South Hadley High School - Spotlight Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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4 The SPOTLIGHT for graduation, and for those millions of details which must be seen to. There has been some- thing to do every minute of the time, and there has been no instance in these last few weeks when we have not been busy. So, now that we have paused for a while, we are swept away by the first, full realization that tonight and graduation night are all that are left to us of our four years in South Hadley High. How they have sped by so fast no one can explain. For many of us, our school days are over forever, it is now up to each one of us to use the best advantage that which he has acquired in these past four years. For all these things, we offer our most sincere thanks and gratitude to our school, our teachers, and all who have helped to make these years so pleasant. No matter how fervently we may wish to, there is no way by which we can bring back for even a few minutes, any part of those four years, but we do can the next best thing, and that is: guard carefully the memory of them. Doris McLaughlin CLASS CELEBRITIES Brightest Girl: Margaret Bain. Brightest Boy: Nelson Brigham. Most Athletic Girls: Rita Nadeau, lrma Gagne. Most Athletic Boys: Chester Marciniak, How- ard Miller. ' Most Mischievous Girls: Marion Stefanelli, Bertha Cody. Most Mischievous Boys: Albert Monty, John Savacheck. Quietest Girls: Violet Williams, Esther Dunphy Quietest Boys: Nelson Brigham, Alan Tucker. David Lamb. Most Popular Girls: Irma Gagne, Doris Englemann. Most Popular Boys: Albert Monty, Raymond McGuire. Class Beauty: Irma Gagne. Best Looking Boy: Earl Brown. Best Actors: james Moriarty, Chester Wronski. Best Actresses: Stephanie Wroblicka, Helen Freeman. Most Ambitious Girl: Margaret Bain. lVIost Ambitious Boy: Terence Denehy. Best Natured Girls: Lorette Levreault, Cath- erine O'Connell. Best Natured Boys: W'esley Buckley, Edward Mish. Sweetest Girl: Rita Nadeau. Teacherls Pet: Albert Monty. Class Nlusiciansz Ruth Smith, Alan Tucker, VVinifred Ford, Helen Thomas. Noisiest Girl: Ruth Rohnert. Noisiest Boy: Earl Brown. Best Dancers: Bernice White, Bertha Cody. Best Dancers: Edmund Oldread, Raymond McGuire. ' Class Bluff: Wesley Buckley. Class Dude: Francis Cady. Belles of '33: Bernice White, Margaret Web- ster, Bertha Cody. Class Dreamers: Nelson Brigham, Harmon Freeman. Class Shiek: John Savacheck. Most to be Admired Girl: Florence Tetreault. Most to be Admired Boy: Edward Mish. Class Artists: Helen Freeman, Stephanie Wroblicka. V Class Wit: Kenneth Gordon. Class Baby, Girl: Catherine O'Connell. Class Baby, Boy: Edward O'Gara. Most Generous: Lorette Levreault. Class Mechanics: Edward Fleming, Harry Langlois, Robert Rock . Class Sunshine: Doris McLaughlin. Neatest Girls: Lucille Pelland, Dorothy Welles. Neatest Boy: Homer Landry. Best Cooks: Rita Nadeau, Eleanor Frey, Marj- orie Maxwell. Most Studious Girl: Margaret Bain. Most Studious Boy: Nelson Brigham. Most Original Girl: Jeanne Chretien. Most Accommodating Boy: Chester Marciniak. Class Debaters: Edward Mish, Terence Den- ehy. Most Business-like Girl: Florence Tetreault. Most Business-like Boy: Albert Monty. Always Late, Girl: Margaret Webster. i Always Late, Boy: Raymond McGuire. Tallest Boy: Edward O'Gara. '

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The SPOTLIGHT 3, already, one half of our active existence at South Hadley High was over. However, We had very little time in which to wonder about the future or to recall the past, the present was all-important, for this was a big year for us. First of all, there was our new superin- tendent, lXfIr. Tucker, whose arrival, of course, aroused a great deal of excitement. Then there was our new principal, Mr. Stevens, upon whom we might inflict ourselves. Upon the arrival of Mr. Stevens, South Hadley High's activities increased doubly, he organ- ized the Student Activities Society, clubs too numerous to mention here, and brought about many changes and improvements which the student body greatly appreciated. Toward the end of the year, we held a class picnic at Aldrich Lake. We had planned picnics, sleigh rides, and various other things before this, but somehow they had never materialized, so we worked doubly hard to make this one a success. Regardless of the fact that a rather small number attended, and that a severe storm almost washed us out to sea , up at the lake, we all had a great deal of fun, and it turned out to be a most enjoyable ending to a practically perfect year. CHAPTER IV Thr Fivzixhivzg Touche: At last, that long-awaited, much hoped-for, grand climax had come. We were Seniorsi These three words certainly meant a great deal to us last September. Each Senior re- turned to school in the fall with a spring in his step, a haughty glare in his eye, and im- portance , with a capital I evident to the casual observer. We had come prepared to smile condescendingly upon the Juniors, to regard the Sophomore with icy stares, and to ignore completely the Freshmen. Of course, we weren't quite as bad as that, and after a few days, the novelty began to wear off, and we soon fell back into the old, familiar routine of classes, study periods, extra sessions, and homework, yes, particularly