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

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September rolled around again, back as Sophomeres we came A To bring to old '40 and S.M.A. the highest we could in fame. Besides Murphy and Mantoni on the'feotball squad that fall Were Fitzgerald, Gallerani, Byron, Creighton and Fullum, Sopho- mores one and all. And we showed that we were ready now to appear in Varsity plays When Bill Barron, Mary Shaughnessy and Joe Krol took part in nIt's Papa Who Pays.n' The inimitable Barron, Domsky and Krol were the hit at the Xmas show And at every entertainment the chief attraction was Gerry Heroux. The list of the basketball squad that year sounded almost like a class roll ' ' ' i ' ' There were Norton, Crowley, Hayes, Fitzgerald, Malia, Sullivan, Lally, Phillips and Krol. ' ' And we crashed a new activity, one that really rates, Bill Barron, Joe Domsky and Paul Lally were in Diocesan debates. ' In the Spring we blossomed out again with one-act plays of course, Margaret Arsenault, Thomas Seaver, Rita Horonev, Marie McGowan, John Feekay, and Virginia McDonough presented hThe Teeth of the Gift Horse! ' ' a ' ' And John Malia, Ruby Barrows, Mary Shaughnessy, Ray Bagley, Joe Domsky, and Kay Nealen ' Executed nLuncheon for Sixu with sympathy and feelin'. The Thomas Aquinas Circle came into being that spring And of course an honor circle was just another thing For us to show our prowess at, For at'that first June banquet sat: ' ' Barron, Crowley, Fredette,'Lally, Moynihan, Domsky, Feeley, Malia, J. Norton, and Pyne, ' g Margaret Altieri, Ruby Barrows, Olivine Leheney, Catherine Culli- nan, Eileen Nealon, and also in line ' ' Were Katherine Nealon, Mary Shaughnessy, Margaret Arsenault, lhrguerite Censoletti, Virginia McDonough, Marie O'Donnell and Rita Moroney ' Each with the hard-earned 85 and not one of them a phoney. ' On the'baseball squad were Phillips, hantoni, Flanigan, Pyne, Halacy, and Krol ' Quite a goodly representation, so we felt that on the whole Our Sophomore year had something in'common with this verse 'Tho it could have been some better, it also could have been worse. 'Twas in Junior year however that we really went to town, We began at the beginning and did everything up brown. In the school play titled Uwedding Spellsu we furnished half the 4 - . . Namely Lally, Domsky, Feeley, Marie O'Donnell, Mary Shaughnessy and Barron the last Having the lead of course, with the others supporting him at their best Making the audience roll in the aisles with many a joke and jest. Our football players proved to be the back-bone of the team Of Mantoni, Krol, Norton, Creighton, Knight, Bagley and Clouart we could write roam on roam. ' Basketball maintained the same crowd from the year before Besides a newcomer Forrest Noe. :Mews quite monopolized the floor-

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ajft , clfxss H15-refcf , W e-:sgg5Z7,? ' , In September nineteen-thirty-six, we entered thru the door That made us loyal members of S.H.A. forever more. We were seventy-one youngsters when our task had just begun, Our work is nearly finished new and we still are seventy-one. Hugger Murphy and nminnien Uantoni made the football squad that year They,played in the Angel Guardian game and we gave them cheer on cheer 0 In the Glee Club for the first time, several freshmen were to be found, For there the voices of Mary Lynch, Mary Shaughnessy, Katherine and Eileen Nealon did resound. ' And in the orchestra We had Joe Domsky, Bill Barron, and Joe Krol - With Romasco and Gerry Heroux making up the Freshman roll. The Seniors starred in the play that year, if we must stick to facts, ' But 'twas Rita Moroney, Class of '40 who danced between the acts Even as a freshman, Joe Krol was a basketball standout While Phillips, Sullivan, Will Norton and Lally didn't exactly do a blackout. ' In the baseball season likewise, future stars made their debut, Phillips, Hantoni, Krol, Pyne, and Halacy were among the chosen f0Wo In our first dramatic endeavor we really made our mark For it was nThe Pampered Darlingn that struck the little spark Of dramatic genius glowing in some freshman hearts alight. We almost outdid the Seniors in the one-act play contest that night. We showed ourselves that time to be actresses and actors And in the play's immense success the following were factors- Ruby Barrows, Joe Krol, Tom y Seaver, Bill Barron, Joe Domsky, Mary Shaughnessy, ' ' June Roulcau, Margaret'Arsenault, Olivine Leheney, John Fceley, and last but not least, Helen Clancy. Our first year was a.great one, all too soon it was all thru And we knew what the Latins talked about when they said that ntempusn flew.

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Again varsity debating found us turning out quite strong With Domsky, Lally, Barron, and Shaun helping the'cause along Until we met St. Peter's fa tale best left untold, Suffice to say the trophy was not ours to have and hold.D Those who went to the Thomas Aquinas Banquet for having scholastic success and not failure' - ' Were Margaret Arsenault, Rosemary Conway, Olivine Leheney, Margue- rite Consoletti, Catherine Cullinan, and John Halia.' ' On the baseball squad we boasted Pyne, Krol, Mantoni, Lally, Vol- picelli, Phillips, Will Norton and Knight, ' While Crowley and Fitzgerald as managers rose to a great height. CPutting up the score Who could ask for more?J A production nHelodeemaniaU was the offering that spring, Here we showed a faculty to cut up and to sing. Cha Fitzgerald was an endman,Timmy Creighton thrilled all hearts With his solo nGoodnight Little Girl of Hy Dreamsu while others who had parts ' ' ' Were:Mary Lynch, one of a trio, Frank Powers, a vocalist too, Tommy Seaver as a Scotchman, Henry Sullivan as Hitler with a rou- tine different and new, And of course a goodly number of Junior girls and boys Participating in the chorus and making lots of noise. Paul Lally-President, Vice President-Francis Young, Minnie Mantoni-Treasurer, June Rouleau-Secretary were the officers whose praises we sung. Besides the Orchestra and Glee Club we originated and maintained Junior'Science and French Clubs where much useful knowledge was gained. ' We managed a Junior Reception, we considered quite a feat ' - Perhaps the Seniors weren't amused but we enjoyed our treat. We also made another very startling innovation By getting our rings as Juniors instead of waiting till graduation Then Junior year was over and we waited with a smile ' To return as lofty Seniors and journey that last mile. And did we walk it, or did we walk it? They'll tell in song and story How the class of '4O's Senior year was a year of crowning glory. Mantoni captained football and to help'him had these mates: Krol, Volpicelli, Knight,'Frost, Fitch, and Seaver each of whom really rates ' Also Creighton, Bagley, Clouart, Fullum, Gallerani, Murphy A Kni ht. CThSt Knight is not a misprint thcre's two of them so don't fight. Mantoni was also chosen president of the Athletic Association And Dick fHopedaleJ Knight Vice President without any hesitation. In the rooting department naturally we came to the forefront too Mary Lynch, June Rouleau, Kay E Eileen Nealon led the cheers for the White and Blue. ' Basketball was a banner year, we shouted to the sky The night we won the trophy in the feud with Milford High. Joe Krol, our ace, was captain of our famous basketeers Pyne, Phillips, Lally, Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, 5 Crowley also received many cheers. We made debating history when we traveled down and up ' And finally emerged victorious with the Bishop O'Leary cup.