Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1944 volume:

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W ' , 0112155 Iilmurrz flaw Qlnlnrz DEDICATES ITS YEARBOOK MISS HELEN GAHAGAN IN' APPRECIATION OF HER VVISE GUIDANCE AND HER FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL UNDERSTANDING THE CLASS OF 1944 TO FACUI TY MR FRANK SANELLA P11I'1C1p3l MISS MARY C MANNIX B A Bates Ed VI B0S10n UIUYCISIW B A College of Nevx Rochelle F3lICl'11l.d Ofiiee School Becku College Enghsh 'VIR IRWIN D POTTLE Ass1stantP11ne1pal Typewrxtmg B A Clark UDIVSFSIIY U S H1story Geography Economics Miss ELEANOR M MURRAY B S Boston Umvexsxty College of PIHCIICHI Mp WALTER L DIMCCK Arts and Letters Boston Un1xers1ty Gradu B S Massachusetts State Col ege Se1enee ate School Typevxutlng Engllsh French CIVICS Arlthmetle Pre AVISIIOD Mllltafy MISS ANNA 'VIARIE O CONNOR Dr1ll Mechamcal Drawmg 'VIISS HELEN GAHAGAN B A M A Wellesley Blology Genelal Sc1ence Chemlstry B A Boston College UH1NLlSIIy ofVe1n1ont MRS RUTH K OCONNOR Latm Engllsh Gene1al'VIathemat1cs CIVICS B S B0Sf0T1 UUIXCISIU TYDUMIUUQ 'VIR H ELLSWORTH HOBBS Shox thand Bookkc eplng MISS JUI IA B SHEEHAN B A BateSC0l1f-ree EUg11Sh HISIOIV Plob B S Worcester State Tcuhus College lems of Democxacv Mathematlcs SUPERVISORS 'VIISS 'VIARY HAND 'VIISS B A Boston UIIIXCINIIX School of IVILISIC MUSIC 'NIISS ROSE 'VIASSEI 'NIRS B S Fxammgham State Teachus College Sevxmg ELIZABETH BURKE R N P H N St Vmcents Columb1a Um VGISIIY Health anfi Home Nuxslng GENEVIEVE BERNIE B S Massachusetts School of Art Boston Drawmg ' 4 ' 4 I . , ' I . . 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Q 3' - ' - J L As you leaf through the pages of thls book you w1ll pass over p1ctures of frlends and aCt1V1t1eS that w1ll soon be but a memory to many of us They srgmfy our four years xn hlgh school happy ones to be sure 1n whlch our class ha been gulded patlently through thlck and thln by ever w1ll1ng teachers If we were to begln agam our freshman year no doubt many of us would p ar our t1me and work more advantageously for ourselves When we started hlgh school some of us contlnued because the law or our parents made us Now we leave w1th regrets knowmg that these have been four of the rlchest year of our hves In our courses we have been carefully and thoroughly prepared for our jobs 1n the world and our part ln the defense of our country We have taken ex' a currlcula act1v1t1es that w1ll fit us best to do our share 1n th1s all out W 1 and we are ready to step 1nto the world prepared for the future w1th our h1Cl' school background to gulde us Th1s picture of our school home for the past four years has been placed hele to serve as a constant remmder of our happy days As our partmg w1sh we 1ncerely hope that you enjoy them as much as we have away af Page Four , ' ' ' l 5 ls' ' I X ' 'Q' ,N ' 62 1,4 'V' , l ' I. l f I I f . 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T ' ,' I, ... A 4aun-- Raymond Druker Presldent Patrrcra Thayer Vrce Presrdent Janet Chambers Secretary Patrrcra Langer Treasurer Helen Babbrtt Francrs Barrl Constance Bell Donald Bell Davrd Berggren George Berthraume Helen Bourn Herbert Buxton Page Seven liv- SLN IOR CLASS Dorrs Coonan Bernrce Davrs Harrret Davrs Dorrs Drmock Charles Drnes Stanley Dudek Aldea Dumont Beatrrce Faubert Andrew Gaulln Irene Hazzard Margaret Hunter Patrrcra Jacques Andrew Kennedy Peter Mrch John Parge Irene Prette Helen Powers Constance Prefontarne Tncre e Robert John Rogers Clarre Sands Lours Skarbek Vrctorra Smolenskr Grace Stafford Alrce Stelmack Hazel Strader Marron Strader George Thrbeault Z,...... 5...- J xf -- X ,, .. Y J . 6 Q' J Y 1 Adviser-Miss Gahagan HELEN ELIZABETH BABBITT Babble Joy rises in me like a summer s moon Activities Drawingl 2 Honor Roll 3 4 Basketballl 2 School Play 3 Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Chairman Ticket Committee for Junior Prom President Commercial Club 4 Ravellns Board 4 Talkative well versed in class affairs never worried has many friends loves to go dancing JOHN FRANCIS BARIL Franme Boys will be boys Activities Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Honor Roll 1 2 4 Prom Com mittees 3 4 Class Prophet 4 Baseball 4 Student Council 4 Ad vertising Manager for Ravelin s 4 Captaln of Magazine Drive 4 'he class comedian enJoys arguing never stops talking Joy ls Patty CONSTANCE VIRGINIA BELL Connie A thing of beauty IS a Joy forever A tivities Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Dramatlc Club 2 3 Press Club 2 3 Honor Rolll 2 3 4 Radio Playl Washington and Franklin History Medal 3 Graduation Speaker 4 Junior Red Cross 3 Prom Orchestra Commlttees 3 4 Basketball 1 2 Ravellns Board 4 One of our best students very ambitious very attractive plans to be a dletlcian DONALD JAMES BELL Ding Good at work better at play Willing to talk to the girls all day Activities Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Prom C1mm1tt66S 3 4 A carefree type of student always talking always on e g well dressed Joined the Navy in March if Page Elght H ' ' ' Y Y! 2 ' , 5 , 1 , : D , A I .,.. A . ' .y lt ' 17 AL - YY f I , , , 5 , , 3 1 - L . ...- . Q .... . ... .very sociable... .one of our great chemists. . . .his pride and ll ' 17 . 9 . , , 3 Q ' 3 1 S . Z . yy , - 1 s ll ' V! lk . . ' - y is ' th 0.... - .... ' , GEORGE BERTHIAUME Georgle I can be serxous but you know My fun must have a llttle show Act1v1t1es Entered as a Sophomore from Bartlett Hlgh Jumor Prom Cloak Room Comm1ttee ProJector Club 3 A Navy man now a great pme smoker Favorlte Subject? Engllsh A real frxend and IS mlssed very much by h1s class mates HELEN E BOURN Helen thy beauty IS to me l1ke those Nxcean barks of yore Act1v1t1es Drawmg 1 Glee Club 2 3 Commerclal Club 4 Statlc 3 4 Radlo Play 1 Pubhc Speakmg 1 Jumor Prom Poster Com mlttee Sport Dance Comm1ttee 4 The smallest g1rl 1n our class loyal to the Army a real frlend always smzllng agreeable d1spos1t1on DAVID ANDREW BERGGREN Berggy Why worry when the world IS having fun? Act1v1t1es French Club 2 3 ProJector Club 1 2 3 4 Prom Comm1ttee 3 Statlc Staff 3 4 Basketball Manager 4 Asslstant Stage Manager 3 4 Excels 1n math drxves a blg car seldom seen wxthout George lxkes to argue m Chemlstry class well dressed plans to Jom the Navy HERBERT HENRY BUXTON Buck There are men of great parts who are gullty of down rxght bashfulness ACt1Vltl9a Basketball 2 3 Captam 4 Baseball 3 Jumor and Semor Prom Cloak Room Commxttees Semor Prom Decoratmg Comm1ttee Tall handsome wants to be a farmer after h1s date wxth Uncle Sam the most looked up to man m our class now ln the Navy Page N me l-?- n - rv u - - 11 ' 9 , . u ' ' ' 11 , . - 1 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 ' , . as 11 .L ' ' 11 ' 1 a v 1 1 1 : 1 - - , . u v1 .1 ' - 11 - 1 , 1 1 1 JANET GERTRUDE CHAMBERS IS She dances hke an angel ACtIVltl6S Came from Bartlett Hlgh as a Jun1or Prom Com mlttee 3 Basketball 3 Secretary of Class 4 Commerclal Club 4 Semor Prom Decoratlng Commlttee Attractlve popular llkes to drlve an automoblle well dressed excellent dancer DORIS JANE COONAN Coonle An axr of good humor ever surrounds her Act1v1t1es Cheer leader 4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Glee Club I 2 3 4 Fleld Hockey 3 4 Secretary of Commercxal Club 4 T1cket Committee for Jun1or Prom Art 1 2 French Club 2 Sewmg 2 Seldom seen wlthout Hazel actlve ln sports l1keS to gos sxp would hke to work at the Amermcan Optlcal Company BERNICE MAE DAVIS Her ways are ways of pleasantness Act1vxt1es Art 1 Hockey 3 Jumor Prom Refreshment Com mxttee Glee Club 2 3 4 Commerclal Club 4 A quiet g1r1 doesn t l1ke to do homework frequently wxth Janet has a pleasmg d1spos1t1on HARRIET GRACE DAVIS She speaks behaves acts Just as she ought ACtIVltl9S Glee Club l 2 3 4 Drawmg 1 2 Home Nursmg 4 Hockey 3 French Club 2 Press Club 3 4 Decoratlng Commxttees for Jun1or and Semor Proms V1ce Presxdent of Cornmerclal Club 4 Ravelm s Board 4 One of our quxet semor gxrls Mr Sannella s most efIic1ent sec retary runs the mlmeograph proficlently an obhgmg and wlllxng worker plans to go to Boston Un1vers1ty -if Page Ten HS' Y! 66 ' 91 n I, ' 7 ! 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DORIS LOUISE DIMOCK Shorty Better to be small and shme than to be great and throw a shadow Act1v1t1es Basketball 1 2 Home Nurslng 1 4 R,ad1O Play 1 FITSI A1d 2 French Club 2 Dramatlc Club 2 3 4 Publlc Speak mg 3 Press Club 3 4 Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Statxc 3 4 Commer c1al Club 4 Usher at Play 4 Hospltal Alde 4 Ravelm s Board 4 D A R Good P1lgr1rn 4 A very w1ll1ng worker amb1t1ous pleaslng dlsposxtlon attract1ve manner popular plans to be a nurse CHARLES HENRY DINES Charlxe Never m1nd the why and wherefore Act1v1t1es Entered from Dalton Hxgh as a Junlor Baseball 3 P1 om Cloak Room Commnttees 3 4 Graduatlon Speaker fun l1kes to argue RAYMOND FREDERICK DRUKER Ray And whlle my teacher told me thmgs about the narrow path of duty I had to grm to thmk about the fun I had before she caught me Act1v1t1es Student Counclll 2 3 4 Dramatxc Club 2 h Sc ool Play 2 Rad1o Play 1 Publlc Speaklng 1 Junlor Prom Cloak room Comm1ttee Glee Club 4 Very talkat1ve class comedlan 11keS to argue studlous xf he wants to be qulck on the comeback now 1n the Navy STANLEY JOHN DUDEK Stan Never put off t1ll tomorrow what can be done today Act1v1t1es Ravehns 4 Statlc 3 4 Press Club 3 4 Qu1et and amb1t1ous dependable cooperatlve Mrs OConnors rlght hand man espec1ally when takmg mventory now 1n the Navy Page Eleven Bw ll H it ' H . Z y 3 I . Y : .' 3 g 9 , ,nz - Z , I , , , I , S ' ' . . ' ' u ' 7 Q Ll ' I! KL ' YY A . . . Z D . . . 5 ,4: ' ' , S - Has a keen mind .... studious when he wants to be .... full of SK Yy CL ' ' ,. . fl ' ' ' 2 , ' . , , , Us f 5 5 , 5 5 , . LL ll gg ' !Y I. , . 2 -. ., 5 . I J I .