Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

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THE RAVELIN S 1938 ward to Would you belleve lt Gordon Chaffee and Russell Proctor were really wearmg long pants' Good for them' Now we were really grown up at last We held our first class meetmg as Jumors on October 1 1936 w1th our advlsers M1ss Wmter and M1ss Kennedy We elected the followmg officers presrdent Gordon Chaffee, v1ce presx dent, R1chard Elhs, secretary Clara Snyder, and Warren Chaffee, treasurer Our Student Counc1l members were Russell Proctor, Kath ryn Lane, and R1chard E111s On October 27, we welcomed a new teacher to our schlol, namely Mr OConnor who 15 st1ll one of our favorltes On November 5 the Athletxc Assoclatlon sponsored a play F1x1ng lt for Father w1th the followmg Juniors takmg part Kathryn Lane, Warren Chaffee, and Russell Proctor You see, we also had dramatlc ab111ty m our class We may modestly state that, w1th our members to asslst, the success of th1S play was overwhelmmg Our growmg up process was further hasten ed by the most sbocklng experlence of our ten and one half years of school llfe On December 7 1936 Helen Campbell, our artlst, and the best beloved one of us all, dled For most of us, It was our first encounter w1th the sadder slde of 11fe We can not phrase our trlbute to her 1n better words than by quotmg here, the poem wrxtten by a fnend that appeared m the December 1ssue of Ravehn s 1n 1936 A g1r1 w1th pen and brush 1n hand walked slowly down the wood And stopped to draw as thmgs she knew Came 1nto slght sometlmes a face a bxt of frosted dew Or sunshme llght would speak because she understood She dxd not always walk w1th thmg she loved Sometxmes forgettmg she was Arts own chlld She ran and played w1th youth or qulckly smlled And then rememberxng back to her world she moved The road for her was not long but much she saw Each day She spoke w1th many thmg we do not know And travelled well known places where we may not go Unt11 she turned a corner from our slght and went away Alberta Carey and Margaret Carlson left our class, and two new gxrls Martha Glonet and Norma Ball, entered our classroom to replace them In January basketball season came round and Warren Ch ffee agam was the only boy from our class who had a place on the varslty team Boy' could he slnk that ball 1nto the basket' Stat1a Shlvlck, Martha Glonet and El s1e Bellows enJoyed a very successful season while playlng on the glrls ba ketball team It wasnt long before baseball season came and two of our boys Wllllam K1lbOTn and War ren Chaffee, helped the O H S baseball team to w1n a beautxful cup 1n the Western Worccs ter County Hlgn School Baseball League We are grateful to them, but th1S wasnt the only pr1ze that our class members worked for or won On May 11 Nell1e Whxte and Ehzabeth Palge each won a pr1ze rn the County Hxgh School Typewrxtxng Contest held annually at Beckers BUSIDCSS College Sta 1a Shlvlck won the Fletcher Award g1ven to her because she had the hxghest scholastxc average among the gxrls earnmg athlet1c awards We comph ment you agam Stat1a you have not only re cexved th1s award once, but for four consecu trve years On March 17 1937 we held our Junror prom Dxd we have fun makmg plans for th1s event' We decorated the hall beautrfully w1th orchld and green The Boyntonlans furnlshed music for our prom We do hope that our spec 1al guests, the semors enjoyed the dance, be cause we certa1nly dxd Whlle havmg many good txmes at O H S we dldn t reahze that vacatlon would roll