Shrewsbury High School - Colonial Yearbook (Shrewsbury, MA)

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QW E It NY! N The nlght 19 dark drearv and moonless as Bev and I make our wax down the narrow deQerted allev We are headed for Madame Maragha Q apartment ln the bagement of the dmgv orlental hotel at the end of the allev The a1r becomeQ foul the duQt thlcker the road narrower HQ we approach her hovel Tlmldlv we advance to the door and touch the bell A vselrd reQound1ng note penetrates the st1ll mght and a lows vo1ce bldS UQ Co o ome Wxth Qhaklng flngerQ we l1ft the latch caut1ouQlx and deQcend the creakmg Qta1rQ AQ our ex QQ become accuQtomed to the dark we notlce ln the center of a table a pecullar ob1ect whlch rem1ndQ us of Aladdm s lamp A no1Qe from behmd announceQ the DFGQBHCQ of our hoQteQQ At Bev Q queQt1on Qhe expla1nQ that the lamp haQ been handed down for mam generat1onQ and poQQeQQeQ a maglcal power Our GXDFQQQIOHS QuggeQt skept1c1Qm 90 t plove her pomt Qhe gl1deQ acrosQ the floor and dropQ some powder from her rmg mto the lamp A thm ve1l of Qmoke tw1QtQ 1tQ wax mto the room becommg thlcker and thlcker until vs e can Qee a denQe foreQt Qurroundmg a lonelx ranger Q cabm wlth kev lookout Vmt scannmg the horlzon A couple of trees topple and mto VIGVN come Ioe Flemmg and Olle wlth thelr llttle hatchets bla71ng a new trall for next wmter Q Qkl trlp Don JohnQon followlng behmd Quddenlx IS swallowed up bx the ground AQ the trap QnapQ a shrlll bell rmgs and tax1derm1QtQ FolQom and Forr1Qter come runnmg onto the Qcene to recover thelr catch On the edge of the foreQt 19 Lewes Bowker 9k6tChlI'lg Doug T1 ue Q beautlful farm Doug Q farm boaQts of a rldlng academx and aQ the QCQIIC shlfts to the academs vue see Nancv Horne trxmg to rent a bronco from Pldlng master Dannx Flx nn A short dlstance up the road there IQ a slgn vshlch reads Honex moon Lane The road 18 lmed vslth prettx vshlte houseQ w1th purple ,mu gnkf Q! 9 ,'- if M Zlxgjw HX? f 7-I ,Jin f , J rnlf,-iff' Z W T5 ,sxsxxx K 'I,..-:-'J 1 pf 'qldf 3 at-Q if J URFCUFQKH CHMUKIH trlmmlng The f'1rQt mallbox tells us vxe are at the home of the R Creens Nancx S Creen holds Dlck JI bx the collar ulth one hand VV1th the other hand she cop1eQ a reclpe for hot coffee glxen to her bv Bev L McWax AcroQs the Qtreet we Qee Shlrlex and Barbara the marrled O Marrah Q1QterQ goQQ1p1ng about red faced Paul Joubert a nelghbor vsho IQ hangmg Qome tmx unmentlonables on the lme Shlrlex B and John Hurd Qlttlflglll thelr back xard haxe decided that Paul Q better half Marrlane must be out on a new Qpaper as-Qlgnment The laQt house dlsplaxs a slgn White s Beautx Shop InQ1de under drx erQ 5 1' o 'Q A , 1 g X yl 1 . ll u ff, l E ja Q fl If 1 lf ' '- , ,, , xxf A' x N ' fr F' Q:--1. .' - X 'T-T ,' ll, x I K 1 I. I - S f I j l . l . - 4 'klll ' - . . . ' , fav 1 pp 4- f ,fc 4 . . ' ' ' Alt 'j Qld X Z .v '. 1 J All 'A-T I I F X . ' . 3 Q 'lil' J 5 'gf . . . K ., V f V 4 ,lf 44 I - - .iv K K. . ff 1 fl ? 5 ' . . l. 1 iff . . . ' I X Z V, . . X, . ll. . . ,. . 1 f X A . S g Nz 1 . .. A . . .' . . , . , o x T- I f , . K nk 1 1 ' ' . .fi W 1 ,. A .. . - . I I' x .Eflt v 1 ' N' , 'Ill' . 'S' a y TVA 'f7 a , 4 K' l A. ' V ' l u ' , K Lv ' K1 i, K, . ' ' l K . ' K1 kv y . , , , ,y Q ' . 1 C. -' . I ly K K a Yu K . . ,K A .x lv. v , ns ' L , n . ' .v ' . v 1 A A- ' ' . 1 Iv g K - I L K 4 K, . lx y . . 9 1 ' . v. v .' ' s n H.. I , . 7 L H n . K , ' ,Y v . ' t - ' r . Kv 30

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The word sophomore when dlslded into two parts reveals the Greek word sophos meaning WISE and the word morose mean ing foolish This name was neser so well placed as It was on that group of sophomores In that fall of 46 thes were Jomed bs another group of students who halled from Coolidge Junior High School A Sophomore Social w as enjos ed so that thes could become acquainted Then followed class elections with George Concordla Beverls Janson Malrlane Zenls and Margers Goodell elected as officers As set the duties of these officers w ere rather light It was at this t1me that thes plunged into the1r first real mones making senture the Sophomore Hop The affair was held in Nee Hall amld balloons streamers pictures of fat ladies and clowns to lend