- , , . . . . l . ' 1 ALDEA SHIRLEY DUMONT Thus let me lixe unseen unknown Activities Press Club 3 Commerclal Club 4 Home Nuismg 1 Hom Oichestra Committees 3 4 Ravelm s Board A ouiet dignified senior always willing to helb a good student popular often seen with Patty BEATRICE CORRINE FAUBERT Bea Thy greatest nraise has been to l1ve unknown Activities Drawingl Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Junior Prom Orches tra Committee Commerclal Club 4 fied manner always with Connie ANDREW EMILE GAULIN Andy Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow? Act1v1t1es Junior and Senior Prom Ticket Committees Glee Club4 Always seen but never heard seldom seen Without Johnny a great bookkeeping student IRENE ISABEL HAZZARD A bashful maiden meek and mild with ne er a word or action wild Activities Glee Club 2 4 Drawingl Cooking 3 Commercial Club 4 Home Nursing 1 2 Junior Prom Committee Very sincere one of our quxetest classmates always has her homework done plans to be a nurse -fi Page Twelxe u ' , v , . . . . : 3 . S 1 . 1 1 . ' . ' Y GL 77 Cl ' ' 97 ' ' ' 1. ' 5 I , , , 5 ' - 3 4 . Pne of our quiet girls .... verv pleasing personality .... a digni- ll Y! LA 'A ' Y! V . .. : .... Q u ' ' ' ' . . ,, V . . . I G , 5 .. 5 . l 5 . 1 , J - , MARGARET HUNTER M1ke Her oulet ways make her outstanding Actlvmes Sewmg 1 2 Drawmg 1 2 Class Marshal 3 Orchestra Comvmttee for Jumor Prom Home Nursmg 4 Jumor Red Cross A.1de- 4 Treasurer of Commercial Club 4 Glee Club 4 Studlous shy well llked does not speak unless spoken hkes to read PATRICIA JACQUES Pa A merry heart maketh a cheery countenance Actxvltles Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 Class Secretary 1 Prom Poster Comm1ttee 3 French Club 2 Play Tlcket Sales man 4 Commercxal Club 4 Tumor Red Cross 3 Press Club 1 2 3 4 Home Nursing 2 4 Ravel1ns Board 4 A very good student alwavs Sffllllflg attractlve manner popular Wlth everyone has a speclal mterest IH the Navy another prospectlve nuxse ANDREW LARNED KENNEDY Andy I laugh for Joy hath happy place w1th me Actxvltles Class V1ce PY9S1d6Ht 2 ProJector Club 1 2 Pres1 dent 3 4 Junlor and SSDIOI Prom Commlttees Ha y go lucky never lets anythmg bother hlm runs the PP projector at all our movles the first sen1or to leave us to go f th school mto the sexvxce OHICIHI mallman or e PATRICIA ANN LANGER Patty I have heard of the lady and good words went wlth her name Actwltxes Honox Rolll 2 3 4 Radlo Play 2 Prom Commxttees 3 4 Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Dramauc Club 2 3 Student Counc1l3 Class Treasurer 4 Home Nulsmg 1 Commerclal Club 4 School Plav 2 War Stamp Salesman 3 4 Class W1ll 4 Verv tudlous never falls to have her homework done r: easmg manner llkes a good tlme plans to become a nurse Page hlrteen if . 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Actxvlties Student COUHCII 3 School Play 3 Junior Prom Ticket Committee 3 Glee Club 4 Assistant Business Manager of Ravelm s The strong silent type easy going one of the few who has IRENE CECELIA PIETTE They spoke of her as generous good kind and fiiendly Activities Commercial Club 4 Static Salesman 2 3 4 Junior Prom Poster Committee Press Club 2 3 4 Always in a rush to catch her bus has an incessant line of chatter seldom seen without her friend Alice another one of Mrs OConnors helpers HELEN ANN POWERS The best work in the world is done in the ouiet Activities Glee Club 4 Commercial Club 4 Home Nursmg 4 Junior Red Cross 2 4, Honor Roll 1 2 Junior Red Cross Hospital Aide 4 Appears quiet but is a lot of fun when you know her has a real sense of humor well dressed liked by ex eryone 1.4 Page Fourteen ll 93 ll . ' ' ' 77 . . . , . Q : 1 1 1 i 1 y I ' Z , Z , y , 2 . SK Y! KA 7 . . , 1 ' 11 : : ' ' ' v his own car.. always with Andy .-.- envied for his curly hair. 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' 1 , CONSTANCE PREFONTAINE Conme Not a word spoke she more than was necessary 4ct1v1t1es Glee Clubl 2 'S 4 Commerclal Club 4 Basketball 1 2 Press Club 3 Jumor Prom Orchestra Committee 3 Jun1o1 Red Cross 4 Always wlth Bea ouxct pleasant personallty efTic1ent THERESE HELEN ROBERT Tessle A comrade bllthe and full of glee Who dares to hugh out loud and free -Xct1v1t1es Basketball l Home Nursmg 'P Red Cross 2 Drawlng Commerclal Club 4 Jumor Prom Tlcket Commlttee Glee Club 1 3 Happy go luckv trw s to he ahead of evervone ln Bookkeep JOHN GROE ROGERS Johnny Never trouble trouble t1ll trouble troubles you ACt1Vlt16S Cross Country l Dramatlc Club 1 2 Class Secretary 2 Class Pres1dent 3 Jun1or Prom Commxttee Cha1rman Student COUDCII 3 R3dl0 Play 2 De oratlng Commlttee for Semor Prom Ravelm s Board 4 Outdoor man of the class good dancer authorlty on blrds bugs and glrls RUTH CLAIRE SANDS A good name needs no PYHISB .Actxvltxes French Club 2 Cha1rman Jun1or Prom Decoratmg Commlttee Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Sewlngl 2 March 17th Dance Commlttee 3 Df3m3tlC Club 1 2 Rmg Committee 3 School Play 2 D1gn1fied well groomed attractxxe not too studlous Page F1fteen liv- .. - H ll H 2 Q I ' Z .' t I ' . 5 . , S 5 2 4 it ' 11 H ' H . . 1: . 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I - ,Q J -wt fb 'lx 'fini' LOUIS JOHN SKARBEK Loule I have accompllshed what I was able to do ftctlvltles Busmess Manager of Stat1c 3 4 Press Club 3 4 Cha1rman of Jumor Prom Decoratmg Comm1ttee PFOJSCIOI Club 3 Bus1ness Manager of RHVEIIHS Board Chaxrman of Semor Plcture Comm1ttee Glee Club 4 Senlor Dance Txcket Comm1ttee Senlor Prom Decorat1ng Commlttee Student Coun c1l 4 'X good worker frlendly to all good natured does hls school work has a great deal of mterest ln both Chemlstry and gxrls VICTORIA MONICA SIVIOLENSKI Vlckle Virtue alone IS true noblhty ACtlVltlCS Tumor Prom Tleket Committee Glee Club 4 Com mexclal Club 4 Sewlng 1 Seen but seldom heard works after school IS frequently XV1Ih Therese d1sl1kes dolng homework GRACE ELIZABETH STAFFORD To women sllence IS the best ornament A t1v1t1es Glee Club 3 4 Press Club 3 Ravel1ns Board 4 Jumor and Senxor Prom Commlttees Asslstant Edltor of St3tIC Happv soft spoken actxve worker on Stat1c and Ravelxns ef'He1ent office glrl good WDISI ALICE STELVIACK She who knows how to be sllent lS next to the Lord A t1x1t1es Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Honox Roll 2 4 Jun1o1 Prom Poster Commlttee Commexclal Club 4 Qulet studlous shy a careful worker has lovey blue eves ef Page Slxteen HAZEL ELLEN STRADER Zulxe The oulet are welcome everywhere Act1v1t1es Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Art 1 2 Junlor Prom Tlcket Commlttee Commerclal Club 4 Very oulet very orlgmal 1n ldeas amb1t1ous seldom absent from school MARION LOUISE STRADER Bubbles What IS worth domg at all IS worth domg well Act1v1t1es Home Nurslngl Sewmgl 2 St3tlC Salesmanl 2 3 4 Basketball 2 3 Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Honor Rolll 2 3 4 Press Clubl 2 3 4 Class H1stor1an 4 Commerclal Club 4 Dramat1c Club 1 2 3 Prompter for Play 2 Junlor Prom Decoratmg Com mlttee Student Counc1l 4 Studlous energetlc her heart IS at sea for she loves the Navv easy to get along w1th well thought of by all popular PATRICIA THAYER Pa A lady 1n thought and domg Act1v1t1es Class Vlce Pres1dent l 4 Treasurer 3 Press Club 1 2 3 4 Edltor of Ravelms and Statxc 4 Dramatlc Club 1 2 3 4 School Play 3 4 Basketballl 2 3 Capta1n 4 French Club 7 Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Home Nursmg 2 Jumor Red Cross 3 4 Cheer Leader 4 Honor Rolll 2 3 4 Valedlctorlan 4 Gradua t1on Speaker 4 Prom Commxttee 3 4 One of the most frxendlv and slncere gxrls very sfud1ous n efficient edxtor for Statlc and Ravellns has a charmlng personallty well groomed polsed GEORGE NAPOLEON THIBEAULT General Ambxtlon and love are the wmgs of great actlons ACtlV1tl9S Dramatlc Club 1 Rad1O Play 2 Baseball 1 2 Pro Jector Club 3 French Club 1 2 Basketball 2 Junxor Prom Decor atmg Commlttee Ravelm s Board 4 Semor Prom Orchestra and Decoratmg Commlttees T1cket Commlttee for Sen1or Dances 4 Glee Club 1 4 Very dxgmfied Romeo of the class accepted for the Navy V 5 Program l1kes to dance oulet m school but qulte a man outslde Page Seventeen 11+- xs - 11 u ' 11 - 1 1 1 1 1, 1 , . lt 11 an . , , . 11 - ' 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 - 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - ' 1 ' , . as tn H ' ' 77 . - , . . 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' 111111 CI -XSS WI Lt ONII We the graduating class of 1944 welcome you parents teacher and frlends to ou1 Class Day EXGICISSS 'W are proud to h ve you here at this program wh1ch maiks the br glflrlflg of our graduatlon ceremonies We r alize that xxe cannot rep ty our teachers parents and fr1e ids for all that they have done for us durlng our h gh school days but we can only hope that hrough our future lives we will prove worthx of tneir t1hSt and inte est To the underclassmen we wish thc same happl mess and f lendship that we h ve known We offer no advlce for expev ienc has been our best teacher and io doub will prove to be yours You w1ll find the road rockx at times but if you plot Vour course and hold It toad you w1ll emerge victorlou Again we welcome xou and hope that xou w1ll gain as much f om our Class Dax Exen clses and Gradu t1on P1 osfram '1 we have put 1nto them PATRICIA THAYER V109 President 1944 FI ASS HISTORS The God of War was weary The conflicting natlons in a much troubled world caused him great worry Vamlxf he searched for one bright speck on the dismal horizon which m1ght redeem the world in his eyes Suddenlv it came to him the brightest star of them all' It all began on September 9 1940 in Oxford High School when eighty four freshmen dashed around wildly for a back seat in their home room The God of War could well remember the business l1ke fashion of this group as displayed at their first class meeting The officers elected for the year were VICG Presldent P8tFlC1a Thayer Secretary Patricia Jacques Treasurer Marie Rodier Everyone started the new