St Marys High School - Blue Mantle Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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Lights! Action! Camera! The Blue Mantle staff coming up! Here is the group behind the initial publication of the Senior Year Book, The idea, new at St, Mary’s, had the en¬ thusiastic support of the entire, class and the faculty But it was, of course, necessary to entrust certain duties to an ap¬ pointed few. With such varied abilities as the Class of 1937 possessed, a large staff was possible. Dynamic Joe Fahy was selected as Editor-in-chief to start off the elections, while Parley Whitten won the posi¬ tion of Associate Editor. Then for the Art Department, Martin Clark and Raymond McDonough, two good-humored and very re¬ served lads, were ushered into office.Amid customary hilarity, Eileen Kellett and Mary Clancy took over the Literary Depart¬ ment, with Vin Connolly and Clifford Cyr handling the Scholas¬ tic Section. A quick decision made Ray Blake and President John McGrath supervisors of sports, our class leader assuming the greater burden. There was some question as to the necessity of a Photographic Editor, but finally Bernard Carney and Charles Davoren took the cake. it was decided that Dorothy Mann and Helen Condon would handle the write-ups in their respective classes, and they brought no end of blushes with their effi¬ ciency. The difficult task of printing, done by the Class, found Earl Barry, Gerald Shaw, Martin Clark, and Ray Blake as the Bosses-in-Chief and the unpaid technical experts Seeking the source of most of our jokes, Chief Comedian Margaret Casey and Assistant Joke-Crackers Louis Bardsley and Edward Cassidy were laughed into office. About this time, if your correspondent recalls correctly, a dispute arose involving the fundamentals of Parl¬ iamentary procedure. The difficulty being adjusted, popular Estelle DoManche and Bernard Carney were more properly ap¬ pointed as Advertising Manager and Assistant, respectively. Sales were to be handled by Louis Bardsley and Edward O’Brien, but this department proved needless. To handle the bubinoss end of the publicity, Veronica O ' Brien, Marilyn Swift, and Is¬ abel Manion wore duly nominated and elected. Having decided that every possible branch had been covered, the polls were closed and the meeting adjourned. For the purpose of simplicity and brevity, a tabu¬ lated -list of the Staff of The Blue Mantle follows:

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President- Vice-Pre sident Secretary- Treasurer- -John McGrath -Clifford Cyr -Mary Clancy -Estelle . DoManehe In the early Autumn of our Senior Year, we, the class of ’37, elected our class officers. For the high office of the presidency we chose John McGrath, who has competent¬ ly guided us during the year, and filled us with justifi able pride when he represented us at school activiti es. Clifford Cyr was elected vice-president and has been a capable aid to his superior. Mary Clancy was selected as secretary, and although her tasks were few, was found efficient and business-like always. The over-whelming, burdening position as treasurer of our esteemed class was entrusted to Estelle DeManche, Estelle is doubtless still pondering the necessity of this class office as the balance of our treasury was invariably nothing. We are appreciative of the work accomplished by our class officers, and with them go our best wishes for a successful and happy future. Submitted by Helen G Condon

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Editor-in-Chief--- -Joseph Fahy Associate Editor-Perley Whitten Art Editor-Martin Clark Assistant--------Raymond McDonough Literary Editor-Eileen Kellett Assistant-Mary Clancy Scholastic Editor---Vincent Connolly Assistant-Clifford Cyr Sports Editor--—Raymond Blake Associate-John McGrath Photographic Editor-Bernard Carney Assistant---Charles Davoren Write-up Editor---Dorothy Mann Associate--Helen Condon Printing Editor-Earl Barry Assistants--Gerald ' Shaw Martin Clark Raymond Blake Humor Editor---Margaret Casey Assistants-Louis Bards ley • . Edward Cassidy Advertising Manager-Estelle DeManche Assistant---Bernard Carney Sales Manager--—Louis Bards lay Assistant---Edward O ' Brien Business Managesr-Veronica O ' Brien Assistants-Marilyn Swift Isabel Manion To the Commercial Department the Staffs is particu¬ larly indebted for its untiring work in the interests of the Blue Mantle, Its rooms were the busy center of most of the actual production. Those who offered their typing ability gave their best, and the Staff thanks them sincerely for their steady cooperation. To those who helped ip the final printing of the pages another debt of unpayable . gratitude falls on the Staff. Without this unselfish, continual assist¬ ance the Blue Mantle could never have succeeded. The moat outstanding members of the Staff, and those to whom a large portion of our thanks is .due were Joseph Fahy, our able, efficient, active, Editor-in-Chief, Perley Whitten, who gave whole-hearted cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief, Raymond McDonough, our uncomplaining As - sistant Art Editor and Martin Clark, congenial member of the Art and Pr inting De par tments. The ingenuity and tireless continuity of our publication leader has served as an in¬ spiration through every stage of production. j Drawing on his vast store of knowledge, giving freely on his ambition, adding his personality to brighten the general Aspect, Joseph has been an able captain and a true friend throughout.