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

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Welcome Address Friends. I say friends, because whether you out there in the audience are a member of the faculty, school committee, underclassman, one of the alumni, a parent, or just a visitor, you are still our friend. It is very difficult to say welcome to you, tonight at our class night exercises, because to be sincere in one ' s wishes, and still not over do it, is a task. . . .1 thought it might be well to tell you about a girl who ap- plied for admission to Vassar. Her father, while filling out a questionnaire sent to all parents, came to this question: Is she a leader ? He hesitated, then wrote, I am not sure about this, but I know she is an excellent follower. A few days later he received this letter from the president of the college: As our Freshman group next fall is to contain several hundred leaders, we congratulate ourselves that your daughter will also be a member of the class. We shall thus be assured of one good follower. As we leave Sheffield High, we wish to thank you for your help, encouragement and support which have made these past years very happy ones. As the girl who went to Vassar, we may not all be leaders, but the world would be a very poor one if there weren ' t some good followers also. Tonight we have prepared for you a program filled with music and fun which we hope you will enjoy. At the close of our program, you are very cordially welcomed to join us in a round and square dance. Again, as President of the Senior Class, I bid you a warm welcome. Class Night Program Address of Welcome Nancy Gilligan Praise Ye the Father Ch. Gounod Glee Club Class History Ann Nott and Ann Mar kham The Halls of Ivy Senior Girls Class Wills Anne Thomson and Marie Rueger On the Road to Mandalay Oley Speaks Senior Boys Class Prophecy-Rona Sande and Shirley MacKenzie .... Senior Class Salute to Stephen Foster Whistler-Hummel Band Farewell Poem by Shirley MacKenzie Shirley MacKenzie Peter Piper Frank Bridge Girls ' Glee Club Class Gifts Verna West and Barbara Woodbeck Now Is The Hour D. Steward . Senior Class Senior Celebrities George Bagnaschi Alma Mater Everyone 19

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Valedictory Address As defined by Webster, the Valedictory Address is a formal address bidding farewell. Some of you here in this very room may look upon us and ask yourself this question: Are these young people ready to assume their place in this worrisome world. I would like to comment on this remark. Yes, I admit we are very young, but 1 think that with the guidance we have received from our parents and our teachers we can assume responsibility. In fact, I ' m sure that many of the boys and girls sitting here now are already accountable for many things they do. Having assumed responsibility and ready to undertake still more, we leave this room tonight keeping in mind the importance of friendship and understanding. We will not think ourselves better than others for we will remember that all men are created equal. Yet, many of the American people have forgotten that part of the constitution and, as a consequence, have become prejudiced and narrow minded. Do you wonder, then, why there is war ? If some of these people would open their minds to reason and accept fact there would be, I ' m sure, fewer wars, if any. This is a very critical period in the life of man. Will the atomic bomb bring about the end of the earth or will it be harnessed into a peace-time machine? I be- lieve it depends on the human being. It should not be difficult to realize that society is affected by all the individuals of that society. I am sure all of us have at one time or another done or said something we later regretted. What if this happened on a larger scale? What if this bomb demolished the earth? Who would be at fault? If everyone could just sit down and really think situations over before making hasty decisions, a lot of unhappiness and heartbreak could be avoided. If we would just be a little friendlier toward our neighbors, a lot of hatred and prejudice would end. It hardly seems fair or necessary for young members of the armed forces to give their lives in this new world conflict when the people back home continue hating their neighbors because of a racial or religious difference. These men and women are fighting for peace and freedom. When this freedom and peace are won, how long will they last ? In George Washington ' s Farewell Address the concern for world peace is up- permost and I quote: Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct. And can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlighten- ed and at no distant period a great nation to give to mankind the magnanimous and novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence. Before we leave the halls of Sheffield, we again reflect on the happiest and most treasured years of our lives. Without the unending patience and guidance of Mr. Somes, Mr. Hennigar, the school committee, the faculty, our parents, classmates, and friedds, we would not be at the threshold of an awaiting adult world. 18

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Class History „ the ,„ oi .94, we. as «-- ■s r i re: ss,ssrsLi «£. « w ay „ e „—. Williams, John McCann, and Rita Hannigan. Those to take this journey were: Barbara Woodbeck, Ann Nott, Nancy GUlig«n. Shirllv MacKenzte Ann Markham, Richard Boardman, Charlotte Holcomb, Marte Rueger, feonaM kha Frank Bachetti, George Bagnaschi, Rona Sande, Roger Charbonneau Anne Thomson, Verna West, Richard Gibbs, Roland Mintz, Jerry Nott, Ronme Pezre and Dickie Curt iss. Each cadet would soon begtn to learn his tasks properly lor any error would result in his downfall. Last minute instructions were given, whereupon hearing the Length of time which would be necessary for such a journey, two of the cadets, Jerry Nott and Dicku .Curt ss, scratched their names from our log. Their conspicuous absence was erased from our minds when we soon became busily engaged at work managing our ship. The horizons of Marsport, the first stop, spread out before us at the expense of los- ing only one cadet This unfortunate accident occured when Future Bound lost her p d n be ame ' highly unmanueverable. Cadet Mintz volunteered to investigate the cause of this delay. Neglecting to put on his heavy space shoes, he was drawn into space when he opened the door of our ship. Cadet Mintz ' s post lost its emptiness with the enrollment of Cadet Bill Cronk, who was quick to grasp the duties of his post. Our stay on Mars was a new experience to all of us: packed with thrilling adventure and a piercing inquisitiveness. We were sad to leave but the thought of moving on to Venus renewed our ambition. Cadets Leona Markham, Charlotte Holcomb, and Richard Gibbs did not wish to venture to Venus so we departed, leaving them to make their own way on Mars. Venus proved to be of interest to only two of our cadets, Marie Rueger and Bill Cronk who felt they would profit more by attending the Venusville academy. We remain- ing cadets paused during the summer months to rest and repair the ship. The second year of travel found our short stay on Jupiter costly for this thriving metropolis with all its starlight grandeur lured Cadet Shirley MacKenzie into staying on, while we proceeded to Uranus. We cheered our safe arrival on Uranus for it was the half way mark of our long journey In our third year which was to include a trip to Neptune,- we learned that path- finder Rita Hannigan would not be traveling with us and with little difficulty we found Navigator Provencher to fill this vacant post. Here we took on Cadet Harry Meyers who wished to journey with us to Neptune and there attend the Neptunian Space College. Due to the anxiety of our crew and passenger Cadet Meyer, we set out for Neptune with little delay. Our ship was gliding smoothly along at a tremendous speed, and for the first time we were able to set our ship on automatic pilot and leave our assigned posts to view the galaxy through our space-viewer. Strange movements were seen on a dead planet. Peek- ing adventure we persuaded Pilot Hennigar to land so that we could seek out the cause of 20