season off right bx taking part 1n a magazine drive which netted S145 00 for the school With this money a movle projector was purchased and smce then we have emoyed manv entertalnxng and educa tlonal movies On November 18 the cross country team coached by Mr Sannella won its final meet defeating Holden and West Boylston Johnny Rogers represented the freshmen Frannle Bai 11 began singing Jingle Jangle Jingle one dax but he Sald pockets instead of spurs It seems that he won a dollar in a national contest sponsored by the Culrent Science Magazine A George Washlngton play was presented at an assemblv with the following proving the1r dramatic ability Clalre Sands Patricia Jacques Patr1c1a Langer Constance Bell Mar1on Strader R1chard Dube Francis Baril and Raymond Druker The first year was chmaxed by our being con tent that we had finally succeeded In getting Francis Barll out of knickers and 1nto long pants' When autumn of the next year came every one was anxlous to return to school to see what new triumphs the Class of 44 would win The executne body elected consisted of Presldent Gordon Kemp VICE President Andrew Kennedy Secretary Patricla Jacques Treasurer lVIar1e Rodier The fall plax Chlna Boy included in 1tS cast Raymond Druker Patricia Langer and Richard Dube members of the sophomore class Ratiomng Thats somethlng new Most people d1d not xx elcome It but these intelligent students did for it meant time off fx om school A one SGSSIOD schedule xx hich had long been hoped fOI vu as put into effect this x ear to alloxx ' Page Tvs entx Y Q 1 Q 4 44 A J A A A ' 2 1' 1 3. . . , - . - ' .' ,J - - , S. - - 1 - '- ' ' . 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' - ' l ' ' ' -.f. 7 ' -I ., students more t1me to work and to do the1r part 1n the war effort As Junlors the class put the followmg peo ple 1nto office Presldent John Rogers VICE Pres1dent Raymond Druker Secretary Mar1e Rodler Treasurer Patr1c1a Thayer Durlng the Enghsh perxod the m1ce provlded entertalnment for the pup1ls by runnlng back and forth ln the reg1ster at the front of the loom M1ss W1nte1 soon learned of thelr pres ence and took means to extermlnate them Conn1e Bell took a great deal of razz1ng when she came to school one day sportmg two black eyes the result of a square dance Helen Babb1tt Patr1c1a Thayer Peter M1ch and John Pa1ge took part 1n the annual play When a Fella Needs a Fr1end One of the 0utstand1ng features of the sea son was the Jun1or Prom whlch was a huge success Everyone had loads of fun The year closed w1th a p1cn1c held at the famous Carbuncle Pond By th1s tlme The God of War was so en grossed 1n h1s dlverslon that he had forgotten tor a t1me the trlals of the world The year of years began 1n September 1943 We were Sen1ors at last' At our first class meet mg these officers for the year were elected Presldent Raymond Druker VICE Pres1dent Patr1Cl3 Thayer Secretary Janet Chambers Treasurer Patr1c1a Langer Dur1ng the year two sport dances were spon sored by the semor class at the Town Hall Dorls Dlmock was chosen by the class as the D A R Good P1lg11m for her all around good c1t1zensh1p an honor we were glad to bestovw on her Work began on Ravelms early ID March , We soon learned how much tlme and effort had to be spent to make the book successful Our p1ctu1es were taken at J Carroll Browns studlo We wonder 1f he made any profit on us after repa1r1ng h1s cameras The class sponsored 1ts Semor Prom a gala OCCHSIOH on Aprll 14 at the Town Hall Art Barsey and h1s orchestra provlded the mus1c Class Day exerclses were held at the Town Hall on June 2 Patrlcla Langer gave the Class Wxll Marlon Strader the Hnstory Franc1s Bar1l the Prophecy Janet Chambers and LOUIS Scarbek the G1fts The n1ght of June 7 graduat1on we all fully real1zed that we had attamed the goal and had ended our hlgh school days at good old Oxford H1gh School The God of War remembers wlth fondness the class of 1944 He reallzes full well that lf one of h1s aggresslve warr1ors Hltler had not unleashed the Dogs of War It would not be necessary for h1m to call to arms many of the finest boys of th1s class Donald Bell George Berthlaume Stanley Dudek Herbert Buxton and Ray Druker to serve 1n the Navy Andrew George Thlbeault Peter M1ch John Rogers to tram under the lNavy V 5 program However slnce he can see 1nto the future the prospect IS encourag1ng He sees the var1 ous members of th1s his adopted class achlev mg success and happ1ness ln a new world a better world one whose standards they strug gled to establ1sh whose pol1c1es they helped to mold Yes 1ndeed th1s small lumlnous speck the Class of 1944 looms brxghtly on the horlzon of the future MARION STRADER H1stor1an for the Class of 1944 fl XSS PHOPHILCX U on complet1on of pre fl1ghttra1n1ng John Red R1d1ng Hood Rogers headed fox the p Th b lt Peter M1Ch and I woods to contlnue h1s nature study M1ch be RODGIS George 1 eau b k End ourselves at a naval axr base 1n the P8C1flC gan a search fox some Supirmain COYHIC ooWs a e s e On our first pass we all went 1n dxfferent dx Idropped ln at the nearest ow mg y Geor e Thlbeault General for all hadawonde1ful day except Genelal Th1 1ect1ons g short headed for the dance hall at the U S O beault Wh1le at the dance he planted a ktss Page Twenty One hr- ! - ' , : , . , ' Y . 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' of ' . f v 1 l . - - ga 77 - - U ' ll '- ' - 1 U . upon the cheek of one of the native girls In these lslands a klss IS something serious lNow George IS the first married man 1n our squad ron Dur1ng the next week we had to make patrol Hlghts On one of these we slghted some Jap bombers We didnt see their Hghtei escort which aporfmached us from the sun The next thlng I heard was the crashlng of bullets agalnst my plane The plane went into a sp1n and I blacked out The next thmg I knew I was walking the streets of Oxford Everything seemed differ ent The houses were different Other scen ery had changed also except the town dump At the center of town I bought a paper There wasnt a familiar name in it Returning toward home I stumbled and fell through a trap door I then received the sur prise of my life I was now 1n an underground city As I walked down the ma1n thoroughfare a strange veh1cle approached me On lt were many slgns which said Reelect Raymond Druker for the fifth term as Mayor To my surprlse I saw Ray sitting in the back seat of the contraptlon When he had h1s chauffeur pull over to the curb I had a long talk with him I asked him where he got the new type veh1cle and he told me that the greatest chem 1st and inventor of all t1me George Berth1aume had made It for h1m George had the most modern drug store ln the country It IS man aged by Janet Chambers Ray then started to show me the town Looking at a slgn I noticed It sa1d Roosevelt was running for seventh term The year is 1956 To our right there was an enormous bullding On the front a slgn 1n 1l lumxnated letters read M1ch Blind Date Cor poratlon Inslde the bulldlng M1ch IS still waltxng for one bllnd date that will please h1m He had many efficlent secretaries 1nclud1ng V1CtOf1a Smolenskl and Alice Stelmack Ray and I then left this buildmg and went on down the street He took me on one of the side streets where I saw one of the largest farms I had ever seen It sDec1al1zed in hogs Stanley Dudek owns one of the biggest pig geries IH the world After leavmg Stanley we went to the bowlmg alleys Wh1Ch had elec trlcally operated pm boys These were the prlde and Joy of Charlie D1nes He made his fortune skunk hunting and had the alleys erect ed Wlth the lnterest from h1s money Ray then told me that a circus was going to be put on 1n the aud1tor1um in the evening At the gateway of the c1rcus were two old class mates sellmg tickets Constance Bell and Patty Jacques COHHIG lets all men 1n Army unlforms in fre and Patty does llk8WlS9 to the Navy The c11 cus was run w1thout any dis turbances It didnt seem natural to have any crowd behave so well I was told that they all were afraid of the bouncers Looking over 1n the corner of tle tent I saw the bouncers dressed IH fancy flashy uniforms To my amazement they wore dresses Looking closer I recognlzed them as Doris Coonan and Therese Roberts It was the first t1me that I ever saw either of them w1th a serious look on their faces The mam act featured two women l1on tamers The cage contamed forty four of the most feroclous lions I have ever seen Into the cage walked the two women When they turned 1n my dlrectlon I recognized Helen Babbltt and Hazel Strader The lions d1d Just as they were told The girls had them wrapped right around thelr little fingers Thls takes years of practlce and they certainly had lt Doris D1mock does a great aer1al act She 1m1tates one of the Army glider planes In the row ID front of me Helen Bourn was s1tt1ng w1th her husband She looked very happy On my right was a man 1n a naval uniform It was David Berggren I asked h1m what h1s ratmg was He told me that just yes terday he recelved h1s commlsslon as captam The Navy had launched a boat and had given Davld full charge Ray and I then went to a Slde show wh1ch featured a m1dget family Not one of the elght chlldren was over three feet tall The manager was Herby Buxton Now I thought I had seen everythmg but 1n the next tent was Her cules II Constance Prefontalne l1ft1ng 1000 lb dumb bells When the c1rcus was over we dropped 1n at the nearest restaurant for a b1te to eat A slgn on the door Sald Patty Thayer Prop Th1s was enough to tell me that good food was served The radio 1n the restaurant was tuned in to the local station DING oper ated by Donald Bell He does all the broad casting he wants n w At twelve thirty A M he features an opera singer whose volce I lmme d1ately recognlzed as that of Marlon Strader After hearing enough of th1s we proceeded to the Mayor s hotel S1tt1r1g at the desk was the manager Grace Stafford I noticed her arm was 1n a sling Inquirmg I found out that +54 Page Twenty Two 1 1 . 