St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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Seniors of 1950 Classmates: Each new graduating class has to face problems, and ours will be no exception. Perhaps these problems are to be even more per- plexing than those of previous years, what with “H” bombs, the “cold war,” etc. But I feel that we have been well prepared in our years at St. Bernard’s to face anything which may lie before us. And of this especially am I confident—if our future lives are patterned on our years in high school, we will be sure of overcoming any and all obstacles. For here we learned the first and most important fundamentals —the purpose for which God made us and the means to attain this end. Here under the loving guidance of Mary, our Mother; St. Bernard, our patron; Father Curran, our pastor; Father O’Brien, our principal; and the Sisters of the Presentation, our teachers; and in the companionship of the finest young men and women to be found anywhere, we have obtained the means to change the face of this tired, old world. We can, we must, and we will do this, strengthened by the grace of God, in Whom we can do all things. Valete! RALPH J. PUGLIANO Phyllis Casella mounts main stairway with head high and eyes shining with graduation excitement. John Parolin, Ann O’Sulli- van, and George Vallee enter hall with true senior dignity.

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Weapon tnmreromtnceensceaynminen seme cemernene imme etn eee na conan teaiaonenentet ean awed If you follow Mary, you will not swerve from the right path; if you pray to her, you will not fall into despair; if she holds you, you will not fall; if she protects you, you need not fear; tf she leads you, you will never weary; and if she befriends you, you will be safe. —StT. BERNARD. 15

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Senior Honors Valedictorian RALPH PUGLIANO Salutatovian BARBARA SHANNON ANTONIA SMITH PATRICIA WOODCOME SYLVIA THOMAS ROGER RABOIN ADRIA SMITH PHYLLIS CARON JOANNE RYAN DOROTHY BASTARACHE MARY WILSON GLORIA BOUCHER ANN DOYLE JAMES O'MALLEY ELEANOR RAIMON MAUREEN RIVERS NANCY BOLDUC LUCILLE LEBLANC CLAIRE CARON MARGARET MULLAHY