Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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EENIDRE

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TIOT TiOT, the name of our year book, is a familiar one in the town of Norwood. We see it many times, but do we ever stop and wonder what it really means? After all its deriva- tion might prove interesting, ;is well as informative. Tiot had its beginning in the time before the coming of the white man. This region was inhabited at that time by two tribes of Indians known as the Neponsets, a branch of the Algonquin tribe. The name, Tiot, is really a description of our location, for in the picturesque Indian dialect, it can be interpreted as meaning enclosure of waters. Then you ask why this name applies to Norwood. Well, let ' s glance at a map. To the South and East, Norwood is bounded by the Neponset River and Mine Brook. To enter from the North or West we must cross Bubbling and Purgatory Brooks. So you see, the literal Indians chose their name with rueful knowledge of their land. The redman will never completely vanish from Norwood as long as brooks, roads, or trains bear the name of Tiot. It is a part of their contribution to local lore.

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CLASS HISTORY ONii bright and sunny morning in September of the year 1941, our new class of Sopho- mores appeared in the corridors of old Norwood High. On our faces were cheerful expressions which changed decidely between eight o ' clock and twelve o ' clock to looks that asked Where can I hide? At the end of a few days we had learned, at great cost, not to put all of our faith in the members of the Senior Traffic Squad, for they never seemed to direct us in the right paths. After a few disastrous weeks had passed by, and we began to become accustomed to all of the new faces and personalities about us, the organization of our class was begun. Our first act was the election of our class officers, and there resulted a very able group to lead us through our first year in Norwood High School. Thomas Rogers was elected President; Lillian Gustafson, Vice-President; Florence Billingham, Secretary; Marie Gulla and Ann Coakley, Treasurers; and Mary Donovan, Representative of the A. A. Council. Our Sophomore Party, which took place on October 24th turned out to be a great success, with everyone meeting everyone else and enjoying the entertainment and dancing. From then on the Sophomores were supposed to be seen and not heard; so except for participation in some of the sports such as basketball, football, and tennis, and in the newly formed Student Council, we meekly went on our way with frequent detours at the request of the Seniors. Finally, in June, vacation began, and we gaily tripped away from the school on the hill, cheerful because of the interval of relaxation ahead of us, and also because we knew that upon our return we would no longer be little Sophomores. To soon, September followed August, and we were compelled to return to school. Now we could do the heavy looking on while the new class of under dogs were mis- treated by the new class of Seniors. Again, as Juniors, we started off by electing our class officers and this time, John Frates was elected President; Lillian Gustafson and Florence Billingham again became Vice-President and Secretary; Rosemarie Corbett and James Donovan went into the Treasurer ' s offices; and John Valma was elected A. A. Council Representative. Much work was done by the Juniors in the Student Council activities, and again the Juniors played a great part in the athletic activities and successes of the school. After much deliberation and frustration, a joint party between the Junior and Senior classes was planned to take the place of the separate parties. Those who went ( ? ) had a wonderful, never-to-be-forgotten time. There seemed to be much confusion in our Junior year as to when we should hold our Promenade, but finally the date of May 28th was decided upon and the committees went to work. A fine piece of work was done and the Prom was a great success even if many of us had to walk because of the gas shortage. After the Class Day Reception was given by the Juniors to the Seniors, Graduation Day came and we saw the Class of 1943 leave Norwood High for the last time. Vacation again began, and we all left with high hopes of as pleasant a summer as is possible in war times.