Roslindale High School - Yearbook (Roslindale, MA)

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VICTORY !! wma, we BIHDIE 1 Gr C UB .,-,I-7, l Tlllt ' . .V 6 f' M A - -I 2 ', u'-L4 if 4 41 ,H e . Q 5f!L!iiiifi!lE!,: wm ,,,, .,f,q1Ng, 'f T SENlOVx PRON 645 ' u, J- V ' 'D I, ii ' 3 P M 53 3 ' w Q r f' A l T V 4 . A ' ,L, ll , p it , . is fr r 2214 3 Z TBA in school were spent on school work! In passing the hall late in the day, one might hear quotations from Shakespeare or heated discussions about scenery, lighting, or properties as the Dramatic Club re- hearsed. After being coaxed by the Misses Reilly, Reid, Hamrock, and Com- pany to buy tickets, we attended Elmer, Accent on Revenge, and the Rossie version of Julius Caesar. How can we forget the talented members of the class of 115 as they gracefully made their exit, uttering lines Shakespeare supposedly wrote? Spring brought us the opportunity to exercise our right of franchise as care- fully taught in our H8 and H4 classes. Posters, soap-box orations, and the speeches in the hall, accompanied by the knocking of knees and the snapping of finger nails, aided us in our decision. The girls must have voted for the weaker sex, for we came out of the ordeal with three out of four male class officers: President Iohn McCloskey, Vice-president Peter De- Ceorge, Treasurer Vail Haakg and Secre- tary .lean Schnetzer. The midnight oil was burned in many homes, much to our parents' dismay, as we crammed for the inevitable bi-monthlies in History. To top this, there were the Hearst American History Exam and the W'ashington-Franklin Medal Exam. in which we dared fate to let us win. Prize Drill and the Schoolboy Parade with the boys in their new arrny-style drill-suits soon came. lt was lunel XVe enviously watched the seniors depart, brit were consoled with the thought that we would reign supreme as seniors in Sep- tember. September came and we sailed bliss- fully into our senior year, hoping for the best and prepared for the worst. The new administration under the leadership of Iohn McCloskey, Peter Dc-George, Vail Haak, and lean Schnetzer with the advice of Miss Kane and Mr. Reynolds, began to solve all problems. P page nineteen