Shrewsbury High School - Colonial Yearbook (Shrewsbury, MA)

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A . x Y? We, the tired, weary, but still kicking Seniors, now disclose our class history. This is an unvarnished account of our four year strug- gle at Shrewsbury High. These years are the so-called best years of our lives. September, I947, found a bewildered group of some fifty-four freshmen entering the famed halls of Major Howard Beal High School. This was the famous class of '5l. We had no sooner adjusted ourselves to the routine of every- day schooling when we found ourselves voting for our fellow-students. The returns of this election showed that Paul Clark had been elected president, Alan Daniels vice-president, Cy Farnsworth secretary, and Bingie Zuromskis treasurer. Barbara Putnam, Bill Linton, and Bob Englund were elected to the Student Council. Came September, 1948, and we returned to good old Beal where we were joined by quite a few newcomers from Coolidge. The member- ship of our class had now reached a total of eighty. As wise sophomores, under the guidance of Miss Gucciardi and Mr. Lalli, we started the year right by re-electing Paul Clark to the presi- dency. Mike Rigiero was elected vice-president, Ann Seugin secretary, and Bobbie Loomer treasurer. Our ambitious representatives to the Student Council were Phyllis Milde, Irene Southworth, Gail Riley, and Jean Dube. During our Sophomore year we put on only two dances. September again rolled around and we, the Juniors, under the capable guidance of Miss Gucciardi and Mr. Jacobs began a very busy year. We started right in by electing officers. Mike Rigiero became our president, Marilyn Sencabaugh secretary, Carl Liljestrand vice- president, and Bobbie Loomer treasurer. Our Student Council representatives were Barbara Putnam, Bingie Zuromskis, Theresa Betti, Dot Flynn and Joyce Firmin. We got right to work by starting our book cover sales in October. Our first dance was called the Harvest Hop and it proved very successful. Our next dance was the Cupid Dance held in February, which also was a success. Spring came and with it came the Annual Junior Prize Speaking Contest. Ann Fairbanks walked off with first prize with her touching selection Honey. Bill Andersen cap- tured second prize and Bingie Zuromskis took third. Then came that wonderful night of June second. This was the night of our Junior Prom. Beautiful girls and handsome fellows danced under a romantic tropical moon. Palm trees and monkeys, coconuts, lovely flowers and hula-hula girls all lent to the tropical splendor of a Ha- waiian atmosphere. Glamorous Anne Perreault was chosen queen of the Prom while four other beauties, Jean Dube, Bingie Zuromskis. Gail Riley and Bev Sweetman became her attendants. Finally the end of June arrived and we exhausted Juniors promptly retired for our badly needed ten-week vacation. Came September and sixty-eight Seniors returned to their classes, ready to start the last lap of the struggle. As ambitious Seniors we elected Bill Andersen to lead our class. Manuel Simonian became our vice-president while Mari- lyn Sencabaugh and Bobbie Loomer were re- elected to their respective offices of secretary and treasurer. Barbara Putnam, Ann Fairbanks, Phyllis Milde, Dot Flynn, Joyce Firmin were elected to the Student Council while Bingie Zuromskis became an associate member. Our first dance of the season was the Victory Dance held Thanksgiving evening, Everyone was in high spirits as our football team had beaten our rival Westboro in the morning. Fritz Mowry and his date were the lucky couple to be chosen King and Queen of the dance. During the fall we con- tinued our sale of book covers and started to sell Christmas Cards. These two projects added quite a bit to our sick looking treasury. And now we, the class of '51, leave the hallowed halls of Major Howard Beal High School. Some of us will continue our education, some will find jobs and many will be called to serve Uncle Sam. It matters not where we go or what we do, we will always remember the pleasant memories that go with high school. And in the future years we will have class re- unions where everyone of us may come and recall our high school days as the best years of our lives. T

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I I az., James Collamore Bill Andersen ... .. Bill Andersen ... .. Mike Rigiero .... .. Bill Andersen .. Dave Johnson . . Bruce Symonds. . . Rod Mowry . . . Bob Englund . . James Collamore Manny Simonian Bill Linton ...... . . Pete Anderson .... . . Joe Montecalvo. . . Ken Johnson .... Rudy Alano .... Pete Anderson. . Bill Andersen .. Joe Montecalvo. Bill Andersen . . Henry Guertin. . Bill Andersen .. Bob Englund. . . Manny Simonian Dave Park ..... Bill Andersen .. Dave Johnson. . Bob Englund .. Dave Johnson. . Pete Anderson. . Dave Park .... . . . .Most Athletic... . . .Most Ambitious. . . . Most Argumentative . ..... Friendliest ..... Most Likely to Succeed ... .Most Popular... . . . . .Most Bashful. . . . . . . .Most Versatile. . . ......Wittiest...... Girl from Mademoiselle .... .. Boy from Esquire . . . . . .Most Studious. . . .... Best Looking ... . . . Most Mischievous . . . . . . .Class Flirts. . .. Cutest . . . Best Dancers . . . . . . Most Talkative . . . . . . .Most Capable. .. . . . Most Romantic . . . .Most Helpful to Class. BestSinger . . . . .Best Speaker. . . . Neatest . . . .Most Reliable. . . . . . Most Persuasive . . . . . . . .Best Leader. . .. . . . .Most Original. . . Nearest ...Best All-Around. .. . . .Best Disposition . . . . . .Most Inquisitive. . gif . . . Franny Zuromskis . . . Barbara Putnam . . . Barbara Putnam . . . . .Kathy Mullen . . . Franny Zuromskis . . . . . .Joyce Firmin . . .Helen Stoneback . . . Franny Zuromskis . . . . . . .Carol Bonardi . . .Shirley Greenwood . . . Gloria Symonds ... . Anne Perreault . . . . . Virginia Carroll . .Marilyn Sencabaugh . . . . . .Virginia Pepper . . . . . . . .Theresa Betti Marguerite Sammataro . . . . . .. Phyllis Milde ..... . .Nancy Judson . . . . . . . Phyllis Milde . . . Franny Zuromskis . . . . Ann Fairbanks . . . . . Cecile Dumas . . . .Bobbie Loomer . . . . . . .Gail Riley . . . Barbara Putnam . . . Anne Perreault . . . . Cecile Dumas ..... Gail Riley ..... Gail Riley . . . .Kathy Mullen lsr PRIZE

