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

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Class Boy Girl Did Most for S. H. S. Paul Daley Faye Crocker Did Most for Class of ’45 George Auclair Dorothy Camara Most Likely to Succeed George Auclair Mary Wawriw Most Brilliant Raymond Boynton Dorothy Camara Most Studious Raymond Boynton Gertrude Cabral Most Popular Joseph Donahue Lorraine Trudeau Most Dignified Wilbert Langfield Mary Barlow Most Original Donald Leach Dorothy Camara Most Musical Ronald Fleming Ann Ruby Most Comical Joseph Donahue Marjorie Dafgard Most Romantic John McGrady Patricia Silvia Most Attractive Louis Ferreira Dolores Pacheco Most Versatile William Oliveira Faye Crocker Most Athletic William Oliveira Dorothy Camara Most Interesting Wilbert Langfield Marguerite Smith Most Agreeable Alfred Medeiros Ethel McFarlane Best Orator Donald Leach Dorothy Camara Best Dancer Ronald Fleming Patricia Silvia Best Singer Ronald Fleming Marguerite Smith Best Artist John McGrady Patricia Silvia Best Looking Louis Ferreira Dolores Pacheco Best Personality Joseph Donahue Lorraine Trudeau Wittiest Joseph Donahue Dorothy Camara Fashion Plate John McGrady Gertrude Cabral Flirt John McGrady Blanche Waitt Quietest Normand Boutin Evelyn Botelho Noisiest William Oliveira Marjorie Dafgard

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Norman Lynch S 1 C ' ' Norm” Lynchy” Norm was with us during his freshman year and part of his sophomore year when he signed up for the Navy. While at Somerset High, he played a prominent part on the football squad and was known? by all for his ability as a member of the basketball team. He easily became friends with all whom he came in contact because of his cheerful and straight¬ forward manner. When he left Somerset High he was sent to Newport for his ’ boot training and is now on duty aboard the U. S. S. George E. Badger which is somewhere in the South Pacific. William Wedgewood Matthews F 2 C ' ' Bill” ' ' Billy-Goat” Bill Matthews will always be remembered by his classmates, not only for his wonderful person¬ ality, but also for his cheerfulness and amiability towards all. He left during his junior year to join the Navy, but he is especially revered by the class as he was our class president for two years. He was a member of the Varsity Club and received letters for playing football, baseball and basketball, being especially prominent on the football field. When he left for the Navy he was sent to Sampson, New York, where he received his boot training, and then to Newport, Rhode Island, to await his ship. He was assigned to the aircraft carrier, U. S. S. Randolph now in the South Pacific. Kenneth Joseph Rockett S 2 C Ken” Kenny” Kenny was one of the Village School boys. En¬ tering Somerset High School, he took a commercial course and was immediately marked as everyone’s pal. His high school career terminated during his junior year when he joined the Navy. He received his basic training at the Naval Training Center in Sampson, New York. Now stationed in Martha’s Vineyard, Kenny hag hopes of becoming an aerial gunner. Best of luck to you, Ken.

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ass isiory. FRESHMAN YEAR Looking back over our high school days it all seems like a beautiful dream—a dream of cherished experiences shared together. I remember how anxious and a little timid we were when we first entered as students of Som¬ erset High in the fall of 1941. We had looked forward all summer with great expectation for that moment, and then it seemed impossible that we were really members of the high school student body. Our freshman class was a large one, consisting of eighty-seven members. At our first class meeting we were all rather shy, but with Mr. Thomas F. Eagan as our class adviser, we elected the following officers: President, Donald Gray Vice-President, Dorothy Camara Secretary, Ann Santos Treasurer, Paul Daley Girl Councillor, Ethel McFarlane Boy Councillor, George Auclair The first social event of our high school career was the Freshman Recep¬ tion under the auspices of the sophomores when we were officially greeted as members of Somerset High School. I remember how excited we were and how good it felt to have our upper classmen make us feel welcome. During those first few months of school most of us joined clubs. The Glee Club was very popular with both boys and girls. Also claiming our attention were the Science Club, athletic teams, and many other diversions from our regular studies. By Christmas we had grown used to the routine of high school life and we were much better organized as a class. On December 19 we sponsored our first social affair, the Christmas Dance, and I remember how proud we were when the excitement was all over and we realized it had been a big success.