Roslindale High School - Yearbook (Roslindale, MA)

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Q ' ' J., Q, .I . X A Af p X, , i 'af ,,, We GK UW ISALL Gvleenc T0 'NM WHERE Do WE GO Frlor-1 HERE, 3 THE ECRUITS -1.4 ROSSIE. SOUT 'Lrg X 9 WE,LL G-Er' YET, 5 PO RTS .TUNE 3tfh'ri22Egvfsig1GOa 6O4l ig , 40 ,, n at ' .X s . ,1 0 yfn 5-2 sw Wh 4 1' , BY mmconss. FREDEY-43 AND - 1-:scene RONES-43 Elllll Hlllllll One auspicious clay in S1'llll'IlllJ1'I', lflllr. we decided to let the halls ol liossif- lie the scene of our actiyities lol' the next three years. 'llns was to be the place where we would meet friends old and new. wliere we would indulge in more lun and lrolie. and where we might advance our education. IF we had time .... School held no terrors for us. After all. hadnt we been in the senior class of our junior high schools? Hadnt we looked at the other classes with absolute disgust at their llIlSOPlllStlC21tiOI1? Certainly the high school was ,going to take us in with open arms and put us in our rightful places as dignified members of a class that would undoubtedly be one of the most memorable in the history of the school. . . . NVell. we came and we XYEHE put in our place - but what a placel Teachers led us into classrooms. sometimes by the pro- verbial ear. XVe were ROY.-XLLY welcomed, -with books. homelessons. and. before we knew it. with report cards. The last. we discovered. merely gave the teachers' opinions of our ability and work and were always far below our true standard .... After wandering around for a few weeks. we found teachers really werent calling us names when they mentioned a hypotenuse of a right triangle or simile and metaphor. In no time at all we were thoroughly acquainted with the routine and customs of Hossie.,' We still were members of the sophomore class. however. and so we couldn't run the school. although we certainly tried. We discovered eventually that there were many parts of school that weren't half bad. There were many sports for which we could go out. Then. also. there were many clubs to which we could lend our talents. It was no time at all until we saw groups gathering in the corridors arguing and settling the XMIQQ' WWI: r '.

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IlHlSIUlNlS Hllllllil 'iLaying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come. that they may lay hold on eternal life. Tim. 1- 6:19. XVe. the class of 19453. have had a good opportunity throughout our school life to build a firm foundation for good character and citizenship. This oppor- tunity has come to us in many forms. First. there has been the association with our teachers and classmates. full of experiences revealing to us the desir- ability of having as good an education as possible. Secondly, there is to be found in our text books and literature the store of knowledge and experience which has been accumulating since the beginning of history. Another of the many forms that this opportunity has taken is the effort to use our knowledge in the assumption of new responsibilities. In more peaceful days our efforts were bent to the building of a better society. People having diversified in- terests would enter many different fields of endeavor such as commerce, manu- facturing, and science. lf we as a class represent a cross section of American youth. we shall be similarly divided and shall be able to make contributions to society commensurate with our efforts so far. Beyond the preparation for more normal times it has evolved on this class to be faced with the necessity of preparing for the winning of the war that now covers the globe, and the assuring of a lasting peace. During the entire year we have been constantly reminded of the present conflict: we have seen the effects of rationing in our lunch roomsg our classes have been interrupted for air raid drillsg our vacations have been extended. In addition. our class has been depleted because many of our classmates have gone into war jobs and into the armed services of our country. As well as educating our minds we have been training our bodies in the recent physical education program. For these reasons we have had little opportunity to forget the war. Yet why should we try to forget it? XVhen we leave the shelter which high school has given us, we shall go into a world which will remind us even more constantly and much more forcefully of the VV21l'. So it would seem that we are challenged to carry on to the best of our abilities to the end that our lives. our country, and the world as a whole be the better for our efforts. XVe accept the challenge! Kenneth E. Crook, Jr. ,nlgw four!! I'll

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worlds problems. There were those who went around with waving hands and loud voices. People on the outside might think that they were fugitives from an insane asylum. but of course NVE knew that they were just harmless members of the Dra- matic Club .... Some of the girls went out for horseback riding. They had plenty of arguments - with the horses - over a place to sit. The month of june finally came. and we looked enviously at the seniors leaving while we remained hard at work and perspired for a few more weeks. But it all ended. and we became jovial juniors. Now at last we were higher than SONIC'- one, and we certainly took advantage of that fact .... School was quite normal for a time, but then came the war and with it rationing. The part that we enjoyed was the rationing of school. XVe could lie in bed and laugh at the alarm clock and read in the papers about the hard work that the teachers were doing while we had pre- mature vacations. Also during our junior year a question which had perplexed the great brains of the nation for many years proved only a meager obstacle to our Debating Club when it settled once and for all Cuntil the next timel the Latin American problem. XVith Miss Hamrock URCINC the sale of tickets, the more talented members of our class and of the school presented to Rossie , before moving to Broadway, june Mad . As you might know, since there were members of our class in it. the performance brought down the roof. Two days in our short stay at Rossie will never be forgotten. At both times the boys had on their monkey suits . One was the day we had our prize drill competition. when we marched nohlv to Fallon Field and ignohly swam back .... The other was the street parade in our junior year. when the rains came and rivers Howed in the streets. ,wig viilfv Il nf- Haze Jani' iflihkfy NAS C' xx 2 CLASS ELECTIONS ll .. lfflps Wq lg Kg? Q-:i:T 4Pl ft K LH '52 8 1 s l? E. il arf it CT' ui 1 7 Jjjl 'l R il - .-1 121 X Y42 Lrl-'-' livslmii ev Fmmconse Fncoev-'43 - AND j-AELENE RONES - 43