Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY FRESHMAN YEAR (1935-1936) The September of 1935 brought together the 77 members that formed the Freshman Class of the Somerset High School. The Somerset High School at that time, was located in the basement of the Somerset Village School due to the burning down of the old gray building on the hill the June before. As Mr. H. Paul Larrabee, principal of the old high school, left to take up duties in East Bridgewater, Mr. O’Toole, principal of the Somerset Village School, became Act¬ ing Principal. After school started, it did not take long for the class members to get acquainted and shortly after, a class meeting was held in the auditorium. The following members were elected: President . ARTHUR BELL Vice President . EILEEN NOLAN Secretary . DORIS BRIDGE Treasurer . JAMES ALMEIDA As is the custom, the Sophomores enter¬ tained our class at the Freshman Reception, the first social of the year. The Student Council, an organization made up of a body of members representing the classes, was formed by Mr. O’Toole: The purpose of this organization was to make the student body more uniform and regu¬ lated. Margaret Asmar, Aaron Cummings, Dorothy Mayes, Evald Nilsson, George Ru- badou, Irene Veloza, and James Worton were chosen as representatives of the Fresh¬ man Class. Rosalina Branco and Phyllis Hood were chosen in May as our representatives on the News Staff for the rest of the year and for the following three years. For the most part the social activities of the high school were dances which many of the Freshmen attended and took part in. SOPHOMORE YEAR (1936-1937) Our Sophomore year again found us in the Somerset Village School with much talk of a new Somerset High School being built. After friendships were renewed, the fol¬ lowing members were chosen to serve as class officers for the Sophomore year: President . LEONARD BILODEAU Vice President . EILEEN NOLAN Secretary . MARGARET ASMAR Treasurer . JAMES ALMEIDA Our class followed the usual custom of entertaining the new Freshman Class at the Freshman Reception which gave the class a chance to get acquainted with the upper classmen. Leonard Bilodeau, Rosalina Branco, Phyl¬ lis Hood, Dorothy Mayes, Charles McGurn, Evald Nilsson, Joaquim Oliveira, and James Worton were selected to serve on the Stu¬ dent Council. Many dances and social affairs were held during our Sophomore year in which many of our class took part. JUNIOR YEAR (1937-1938) Back to school! By the time we became Juniors, the new high school on the hill was completed and waiting to be occupied. We not only went back to the new high school, but also to new subjects, made exciting and interesting by new equipment, to new de¬ partments and new school hours. Mr. Austin J. O’Toole was appointed permanent principal. Duiing the year many activities were started with many of the Juniors participat¬ ing in them. Some of the clubs started were: 4-H Club, the Camera Club, and the Girl’s Glee Club which was formed of 30 members and made several public appear¬ ances, and on each occasion was very well received. Mr. William Spolcesfield was chosen head of the Physical Education De¬ partment and classes held in the new gym¬ nasium for the purpose of promoting the health of the pupils. The first Junior Class meeting was held in the cafeteria and the following officers were elected: President . LEONARD BILODEAU Vice President . EILEEN NOLAN Secretary . MARGARET ASMAR Treasurer . RAYMOND McGEE For the first time in the history of the Somerset High School, the candidates made a speech in their own behalf. (Continued on next page)

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WHO ' S WHO CLASS GIRL BOY DID MOST FOR S. H. S. Rosalina Branco Arthur Bell DID MOST FOR CLASS of ’39 Leola Gray Leonard Bilodeau MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Rosalina Branco Leonard Bilodeau MOST BRILLIANT Rosalina Branco Arthur Bell MOST POPULAR Jane Archard Marshall Brisbon MOST DIGNIFIED Margaret Asmar Edward Pease MOST ORIGINAL Joanne Chace Aaron Cummings MOST MUSICAL Alma Daghir Leonard Bilodeau MOST COMICAL Helen Rego Aaron Cummings MOST ROMANTIC Jane Archard Robert Healy MOST ATTRACTIVE Eileen Nolan Leonard Bilodeau MOST VERSATILE Joanne Chace Leonard Bilodeau MOST ATHLETIC Phyllis Bradshaw Arthur Bell MOST TALKATIVE Anna Curt Joaquim Oliveira MOST STUDIOUS Rosalina Branco Edward Pease MOST INTERESTING Joanne Chace Raymond McGee MOST AGREEABLE Joanne Chace Edward Pease BEST DANCER Jane Archard Charles McGurn BEST SINGER Alma Daghir George Rubadou BEST ARTIST Phyllis Bradshaw Aaron Cummings BEST LOOKING Alyce Gray Foster Marsden BEST NATURED Joanne Chace Edgar Masse BEST DRESSED Phyllis Bradshaw Charles McGurn GIANT Dorothy Mayes James Worton MIDGET Mildred Leonard Joaquim Oliveira FLIRT Elsie Walsh Robert Healy DREAMER Phyllis Bradshaw Russell Hathaway BABY Mildred Leonard John O’Neill QUIETEST Catherine Rychwicki Antone Rocha WITTIEST Anna Curt Aaron Cummings

