Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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s ?ains« ;brawn ? rou Vote it straight tjw Ca vJ «. UUttd Ua ' ■■ ?- e l -J fDIFNDS tsSSfeW ? HONKT, REM ABLE, 2nd TRUSTWORTHY ADDERS ' HONEST ED BUTTtRS F o rQ, PfeES lDE(Ml T- The Campaign We had no sooner returned to our books in September when the corridors began to buzz with speculation. Who ' s going to be class president? Will Eddie run again? Will you vote for me? Each question was asked a hundred times. Nomina- tion papers were circulated, withdrawals were made, and then we finally saw the list of nominees. Posters, gossip, and rumors all took their turn. Football vs. Pepsi — DeRoma vs. the world — It ' s time for a change! Re-elect Ed , we listened quietly. Darby worked like a demon for Eddie, Chi-Chi buttonholed everyone who passed his traffic post. Mr. Thompson agreed to hold a political rally at which each candidate could talk frankly and open- ly with the class about the issues of this campaign . They talked, we listened and made our decision. CHAriOtr Ri V, EP -TJ, y«

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In Which We Arrive From the artless ways of our Sophomore days We have risen — seniors at last. Serene and sage, our hopes ablaze We are ready ro meet life ' s blasts. This soapbox speech, though Wasn ' t a peach, Has done what ' twas meant to do, So let ' s not be quacks, let ' s cling to the facts And tell only what is true. The building shook, as it took a look At the class of forry-nve. The tower ' s clock stopped at the shock, And never has revived. Lab test tubes quivered and often slivered, When the gals grew scientific, Then the introduction of a pre-induction Math club proved terrific. From rooms we clipped or rolled or whipped ' Tis a wonder our nerves didn ' t jar, Our latest expression when things were depressin ' Was to bellow Hurrah for the Czar . Behind the door of one rhirty four, Met a motley crew each night, Who were quite contented while acting demented, Which seemed to be their delight. A baking course, then, held strictly for men, Made jests from the ladies rain Upon the heads of the Jacks and Neds, Who put them all to shame. Now with quickening joy, each girl and boy, Thinks of his senior year, As a year well spent (at least half well meant) Whose memories he ' ll hold dear. S.B.

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BUTTERS ELECTED TO THIRD TERM; FOOTBALL TICKET SWEEPS TO VICTORY Curtin, Cavanaugh, Jordano, Bortolotti, and Petraitis Win Complete returns early this morn- ing indicated that Eddie Butters and his Football ticket have been elected in an overwhelming wave of votes which saw all but one of the Pepsi-Boys go down to defeat. After completing what was prob- ably the hardest fought political battle that the hill has ever wit- nessed the Seniors went into their voting booths and returned President Butters to a third term, electing with him T. J. Curtin as Vice President, Archabus Cavanaugh as Boys ' s Treasurer, and Frank Jordano as A. A. Counsel. The only non-foot- ballers to survive were Nell Petrai- tis, an independent, who was elected Girl ' s Treasurer, and Neenie Bor- tolotti, the Pepsi-Boys ' s candidate for Secretary. Butters victory was clear cut and decisive. Out of 161 votes cast he received 84, or a clear majority. Chi-chi DeRoma, who conducted the most vigorous campaign, ran second while Bucket ' s Chandler finished third. The Chandler vote was the most surprising feature of the election as almost all observers had given him a 50-50 chance to beat Butters. The Butters organization was a key factor, delivering votes, on the line, to every footballer on the ballot. Darby Greaney and his cohorts did a tremendous amount of work in swaying the on-the-fence voters. The election was decided in the quiet confines of the Peabody School. The girls voted football pure and simple from Butters to Jordano right down the line. A sampling of the vote will bear this out. In one typi- cal block of twenty votes the results gave: Butters 15, Chandler 1, De- Roma 4; Curtin 16, Curran 4; Cava- naugh 18, Parker 2; Jordano 16, Har- rington 4; Petraitis 11, Payne 7; Ahearn 3, Bortolotti 10, Valma 7. Thus the footballers piled up over a thirty vote lead in the Peabody School. In the lesser contests the same pattern was followed. In the Cur- tin-Curran battle, scheduled to be the hottest on the ballot, Curtin won handily. Cavanaugh and Jordano up- set all predictions by trouncing their opponents. The fact that the gentle- men did not choose to speak at the pre-election rally apparently did not harm their chances in the least. Archabus received more votes than did any other candidate on the ballot. Nell Petraitis neatly trimmed Clare Payne for the Girl Treasurer ' s slot. The savage cutting of Miss Payne by the ladies of the class plus the fact that a great part of the football vote fell into Miss Petraitis ' lap and that contest needs no further explanation. Neenie Bortolotti proves the ex- ception to all that has come before. He carried the Peabody School where his colleagues had fallen down badly and received consistent and substantial support in all sections of the High School. The presence of Valma and Murphy on the ballot did a great deal to insure a Borto- lotti victory. Imagine for a moment to whom the Valma and Murphy votes would have gone had they not been candidates and you will under- stand Neenie ' s excellent position. The class has spoken. It ' s Butters, Curtin, Bortolotti, Petraitis, Cava- naugh, and Jordano who will lead us through ' 45. We are confident that they will make us proud. President Butters received the fol- lowing telegram from Mr. DeRoma early this morning — Mrs. DeRoma (Joan) joins me in extending to you best wishes for a most successful term.