Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1947 volume:

G9xfm:h iblgh Svrhnul 1 II ifaxmrhrh 13111 Nut Rnrhnrrh Amrrzran Evautg 1311112 Blur amh mhltr 9' o Qzlaluu Hn nz oo' ' t ,' i K , i L Qllaum iflumrrz Qllmm Qlnlnraz I THE CLASS OF 1947 DEDICATES ITS YEARBOOK TO MR HENRY ELLSWORTH HOBBS IN APPRECIATION OF HIS FRIENDLY ADVICE AND HELPFLL GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL YEAR DICIJICATION FACI LTX MR FRANK SANNELLA Prmclpal MR H ELLSWORTH HOBBS A B Bate Ed M Boston UHIVCYSIY A B Bates College Engllsh European Hlstory Geography Problems of Demo NIR IRWIN D POTTLE Ass1stantPr1nc1pal cracy A B Clark UIl1V6I'S1ty Economlcs Geog MISS ELEANOR M MURRAY faphy U S History B S Boston Un1vers1ty College of Prac tlcal Arts and Letter Typewr1t1ng Bookkeeplnbg Shorthand Off1C6 Practxce MR WALTER J BROWNING A B Holy Cross College Physlcs Chemlstry General Mathemat1cs CIVICS French Anclent Hlstory MR DAVID R REIDY A B Holy Cr ss College Fltchburg MR WALTER L DIMOCK State Tea hers College M Ed Engllsh B S Massachusetts State College-Math ematlcs CIVICS General Sclence Mech amcal Drawmg MISS KATHERINE A RIEDL A B Wellesley College Algebra Geom etry Engl1sh MISS HELEN P GAHAGAN MISS GERTRUDE A SHEA A B Boston College Lat1n French A B Emmanuel College-Engllsh Latm Typewrltlng B1ology SUPERVISORS MISS KATHERINE M BOWE MISS ELIZABETH BURKE A B Boston Unxverslty School of Muslc RN PHN, St Vmcents Columbla MUSIC UDlV6TS1ty Health and Home Nursmg Y v 4 . , . . 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Paul1ne Coley Donald Behrmger Melda Burlmgame Donald Davxau Glor1a de Vlllers HAX 1' LIN 5 BO ARD EDITORIAL STAFF Ed1Lor1n chlef Norma Chaffee ASSISTANTS Edxtoual AdVlS8l-LMISS Ge1trude Shea ADVERTISING COMMITTEE Jane Donovan Paul Leclalre Patr1c1a Ma1a Robert Par1seau Robert ROd16l Helbert Mahota Manager El1zabeth B1rd Ol1ve Cunmngham Phyll1s Buxton Theresa Barll Bertha Dumont Hemy Antkow1ak Barbara Langway CIRCULATION MANAGER Barbara Carlson TYPISTS Ellzabeth Blrd Bertha Dumont Rxchard Conrad Barbara Langway E1leen Rohan Mary Tomaslan Olxve Cunnmgham Sarah Dmes Bualnea Advlael Nils Lleanur Murray 2 sua ess OTTQQ U, Sky fxx xjk X CH Robent Rod1er Pres1dent Herbert Mahota Patrlcla Mara Secretary Paul LeCla1re Treasurer Henry ADtlCOW18k Irene Babbltt Glenn Bacon Theresa Barxl Donald Behrlnger Sh1rley Benway Shxrley Berthlaume El1zabeth B1rd Advlser MISS Helen Gahadan Melda Burhngame Phyll1s Buxton Barbaxa Carlson Norma Chaffee R1chard Conrad Paul1ne Corey OIIVQ Cunnmgham Janet Cunmngham Donald Davlau Glor1a de Vxllers Sarah Dmes Jane Donovan Bertha Dumont Earl Faneuf Gera1d1ne Harms Rxchaxd Hoye Roy Humphrey Ruth Klelnsmlth Barbara Langway Theresa LeBlane Ahce Merrlam Ronald Messlel Davxd Naramole Marlon Norcross Robert Pauseau Marllyn Prouty R1chard Robblns E1leen Rohan Raymond Sm1th Donald Stone Mary Tomaslan rl Page SIX SENIOR CLASS Vice-President Leo Gazeault 'Phyllis Krysiak HENRY EDWARD ANTKCWIAK Hank' Even though vanquxshed he could argue s 111 Student Councxl 3 4 Dramatxc Club 2 4 Operetta 4 Chalrman of Jun1or Prom and Sen1or Hop Decoratxon Comm1ttees Semor Hop Crchestra Commxttee Sen1or Hoo T1cket Comm1ttee Magazme Dr1ve Captam 3 Glee Club 1 3 4 Press Club 4 Advert1s1nd Com m1ttee4 Basketballl 2 3 4 Track3 Star football player always talkmg famed for h1s polka well dxe sed loves to argue the rugged type IRENE ARDELL BABBITT And laughmgly she goes along ' Basketballl 2 3 4 Captam 4 Softball 3 4 Red Cross Treasurer 2 3 Secretary 4 Press Clubl 2 3 4 Glee Club 1 2 Jumor Prom Decoratmg Comm1ttee 3 Our basketball captam good dancer works at Howard John sons very act1ve attract1ve One of our blondes GLENN ALTON BACON Stubby For he s a jolly good fellow as nobody can deny Presldent l V1ce President 2 Student Councrl 3 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Basketballl 2 3 4 Interclass Basketball 2 3 4 Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Jun1or Prom Decoratlon Comm1ttee 3 Jun1or Sport Dan e Commlttee 3 Sen1or Hop Decorat1on Comrmttee 4 Cha1rman of Orchestra Comm1ttee Semor Hop Sen1or Sport Dan e Commlttee Dramatlc Club 4 Operetta 4 Class T11p Comm1tteeR1ng Com m1ttee 3 Press Club 3 4 Cross Country 3 Star athlete has an unusual laugh happy go lucky l1kes the glrls alms to be a professlonal baseball player THERESA BARIL Terry I am a woman needs must I speak Student Councll 2 3 4 Class Tr1p Comm1ttee 4 Glee Club 2 3 4 Dramatxc Club 1 2 Usherette 3 Chauman of T1Ck8t Cornmlttee of play and Operetta 3 Cheerleader 4 Class w1ll 4 Operetta 2 Press Club 4, Home nursmg 1 Plcture Comm1tee 4Ravel1ns Board 4 Wrote our basketball song One of our cheer leaders very talkatlve pleasant ambxtxous wants to be a nurse Page Seven if'- .l 1 4, - x - H , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . .X I . . . - - . 1 1 1 o ' 1 1 1 . 1 1 - ' S . . sa ' Y 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - , . . 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' 't , - 1 1 L 1 DONALD FTRsA'NlCIS BEHRINGER Skly There IS bra1ns m that there head Basketballl 2 3 4 Cross Country 3 4 Decoratxon Commlttees of Juruor Prom and Semor Hop Ravelms Board 4 Honor student Always grmmng possesses one of our great mathemahcal mmds talks Xflth h1s hands hopes to go to Northeastern sc1ent1f1c dalryman SHIRLEY MAY BENWAY Wlnkle A woman of charm IS as rare as a man of genius Home NUfS1Dg Jumor Red Cross 2 3 very qu1et well dressed attractlve loyal to Roy seems to be the last one to reach school llkes cats as hobby SHIRLEY LOUISE BIERTHIAUME Shlrl ' Never cross never sad Always happy always glad Operetta 2 Glee Club 1 2 Press Club 1 2 dressed mterested ln Howorths Vxllage Pleasant happy go lucky lxked by all attractxve well ELIZABETH BROOKS BIRD Tweet Jolly good natured sweet She' a g1rl youd lxke to meet Press Club 4 Glee Club 2 3 4 Operetta 4 Rlavelms Board 4 Carelree gay always seen with Marllyn devoted to Larry One of our worklng girls very lxkable 1 Page Emht , N , X u - 1 u ' ' ' 11 1 1 1 1 ' W 1 1 ' ' Q ' 7 u , 1 1 - H . . 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' 1 1 - , 1 1 . -45 ' l o AMELDA MARIE BURLINGAME I hear and see and say the bes And all the world s my fr rend Dramatrc Club 2 3 4 Prom Decoratron Commrttee 3 War Stamp Salesman 2 Press Club 3 4 Ravelrns Board 4 Cheer leader 4 Cperetta 4 Glee Club 3 Home Nursrng 1 Keen sense of humor freouently satrrrcal loves to argue rntellrgent easy to get along wrth Alw ays vsrth Janet Honor student PHYLLIS LOUISE BUXTON Phyll A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance Basketball 1 Ravelrn s Board 4 Tovl ers above all rn our class frrendly talkatrve adores Clrff loves horses hates 4th hour Englrsh BARBARA MAE CARLSON Shorty Nothrng was ever accomplrshed vxr hout enthusra vrr Basketball 2 3 4 Dramatrc Clubl 2 3 4 Home Nursrng Prcture mrttee 3 Magazrne Drrve Manager 4 Class Marshall 3 Graduatron Speaker 4 Hop Commrtee 4 Our most vrgorous cheer leader very short vuell dressed lots of fun happy go luckv alwavs seen and heard Honor student NORMA CHAFFEE Norm The herghts of popularrty knows no bounds Honor Roll 1 2 3 4 Graduatron Speal- er 4 Drama rc Club 1 2 4 Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Class Pranrst 2 3 Edrtor of Yearbook 4 Fdrtor of Ravelrn s 4 Press Club 1 2 3 4 Junror Red Cross 2 3 4 J R C Presrde-nt4 Basketball 2 Orchestra 2 3 Operetta 2 4 Prom Orch estra Commrttee 3 Home Nursrng 1 War Stamp Salesman Very well lrked our accomplrshed pranrst lrkes a good trme walts for letters postmarked Japan versatrle vnrtty at tr actrxe Page Nrne F' 1- . r , ' .' 3- ' ' . . g ' ' ' g 3 , 1 S L S 1 . H U Lt v 1 va , ., ' v .r rr . - ,-. O- Q H committee 43 Cheer leader 4: Student Councrl 4: Junror Prom Com- ' 5 5 1 I gr . , ' ' Y - it H bl ' Q' 91 , . , I ' ' I ' 1' . . 