Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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GOLD PROSPECTORS Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho! It ' s off to work we go, might well have been the refrain of the ' 49ers as we began our march, that Septem- ber morning in 1946 toward Norwood High, confident of finding gold in that thar hill. Life moved quietly for us the first few weeks, for we were still awed by the Seniors who, much to our chagrin, ignored us entirely, and the Juniors who devoted altogether too much attention to us. Having no big wheels among us at the time, we set about electing some. We chose as our chief prospector, Al Butters; his stand-in, Charlie Fisher; our recorder, Betty Pierpont; our official bankers, Margie William- son and Mike Cloherty; and our delegates to the A. A. Council, Ann Welsh and Arthur Gulla. Thus organized, we looked about for new fields of endeavor. As the date of the Sophomore Party was not too far off, we de- termined to plan something different for our initial social event — the result, The Club ' 49, complete even to the dazzling floor show. The bemustached singing waiters with their barbershop harmonizing provided the high- light of the evening. No less applauded were songs by our perennial favorites, Anna Ippoliti and Ginny Hood. A spectacular chorus enter- tained with selections, the lyrics of which were the brainchildren of our more talented class- mates. At this point, we must pause to express our appreciation to our class advisors, Miss Gow and Mr. O ' Donnell, for their part in the success of our first party, which we will long remember. Another proud moment that year was our first public appearance, with the school as a whole, at the Class of ' 47 ' s Torchlight Parade on the eve of the Norwood-Dedham football game. Armed with picks and shovels, we marched the streets of Norwood, making up in enthusiasm for what Prof. Dethier might have thought we lacked in quality of voice. Needless to say, between times and following our tradition, we plied our trade. Zealously some of us dug Latin roots in Mrs. Riley ' s room, while others panned Mr. Dunn ' s jokes for their often subtle point. Many the gold nuggets of wisdom we found between Mr. Levanitis ' parallelograms, and often we tapped the depths of Shakespeare in our English classes. The winter and spring terms of our Sophomore year found members of our class making a strike in a new field, that of athletics, and such names as Gulla, Lasinskas, Vietze, Poce, Michienzi, and Klinzman crept into foot- ball, baseball, basketball, and hockey headlines. We were well on our way, we hoped, to claim- ing a few niches in Norwood ' s Hall of Fame. During this time, too, we felt a kindred spirit toward Mr. Scafati, Mr. Levanitis, and Mr. O ' Donnell, who were sharing their first year at Norwood High with us. All too soon our Sophomore year drew to an end, and we watched the departure of the Class of ' 47 with mingled feelings of regret and excitement. Neophytes no longer, we looked forward enthusiastically to our Junior year at the School on the Hill. CLASS OFFICERS AS SOPHOMORES {Left to right): Gulla, Welsh, Pierpont, Butters, Fisher, Williamson, Cloherty