Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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LITERARY CLUB First Row: Cleft to right! Victoria Silvestri, Freda Archibald, Glenn Perkins, Eleanor Reed. Jean Harper, Frances Harrington, Adela Rymut. Second Row: Miss Kenealy, Mary Renshaw, Adelaide Tirrell, Eva Miller, Marilyn Moskowitz. Gladys Tamkun, Marilyn Meserve, Ruth Berma Third Row: june Ladouceur, Ada Bodycote, Marion Randall, Claire O'Neil, Mary Keveney, Eleanor Marceau. Edith Record. Rosalie Kirby. Literary Club Under the leadership of Miss Katherine Kenealy, the Literary Club commenced its activ- ities by electing the following officers on October 2, 1940: President, Eleanor Reed, Vice-President, Glenn Perkinsg Secretary, Jean Harperg Treasur- er, Frances Harringtong Program Chairman, Freda Archibald. Meetings were held on the second Monday of each month. At several of these meetings vari- ous book reports were given. At one meeting the club presented an interesting program for the Reading Club of the Whitman Woman's Club 25 when an original drama entitled Out of the Fog was given. On February 13, the annual tea for the Student Council and the Faculty of the school took place. The program consisted of a short play, the his- tory of a book, and readings. After the program, the guests were served refreshments. On March 10, the club held an informal quiz for its mem- bers. The winners were presented with different types of candy. The following monthly meetings were spent having reviews of modern books and moving pictures. The annual outing took place in June.

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 1 3fVk9GX0kDGN9k930kDGNQ'k91GN6'k9GN0kD30k91CM'QQ-Mk9CWkDbAWkDCMk9 have won prizes in the gym exhibition. They were Mary Joy, Jimmy Conway, Verne Mattson, and Norman LeGallee. During the year we sponsored the Junior Dance which was held on November 17, 1939, and was appropriately decorated with footballs and other equipment common to this time of year. Do you remember how every one of our guests enjoyed himself, in spite of the fact that the boys on the football team had to leave at ten o'clock to keep in training? Several committees set to work in May to make plans for the Junior Prom, our first formal affair. The theme of Pinnocchio brought forth something new in decorations and attracted a great many dancers who were given novelty favors. This affair was another example of our ability to make a success of whatever we undertook. Shortly afterwards those who were called upon were ready to help the senior class to prepare for their graduation and Class Day exercises, proving that we were always willing to help others to make their affairs successful. After a vacation, which is always appreciated by every one, we came back to our last year at Whitman High. We had our class meeting and after the ballots were counted we found that Norman LeGallee became our new presidentg Eleanor Reed, vice-presidentg Donald Plausse, treasurerg and Marilyn Hagstrom, secretary. With these new officers to represent us in our activities, we began to make plans for gaining money for the expenses of graduation. Our two senior dances were a source of profit for that pur- pose. Every member of our class had by now given some of his time and effort toward helping the class achieve its goal. Many of us still smile when we recall the play, She's a Good Fellow, which was presented by an excellent cast from the senior class on the evening of December 13, at the Town Hall. The members of this cast had to rehearse three or four afternoons for several weeks in order to make this play the success that it was. We of the class greatly appreciated their efforts. A week later at the Football Banquet several boys from our class received sweaters for their good work in playing on the football team. Some were on the team for as many as three or four years. These boys were Captain Donald Plausse, Manager Vernon Blanchard, Bob Corthell, Lloyd Plasse, John O'Donnell, and Bob Goodwin. We had been thinking seriously of our voca- tions and using to good advantage the work done by the guidance program which has been growing more and more extensive. This year each of us was given the opportunity of a personal interview to discuss our plans for the future and be given advice. The news that Mr. Patterson was going to leave us to take a higher position as principal in a Dighton school was received with deep regret, although we were happy of the opportunity which he had received. Mr. Lane has ably taken over his duties as vocational councilor and has secured for our benefit several speakers on various vocations. Some time later in the year an assembly was held for the senior class to nominate three girls, one of whom would be decided upon to represent Whitman High School for the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage trip to Boston. This girl was to be nominated on the basis of character, patriotism, and service to the school. Those nominated were Marilyn Hagstrom, Eleanor Reed, and Frances Harrington. After a difficult time in making a selection, the faculty finally picked Marilyn Hag- strom as our representative. All year our thoughts have been of graduation. In March the graduation and Class Day parts were assigned to the highest ranking students and work on these parts was started. They comprise a sec- tion of the yearbook and have been included in this Class Day program. We have endeavored to present a record of the outstanding features of our high school career. In closing our hopes are that the future will hold in store for us as much pleasure and friendly co- operation as we have been so fortunate to receive during the past four years. ' cqq.'Q'.p3 WVTQRQQBW

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If A ORCHESTRA First Row: left to rizhtl Nancy Wright. Dorothy Brittain, Constance Taylor, Meredith Peterson, Rose Fulginiti, Dorothy Nash, Martha Schatzl, Gloria Harrington. Jane Holbrook, Barbara Etelman, Second Row: Vincent Bubieniec. Francis Burnett. Richard Raymond, Thomas McCarthy, Miss McCarthy fDirectorD. Harry Terzian, Beverly Blanchard, Lois Thomas. Albert Gregory. Third Row: Robert Brennan, Freda Archibald, Rae Matheson. Kenneth Bailey. Robert Mille-tt. Robin Brittain. Fourth Row: George Bayley. Kenneth Kenneally, Robert Peterson. John O'Donnell, Annie Rudolph. 1.2 ' EF! ilu: BAND First Row: fleft to rightl Adeline Gaudette, Barbara Harper, Meredith Peterson, June Gegenheimer. Second Row: Mary Randall, Hazel Saulnier, Fred Dake. Frederick Holbrook, Robert Goodwin, Milton Cook, Rae Matheson, Richard Dudgeon. Mr. Donald Leach tDirectorl, A Third Row: Chester Hatchfield, Robin Brittain, Stergios Milonas. Louis Crowley, Jacqueline Gaudette, Howard Finnegan, Freda Archibald, Richard Vaughn. - h Fourth Row: Robert Peterson, Richard Brennan. Leonard Roach, Robert Kilgrew, Alton Emery. Irene DiMestico. Fifth Row: Eleanor Pratt, Kenneth Kenneally, Arthur Sproul, George Bayley.