2 . . . I ' , 3 ' 1 - ' 2 I . , , L ' . , 1 . . . Z Z . Z . I - ' J Z . RICHARD PERRY CONRAD Dlck He IS wmdmg up the watch of h1S w1t By and by It w1ll strlke ' Basketballl 2 3 Baseball 1 2 3 Projector 2 3 4 Ravelms Board Outdoor type a skl enthuslast drlves a snazzy Bulck works at the A8zP always glad to see everyone dependable PAULINE ANN COREY Polly A wlnnmg way a pleasant smxle Very neat and rlght m style Jumor Red Cross 1 2 3 4 Press Club l 4 Ravelms Board 4 Jumor Prom Commxttee 3 Home Nursmg 1 One of our most pleasant classmates attractlve loves to recelve mall from B111 good coolo wants to be a Secre ary Always seen w1th Shxrl JAINET LOUISE CUNNINGHAM Its n1ce to be natural when you're naturally n1ce Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Jumor Prom Decoratxon Commxttee 3 Operetta very fr1end1y attractxve favors Jumor Class Neat efflclent has lovely eyes OLIVE JOYCE CUNNLNGHAM Thy voxce IS celestial melody Operetta 2 4 Txcl et Commxttee 3 Rmg Commxttee 3 Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Orchestra Commxttee 4 Ravelms 4 attractlve popular keeps Glenn m clrcles her heart rs at sea our best slnger efflclent '+ Page Ten ru ' rv U . . . . . l , . . . , , . a V o ' . 4 ' Y 4 I Y Y I 7 7 7 I 7 7 4 f w Y li YT H . . . 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Y A Y Y y 1 1 x 1 - . . . , - . . l DONALD GEORGE DAVIAU Dave I questxon all thmgs but do not find an answer that wxll satxsfy my mmd Dramatlc Club 4 Press Club 4 Ravelm s Board 4 Outstandlng student another navy man always wlth Pat never wlthout car trouble our severest crmc full of fun GLORIA LOUISE DE VILLERS G 0 'She had ways that pleased them all Class Secretary 1 2 3 Press Club 1 Ravelm s Board 4 Glee Club 1 2 Home nursmg 1 One of our most qu1et classmates Very much 1nterested 1n organ and plano musxc possessed of a keenly analyt1cal mmd as an mterest 1n Webster always Wlth Sh1rl and Paulme SARAH LI+LLIAN DINES Sally' Jumor Red Cros 2 3 4 Correspondmg Secretary of the Jumor Red Cross 4 Glee Club 3 4 Softball 3 4 Press Club 4 Home Nurs1ng L1kes dancmg espec1ally wxth a sophomore very qu1et genxal lxked by all our most slender g1r1 JANE ANN DONOVAN Pugg1' They spoke of her as generous good k1nd fr1endly Operetta 2 4 Dramatlc Club 3 Press Club 2 3 4 Ravel1ns Board 4 Junlor Red Cross 4 Clrculatlon Manager of Ravel1ns 4 Glee Clwb 1 2 3 4 Prom Comrnlttee 3 Sen1or Hop Comm1ttee 4 Always happy and gay wants to be a nurse hkes workmg at the Colony very attractlve and well llked d1S1lk9S Physlcs our red head Page Eleven rf . LA V7 ,, . . l . . , , ' 77 ' . . ' V f a , 1 1 SL 1 77 . ,, . 'w o ' 7 1 ' 7 7 Y ! ' 1 u V ' Y Y .... .X . Y . ,,,.. , K ' 5 1 LL! 1 A sunny nature and soft 'blushes endearing. ' , , 3 ' 1 ' A ' S ' ' , S ' , Z Z ' 1, 2. ' , ' I . .. .. V . .. V 1 1 I , . C8 ' Y it ' ' 71 v ,' 1 ' . ' . . ' 7 1 ! 7 1 I 9 9 ! l I ' y , , . S' 3 ' - li .- BERTHA ELIZABETH DUMONT Gully Frlendly Studlous ladyl1ke Glee Club 2 Jumor Prom Commxttee 3 Ravel1ns Board 4 Qulet usually Wlth Barbara her prxde and Joy ls Johnny very neat and attractlve popular EARL FRANCIS FANEUF There are men of great parts who are gullty of downr1ght bashful ness ' Glee Club 1 2 Baseball 1 3 4 Manager 3 4 Basketball 2 Tlcket Commlttee of Operetta and Play 9 3 Jun1or Prom Orchestra Com m1ttee 3 Decoratmg Commlttee of Sen1or Hop 4 Very shy w1th women hard worker great baseball manager GERALDINE BERTHA HARRIS 'Gerry M1sch1ef sparkles 1n her eyes and her laughter never d18S Operetta 2 4 Dramatxc Club 4 Prom and Hop Decoratmg Com mlttee 3 4 Glee Clufb 3 Genral loquacxous good sense of humor devoted to Stan seldom seen wlthout Ruthy mterested ln musrc RICHARD STUART HOYE Sxlence 15 the very art of conversatxon well groomed shy and retrrmg knows all the baseball Stat1StlCS an apt student hkes fxshmg l Page Twe'x e KL Yy ii- ' ' ' V7 . N 1 5 I . ' 5 . I , . . . . ,. , 4 ' N , as ' ' Y 1 , 5 , , 9 U, 9 5 ' . 5 . . . v I interested in nature ..,.... usually happy ,. reliable. , t A U ,L . . . w . ,, 1 , 3 ' ' 1 ' - 7 I ' LK ' ' P ' 99 --4: A 1 ROY DEAN HUMPHREY Hump Its not the SIZE of the man m the flght Its the size ol the flght ln the man Basketball 3 4 Baseballl 2 3 4 Jumor Prom Commlttee 3 Glee Club 3 4 Mr Sannellas rxght hand man a speed demon devoted to Shlrley a hard vxorker Clown o he class good athlete RUTH BEVERLY KLEINSMITH Ruth1e Her eyes brmg out the laughter ln her heart Operetta 2 4 Glee Club 2 3 4 Cloak Room 3 Hop Decorat1on Comm1ttee 4 'Home Nursmg 1 hkes opera hopes to be a nurse ln Chma her heart IS 1n Boston P'HY'LIJIS HELEN KRYSIAK Phyll' To women sxlence g1VCS the1r proper grace Ravel1n s Board 4 ver n1ce to be wxth attractlve rellable lxkes to draw Y usually qu1et always sm1l1ng BARBARA ANN LANGWAY Bobby I can be serlous but you know my fun must have a l1ttle show Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Full of fun loves barn dances fond of Erme always w1th Bert d1sl1kes Enghsh IV excellent dancer Page Thlrteen lk Y , 5 , , , 5 ' ' 4 , . , . 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N . u t - X . ,, l Y 7 ' THERESA ANN LE BLANC Terry Cheerfulness IS a Slgn of w1sdom Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Operetta 2 4 Seldom w1thout Irene not too quxet cheerful loves barn dances enthus1ast1c attractlve PAUL ERNEST LECLAIRE Hooks' I know that lt IS ln me and xt shall come out ' Baseball 1 3 4 Basketball manager 4 In er class Basketball 4 Dramatlc Club 4 Operetta 4 Prom Txcket Commxttee Chauman J ProJector Club 1 Ravelms Board 4 Class Treasurer 4 L lass photographer always eatmg usually tellmg Jokes 1n erested m out of town gxrls d1S11K6S dancmg plans medlcal c zreer HERJBERT CHARLES MAHOTA 'J alk to every woman as 1f you loved her And every man as 1f he bored you B xsketball 1 2 3 Co Captaln 4 baseball 1 Inter Class Basketball Commutee 4 Class Treasurer 1 Presldent 2 3 V1ce Presxdent 4 Student COUDC11 2 3 Rave11ns Advert1s1ng Comm1ttee 4 Amer1can I eg1on Boy s S ate Award 3 Prom Cha1rman 3 Sport Dance Com m1ttee 3 4 Class gxft commxttee 4 Star basketball player most looked up to man 1n class test dodger a farmer and proud of the fact loyal to Jo' llked by all PATRICIA EDITH MARA Pa Good natured yes and studlous too She IS one of favored few Home Nurs1ng 1 Basketball 2 3 4 Hop Decoration Commlttee 4 Glee Club 3 Opere ta 4 Dramatlc Club 3 4 Class Secretary 4 DAR P1lgr1m 4 Ravelms Board 4 Cheer leader 4 Class H15 torlan 4 Our DAR P11gr1m rellable EHICIGHI ful of fun ways dates Dave llked by all our office glrl 44 Page Fourteen , 4 tl ' ' ' 11 l 1 I 7 Y 9 1 ' 4 4 .. 4 ,L . . . . 4 S S ' 1 7 J ' , . . . : ,,,.,.. 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' 4 I al- ALICE ANN MERRIAM Her heart 1S b1g but there IS no room for unkmdness Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Operetta 2 Usherette 3 Home Nursmg 1 Very neat always attract1vely dressed a camera fan l1kes dancmg frxendly usually chewmg gum RONALD JOSEPH MESSIER Ronme Not afra1d of work but not 1n sympathy w1th rt Vlce Presxdent l 3 Chaxrman of Orchestra Comm1ttee 3 Student Councll 4 Prom and Hop Decoratlon Comm1ttee 3 4 athleucally 1ncl1ned popular DAVID LARKIN NARAMORE Dave Eat drmk and be merry for tomorrow we go to schoo Always wxth Parxseau owns a Chevrolet enJoys bowlmg shy d1sl1kes work MARION LOUISE NORICROSS My thoughts are my compamons Glee Club 3 Loves to read shy one of our qu1et classmates seems very much 1nterested m Marcel easy to get along wxth Page Flfteen F' MAIN il ' ' 1 ' ' H , . . , , 3 l 9 5 ' - A6 ' 77 U . I 6 . . . ,, , . . -,i . , L . Q . . 5 S . , - Quiet ....... excellent dancer . very handsome devoted to Berniel' 5 ,! le v - , Lu AA ' 'Y S ROBERT PARISEAU Parry 'There are many penmansh1p experts and then some but llke h m the e are none Baseball 2 3 4 Ravelm s Board 4 Usually w1th Dave very artxst1c en3oys a good tlme wants to travel a good student well 11 ed MARILYN LOUISE PROUTY Fluffy Some that sm1le have 1n thelr hearts I fear m11l1ons of m1sch1ef Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Jumor Red Crossl 2 3 4 Sof ball 1 2 Operetta 4 Press Club 1 2 3 4 Play TlCk6t Commxttee 4 Crchestra Comm1ttee 3 Trxp Comrruttee 4 Home Nursmg 1 Hop Tlcket Commlttee Chalrman 4 Attract1ve 1n there cheermg for Boys Trade S hool neat RICHARD THCMAS ROBBINS 'Dxck e work praxses the Workman Juruor Prom Comm1htee 3 Class Tr1p Commlttee 4 very well dressed wears flashy txes usuallv tall mg very apt student lxked by all often takes a truck to school ROBERT WILLIAM RODIER Bob Knowledge IS Indeed that wh1ch THIQES one man above another Lee H1gh School 1 2 Pres1dent 2 Baseball 2 H S Treasurer 3 Pres1dent 4 Baseball 3 4 Basketball 3 4 Honor Roll 1 2 3 4 Class Marshal 3 Prom Decoratxon Commlttee 3 Gradu atlon Speaker Ravellns Board 4 Amer1can Leg1on Boys Stat Award 3 Very popular a good athlete a drugstore cowboy ou standlng student always late for school wants a 47 Packard 'et Page S1xteen ' 1 L6 U I y , . . . Y X 7 ., , ,, 1 1 - 4 w 1 I if 97 H 1 . . . .N . . . ,, 1 1 ' ' . ' , . lf, . r 1 1 1 1 ,A 1 1 - . 