around so qu1ckly, but good thmgs are soon ended and we found ourselves 1n the mldst of another vacatxon On September 6 1937 we began our last year 1n hxgh school w1th an enrollment of 33 members Jack Lebo came to us from Sprmg field Techamcal Hlgh We held our usual clas meetmg for the purpose of electxng class ofli cers, those chosen were presldent Gordon Chaffee, vxce presrdent Lyman Rosebrooks, secretary Clara Snyder and treasurer, Everett Perry Members appomted to the Student Councxl were Stat1a Shlvxck Kathryn Lane Russell Proctor and Warren Chaffee Our class adviser was Mr Sannella and our home room teacher was M1ss Wmter for M1ss Mxrxam Man n1ng had been granted a year's leave of absence to study at John Hopkms Un1vers1ty Two new 24 ' , . . - 1 D 1 l 0 I . , 1 . . . B , 1 1 U i . . . - .- . , . , . . - - . U . . . . 1 - ' ' I . . . . , N ' S . . . , , - . , . , - . . . I - . . . . 1 , . as - - 1 11 - - 1 , 1 1 . . . . . . . . . , 4. . . . ,y . . . . . . . . . . . , . U . . S . L . ' ' fa o ' 1 1 ' - . . F - 1 1 1 1 . . . , . . . . , , I . I . - . . . N . . . G '1 , . . - ' . . ., 5 . , - I . . . , . -W Y ... , 1 1 . . 3 . . . , 2 - . . , . 2 . . . 3- , . - N . . , - 1 ' 9 ' D ' ' 0 1 Y ' , 1 9 1 . 7 e s I ' . . . , 1 3 . - , l , . . . , - . . .A f ,, . . . ' - .

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THE RAVELIN S 1938 CLASS HISTORX By Mary E Barnes On September 10 1934 we the graduatmg class of 38 entered our first year of hlgh school wxth an enrollment of forty members and did we thmk we were blgl At the close of chool we could all be seen plodding home wlth books plled sky hlgh 1n an effort to xmpress others that we were studlous However, the book worm att1tude lasted only about three days, due to the fact that most of us began to feel that one or two books were heavy enough to carry at one t1me On September 20th, we gathered to hold our first class meeting and with the aid of Mr Rxch ardson, our class advlser, we elected the follow mg officers pres1dent, Stat1a Sh1V1Ck, v1ce president, Gordon Chaffee secretary, Clara Snyder and treasurer, Evy Carlson We chose Russell Proctor as our representatlve to the Student Councll Statia Sh1v1ck was chosen class reporter for Ravellns Many boys m our class proved themselves qu1te athletic 1n 1ntent, by gomg out for cross country These were Donald Mahoney, Arm and Strack Lyman Rosebrooks Richard Bel lows and Peter Pe1ore many meetmgs ln whlch we had dlscussxons about class dues, and where we should l1ke to go on our p1cn1c at the close of school Summer vaca ion was coming fast and we wanted to go to Whxte Cxty Park for a pxcnxc but It was qu1te xmposslble for us to find any one who would ar1ve us all there and back for less than a half a dollar aplece, so we all went home on the last day of school wlthout a pxc n1c but st1l1 happy because our report cards read passed which meant that we were no longer freshmen It wasn t long however bef re we were back at school again ready and wrllmg to go throu h another mterestmg year at Oxford High, wlth an enrollment of forty members This year we elected our officers as follvws president, Warren Chaffee vice pres1dent, StH'18 Sh1v1ck secretary Clara Snyd r and treasurer Gordon Chaffee M1ss Gahagan was our class advlser Our representatives to the Student Councll were Warren Chaffee and Kathryn Lane we could have two now for we were sophomores We trxed so hard to grow up thxs year but we were hand1capped because Gordon Chaffee and Russell Proctor refused to stop wearmg kmckers In our sophomore