Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY Ulysses, the mighty Greek, made an odyssey, And sailed ' round a world of mystery; Touching upon foreign shores with mysteries untold. He came, weary and tired, back to his fold. With wide eyes and iiearts bursting with both pride and misgivings, we entered our freshman year. For the fiirst time, we selected our own courses, teachers treated us as grown-ups, and upperclassmen greeted us with new respect. Our classmates wandered around the revered halls uttering Veni, Vidi, Vici, and general business students began to read business periodicals feverishly. Time passed quickly, and after a haze of dances (our first formals ) , varsity sports, and the inevitable, but necessary studying, we left school for our summer vacation, happily anticipating our sophomore year. As sophomores, we were no longer the children of the high school, there only to be tolerated. This year, we realized that we ' d have new responsibilities, the first of which was to elect class officers. David Lord,- president; Mary Keefe, vice-president; Claire Loving, secretary; and Joseph Kelleher, treasurer, were our choices. Under their direction, the class organized committees and sponsored its first dance and a record hop. Class dues were col- lected, and the balance in our treasury gained by leaps and bounds. Our boys began to take part in the varsity football and basketball games, and the girls played their first hockey games. In June, some of our girls sang the Rose Song at the Senior Class Day, and we looked for- ward to our own class day, not too far off in the future. Junior! What a magic word it was then. The title junior meant so many things — such as rings and proms. Jack Savini was our new president, and his cab- inet consisted of Alice Johnson, vice-president; Claire Loving, secretary; and Joseph Kelleher, treasurer. Plan- ning committees selected our class rings and in March they were distributed. Somehow, with class rings on our fingers our high school years seemed to be coming to a fast close — too fast. Ours was the first class to hold a Junior Prom in the new gymnasium. Under the glitter of bright lights and festive decorations, and to the tune of dreamy music, we danced away the happiest night of the year. Many of us were elected to positions in the Student Council, The Semaphore, the school newspaper, and the various clubs. Again in June, we sadly watched the departure of our senior pals, and in that last week before We. too. the graduates of ' 54, Have a life of adventure in store. But come back with us now To our days of ivork and fun, And you will see just what we hai e done. the end of school, we were the top class for the first time. It was a strange feeling, to think of being the class to whom the others looked up. We were examples for the underclassmen to follow, and the new responsibilities left us giddy with happiness in our new prestige one minute, and floored with doubts the next. The last day of school came quickly, though, and we forgot our apprehensions for awhile. After all, tommorow ivas another day. Tanned and full of energy, we came back to Stough- ton High rarin ' to go. This, our senior year, was full of firsts . Mr. Howard Randall, after many years of fine service as our principal, retired, and our old friend, Mr. Aaron Fink, came to take his place. Class elections were very close this year, but those who finally copped ths coveted positions were Jack Wallace, president; Alice Johnson, vice-president; Elaine Champagne, secretary; and Paul Bishop, treasurer. Our program for the new year included dances, record hops, and a bean supper. Early in the fall, everyone had his picture taken, and soon we were spending part of our time autographing our own pictures to exchange with someone else. The yearbook stafif was assembled and we selected the new name, The Olympian. The whole school was proud of our successful football and basketball teams, captained by our own Dave Lord and Barry Howland, respectively. We seniors staged a highly successful class play, Curtain Going