Sheffield High School - Sentinel Pines Yearbook (Sheffield, MA)

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Class Night Program June 17, 1947 Welcome Marion M. Rote, President Song — I Am Called Little Buttercup Girls ' Glee Club Class History Elizabeth Cassidy Class Will Mary Pixley Song — I Am the Monarch of the Seas Boys ' Glee Club Statistics Helen Martin Class Prophesy Antonio J. Malnati, Jr. Song — A Merry Life ' ' Mixed Glee Club Senior Celebrities Marion M. Rote Class Gifts Richard T. Armstrong Song — Alma Mater (Audience standing) Everyone r f Address of Welcome On behalf of the Senior class, I welcome you here to our Class Night exercises. To the Faculty, Members of the School Committee, and friends, we Seniors would like to express our sincerest appreciation for all the help, guidance, and encouragement that you have given us in the past years. We especially wish to thank you town folks who so loyally have supported our various activities which has made possible our class trip, our yearbook, and graduation. Tonight we will present our Class Will, Prophecy, History, Statistics, and Gifts. We do hope you will enjoy our program. Immediately following these exercises there will be dancing in the auditorium. Pop Smith and his Orchestra will furnish the music. Won ' t you join us there? Marian M. Rote Senior Class President

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Mary E. Pixley Mary It ' s the sunt you sing, and the smiles you wear That makes the sun shine everywhere. Operetta Beauty Contest 1 Class Will 4 Senior Play Staff 4 Senior Play Staff 4 Lunch Room 2 P. K. R. Staff 4 Class Committees 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1,2, 3, 4 Prom Committee 4 Prom Committee 4 Office 3 Despite Mary ' s outside interest which draws heavily on her time, she still is a good worker for her school and her class. In the joke column Mary can give and take. A good scout with a ready smile and a hearty laugh. Best of luck to Mary. Antonio J. Malnati Tony ' A lion among the ladies is a terrible thing. P. K. R. Staff 3, 4 Class Committees 1. 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 4 Student Council 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Class Prophecy 4 Senior Play 3, 4 Chief Marshall of Halls 4 Class Vice-President 4 Basketball 3, 4 Baseball 4 Tony Malnati, better known at school as Muscles ' Malnati, is the Senior Class pride and joy. Whenever you hear a hearty laugh, it ' s Tony. Just an all around guy with a smile and laugh for anyone at anytime. Tony ' s ambition is to be a veterinarian, and the Class of 47 wishes him the best of luck in the future. Marian M. Rote Marian If you want anything done, do it yourself. Class President 1, 4 Vice-President 2, 3 P. K. R. Staff 3, 4 Editor-in-Chief 4 Glee Club 1, 3, 4 Student Council 1, 3, 4 Prom Committee 3, 4 Office 2, 3, 4 Operetta Beauty Contest 1 Class Committees 1, 2, 3, 4 Play Calamity Kids 4 Class History 4 Lunch Room 2 Marian, our class president, is well liked by everyone. Her pleasing personality, her ability to get along with others, and her willingness to help has aided in making our class activities a success. Her acting capacity was well demon- strated in the Calamity Kids. We will always remember her untiring efforts as Editor- in-Chief of the Pine Knoll Register. Best of luck, Marian!

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History of the Class of 1947 On September 1, 1943, seventeen bewildered freshman acquired passage on the plane The Spirit of ' 47. The passenger list read as follows: Richard Armstrong, Elizabeth Cassidy, Lillian Davis, Leon Eichstedt, Correll Gibbs, Paul Holmes, Bessie Leffingwell, Antonio Malnati, Helen Martin, Elizabeth Olsen, Francis Pezzee, Mary Pixley, Marion Rote, Harold Stevens, Geraldine Tonking, and Lucy Vedovelli. The plane took off from Freshman Field at 8:42 A. M. with Mr. Merritt as pilot and Mr. Cox as co-pilot. The hostesses were Mrs. Porter, Miss Watts and Mrs. Shook. The take-off was rather rough and the weather continued to be stormy through this, the first lap of our trip. In June, when we landed for a brief rest at Examination Field, we were saddened at the fact that many of our passengers had bailed out along the way. Thus, when we met at Sophomore Field the following September, we found that the list had dwindled to: Richard Armstrong, Elizabeth Cassidy, Leon Eichstedt, Correll Gibbs, Paul Holmes, Antonio Malnati, Helen Martin, Elizabeth Olsen, Mary Pixley, Marion Rote, Harold Stevens, and Lucy Vedovelli. When we entered the plane, we discovered Pilot Merritt and Co-Pilot Cox had been replaced by Pilot Hartley and Co-Pilot Spriggs. Hostesses Porter and Watts had obtained positions at another airline. Hostess Leafgreen was then added to our group. We were now well on our way, having made our initiation voyage ; most of the stormy weather was behind us, lying in wait for the unsuspecting planes of the future. At first we were uncertain as to the ability of the new crew, but before the trip ended, we became familiar with them, and found them more than capable of fulfilling their duty. We had just unfastened our safety belts, anticipating the smooth way ahead, when we were overtaken by a smaller and lighter craft, The Spirit of Westfield. Thus Mary La- freniere joined our group. It was then June, and time to land for repairs and refueling. In September, when our little group assembled at Junior Airport, Co-Pilot Spriggs read the roll. It contained these names: Richard Armstrong, Elizabeth Cassidy, Correll Gibbs, Paul Holmes, Mary Lafreniere, Antonio Malnati, Helen Martin, Elizabeth Olsen, Mary Pixley and Marian Rote. The crew had been enlarged by a mechanic, Card. During this trip, an unfortunate accident occurred. Pilot Hartley neglected to close the trap door; thus, three passengers, Correll Gibbs, Mary Lafreniere, and Elizabeth Olsen, departed from our gathering. When we looked at our calendar, we were amazed to find that it was time for another brief stop. In September, we convened at Senior Airport, for this, the final lap of our journey. If the weather remained calm, and no accidents occurred, we would soon reach the goal we had been striving for. Our crew had been somewhat changed. After many close calls, Me- chanic Card decided that the ground was safer than the air. Hostess Shook had departed, and Navigator Williams replaced her. We found him to be of great assistance in guiding us through the mountains of Macbeth, and over the oceans of Grammar,