Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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Joseph Frates, President, and John Allen, Vice-President. Muriel Conley was Secretary and John Adelmann was A. A. Council Representative. Once again we entrusted our class funds to Treasurers Vera Daunt and George Hillman. This was the third time that Vera Daunt was elected Girls ' Treasurer. Then largely through the efforts of members of our class a Student Council was formed. Francis Louis was elected President and his enerjetic administration proved that the school ' s confidence in him was not misplaced. Remember our Senior Play in November? Our classmates certainly did them- selves proud on that evening. Remember how finely Ruth Steele and Robert Bodge portrayed the meddlesome mother and sarcastic father. And didn ' t Priscilla Lonergan and Robert Worster portray a couple in love very realistically. It almost makes you begin to wonder. Doesn ' t it? Remember the fine performances of Paul Murphy and Margaret Charron and also those of Gladys Oelschagel and Barbara Bouchard. Our class can always be proud of its Senior Play. Remember the card display we had at the Dedham game. Although the entire school took part, some of our classmates were responsible for its conception and success. Remember the paper drive and the tremendous success it was. We can always recall with pride that it was during our Senior year that the students of the school showed so emphatically that they were cooperating with the war effort one hundred percent. 1942 will be remembered as the year the Peabody School was completed and also as the only year we had an unscheduled holiday in mid-winter because the heating systems refused to function despite the frenzied efforts of Mr. Thompson and the janitors. I know most of you boys will never forget those pleasant hours spent on tower duty. Remember how there always was one boy watching the sky for airplane s and ten more watching the stairs for Mr. Hayden. Our next social event was the Year Book Dance, the first one ever hel Junior High School Gymnasium. Then we had our Senior Promenade, a fitting climax to our school career. During our brief stay here things have seemed rather bad at times but when we look back on these last three years I ' m sure we ' re all a little sorry that we ' re leaving the school on the hill forever. Henry Foley, Class Historian

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®lj£ Iftetnrg nf % (ftlaaa Well Seniors, in a few days we ' ll all be Alumni. We ' ll have received those cherished diplomas, and all started on different roads to success. Since we may never again be gathered together like this we may never have another opportunity for remi- niscing. Remember our Sophomore year, especially those first few weeks. We couldn ' t find our classrooms. Almost everybody was a stranger. Everyone seemed to be going in the opposite direction until we found out that we were using the wrong side of the corridor. And when we did get on the right side, people kept jumping out in front of us without warning. We learned that these were the traffic officers, friendly souls who could smile and politely direct us to the boiler room when we were looking for our English class. However, it didn ' t take us long to get accustomed to the routine of the school. Then we turned to the important business of choosing class officers. We elected Martin Curran, President and Paul Murphy, Vice-President. Mary Drummey was Secretary and Paul Bernier was A. A. Council Representative. We left our financial affairs to Vera Daunt and John Bonica. Then remember our first social function, the Sophomore Party. We held it late in October and Martin Curran was Master of Ceremonies. That was the first time we realized how much talent there was in our class. The entertainment was so good that Mr. Thompson asked some of our more talented classmates to enter- tain the entire school at the next Assembly. After that brief moment in the spotlight it seemed that school would never end, but the year finally dragged to a close. After a much too short summer vacation we returned for our Junior year. Remember the great pleasure we took in telling each of our Sophomore ac- quaintances that he had the hardest marker in the school for English and he would be lucky to make four points. We knew all the teachers and all there was to know about the school. We chose our class officers almost immediately. We elected Paul Murphy, President and William Costello, Vice-President. Ruth Steele was Secretary and once again Paul Bernier was A. A. Council Representative. Vera Daunt and George Hillman were Treasurers. Then we had our Junior Party. Remember how some of the boys paraded about in girl ' s clothing and how we enjoyed that fine singing that was to be ex- pected of a talented class like ours. In February we held our first formal dance, the Junior Promenade. It was an outstanding success and it made our class the envy of the entire school. When the year ended in June, remember how we all spent the summer looking forward to our final year. After the first night ' s homework, however, all the glamour attached to being a Senior was gone and another dreary year seemed to be in store for us. But 1942 was not an ordinary year nor one that will be soon forgotten. Our first official act as Seniors was the choice of class officers. We elected

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JOHN ADKLMANN Jack 34 Marion Avenue Collece Put me down as one who loves his lellow- men. Quest Cluh, Sophomore Party Committee, Football (1, 2, 3), Junior Prom Decorating Committee, Air Raid Traffic Squad, Senior Prom Committee, Quest Club President (3) ANTHONY ALEXANDROWICZ Tony 40 Sturtevant Avenue Work. To love the game beyond the prize. Football (1, 2, 3), Basketball (1, 2), Captain (3), Traffic Squad, Quest Club, Air Raid Traffic. JOHN LEWIS ALLEN Johnny 94 Cottage Street Night School If half I tell the girls were true If half I swear to think and do — what then? Track (1), Rifle Club (2, 3), Vice-President (3), Quest Club. CHARLES ANDERSO: 26 Savin Avenue Charley College Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Quest Club, Sportsmen ' s Club, Traffic Squad, Air Raid Traffic Squad. HELEN M. ARMSTRONG Malty 15 West Street Secretarial School Let youth ' s fresh rose still gently bloom Upon her smooth and downy cheek. Quest Club, Senior Prom Committee. RUSSELL HOWARD BABCOCK; Russ 160 Cottage Street G. E. Appren. School And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach! Quest Club, Traffic Squad, Photography (2), Track (2), Senior Spring Dance Orchestra Committee, Yearbook Photography Com- mittee, First Aid Class. BERTHA LOUISE BALDUF Beth 42 Wilson Street Nursing I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. Quest Club, Junior Prom Committee, Senior Play Committee. CURTIS LEON BALDUF Baldy 24 Phillips Avenue College Men of great abilities are generally of a large and vigorous animal nature. Rifle Club (2, 3), Quest Club, Quest Club Parties (2, 3), Traffic Squad, Sophomore Party Checking Committee. DOLORES ANTHONY Loris 43 Florence Avenue Business School Tis not my talent to conceal rav thoughts. Quest Club. HELEN MARION BEASLEY BZ 123 Fisher Street College Her smile is of the sweet And her heart is of the true. Sophomore Party Committee, Archery (1), Junior Party Committee, Junior Prom Com- mittee, Quest Club.