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QQ xl! Cr Jr' . -N 'iv' M As usual, Henry and I, while watching MY television set at MY house, had a slight disagreement. I want to see something different to- night, said Henry. No, you can't: I want to see the show that I want to see, I declared. You never see it my way, complained Henry. Oh, look, there's the five minute news bulletin. Oh, poor Kenny Johnson, the Olym- pic ski champion, was injured while jumping off a ski jump. And from the television set came the words, 'That favorite cook of yours, Marguer- ite Sammataro, has had a bad cold during the past week and lost the cooking championship because she could neither smell nor taste the food she was seasoning' Look, Henry, that famous explorer. David Park, has just come back from Africa with his secretary, Nancy Judson. He states that 'Now our exclusive-Marvin Sanborn. the famous scientist and inventor, just came back from Russia and states that authorities over there claim they invented the jumping beans.' Let's look at channel 4. Why, it's the American Red Cross Convention from Me- chanics Hall in Boston and the main speaker is Barbara Putnam. Listen 'And it is true that the Red Cross has made great strides since 1951. Now, here to my left is Analee Andrews, who will show you the correct way to attack a wrenched back. The patient is Bruce Symonds. who was injured when he fell under a stack of canned goods. Marie DeSalvio will describe the process of rubbing the hills out of the back- bone.' Can you imagine poor Bruce lying there strapped to the table watching Analee come toward him with a carpenter's plane? gasped Henry. Oh, here's one of those commercials. Well, it's Bill Andersen and he's telling us that we should fly by Andersen's Consolidated Air- lines. Do you know that Arthur Clemons was up in his office the other day still trying to sell ads for the 1951 Colonial? I put in. Bill certainly has had a lot of luck in politics. You know his secretary, Barbara Nor- ton, was once part owner of Hebert Candies, but she ate up all the profits. Hey, the races from Indianapolis Speedway! It's almost over, the announcer boomed. Number 13 is in the lead, followed by number 7. Number 14 had a slight accident a while ago when it developed motor trouble and stalled on the track. Five racers smashed into it before the driver, Bob linglund, was thrown clear and landed at the feet of nurse Ann Perreault who is now helping him up. Bob's assistant, Manuel Simonian, is out there now, and is amazed at how the thing ever ran at all. Well, the leading car is coming up to the finish line after the last lap and it has smashed into a big stack of emergency tires and bounced back, just enough to come in second. Yes sir, Bob McCowan sure had his taste of bad luck today. Another commercial, said Henry. Listen, it's that famous actress, Ann Fair- banks. 'And I always stop in at Carl Lilje- strand's and Bill Linton's new Blue Sunoco station. They have such nice gas and they are such dear boys to talk to. I'll be seeing you in my next picture King Solomon's Harem. Byel' Now it's my turn. Turn the channel. And so switching to channel 17 we see before us on the screen what looks like the inside of a hospital. Sure enough, here comes-well, for gosh sakes-Marilyn Sencabaugh, Joyce Firmin, and Dorothy Flynn, all dressed in their nurses' uniforms. How efficient they look. Into a room they march. I wonder who that is with a broken leg. Maybe they'l1 show us a close up. Well, blow me over, if it isn't Farley Granger. A few strings must have been pulled in order to torture one poor man with those three effervescent girls. The next flash on our screen is the oper- ating room. Nurse Kathleen Mullen is assisting Dr. Collamore on with his gloves. The room is darkened and the operation begins. That is, I think it begins! There's nothing on the screen but blackness! Well, we've been sitting here for ten minutes seeing nothing. Finally the lights go on, and we see Nurse Gloria Symonds con- gratulating Doctor Collamore on his first new- theory operation. It is explained to us that the good doctor had so many near accidents on the operating table, that he decided to operate in the dark: the light made him nervous. His first victim-I mean patient-was his old friend. Moe Catino. Doctor Collamore wanted in the tele- phone booth, comes the voice from the loud- speaker.