Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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Raymond V. Hayward . English Martin Hubbard . Spanish Robert M. Keeney . English Ethel Knowlton French Henry Knowlton Physical Education and Coach Otis Leary . Shop Ruth T. Lindquist Science and Mathematics Mary R. Mackedon French Deborah F. Matthews Physical Education and Coach Not until good things are over do we appre¬ ciate them. Now, after four years in high school, it is be¬ ginning to dawn on us what a good faculty can mean. Here at Winchester High School we were fortunate to be able to work under teachers who have been not only well versed in their partic¬ ular line, but also understanding and willing to help us at all times. John Roy Newton Science and Mathematics E. Gladys Niven Household Arts and Director of Cafeteria Florence A. Parker . English Lenna M. Peabody . Biology Claudia Howard Music Supervisor William H. Rodgers . Mathematics Helen Skornik . Commercial Stanley G. Smith Mathematics and History Ella M. Stacy . History John D. Stevens . English Andrew Webster Ancient History and Civics One of the finest examples of this comes from this past school year. The excellent records our many clubs have compiled are in no small way accreditable to good faculty supervision. Al¬ though students do the majority of the work, the wise information and advice handed out so unselfishly by the advisors is of extreme import¬ ance. It is needless to say that this faculty has made impressions on us that will remain, in one way or another, for a long, long, time. ;i|s J ri -BMBBlIil jhsi First row (sitting): Mr. Smith, Mrs. Matthews, Dr. Alley, Miss Bronson, Mr. Graves, Miss Mackedon, Mr. Butters, Miss Lisai, Mr. Knowlton. Second row: Miss Hall, Miss Bailey, Miss Hannon, Miss Peabody, Miss Bennett, Miss Carroll, Miss Skornik. Third row: Mr. Webster, Mr. Newton, Mr. Rodgers, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Hayward, Mr. Keeney.

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Once, namely six years ago, we came to¬ gether, a picked group from all corners of town, prepared to live with each other in and out of school until we were graduated as the Class of 1944. The year we entered Junior High, the school hours were shortened three-quarters of an hour; already changes were being made for a revolutionary class. It was here, under Mr. Dickman, that we first walked from class to class, played basketball and used gym equip¬ ment, had lockers, heard “stand and file”, drove the singing teacher insane and heard Miss Barr call us by various names. We elected home room officers, had men teachers for the first time, elected a traffic squad and the girls had a hard time eating the results of their cooking. It was during these years that “Shiney” Am- ico established his claim to the heavyweight of the class, Gordon McGovern the tallest, Bar¬ bara Bonnell the shortest, Ruth Tapley the smartest, Ken Harvey the wittiest, and “Rat” DiMambro the fastest. Some of us previewed the high school by eating in the cafeteria — but we were as bewildered as ever when we entered the Wadleigh. We were freshmen, very much so. Although we embarked on our voyage dazed and slightly perplexed, we dug our way out from under the piles of homework with an eagerness to make good and show the way to the upperclassmen. We elected Dick Fenno, Bob Maynard, B. J. Smith, and Ann Jennings as class officers and representatives to the Prom. Still another change for our class came in the form of lock¬ ers, and we all became acquainted with the base¬ ment, Peter Benson, and the print shop. Under Mr. Graves we hotly debated Roos¬ evelt and Willkie, Miss Bailey introduced us to Shakespeare, we translated Fabulae Faciles with Miss Carmichael, and in all classes squirt guns were the sole weapons of defense. Ken Harvey captained a freshman football team which boasted of one tie and a fighting spirit typical of the class. Gaspare Cottone, “Shiney” Ami- co, Charley Ferro, and “Richie” Donohue were standouts on the gridiron as were Gordon Mc¬ Govern, Ted Atkinson, and Bob Maynard on the basketball court under Coach Bartlett. Tony Saraco and Frank DiMambro started on the second track team. John Ottiano won a first team letter in track as did Gordon McGov¬ ern, Ted Atkinson, and Dick Fenno in tennis. On the girls’ tennis team Muriel Howard and Anne Penniman showed the way to the upper¬ classmen. We led the School in Thrift, A. A., Red Cross activities, and were guinea pigs for the newly formed Student Council’s plan of student study hall rule. This was the year Bill Wilde broke his collarbone; Dick Gallagher played in Courtney Crandall’s orchestra; Steve Greene and Bill Cole fought their way through a plate glass window; Jim Dodson was never on time; David Hersey made the Quiz Kids — Tom Derro, runner-up; Ralph Muehlig headed the “Jerk Club”, forerunner of the “Purple” Ring”. It has been four years since we lined up for the hike to the cafeteria, went through the food line with the wrong change, first danced in the gym, and took turns going to assemblies. In the Wadleigh we formed a solid foundation which has carried us through the years as school leaders athletically and scholastically. In two short months we were eligible to hobnob with the elite in the main building and in no time proved our worth to the school. We elected four fine officers in Gordon McGov¬ ern, Phineas Newton, Jean Freygang, and Ruth Tapley. We were proud of a football team which suffered but one setback, but were proud¬ er still of our boys who helped toward that goal. Ruth Tapley, Edie Dover, Ginny Ter- hune, B. J. and B. A. Smith, Muriel Howard, Marilyn Drake, Virginia Wallace, Joan Nettles, and Anne Penniman started on the trail to basketball and field hockey fame. Although the “Red and Black” grew in size and the A. A. membership price had dropped from one dollar to eleven cents during the sum¬ mer, events abroad held the spotlight and in¬ cited in us a strong feeling of patriotism. Ger¬ many had heartlessly mistreated the smaller