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

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adies and Gents, we have called you today. To witness the things that wo have to say; The gifts that we have for the menial few, Who should be honored by the things that we do. . For they are nothing--and we are the best. As Seniors we offer these Juniors a test. To accept with grace, the bountiful good That we’ll try to knock into their heads of wood. It’s an unpaying task, we understand that. But lot us get on with this informal chat. First and foremost we bequeath to our dear Father Foran, the last earthly remains of the so-called Junior Class. To Father Foran, we also leave a toy kitty, so that Carina will have a cat to play with without looking for one. , To Father Hally we leave the songs ’’You’ll Never Know Just Low Much We 11 Miss You.” To Father Carberry we leave a pack of cigarettes so that when we,tne Class of ’45 depart, he may find his consolation in smoking them. To our beloved Sister Superior, we leave a permanent secretary xron the Junior Class to take care of the office, while Sister xs busy around the building. To Philip”The Arm” not lose the shape Morin we leave a sling in order that his it so often takes on Main Street. arm will To Grace Mullin, Barbara Smith, Barbara Roche, and Anna Casey, we lcavo a bus pass to Framingham. This is in order that you four will not take any more rides In the car, and so that you won ' t arrive at home at one o’clock in the morning. To Mary (Isn’t that ghastly) O ' Neil we leave a great big smile, to put on when you arc told by a certain young photographer that ho was not serious in asking you to a currant school formal. You know, tne one you accepted so graciously. To Freddie (Oh what a hair-cutl) Collins, Robert Reardon leaves his navigation text-book, so that he may never again get lost in the wilds of the John C. Lynch Auditorium during a basketball game. To Jackie (I like Blondes) Kcnnelly we leave a bottle of olond hair rinse, so that he can dye his red locks to natch a cute blonde from Arlington. To Camilla Casili we leave a pair of boxing gloves to handle the ever powerful right arm of Betty Taylor. To John(Shorty) Martin we leave Tommy Fitzgerald’s height. We feel sure that he can use this gift. Page 29

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Raphael Edwards v as elected Chairman of the Junior Prom, the biggest event of any year. On June 12, the departing Seniors were given a ' banquet and entertainment by the Juniors as their farewell gift to the Class of 44. It was a gala affair and gave us a fine opportunity to gain revenge on the Seniors. Remember Class Day? Our Junior Year at St. Mary’s ended by rendering our voices in the Commencement singing with the graduating class. On September 6, 1944, we came back to St, Mary’s once more— but we walked a little straighter and hold our heads a little high¬ er, for weren’t we the Seniors? The year for which we had dreamed and waited so long for, v as actually here I Class elections made Robert Reardon President;Vice-President, Kenneth Goodnow;Secretary, Marie Lynch; and Treasurer, Joan McCarthy. We started off the Sports Year with Intramural Football, and had a successful season, winning every game. The Senior girls who cheered the boys on to victory v e re: Jeanne Gallagher, Avis Hubbard, .Catherine Flaherty, Doris Peloquin, Elizabeth Casey, Ruth Morey, Rosemary Larkin, Eleanor Barron, Grace Miller, Jean Clement,Patricia Duggan, Dorothy Fi tzpa trick, and Cecelia Summers . The’ ' Expert Eleven” Was made up of Nelson Coley,John Moran, John Hennessy, Thomas Hynes, Joseph Cassidy,Thomas Fitzgerald, Francis Ilourihan, Robert Reardon, William Luby, Raphael Edv ards and Edward Bagley. The Senior Commercial had charge of the Candy Sale which v as conducted on October 26. It was a great success, with the girls thus showing their ability as cooks and sales-ladies. The 1944-45 Basketball team was made up of--guess who? Why, of course, Seniors!.’-Raphael Edv ards, our Captain, and his team¬ mates, Raymond Duggan,Thomas Fitzgerald,Thomas Hynes, Nelson Coley, and William Luby. Victory was made sweeter and defeat easier by the constant cheering of the Cheerleaders, four of whom were Seniors- Cecelia Summers, Grace Miller, Eleanor Barron and Anne O’Brien. Then came the Diocesan Debates. Once again our class v as prominent with Rosemary Larkin, Robert Reardon, and Avis Hubbard as Veterans, and Robert Shepardson and Catherine Flaherty on the de¬ bating stage for the first time. The Senior Commercial Class has been doing their bit for the boys In the Service by sending them the monthly publication of ”Thc Servicemen’s Bulletin ” telling the boys of school activities, and bits of gossip about their other classmates. It is greatly welcom¬ ed by the boys scattered all over the world. Since our Freshman year, fifteen boys have left our class to enter into the ”Fight” in Uncle Sam’s Armed Forces. They are Robert Reardon, James Slattery, Francis Hourihan, Raymond Morin, Francis Morin, Aldo Stabile, Robert Rossetti,Arthur Benoit, Paiil Dufresne, William McClure,Eldon Barrows, Lawrence Tarbox John Fitch, Stanley Wojnowski and Francis Bouthiette. The old adage Music hath charms” was certainly illustrated, when on April 25, the Senior Class sponsored a Spring Concert and formal dance, featuring Miss Mary Phillips of New York and starring St. Mary’s Glee Club. It was a truly beautiful affair and it was praised by young and old. Plans have been made for our last contribution to our History the Senior Plop. Raymond Duggan and Joan McCarthy are the co-chair¬ men of the dance. It is with sincere regret and sadness that v e come to the fi¬ nal chapter of our High School Book, We leave to you this record, which we feel is one that v e ' and you, too, v ill be proud to display a year from now, five years from now and even ten or tv enty years from now. Our last gift to our Alma Mater, St. Mary’s High School. Avis Hubbard ’45 Pago 28

