Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

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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. ' v . . . . 5 4 . . . X v - - , . A ' V . 0 L . ' . 'C ' c ' '. . , . Y . S ' ' ' . ' . 1 . ,L . . . -. . . - - L i F 1 ' , ' 1 , f S . L' - - . . L . - - - 1 . . A 1 5 1 ' U V V ' 1 .ls ' u l 33 , , , , A . V. . . h . . . . D l 1. - q ' I , Q A. 1 , . L , u - vs . ' . ' ' ' ,. v v v - . . . I 1. a - Q : F 7 . - . 1 ' v s v ' 7 . . . -1- fj- r V . . s 1 v 7 v ' . . Q . Q ' ' ' h ' - v 9 ' ' A . 3 - - Q ., , , . O 1 -3 . ' 1 9 1 , S , . 1 v . ' ' tg n as 1 -A . Q x w 1 w 7 1 4 x L. A A 7 a . . I . . - t s t. ' 1 .4 D . . - Q 5' . . . C Q ' T n A . 4 7 . . . . , 7 9 G 9 . 1 1 , . 3 , . a v v , . . , I 7 Y . - . . , Q 1 l . . A. 1 l ' S , - . , 3 1 ' - , . . . . Q . Q . . , . V ' , V . . . . . . . - -f . . V I. y ' - ' '- a v ,, - ,- ye - 71--

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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' . ' 'c ' g, r f'. '. . s , . . . . , . . . . ' - v w , . v : 1 s A rl Y ! 7 , , us. H U! N . D l . . ' l . . 3 , D s . , .7 : - , , ' . , I ' ' H 9 ' ' l 7 yy 1 in 1 . as as + . I ' . , , I l : D 9 , , ' 1 1 a . . , . . , D l 7 l ' l ' . y . v A . . , I . 5 I. . . . I s v v ' ' 7 5 5 . , . , . V , , . . . .. - . Y Q , , . : , - Presldent ......... ........... H erbert Mahota Seniors at last! Alt our first class meeting the . y D ......... s .............., ' D y I ........,... W , l . - 7 7 . . , . ' I 1 . . . I . 5 v . . - . . , . ' - 9 1 . - . , , . , . H . Y. ' U ' K l . , . . ' . L . l D ' 3 , 1 - 7 . all 5.5

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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 - . . I I - 1 n l a . n , I , 7 ' . I .1 . 3 ' . 3 - 1 . . ' 1 . 1 .X . 7 'A . . . . , u y , Y l . . . . ' . . ' ' 1 I Q ' 2 1 1 1 - Q ' ' ' ,fs ' - . . ' . Y . - ' ' D I s ball machines in town and D Ual'l Slime man' nuiet wavs. The receotionists at City Hall are , Y I I q . . - ' . . . . . , . . H Q cc r - S -aw Q - I , , . N 71 Y I JA A 3 , v . . 7 7 I . I , . n :- I , Y . . . 9 5 l ' , - . . ,. . . - va I ' , HW ' 71 . - S :-. .