Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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In years 'ro come we can loolc back on our class as be- ing one of rhe besr. We were leaders in afhlelics, social acHvi+ies, scholarship and a charfer class of fhe srudenr as- sociafion. We can 'rrurhfully say +ha'r +hese have been The fhree fullesr years of our lives. Seniors

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Hope for the Future We have reached a very crucial year, A lurning poini' for people of our rime. In I95O we should banish fear And +o our fufure goal arrempf To climb. In reaching our mid-cenfury, we hope Good forfune will aH'end us many fold. May Walfham High wifh coming problems cope And solve fhem splendidly as +hose of old. The years ar school have broughf us many jewels- Priceless characfer, friendship, and worfh. Possessing fhese, we own lifes greaiesi 'fools For progress in rhis fines? land on earfh. In ihis Afomic Age wifh science King, Le'r's noi forgef The ofher Things in life. This day and age of ours needs friendliness lnsfead of consfanr war and dire sfrife. And fhus, as we embark on our careers To leave our Alma Maier far behind, We 'rrus+ lifes riches? bouniy for us nears, Fulfillmenl' of our dream-lrue peace of mind. Fronf: Grace Elliof: Bach: Roy Tiano, John Daddona, Thelberf Eccles. Jane+ Wifham

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Class Will Be if remembered 'rhaf we, fhe Class of I95O of fhe Walfham Senior High School, being lfhrough no faulf of our ownl incredibly sound of mind and having full possession of our fac- ulfies, in spife of fhe facf Thar acfions speak louder +han words, declare 'rhis 'ro be our lasf will and fesfamenf. ln so doing we express our sincere appreciafion fo fhose whose pafience and faifhful efforfs in our behalf have never waned, especially during fhose crucial periods when our craniums seemed complefely en- shrouded by ominous clouds, and we do hereby bequeafh and dispose of our freasured posses- sions as follows: To Mr. Huff, our genial Headmasfer, a dozen of fhe sharpesf bow fies in fhe world because on him, bow 'lies look ferrific. To Mr. Sheehy, our personalify-plus Masfer, a puffer and a golf ball, so fhaf he can pracfice during his free periods. To Mr. Hollis and Mr. Perkins, a five-gallon iug of Air-wick fo gef rid of fhose aromas affer laborafory experimenfs. To Mr. Ryan, whose quick wif has made our fedious school days a liffle merrier, a Chinese back-scrafcher, so fhaf he won'f have fo use a ruler any more. To Mr. Peffinafi and Mr. Zullo, a book en- fifled, How fo Read Algebra in Ten Easy Lessons. Thaf should keep fhern busy on rainy nighfs. To Miss McCullough, who answers a foolish. irrelevanf quesfion by saying, Whaf has fhaf To do wifh 'rhe price of fish? a year's subscripfion fo Hunfing and Fishing Magazine, so fhaf she can keep posfed on fhe price of fish. To Miss Grover, an ardenl' Henry J. Taylor fan, a few hof 'rips on newly rising indus+ries , fo enable her fo make herself a million. To Miss Woodward, Mr. Chapman. and Miss O'Hara, our guidance advisers, our sincere fhanks for helping us +o find fhe occupafions for which we are besf suifed. To Miss Gearan we leave fhe happy fhoughl' fhaf she has prepared some of us fo be beffer cifizens and vofers. To Miss Eafon, a fresh supply of records in French, so fhaf she may be aided in her sfruggle wifh fhe inepf in pronunciafion. To Mr. Woodman, Mr. Hood and Mr. Gar- rahan, our fickef collecfors of fhe baskefball games, a cash regisfer. To Mr. Tracy, a police whisfle 'ro speed up 'rraffic in fhe bof+leneck on fhe second floor. To Miss Sfewarf and Mr. Tosi, an eighfh day in fhe week, so fhaf fhey can cafch up wifh 'rheir guidance work. To Miss Nolan, who is always generous wifh her +ime and advice when we have our parfies, an inferior decorafor fo allow her more 'lime for her ofher dufies. To Mr. Smyfh, who has made our yearbook a really big success and whose hobby is down-fo- earfh farming, a year's supply of ferfilizer for his vegefable garden. To our loyal roofer. Miss Beffs, we leave a book on baskefball rules. so fhaf she can enioy +he game even more. To 'rhe Class of l95I, we leave our well-deco- rafed desks and any sfray wacls of gum +ha+ may be found under The chairs. To The Class of I952, we leave fhe 'lhoughf fhaf, if fhey will work as hard as we have worked. perhaps some day 'rhey will be seniors. foo. As co-execufors of fhis will and fesfamenf, we appoinf Miss Slaffery, Mr. Cardillo, and Mr. Dwyer. ln Wifness Whereof, we have hereunfo sel our hand and seal on fhis +he eighfh day of June in fhe year of our Lord one fhousand nine hun- dred and fiffy. The Mid-cenfury Graduafing Class, By Joseph M. Egan.