year we were well repre sented 1n basketball by Warren Chaffee M1chael Guskey, and Gordon Chaffee Warren was a member of the varsmty team Lost Vmcent Kasehs Fmder please return to Rlchard Ellls Yes, we dld lose Vmcent and seven other members, they were Helen Kallta Marlon Lougee Bessle Lowell Robert Powers, Marcel Devlllers, Vlrglnla Wrlght and Armand Strack Most of them moved to other towns leaving us reduced to a class of 32 members Well now we wonder what good deeds we dxd for O H S during th1s year? Oh yes we remember Russell Proctor s helping to boost the sale of tickets for the fall play Boy' you should have heard hzm give speeches He could have made you buy anything from a tooth brush to a vacuum cleaner On October 9 1935 the first 1ssue of Static ever mxmeographed 1n Oxford Hxgh was pub lished Several members of our class proved runmng around the school to get all the news possxble One of the real news artlcles read Flash' ' Sophomores take part in Radio Play The name of our first great expenence at broadcast1ng over W O R C on January 5 1936 was The Lawyer of Samarcand Our radlo actors were Florma Gendron, Lucille Lapan Evy Carlson, Elizabeth Palge, Mary Barnes, Kathryn Lane Russell Proctor Warren Cha' fee Donald Mahoney Joseph Ma1nv1lle and Elsie Bellows, and dld they show talent' We had lots of fun nn our sophomore year be cause now we felt that we knew all the teach ers and that all the upper classmen were so n1ce, but good thmgs are brief and school closed 1ts doors on June 27th to give us a sum mer vacation our second in hrgh school Thxs of course made us feel down hearted On September 8 1935 Just as we wer feel mg qu1te sat1sfied wlth loafmg, Bunny Sxddall, the school Jamtor found the key that actually op ned the doors at O H S m amng tha we had to go back to school for another vcar but as Juniors we had many good times to look for ' , 23 7 v , , y . I Q . I 7 7 7 7 . - as - va C ' - H . yy . A . . - n ' I 7 . I I 3 ' , 7 7 ' s , .i . . . , W.. H , H 56 77 7 ' 7 n u ' 7 o 7 ' CC ' 77 I l I - . , . , s ' 9 ' ' During our freshman year, our class held themselves very helpful in the production by . . I . , ' ' if ' 77 , . . . . ,. . . . . . . , . 7 . . . . . - ,, ,, . 1 7 7' 7 : .I I 7 7 . I ' v J U' 2 I 7 9 H 77 ' ' ' . ' . 9 , 'Y 1 v ' . . . G 7 Q , . - . 7 ' : , - . 5 . - . - D ' ' 7 I Q . 3 ' - -. . , v 1 1 I . , . . D . A , , . 1 6 ,. ' L X , , 7 e . . ., . -1 , , I . I n 1

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THE RAVELINS 1938 25 teachers came th1s year Mlss Murlel Mann1ng to replace Mlss Mlrlam Mannmg and Mr Shap py to take the place of Mr R1chardson who re s1gned to accept a hlghly pald posltxon at B lle v1lle New Jersey Hlgh School Try outs for the fall play were held at O H S Wlth the followmg SGHIOTS Wlnfllflg out wlth parts Everett Perry Warren Chaffee Russell Proctor Evy Carlson S atla Sh1v1ck Mary Barnes and Wllbur Rlch The play entltled Bashful Bobby was presen ed on Novemb 1 10 and was a great success On March 1 1938 the Jumors 1nv1ted us to thelr prom and we d1d have a lovely t1me We thank you Junlors from the bottom of our hearts Gradually we began to reallze that our stay 1n Oxford Hlgh would soon be over and we began to make plans for graduatlon We held several class meetlngs and voted to have Mr Bushong for our photographer You should have seen us pose when we went to h1S studlo Capta1n Warren Chaffee was once more the only boy 1n our class to re elve a letter for basketball The glrls 1n our clas who recelved letters for basketball were