homework! This has been, of course, our busiest and most active year. From the very start we traveled at a great speed. One of our first scores was the fact that our honor society, the Pro Merito, when announced at the beginning of the year, boasted a larger membership than ever before, namely: twenty-four pupils. That's something to be remembered! Then also, members of the Senior class figured largely in all the fields of the school's sports. Next came one of the most important affairs of the school year, the Senior-Junior Prom , with which the Seniors entertained the Juniors. Once more, our class scored another social success. The Juniors seemed to enjoy them- selves immensely, and the Seniors-well, need anything be said about the Seniors? The long-awaited, biennial Senior play, Clarence, came next on our list of activities. The cast, which was composed of both Seniors and Juniors, was very well chosen, and, thanks to them and with due thanks to all others who had any part in putting it over , it surely was another feather in our cap . just at this point in the year, an event occurred which caused us all to stop abruptly in the hustle and bustle of our school life, an event which unexpectedly brought to the heart of each and every Senior a deep feeling of pain and loss. This was the death of Walter Nloody, a popular and most amiable classmate, Walter occupies a fond place in the memory of the Senior class. It was now the Junior's turn to entertain the Seniors, and, we must admit, they recip- rocated beautifully. The Junior-Senior Proml' would be a credit to any class. The hall was charmingly decorated, the music left nothing to be desired, and it was an affair which the Juniors should be proud to record in their experiences. After the Junior-Senior prom , the main events of this school year were over for the student body as a whole, but, for the Seniors, it was the beginning of the end. We im- mediately began preparations for class night,

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The SPOTLIGHT 5 Tallest Girl: Stephanie Wroblicka. Best Pals, Girls: Lucille Pelland, Esther Dunphyg Jennie Beyer, Florence Brock. Best Pals, Boys: Edward Mish, Nelson Brig- ham, Wesley Buckley, Raymond McGuire. Best Speaker: Edward Mish. Shortest Girl: Marion Stefanelli. Shortest Boy: Ernest Guimond. Most Demure Girls: Esther Dunphy, Violet Williams. Most Earnest Girls: Margaret Bain, Jeanne Chretien, Florence Tetreault. Class Poker Face: Alan Tucker. Best Salesman: George Walker. Cutest Girl: Bertha Cody. Class Bachelors: Nelson Brigham, Marciniak. Class Chatter-box: Mary' Dajda. Class Speed King: Francis Cady. Class Red Head: James Moriarty. Most Genial: Alma Thornton. Class Newsboy: Rene Capistrant. Class Agriculturist: William Constant. Class Flirt: Doris Coopee. Night Hawks: Doris Drew, Chester Lillian Class Millen. Class Caddy: Elwin Ellison. Most Industrious Girl: Ethel Ellison. Jolliest Girl: Evelyn Jackson. Best Dressed Girl: Muriel Moriarty. Class Florist: Dwight Nutting. Class Traveler: Alice Osborne. lVIost Thoughtful: Francis Travis. Class Nursemaid: Jane White. Latest hflemberz Ella Sullivan. CLASS PROPHECY VVith your consent, class of 1933, endeavor to reveal your fate. fThe world have pity on youj. The year is now 1947. Margaret Bain has returned to South Hadley High. Margaret is one of the teachers, and is making a success of it. fennie Beyer owns a new hairdressing parlor in Fairview. Heads up, Jennie. Nelson Brigham is in one of our largest colleges. No, not as a student, but as a professor of mathematics. I shall Florence Brock is married to one of our local farmers. She has a son named Fred, Junior. Bananas, apples, peaches-. Yes, Earl Brown is in the fruit business. He is also peared up. Wesley Buckley is the head coach of Fairview Institute. Show them how, Whiz . . Francis Cady has finally succeeded in his own line. He is a stage producer. His next hit will be Girls, Girls, Girls. No need to tell you to keep your mind on your work, Fran . Rene Capirtrant is manager, trainer and coach of the world's professional football champions, The Blurps . Now you can tell-the boys what to do, Tata'l. jeanne Chretien is on a world's cruise, lectur- ing on We Women Slaves . You always did think you were being abused, Jeanne. What is that drone? Why, it is America's new air liner. Bertha Cody is the air hostess. That's staying up in the world, Bert',. William Conrtant is the leader of the 4-H Club. Don't forget your 4-H's, Bill . Dori: Coopee now has a very important position with Kolynos 81 Co., makers of the world's finest toothpaste. Doris is the girl with the shiny pearly, white teeth, who can be seen on all of Kolynos' advertisements. That's what beautiful teeth have done for Doris. Marion Cormier owns a first-class nursery, The Babyetteu. You always did love babies, Marion. Shy, little Mary Dajda is the head nurse of South Hadley's new hospital, The Finan- kill. You must lose your shyness now, Mary. Our class politician, Terence Denehy, is in the Senate. He is, also, one of our best orators. The Cornake , South Hadley's new dance hall, is in the charge oi Dori: Drew. Are you dancing with tears in your eyes, Doris? You should be, for Fafa 0'Gara is the head dancing instructor. Ouch! He and Doris seem to be friendly-quite friendly!