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

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■HVH Article 2 John Whalen gives his mad passion to drive at no speed less than 85 miles an hour to Dick Boardman. Article 3. ... .Robert Curtiss graciously consents to hide his becoming quietness to some excessively noisy creature and forever thereafter silence him. Article 4. ... .Audrey Agar wills and bequeaths the right to be furiously mad at the faculty on report card days to any group or clique who may have nerve enough to complain about it. Article 5..... Joyce Funk wills and bequeaths her natural ability to be dismissed from classes to anyone who can develop this golden rule. Article 6. . . . .Jenny Johnson wills and bequeaths her poetic ability to Joyce Buckingham. Article 7..... Anna Pezze generously extends her speed-of -light basketball qualities to Leslie Gibbs. Article 8. . . . .Robert Smith bestows his friendly and helpful nature to Jimmie Welch. Article 9..... Rose Zamperini wills and bequeaths her Betty Grable attributes to the future Sheffield Queens. Article 10... ..Jack Rosier wills and bequeaths his life, liberty and pursuit of women goals to Roger Charbonneau. Article 11. . . . .Ranny Bartholomew wills the time before the 8:45 bell, recess, noon hour, and 8th period bells to Wesley Petersen so that he may visit his future feminine admirers. Article 12. ... .Austin Somes wills and bequeaths his title of class genius to Ann Hurlburt. Article 13. . . . . John Bachetti gives his outstanding ability to collect five fouls all in one period to Francis Zucco. Article 14. ... .Barker Buckingham wills his love for chickens to Donnie Percy, (chick spelled g-i-r-1-s.) Article 15. ... .Claire Pezzatti wills and bequeaths her shorthand and typing ability to Marie Rueger. Article 16. . . . . Ilamay Petersen wills and bequeaths her ability as guard of the basketball team to Barbara Rice. Article 17. . . . .Tom Bartlett leaves his extraordinary ability to close class meetings to Frank Bachetti. And at long last having no semblance of sanity left and being in desperate state of collapse, physically and mentally, we do hereby appoint and constitute the afore-mentioned principals, executors of this, our last will and testament. Signed this 15th day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty one. ........ .class of 1951. 21

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Preamble Class Will We, being und tution of learni and testament. I highest institut mind to make our following items loose what littl remaining so cal upon we take lea oubtedly the most ng, do here-by dec t must be remember ion of lower learn selves clearly und to be in an incohe e sanity we have 1 led students popul ve of mind and do insane class ever to leave this insti- lare this classical work our last will ed that we, being graduated from the ing, in all probability not in the right erstood; and, therefore, prescribe the rent-a-state as possible, and before we eft, may we express our regrets for the arly referred to as inmates, where- declare this our last will and testament SECTION 1 Article 1 To the faculty, we will and bequeath an uninterruped five- minute recess for the purpose of enjoying a bit of quietude in an effort to regain their sanity after three periods of nerve shattering classes. To them, we also leave a hypnotist so that they may be left under a spell strong enough to cope with some of the more boisterous class friends. Article 2 To our favorite hideway, the lunchroom, we give an automatic robot to dish out the noon meals, keeping the slightly crazed inmates in line, and very accurately reporting the number of pupils purchasing dinners, and thus alleviating our very dear Mrs, Moesley and Mrs, Smith from a daily tortuous routine. Article 3 To Mr. Cane we bequeath an escalator to assist him in his lab orious travels from the lower elevations to the most pinnacled heights. It is our hope, that whatever encourages science to further research will discover future implements that will help our custodian beyond his wildest dreams , Article 4 To our notable inmates otherwise known as the class of 1954 we generously advance to them the merriment of future carnivals which no sane group could possibly accept unless their minds were beginning to de- teriorate sooner than we had anticipated. Nevertheless they may well be labeled as the future ring-masters of each successive carnival and dance in which all merrimakers should find cause for laughter with the prear- ranged amusements and entertainments which the talents of no other group could produce or arrange. Article 5,.,,. To Sheffield High we most sincerely pass on our proud pos- session of school spirit which we have not neglected in any way thus far. To you we not only pass on a loyalty to Sheffi3ld ' s Orange and Black, but,, also, a true respect of the faculty; adminstration , and friends of Sheffield our Alma Mater. May the members still in the realm of sanity spread and broadcast this proud possession of school spirit which we have possessed. We, incidentally, bequeath the following as a necessary part of our last desire: SECTION II Article 1 Mary wills her love for Texas (and a certain fellow) to any other female of this institution who may in the future be in the same predicament. 20

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Prophecy Time — Clase of School day, fall 1961. Place — New Regional School, where Ilamay recently appointed teacher is conducting Anna through the building. Ilamay: And this is one of the most pleasant surprises I ' ve had for a mon th ! Anna: Yes, and getting back to the U.S. after my recent tour of duty through China and more recently Rome, certainly makes my return visit to Sheffield and to this new school more than pleasant. Ilamay: Oh! You don ' t know the half of it. Living here in Sheffield may not sound exciting, but following the activities of our class certainly is far from dull. In fact, I ' m sure you would be interested in hearing some of the typical scandal that makes good Sheffield gossip anytime. But before I tell you about that I ' ve got something I ' d like to show you, Our gym — Anna, you ' ll be amazed — It ' s right in here. Anna: Gosh, look at the immenseness of it. Just think how much this would have meant to us! My point score for the season would have gone up 50 or 60 more points if we had the privilege of practicing in a gym like this. Ilamay: With our new gym we are able to play all our home games here. Our athletic program is such that both boys and girls participate. In fact, this year our regional team took the New England Interregional Championship. You remember Tom Bartlett don ' t you? His lifelong wish finally came true. Anna: Did he join the Marines? Ilamay: Yes, and he ' s made first lieutenant from the ranks. On his last visit to Sheffield he honored us by talking to the boys here about the importance of athletic and physical development in school. Not only were the boys impressed but so was he impressed by the military training our boys get here in high school. Anna: Interesting! Sometime Tom will pick a wife and settle down around here in Sheffield too, when he has time to think about it. Ilamay: I don ' t know. It seems thus far his first love is the Marines. Speaking of life in Sheffield, did you know Barker Buckingham has set up quite a poultry • business? Anna: I suppose you have an agricultural course which gives training in poultry raising too. Ilamay: Oh! Yes, in fact most of our boys do very well at the University of Massachusetts when they graduate from Sheffield. Anna: Speaking of success, Ilamay, I know one kid who got to the top. 22