an atmosphere of 1 circus to it all Although the returns were nnanclalls rather small soclalls the dance was September rolled around again and th1s time thes were enthuslastlc Juniors Once again thes found themselves at the polls for electlons For the1r president thes re elected George Concordia Ann Gonva became the1r v1ce presldent Marrlane Zenls secretars and Midge Goodell treasurer The Sadle Hawkms dance started thlngs buzzlng agaln As th1s was leap sear the g1rls asked the bovs called for them furnlshed or1g1nal corsages and took them home after wards A gas and h1lar1ous time was had bs In Mas the Junior Prize Speaklng Contest was held and Margers Goodell succeeded 1n wlnnlng first prize wlth Rlchard Antoun and Doris Whitnes second and third June n1nth 1948 was the nlght the JUHIOFS were ant1c1pat1ng the nlght of the1r Junior Prom' The hall was turned lnto an old fash loned garden ss 1th floss ers galole lNancs Stevens was chosen Queen of the Prom And now the Junior sear had drawn to a close N acatlon over our s oung hopefuls returned to Beal High to find themselves seniors' The offlcers to guide them in their final quarter toward graduation were David Morgan Mar 11ane Zenls Jean Wallsten and Midge Goodell To start this sear off the annual Victors Dmce was held with music furnished bs Bruce Choate As alwas s the dance was vers successful On December 10 a Whist Parts was held 1n Nee Hall Umntentionalls a member of the class won first prize The w1nn1ng table was plas ed bs Joan Thas er Phs ll1s Sencabaugh bud Hall and Ceorge Concordia At Christmas time the Senlor Choir pre sented a Choral Cantata Aldlng them was the Freshman Cholr and the Dramatic Club Their trip to Washlngton and New York w is one of the most unforgettable events of their high school career Among the places thes visited were the Naval Academv at An napolls Smithsonlan Institute Mellon Art Gallers Mount Vernon and Arlington Ceme ters However the biggest splash of the tr1p was the evenlng spent at the swlmmlng pool IH the Ambassador Hotel No casualtles as a result of this hilarious experience were recorded Class Dav a das strictls for laughs IS here It IS our last chance to share Jokes wlth all classmates and friends The scene noss shifts to Graduation Das Amid full hearted farew ells the great curtain begins to drop Suddenls it bursts 1nto the flame of the crackling logs 1n the fireplace The dream has vanlshed and a heavs sigh of wistfulness came os er me as I realized that one of the most noteworths of Beal High s groups had passed into the realm of memors Isancs Stevens Margers Goodell , cc ay , ' Y' - v 1 Y v , t I . Ia n - I K! F L L L L u , ' ' , u H ' - - 1 5 L ' L ' 'f 1 v v 1 ' I ' I . I I I y - I 1 . Y A. .Q ' I I I . I, I , , 7 1 v ' I , ', , K 1 , I w A K N 1 - Y I ' . 1 v vi . . ' lv c I I I t' D Y v y 4 v v - f . I K I, I . . Y v . l I l . I II I I , . v ' . . - , H - ' v . v -v V - I v . V t I I. I ' . r , ' ' Y 1 1 ' 'I v' ' 1 t , I I I K - L ' , ' ' , V V v v l I I I l 1 1 I V I ' v . . . 3 , l -I L -'- ' Y , , I , . ' . I . o I iv 1 1 . ' ' 1 ' I I 1 - I,I I, I 1 I ' l 1 1 I 1 . I I I I a I - 1 I . 1 s I f f . c I . I H 1 . V 1 ,I ' 'I I L v' I ' - - - 1 . . - I 1 :IH IIHITIBUSG SUCCESS. 1 s ZI I I I J ' I . L s L I . . . . . y - 7 I ' I K I I. 1 1 ' v I, I , t I I I . . . 1 - ' ' - ev s I. t ' 9 . . y I4 v . D . , I I , ' o I o n . . . . 1 - . 1 I , I I 9 Lv L I 9 . , I I LLI o L L , L . I I s I I I I n ' - xr , ' L L ' I . . V . . I . I , I 1 v 1 1 , II t , . I t I, I . L U 7 , I o I . . Y I I I I , 1 , , ' ' ' , v II I I. I. t I I t all I I I I K 1 . . . . - . v . I V I 7 . 1 K . . . , I v . , I . L I I I I I . . . ' v 7 A l Q A N ' I I 1 7 II . v . . . , v ' x I 1 v L ' 1 . . . . . I K ' y ' T I II l 1 7 - - . wh v 1 Y v K D l v v v