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CLASS HISTORY — Continued Russell Hathaway and Phyllis Hood were elected councillors to the Student Council. The councillors were elected for the first time by the student body. Leonard Bilo¬ deau, James Worton, Arthur Bell, Irene Wawriw, and Rosalina Branco represented the class of 1939 in the Student Council. The cafeteria, under the supervision of Miss Agnes Hornby and the able assistance of Mrs. James Astin, proved a success from the beginning. Many of the Junior girls in the Household Arts Class helped in the cafe¬ teria. A bigger and better high school orchestra, under the direction of Miss Ruth B. Eddy, was formed with modern facilities and many of the Juniors represented the Class of 1939. The new building also provided us with a new library under the capable manage¬ ment of Mr. William A. Hart. Phyllis Hood, Anna Curt, Evelyn Dupere, and Rosalina Branco were Library Associates from the Junior Class. The Junior-Senior Social, an informal meeting of the two classes, was held in the auditorium where an evening of dancing, games and refreshments was enjoyed. Rings were presented to the members of the Junior Class at a meeting in the audi¬ torium. The big event of the Junior year was the Junior Prom, under the direction of Miss Doris J. McCarthy. The hall was attractive¬ ly decorated with ballons and red and white streamers. The central theme of the deco¬ rations was a lawn party. The contrasting colors of the formal evening wear added much to make the evening a gala affair. SENIOR YEAR (1938-1939) At last we became Seniors and went back again to our still new high school and our friends. The activities started in our Junior year were resumed and many new ones were begun. Miss Doris McCarthy organized a History Club, Mr. George Buckle had charge of the Camera Club. A Dancing Class was formed under the supervision of Mr. Wil¬ liam Ney and a Dramatic Club under the supervision of the principal. This year, a Boy’s Glee Club was formed under the su¬ pervision of Miss Ruth B. Eddy. Director William Spokesfield, of the Physical Educa¬ tion Class, has increased the enrollment of boys and is fulfilling the objectives of the program—better physical and mental health. After serving two years as Class Presi¬ dent, Leonard Bilodeau was elected for the thii ' d time and Eileen Nolan was elected again as Vice President. Margaret Asmar was again elected Secretary for the third time, and Charles McGurn, Treasurer, for the first time. Student Councillors were Margaret Asmar, Alma Daghir, Russell Hathaway, Charles McGurn, Arthur Bell, President, Eileen Nolan, James Worton, and Leonard Bilodeau . After serving four years on the News Board, Rosalina Branco was made editor- in-chief of the weekly paper published by the high school, The Somerset High News, which was under the direct supervision of Miss Constance Doran. Anna Curt was made chairman of the Library Associates, while Elsie Walsh, Rosa¬ lina Branco, and Evelyn Dupere served as assistant librarians. The music program at Somerset High has greatly advanced. The work of the orches¬ tra, and the Boy’s and Girl’s Glee Club is excellent. Wesley Bleazard, Aaron Cum¬ mings, George Rubadou, Marshall Brisbon, Robert Healy, Leonard Bilodeau and Antone Feno represented the class of 1939 in the orchestra. A new form of orchestra was started this year, called the Somerset High Syncopators. This orchestra has been formed for the en¬ joyment of the pupils only and for the bene¬ fit of the members forming it. The seniors in the orchestra representing our class are: Aaron Cummings, Leonard Bilodeau, Robert Healy and George Rubadou. All of the activities of our Senior year have been under the careful supervision of our class advisor, Vice Principal Miss Ruth B Mason, and with her aid we plan to end the high school careers of the 46 members of the Class of 1939 with a formal reception on Friday, June 30, 1939.