1 1 . : . : Q. V Y .Q X . 3 ' ' ' Z ' 2 ' 2 . . A . . ' , ..,.. ' ' ' . c . .... full of fun ,... ..,. I plays the violin ........ always with Betty. ..... ,, 1 . I I ,' 77 'Th ' f . I - . AZ. I 1 I 46 U u K ' ' ' ' 11 ' I , 3 ' Q 3 O. . . 3, 43 2 9 I . V: . . , :' , 1 1 I ' 3 - 7 1 7 5: A ,, ,..,. t' I 4 .. ., S ' EILEEN MARIE RCHAN Her step IS mus1c and hel volce 1S a song Glee Club 2 3 4 Dramatlc Club 3 4 Operetta 2 Prom Orchestra Comm1ttee 3 Has a charmmg personahty beautxful clothes l1kes dancmg mterested 1n Tommy often seen drlvmg a Chevvle a lovely smger RAYMOND PALMER SMITH Ray 'Not that I 11ke work less but I l1ke fun more Lvlee Club 1 Baseball 1 Prom Decoratxon Comm1ttee 3 Ho Decoratmg Lommlttee 4 Dramat1c Club 4 Projector Club 4 Ace cameraman never wlthout candy or gum loyal to Frannxe DONALD PETEIR STONE He scratched h1s head and kept on thmkmg A class favorlte l1kes huntmg and fishmg shy w1th women content to let the world go by MARY TOMASIAN Laughlng and chattermg through llfe she goes Glee Club 1 2 Operetta 2 Jun1or Red Cross 2 3 Press Club 4 Ravehn s Board 4 One of our best stenographers talkatlve always wlth Sh1r1 small easy to get along wlth l1kes to play the plano Page Seventeen X' I . lt - ' . - ' 'v I , , 9 ' , 5 5 .4 ,, , . , . . ' 1 9 ' u Q ' ' 9 D 3 ' J ' - always cheering for Dimock's Dairy .....,.. full of fun ,..... V I LLBOYY ,, . . . ,, Li ' ' ' YY , Z I ' v 9 3 ' 1 nr CHAIN -X l ION l'liOhl'AXl PRocEss1oNAL MARCH Joan Bullard INVQCATION Rev Clarence Fogg THEME Unlted Natxons Educatlonal Sc1ent1f1c Cultural Orgamzatlon ESSAY The Foundatlon SONG Happy Days Are Glldlflg Pflock ESSAY Projects and Problems ESSAY The BGSIS of Its Effectlveness SOLO Because Guy dHardelot AWARDING ADDRESS You Have Vlfhat It Takes Barbara Mae Carlson Glee Club Norma Chaffee Robert Rocher Olxve Cunnxngham OF PRIZES Frank Sannella Edward P Gates AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS Dr Ernest F Leclalre Member of School Commlttee SONG Sun of My Soul Hursley RECESSIONAL MARCH MVAHIJS -XXII l'Iil!lS Laura E Shepardson Scholarshlp Award Oxford Grange Valedlctory Award Bausch Sz Lomb Honorary Sc1ence Award Glee Club Joan Bullard Robert Rodler Robert Rodler Robert Rodler The Rensselaer Sc1ence and Mathematlcs Award Donald Behrm er Sons of the Amerlcan Revolutxon Washmgton and Franklln Unxted States Hlstory Award Norma Chaffee The Clara Barton Chapter D A R Good Cltlzenshxp Pllgrlmage Award Patrlcxa Mara The Oxford Post Amerxcan Leg1on Boys State Awards Merutt Agablan Roland Jand on Dr Robert Fletcher Award to the glrl obtalnmg her athletlc letter who has the hlghest SCh0l3St1C average for the year Jean Rawson Dr Robert Fletcher Award to the boy obtamm h1 athlet1c letter who has the hlghest bChOl3St1C average for the 5 ear Robelt Rodler 'tt Page Elghte n v v r 1 V ' I A A A 4 4 I ' , 1 .L . u H . . 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' . 7 ' ' LL-X55 XXI LLONIL by Robert Rodler We the class of 1947 heartily welcome you parents teachers friends and underclassmen to our Class Day exercises First we wish to express our whole hearted thanks to our parents and teachers for the expert guidance and sympathetic understand ing which they have given us through the years We also wish to extend to the underclassmen our best wishes for a glorious future patterned after their illustrious predecessors the class of of 1947 Lastly we sincerely hope that you will appreciate the following exerc1ses CI ASS HISIUHX Patricia Mara In this year of nineteen forty seven Alma Mater bids goodbye to us In the fall of nine teen forty three she welcomed us We were thrilled to be freshmen sixty six strong At our first class meeting the following officers were elected President Glenn Bacon VICE President Ronald Messier Secretary Gloria de Villers Student Council Robert Merrick The class advisers were Mr Hobbs and Miss Sheehan M1ss Eleanor Murray of Worcester joined our faculty at this tlme In March Miss Helen Kennedy left us to teach at Bartlett High in Webster and MISS Julia Sheehan took her place To add to the excitement of being in hlgh school we had a record breaklng year for assemblies Our very first speaker was Del Obert of the Crowell Collier Publishing Company In November Donald Eames of the Nlerchant Marlne spoke to us for a few class periods Later 1n the winter Sergeant Charles Cazeault gave an 1nsp1r1ng talk on South America In March both Lleutenant Kenneth Doollttle and Lieutenant Paul Stoll addressed us In the sprlng we enJoyed two fllms The Forgotten Village revealmg the shocking con Page Nineteen F' ditions existing in Mexico and Th1s Amazing America featuring Paul Bunyan During the last week 1n March the High School Student Body presented the play Miss Jimmy coached by Miss MSDDIX Theresa Baril Barbara Carlson and Norma Chaffee were the freshmen who contributed to its success Our freshman year ended with a picnic held at Carbuncle Park 1n Oxford We spent the c1pat1ng in the various races In September 1944 Alma Mater greeted fifty one sophisticated sophomores Our class advlsers were Miss Murray and Mr Hobbs In February Miss Sheehan left and M1ss R1edl took her place The class officers elected for this year were President Herbert Mahota VICE President Glenn Bacon Secretary Gloria de Vlllers Treasurer Roger Grondin Student Council Theresa Barll and Robert Merrick Our friend Mr Obert came to start us off on the annual magazine drive Mr Charles Woodman came also to talk about fo est fires In January MISS Coleman entertained us at 1 w w y qi w 41 A J A y - l 1 I ' 1 1 v v '- , ' v 1 Y 1 YV Y Y A A K . . - .. . . . . 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' . ,, . . - . 3 - an a emblv wlth everal ketche Later ln the year Nlr Wallace displayed h1s amazlng memory He had even memorlzed the Sears Roebuck catalogue' Our class won the boys xnter class basket ball games, w1th the followlng members of our class part1c1pat1ng Henry Antkowxak Glenn Bacon Donald Behr1nger Rxchard Conrad Herbert Mahota Robert Merrlck and W1ll1am Waddleton The school play was Happy Days coached by M1ss Mannlx The sophomores taklng part were Henry Antkowlak Theresa Barll Melda Burllngame and Barbara Carlson Another dellghtful aCt1V1ty was the operetta Gypsy Rover coached by M1ss Mary Hand The followxng classmates had leadmg parts Norma Chaffee Ol1ve Cunnmgham Ruth Kle1nsm1th Robert Merr1ck, and Elleen Rohan We ended our second year at a class pxcmc at Lake Wallum We spent the day swlmmlng playlng softball and enjoylng many other games Agaln September rolled around but thls year was dlfferent You see at long last t1fty of us were upper classmen' At the flrst class meetmg the followmg offlcers were elected V109 Presldent Ronald MGSSICF Secretary Glor1a de Vlllers Treasurer Robert Rodler Student Councll Henry Antkow1ak, Theresa Barxl and Glenn Bacon MISS O Connor was our class advlser We congratulated Mr and Mrs Irwm Pottle who were marrled ln August MISS Mary Hand left to teach muslc 1n New York and M1ss Katherlne Bowe was the new muslc super vlsor On October thlrty fxrst we had our very f1rst sport dance Naturally we all thought that It was a huge success even though It had to be held ln the Lower Town Hall because of the lnstallatlon of a flre escape Oh those poles' Our Junlor Prom was held June seventh wxth Danny Danlels and h1S orchestra fur nl l'1lDP' the mu lr- The Grand Nlarch wa dlrected by Mr Cuthbert Sanderson In November the JUDIOTS and semors were glven Vocatlonal Guldance Tests by Dr Sparks, of Boston UH1VeFSlty Dr Tehye HS16h our Chlnese Ambassador of Good W1l1 gave an mspxrlng talk, on Chma and amused all f u by speakxng Chmese and try1ng to teach It to From the Balfour Rlnrf Company we ordered our clas rmgs at long last' The Oxford shleld IS set m a ruby stone Vh1Cl1 makes a very attractlve rmg M1ss Manmx ably coached the play You re Only Young Once IH when the followlng wunlors were cast Melda Burlmvame Barbara Carlson Norma Chaffee Jane Donovan Patrlcxa Mara and Elleen Rohan Our class agaln won the boys lnter class basketball games We surely are proud of our boys The followmv 1un1ors partlcmated Henry Antkowlak Glenn Bacon Donald Beh amger Rlchard Conrad Roy Humphrey Herbert Mahota and Robert Rodxer For our class p1cn1c we agaln went to Lake l 'allum and we en oyed ourselves swlmmmg and taklng part 1n games We entered school on September 4 wlth our class numberlng fortv SIX Just lmagme fcllowlng class offlcers were chosen Presldent Robert Rodler V1ce Presldent Herbert Mahota Secretary Patr1c1a Mara Student Councll Henry Antkowlak Theresa Barxl Barbara Carlson and Ronald Messler Our class advlser was MISS Helen Gahagan M1ss Anna Mane OConnor and MISS Mary Mannlx left us VVe greeted however two new teachers MISS Gertrude Shea and Mr Davld Reldy llr Walter Brownlng returned to the faculty after servxng 1n the Unlted States Navy Assemblxes th1S year were va 1ed Mr Del Obert started the Vear off rwht by urglng us to sell masazme subscrlptxons In January a magxclan Mr Cameron fasclnated us wlth h1s tr1cks at an assembly at the Town Hall Pa e Twenty ss, h 'H ff 2' . 