Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Earl Royce gives over his cashier’s job in the cafeteria to Arthur Bousquet who needs a little change during the two lunch periods. Phillip Drumheller leaves his position as radio announcer of Sta- tion WEDK to someone who can find time for the job. Richard Dumas leaves his free hours in the morning to Lester Langevin so that the absentee bulletins will surely be passed out next year. Pat Freeman leaves her candy papers to Betty Barnes to throw into the waste basket. Mabel Hewson, as soloist, leaves a prominent place in the Glee Club for which several girls may compete. Daniel Cheney leaves at least one foot of his towering height and a few of his extra pounds of weight to Armand LaMountain. Will you use them, Armand? Patricia Blanchard leaves to her Trade colleague, Dorothy Ethier, her ability to talk anyone, at any time, into anything. To any junior boy who isn’t busy on Saturday night, Pat Mul- vaney gladly leaves her telephone number. Elizabeth McCarthy leaves her basketball skill for Mrs. Sullivan to pass on to some new student who wishes to star in the sport. Gloria May leaves her sleeping powders to any sncring junior. Jack Moriarty leaves his love for puppies to Mrs. Connor, who we know will appreciate it. Dona Cote and Joseph Loglisci leave their extra math ability to students who have difficulty trying to figure how to pass senior math. Ace Burgess passes his hockey position as goalie to Michael Has- kins. May you guard it well, Michael, and allow no scoring for Trade opponents next year. Ronnie Rogers leaves an aspiring junior the opportunity to make good as president of the Student Council, to take an important respon- sibility on the Craftsman Staff, or to follow in his footsteps and become a fine leader. Carl Boyer leaves his over-sized aspirin bottle, which he has just refilled, to the 56 Class President with the advice that the pills be taken sparingly if they are to last the year out. The class vice-president and chairman of the banquet and prom committee, Lucille Kratochvil, leaves two important assignments for a very ambitious junior worker to fill. To a deserving junior, Sheila Bryant wills the cheerfulness, which made her a successful secretary of the senior class. Joseph Piteo passes on his money worries to the next senior treasurer. Have fun with your class dues, treasurer of 756. Roger Denault and Elaine Gravel leave to the marshals who will succeed them their rubber-sole shoes. The seniors leave many openings in the field of sports and var- ious places of honor to be filled by members of the class of 1956. May they carry on in a worthy way. To our adviser, Miss Melvin, we leave a one way ticket to Port ‘Barrow, Alaska, with the hope that she may find it a good cooling off place. To Mr. Magee we leave free time. As he had none this past year, we hope that, with his class advising duties finished, he may soon have at least 55 uninterrupted days. Signed and sealed this thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-five. The Class of 1955

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fe CLASS ea ITH We, the graduating class of Springfield Trade High School. in the City of Springfield, in the County of Hampden, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five, being of sound body and mind, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. We leave our sincerest thanks to the administrators and faculty for their patience and understanding, their inspiration and encourage- ment, and their kind efforts and help—all we have needed to acquire our goal. To Mrs. Holland, Mr. O’Brien, Mr. Elvin, and their co-workers, we leave our heartfelt expression of appreciation for the satisfying pro- duction of the 1955 Beaver. To Mrs. Klingsporn and Mr. Johnson, the 1956 Class Advisers, we leave our sympathy for all the problems and headaches they will have in getting their class through the year to graduation. Victor Artioli leaves his seat as President of the Honor Society to David Chandler. Don’t try to rest on Victor’s laurels, David. John Walsh leaves his good taste in clothes to any tenth grader who needs to make a good impression. Leon Holman passes on his basketball techniques to next year’s team with the hope that they will be used. Gerald Legare leaves to the next boy in Foods the ability to cap- ture the ear of any of his co-workers. Nancy Coles leaves her dislike for the gym floor to any junior who can learn to love it. Phil and Vin Del Negro leave their excuses for getting out of English to any student who can beat them at the profession. Richard Grumt leaves to the Beauty Culture Department his re- grets that no one was able to give him that famous hair cut. Leonard Martone leaves his practice of cat napping in class to any junior lucky enough to have’a long ride to school in the morning. Lucille Kratochvil leaves her pastry bench to Darla Daigle with a cake making record to be surpassed. Roy Woodward leaves his paint and brushes to William Rodd with instructions to finish the Beauty Culture Shop. Richard Smus wills his bowling record as a challenge to any future Trade bowler. Marianne Schlitt leaves to Nancy Bassett her strength to be able to play a one-girl game of basketball. Leonard Patrie leaves his All Day Passes to a fresnman boy who would like to haunt the girls’ division. Bernard Popp leaves an over-sized pencil to Mr. Brunton to aid in making out detention notices. Carol De Maio leaves a set of earmuffs to Doris Sanders guaran- teed to keep out all the noise so that Doris, at least, won’t hear herself. Fred Serra wills to Mr. Sherwood a thick red carpet to make his corridor walks more comfortable. Alex Fearn leaves his full bag of tricks plus his corny jokes to any junior who really does not want to graduate in ’56. Margaret Lambert and Thuryle Allen leave their thoroughness and dependability to the two best qualified applicants.

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Presidents Message June 13, 1955, will be a treasured day for the seniors of Trade High School. That day not only ends a period of formal study during which we have worked under the guidance of trained and experienced teachers, but it also begins the time in which we shall go out into the world to earn a living. The paths of life will take us in many different directions. Some of the boys of this class of ’55 have left, and more will be leaving to serve in the armed forces. In case of war, these boys of today, the men of tomorrow, will be fighting to save our country’s freedom which we all hold so dear. Other students of our class will immediately serve their communities effectively and satisfactorily through the various trades which they have learned here at school. All of us, as good Americans, will strive to give of our talents, to accept responsibility, to be loyal to principle, and to be worthy of the heritage which is ours. It is my wish that wherever we go, whatever we do, the training that we have had at Trade High will prove its worth. I hope we may become respected men and women, able in every way to take a respon- sible place in society. I am sure that as time goes on, we may look back upon these years at Trade High School as a wonderful, profitable experience. May we always remember them as three of the happiest and most worthwhile years of our lives. So together today, we face the future full of hope. We come to these last few weeks with mixed emotions. There is a bit of sadness: We shall miss our classmates and life we have known. There is grati- tude: We-appreciate the sacrifices of our parents, and the patience and helpfulness of our teachers. There is joy: We, the 1955 graduates of Trade High School, shall become the responsible citizens of tomcrrow. We should not wish it otherwise.