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

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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 When we entered the plane, we discovered Pilot Merritt and Co-Pilot Cox had been replaced by Pilot Hartley and Co-Pilot Spriggs.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,

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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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As we glided into S. H. S. Airport, six weary, but happy and proud Seniors, alighted from the plane. The final roll was called, Richard Armstrong, Elizabeth Cassidy, Antonio Malnati, Helen Martin, Mary Pixley, and Marian Rote. — All present! As The Spirit of ' 47 soared through the sky, returning to accompany others through the years, each senior became aware of the great responsibility that was now his. For now there was no one to plot the course. T QT T Last Will and Testament We, the class of 1947, at Sheffield High School, Town of Sheffield, County of Rerkshire, in order that the school may be able to survive from the great loss sustained by our graduation, do hereby wish to insure scholastic tranquility, provide for the Sophomores and Juniors, promote the Freshman class, and secure the blessings of the faculty and school personnel to ourselves and posterity, do ordain and establish this last will and testament and bequeath the following legacies: SECTION I Article I — To the class of 1948: We give and bequeath, freely and without reserva- tions or stipulations, to the Junior class, our rightful heirs, and to their heirs and assigns forever, our most important and valuable properties, viz., our self-satisfaction, our im- portance, and our wisdom, all of which we possess in enormous quantities, and we hope said gifts will be of use in overcoming their present inertia. Article II — We also leave the Junior class our good luck. It made us what we are today, and it should satisfy them. In addition to this, all our privileges and rights as Seniors in classrooms will revert to them, as well as any notebooks, pencils, fountain pens, unfinished lollypops, or unfinished business, including debts contracted while engaged in the business of being a Senior, also any boys or girls whom we may have left behind in our haste. Article III — We give and bequeath to the Junior class our well-known nerve, which they will need next year, and all the examination questions we have been given during the past year. We believe that an examination, like history, often repeats itself. The answers, never owned in entirety, have long since been mislaid by us and are not included in this legacy. Article IY — To the class of 1949 we leave our patience. It will be found useful as the only means by which they can endure the Juniors. Article V — To the class of 1950 we leave a map of the school building, so that they will not get lost and roam about in everybody ' s way looking for their classrooms. We include with this map our little book entitled, How to Tell the Teachers, a pamphlet compiled by us after four years of arduous study. The legatees will notice this book is not what to tell the teachers but how. It contains specific information as to which teachers can he bluffed, which are easy and which are hard to please and those whom it is impossible to please It tells who your favorite authors must be to stand well with the English depart-