Templeton High School - Class Book Yearbook (Baldwinville, MA)

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thought that the class officers would be a representative group, so we went down to look at the rings. We finally made a selection which the class all agreed upon, and of course, we think our selection has been one of the best ever made. May 16, 1947 was a big event for us. On this date we held our Junior Prom in the gym with music by Don Calvi. It was a very sociable and gay party highlighted by the election of a Junior Prom Queen and her attendants. Our queen was Cecelia Koziol. For our class assembly this year, we presented a one-act play, trumpet solos accordian solos, and singing, thus ending our Junior year. After a short peaceful summer vacation we entered into our very busy, hectic and happy Senior year. That was the year for fun, gaiety, and loads of work. Yes, we worked hard this year, but since it was for such a good purpose, we didn't mind it at all. The class officers of this all important year were .the following: President, Rodney Bourng Vice-President, Cecelia Koziolg Secretary, Aileen Graves, Treasurer, Agnes Wax- laxg and Student Council Representatives, Marilyn Quinlisk, Avis Harrington, Ado Tenaglia, and Raymond Grucan. During the course of the year, Avis dropped out and Leo Dennis was elected in her place. This was the year in which our complete aim was focused on the idea of making a Senior class trip a real possibility. We scrapped, scratched and scraped to get money together for this trip. We got the reputation of being the tightest class in T. H. S. but we didn't care. We couldn't afford to waste a nickel if all the class was to go on the trip. We started the year by holding a Fall Festival Dance in the gym. This was on October 2, 1947, and music was furnished by Don Calvi. On December 18, 1947, we, as the Senior Class, acted host to the other three classes by having a Christmas party. We had three skits, accordion solos, trumpet solos, and music directed by Mr. Bone. After the entertainment and refreshments, gifts and cards were distributed. Santa Claus showed up, but without his customary suit which he had outgrown. The remaining time was spent in dancing and everyone had a good time. This year the Seniors changed the coarse of events and added a Minstrel Show to their achievements. This was given on January 28 and 29 in the G. A. R. Hall in East Templeton. Every member of the Senior class participated in the show and it was a great success financially and artistically. lt certainly indicated what a talented class we were. On April 14 and 15, we put on our annual Senior Class play. It was held in the Grange Hall in Templeton. Again we showed how versatile we were. Instead of putting on a mere comedy we put on a real mystery called Ramshackle Inn. The cast did a won- derful job under Miss Taylor's direction and the play was a huge success. On the bright and happy morning of May 12, 1948, we all felt rather important. You see, on this morning as the unfortunate Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors were arriving to go to classes we gathered outside the portals of T. H. S. ready to start on the big trip to Washington, D. C. which we had worked so hard to make possible. We stopped in New York for the night and attended Radio City. The next morning we left New York for Washington for a four day tour which included a tour of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, a visit to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, a visit to the Smithsonian Museum, the White House, the National Zoological Park, a two hour tour of the Department of Justice Building, under the direction of Edgar Hoover's G-Men, a visit to the Capitol, the Washington Monument, Arlington Cemetery in Ar- 9

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CLASS HISTORY On a bright September morn in 1944, about 75 little greenhorns entered T. H. S. full of vim and vigor. To those who lived in Baldwinville, the school on the top of the hill was a familiar one but to those who lived in the other three precincts the building was very strange. The little greenhorns were very subdued as they searched for their new home rooms. We got started right away on our election of class officers and chose the following: President, Ado Tenaglia, Vice-President, Janet Ackerleyg Secretary, Elaine Gallant, Treas- urer, Stanley Zalewski, and Student Council representative, Raymond Ambrose. Our class advisor was Miss Harvey. For our special assembly we planned a program which consisted of poems, songs, and speeches by members of our class, and the little greenhorns did a very good job. Then came the one-act plays in which we presented a comedy called Life with Tommief' We did a very good job with it, but since the Seniors had so much more experience and talent they won the cup. Well, we said, we still have three more years to try for it. But we got fooled. The town hall, which was next to the fire station, burned down as you all know, so we never had a chance to prove our skill again and win the cup. Now came our Sophomore year at good old T. H. S. The green had faded away and in its place was a group of sophisticated Sophomores. Now that we had become acquainted with the place we felt more at ease in the school on the top of the hill. We began to enjoy ourselves. We got off to another early start by electing the following officers: President, Ado Tenagliag Vice - President, Cecelia Koziolg Treasurer, Raymond Grucang Secretary, Aileen Graves, Student Council Representatives, Raymond Ambrose and Avis Harring- ton. Since Miss Harvey had left us, we chose Miss Guenther as our class advisor. Our first big event this year was the annual Valentine Dance. It was held on February 8, 1946 in the high school gym, with music furnished by Dick Hill's Blue Jackets. The dance was a great success and enjoyed by everyone. Now came our Junior year at T. H. S. This was a busy year but we all had fun. We started off by electing the following class officers: President, Rodney Bourn, Vice- President, Cecelia Koziolg Secretary, Aileen Graves, Treasurer, Alfred Agnellig and Stu- dent Council Representatives, Avis Harrington, Raymond Ambrose and Irene Graves. On Friday, the 13th of December 1946, we held our Frost Frolics Dance in the gym, with music by Dick Hill's Blue Jackets, but true to form, Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky. Not only was the weather rather frosty but we had some anxious moments wondering if the orchestra would show up. Just as we had about decided we would have to give the guests canned music our troubles vanished, the orchestra appeared -- the dance got under way and, as usual, we all had a wonderful time. Then came the problem of class rings. Since the Balfour representative arrived un- announced we had to gather up a committee on the spur of the moment. Miss Guenther 8

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lington, Virginia, a visit to Mount Vernon, Virginia, and a ride back to New York and thence home again on the sixth day. Not least in this crowded schedule was some hurried studying to prepare us for our final examinations, and then with a sigh of relief we turned to our final big event of our school life, our big week in June - - Class Week. This brings us to the present, June 8, 1948 our Class Night. You have already heard the Welcome address of our President, Rodney Bourn, and we hope, as We proceed with the rest of the program that it will be a Wonderful evening of fun for all. On Thursday evening many of you, our friends and relatives, will be gathered here at the school again for a more solemn occasion, our Graduation Exercises, and for many of us this will mean the end of our formal education. For others it will mean going on again. Our final event of the year, will be the Senior Ball to take place on Friday evening, June ll. This will mark an end.to four short years of Work and play at T. H. S. of the Class of 1948. AILEEN GRAVES, Secretary 10