn by the members of the class and which gave us a feeling of unity. The class progressed satisfactorily until we felt that the time was ripe for publishing a year book. lt was at this time that the Class of '38 met its first obstacle. for an epidemic of scarlet fever prohiliited issuing the hook. This. however, failed to break our spirit. and on the rainy evening of lfebruary lttli. we held a Valentine party which was the first. and incidentally the last of its nature to be held in the Junior High. Our principal during this hectic lfreshman year was lVlr. l,y'ncli. A line morning in Uetober. l9f35. found us trudging in the general direction ol the Senior High. Donit you remember that school was delayed three weeks in open- ing because of an infantile paralysis epidemic? llealizing our inferiority' in the eyes of the omniscient and venerable Seniors. we sw aggered into the institution with a chip on our shoulder. The friendliness and geniality of the Seniors. however. had a disarming effect. and the end of the day found us confiding in the same Seniors upon whom we had looked with distrust hut a few hours previous. Mr. Archibald and the rest of the faculty' did all within their power to insure otlt' confidence in the administration of the school: however. it was not until the election of our 1-lass officers that we really' settled down. ,loe Palleiko was elected President: Lucille lfenton. Vice-President: Margaret Costello, Secretary: Carroll Woods and Marie Cray. Treasurers: and Francis Quann was elected to the A. A. Council. The Sophomore Party' was an event that will always remain in the minds of those who attended. Major Adam Scott Howes conducted his amateur hour com- mendably. for the performance was interrupted only once by the sound of the gong. This occurred when Teddy' lVlulvehill made a sorrowful attempt to croon c'l,ove in Bloom. The Sophomore Party was not solely a social success. for we flemon. strated our financial ahility' by aiding the coffers of our treasury with the returns of the Party. The next event of anyf importance was the Sophomore Play. White Christnias , which was coached by Miss Cray. The characters included ,limmy llonovan. llunu Hallman, Emily' Caswell. lVayne lfoster. and others. This play was significant in that it gave evidence of the superior talent to be exhibited when we were to give our Senior Play: two years hence. When we returned to school the following autumn. we found that the Juniors to whom we had paid little attention were the lords and masters of the school. This was the moment for diplomacy. and in a short time we had the Seniors eating out of our hands. ln anticipation of a big year. we elected Carroll Woods. Presi- dent: l.ucille lfenton. Yice-l'resident: lirances llichall. Secretary: Cladys Nord- strom and Certrude lllason. Treasurers: and l rancis Quann. .-X. :X.'Council.l lluring this memorable year on the llill. we wallxcd away with Scholastic honors. sllowinig the Seniors that they had something with which lo contend. The most important

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MARTHA TAYLOR Secretory .ag in ELMER PIKE ,,,,., Ri FRANCIS QUANN Vice-President 'f A. A. Council 7 fi CARROLL WOODS President MILDRED LINDBLOM JOSEPH BONICA Grrlg' Treasurer Boys' Treosurer

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event of our social calendar. however. was the Junior Prom. It was during this affair that we of the Class of '38 appeared in the limelight in which we were destined to remain for the rest of our career on the Hill. It is unnecessary to state that the Prom was both a social and financial success because everything that the class of ,313 undertook from this point on was considered a success even before it was held. In September. 1937. the Class of '38 came into its own at the Norwood Senior High. This was the year in which we really made our mark among all those classes that had gone before. We started the year by holding the annual election: however. the difference of opinions became so intense that the Senior Class divided into two factions. There was a serious issue at stake. for the question of whether we were to have a student congress was to be voted upon by the entire school. The result of the election was that Carroll Woods was elected President: Elmer Pike. Vice- l resident: Martha Taylor. Secretary: Mildred Lindbloom and Joseph Bonica. Treas- urers: Francis Quann. A. A. Council. The next important event was the Football Dance which was sponsored by the Senior Class. The Gymnasium was a riot of color when the decorations were finished by the connnittee. and the huge attendance made their work worthwhile. The music was furnished by Harold Kiley. and the main attraction was the presenta- tion of the football coaches. the captains. and the cheer leaders of both Norwood and Dedham. The coaches of both schools gave their opinions as to the outcome of the game. followed by Co-captains Quann and Bader of Norwood. Chisholm and Avery of Dedham. Those in attendance at the dance were asked to cheer both schools led first by the Dedham cheerleaders. and then by those of Norwood. The dance was a tremendous success. both socially and financially. and was said to be the most gala dance ever held at the High School. It seemed as though our Christmas vacation had just ended wb-en we were informed that the Senior Play was about to be produced. The play chosen was Life Begins At Sixteenfi which seemed very appropriate for the purpose. for no doubt Miss Cray had a certain class in mind when she chose this play. The charac- ters in the play were Russell Spachman. Uuno Hallman. Mary Breen. Philip Pen- dergast. lrene Palonen. Barbara Bathburn. Helen Pendergast. Edward Paolucci. Alma Spearwater. Marion Henry. Toivo Suomi. Margaret Costello. Marjorie Bemis, Raymond O'Brien and Rita Tarpey. The play was most successful. evidenced by the fact that the Class of '38 realized financially more than twice as much as any other class in the history of the school. ln the meantime. we had decided to wear blue caps and gowns for graduation. tTonnny Conroy and Bay O'Brien ought to knovv.I By this time the yearbook of the Class of 'ISIS was progressing rapidly under the careful eye of the liiditor-in-Chief. jimmy Donovan. linlike many of the other classes. we made sure of getting an early start. thanks to the suggestion of our tireless adviser. Mr. Fairbanks. to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. Even with this advantage. the work seemed to pile up on those connected with the best yearbook that has ever been seen at the High School. As this goes to press. the Senior Prom. an ev ent of the future. is destined to be- another great success even though the treasury of the Class of -38 has no urgent need of the profit. Thus we terminate twelve of the best years of our life. years that we have happily spent in delving for knowledge in the companionship of many of our best friends. We are happy. however. for we have made our mark among the classes of Norwood High. We will not consider this an ending. but we will think of it as the starting point from which students of the class of '38 shall begin their careers. And we shall always remember the friends that we have made and the unforgettable experiences that we have had under the careful but friendly supervision of our teachers in the school that has meant so much lo our predecessors. and will mean so much to us, the CLASS OF 'HIL IBYING BEBKLAND Historian of the Class of 1933