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L . l D ' 3 , 1 - 7 . all 5.5 In Feb uary we were entertamed by two represe 1tat1ves from Gllbett and Sulhx an One c them sang and the othel accompanled hlm Jn the p1ano In Apr1l Dr Bucker gaxe u a thought P1OXUl'i1I1g talk on lndla The play Dlggllltg Up thc Dnt dnected by Mlss Shea was held on December 1Xth The followlng sen1ors took part Norma Chaffee Melda Burhngame Barbara Carlson Ol1ve Cunmngham Donald Davlau Geraldine HHIIIS Paul Leclane and Exleen Rohan Dnected bv M1ss Katherme Bowe the operetta Waltz Tlrne was presented ID M rch The sen1o1s 1n the cast were Henry Antkow1ak Glenn Bacon Ellzabeth Blrd Melda Burlmga ne Ol1ve Cunnlngham Norma Chaffee Jane Donovan Geraldme Harrls Ruth Klemsmxth Paul Leclalre and Patr1c1a Mara V1ClOfl0US agaln ID the 1nter class basket ball games our class was repre ented bv Henry Antkow1ak Glenn Bacon Donald Behrlnger Roy Humphrev Paul Lecla1re Herbert Mahota and Robert Rod1er Our team won the Western Worcester County basketball league Because of th1s XICIOIX Oxford paruclpated ln a basketball tournament at Clark ln the flnals Oxford came 1n thxrd and xx WCIC' awarded a llOpl1y The Sen1or Hop was held on May second 1n the Town Hall Hat ry Ellner and h1s O1Cl18'S tra fu1n1shed the musxc and the Grand March was d1rected by M1 Cuthbert Sanderson The hall was decorated wlth red and wh1te streamers and was very colorful Class Day on May twenty exghth began com m ncement actlyxtles Robert Rodxer gave tr Class Welcome The esa Barxl the Class VV1ll Patr1c1a Mara the Class H1story Henry Pntkowlak the Class Prophecy and Onve Cunnmgham and Herbert Mahota the Class qlftS Baccalaureate Sunday was on the urs' of June at the Methodlst Church June fourth flnally arrwed graduatlou n1ght at last The graduat1on speaker were Barbara Carl on Norma Chaffee and Robert Rodler The sen1ors had the honor of hav1ng for the1r class mar hals Theresa Dudek and Roland Jandron Vve are laun hed but not anchored and we are now ready to venture forth 1nto the sea of l1fe CI ASS PROPHI CX Dear Classmate Because of the fact that we expect you at our class reumon next week I feel xt my duty to warn you of the transformat1on wh1ch has taken place IH our home town Oxford to the wonder and aston1shment of all has swlftly become a metropol1s a center of d1ver S1f?16d lndustrles large rambhng homes and promlnent c1t17ens Vfhen you left ten years ago lt was a safe pred1ct1on that Oxford would alwavs remam the small town where we once shared our PhySlCS answers won basketball champxon hlps and l1ved on cokes Now th SIX lane h1ghwavs extravagant department stores and Hanks Zanzlbar Club the fore most dmxng room 1n Massachusetts w1ll amaze you The streets are hned w1th clean modern prefabr1cated homes owned by Henry Ant Page Twenty one k0Wl3k and lnhabxted by such celebr1t1es as Glenn Bacon the most valuable player 1n the Natlonal League Olne Cunnlneham Star of the Metropohtan Opera and Donald B hrmger br1ll1ant chemlst who has made o manv practxcal 1mprovements Wlth Atomlc Energy Norma Chaffee who 1 a concert p1an1st IS v1s1t1ng w1th her press agent Sarah Dlnes Now for some gosslp We hear that the Roy Humphreys have placed the1r fifteen room prefabr1cated cottage 1n storage 1n order to spend the summer 1n Sun Valley Thev now have a regular basketball team qu1te a fam1ly Mrs Humphrey IS Shlrley Benway Robert Parxseau the d1st1nct1ve Amer1can artlst 19 here Wlth l 1s model who IQ none other than Sh1rlev Berthlaume Bob IS gxvmg art lessons to the younger gfenerat1on Havmg just completed the constructlon of r . , ' V. 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V I. y ' - ' '- a v ,, - ,- ye - 71-- the famous Dayl1ght Bulldmg Donald DHVIHU IS now bemg ha1led as one of the most br1ll1ant englneers In fact, the stately product of h1s genius IS now known as the Elghth Wonder of the world By the way h1s Wlfe Pat Mara has just been voted the perfect housewlfe of 1957 and Mary Tomaslan IS takxnd h1gh hon ors for her remarkable work as Donald s prlvate secretary Speakmg of secretarxes Allce Merr1am IS domg a fme Job as Glenn Bacons personal a1d Monsleur Ronald Nlessler has taken a large terraced beauty salon 111 the Dayhght Bulldmg I-Ie certamly IS rushed by notable cllents In fact he has to have two bodv guards To add to our l1st of buslness men are R1chard Robblns operatmg a hehcopter repalr shop R1chard Conrad who IS buylng and sellmg used cars and Earl Faneuf who IS presldent of the largest Sport man s Club 1n the natlon Dav1d Naramo e owns the om ages the Elaborate Bowlmg Green whlch cons1sts of twenty four alleys The new dxal svstem under the suner vxslon of Bettv Blrd and he asslstant Paul 1ne Corev keeps the metropolls ID contact Wlth the world The Oxford Dally Pl net who e edvtor IS Melda Burllngame employs Theresa Bar1l CI ASS We the Class of 1947 bemg of sound m1nd fwe thxnkj do declare th1s to be our last wxll and testament We who reslde ln Room 6 at Oxford Hlgh School ln the town of Oxford ln the County of Worcester ln the State of Massachusetts wlsh to quote Abra ham Llncoln The school w1ll l1ttle note nor long remember what I say here but It can never forget what we d1d here' To Our Dear Alma Mater We wxsh to express our slncere thank for remalmng statlonary throughout our four years T0 Mr Shea We have the pleasure of leavmg a Jet pro as reporter for the socxal page and Janet Cun mng am as her recept1on1st Theresa LeBlanc and Irene Babblt run the largest cha1n barga1n basement 1n Mass achusetts Smlth and Mamota Dalry keeps Oxford well supplled wlth thelr first class products The Oxford Memorlal Hospltal has on ltS staff Paul Leclalre a very good surgeon Wlth hxs asslstants Jane Donovan Barbara Carlson Gerry Harrls and Ruth Kle1nsm1th Glorla de Vnlers IS carmg for the younger gen eratlon 1n her own nursery Two of our classmates namely Phyllxs Buxton and Elleen Rohan are l1v1ng out of town Thelr husbands seem to prefer the country The slsterly love between Bertha Dumont and Barbara Langway IS proved by the attentlon given to Be-rthas even chlldren by Barb R1chard Hove our Mayor has been re elected because of h1s spotless reputat1on and Marxon Norcross and Phylhs Krys1ak Robert Rodxer 1S prlncmal of the new hlgh school and one of h1s prettlest teachers 1S Marllyn Prouty Well that sums un the HITBIPS of our class mates past and present Undoubtedly you wll be as eager to come back as we are to have you Your humble servant HENRY E ANTKOWIAK XVII I pelled plane to go from Mxllbury to Oxford da1ly To Mr Sannella We leave anothe room of mtelllgent senlors to take our place ln h1s heart To our Teachers We leave th1s statement to ponder e could have been worse' To the Jumors We leave Room 6 mmus the bread and cracker crumbs To the Sophomores We leave the 1nter class basketball trophy at Page Twenty Two . . . , . n I - - , ' ' , , , ' 1 ' 7 I ' I 3 . - . o n Y I 1 - . . 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I , . n :- I , Y . . . 