Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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Senior M onorJ MACDONALD MEDALS For Scholarship. Character, and Good Influence in the School Beverly J. Allen Donald W. Watson CLASS HISTORIANS — Marjorie A. Marshall. Jean R. Jackson GRADUATION ADDRESS — Walter M. Johnson PRELIMINARY HONOR GROUP (B average or higher for four years) Beverly Allen Jean Jackson Walter Johnson Marjorie Marshall Jeanne Murcell Natalie Sinclair Dorice Waters Donald Watson Teresa Costa Kenneth Gelineau Clarence Winton Weldon Dingwell Margaretha Lantz CLASS PROPHECY — Elizabeth Morse CLASS WILL — Frank Brown, Barbara Farr The following awards and prizes will be announced at graduation exercises History Medals — Mathematic and Science Medal Grange Art Prize Grange Music Prize American Legion Medal Carrie S. Ireland Citizenship Award — Parent-Teacher Scholarships Teachers ' Club Scholarship Blue and White Scholarship GRADUATION Margaretha Lantz Jeanne Murcell Kenneth Gelineau Natalie Sinclair Clarence Winton Barbara Farr COMMITTEE Leonard Moore Dorothy Cook Alvin Bears C. Richard Kenney Joan Severance Ruth Bamberg [ 24 ]

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Q. J. j FRANK ANSTEY On valiant wings of Faith that bear them through the star- lit dim immensity! io ist Airborne, September, 1944 to March 1945; 26th Div- ision, March 1945 to September 1946; E. T. O. Campaign, No- vember 1944 to April, 1946; Action in France, Luxembourg, Bel- gium, Germany, Austria. DAVID BICKNELL Time is but a stream to go fishing in. U. S. Navy, Radioman, Third Class; December, 1944. to July, 1946; Asiatic Theater. DOl ' GLAS BICKNELL Every day’s a holiday. U. S. Navy; December, 1944 to July, 1946; N. A. S., Pensa- cola, Florida. WILLIAM GRAHAM But westward, look, the bind is bright. U. S. Navy; Gunner ' s Mate, two and a half years; U. S. S. Maryland; American Theater: China Occupation, Japan Occupa- tion. RICHARD JENKINS For the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied. U. S. Navy, 1942 - 1946; U. S. S. Gatling; U. S. S. Phelps; U. S. S. Arnold J. Isbell; Asiatic-Pacific Area Medal with four stars; European-African-Muldle Eastern Area Medal; American Area Medal; Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal. RICHARD MERCER A soul of wit and fun. U. S. Navy, Signalman Third Class, 1944-1946; U. S. S. Zircon; Clinclaut; American Theater. ROBERT MYRICK Anything worth doing at all is worth doing well. u. S. Navy, Aerographer’s Mate Third Class; Active service for twenty months; aircraft carrier service for fourteen months; three ribbons. WILLIAM SHERIDAN A wisecrack, here, a new joke there, but always unpredictable. Bill is reticent about having his record publicized. His ser- vice was with the Navy from 1943 to 1946. ANTHONY YADALA He rates lops with all who know him. Doughboy of 69th Infantry Division, served two years over- seas. Three battle stars, Good Conduct Medal, and Combat Badge. First Row: A. Vadala, J. Borthwick, R. Wright Second Row: R. Mirick, W. Sheridan, D. Bicknell Third Row: R. Murphy, R. Truesdale, R. Jenkins, R. Mercer Fourth Row: E. Angelo, W. D’annolfo, F. Anstey, W. Graham, R. Dearth, J. Flynn, D. Bicknell [ 2 3 1

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NEW HORIZONS FOR TODAY ' S YOUTH Qraduation c4ddre33 The youth of tolay are faced by problems far more complex than ever before; and although these problems are balanced by increased advantages, these very advantages have been responsible for many com- plications. For example, the opportunity of acquir- ing a higher education has been welcomed by such a large number of young men and women that the colleges and universities have been unable to expand their facilities in proportion to the need for them. The world also is finding it hard to adjust itself to the rapid increase of sicentific knowledge. The ques- tion of atomic energy alone will require years of re- search before its possibilities are even touched. Ad- vances in medicine and surgery have gone ahead faster than most community hospitals could keep up. Many of these hospitals are still under-staifed and under-equipped, and are further handicapped by in- sufficient funds. In the business world, unions have done much to help labor; on the other hand, strikes, called by unions, have crippled industry. With the solutions to all these problems yet to be found, truly it can be said that great opportunities await the youth of today. Some of the most noticeable advances during the last ten years have been made in the lield of phy- sics. Probably the development which has caused most interest is the discovery of atomic energy. Al- though atomic energy has been used largely as a wea- pon, many experiments are being carried on to find peacetime uses for it. Some scientists say this energy can be used as fuel to drive machinery and heat homes. Science is now trying to use this energy to change substances to artificial radio-active carbon and phosporous for the study and control of cancer. It will be the youth of today who will make the discov- eries of tomorrow. Jet-propulsion, which was first put into practical use during this war, has many possibilities for peace- time developments. Rapid transit will benefit great- ly from this conversion. Jet-propulsion has been re- sponsible for the great speeds which airplanes have been able to attain. It has also had much to do with the large amount of work done on rockets. Inventors believe there is a possibility of using jet propulsion to supply the power to drive boats and automobiles. Radar, another recent discovery, has been an in- valuable aid to both military and commercial planes and ships. With radar, flights have been possible that would ordinarily have been cancelled. Ships have been protected from collisions and have been guided through bad weather. Today the army and navy are training many people in the use of radar. When these people return to civilian life, they can do much to make this world of ours a little more safe. If the time ever comes that the world can con- centrate on peace-time production, radar will play a very important part. As time goes on, all these new developments cannot help but make this world immeasurably smaller. The field of chemistry has made similar advan- ces, particularly in the development of plastics and synthetic materials of all kinds. We often hear the remark that the plastic age is here. Industry is an illustration of the vast number of things that are now being made of plastic. Today this new mater- ial replaces wood, glass, metal, wool, silk, bristles for brushes, and tires. There are numerous other artic- les in which plastics are used extensively. Wood has been made tougher and more durable by the addition of plastics. This wood is used for building homes and making furniture. Plastics can be molded into almost any shape or design in a sin- gle step. “As clear as glass’’ refers to transparent plastics that are used with glass or replace that mat- erial entirely. Sandwiched between layers of ordin- ary glass, this becomes “safety glass.” The three qualities -- nonshatterability, ease of molding, and lightness - have made it popular with industry. It is used to make transparent containers for medical supplies, splints for broken bones, protecting shields for injuries, windows in oxygen tents, casts, and dres- sings to help doctors see “how things are progress- ing.” So much metal was required for our enormous military program in the 1940’s that our government and our industries were forced to use other materials, one of which was plastic. Some of the automobiles made in 1942 had as many as 230 different plastic parts. The clothing industry found many new ways to substitute plastic for fabrics that were scarce. It can be manufactured into satins, velvets, moires, crepes, etc. It does not mildew and perspiration does not affect it. “As we step into the realm of plastics chemistry, one writers states, “we indeed enter a land of magic where almost anything may happen.” D. D. T. is another wonderful chemical product put to good use during this last war. This can be used to combat diseases carried on the body. Also it is used to kill insects and pests. Wet water is now a great help in fighting fires that ordinary water will not extinguish. Many new drugs have also been perfected. In years to come countless new industries will undoubtedly spring up as a result of the never- ending work of chemists. The field of medicine has also made great pro- gress in the last few years. Blood plasma, new drugs [ 25 1