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To Dotty (Love ’em and Leave ’em) Sheedy we leave some soft soap, so that Mac won ' t get a rough deal,when she finally docs get that six- footer she was talking about. William (May I hold your hand) McCarthy. It scorns that Mr. McCarthy takes a boating any way you look at it. How about leaving him a book on How To Vi in P ' riends and Influence Dotty? To Betty (I LOVE A SAILOR) Taylor, we leave a bottle of liniment to ease the aching of her poor heart over a sailor named Stabile. To Betty we also leave a recording of Don ' t Pence Me In as sung by Nelson Coley. To Kenneth(Oh, What Happened to the Car) Curly and Janet Cunningham we leave two pairs of extra-large overalls, just in case you get stuck in Uxbridge again and have to use Elia DolGrco ' s house for a refuge. To Irene Bouchard the Class of ' 45 leaves the right to sing with a trio. We know that those two Senior girls will be glad to accept you Into the Union. Better hurry though, the organization is get¬ ting larger all of the time. V , v , . V.. - Jean (Love Bird) Dugan. To this little Junior we leave directions on how to run a grocery store. These will come in handy we know. Wo expect to hear news of the corporation of Donato and Dugan very soon new. To William (Bill) Sheehan we leave the question: Why do you prefer the girls from Hollis ton rather than those from Uxbridge? Or Is It that you just don ' t like the way she says, ghastly? To Rita(I like ' em young)Richards we leave the plea to stop robbing the cradle. Remember when you graduate, he ' ll only be a Freshman, and you wouldn ' t want to leave him with a broken heart. To Peggy (Can ' t Make Up My Mind) Nolan wc leave Buc-ky Delano, and set of dishes. Just In cas-o you have any trouble with him Peggy, at least you ' ll have the dishes to throw. Bettor watch out though, you might hit George Bushnell by accident, and that would be awful. To Leonard Fcrccchia wc leave a magnet. He has been trying to snare the affections of a certain Senior from Holliston named Ruthin, so this will help the cause. To Joseph Sawyer we leave a Shorthand Book. We can ' t think of any¬ thing ho would like better. To Louis Landsi wc leave a new whistle, so that he won ' t wear out his lips whistling at a Senior girl-Mary Morgan by name, as she hangs out the family wash. g; To Marie (Nobody Loves Me) Griffin we leave a few dozen comfortable pillows. Remember the day she come to school all bruises? She said that she fell over a stone wall- We wonder? Page 30