9 5 l ' , - . . ,. . . - va I ' , HW ' 71 . - S :-. . w th the flrm hope that they wln lt as often a we dxd To the Freshmen We leave the pr1v1lege of bemg he first Cla s to graduate from the neu ln ll cl c 11 To Merrltt Agab1an R1chard Hoye leaves hls t1tle as bemg the quletest boy 1n the class To Margaret Albuquerque Glorla de Vlllers leaves th loo I1 me used to be heard ln all her classes To Cllfton Bell Donald Davlau leaves the brams he can spare to help Cllff 1ntr1U To Evelyn B1 d Mary Tomaslan leaves her cute l1t le Q1 Gle Wlth the hope that she can enttrtun all her classmates durmd a dull perlod To Lucxlle Brooks Norma Chaffee leaves her po t1on as P1851 dent of Junlor Red Cross w1th her best wlshes for success To Joan Bullard Irene Babbltt leaves her d term1nat1on fToo To Ma y CHIQSS Phyll1s Krys1ak leaves her qu1etness 1n all classes To Wllfred Cho1nere R1chard Conrad leaves h1s booklet on how to act 1n a class Wlth all g1rls To Grac1a Clark Theresa Leblanc leaves her talkmg ab1l1ty but don t get caught GPSCIB To Paullne Conners We leave another successful year at Lotus vuth the mlnlmum amount of ch1na broken To LOFFHIHG Davldson Phylhs Buxton leaves her helght To Theresa Dudek Barbara Carlson leaves her ablllty to be seen and heard To Yvonne Duquette Paullne Corey leaves her typewnter 1n R 7 and hopes Yvonne has better success To Anne Fox Ruth Klelnsmlth leaves her ab1l1ty to dlsturb Mr Hobbs and get a m1n1mum of detennons Page Twenty Three l To Eva Gage Sh1rle3 Berth1aume leaves her ab1l1ty to make a lusc1ous strawberry soda' And we dont mean maybe To Constance Greenleaf Ol1ve Cunnmgham leaves her well earned tltle of class songb1rd To Roland Jandron Ronald MGSSIQY leaves h1s physlque and he1ght so that Roland may also become the 1dol of the ent1re fem1n1ne body of O H S To Betty Johnson Shlrley Benway leaves the t1tle of class lady To Theresa Lamountaln Barbara Langway leaves her glasses and hopes Theresa can see Wlth them better than she d1d To Theodore Lamounta1n Robert PQFISBHU leaves h1s Judgment as to what t1me the tardy bell rlngs To R1chard Ledoux Glenn Bacon leaves thlg challenge Play basl-'etball four Vears and not get taken out on fouls Bacon d1d To Helen L1ncoln E1leen Rohan leaves her danclng ab1l1ty To Ba bara Mara Jane Donavan leaves her act1n ab1l1t5 To M1ll1e Marcoux Melda Burhnvarn leaves lfer enthus1ast1c leans at the basketball games Refnemb Mlllle what goes up must come down We suggest a cush1on To Chester McCarthy 8z FTHHCIS Rawson Ray Smlth and Dlck Robbms leave the1r lobs as off1c1al ash dumber do you bovs know of a better way to m1ss seventh per1od To E1leen McManv Bertha Dumont leaves her pleasmv person allty To Andrew MGPCISP Leo Cazeault leaves the tltle of senlor he man To LOIS Mllll an Marlon N rcross leaves her Endllsh home work complete i . 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D . - , I F 3 - fr-- TO Raymond Morse Donald Behr1rger leaves the t1tle Most 1mproved 1n four years at O H S To EISIG Moscofflan Betty B1rd leaves her typmg however good or bad lt IS To Wllllam Park1s Hank Antkow1ak leaves h1S pos1t1on as class comed1an To Charles Parks We leave the t1tle of head cheer leader for the year of 1948 To Annette Rafferty Patty Mara leaves her pos1t1on as class secretary To Robert R1chards Paul Lecla1re leaves h1s pos1t1on as treasurer of the Senlor Class By the way Bob there are no profits 1n the Job To Marcelme Rob1doux MHFIIYH Prouty leaves the mag1c p1ns she uses to keep her ha1r 1n place at all t1mes To Alfred Rose Herb Mahota leaves h1s he1ght and ab1l1ty to play basketball To Evelyn Schofield AllC6 lVIerr1am leax es her chewlng gum and adv1ce on how not to get caught CI-XSS Antkow1ak Henry To Henry the chatterbox of the cl ss We g1VQ th1s mouth wash to keep h1s volce bass Babbltt Irene To Irene who 1S our greatest athlete We g1V9 these wmgs so ex ery race shell beat Bacon Glenn For Glenn Bacon The star p1tcher of our class We present th1S sturdy pltcher s mxtt So no SWIII balls w1ll pass To Anna Skoog Sarah Dxnes leaves he1 popularxty Wlth all her classmates To Ernestme Skoog Theresa Bar1l leaves her Job as oflice g1rl seventn perxod w1th all the tr1als that may accompany It To Donald Sm1th Donald Stone leaves h1s 1n1t1als To Vmcert Taparauskas Davld Naram re leaves adv1ce on how to be conven1ently 1ll the day of an Engllsh exam To W1ll1am VVaddleton Robert Rod1er leaves you wlth the greatest of pleasure the role of class pres1dent for 1948 To Audrey Wagner Gerry Harr1s leaves her secret formula for dO1Dg her homework and havmg txme for other thmgs To Bernard Wh1te Earl Faneuf and Roy Humphrey leave thelr comb1ned knowledge of mathemat1cs to a1d 5 ou at recess 1n makmg change In w1tness whereof we have s1gned our names th1s second day of June ID the year of our Lord n1neteen hundred and forty seven Theresa Barxl For the Class of 1947 Barll Theresa To Theresa the chatterbox of our class We g1V8 these throat drops to a nlce lass Behrmger Donald Our qu1et Donald m1ght l1ke to play W1th a rattle l1ke th1s when teacher s away Benway Sh1rley To Sh1rley who always looks so neat We g1ve th1s xron to keep her dress 1n pleat Berthxaume Sh1rley To Sh1rley who 1S rathe1 shy We g1V9 these capsules so she may always be sp1y Tu entx I' our . . ,L . 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Q - I ..,-jg v ,- ' B1rd Bettv To Betty xhf- 1 true to Larrv We g1V9 th1s t1a1le1 so she won t tarry Burlmgame Melda To Melda who was one of our cheerleaders We glxe th1S baton so she w1ll always be leader Buxton Phyll1s To Phy ll1s who IS very tall We g1ve th1s tonlc to make her small Carlson Barbara To Barbara who l1kes Engllsh so well We g1V6 th1s dlctlonary so she may learn how to spell Chaffee Norma To Norma who l1kes the Army We QIVB th1s sold1er So 1n her spare t1me she wont go balmy Conrad Rlchard To R1Ch3Fd Conrad We g1V9 th1s l1ttle key To keep h1s money locked un Then a m1ll1ona1re he may be Corey Paul1ne A banner that says Long May Yo L1ve Cunnmgham OIIVQ To Ol1ve who 1S a Navy fan We g1V9 th1S glue To help keep the r1ng on her hand Cunnmgham Janet To Janet who IS so Jolly To keep her so we g1V6 th1s dolly Dav1au Donald For Donald who dearlv loves h1s p1pe Here s some tobacco all mellow and r1pe DeV1llers Glorla To Glor1a who IS so pet1te We gxve th1s whlstle that goes 'tweet D1nes Sarah For Sally who never makes a H0156 Th1s powder w1ll make her popular wxth the boys Donovan Jane To Jane who IS gomg to tram We g1V6 th1s case to brmg her fame Dumont Bertha To Bertha who IS 1n love w1th her honey TO keep her true we g1V6 th1s bunny Page Twenty FIVG l Faneuf Earl To Earl Faneuf Who 19 a d1gn1f1ed a a preacher We glV9 th1s book of questlons To use when he becomes a teacher Harr1s Gerry To Gerry who IS true to Stan We g1V6 th1s glue to keep on her weddlng band Hoye Rlchard To Rlchard Hoye Who IS so qulet and shy We g1V9 thlS horn so that He may be heard when he goes by Humphrey Roy To Hump who r1des 1n a H106 blg car We glV9 h1m th1s spare tlre so he can go far Kle1nsm1th Ruth Ruthy l1kes mus1c so they say Th1s horn w1ll help her pass the t1me away Krys1ak Phyll1s TO Phyll1s who IS often 1n a hurry We g1V6 a watch so she won t have to scurry To Barbara who forever a pocket book u We g1V9 th1S one to carry When she chooses LeBlanc Theresa To Theresa who 1S so wxtty We g1VG th1s book to take to the clty Leclalre Paul To Paul who dresses DICE and neat We g1V9 th1s patch to keep the sh1ne off h1s seat Mahota Herbert To Herby who loves to go steady We gxve th1s doll so he ll always be ready Mara PatF1C18 For Pat who Wears no bow 1n her ha1r We have th1S rlbbon wxth Wh1Ch none can compare Merr1am AIICE To Al1Ce who has such pretty clothes We glVB th1s sk1rt to keep her on her toes MBSSIBI Ronald Ronn1e IS so handsome And he has a l1ne qulte rare We g1V6 h1m tm brand new l1ne To use when he needs a spare u 7 . . 