Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

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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 . . . Y . . . , , . . . . Y Y ' ' ' . 1 ' 1 : . l - v ' . , ' - . , . . v , , , , v ' , I l . l I : A Y . . ' a . . . h . Y . 1?-1,?l.-Q-fi 1 1 1 1 lsr 1 1 A Jixn x cl S .L,-. GEORGE BERTHIAUME I ' l . ,. . l Y - as yn 9 V Y , , 'Q ' v ' 1 v v . I V f ' ' ' 1 - ' I y v 1 . . s ' Y , . Q Y . . . l l. . l . . 7 . - ' v lit.,

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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 - - . . .' ' 7 g l. - A 9. 1 . D .. . h V. E u v 1 ' , I 1 r . - - - e . , . ,T , , I - , 1 1 1 -, D ' ' v 1- 3 f 1 . . . i , . . Q - ' o l , . . 7 . , - ' l I 9 - . 1 - - .' . , . y . I , . g s . - Q 7 : 2 - ' 1- 1 s , . 'B , , . . To Jean Coonan: Patty Jacques pos1t1on as . , . 1 . U , . . .Q U . . . . . 97 ' N l . 1 I . . f I - ,, 1 5 I ' - ' . . 4 1 7 ! ' . . . ' 1 G I 4 AL ' ' 37 ' 7 ' , . e . , . , , . , - . . .L 1 , . . , . . , , l , , , . . . ' . - , - 1 , . . , Y ' 1' ' . . - - . ' . t . . . . . . . . . , , A . , . . Q ' 1 - as ' ' C C 7 ' 11 tx ' ' V7 t Y . - . - 1 - , , , . . . , . . . . - T 1 . 1 - - os' e S . . ' . . - 1 ' , -

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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. - , . ' V 7 ' V 7 7 - v . . - . V , . . 11, , 1 ,, . , 7 1 7 7 S , 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 S 1 . .S , I 7 y . . - . , V . . 7 7 1 . . . . , , , . Q . S 1 . Y. . , . ' V ' 7 . ' 7 7 f . . 9 1 9 1 ' . a ' . -1 V Y- l ,