1 . v: ' I . . 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' 1 sne st1ll tr1es to roller skate The next morn1ng we started out to V1S1t the D1str1ct Attorney LOUIS Skarbek He knows all the answers now except one It has been puzzllng h1m for a long tlme He IS st1ll try1ng to find out how long a short c1rcu1t IS Leavmg LOUIG w1th h1s problem we went to a qu1et spot 1n the Clty the Langer Dumont 'VIemor1al Dehydratmg Hospltal The dehydrat1ng stands for wnat happens to your money lf you are a pat1ent there for long They can even get blood fro n a stone To run th1s large hos pltal a large staff 1S needed Beatrlce Faubert Margaret Hur ter and Helen Powers are all on the cler1cal staff Walklng down one of the dark corrldors I thought I saw a fam1l1ar face Enter1ng the room I found 1t was our old classmate Andrew Kennedy He was recover1ng from wounds rece1ved after he Jomed the Fore1gn Leglon Here 1n th1s amazmg Clty, heat must be fur nxshed art1fic1ally There are tremendous fur naces runn1ng full blast To keep these golng we find two old fr1ends Johnny Pa1ge and An drew Gaulm bus1ly employed They re domg a fine job and are earrnng enough money so that they can spend plenty 1n D1nes bowl1ng alleys Walk1ng through the bus1est d1str1ct of the cxty I saw the fxrst pol1ceman I had seen s1nce CI SS We th class of 1944 belng of sound rnnd and una r the 1 rfluenc of DOtl'A1I'1U but sp11ng fever and th CILSS looks pa d out by a teacher now and then do declar th1s to be our first and last w1'l and testament '1 IG any v1lls made pr v1ou ly are now declared by the testatols to be n1ll and VO1d To the Faculty We leave earmuffs to wear th1S summer to cond1t1on the1r eardrums fo1 the death llke sllence that w1ll fall over the school IH September To our dear Alma Matel We bequ :th OU1 footprmts on th ta1rs our flngerp 1nt on tne furmture black m rks 11 the detent1o book red marks on tne 1eport cards and anytlnng else the class XVIQIIGS to leave 1n safe hands Page Tw enty Three P I entered th1S strange place It was Officer Hazzard The man power shortage was so severe 1n our class that we had to let the wom en do everythlng The beauty shop IS operated by Clalre Sands She does good face lrftmg Jobs at a reasonable more popular than Harr1et DHVIS and movlng bus1ness No because there are no commun1ty prlce Her ha1rdos are those of Veron1ca Lake Be1n1ce Dav1s are 1n the one ever moves very far roads lead1ng out of th1s Irene P1ette owns a dress shop on the mam street When she fir t came here she trled ell1ng 1nsurance but no one seemed to care for any Ray and I then went to the prlnter s to have h1m put an announcement 1n the paper of a class reun1on to be held the followmg evenlng Ray and I got a few surDr1ses ready for our olo fr1ends As we were walk1ng to the Aud1tor1um the next evemng I began to feel d1ZZy I tr1pped and fell I was more dazed than ever Com1ng out of the daze I real1zed I was 1n a Red Cross hosp1tal on an 1sland IH the PaC1fIC My pllot fr1ends were all gathered around my bed won der1ng when 1 d come to FRANCIS BARIL Class Prophet NVILI whlle they vcnture out 1nto the cold cruel world To the Junx r Cla s All our good Jucffrnent and knowledge Q uch 'ts It 1 Lownng hom mo1 onsj on how to be successful as we have been 1n passlng the SCDIOI Year leave 1 s t of d States H1s hmve to say Please repe t th tt for Kenneth 1n the back seat To the Sophomore Class We megaphone so that 1n the Unxt tory class M Pottle W1ll not To the Freshman Class We set a standard fo1 5 ou to l1ve up to by 1947 Although you are now gettung ove1 your greenness you may ye act w1se use good Judgm nt but know noth 1ng 1 - - , - L A . b . . 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To th followlrg 1nd1v1duals wc bequeath some of ou1 mo 1 p 1zed possessions To Edlth Babbxt Gr ce St3flO1dS pos1t1on as Mr Sannella offl e worker and rlght hand 1r To Charles Bacon Half the names 1F Petel MlCh s black book lor wnen Pete Goes 1nto the Navy An Corps he won t have t me 1n whlch to wr1te to them all To Gordon Bigelow George Th1beault leaves hls pos1t1on as class wolf although he pre tends to act sheeplsh To Constance Bourn We leave the posl lon of class angel After all somebody has to be good 1n the Senxor Class To Phyllis Brooks Helen Bourn s ab1l1ty to come to see, and to conquer To Phlhp Bugbee Francxs B 1r1l s front seat 1n home room If It changes Ph1l1p to an oppo 1te temperament as lt dld F1 JDCIS Phll w1ll be a class p1oblem Clllld candy seller, but we hope Jean wont eat as much of the profits as Patty dxd To Clalre Desy Hazel Stradel and Con stance Prefontame glve les ons on How to be fa1thful to your one and only To Arthur Devault Abxhty to sell l1fe 1n surance so h1 fuends w1ll feel safe to r1de 1n lus car To Robert Estes We g1ve the pos1t1on as class actor for aft r the play, Mass Jlmmy we 1eal1ze he nas plenty of ab1l1ty thot only actlng abllnyj To Eddie Fortln A httle of Popeye s energy so he can blow square smoke r1ngs and thus make use of lus talent To Marshall Greene Ray Druker s ab1l1ty to get a teacher off on a tangent when he hasnt h1s homework p operly prepaled To Evely 1 Halsdorff We leave the pos1t1on as Class Qu1z K1d Two que txons she ll have to answer to quahfy 'ure W1ll Roosevelt run for a fif h te m and Who k1lled H1tler'7 To Doris Hazzard Ma' 1on Straders ab1l1ty to w1n fI'16l1ClS al d mfluence people espec1ally of the opp xt ex To Murlel Kemp Aluea Dumont SIVCS her bOVJl1l'lg ablll y then Murlel can take on any one 1n th school except Mr Sannella 'Ind feel confident of xx 1n1 mg To Theresa LaPlante Hal lOl Dav1s and Cl 1re Sal ds b1l1ty to drlve a car xuthout mak1ng a telephone Dol look llke 3 000 000 000 toothplcks To Theodore LeBlanc Andrew Kennedys ab1l1ty to show movles at just the rlght tlme to m1ss Engllsh class To Martha Lincoln Constance Bell s ab1l1ty to keep up everybody s morale She also be queaths her the horse hnxment that she uses on her wrxters cramps To Alfred Meruer John Rogers and Charley Dlnes leave the1r luck of meetmg up wlth skunks before commg to class thus supplymg the puplls Wltl a new and pungent perfume for the rest of the day To Theresa Murray Dor1s D1mock leaves her cute glggle so she can entertaln her chums durlng any dull moment To Joyce Palge Therese Robert and V1c tor1a Smolensk1 g1ve thelr enthuslasm to buy war stamps Wlth thelr pm money and thus l1Ve up to the slogan Buy bonds and p1n down the AXIS To Theresa Perry and Betty Bugbee A llttle of Pattv Thayer s and Margaret Hunter s helght so that they ll be able to see more than the top of Mxss Gahagan s head over those 1mmense senlor desks To Ethel Plette Her s1sters and Beatrlce Faubert s ab1l1ty to always look as lf they had just stepped out of a band box To Lorrame Robert Dor1s Coonans and Irene Hazzards energy and unusual sense of humor To Kenneth Schofield We glve a contract to xnstall hls super deluxe fire extlngulshers IH the school They not only put out the fire but g1ve you a shower at the same t1me To Irene Stelmack Her sxster s and Bernlce Dav1s ab1l1ty to be qulet and most respected To Harold Stone Herbert Buxton s pr1de 1n being the tallest and most looked up to boy 1n the class -if Page Twenty Four 'J 1 ' f L v A t - ' ' S- r 1 'z -z - . - . . , K ' ' L: a' ' ' Q ' 1' . . . . s c. f - - . . .' 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' . . - 1 ' , - To Marjorxe Thompson Janet Chambers ab1l1ty to 11tterbug and be env1ed by all the other g1rls ID the class To Wllllam Wheeler Davrd Berggren leaves h1s lnterest 1n the lab fWho knows maybe hell 1nvent somethlng some day J To the Junlor Boys George Berthlaume Donald Bell and Stanley Dudek leave an abxllty to glVG the1r class a naut1cal a1r They may be gone but they are not forgotten To the Sophomore Boys Lou1s Skarbek leaves h1s ab1l1ty to make progress w1th the gxrls even when they are bl1nd dates To whom lt may concern Andrew Gaulm and John Palge leave thelr ab1l1ty to be absent from school occaslonally yet know everythlng that goes on ll SS HELEN BABBITT To Helen who goes pretty steady We present th1s lxttle book So when the quest1on IS asked s ready e w1ll be FRANCIS BARIL To Franme who IS never shy We glve th1s bottle of l1n1ment To take the swellmg from hxs eye CONSTANCE BELL To Connle who lxkes the Army We g1ve th1s soldler So 1n her spare t1me she wont go balmy DONALD BELL To Donald who has gone to sea 1n shlps We gxve thxs good luck charm So he w1ll have successful trlps DAVID BERGGREN To Davld who llkes to experxment wlth starch We glVB th1s candy bar To pep h1m up on hxs Army march Page Twenty Fne In Wltness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal th1s 2nd day of June rn the year of our Lord one thousand nme hundred and forty four PATRICIA LANGER for the Class of 1944 Thls w1ll UHIQLIG among all wxlls 1S now sxgned sealed publ1shed and declared for the Sald Senlor Class by the testators named hereln to be thelr last w1ll and testament done 1n the presence of us who at the1r request have slgned our names hereto as w1tnesses 1n then presence and ln the presence of each other The Class Officers Raymond Druker Patrlcla Thayer Janet Chambers Patrlcla Langer I I To Georgle who llkes to blll and coo We g1Ve th1s love blrd So he will never be blue HELEN BOURN To Helen who has sa1d Yes We g1V9 th1s wish For every happlness HERBERT BUXTON To Herbert the he man of our We glve these vltamm PIIIS So long he may last class JANET CHAMBERS To Janet who xs so Jocular We glve assurance That she wlll always be popular DORIS COONAN To Dorls the chatterbox of the class We g1Ve these throat drops And hope her vo1ce w1ll last BERNICE DAVIS To Bermce who IS rather shy We gxve th1s l1pStlCk To catch a fellows eye . . . 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Q Y . . . l l. . l . . 