Sharon High School - Marsengold Yearbook (Sharon, MA)

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BERTHA LILLIAN VVEST lVesty,' I anz ever merry when I hear sweet musicf' Activities: All Around Club 15 Sophomore Trot 2g Operetta 2, Basketball 3, Harvest Dance 34 Style Show 4g Junior Prom Sten-Type 3, 44 Class Prophet 4. YVesty has two entirely different personalities. One is the girl who has a lovely voice and writes poetry, the other, a live wire who loves to tease. She has an adorable sister on whom she lavishes much of her attention, this being only one of the many outlets of her kindness. BERNICE MAE XVI-IITE ..Peg,, Have I caught my heavenly jewely' Activities: Student Council 1, Clee Club 1, 4g All Around Club 1: Sophomore Trot Committee 2, junior Prom Committee 3: Sten-Type Club 3, 45 Style Show 4g Senior Play Committee 4. Miss Crocker loses a valuable helper when Bernice passes from Sharonis halls of learning. Bernice's diligence in Miss Crockerls behalf was exceeded only by her enthusiasm for performing tricky stunts on top of the parallel bars Monday mornings. EDXVARD HENRY BERCSTROBI 66EdP7 There's something about a soldierfi Eddie joined us in his junior year but his heart was never in itf' As a member of the National Guard he was called in the middle of the year to military service at Camp Edwards. Although he did not Hnish the school year here, Ed was privileged to receive his diploma with the class, and we feel privileged to have had him with us. YVILLIAM RUFUS MANN, JR. Bill', Th0u,rt such a touchy, jesty, pleasant fellow. Activities: Sophomore Trot 2, Harvest Dance 4. If it doesnit work, we seniors land most othersj take it to Bill. His vast knowledge of things mechanical is evident from the way in which he works. Bill's pleasant manner and big-brotherly advice are also appreciated by his fellow classmates. AMERICO JOHN VADALA Rican And master of himself though China fall. Activities: Basketball 1, 2, Clee Club lg Traffic Squad 3, 4, Junior Prom 39 Senior Play 4. In every class there is one soul that dwells apart. At Sharon it was Americo. NVe often wondered what soul stirring thoughts filled Roco's mind as he sat in study hall, his countenance rapt in mystery. 524 page nineteen

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cence, we went to school each morning. And why not? Stringing rainbow beads, drawing kittens, reading picture books, writing, adding, substracting, and singing are surely accomplishments, and rather delightful pastimes, too. Little did we realize that we were on our way, as our mothers and fathers trustingly assured each other, to becoming educated. Years passed, and, strangely, with them, the majority of us, too. September, 1937, found us at last to our great delight in the big. red brick building which represented for us a long-cherished dream abode. YVe spent the greater part of our freshman and sophomore years setting a good example for the juniors and seniors. Entering the first year there was scarcely a boy who had not forsaken short pants for long trousers, nor a girl who had not exchanged braids for curly locks. In freshman year we were divided into two groups. One was made up of students taking the college preparatory course under the supervision of Miss Dorothy Chase. Across the hall, Mr. Avery took charge of the pupils in the commercial course. That same year three new teachers came to Sha1'on High, Mr. Arthur Lord, Mr. Clarence Pedley, and Mr. Frederic XVard. Since we were studying like Trojans we had few social events, though we did sponsor a tea dance to which the junior high was invited. This was a great success, with games, dancing, and delicious refreshments. I By the time we reached our sophomore year, our enthusiasm for homework had crumpled considerably. Our one social event, the sophomore trot, although held in the afternoon, was, as were all of our social events, a brilliant success. It was worked out on a St. Patrick's Day theme, the color scheme, green, and the waitresses dressed in little tea aprons with shamrocks on them. 1Ve must not forget to mention the arrival of several new students during this year: Kendall Southern, Vernon Saunders, Harold Lurie. and jane Clark. Our return to school in 1939 was saddened by the loss of our very dear friend, Mr. Frank R. Page, who for seven years, had been the superintendent of the schools in Sharon. XVith a true sense of our own importance we swaggered into Room 12. XVe, the class of 311, had reached our eleventh year. Only one more year to endure. Miss Dorothy Chase was to be our homeroom teacher and Class Adviser, transferred from the junior high. CTO this day we still think she regrets the change.j Glamour, wit, and brains were added in generous portions to our numbers with the entrance to our group of Marilouise jones, Eddie and George Berstrom, Ellen Christensen, and Thelma Stratton. By this time the girls were all agog about that handsome, tall, blond teacher, Mr. Thomas Brosnan. How he ever happened to come to Sharon is unknown. but the girls felt that he surely must have been a gift from heaven. The boys?-well you guess. To emphasize our true importance and good intentions, class meetings were held on Fridays during activity periods. They certainly were democratic, to say the least, with every one bellowing his or her remarks, and no one dis- playing consideration for anyone else. During one of these hectic periods we selected for our class rings, the Annapolis style sample which seemed to please all the boys, and of course, that was apparently all that counted. Then came the junior prom-four weeks of Herculean labor for one thrilling night. Being, as we were, the class of 311, We decided simply to page twenty-one