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D H . . ,- - - , u ra rl ya, - r Q 1 w 4 A JK . - - . - . . tb- - ,, LL XSS POLNI Graduatlon T1me Oh Graduatlon T1me you br1ng sad memor1es Of classmates who all too soon wrll part Of teachers whose frlendshxp we cher1sh At thought of you regret f1lls each heart 'W e recall the many happy days Spent at school among our fr1ends so dear Where llfe brought Sat1Sfy1f1g achlevement Comradeshlp laughter galety and cheer But Graduat1on T1me you brmg us no m1s glvlngs You hold prom1ses that call to be fulfilled You beckon w1th br1ght ghmpses of 1 lt And somehow our fears are stllled We known that success w1ll not elL de us We must work hard dream bravely and haxe courage For ever there are those a helpmg hand to lend Oh Graduat1on T1me g1V6 us falth Jo evcl more May our hearts be fllled w1th trust and hope Wlth you as our beacon hght' CLASS SOX C1 lTune Goodmght Sweetheart J Glor1a de V1llers Norma Chaffee VK e are ready Waltlflg for tomorrow Our four years have known no trace of sorrow Hath and Lnghsh plus geometry and hlstory have made us ready So we stand on the threshold of a new ad venture Ve ll remember all of you here thats sure We shared dances assemblles and 1ce cream Fellow classmates good bye' there s no sadness but we w1ll be wxshmg We could Jom you when the proms we re m1ss1ng I' lendly teachers and thelr guldance too They are w1th you we ll mlss them thats true But we must leave our H1gh School and the fr1ends we ve had here We ve a challenge to be met th1s year Our fears are hldden Now we go when b1dden Farewell Oxford Farewell' SLHOOI L Xl ILX ll all By Melda Burllngame Sept 4 Oc 7 School started wlth s1xty SIX freshmen and Dlabetlc Survey began With Jane DOHOVHI1 two new teachers Mxss Shea and Mr Re1dy Sernors trlpped over the qu1et sholt freshmen who t1m1dly mumbled Excuse me and con txnued the1r axmless dr1ft1ng 1n the corr1dors Oct 3 Track meet Classlcal Commerce and Ox ford resultmg ln a tr1ple t1e wlth each team scor1ng forty pomts Oct 4 Magazlne drxve started w1th a v1s1t from that w1t of w1ts Del Obert as the f1rst gulnea plg Oct 8 Track meet Hopedale at Oxford We won w1th a score of 25 to 30 Oct 10 Obv1ous nervous tenslon because of play try outs Oct 11 The Oxford Harrlers returned from Spencer Wlth a 28 to 27 vlctory over Davld Prouty H1gh it Page Th1rty 1 Y 1 4 A A Y 1 1 Y Y Y L ' ' 55 ' 11 ! 7 - . , , . . . . . , , 1 ' 1 - l 1 L . i - . . . . 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Oct 16 St1ll undefea ed xxe xxon a track x1ctorx ovex Commerce H1gh at Oxfold Oc 14 Ma azme d11X6 ended Thark goodness Oct 22 Track meet Spencer at Oxford We won 29 to 28 Oct 23 Blrthdav of Chrlstmas 1ssue of Ravelm s Oct 29 Track meet Oxford at Hopedale Hope dale won 32 to 23 Oct 30 Rlng salesmen came for the 1un1ors who becau e of the controversy gave Mr Sanr ella a hard txme Oct 31 Report cards 1ssued Few students w1th sm1les on the1r faces Nov 4 Meet1ng of Ed1tor1al Board of Ravelm s fter school Nov 9 Track meet IH Boston Oxford placed 15th w1th a score of 365 Nov 10 Boys basketball practlce began Nov 11 Arm1st1ce Day No School Nov 18 Red Cross Assembly Nov 27 Senlors had a pre Tharvksglv ng Sport Dance Nov 28 Thanksgwxng Day Dec 6 The Student Assoclatlon presented the comedy Dlgglng up the D1rt at the Town Hall Dec 10 Oxford vs St Stephen s ln the f1rst basket ball game of the season Oxford won 39 to 23 The game was held IH Oxford Th1S years cheer leaders looked prom1s1ng Page Thlrty One ' Dec 13 A Junxox Sport Dance xvas held on Frxday the 13th hx en vxltn the date avam t them the Jumors made lt a success Dec 16 Oxford plaxed Beckers Jayvees ln Wor cester and xx on 26 to 18' Dec 20 Oxford played the Northbrxdge Rams t Northbr1dge and lost 63 to 28' The team ln a bad mood had a hard tlme gettmg home because of the severe snow storm Dec 31 New Year s Eve game 1n Auburn We won 52 to 41' Happy New Year Jan 3 We started the new ye r off ll ht w1th a 25 to 18 v1ctory IH West Boylston 111 the frst lea ue game Jan 7 North Brookf1eld at Oxford IH a league game We won 51 to 23 Glrls game 1n Sutton G1rls put up a good fxght but lost 16 to 14 Jan 10 Brookf1eld at Oxford Our boys won 44 to 23 Jan 14 Boys game at Westboro one of our hardest games We lost 32 30 Jan 17 Boys game at Charlton We won 84 29' Glrls werent so fortunate at Auburn They lost 21 15 Jan 21 Was a busx dav Fxrst there were those awful B U Tests fo1 the 1un1ors Thea came the f1rst g1rls basketball v1ctory at Sutton wxth a score of 25 12 The boys followed through that evenmg bv defeatmv Rutland IH Oxford w1th a score of 50 14 Jan 24 G1rls won at Charlton 35 13 The bovs defeated North Brookfxeld at North Brook fxeld by 51 30 Jan 31 Oxford at Brookf1eld Our boys won wlth a score of 57 31 ' . 4 v . .' 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I , - 5 Q . . , - , an ' - - as 7 7 ' ' Q - y - 4 ' - - ' ' , . . p -G . - IA..- Feb 1 Oxford at Tech We lost by 56 32 Feb 4 Glrls defeated Charlton at Oxford by 32 11 Good work g1rls Not to be out done the boys defeated Charlton here xn the easlest game of the season Wlth a score of 66 18 Feb 6 We got out of .1 perlod to hear a two man productlon of some of Gllbert and Sull1vans most famous works by two talented young men from Boston Feb 7 Glrls lost to Auburn here by 44 24 but the boys won at Rutland 74 25 Feb 10 Town Electlon We re golng to get a be e eautxful new hlgh school Feb 11 V F W game 1n Oxford We won 44 30 Feb 21 West Boylston at Oxford We lost th1s most dxscussed game of the season by 39 37 We were st1ll Western County Champlons Feb 24 Clark Tournament began We defeated Le1 cester 45 40 Feb 26 We met and lost to West Boylston m the most thr1ll1ng over txme game m the tourney The score was 52 48 Feb 28 We Won the th1rd prxze tournament trophy by defeatlng North Brookfleld xn a consolatxon game by 57 to 42 March 4 Came the Townsend Tourney We drubbed Burhngton 84 to 52 Nlarch 5 Establlshmg our reputatlon we nlpped Plnk erton Academy 53 to 31 March 7 Wlth only a second left to play Auburn de feated us 44 to 43 by a basket whxch was st1ll m the a1r when the flnal whlstle blew March 11 We saw the World Serles mov1es and mlssed thlrd perlod March 12 Inter-class games began wlth the senlors burylng the freshmen and the sophomores tr1mm1ng the Junxors March 14 Inter class Flnals resulted 1n the senlors de featxng the sophomores 1n a tense game and the Junlors trlmmmg the freshmen March 17 St Patrxcks Day was celebrated Wlth the Wearln o the green and rumors of a strlke fwhlch f1zzled lncldentallyj because of a change ln schedule March 20 Back to regulan schedule wlth f1V6 mlnutes overtlme March 27 Dress rehearsal for Waltz Tune There was March 28 Adult performance of the Operetta was a success much to the amazement of the cast March 31 Baseball practlce started Aprll 4 Good Frlday Aprll 25 Oxford played Auburn and left them 1n the dust Wlth a score of 17 to 2 whlch left us 1n a good mood for the start of the sprlng vacatlon on Aprll 25 May 2 Senlor Hop' The hall was beautlfully de corated IH red and white May 5 School re opened after a sprmg vacatlon New clocks and a new fxre alarm system have been added May 5 Brookfxeld at Oxford Bob R1chards had Brookfleld scoreless untll the slxth xnnmg Hes a very prom1s1ng pltcher The flnal score was 14 to 5 1n favor of Oxford 'w Page Th1rty Two , ' . 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' v a . - - T' ' - Max 6 We started the dax off xx1th movxes and JlI1glQS from Mr Knoxxlton our safety 1DSt1'Ll ctor knoxxn mn manx county schools as Mr SIX Feet Under We flnlshed the day wlth 1 much talked about beforehand game wlth North Brookfleld The f1nal score was 6 to 0 xn fax or of North Brookfxeld Ma Q Clas Dax Two per1ods omlttcd Max 29 Memomal Dax EX91ClS9S Our guest speaker was fL1Il1lNl'lCd hx the Amcllcan LCQIOII June 1 Baccalaureate Sundax at the Methodmst Church May 9 Oxford plax ed Rutland at Rutland May 15 Charlton at Oxford Nlay 16 Oxford at Brookfleld Max 23 Oxford at Charlton May 26 Oxford at West Boxlston S 'llll A June 4 GRADUATION' ' June 6 Junxor Prom June 13 Class Trxp to Provxncetown June 9 to 12 FINALS June 30 School ends June 23 School Pxcnlc at Wallum Lake llNlS 'N ost Dlgnlfled Talkatlxe Att1act1xe AmL1t1ous L1 elx to Succeed Art1st1c Eff1c1ent Cenelous Energeuc Opt1 1st1c O1 mg n 1 Pracucal Clever Qmcexe Athletlc Best Dancex Lme of Chattex Dresser Sense of Humor Pave Thlrtx Three 4' Boxs R1c-hard Hoxe Henzv Antkoxxlak Ponald 'Vfessxer Donald Dax1au Robelt Rodlel RoJe1t Parxseau Rooext Rodler Raymond Smxth Roy Ilumphr Henry Antkovxxa' Eall Vaneuf R1chard Qobbms Robert Rodxer Robert Romer Glenn Bacon Hemy Antkoxxlak Clenn Pacon Rlchard Robbxns Raymond Smlth Guls Shnley Berthnume Janet Cunnmgham Norma Chaffee Iwoxma Chaffee Jane Donovan Ol1xe C xnnlnvh In Puth KlC1HSH1l1 l Baxbara Carlson P t11c1a Mala IN arllyn P1 outx The esa Barxl Velda Burhnga Nolma Chaffee CrlOI13 de Vlll0lS Ilene Bahkltt Baxbala Langxx ax Treresa Barxl Alxce Mexrxam Pxtrlcla 'N 11 . 0 ' 5 Lx . . 1 v' ' 'S J. . ., Y . - . 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I , ,- A .