7 . - ' v lit., HARRIET DAVIS To Harr1e who l1kes the V 5 We g1VG th1s l1ttle sa1lor To rem1nd her of good t1mes she had w1th that guy DORIS DIMOCK To Dor1s vt ho neve1 complams We g1V6 th1S D A R award Whlch shell be proud of agaln and aga1n CHARLES DINES To Charhe who can make up excuses We g1V9 th1s book of 1nstruct1ons On how to go AWOL RAYMOND DRUKER To Ray who IS a Navy fan We g1V9 the e drumst1cks So he can beat the Army band STANLEY DUDEK To Stanley who IS bashful to be sure We QIVG th1S date book WhlCh we th1nk w1ll be a good cure ALDEA DUMONT To Aldea who has a beautlful sm1le We g1VE thx zoot Sklrt To keep her IH style BEATRICE FAUBERT To Beatr1ce who l1kes khak1 We g1V6 th1s book we In wh1ch to keep her dates stra1ght so she won t go wacky ANDREW GAULIN To Andy vs ho IS a bashful boy We g1V6 th1S g1rl So forever le may have Joy IRENE HAZZARD To Irene w1th the t1ny vo1ce We g1V6 th1 megaphone To magnlfy 1tS H0159 MARGARET HUNTER To Margaret who IS so bashful but smart We g1V6 th1s key To make It easler to open the 11ght heart PATRICIA JACQUES To Patty who IS a Navy fan We g1V9 th1s glue To help keep the rlng on her hand ANDREW KENNEDY To Andrew vtho IS on Army tlme We g1V9 th1s book on travel So he can enjoy hlmself wh1le on the Rhme PATRICIA LANGER To Patty who sm1les at a certaln fellow We g1ve th1s mlrror So she can be sure her teeth always sparkle llke Jello PETER MICH To Pete who l1kes to go on dates We g1V9 th1s alarm clock So hell nex er be late JOHN PAIGE To Johnny the Casanova of the class We g1V8 th1s book of telephone numbers So he may fmd a fan lass IRENE PIETTE To Irene who IS so neat We g1V9 a rec1pe For stay1ng demure and sweet HELEN POWERS To Helen who IS so very t1ny We g1VG th1s water from the fountaln of youth To help her l1ve to the r1pe old age of n1nety CONSTANCE PREFONTAINE To CORDIS who IS so qu1et We g1V6 these dlrectlons On how to cause a r1ot THERESE ROBERT To Therese who IS always chewmg We g1ve th1s package of gum S0 she may keep renewmg JOHN ROGERS To Johnny who l1kes the open spaces We g1Ve our cla s p1cture So he ll never forget our faces CLAIRE SANDS To C1a1re who l1kes to H5 We g1V9 th1s anchor To keep ner from gomg too hlgh LOUIS SKARBEK To LOUIS whose heart IS on the make We g1ve th1s pa1n expello So th t It vull never ache ff Page Twenty Sxx L. - , . 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' 7 7 f . . 9 1 9 1 ' . a ' . -1 V Y- l , VICTORIA SMOLENSKI We present th1s gasolme stamp To V1CtOF1a w1o alway ha a gleam m her So her tr wont be topped b ea ure eyes bans We g1V8 tl11s bo tle of lVIu1 ne So they w1ll twmkle l1ke stars 171 the sk1es MARION STRADER To Man 11 xx ho 1S str1ctly GI C RACE STAFFORD We g1Ve th1 four leaf clover To Grace xvhc wnlle skatmg bxo e hel To help ber locate the r1ght guy We gxve th1s p1llow So she wont hurt her palm ALICE STELMACK To Al1ce xvno IS so qulet and shy We IVE tu lxttl black oook So she may have a try HAZEL STRADER To Hazel who knows her future plans PATRICIA THAYER To Patty who IS our basketball star We g1Ve thxs basketball To keep le1 IH tr1m and up to pa1 GEORGE THIBEAULT To George xvno l1kes to dr1ve a car We g1Ve t11s blcycle So he may go far SIAIISIICS Name HELEN BABBIIT Favor1te Expre s1on Baloney Hobby Dr1v1ng Pr1de and Joy My home Pet Peeve Gettmg up m the mornmg Accomplxshment Gettmg my l1cense Amb1t1on To be happ1ly marr1ed Dxame FRANCIS BARIL Favorlte Express1on Son of a gun' Hobby Bowlmg Pr1de and Joy My mustache Pet Peeve Alarm clock Accompl1shment Plenty of nothmg Amb1t1on To become a p1lot Name CONS'1ANCE BELL Favor1te Expr SSIOD Oh Murder' Hobby Wr1t1ng letters Pr1de and Jog My bank account Pet Peexe People who do the oppos1te what they say Accompl1shment Savmg enoueh money to go to school Amb1t1on To be a d1et1c1an Name DONALD BELL Favor1te Exp1ess1on Chr1stmas Sakes Hobby Bowlmg Pr1de and Joy Bemg a plumber s assxstant Pet Peeve Too much l1pst1ck Page Twenty Sex en lf Accompllshment Jommg the Navx Amb1t1on To be a plumber Name DAVID BERGGREIN Favor1te Expre 1on What of ltr, Pr1de and Joy S a Scout Shlp 123 Pet Peeve People who call themselves fr1ends Accomphshment Gomg out Wlth guls Amb1t1on To Jom Uncle Sam s SSTVICC Name GEORGE BERTHIAUME FHVOTIIE Express1on Whats your talk k do Hobby Collectmg p1p9S Pr1de and Joy My car and my canoe Pet Peeve The1esa Accomphshment Lealnxng to laugh at M1 O Connol 5 Jokes Amb1t1on To serxe mo1e p1es1dent1'1l te1ms than Roosevelt Name HELEN BOURN Fax or1te Express1on You a1e so xufht Hobbx Wr1t1n letters Pr1de and Joy The Army Pet Peeve Makeup work ACCOIHpl1ShDl6DI Recewmg a dlploma Amb1t1on To be happ1lx mallled L. , '1 's S xp ' s A , y pl 5 , . 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Name HERBERT BUX'ION Favor1te Expresslon Oh Yeah Hobby Sports Pr1de and Joy Basketball Pet Peeve Enghsh Accompllshment Gettmg my duvmg license Amb1t1on To have my own farm Name JANET CHAMBERS Favorlte Expresslon You l1ke that huh Hobby Danclng Pr1de and Joy Uncle Sam s Serv1ce Pet Peeve Settmg the alarm clock Accompllshment Helplng the Navy navlgate Worcester Amb1t1on To be a secretary Name DORIS COONAN Favorlte EXPIGSSIOH Are you k1dd1ng'7 Hobby Sewmg Pr1de and Joy Myself Pet Peeve Belng bossed Accomphshment Bemg t1ght Wlth m money Amb1t1on To be successful Name BERN'ICE DAV1S Pavorlte Express1on Yes I know Hobby Wrltmg letters I rlde and Joy Those ln the servlce Pet Peeve Sarcastxc people Accompllshment F1I1lShlI1g hxgh school Amb1t1on To be a halrdresser Name HARRI T DAVIS Favorlte EXDFPSSIOH Are you klddlllgq Hobby Drlvlng Pr1de and Joy My dog Pet Peeve Gettmg a late sl1p from Mr Pottle Accompllshment Gettlng my drxvmg llcense Amb1t1on To be a commerclal teacher Name DORIS DIMOCK Favorlte EXpIeSS1OH Oh fine' Hobby Hospmtal Alde Work Pr1de and Joy My uncles Pet Peeve Sendmg out b1lls Accompllshrnent Gettlng the D AR award Amb1t1on To be a nurse Name CHARLES DINES Favorxte Expresslon Llke fun' Hobby Blcycle Tldlllg Pr1de and Joy My herd of goats Pet Peeve Engllsh Accompllshment Sleepmg 1n Chcmlstry class Amb1t1on To become an Admlral Name RAYMOND DRUKER Favorlte Expresslon Whats cookmgo Hobby Readmg Pr1de and Joy Un1ted States Navy Pet Peeve Homework Accompllshment Presldent of the Sen1o1 Class Amb1t1on To Jom the Unlted States Naxy Name STANLEY DUDEK Favorlte Expresslon What? Why 9 and Whe1e Hobby Flshlng Pr1de and Joy Baseball Pet Peeve Standmg IH lme to get 1nto show Accomphshment Graduatlng 1n 44 Amb1t1on To be a Navy man Name ALDEA DUMONT Favorlte Expresslon What do you mean Hobby Movles Pr1de and Joy My classmates Pet Peeve Homework Accornphshment Bemg a Sen1o1 at OH S Amb1t1on To V1S1t Hawau Favor1te EXPIESSIOD You know' Hobby Bowlrng Pr1de and Joy My first formal dance Pet Peeve Exaggeratlon Accomphshment Becommg the fr1end state representatlve Amb1t1on To be a success ofa Name ANDREW GAULIN Favorlte Express1on Are you klddlllgq Hobby Bowlmg 1-'rlde and Joy Bowhng Pet Peeve School Accomphshment Graduatmg from Oxford Hlgh School Amb1t1on Tc Jom the lnfantry Name IRLNE HAZZARD Favorlte Express1on Could be Hobby Blcycle rldlng Pr1de and Joy My b1cycle Pet Peeve Homework Accornpllshment Graduatmg from Oxford Hlgh School Amb1t1on To be a nurse g Page Tu enty E1ght u ' 1 2 . l , . . , , . I. H' . - .. sv, l I ' u ' . I ' I ' y v : ' , . 2 . 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' l . . l n 1 I 1 v , I -..,Q' r , ' Name MARGARET HUNTER Favor1te Express1on For Pete s sake' Hobby Draw1ng Pr1de and Joy Books Pet Peeve Freshman glamour g1rls Accomplxshment Graduatmg Amb1t1on To be happy Name PATRICIA JACQUES Favor1te Express on You re not just kxddlng Hobby Dancmg Pr1de and Ioy The Navy Pet Per-xc Peonle who are always late Accomphshment Sellmg candy W1thOUt eat1ng It all Amb1t1on Te be a Navy nurse and then Name AINDREW KENNEDY Favorlte Evrresslon You arent k1dd1ng Hobby Sw1mm1ng Pr1de and Joy My dog Pet Peeve Tests Accompl1shment Runnlng the prolector Amb1t1on To be a good sold1er Name PATRICIA LANGER FHVOFIIG Express1on Oh you Hobby Sewmg Pr1de and Joy My war bonds Pet'Peeve Taft s 7 a m mlll wh1stle Accompl1shment LQSVID Browns Camera 1n one p1CC9 Amb1t1on To be a good nurse Name PETER MICH F3VOT1t9 Exrressxon H1 Babe Hobby Sports Pr1de and Joy Brunettes Pet Peeve Standmg ln l1ne Accomphshment Good danc1ng Amb1t1on Tc be a LIGLIIGHHDI 1n the Naxv A11- Corps Name JOHN PAIGE Favorlte E140 QSSIOH H1 Honey How are X ou Hobby Bowlmg Fr1de and Joy Model A Ford Pet Peeve Gettm up 1n the mo1n1ng Acgomphshment Graduatlng IH 1944 Amb1t1on To b a mechan1c Name IRENE PIETTE F8VOT1te Exples 1on Man 3l1X e' Hobby SYV1IT1I'Il1I1g Pr1de and Jox D1ploma Page Tu enty Nme Pet Peeve Homework Accomphshment Cettm used to Mrs O Con nor 1n low heels Amb1t1on To be a ha1rdresser Name HELEN POWERS Favor1te EXpfeSS1OH For Detes sake Hobby Sewmg Pr1de and Joy Bobby Pet Peeve Gettm up early 1n the morn1ng Accomphshment Earnmg the requ1red hours for my Red Cross p1n Amb1t1on To be a secretary Name CONSTANCE PREFONTAINE Favor1te EXpTCSS1OD Indub1tably Hobby Bowl1ng Pr1de and Joy The Army Pet Peeve A gutter ball Accomphshment Graduatmg from Oxford H1gh School Amb1t1on To work Name THERESE ROBERT Favorlte EXQTGSSIOH Oh Gee Gosh' Hobby Collectmg old song books Pr1de and Joy B1cycle Pet Peeve Get un 1n the mormng Accompllshment Geftmg my Home NUISIUL, C9Ft1fICat6 Amb1t1on To be a Mar1ne Name JOHN ROGERS Favor1te EXPTQSSIOH Oh Baloney Hobby F1ShlHg Pr1de and Joy H3FTl6t Pet Peeve Stuck up g1rls Accompllshment Passmg math Amb1t1on To be a mlot 1n the Mar1ne 11 Corps Name CLAIRE SANDS Favonte EXPTGSSIOH Gee Wh1z' Hobby Dressmakmg Pr1de and Joy A Gl1der P1lOt Pet Peeve Tardy bell Accomphshment Passmg chem1stry Amb1t1on To make 11fe worthwh1le Name LOUIS SKARBEK Favorlte Expression You a1nt k1dd1ng Hobby Sports Pr1de and Joy The Army A11 Comps Pet Peeve Homework Accompl1shment Busmess manager of Statlc and RHVGIIHS Amb1t1on To be a H191 I cn 71, . . , . . , - - o - . . . 1 D . as 11. - ' ' . 