Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

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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 . ' . I l ' ' ' - Iv 7 ' v 'l ' . y 9 . , ' , l - V 7 I Y Y ' 7 ' l . 7 7 . n ' 77 . 1 . , . . . 7 . 7 1 . . 1 . l ' Q y ' ' - 1 1 7 - l Q .... , , . . . Kennedy ln the Armyg and Franc1s Bar1l, ' . 7 7 , . - 1: - . ' A ' I 1 D 1 ' . - . 1 . . y . , I - , Y - 7 I . . . , ' , I y v . '. F , 7 7 u . , . ' . 1 D ,1,-,-D..-.1- 1 1 w W Y 1 JA Ka , . . . ct ' ' 1 - 7 Q . ' of ' . f v 1 l . - - ga 77 - - U ' ll '- ' - 1 U .

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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 - '- ' ' . I e - .V . a , . 'J 4 ' l 1 ' . . A Q 3 . 1. t , - J L b ' ' , V . - - ., 5, . xx. 3 ' 1, , H L V L . A -. S. , 1 . I , . - - , . ' . L - 1- 5 V . A c . . . ' . 9 T U- LS .L x , I ' 4 1 n Q . V ' ' 1' , A A ' N u A ' ' . x . Y 4 JL L A ' . Y l - Y . . . . . . . , - . . Q , - Y x , . . . . . . . , x ' -111 I . ' President ....... .... .............R1chard Dube . , , . , V ' V , s .' ' l , V sc - as - - - H .' V J ' ' f 4. v - Y I . v ' V , . . 1,7 . . K , i . 7 . . . ' 9 , , . . H . I f . ,, - at vs - - ' v ' za ' as I - ' -. ' - ' l ' ' ' -.f. 7 ' -I .,

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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 . . D . . s. v . . . - Q . , ' I ' 4 1 4 ' ' ' . . . . . - v . 9 v ' . . , . , . . . , . . - , . . . . . 1 . . . a D , . . . . . . H ' H ' y . . . I Q f - , I 7 . - - . Q . , ' . , ' . . H . . V - ' . ,, . . . . . . . . - ' 1 1 1 v - - s . . . - - as . , . ,. . . - - 9 1 ' I , u . ' . . ' 1 . , . . . , . ' 1