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

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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

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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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these unusual movements. Coming 10 an abrupt stop, we soon discovered that the strange action unveiled into two of our old shipmates, Cadets Marie Rueger and Shirley MacKenzie. As a result of a space collision, they were shipwrecked here shortly before our arrival and were sending up an urgent S. O. S. with the hopes of being seen. . . .Our curiosity was rewarded. Once again, we set off for Neptune which we reached without mishap. Pilot Hennigar arranged for us to attend various classes here under the instruction of Officers Nicholas Morace, Lawrence Healy, Theodore Williams and Fernand Barrette. During this year Navigator Provencher received transfer orders which demanded her presence on Uranus. Soon thereafter, we received a wire from our Home Base Chief, Mr. Somes, that Navigator Trocchi would join us to take over the vacant post. Time was getting short so we returned to the Future Bound with plans of passing over moonlit Pluto and proceeding to Saturn. Our plans were soon upset when at the request of Cadets Ronald Pezze and Harry Meyer, we stopped shortly on Pluto ' s air strip to let them off. Upon arriving at Saturnville we were greatly distressed because of the loss of instruct- ors Lawrence Healy and Theodore Williams. These vacant posts were soon taken when Pilot Hennigar spied instructors Marie Walker and Thomas Norton roller skating around Saturn ' s star-studded ring. Repairs and need of fuel caused us to pause for a period of time. We Cadets, having served three-fourths of our time, entered our fourth year enthus- iastically. We headed the Future Bound toward Mercury, which Pilot Hennigar informed us, was to be our final stop before returning to our Home Base. Mercury proved to be the greatest of all challenges to us. Before entering our studies we were pleased by the enrollment of Cadet Henry Polastri who wished to conquer with us all future difficulties. With the guidance of Navigator Trocchi, we were able to complete our term in the alloted time. We Cadets, Roger Charbonneau, Rona Sande, Anne Thomson, Nancy Gilligan, Ann Markham, Frank Bachetti, George Bagnaschi, Marie Rueger, Verna West, Shirley MacKenzie, Ann Nott, Richard Boardman, Barbara Woodbeck, and Henry Polastri, proudly entered the Future Bound and set course for the dear old Alma Mater to show our Chief, Mr. Somes, the results of our mission and claim our rewards as full-fledged Cadets. The time has come for us to leave the ship Future Bound . We shall always cherish the fond memories of our trip, with sincere hopes that the knowledge we have acquired will make us capable of being good citizens of this worldly community. Class Will and Testament PREAMBLE We, the graduating class of the twelfth day, the sixth month--of the year of our down- fall—nineteen hundred and fifty-two, being without a doubt, the most abused and underpriv- ileged class ever to leave hallowed halls--do hereby announce to no one in particular and everyone in general this to be our last will and testament. Since we have made no previous will prior to this one, we will not bother to revoke or annul same. 21