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I r I . . - 1 1 v ' If. - 7.1-- Name VICTORIA SMOLENSKI Favorxte Expresslon Holy Smoke' Hobby Collectlng cowboy songs Pr1de and Jog My gultar Pet Peeve Homework Accompllshment Gettmg 12 years of book learnmg Ambltxon To be a steno rapher Name GRACE STAFFORD Favorxte Expressxon lNo klddlflg Hobby Roller Skatmg Pr1de and Joy Mx roller skates Pet Peeve Gettmg up ID the molnmg Aceompllshment Bom As1stant Edltor of Statlc Amb1t1on To be successful Name AI ICE STELMACK Favorxte Fxpres lon Oh dear Hobby Danclng Pr1de and Jox A d1ploma Pet Peeve Homework Accompl1shment An QITICIGHI Iyp1St Amb1t1on To be an efllclent office worker Name HAZEL STRADER Favorlte Explesslon I dont know Hobby Ice skatmg Pr1de and Joy All my sklrts Pet Peeve Gettlng uo cold wmter mornmgs Accompllshment Saxmg my money Ambltnon To be a successful housewlfe Name MARION STRADER Favor1te Expresslon For cry1n out loud Hobby Wrltlng letters P11de and Joy M3 fr1ends Pet Peeve Stalnlnq boxes at Chatfees Aecomphshment Havmg met a eerta1n G tNavyl Ambltlon To be a nurse Name PATRICIA THAYER Fax oute Expresslon Are you Sl x Hobby Kmttlng P11de and Joy M5 brother Pet Peeve Elastxcs that break Accompllshment Getting my lette basket Ambxtlon To stop bxtmg my na1ls 'Nlame GEORGE THIBEAULT Favorlte EXpr6SS1OD Prove lt Hobby Huntlng P11de and Jog Paullne Pet Peeve Any klnd of fingerna1l Dohsh Accompllshment Savmg ten dollars Ambltlon To be an Ens1bn 1n the Naval A1r Corps SUPP HI A l IX I S Most D1gD1RGd Talkatlve Attract1ve Amb1t1ous Llkelx to Succeed ATIISIIC Ef1 ic1ent Generous Energetxc Optlmlstxe Orlglnal PFHCIICHI Clever Slncere Athletlc Best Dancer L1ne of Chatte1 Dxessed Sense of HUHQOI R Thlbeault Bar1l Rogers Bar1l Bar1l Ber ul en Bar1l Pa1ge Drukel Drukel Drukel Drukel Bar1l Gaulm MlCh Skarbek Bar1l Th1beault Drukel M HUHIEI Coonan Dumont Thaver Thax er Sands Thaw C1 Dlmock Lan er Jacques Chambexs Dlmock Thay er Dumont Coonan J Chambels H Babbxtt M Hunter D Coonan Pagt Thnty : ' 2 ' K ' . 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SIAIISIICS Favorrte Color Blue Favorrte Author Pearl Buck Favorrte Song Bx The Rrver Of The Roses Fax orrte Progrrm Bob Hope Favorrte Actor Alan Ladd Favorrte Sport Basketball Favorrte Actress Greer Garson Favorrte Srnv r Brnd Crosby Favorrte Book Guadalcanal Drarv Favorrte Orchestra Harry James Ffrxc rrte Charrtx Amerrcan Red Cross S HUOI C-XII X JAR Sept 9 School opens once more xvrth Mrss Eleanor Murray of Worcester takrng Mrss Wrnters place The Freshman class rs very large thrs year Sept 30 The ma a7rne drrve rs opened bx Mr Del Obert of thc Crowell Collrer Publrshrnv Com Dany Oct 18 Many of the hrgh school qrrls volunteer to do hosprtal arde work They are Margaret Hunter Helen Powers Grace Stafforl Patrrera Th ryer Dorr Drmock and P'rtr1er'r Langer Nov 9 Donald Eames a member of the Merchant Marrne spoke at an assembly tocl'rx He told of hrs adventures and experrences Dec 12 Patrrcra Thaxer rs elected eaptarn of the grrls basketball team Dec 13 I'he f.,1IlS basketball team had rts frrst pr actrce tocl'rx It looks as though thex rre herded for 1 xerx successful season too Dec 16 The Senrors hold therr first rn a serres of sports dances Dee 18 97 Chrrstmas xacatron Manx students xx ork all xx eek to help the xy ar effort Page Thrrty One Dec '50 Sergeant Charles Ca7eault spoke to the puprls of O H S todrrx at an assembly He told them of the varrous nlaces he had vrsrted both rn the Unrted States and rn South Amerrca Jan 1 New Year s Drx Not much celebratrng due to the drm out 'ml other war condrtrons Feb 1 John Rogers rs 'rccepted rn the Navy Arr Corps Good Luck Johnny Feb 5 class photographer Feb 12 Francrs Barrl George Thrbeault and Peter Mrch are all acce ntecl rn the lNavy Arr Corps Its bevrnnrng to lo nk 'rs though we were gorng to have qurte a few Navy Drlots rn the Senror Class Feb 18 March 7 The Senrors haxt therr prctures taken E eryone took the d rx off md had 'r Grind trme March 2 Mrss Helen Kenneclx leaves Oxford Hrgh School to teach rn Webster at Bartlett Hrgh Mrss Julra Sheehan of the Allen L Joslrn School took her place The boxs basketball team plaxs Charlton rn the Charnpronshrp ame and lost bx txxo bas kets Better luck next trme boxs 17 1 Y 1 If Y 1 1 K A K lk ' . , ' -- - 1 ' 2 y ' 1 r 4 - r ' kr 2 Z ' . . ' ' f, .. ' f ' :-,'- ' w . . 1 , . . I. V I Y C V I .' N, . ' .. ' . Y 1 Y 1 V K 1 1 1A l IA A C ' l . I ' 1 . .X ' v . 4 if A . 1 . Q ' V F A 'Q N . . . c l ' gf' I ' ' x ' 'H , , .' , . J ' ' A ' - ' ' ' M ' ' - C f ' ' ,. . . K , k J v , .. . 2. ' 2 . S . c ' c L . . ' . Senrors vote for J. Carroll Brown as therr r v C. . . D . ' ' . ,A , A ,r , . t X . J 7 . b 1 . 1 . . - I 3 v - ' . , . C A f' . .' . V ' 7- ' ,ll c .' V L C A .' l '.' 'C l X I C l ' . . . V- .,'. . h Hz X ' ' ' aj 2 e r hz -. C I Q y p' -Psi . q 1 ' . ' . . ' . X .' . ' s 1 ' 4 q I I X ' I ,i --I -B ' V, , C ,. . ' .' v ' V f . . . V . Y ' 1 ' if x ' v Q' ' , tu e v v . . ' - - ' - ' s ' - Le- , March 5 The Projcctor Club today showed the pxc ture The Forgotten C1ty March 14 George Bcxthxaume and Donald Bell leave school today to Jom the Unlted States Navy All of the1r classmates are certalnly golng to mlss them both March 19 Lleutenant kenneth Dool1ttle spoke at an a sembly today on the works and opportunltles offered by the Army A1r Forces March 20 spoke to the pup1ls Two heutenants IH two days' March 21 The Sen1o1 who took the V 12 tests today were Raymond Drucker Louls Skarbek and Davld Berggren The Semors vote for Art Barsey s orchestra to play at thexr Prom March 29 Herbert B 1'-cton Joms the Navy The Hxgh School Students Assoc1at1on pre sents the play MISS Jxmmy w1th M1ss Man n1x as coach Everyone enjoyed lt lmmensely March 30 Andrew Kennedy IS called 1nto the Army March 31 Stanley Dudek leaves school to Jom the Navy It was announced today that the graduat1on spexkcrs wer to bc Patrlcla Thayer Con stance Bell and Charles Dxnes Aprll 10 Boys baseball 1S orgamzed under the leader shxp of Mr Pottle Aprll 14 The Sen1or Hon Everyone had a good t1me April 15 24 Sprlng vacat1on Usually when we have a xac'1t1on It e1ther rams or snows but th1s t1me we had beautlful weather May 1 The student body saw the movle Thls Amaz1ng Amerlca May 26 The Junlor Prom was held at the Town Hall May 29 Memor1al Day EXGFCISGS were held at a school assembly June 2 Class Day EXEFCISES were held at Memor1al Hal June 4 Baccalaureate servlces were held at the Bapt1st Church ln North Oxford June 7 Graduatlon QXGYCISGQ were held ton1ght at Memor1al Hall For the Senxors lt meant the end of four 5CdlS of fun and hard work -rl Page Th1rty Tvxo p 2 X q X c H ' ' ' . - tl - vw ' V ' A , . . . . . I ' 7 h ' - . . S , , V c . . . . g Q . . Y . ' . Lieutenant Paul Stoll came to school and - ff -. . 4 - 1 2 1 ' D7 . as - ' : Y 7 n ' y ' . 1 y 1 . - 1. I ,, . . ,, . . s a ' . 7 F ' nd Page Thirty-Three E Pres1dent Robert Estes V1ce Pf6S1dEHt Be tty Bugbee Secretary I1 ene Stelmack Treasurer Ed1th Babbltt Charles Bacon Gordon B1gelow Constance Bourn ILNIOP1 CLASS Jean Coonan Clalre Desy Arthur Devault Edward Fortm Marshall Greene Evelyn Halsdorff Dorxs Hazzard Mur1el Kemp Theresa LaPlante Theodore LeBlanc Alfred Merc1er Theresa Murray Joyce Palge Theresa Perry Ethel Plette Lolrame Robert Kenneth Schofield Ha old Stone 'VIHTJOFIB Thompson W1ll1am Wheeler -vi Page Th1rty Four T N Adviser-Miss O'Connor Philip Bugbee Phyllis Brooks Martha Lincoln Paul Raclne Presldent Warren Snyder VICE Presldent Shlrley Blomqulst Secretary Elalne Chambers Treasurer 'larah Aga Jabxan lX arjorxe Berth aumc Albert Borls Thomas Brennan Bermce Bugbee Frances Bugbee Leo Cazeault Page Thlrty-Five R - SUPHUMOHI CLASS AdV1S8FS MISS MHHHIX and Mlss Murray Raymond Cazeault Hav 01,1 ormler Norma Davxdson Ruth Dlmock June Doohttlf. Dorothy Dube Rlchard Faneuf Theresa Gary Ruth Gloleau Robert Guertln Kenneth Hey Arthur Holmes Lou1s Kemp Alxce Kulunglan Joseph LeBlanc Walter Maynard Nancy McArdle Lozrame Parxseau Jean Porter Paulette Raeme Ellen R1ce Danlel Robmn 'Vlarshall Russell Cla1re Schofield urnoxd Smolens Theresa Stafford Rena Thlbeault Robert Woodman Theresa Zlotmck l Glenn Bacon Pres1dent Ronald MCSSICI VICE Pres1dent Gl0I1a DeV1lle1s Secretary Hexbert Mahota TIQHSUFCI Perxy Ant xoxn I1ene Babb1tt The1esa Balll 511 thu1 Beau1ega1 d Donald Behunger Shlrlex Benvxay Shll leg Be1th1aume 'VIelda Burlmgame Phyll1s Buxton I lil SHNIAN CLASS Adv1sers Mr Hobbs and MISS Sheehan Bdlbala Carlson Norma Chaffee Beverly Chapman R1cha1d Conxad Paul1ne Corey Janet Cunnmgham Ol1Ve Cunn1ngham Sa1ah D1nes Jane Donovan Bertha Dumont Eall Faneuf Phyll1s Flagg Ela1ne Gauth1er ROg6I Grond1n Gelaldlne Ha111s Frank Harvey Rlchard Hoye Gaxland Johnson V11 gll Klng Ruth Kl1ensm1th Phyll1s KFyS1Hk Theresa LeBlanc Ruth Lamoreaux Donald Lanc1ault Baxbara Langway Paul LeCla1re 'VIarguer1te Lovejoy Dorothy Madaga Pat11c1a Mara Allce Merr1am Robert Merr1ck G1lbert 'VIess1er Rxchard Morway D3V1d Naramore Helen Nelson Marxon Norcross Robert Par1seau Joyce Pelletler 'Vlar1lyn Prouty Arthur Poul1n Bernard RIVQFS R1chard Robbms Raymond Sm1th Rosalle Steifo Donald Stone Kathleen Thomas Bernard Th1beault Mary Tomas1a'1 Dorls Walker W1ll1am Waddleton +1 Page Thxrty S1x -...... 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WV Patr1c1a Thayer Presldent G1 ace Stafford V1ce Pres1dent Joyce Palge Pres1dent elect 'Vlur1el Kemp VICE Pres1dent elect Sarah Agababmn Charles Bacon Constance Bell David Berggren Gordon B1gelow Shrrley Blomqu1st Page Th1rty Nme Ff- i PHI bb CLUB Adv1ser M1ss Eleanor Murray Helen Bourn Phyllls Brooks Ph1l1p Bugbee Betty Bugbee Jean Coonan Paul1ne Corey Ollwe Cunnmgham Norma Dav1dson Harrlet Dav1s Dorls D1mock Theresa Garry Patr1c1a Jacques Patr1c1a Langer Theresa LaP1ante Joseph LeBlanc Peter Mlch Irene Plette Jean Porter Ellen Rlce Louls Skarbek Rosahe Steffo Irene Stelmack MHIIOH Strader Robext Woodman Theresa Zlotnlck ,....... ....... 