Up, and that having been accomplished, we be- gan to plan our graduation. With Mr. Penardi, our class adviser, guiding us, we managed to iron out the difficult situations and bring our last year to a happy close. At graduation, thinking back nostalgically to our years in high school, we were reminded of the wonderful opportunities that had been presented to us, all the fun we ' d had, the many things we ' d learned, and the experi- ences which had developed us into the young adults we had become. Even while tears of sadness at leaving school were misting our eyes, we were looking ahead into the future; some of us would continue our schooling in the fall, some would go to work, and a few would take on the responsibilities of marriage. But whatever the future might hold, we looked forward to it with the assurance that only a good education can give. 23

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•Lilli SHIRLEY ANN WINROTH Commercial Graduation Usher 3; Rose Song 2; Baccaleaureate 3; P. T. A. Program 3; Dramatic Club 2; Christ- mas Program 3; Parents Night 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Drivers Ed. 3; Girls Metal 4; Sr. Record Hop 4; Pops Concert 4; Chorus 4; Office Girl 1, 3. Jean JEAN WRIGHT Commercial Basketball 3; Home Ec. Club 3; Chorus 2; Drivers Ed. 4; Girls Metal Wood 4. Aviation Club 4; Fish Game 4; Drivers Ed. 4. BOYS Jack Savini Ronald Champagne Francis Capello Ronald Champagne David Lord Francis Capello Robert LeRoy Donald Rennie David Lord Diner Pizza WHO ' S WHO Most Generous Most Talkative Best Dancer Gayest Most Practical Class Artist Neatest Best Pals Favorite Rendezvous Favorite Food 22 GIRLS Herberta Mara Catherine Spillane Mary Angelos Suzanne Glennon Arlene Brown Evelyn Coleman Claire Loving Alice Johnson Lynne Raymond Diner Pizza

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CLASS Best Looking VIRGINIA ALVES leaves her vivacity to JANE CURRY. JOHN ANDERSON wills his jokes to EDDIE KAMINSKAS. VIRGIL ANDREWS leaves his dependability to JIMMY CORBETT. MARY ANGELOS assigns the cheerleading squad to next year ' s captain. JUDY AUSTIN leaves her artistic ability to CAROL HAYNES. BUDDY BARBATO leaves his fan club— much to his regret. PHYLLIS BEALS leaves her desire to be helpful. BRENTON BISHOP departs with a car load of girls. PAUL BISHOP leaves his physique to DONALD BELESS. ARLENE BROWN leaves her secretarial ability to HAZEL BRIFFETT. EUGENE BRUCE wills his job at the First National to RONALD SMITH. EDWARD BUCHANAN wills his high voice to JOHN PIRES. PATRICIA CAREY leaves to get a higher education. CATHERINE CROVO assigns her gum-chewing to BETTY COBB. GEORGE DARLING leaves his height to LENNY HOLMES. NANCY DONAHUE endows her brain to science. PAULINE EGERTON leaves her ability to get along with everyone to JOYCE RENNIE HELEN DONOVAN leaves her quiet personality to ROSEMARY FROST. MARYANNE FELOS rushes off to catch up with GARY. NANCY FERNALD leaves her pleasant voice to SANDRA CARROLL. WALTER FOBE S leaves his quiet ways to ROBERT REBELLO. RICHARD GAY leaves to catch up with his night life. SUZANNE GLENNON tried to leave but her car wouldn ' t start. DANNY GONSALVES leaves his sportsmanship and modesty to any who can measure up to it. JOSEPH HALLETT leaves his love of English to EDDIE SCHROTH. BARBARA HODGES wills her well groomed appearance to NANCY BURBRIDGE. WILLIAM HOLMES leaves his hair to WILLIAM McNAMARA. PAUL HOMFR leaves his freshly baked bread to the next cooking class. BARRY H®WLAND assigns the basketball team to the next captain. LORRAINE IRVINE leaves her helpfulness to FRANCIS DIMATTEO. BRUCE JENSEN gives his boxing gloves to MONK MORRIS. ALICE JOHNSON leaves her cute laugh to DOROTHY PHILLIPS. ROBERTA JONES and MARYANNE SILVA will their good sportsmanship to the future seniors. JOSEPH KELLEHER leaves his ability to get good marks in French to JOE GARERI. MARY KEEFE leaves her gay ways to CAROL CAMBER. MARY KUCINSKAS leaves to catch the next boat to BOB. BETTY LEMAR embarks for gay PAREE! ROY LEONARD leaves his abundant supply of freckles to BILLY HYDE.