- La JUNIOR LI ASS Adv1ser M1ss Eleanor M Murray Wxlllam Waddleton Pres1dent Chfton Bell Vmce Presxdent Annette Rafferty Secretary Treasurer Merr1tt Agablan Margaret Alburquerque Evelyn B1rd Lucxlle Brooks Joan Bullard Mary Ca1sse Wllfred ChOlI116I'9 Paulme Connor Lorrarne Dav1dson Theresa Dudek Yvonne Duquette Anne Fox Eva Gage Constance Greenleaf Theresa La Mountaln Theodore La Mountam R1chard Ledoux Helene Lrncoln Barbara Mara M1ll1cent Marcoux Jamce Mathleu Chester McCarthy E11een McManus Andrew Mercler Lo1s M1ll1gan ElS19 MOSCOff13H Raymond Morse W1ll1am Park1s Charles Parks Robert R1chards Marcellne Robxdoux Alfred Rose Evelyn Schofleld Anna Skoog Ernestme Skoog Donald Sm1th Vlncent Taparauskas Audrey Wagner 't Page Th1rty Four 1 1 , J Gracia Clark Roland Jandron FYHHCIS Rawson SOPHONIORF CLASS Advlsers Mxss Katherlne A Rledl Mr Walter J Brownmg Ph1l1p Rafferty Pres1dent Robert Behrmger Vxce Pres1dent Constance Tnayer Secretary LUIS Langer Joseph Am1ot Robert Ashton Thelma Bacon Altheda Ball A1 Jert Belausk s R1chard Bell Robert Benjamm Helen Bor1s Sh1rley Bugbee Maumee Car1gnan Preston Carpenter Jr Page Th1rtyF1ve P Lorralne Cho1n1ere Vhlfled Conway Harold Cranska Patr1c1a Cronm Evelyn Cunnmgham Jane Desy Roaert Drake Ruth Guertxn Murray H1ltz Leslxe J ohnston Theresea Lamol reux Gretchen Langer Edward Le Claxre Geor e Madaga Warren Mahota Robert Marsh Rena Mflrtm Robert Math1eu Patr1c1a McArdle Joan McCarthy Dolores Nless1er Norman Mont1gny Barbara Nelson Paul Pytko Jean Rawson Joan R1el John Rose George Saad Isabella Saad Kenneth Shlatte Kenneth Smlth Lucmlle Smolensl 1 R1chard Snyder Ernest Staltare Elder Stone Joseph Trombley lk 1nn1e Tucker V L il K Z ' ' . ' , . . ' .N ,. 1 L N. . A Y . V ' v , ' 1 ' Treasurer George Ellis Vivian Rheault L P I . A , v v v ' P EV ' . . G - . A . ,. . R . A Robert Steen Pres1dent Ruth ROd1v.,I' V1ce Presldent Gerallme Splnney Secretary Murray Turner Treasurer F Leroy Bacon Arthur Bates Barbara Booxer Joyce Brooks Walter Bullard Robert Butler Joyce Candl1n Raymond Casey R Chard Casey Elmer Ch1cker1ng Kenneth Ch1Ck9I'1I'1g Nancy Cr nsl-.a Pa l1ne Funnmpfham Jane Dauau Cla1re Desmarals FRILSHMAN CLAbb Margery Dxmof l Vv alte Dudek Al Famon V1Fg1111 Gale Dorls Gauth1er Barbara Gayroa I l1ce Germam Ahce Gould Barb ra Gould Albert Groleau LoL 1se Joshn J D Vld Kemp Theresa Kmg John Kulunglan Frank Knowlton Gerald La Mounta1n Jean La Pan Robert Le Bla Chr1st1ne Lecla1re Dor1s Ledoux 1 atr1c1a Lorden Barbara Mc Ardle Mar1lyn Mc Carthv Rosemaxy M0 Nelce Rall, 1 Magar1an Donald lvfartllonls Jane Maynard Charlotte Mxtchell Anne Mascofhan Ida Ohrn Edward Par1seau Pobert Patten James Patterson l' argaret Patterson Roger Pelletxer lt argaret Per' Dor1s P1ette Ronald Poulln Roger Rheault Dav1d Rocheleau Beatrlce Steffo Blame Taylor Cef'1l1a Th1beault Margaret Whlte Robert Wh1tney Irene W1lk1DS Ellzaheth Woodman +4 Page 'lhlrty SIC 1 'I V Y Y L Adviser-Mr. David Reidy . Q V . A 'j ' , k ' 1 ' 4 I ' , , A n ' ., y P J A Jr. .Q A W 3 ' 'I . LS x ' A 1 W , ,L A . i A l ' . A ' - J . nc J J 9. 'V N . . L I 1' ' , ' J , ' mf fa ' V fl .IND e 7? 5. FTW BK fl is ACT! UITIES In 1 Page Th rty Seven Q X A S ,, A N In ' 9 15 V41 5' A i ff X4 I . V 4 'LX X I Q N I X I m me? 'x 5 I' ' s X ' .9 -tfv K Y is A ff-E f U Z 5 , QQ-T- -vii. SRM.. u 'SQ ' . Je: mix 5 i - Ef- DR -XXI-V1 IL LLL B Director Miss Gertrude Shea Digging up the Dirt was presented by the Dramatic Club December sixth It concerned. the complications brought about when two college boys working at the ranch of Roger Halleck professor of archaeology at Anvar College were accosted by Mephitis Meph1t1ca a skunk While their only clothes .were drying the boys wrapped in blankets were obllged to welcome lVI1ss Miriam Eggles an old flame of the professor with a group of young people who were coming to spend a few days at the ranch Their stay plus the theft of the professors newly discovered treasure troye by moving and excitmg The humor was provided by the antlcs of the v1ct1ms of the skunk who found it necessary to dress as Indlans to hide thexr true identity and avoid embarrassment Professor Halleck was played by Leslie Johnston and the two college boys William Loomis and Kenneth Andrews by Charles Parks and William Parkis Melda Burlingame was Mlss Eggles and her party Betty Sherman Nancy Eldredge Jane Carstairs Allan Sherman and Phylhs Grant were impersonated by Norma Chaffee Geraldine Harris Annette Rafferty Donald Daviau and Barbara Carlson respectively The Mexican greaser ably portrayed by Roland Jandron was brought to Justice by Paul Leclaire as Sheriff Carson W W Y Y , , Y 1- K Y , Y Jose Andrada, the professor's Mexican hired hand, kept the action fast . . y . . 7 1 Y 1 I ' A -4+ Page Thirty Eight OPILRIJI IA Director Mlss Katherme Bowe On the evemng of March 28 1947 students of O H S presented Waltz Tune a muslcal comedy m two acts The story concerns K1rby Stevens who reahzes h1S ambltxon of wrltxng a famous waltz song, My Sweetheart He becomes so engrossed 1n h1s musxc that he almost loses Sue the gxrl he loves to GIIIHOIB Scott Other Nlembers of the cast are Paul Leclaxre I enzy Antkow1ak Melda Buxhngame Geraldlne Harrxs Betty B1rd Rlchard Snytc Jane Donovan Loxs Langer PHtT1Cl3. Mala Ohve Cunnmghqm Ruth Krelnsmltn John Rc E Charles Parris Glenn Bacon Joan Bullard Page Th1rtyN1ne 59' 1 1 V W ' KK , , . . . . ,, . . , . Sl 77 ' ' . 7 . , . ' minor romances add to the hilarity of the plot. V I PRP SS LLL B Advlser Mr Reldy The press club attracts tho e who are mtere ted ln crea 1ve wr1t1nff TWICE durmg the school year, at Chr1stmas and at Easter, Ravelm s IS pub hshed Thls publ1cat1on contalns not only orlglnal storles and poems but 3thlet1C news, reports from all act1v1t1es, and a humor and rumor sectlon as well Edltor 1n Chlef ASSOCIHQE Ed1tor Busmess Managers Clrculatmg Manager Llterary Staff Mxlhcent Marcoux Anne Fox Jean Rawson LOIS Langer Reporters Wllllam Waddleton Barbara Carlson Gerald1ne Spmney Henry Antkowlak Glenn Bacon Joan Bullard TVp1StS R1chard Conrad Mar11yn Prouty Betty B1rd QTAFF Norma Chaffee Annette Rafferty Betty Woodman Ph1l1p RaHerty Jane Donovan Donald Davlau Constance Greenleaf Constance Thayer Ruth Rodler Lucllle Brooks Earl Faneuf Irene Babbltt Melda Burhngame Evelyn Schof1eld Betty Johnson Sarah D1nes Paul1ne Corey Ohve Cunmngham +5 Page Forty Y 11 Y 3 f 2 . ,Q . L. . . C C w Q, . - - . 9 . L . -. -X . I u . W . No1m1 Chaffee Prcs1dent L 1lle Erool s Knee Ires1de'1t Il NIOH Rl D CROSS AdV1S6T Nlr Walter L D1mock The ma1n projects of the Jumor Red CrOss th1s year were the kmttmg f an afghan for the Rutland Veteran s Hosp1tal and the makmfrf of scranbooks for Worcester hospltals and for the Grafton State Hosp1tal G1ft boxe were sent to boys and g1rls 1n the war torn areas of Eurone and stamoed envelope conta1n1ng Chr1stmas cards were g1ven to the panents of the Rutland and Grafton h0sp1tals Members are Thelma T' con Jo fce Brooks Sh rley Bughee Grac1a Clark Paulme Co ey Nancy Cranska Jane Desy Sally limes Jane Donox an There a Dudck Yvonne D.1q et Page Forty One L6 l- Ceorge hlhs .Anne Fox Corstan e Greenle Geraldme Harms Roland Jandron Betty Johnson Patr1c1a Joslm Tn resa Lam xreux LOIS Langer Patr 1a Lorden B 1 ma 'VIara Patr1c1a McArdle Dolo es 'Vie lel Norman Montlgny Raymond 'Wo se Charles Parks Margaret Perks ' r1lyn P o1ty I nnette Rafl r y Jean Ra Json Joan R161 ll arcelme Rob1do1X Ewelyn 5cho'1eld Anna Skoog Ernestme Skoog LdC1ll9 Smolens 1 Beatr e Qtetfo Constan e Thayer Nlmn e Tuck W1l11am Waddleton Betty Woodman Bernard Wh1te Y V 1 1 w 1 4 9 A J A A L , . . - 4 L, A 1 . 3 - Q ' A I . . . . L. - . v- . ,- i T 1 C . x ' A , 1 - 1, - ' , , 1 ' -JL ' ' L I, 1 I l S3 ' 1 . f L. - 1 ,, . . c . af . . . . V . 1 . . , 1 I' ' 1 1 1 ' ,. ' - gf. 1 ,V .. - 1-A . 1 ' L' - ' .13 l' l l Cl' . 1 Q, A . . - e 2 -. - e t K v - ' ' K., I -Q A. I ' ' ' :, 1' 12 - v 11 L H J. 1 , ' ' Q ' . in .J . A 4.4 4 L 1. ' DIXI lOl S'l l' C. l I 'NCIL The Student Council met twice during the school year, with Mr. Sannella presiding. At the first meeting, Barbara Carlson was elected Secretary. The cheer leaders were elected at the second meeting. Members of the Student Council are Seniors Juniors Sophornores Robert Rocher William Waddleton Philip Rafferty Henry Antkowiak Arna S :Jog Leslie Johnston Theresa Baril Donald Smith Kenneth Qhiatte Barbara Carlson Ronald Messier Fresh hen Robert Qteen A1 ert Groleau +C Page F orty Two Cllll S B ASRVIB AI I Coach Mlss Helen Gahagan Durmg the basketball season we scored three v1ctor1es and three losses The games were wlth Sutton, Auburn, and Charlton Wlth only two of the nme letter holders graduatlng, the team looks forward to a good season next year Those who won letters are Irene BaJb1tt Captam Qmrley Bugbee Barlara Carlson Squad members are Joyce Brooks Nancy Cranska L0lb Langer Chr1st1ne Lecla1 e Page Forty Three lelen Lmcoln Barbara Mara Patr1c1a 'Vlara Joan MCPBI thy Anne 'Vloscoffxan .Annette Raffel ty Jean Rax son Constance Thay 61 Ruth Rod1e1 Ming met Wh1te El1Z3lJCtl'l Woodm n W 19 Y 7 W W I J A A A 4 A J E' ' F ' A v U' ' Elsie Moscoffian Lucille Smolensl-:i T . , ' ' a' L ' l' l ' I I , t H I. A . .. - IV?