1. Hi -1 - W ------ ' f ' y I . ,. , . W...-. , ,, V,,, A ...... . ,...i......----... 1-- -- ' ' i'- .l ,........M . . ------- ' f f ,V -ii T..-Tv -' ,mi , ,1- . Z RQ-..v,-,-HHN, . . ....-? ..h........m,.,,, , W- 7-4. . i Ur,-W VM . ..i.. 7,.......,, .,,,,,, ,-,.. . -- p 'A' '- -'lb' .' ' w' ' ' . 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COMMERCIAL CLUB Page Forty One lr- Slblll Nl COL NC II Adv1ser Mr Sannella Raymond D1 uker Plf.b1dCI'1t Phxhp Bugbee Constance Bell Secx etary Edlth Babbltt F11 um Bermce Bugbee Evelyn Halsdolf Waltex Maynard Joyce Paxge Paul Rac1ne LOUIS Skarbek Max lon Stxader wr 1 V 41 vr W 1 V Y Y 1 pn AL A L 4 4 .,-' V100-Plfsldent flof-ert xxlel-rick 11 fs llaril ' PHO ILUI OR C LUB Adv1ser Mr Walter D1mock Daxld Belgglen P ul LeCl111Q AflClILXK Kermcdy Robelt Woodman Thcodoze LeBlanc Paga Foltx Txxv Y Y 1 1 4 l 1 v' - 1 L ' . Arthur Holmes Alfred lVlG1'CiCr 'I 1 v . .X , - ,f u I 6 Off X i ,H CrlHLb BAblxlL'l BALL Coach M1ss Helen Gahag Patr1c1a Thayer Captam Salah Agab b an Iren Babb1tt Franc Bugbee Phylhs B xton Dor1s Coonan Jeam Coonan Puth Dlmock Phyllls F agg Blame Cauth1er Lorrame Parxseau Paulette Racme Ellen RICE The G1rls basketball team had a good season ably coached by MISS Gahagan Games were played w1th Spencer Charlton Southbrldge Sutton and the alumnae The g1rls won SIX games and lost two both to Spencer Wlth only two lettermen graduatlng the team now conslsts of glrls who have played one or two seasons and looks forward to an even more successful season 41 Page Forty Four Y Y, I Y Y W W - ' an ' Q 1 L . ' 3. i . . 'J Q A Shirley Blomquist es I ' ' u' ' 7 l l 3 l . , . 7 ! 'I Page FOI BOX S B-XSlxlf lll-Xl L Coach Mr Irwm Pottle ASS1St3Dt Coach Mr H Ellsworth Hobbs Hcxbert Buxton Robcxt G crtln Canta n Kenneth Hey Marshall Green ffanager Herbe t Mahota Peter l 1 h I KD y Ant'fow1ak Patl Facxne Donald Behungcx 'XI I hall RL K 'at 1 en Snydex 1 Obe E '95 X 1ll1ar1 Wadct eton The Boys basketball season was a successful one lnghllghted by a t1e for the cl1v1s1onal champ1onsh1p In the play off the boys were defeated by Chaxl ton Oxford entered the postseason Worcester County Basketball Tourna ment, gnmg a good account of themselxes although defeated early 1n the tournament play We IH Oxford can look forward to another successful ca1npa1gn 1n 1940 as we have rernammg several xeterans of th1s season s play ty F'1xe Y 1, 1 Y WV W K A A A A A 1 ' 11 . 3 . A - 'A l ' f fc I2 V. - ' . V . A l a'S 'sscll Arthur Dcvault I H V , W rt 4 -- i . . - . . V . . v v ' v lf, - F- Q BOX b BASLBALL Coach Mr Pottle Asslstant Coach M Hobbs Devault Hey Captain Holmes Greene Manager LeC1a1re Bacon Mahota Barxl Paige Racme Conrad Russell Skarbek R Smlth E Faneuf W Dmes R Estes Snyder A GHU1111 B Thlbeaulf R Guertln W Waddleton Our 1944 league season has been a very successful one After a pe11od of experlmentatlon m the early season we have come along ramdly Two hard earned v1ctor1es over Charlton hlghhghted our wlnnlng our d1v1s1onal cham plonshlp We now have one vxctory 1n the serles w1th North Brookfield to decide the league champlon We look forward hopefully to a vlctory ln th1s play off 'rf Page Forty S1x lv , A. U 1 l' I - fl A if lv' 'V L A V 1 V I. f - I , V ff . X ' .Jie Y Y! 1 4' - , ' - r. A. K. A. M. P. . G. P' F- . J. R' P. C- . M. L. 5 gf' A W W R 9i5i'?Q Q5 uw E C f , la f 0 0 R XX Xi SI XXII' SAI I SXII X NIx1bd1ct Babb1tt Robext 'VIQF1 uk P IIIICIA Ldngu Paul R IC m P1 I Fmtx Elgnt y ,f . , - , 1 . I I A A 4 n A 4 an A 41. A L .U-. ., , ' . A U . NUTIHL1 Chaf'fcc Joycc Paigu 2 ,' '. . ,. . Z i A Page Forty Nme ye.- IUNIOH P11 IJ CROSS Adv1ser Mxss Anna Mane O Connor Dorls Dlmock Pres1dent Paul Racine V1ce Pres1dent Betty Bugbee Secretary Shlrley Blomqmst Treasurer Sarah Agabablan Ilene Babbltt Phylhs Brooks Norma Davldson Ruth Dlmock Theresa Garry Theresa LaP1ante Nancy McArdle Jean Porter Ellen Rlce Theresa Stafford ROSHIIC Steffo Patr1c1a Thayer Rena Th1beau1t Y W 1 Y Y 4 I L J A K . . - 1 Alice Kulungian . W . 'kg' 'II ,gg JL -' if Page Fifty X I 747111 Jvgfx 1-Cflfpfz, .-M, f ,- f, 1 K ,. 44 1 It N . A , 1 -I. V N I ' ,f 1 v VI - Lf! 2 I ' N ,A V I XA x. -1 , . 1 2 X.- X X x ' 'f. X L .X 'aff If 2 X' COMPLIMENTS OF KRINTZMAN DUSTING MILL CO xo oxlcmn NIASSMHISI IIS WATSON WILLIAMS MFG CO HAND CARDS WIRE HEDDLES SHUTTLES AND HEDDLE FRAMES Ot I XCIX Duulptlon LEICESTER MASSACHUSETTS U S A VEINO CHEVROLET INC WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS GREEN MOUNTAIN INN Fresh Selected Foods Served Dally S T1Ab WtAb 0 'f,, '0,',00000 040' 4-Q-4-, ' w W 1 , I Q ' I I I . N w S I I ' 5 1 , 4 5 C , w 1 5 I ? S . ' E A I I I 5 A ? S f-0 I N O0 4 3 1 s 'A , , s 'A , I 5 . S s Q , ,A z -1 4 1 oo 1 5 I 5 1 E c ' z 1 I ' s 5 52. I U1 5 2 I cr -'If 'T ' - ' I ro 5- 0 - V A 2 I V' gg-' I 2- 4 ' g z A I ' I S 4 N 5 C U1 . s ' rg . I ' I I 5 C , 5 '1 2 1 4 Q 5 r-0 X I ' s . X , Q Z. A I ' - -A: ' R I . , s gg ' 0 4 O W ' ' I :v I R C f ' I K3 y 1 3' Y 9 I , 4 I 'Q'-A' ,N,A.,e, .',fQ0 ,4-.Q'Q ,',',',,,,,,', ' WEBSTER SHOE STORE 121 Main St, pposite Bu: Terminal Shoes For All The Family, COMPLIVILNTS DWYER S BOWLINC ALLEYS VI lin S11 L et WEBSTER MASS , 'Q'04-'Q,,' ' Be First On The Post- War List I4 or A Better Position I Secure Your Specialized Training NOW ! Secretarial Division: Sho1'th'1ncl. Typewriting. Book- keeping, Bu.'inass Fnglish Ediphom, Civil Service. Busines' Machine Division: Comptomctcr. Burroughs Key Punch Bookkeeping Banking. Moon Hopkins Billing. Nlodern Office Training In a Nlodel Office Atmosphere. Summer Session 8 Weel s June 26 Aug 18 Fall Term Begins Sept 6 Worcester School Of Business Science 88 FRONT ST DIAL 62369 KATHERINE FOLEY WARD Dir Catalog on iequest HXXI I IN S A8118 IIS SI BSI IIIBI BS 'IO IMXIBOXIII IHI IOI I OXX XG II NIS XX HO H XXI H II'I'I1 N x IIS PI BI II XIION POSSIBII I I ' W 0 . 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A OF OF ,,-.1-.1-,,,s,-.4-.asa-Q.: Qxfff,-,,,, '0',,, , ' -'-,, ,,, -, ,',', , '0', COMPLIMENTS OF Q PHILIP W. .IOSLIN INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE MAIN STREET OXFORD. MASS. COIVIPLINIENTS CITY CAB Phone WEBSTER MASS THE FOUR FORTY Southern Fried Chicken Steaks Chops WEBSTER 'VIASS LUCILLES BEAUTY SALON CLOSED TUESDAYS In the Old Postofioe Block COMPLINIP NTS CLOVER F ARM STORE Heats Groceries WILLIAJI PRL N IER Prop O X '11 O SU U E IP U2 UU CONIPLINII' NTS BII LINCS BOWLINI XLLEYS VK EBSTER 'NI -XSS I 1 . I OF 0.0 S T 'Q N 9 ca H 1 v 1 N A 31' L OF I GF 4 I J I I Y I1 . L T A A .g. . A Y U . A . THAYER WOOLEN C0 UXIURIJ xlxss WEBSTER FLORAL C0 JOHN DELISIO P p Flowers For All Occaslons TEL 935 4111 SCHOOL STREET WEBSTER MASS HELLER BROTHERS x ISSIIR NI s COMINS 81 CUMPANY INC 11 HID-XII xlxssxcralsll s O . A ,A Akku I , l'0. cc ' 99 . J vlf xv A A A , A .nx. , a . . ,. - v,vvw 1 A Jlq 4 AKLA A L 1 A Ol ' f 1 Q., 'QQ400004-.,,004-0,-04-o::4x'x'x',.f.'v,4-004-Q0 ,4 Q Q04-'f,Q,-,xp-QQQAJ CUBII'l,IMliN'l'S Ol FRANCIS E. CASSIDY County COIIIIIIISSIUIICI' BATES RETAIL SHOE STGRE Park St At Head of Mecharuc WEBSTER MASS LEO DRAGON Mgr ST GEORGES GREENHOUSE WILLIAMS STREET Tel 660 WEBSTER MASS KINDLER HARDWARE T01 168 WEBSTER NI ASS Furnlture Upholstermg llarnese and Auto Top Work Luggage For All OCCBSIOHS REPAIRING A SPECIALTY The LEATHER STORE 8 'Nlechamc Stuet Web ter 'Via C W LXVERY Pxopuetol , . , . L 0 I . . , 1 .g. I . . . s .. ss. 7 1 -' v 0,,,'4-0 Q'4-.,Q ',,.,,,4-.4-.,e,x,,,,,,,.,,4-0,4-.,-.,4-.Q 0 Qf4 Q JOSLIN HOUSE 2 Webster, Massachusetts 1, 4. 'r 3 6 BOWLING ALLEYS A jX'!UCZ01'D Hotel Offoring Th f Utmost In Homelike Comfort. A R. 'I' NORTH OXFORD MASS. ES1, 1801 - Rebuilt 1939 CARLETON WOOLEN MILLS INC II ICI SIIH xuss Whlte Eagle Orange Klst Bottlmg Company 4 DRINKS + 320 YARD AVE WEBSTER MASS WALTER POPROCHI Prop Phone 685 Q GEORGE A PYTKO Q Ir :E 3- 3 A ff W 1 Y W W 1 W 5 J L 44 L , A A A A , 41 'r Wu 'r 0 4, 0 Q 0 4, - 'r 'r 4, x 1: -- ei jf- -- 'r , . S Q l 5 5 1. I f OXFORD, MASSACHl'Sli'1'l'S I S 5 6 . ::::-:::-.-A-.w.: ,,:::,,::::::::,-::: :.-.-.-::::::::::::::::::::- ,Qfv-Q4-',,,, '::Q'.'0: : :': :::::: :fQ:::: . -Q ,-0 :::,,4-::: peedwriting 1 pells ecurity The Natural Shorthand No Signs - No Symbols COMPLIMENTS 0:- 0 Day School-12 Weeks 0 Night School-20 Weeks, OF I Over 100,000 Speedwriters. Enrollment Limited A Placement Service Summer SL sion June 26 Aug 18 Fall Telm Begms Sept 6 SPEEDWRITING INSTITUTE 88 Front St Dial 3 4138 oth Floor FRIEND COMPLIMENTS OF Q SAMS BARBERSHOP Q SAMUEL DUMONT Prop CHARLTON STREET OXFORD MASS L L BIGELOW CONTRACTOR BUILDS QUALITY HOUSES GENERAL CONTR ACTOR TE OXFORD MASS ,S 1 , I 9 , . , . o 0 , L. 202 , . ,, '4'QQ '4,'Q,-,,,4-Qvaq-Q04-'Q-A044-.QQQ4-Q04 4'0f. QQ'40,.., COMPLIMENTS OF THE OBSERVER COMPANY PUTNAM, CONN. 88 PRINTERS OF RAVELIN'S DISTINCTIVE PRINTING OF ALL KINDS LIBERTY YD DINER J EWELERS XR EBSTER MASS Mam Street WFBSTER 'VIASS Retreadlng Vulcamzmg A S I AVOIE AUTO C0 Shoe Repalrmg 4+ 4+ 4+ 1 + 4+ 4+ 1 1 1 4+ 4+ 1 1 4+ 4+ 5 - :::::::::-Q + 4+ 4+ . k , 1, , 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 1, ' 1, U, 4+ 1, , ' 1, . 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NI'lQ. 1CI1L1SL1TIS Full Tlme and Short Tlme Courses Rebldence Axmngccl Fox Out of Tovsn Students TAKE A DAWSON ROAD BUS TO DOOR COMPLIVIENTS MORIN STUDIOS Portraits of DIStIHCtl0H Photo F mlshmg Tel 44 W 253 MAIN ST WEBSTER COVIPLIVIENTS BAYER MOTORS Pontlac Sales 8: Service Guaranteed Used Cars Te 120 W MAIN ST WEBSTER COVIPLIMENTS WEBSTER SHOE REPAIR FRANK LEO Prop 116 Vlim Strut WEBSTER MASS COVIPLIVIENTS CUSHMAN BAKERY FOI SERVICE See H P MOORE OXFORD VIASS OF s .g. , .g. C W w - .NN 1 .g. . , . .5 at ' . f ' - - .zo A . OF OF , . -:- 4. ' I 4 1 1 x . L 4 A I . I OF OF W ' ' 4. 