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Slt the Carroll slsters readlng Joe Palooka wh1le Mary D Errlco and Joanne exchange tasty blts of news Down the road the llttle green school house IS 1n full swlng Dotty Burkhardt DlCkS up one of Ann Gonya s screammg l1ttle darllngs bv the ear Downstalrs ln the cafeterla Marlon Henley experlenced d1et1t1an and Audrey Bergsten wh1p up a new no Vltamln lunch together Ethel Kelman and Paullna Peters are out IH the yard try1ng to keep the chlldren away from Johnny Knlpe s U Drlve It busl ness establlshment Johnny IS busy at the moment watchlng Andy Morgo the playboy and John Wlcklund argulng over the prlce of Andv s car at Wlcklund s Scrap Steel vard AS usual there 1sn t much left of Andy s car An ambulance screams around the corner Jerry Granger IS at the wheel he has become qulte good at one arm dr1v1ng The hospltal sends a nurse w1th h1m M1dge Goodell and Mary Lou Parsons come runnmg out to take care of the patlent It IS a man lommy Hays 1n fact so Mldge mstructs Mary Lou to leave We later learned that Mldge takes care of Men only In the wa1t1ng room for expectant fathers Carlo IS enterta1n1ng the nervous fathers he s perfectly calm h1mself of course Screams from downstalrs draw our atten t1on to the dental cl1n1c Barbara Farr IS busy pulllng Kenneth Hultqulst s teeth Toothless Dottle Parks and Prlscllla B1rn1e look out the wlndow at the crowd gatherlng on the com mon as they awalt a flttmg for new plates By the look on thelr faces we can easlly see that they are looklng at the male populace of Shrewsbury At the new audltorlum a r1ot IS 1n full progress led by Larry Bartlett Bob Cash mon and DaV1d Johnson who are target practlcmg w1th rotten tomatoes The target seems to be that debatlng team from Wash lngton D C of Jewers Antoun Larry Flynn and Concordla Inslde the Chlcago band led by Nancy Armstrong Francis Joslvn D1ck Berggren George Chevaller Robert Crandall and Joey Thayer IS plavlng a hot number Jeanne Holmes IS featured as the worlds champlon soprano Her manager Bev Moore looks on cr1t1cally Insurance Presldent Dav1d Morgan IS keep 1ng hls secretar1es Theresa Schlavone Mary Davls and Lena Slmone qulte busy these days The offlce IS next door to the aud1 torlum and Daye doesnt want to mlss a chance of another Sale Ruel Dudley and Camella Nlaenzo work lndustrlously try 1ng to keep the firm from bankruptcy Walkmg past Mastro and Cate s hardware store IS Jlmmy Joubert wlth samples of green stuff he had Just taken from the bank where he works He hasnt started to g1V8 away any of the samples yet In Eaton s market Blll Elllott Joe AlbFlZlO and Alvar Nelson are seen buslly labellng the customers Over 1n the corner Mlcky Qulrk referees a watermelon ball game Demo Hugo Charlle MOFISOH and John Grande are the star players Suddenlv from around a stack of canned goods comes a Carl lage plloted recklessly bv Lloyd Chamberlaln Al1ce manages to plCk up a few th1ngs as thev skld around the corners Sargent Cllfford drlves up ln the store truck and Howard Kes sell1 rushes over and starts taklng lnventorv Across the street IS Damelsons Depart ment Store Jean Engllsh 1s telllng decorators Barbara C ambrla and Loretta Morelle how attractlve the1r new dlsplay wlndow looks w1th all those old cand1d shots taken IH 1949 Irene Smlth and Phyllls Sencabaugh through work as beautlclans at the store for the day head for Stonebacks Movle Theater In the tlCk9t l1ne IS Chet Ireland who IS about to abandon hope of gettlng a date w1th the cute cash1er Lo Hagerstrom Suddenly out salls Jo MOTFISSQY bounced by Charlle Borghe sam and Ronald Nelson He s proud of the fact that 1t took two to get h1m out Over IH a dark corner that 1rres1st1ble man G11 Burrell IS holdlng hands wlth Llsa John son and Norma Mathleson whlle Harry Shep herd IS trv1ng to get at least one of them away from G11 A great plane roars overhead knocklng off the roof of the theater Pllot Bonnle Coghlln waves out the wlndow w1th h1s crutch as host ess Barbara Smlth qulcklv tr1es to calm the pan1c str1cken passengers w1th a cup of hot m1lk The crash causes Jeannle Wallsten Beverlv Janson and Dorr1e Whltnev who have been enjoy 1ng the plcture to emerge on the run thev thought It was an atom bomb attack As the plane goes out of slght the smoke becomes th1nner and th1nner and finally d1s appears Wlthout a word Madame Maragha goes to the door and motlons for us to leave Amazed by the thlIlgS whlch we have Just seen we stumble up the stalrs retrace our steps down the dark allev As we emerge at the end the nlght becomes clear and the stars are sh1n1ng brlghtly aboy e us Beverly Lundgren Bey erly Janson . . . , , sv s 9 . . 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