Pittsfield High School - Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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1939 H. M. S. PINAFORE GRADUATION PROGRAM june 18, 1939 CLASS MARCH- Bay State Commanderyn-Burrell High School Band ADDRESS OF WELCOME Ralph Renzi, President of the Senior Class OVERTURE- The Iron Count -King High School Band PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AND PRO MERITO AVVARDS Mrs. Thomas F. Plunkett, Member of School Committee PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Hon. James Fallon, Mayor of Pittsfield ALMA MATER SONG-VVords by Esther Kierstead '38 and Friend Kierstead ,3Q CLASS MARCH- El Capitanu-Sousa High School Band CLASS DAY PROGRAM June 14, 1939 Donald Lamont, Chairman INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Ralph Renzi, Class President INFORMATION PLEASE Donald Lamont, Interlocutor ADDRESS TO JUNIORS George Adams VOCAL SOLO M 9 Gordon Almstead ADDRESS TO FACULTY Shirley Keyes ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZES AND PRO MERITO Roy M. Strout, Principal SENIOR PROCESSION TO GROUNDS FOR TREE-PLANTING CEREMONY SELECTION Glee Club PLANTING OF TREE Ralph Renzi, Class President TREE ORATION-VVritten by Alfred LaCasse Edward Sullivan ALMA MATER SONG Class eighty '

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T'rsr1ELD HIGH HOOL I 939 Rita Christine Edda Margaret Newcomb Fake Helen Finkelstein Norma Virginia Fresia Matilda Dorothy Fulker Virginia May Gilchrest Shirley Mae Gordon Mary Jane Hanley Benedict Richard Harawitz David Leonard Harawitz Betty Jane Havener Dorothy Helen Hebert Phyllis Madelyn Heenan Laura Beatrice Hermanski Viola Hoffman Barbara Francis Howland Olga ,lasik Patricia C. Plunkett Shirley M. Raftery Edna Florence Rosen Gerson M. Rosenthal, Jr. Marjorie Ruth Sammon Jeanette Sari drew Aline Dale Schaffer Ethel Clara Scharmann Corinne Simkin Edward Francis Sullivan John Watson Talbot Margaret Eileen Tierney Dorothy Mary Torchio Marjorie Loretta Watkins Valerie Bessie Zarvis Leo William Ziemlak Francis joseph Zofrea SPECIAL AWARDS Maplewood Institute Prize Essay Louisa Helen Ashton W ashington-Franklin Medalfor Excellence in American History Benedict Richard Harawitz V Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gold Medals -for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Friend H. Kierstead, Jr. Henry Andrew Kierstead Thomas ff. Curtin, ffr. Medal for Excellence in Athletics and Scholarship Ralph Renzi seventy-nine

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PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 1939 Sl-lIP'S LCG In the fall of 1936 a crowd of landlubbers four classl came seven hundred strong down East Street to the wharf where was tied the Pittsfield High . Land- lubbers from the smaller craft of Crane, Plunkett, Central, Pomeroy, Tucker, and Pontoosuc, we moved awkwardly as we swarmed aboard that Ship of State and made ready for our toilsome voyage on the Sea of Knowledge. The sails were set, the anchor raised-and we were off on the most pleasant, useful, and adventur- ous cruise man has ever undertaken - - - SHIP'S LOG 1936- 1939 September 9, 1936-New crew came on board. Mr. Roy M. Strout, First Lord of the Admiralty, called a meeting on the quarterdeck fthe auditorium to you non-seamenj and introduced the Second Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. John Ford, and the Mistress of the Fleet, Miss Nellie J. Parker. Registration was held in the main halls. September IO, 1936-First day out. Stormy weather ahead. Can the new crew cope with it? Many incorrect staterooms reported. February 11, 1937-This Ship's Scribe is amazed at the intellect of the new crew. The first storms have been weathered successfully, the ship is going full speed ahead, and now, the halfway point on the first leg of our journey has been reached with but few casualties. June II, 1937-Vacation Point sighted. One third of our voyage is done! June 18, 1937-We reached Port Junior at 2:30 today. The landlubbers became full-fledged tars. Shore leave given to all till September. September 8, 1937-The tars returned on board ship today-some a bit reluctantly -but certainly a far different crowd from the novices on board last year. Few of the crew failed to report for duty. December 2, 1937-The tars held their first organized meeting under the supervision of Mr. John Ford, Second Lord of the Admiralty. That they might be a crew, second to none, they elected the following officers:- Captain Ralph Renzi First Mate Charles Downey Scribe Jane Menard Purser Jane Hanley Pilot Mr. Thomas F. Geary February 11, 1938-Again the halfway point has been reached-this time on the second leg of our cruise. The sea is calm and untroubledg the sails are standing out stiffly before a favorable wind-it looks like clear sailing. The tars elected Seaman Paul Andrew, Chairman of the Junior Prom. February 18, 1938-The tars' swimming team, composed of Seamen Dorothy Douglas,Corinne Duval,Loraine Dakin,Dorothy Dressman,Mary Devanny, eighty-one