1. .v.:vAv-v-ff,-,A:-2::::v-555555:,A:::::::::f::::::f-acc:-009997909 F' v COVIPLIVIENTS PHIL GAGNES MKT 1 Free DLIIXCIY Where Your Neighbor Shops Regularlv NORTH OXFORD MASS COVIPLPVIENTS MARGERT S CAPE OXFORD MASS OXFORD LOCAL BUS TERMINAL PHONE 181 COMPLIMENTS EAMES BROTHERS OXFORD MASS COMPLIMENTS OXFORD FRUIT FARMS W A GREEN Prop OXFORD MASS COMMUNITY STORE Meats Fish Oysters Frults Q Q HLGO L JOHNSON, '1Igr COVIPLINIENTS C. J. LEAHY OXFORD MASS ,'44040Q4Q 0 0,,0Q ','QQ',0,4 ,'0,',',,' ,,, QQ, r:::::,:::::::::::::::::::::::::::,::::::::::::::::::::,,,,3 1, 1 A 1' 1 4 1 1 - 1 1 Ig OF I - 1 , 1 ' 1 1, , , 1, 9 1 OF ., . 1 3 :I TCI. 67-3 - 1 Y ' 4 1 41 1 9 W 4 1, , 1 ,, 4, 11 1 ' 1, 4 ,, 4 A 41 0 . I o N 41 4 1, 1 1... 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 I 44 ' 1 4, 44 ' 1 41 41 1 1, ' 1 -- 1 41 1 :1 1: I I 41 1: 1 1 4 4 1 41 1, '1 1, 41 1, 41 1, 41 1, 1, ,, 41 4, 41 --1 1, 41 1, 1, , 41 1 4 1 Q 2 1, , 1, - ,YWY L, ,, W, - 1 1 41 4 , 41 41 I jg OF s 4 OF 5 1 , 1 1 1 5 , 5 1, , , 1 1 I 1 Q 1, 1 1: 1 'I' 4 1, 1 41 1 1: 41 ' . ' ' ' ' 1, 41 , . 1, Q Y N 41 1, 41 - - W- A- - -- f---f------ 1, '1 1, Q 0 41 4, 41 1, 41 ' ' 1, 41 1, 41 1, 41 1, 41 1, A . 1 41 1 1, 41 . 1, 41 - 1, 1, 1, 4, 1 1, A ' 41 41 1, 1, , 1 ' 1 I . . . A , , 4 1 4 1 1 L - BUILD WHILE YOU LIVE THF OXFORD GRANITE AND MARBLF WORKS K R BERGGREN Prop L OXI ORD NI XSS HFYS DEPARTMENT STORE ox mm XI ss HENRY S DINER A 81 P TE-X CO OYFOPD NI XSS OXFORD HXSS ug BfRf HAHA -,,,-,,-,-,-,,- -,,,,,, ,,,,,,-,-- 66 179 4 4 O I , l 71 9 I'l.-S1 Y , .1 A4 .fun- Q 1 A . . X .. 4 , Y, , A I -,'k .J-. Q ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-,- .,,,,,.,,,.,,,.,,,,-, , - ,, r'404,a0440044,4Q,,4Q4a0'0Q0'44004'Q,, ',,, ',',0 440444 1 lr 'r 1 1 ln '1 '1 1 S '1 ln 11 :::,-,::'0Q:::: U L CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST OF LUCK TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1944 from OXFORD ALLEYS and STATE ALLEYS OF WEBSTER .l. M. HIZRIIJICICN, Prop. COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS L BUFIQQIQQISHIL DUFF CADY Servlce Statlon Tel 68 OXFORD MASS OXFORD MASS POST WAR PLANNING Competltxon 1n the post war perlod w1ll be exceptlonally keen Are you prepared to meet lt successfully? We can help you through one of our college grade programs Medical Secretarial Commerclal Journalism Executive Secretarial Secretarial Flmshmg Two year courses lead to the OUR CATALOG SHOULD INTEREST YOU Fall Term begms September 13 Summer Term begins June 26 BECKER JUNIOR COLLEGE of Buslness Admmlstratlon and Secretarial Sclence WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS 1 'I 1, 1 . . R OF :n I OF I 'r 41 1 5 . . 1 5 1 .g. 1, 0 1, '.' 1 1, - '1 41 11 I 1, I 'r 1 41 1, - '1 '1 1, -- , . . . . . . 1, ' 1 1, . 1, - '1 .. 1, - . lj . . . . 'n s 1 . f n a Q 41 41 1, ' 2 Assoclate 1n Sclence degree 5 ll. 'r 'I 'r lg lil, 8 . 5 5 .' 6 S 1 Q .l S S S S S 5 . . . . . . 5 1 S 5 1 I1 1 I 1 '1 '1 1 u 4-0,44 4-' ,',, WORCESTER COUNTY ELECTRIC COMPANY Tel. 900 7 MAIN STREET WEBSTER, MASS. CARDS TO VI XSS OF ' CHRISTO ATHANAS JEWELER Brookslde Sz Twln Elm Rabbltrles Breeders of NEW ZEALAND REDS NEW ZEALAND WHITES AND FLEMISH WHITE GIANTS ALSO MEAT AND LABORATORY STOCK NOE LaPLANTE JR and WILFRED LaPLANTE Props Dana Road and Mam Street Oxford Mass COMPLIMEN TS OF Z MAURICE SHEA Fme Clothes For Men and Women 190 MAIN STREET PHONE 46m WEBSTER In Oxford Every Mondax and Frldax ::0::Q,::',::::4,.':::0:: ::::::0o0:::::::: :: 1 1 '1 '1 '1 '1 1 1 1 '1 1 1 41 '1 1 1 '1 '1 1 : I A I A 4 J 4 L n 'I' 'I' 1 1 1 as 1 1 '1 1 '1 1 '1 1 4 1 '1 1 1 1 1 1 1, '1 1 l 1 , .ew , 1 I I I O O 1: I I I I 1 '1 1 I I 1 :I 1 1 I I 1 il- 1 '1 '1 '1 1 '1 1 - -- 1 - '1 1 , I I I 7 ' 4 1 Y W '1 1 '1 1 '1 1 '1 1 '1 41 I I I 41 I 0 '1 1 '1 ' I I '1 I '1 I , I I S I I I - I 1 -' J 1 1 1 ::::::::::::::.-::::::::::::.- .-:::::::::::::::::,-f::.-::::::-3 COVIPLINIENITS MCGEARY S LUNCH 'VI lin Stlcet WP BSTER 'VIASS MORC AN SOD A SHOP Fountain Seruce Scaltest Ice Cream Whltman Candy 383 Mun St Webster 1070 STANDARD T AXI Stanles Ostrovsskl Prop 2-1 Hom SCIXICG Phones o VR EBSTER 'VIASS CONIPLINTENTS NEW XORK FASHION SHOP NI am Street KK E BSTER N1 -XSS COVIPLINIENTS Webster Unlted Coal Sz Truckmg Lo Phones VN hBS'1 ER MASS COWIPLIVIENTS VELS Beauty Salon WEBSTER SOUTHBRIDGE COMPLIVIENTS DUFI4 Y S LUNCH 'Vlim Street VK EBSTER MASS COVIPLIVIENTS WAITE Hardware Company 'Vlam Street XX EBSTER 'VIASS ,,,,,,-,---,,-,---,-,,-,,-,-,,--,---,-,,-,,,,,----,,,-.,,., . . 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L ecooooooccoov:o::000''vi-100000000-Ovvvvvv'0v::'v -::::::::::::::::ov:::o:::- - : -::::,4-::,,,::. :::,: FLYING YANKEE SODA FOLINTAIN Tel 468 WEST AUBURN MASS STUDEN TS SEE MAC BEN SPORTING GOUDS C0 FOR TENNIS GOLF BASEBALL 5.37 MAIIN STREET WORCESTER MASS RICHARD BAYER 0 L W 0 O D NOIIII OXIOBD NIASSM HI Sl I IS ROBBINS SUPER SERVICE General Automoblle Repalrlng WELDING OXFORD MASS OXFORD GRAIN COMPANY Coal and New England Coke HAY GRAIN FEEDS TEL 71 2 CUXIPI INII x is LANGER HARDWARE Q ' 0-0, 'Q' Q ' ,NQ4-Q Q n e 4 1 w vr 1 w 4 A A J A AA A 1 4 v5.',.,-.,N,',,.' 0 Q ,N 0Q, , Q Q ' 4-,,.'x Q'f.f4-.04-00 , 4-.1-QQTQQQ4-a-,oQ4,-..'0,, 4-.104-.1-Ox,-Q04-0 WILLIAM BACON NUIWH OXFUIID MASS. C O A L C O K E SHELL GASOLINE TEL 58 12 E S DIMOCK 8: SONS TEL OQIFORD 12 X ISII UI li NIUIJI HX DHHS HOURLY BUS SERVICE BETWEEN WORCESTER AND SPRINGFIELD A t Oxf dNw 'Ir J 3 . ' T Putnam - Webster - Oxford - Worcester nl' , gen : 01' 9 S 4-.,4, ' - . ,.,,----,.,, S I AL MacDONALD s Q s OXFORD, MASS. STONE FUEL COMPANY DEI OO AUTOMATIC HEAT FUEI OILS SOIIIIL If 1 t Illlllll SLIXILL TEL 57 OXFORD MASS CHAFFEE BROTHERS COMP ANY L U M B E R BUILDING MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS EVERYTHING NEEDED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOWIE OXFORD MASS J , J Gu. ' 111111 IO111 mlc O 3 1 1' Q X' ' 1. ul' 3 iT EB ,-.0..,A'-. 4000,,,'A, TELEPHONE, OXFORD 8 FRED H. LULLMANN FUNERAL DIRECTOR CHAPEL AND COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS Calls answered Main and Church Streets anywhere, anytime Oxford, Mass. Sea Scout Ship 123 COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND CLARENCE KOSLAY t WORCESTER 'VIASS WEBSTER 'VIASS CARBUNCLE PARK TROMBLEY S Bathing Plcmcs C Boatmg Flshm South NIHIH Street OXFURD WASS ext ORD wt xss COMPLIMENTS OF ARTHUR H BEMIS UX1 01119 mms W i 1 .g. v . . 4 . V1 , . t . 1 7 I - g .g. 4. I , 4 A . 1 A I O ' Y 1 'w 4 4 g L A LA o ,.,-0A, 0 ',A',-'o,'4.'Q0 4-0 0' -'Q0,A .'4-Q, ,Q 0 fN.f,..'.,s,0'4QQ04-4-.QQQQQ-QQ ,fa-0040004-,'040s'04-40 E4-00,04-4-.Q 1 1 ::::,:::4- '1 11 11 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 4, BROCKELMAN BROS., INC. Eooo MERCHANTS Worcester Market - Main and Madison Streets Front Street Market - 242 Front Street Lincoln Square Market - 12 Lincoln Square WORCESTER, MASS. BONNIE VIEW FARM TEL 205 3 OXFORD MASS Dmnerware GlftS Pottery Glassware LOTUS CHINA AND GLASS C0 INC Intersection of U S Routes 12 and 20 Opposite Howard Johnson s AUBURN MASS WE SHIP EVERYWHERE PEOPLE S LAUNDRY COMPLETE LAUNDRY SERVICE Dry Cleaning Industrial Dry Cleaning Tel 52513 1091 MAIN STREET WORCESTER MASS 1 '1 AP 1 1 1 11 11 1, . - 1 :1 1: A ' 'i . 11 1 1 11 1 11 . . 1 1 11 l 11 1 1 ,, 1 11 4 l... I . 1 . . '1 1, - 1 :1 1 1, ' ' 11 1 , ,-- 11 11 1 11 1 11 :1 12 9 1 '1 '1 1 1 1 . . . 1 ... 1 1 l 1 2 . 1 1 1 ' 1 0-aes, ooo' ::::::4::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: :: ::::::: TELEPHONE 224-2 Q SAUL GREEN Q CARD CLOTHING, BELTING Woolen M1ll Machmery and Supplles SUTTON AVE., OXFORD, MASS. MOTHER S I SUPER MARKET HOWARD JOHNSON S N thWbt NORTH OXFORD WEBSTER MASS MASSACHUSETTS COMPLIMENTS OXFORD BLUE BELL FURNITURE MART CORNER STORE Bdd g Kfhe 0 f C ady fD I' 1 h 346 3 409 N th M OXFORD MASS CONNECTICUT CORDAGE COMPANY XORIH OXIORIJ Num R 9 N i 1, Y , 4+ 4, .g. ti 'o' 4, f 2 or e s er 'r 'u 5 . S 'r OF ' r e in s, ic n utfis I Divans, Studio Couches Ice Cream - Groceries I hail-5 C n - Sot rinks p one - or ain . I' 1 Y N T COMPLlB-IuNrlS OI' 5 s 1+ 'P 9 4+ A V Y X Y 1 1 Y 5 4 4 A , A A 0 f-4.-x',S.'-.'A 'Q4-,::::::4-:: ::Q::,Q::. ,::::.e:4, , 0',0 fvA0-Q-'N' + 4+ 4+ 1 I + 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 1 1 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ + 4+ 9 COMPLIMENTS OF HARLOW'S CROWN DAIRY BAR CONFECTIONERIES On the Squafg 'f' 1 at Drury Square 106 Front St. 1 AUBURN MASS WORCESTER MASS. 1 COMPLIMENTS OF MCCARTHYS MOTOR SALES Chevrolet Sales and Servlce Towmg Se1v1ce General Repauung Day Phone 189 2 N1ght Phone 136 13 C MCCARTHY Phone 136 12 INORTH OXFORD MASS CONIPI INII x IS JAMES WHITTAKER 81 SONS 1 1 4+ + 4+ , ' 4+ 4+ 1, ' 4 4 4 . A ' . . . s ,. 1 1, - ' - 4+ 4+ 4+ . - - 4+ P 'I 1 . 4+ 4+ 1 4+ 4 ir 1 1 4+ 4+ 4+ I 1 41 vr 1 '1 4 A A A A AA L + 4+ :I Ol' 1 4+ 4+ 1 + 4+ 1 , 4+ 1 + 4+ 4+ + 1 ' 1 1 ox11oRD, MASS. + 4+ 1+ + 1 i I 4+ 4+ 1 , , f',Q,,, ' , - ONIPI INII N NORTH OXFORD GARNETTING CO INC COVIPI IMI' NTS CONIPLINTFNITS X ANCOUR MARKET O DUFFY S DINER A F CORCORAN COXIPIINII xls A FRIEND C . , A CI 'TS OF . on Ja I . L J I , OF ' ,4 A X 7 OF R No. XfOI'd,1NI?1SS. 3 .g. P. I I t , . 5 W. , 1 A A L A4 L OF ,,,' Q 2 ISIQST WISH IGS SINCIIQHIC CONC?li,-X'l'l'l,A'l'IUNS AND ' IUH A HXPPX C S OXFORD DRUF CO s A A. 2 2 2 2 2 2 EVIQHY HUIIQ 4' A . ' AND 2 2 2 s SVC IlCS.'l l'I. l l l'l'lili 2 2 ir 2 2 2 2 2 I 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ,0,0,04 4 Q ',,'0,0'04 ',,,, 00,1-.004-4000, DAVID TAFT ANUFACT RI F COMPANY OXI ORD NIXSS v 1 1 w 4 A A A n n , ,, f'0, -,,,,',',0'0,',,,,',,,,,', ,,, c :mm I C RROL BROW -.- Q ,,,,,..,.,,,,,,,.:,,. ,,,:,,,- ,,, - Q: -,, -, ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,:,,,:,,- -,: -,- ,: -, ,:,:,,,,- ,,,,,, s ' s f s ' s 4 s 5 s z s s s 5 g 0 2 5 4 s ' fx ' s S sf g 5 11 K : s . A 5 4 5 3 g'4 5 ' A s E I as Q Q A s Q L 1 Ii S 5 H E.. V s 5 ' E 2 ...... s 5 ' Q fx . 5 2 X' . : X' : . 1 1 , g 3 , Q 5 3 2 . .1 yj Q : 2 f 5 Q tl, .ff 5 5 S w s r , ' S A s s - va I 1 wil Q ' nj: 5 U V A 5 2 X I S s s 5 Lf ac 1 Sll la 'xussxc lu SI CLASS PHOTGGRAPHER 1944