Statla Sh1v ck El s1e Bellows Vlrglnla Davls and Captaln Mar 1n coach1ng the glrls as did Mr O Connor 1n coach1ng the boys team The boys representlnd us ln baseball were Captam Warren Chaffee and VV1ll1am Kxlborn W1th the tlreless effort exerted by thelr coach Mr McGovern the boys played many success ful games May 12 was the da e set for our play The Marlenburg Necklace a mystery plav d ep and d1re not w1thout 1ts llghter spots The cast lncluded MarJor1e Barlow Mary Barnes Don ald Mahoney Wllbur R1Ch Russell Proctor Everett Perry Evy Carlson Kathryn Lane Nell1e Whlte M lvlna RIHZI IS and Elsle B l lows Mxss Mur1el Mannmg was coach for th1s play and we owe her our gra 1tude for the flne work she performed Durmg our semor year the follawmg officers were elected ID the Commerclal Club presl dent V1rg1n1a Davls V1 epres1dent Mary Barne and secretary Martha G1onet M1s Klnmery was our advlser and trea urer The Commerclal Club enjoyed a very happy and prosperous year wlth 1tS many gay and del1ght ful tea dances The membershlp has almost doubled The Static Staff for 1938 was very efflclent The Press Club had two semor officers namely the presldent Warren Chaffee and the secre tary Statla Sh1v1ck The work accompllshed by the staff and the Press Club members was unquestlonably satxsfactory Wllbur Rlch was edltor of Statlc whlch grew up 1nto regular newspaper form On Decemb r 23 the first mlmeographed magaz1ne 1n the hlstory of O H S was publlshed It contalned seventy three pages Wxlbur recexved many complx ments on the excellence of th1s lssue Donald Mahoney Wllllam Kllborn Gordon Chaffee and Jack Lebo ran for cross country th1s year Donald Mahoney was co captaln W1th Robert Desmarls We can assure you that the boys d1d thelr best Towards the end of the school term our class held many mformal meetlngs to make further plans for graduatlon We dec1ded to have Success No Less for our class motto and to have a new book form of dlploma for our graduatlon The yearbook s aff was announced as fol Edltors Edward Morrls Wllllam Kllborn Clara Snyder Jack Lebo and Elxzabeth Pa1ge Photograph Edxtors Nell1e Whlte and Malvina R1nzxt1s School Calendar Florlna Gendron and Luc1lle Lapan Bus1ness Managers Joseph Mamvxlle and Norma Ball Advertlsmg Mana gers V1rg1n1a Davxs S atla Sh.lV1Ck and War ren Chaffee Sport Edltors John Faubert Bernard Ray Rlchard Ellls and Edward Guer tm The typ1StS were Mary Barnes Florlna Gendron Clara Snyder Luc1lle Lapan Evy Carlson and M rjorle Barlow On May 19 our class voted to have our Sen1or Hop on June 13 rather than on the day after graduat1on as has been the custom We thmk th1s change wlll help us keep awake on the day of the class p1cn1c We expect to graduate on Wednesday June 22 1938 and must turn to face the futule Our school llfe IS ended but happy memor1es wlll remaln Our tasks wlll be d1fficult but we shall reach our goal as set by our motto Success No Less 7 , .. . . . . O, I - ' . . r . ' . . . C I ,,' . ,, , a . - l , I . - . . A . l l 7 - , . f Y Y 7 Y U 7 ' . . . . ,, , ,, . . ac as Q 4 Q . D . - . .. , 1 - - , . y . . . . . ' 5 Y Y 7 y ' ' . . S p I . . ' n ' 66 37 . V 7 1 . 3 - : 4 , - . 2 ' I Q ' tha Glonet. Mlss Gaha an d1d an excellent ob lows: Edltor ln Chlef Wilbur Rlchg Wrlte-u , 7 ' ' 9 y . , . . . , - . g : : D . . 3 , , . : n y - 1 - , ' . . . . L . . . . . , 1 ' , L CK ' , . , . . , ,, Q . . - 7 V Y ' v ,, - ' : i r 9 v ' 1 . 1 ! 7 7 7 1 a ' 7 Y 7 . . a . . .V . Q - ,, . ,, . . . Q , L I ' 7 1 ' . . . . I .D - . . . . - Y 1 7 7. I sg , . s . , U ' l 5' . y 9 Q - Y,