- BOX S I3 XSIxlf IB ALL Coach Mr Irwm D Pottle Manager Paul Lecla1re The basketball team chmaxed a h1ghly successful season 1n wh1ch lt captured the Champlonshlp of the Western Worcester County League and by cornpetmg 1n the Clark and Townsend Tournaments The team bowed out of each tournament Ln the semx fmal round 1n two heartbreakmg contests Lettermen Robert Rodler Roland Jandl on Wllllam Waddleton Wauen 'VIahot.1 Capta n elect Alfxeel Rose v 19 w V 1V 1 L A A J A , i , , - f Other members of the squad: .L r i . -' ' 3 li L A 1 ' . , ,F . E ' - ., O tr . ,l ' ' . .. ' Me r tt ikgablan Leroy Bacon All ert Belaus as Pobert Benrlnger Donald Behrmger John Ku1ung1an Rlchard Ledoux Norman 'Xiontlgny Robert Datton Elme Ch1cker1ng Kenneth Ch1c ermo P lbert Groleau Berna1 d Wh1te Donald Kemp Phlllp Rafferty Kenneth Sh1atte R1chard Snyder Pobert Steen ll url ay Turner fr Page Forty Four ,Lli LLAIJ Caotam Barba a Carlson Co captaln Charles Parks Thls years dynamlc basketball team was urged on by a llvely cheermg squad The cheer leaders braved bhzzards ICC and ram to follow the boys Travelmg by bus car, or any other avallable tran portatlon they d1d a commendable Job The Semor cheer leaders Barbara Carlson, Th re a Bar1l, Patr1c1a Mara and Melda Burlmgame a e leavmg Annette Rafferty and Charles Parks of the Jumors to keep up the good work ln leadmg next year s team on to many V1ctor1es The most outstandmg cheer th1s year was Zlp a dee doo dah by Theresa Bar1l It goes as follows Z1p a dee doo dah We I6 the best team on the floor Z1p a dee ay' Its a fact not fict1on Our basketball souad 1S O K Oxford H1gh IS 1n there pxtchm Plen y of baskets add to the Z1p a dee doo dah score Z1p a dee ay Zxp a dee doo dah Come on novx Oxfold VIake us some more Let s vxm today Page Forty FIVE w 1 1 1 1 w c 4 4 4 4 A A A A ' -- Y' . , . . . . , , . . . 5 . . 1 y y J - , 3 3 . . . . V . . , . . - ' at - sa A - - - - , ' ' - ' 1 l y . , . - - - ' 9 1 . . . . . . , v V ' - - - - - v . - - - 7 1 ' ' 7 1 A Y V' - 1-, - Lf,- C ROSS LOL N IRX Coach Mr H Ellsworth Hobbs Although th1s 15 only the second year that We have had a cross country team we had a very favorable season Durlng the course of the year we were v1ctor1ous 1n four dual meets tled 1n a trlangular and Won our tr1 angular 1nv1tat1on contests Our only defeat was a dual meet at Hopedale Where the course was two and three fourths m11es long Chmaxmg the season was our entry 1n the Massachusetts State Meet at Boston MENIBERS Waddlc on Captam Shlatte Mon 1gry Whlte Behr1ng,er Saad Elhs Jandl on Aga' 1an Robert Plcharos Park s Behrmger Qmlth LeC1a1re ROd16I Benja nm Pytl o Manager ef Page Forty Slx J wk' w vA vr 1 v , . , , - ' 7 Vi. . v -t . ' ' rf' l K, ' C. . .1 N. t' . R- B. ' K- M D. l ' fe E- ' G, A R. ' ' G, ' R. ' x ' R. ' P. , M. if Coach Irwm Pottle Manager Earl Faneuf The baseball squad whlch consists of anproxlmatelv thlrty fxve members started 1tS season th1s year w1th one loss and one vlctory Holdovers from last year are the p1tcher Glenn Stubby Bacon Roy Humphrey catcher Ronald Mess1er left flelder Robert Rod1er center flelder Robert Parlseau shortstop and Paul Lecla1re f1rst baseman Mr Pottle has whlpped the team 1nto shape despxte the poor Weather that has hampered practlce so far On May flfth we shall play our f1rst league game agamst Brookheld The S1Xth, we meet our bltter r1vals North Brookfreld who beat us 1n the cup race last year We hope to beat them and 1n so do1ng make th1s a success ful season Players Robert Parlseau Roy Humphrey Paul Lec1a1re Merrxtt Agabablan R1chard Snyder Page Forty Seven P- Bernard Whlte Wllham Waddleton Kenneth Ch1cker1ng Robert Rlchards Murray Turner Glenn Bacon Ronald Mess1er Roland Jandron Kenneth Shlatte Raymond Smxth Robert Rodler Warren Mahota A1 .vert Belau k s Ph111p Rafferty Raymond Casey BASEBALL Page Forty E1ght 'THE .SENIOR BOYS FAVORITE PASTIME W B T H Inf ff NI X4 'Rf 3 Afffk XV 933 JWQ44 U73 t Vxpmnl W!! 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TAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Ox Ol ci Hass COMPLIMENTS LINCOLN S S ERVICE STATION SERVICE REPAIRS ACCESSORIES Tel 220 Ox md N ass COMPLHVIEN TS MACDONALD GROCLRIES FRUITS VEGETABLES 8z PRO VISIONS WEST MAIN STREET Te 78 OF I OF 9 G6 97 AL ' 1C If ' , .I Oxfurcl, Mass. 'ea-0 -4 f, , - .-000007 . .,.-.,..... ..., C1OMI'I,lMIiN'l'S BLOOMQUIST MACHINE COMPANY 'l'ools- -Dies X Metal Slzunpings L whom -Xlllllll n Xllblllll N1.1sx.1Llu1sLlls TILL OXFORD 8 Fred H Lullman Funeral Dlrector Chapel 8a Complete Arangements Calls Answered Anywhere ADWtlmC Mam And Church Streets OXFORD MAQS COMPLIMENTS OXFORD FRUIT STORE Mam Str eet OXFORD M A SS 'rel-I xl - 2171 OF ,,,,,,,- , '-,',,',,, ,' ,,,,, -,-,,,,, 0 Clolnplilmwwls Oi' TEXAS CLUB NORTH OXFORD MASS Brown s North Oxford Greennouse Flowers For 511 Occaslons COMPLIMENTS A Frlend Complimcnls Of' H P HOOD Sz SONS Ice Cream LJ IPLIMLBITS Henry S Umor OXFORD MAQS If Nou have emox ed Raulms Pdlromze the busmess Deoole whose adx CIt151H2 heloed mdko . C 1 ' Dv ' Tr .. ' OF , Q 'z F . . . Y . W 7 . V ' v vs ' 'S 5. , . ' J - . , this Yearbook a success. O ,',Q' ,,,,', ',- '4,',,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,',-,,',',,' ins. Oil. Parts anal rAL'L'L'SSUl'lL'S Always At Your Scrvicc CAZEAULT BROS. GARAGE , . . fiom-Val Auto l'wpun'1ng 'l'clc mlmnc 322-2 l mul SLIXILL . Ox mel N .iss LANGER HARDWARE Ox mal N ass 1 n- .ww-1 wlxmm m. w'-Mr.y m'q Jw, , ,' VO.,-04-,,,-,-,,.,.,.,. ..,-...-,,,,,,,-, ,,,,,,,, BICST XVISHICS nun omg . ll llll nm m SL uuslul I lllllll. OXFORD DR G CO Sin ' 1 C .'I ll la 'ms A I livcvy Hopc lfcn' A Hal py Ami QQ ', ,' ',,,,' ,',,-- .pf 04420004-,QQQQQ CUI,I.I'IGli 'l'IiAlNlNG FOR ISVSINIQSS For 59 years Becker Junior College has successfully trained men and women for business positions of trust and responsibility. One of tthese courses should interest you: Medical Secretarial Business Administration uommercial Journalism Shorthand and Typewriting Secretarial Finishing Executive Secretarial Civil Service Electives: -Music Appreciation, Dramatic Art, and Art Appreciation Authorized to confgr the Associate in Science degicc Seven Dormltorles for Women FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 17 1947 , ,lxlf li i Worcester Nlassachusetts 1sLs1 msms io mis cuss oi 4 THAYER WOOLEN COMPANY BFI' ' L .ll'NlOl CUl,LliGIi COMPLIMIQNTS UF f:::::::::::::::::::::::o e::::r- 'fr' ':::, 0,::':::::::::: :::- L BIFELOWS CASH MARKET fn xlLcllS lnoul lu lu s L.gLl.l1LS Phone lfl8 . lll Stl Ox md Nlass The Mack Press Commerclal Prmtmg CONIPLIMLNTS Social Prmtmv Tel 310 GXFORD NMS KRINTZMAN DUSTING MILL Oxford Gram C0 CUMPANY Coal and New England Coke NORTH OXFORD Hav Gram Feeds Te 71 2 MASS OXFORD MASS ::-,q x- -::::::::- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-::::::: ::: -, ,,,.... -,- ,..,,... --, ,,.., .,,,, , ,, U 1 5 7 U ,- l 1 .D S 1 . 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H , ', ,, ' ,, - v,... -,, ..,,......v ,-,,-,--,,-,,-,,,-,--,,- , s 1 ' COMPLIMENTS OF Ph1lGagne s Market TELEPHONE 41 3 FREE DELIVERY Where Your Neighbor Shops Rezularlv WORTH OXFORD MASS COMPLIMEN TS Oxford FIVE And Ten C omplnnents GARAGE South Mam Street TEL 249 Oxtol d Nlass Lotus China And 4 Glass Co , Inc 1238 Rlverdale Road IVEST SPRINGFIELD MASS Sprmgfleld 7 1702 Intusoctlon Routes 12 md 20 Auburn 2282 A UBURN M A SS COMPLIMENTS Commumty Store H G JOHNSON Vlanagex Oxford Hotel Kitchen Now Open Special Dmners Served Daily FISH AND CHIPS ON FRIDAY FLOOR SHOW AND ORCHESTRA SAT NIGHT 'Vlodel V 1511015 Poultx 3 Fal rn Welcome Fred H Epplnger Fresh Eggs Dressed Poultr Frults and Vegetables 77 Nelson Place Phone D1al 6 1661 WORCESTER MASS . , I E O I 1 . OF or S I . sss, L as L of 3 TROMBLEYS 5 0 , . . ,- y . 1 , 1' I Stl.