Whitman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Whitman, MA)

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Q',V V V V v,v,v.v. ovovovovovovovovo v.v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v,v v,v.xQ Q v 0 0 GXOA A0AOA'A0A9A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'1.'n'A'A'A'1Qx'A'A' 'A'1Q By Helen Rymut and Stefjgios Milonas As We look back on our four years of high school, the first thing that comes into our minds is the impression of our first days at school. We were amazed at the beautiful setting of this new building, where we were to spend four of the happiest years of our school life, years we shall never forget. As we walked in the front door, we had the feeling of being grown-up now that we were entering high school, and yet there was a trace of our childhood as most of us felt lost in this huge, strange building with its many mysteri- ous corridors. During this, our Freshman year, we held no social functions, although some of us, like true pioneers, did participate in the activities of the various organizations. Thus we laid the foundation for our future years and closed the door of our first year at high school only to open it again after our summer vacation to the advanced title of Sophomores. Now that we were acquainted with the building and with our classmates, We were ready to choose our leaders. At the first class meeting, we elected Paul Plasse, president, Ruth Harrington, vice- presidentg Marion Little, secretary: and Wallace Darsch, treasurer. Under the guidance of Miss Collins and Mr. Aldrich, our leaders made plans for the year, while we all plunged into our school work. We didn't let up until we had among many other tasks worked all those simultaneous equa- tions for Mr. Aldrich, punctuated sentence after sentence for Mrs. Mclnnes, and memorized the keyboard for Miss Reynolds. In the sport's world, our ability to play football and other sports was being recognized by our fel- low members of the school. As winter arrived, we made plans for our first social affair, The Playland Plaza, which we pre- sented on January 16. The huge success of the dance was due to the excellent work of the various committees. At the dance we presented Miss Collins, our class adviser, with a gift as she was retiring from her teaching duties at Whitman High. All of us awaited the annual Gym Exhibition which includes both a boys' and a girls' gym team, to be presented in March. It was Well worth wait- 17 ing for, as two members of our class, Paul Plasse and Bob Millett, won prizes. We had now reached the half way mark of our high school career and were ready to meet any difficulties with which we as upperclassmen would be faced. Realizing the importance of a good edu- cation, we determined to work hard that we might be worthy of the title of Juniors. We began our Junior year by electing Wallace Darsch, presidentg Isabel Hogg, vice-president, Helen Rymut, secretaryg and Bob Tero, treasurer. Bob left in the middle of the year, and we chose Richard LeClair as his successor. Now that we had experience in presenting socials, on November 13 we presented the Mexi- can Fiesta. Many members of our class were taking an active part in the various organizations, while others showed their ability in the Ellen Conway Spellman Essay Contest, in which one of our class- mates, John Reed, won second prize. In May we were faced with something excit- ing and different-our first formal dance, the Junior Prom. Amidst the colorful May-baskets of flowers, we spent one of the most enjoyable and memorable evenings of our high school career. Our summer vacation arrived, but many of us did not spend it in the usual manner, as our coun- try was in need of our assistance. We filled the positions as best we could, and many planned to continue working part time when they returned to school in September. However, we would not let our outside activities interfere with our school studies. In September, 1943, we returned to the busiest year of our stay at Whitman High-our Senior year. We showed our ability as leaders by supporting the Student Council and leading the school in a 315,000 War Bond Drive and purchasing five fly- ing jeeps. Once again the football squad consisting of many of our boys was coached by a new coach, Mr. Leavitt. This was the last year for our class- mates on the gridiron for Whitman and under the captaincy of Russell Thomas, our boys did their utmost to win games.

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T H E Y E A Rg BgggO o K 1 9 4 4 Class Parts VALEDICTORIAN: Ruth Harrington. SALUTATORIAN: Marian Little. CLASS PROPHECY: Muriel Bryant, Clayton Anderson. CLASS GIFTS: Robert Quinn, Marilyn Price. CLASS ODE: Helen Mahoney, Sewall Vaughan. CLASS HISTORY: Helen Rymut, Stergios Milonas. CLASS WILL: Elinor Tucker, Rae Matheson. 'k 'Ir 'k Service Mem0rz'aZ To the many members ol: our Class who have been called to active service, we, the Class ot IQLLLL, vvish to pay special tribute. Although they are included in our dedication, we take pride in honoring them with this special recognition ol: their selfless devotion to their country's cause. We, the Class ot IQLLLL, salute youl if 'lr 'k Yearbook Advisevfs To Miss Tinker, and Mr. Snow, our yearbook advisers, we give sincere thanks for their endless work and co-operation. 16

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T H E Y E A R B O O K 1 9 4 4 Qj0ZGNNk9GNQkDGN0k9QZ05Q!0Z3Qk9QrMZ5Qj0fZNQQWfT5GNWkDGNNkDGW0k9 The class election for our final year resulted in a new president, John Reed. Wally took over the treasurer's duties with Isabel and Helen holding the same office they had the year before. On October 21 we held our first dance of the year. the Hallowe'en Hop, which with the aid of ghosts, witches and black cats, presented the true Hallowe'en spirit. With the football season nearing a close. plans were made for the annual football banquet which took place on December 29. About the same time Coach Leavitt called for candidates for varsity basketball-the iirst time in eighteen years that Whitman High was to have a varsity team with a formal schedule. The girls, however. were un- fortunate in not having a varsity team this year. After the Christmas vacation another new project was started. The school was to publish a newspaper to be sent to servicemen who were in school December 7, 1941. The first issue of the paper, which was called the Red and Black Spot- light, appeared in January. Several issues have been published since then and have been greatly appreciated by boys all over the world. In February we presented our last class dance, the Sweetheart Swirl. Although the weather- man didn't co-operate, a large crowd was present and everyone had an enjoyable evening. +- -.A x . row: Song Shoo, Shoo, Baby ....... .... R obert Millett The Dreamer ............ . . .Gilbert Wood Slender, Tender and Tall ........... Isabel Hogg Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me Miss Reynolds' Type Classes l'II Get By ................... Eddie McCarthy As Time Goes By ........... Tardy Room at One I'II Be Around .......... Mr. Snow in Corridor I A11 or Nothing at All .......... Our 100'iJ Drives Speak Lon' ...................... Helen Rymut Why Dorff You Do Right? ..... George Strathern The following month Mr. Bayley assigned the graduation essays to Ruth Harrington and Marion Little. Other honor parts were assigned to the next ten highest ranking students by the vote of the class. On May 17 we presented On Our Street to a large audience who appreciated the effort put into this play by the cast and the advisers to make it a great success. For Class Day on June 10, we planned a pro- gram which proved to the large audience that we, the members of the Class of 1944, had profited by the experiences of our four years of high school and were worthy of the heritage given us. The saddest occasion of our career occurred on Friday, June 16-our graduation night. Although we were sad because the thought that we were leaving our classmates lingered in our minds, we nevertheless felt happy and proud that we had fulfilled our duties at Whitman High and were now worthy of our diplomas. Even though we had parted on graduation night we still had something to look forward to-our farewell party, the Reception. Thus we came to the close of four of the happi- est years of our school life, pioneers ready to face the world. wr 0 0 K gdb iii... Tztles Love, Love, Lore Wm. Hammond and J. Blakeman Long Ago and Far Away Our Thoughts when We're Taking a Test Take It Easy .................. Russell Thomas A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening Doing Homework? I'7I Be Seeing You .... Our Service Boys' Goodbye All the Things You Are ........ Stergios Milonas Put Your Dreams Away ......... Arthur Sproul Surrey with the Fringe on Top Boys with Whiffles Dari: Eyes .................. Dorothy Gaudette 18