Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ABERJONA - 1947 17 First Row: B. Michelsen, B. Chase, A. Harris, S. Sorokin, P. Millett, P. Reading, R. Joslin, B. Chilcott, S. Hamilton, M. Depon Szcond Row: B. Fitzgerald, M. Hogan, Sharon, L. Hottel, De Tesso, C. De Tesso, M. Hickey,j. Harris, B. Warsky, L. La Fontaine, M. Derro, B. Howe, M. Regan Third Row: S. Neiley, S. Blanchard, R. Swanson, R. Eckberg, V. Walters, B. Johnson, Mrs. Stacy, D. Smith, L, Fenno, S. Holmes,J. Noble Fourth Row: M. Seaton, M. Righter, K. Cox,J. Dana, P. Holmes, D. Meacham, K. Perkins, E. Hight, E. Barrett, L. Augusta, L. Aitkens, B. Gay, A. Laird, M. Meigs, J. Millett, B. M. Elliott, S. Marchant Fifth Row: T. Cole,j. Costello, C. McGowan, S. Parkhurst, P. Sorokin, B. Coe, K. Kolligian A. Underwood, D. Macneil,J. Dattilo 55555 Once again this diligent corps of workers under the capable leadership of Mrs. Stacy has made its Way through a successful year of banking in which the high school has never once dropped below a 98 per cent record. Each Tuesday morning Room 13 is made the center of activity, there the Secretary, Barbara johnson, Assistant Libby Fenno, and their efficient staff receive the individual reports of the home'room bankers aiid totl the numerous columns of figures which go to make up our banking record for that week. During this time President Dave Smith roams around the main building, a watchful eye out for trouble in the machinery, while Vice'President Bob Eckburg and his Assistant, Roger Swanson, are keeping tabs on progress down at Wadleigh. Yes, it is a busy period for these oihcers and a time which comes every Tuesday of every week! By the high percentage records of each week, we can see that the students are forming a habit of banking regularly while in high school. It is hoped that this habit has been so well formed that in later life the adult will continue to foster the banking habit, even though it won't be so easy to maintain as under theprescribed system of school days.

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16 ABERJONA . 1947 First Roux. Monson, C. Smith, Blackham, A. Grace . Second Row: R. Young, D. Smith, D. Goss, M. Buzzotta, E. Hicks, S. Doub, T. Barrett, E. McGrath Third Row: W. Cox, H, Fry, R. Eckberg, F. Power,j. Fuller, McLaughlin Keep to the Gkighr Can you imagine trying to get from one class to another during the brief three'minute recess provided if the chaos that is always threatening to break out on stairways and in halls weren't suppressed by our everdiligent Traffic Squad? With eight hundred students pouring out of rooms all at once, you can see how congested traHic conditions would become if we didn't have a regulating body, this year under the efficient management of Ed Hicks. The Squad's members provide an invaluable service to the school. This corps keeps traffic moving smoothly, enabling the student to reach his destination in as short a time as possible, it also helps to prevent accidents that might otherwise be caused by the more energetic people of our ranks. The only problem beyond the .Squad's control is that of relieving the congestion at the lockers. Many of us, being caught in one of those typical 2:35 rushes, feel like the proverbial sardine when it's all over. This is a problem to be handed on to next year's chief. The success of the efforts of the Traflic Squad depends on the co'operation of the student body, which, by the way, has been very good this year. The practice of permitting unregimented passing seems to be working with a minimum of disorder. The new method of ringinga sevenfminute bell has extended the duties of the traffic officer. A member of the Squad who has a free period stays until this third bell rings, to supervise those coming from the Wadleigh Building and junior High School. There has been no organized squad in the halls of Wadleigh this year 3 however, several students are on patrol outside the building to keep the grounds in order. An efficient trafhc system leads to an efficient school body. Let's keep up the good work!

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is ABERJONA . 1947 P, First Row: S. Morgan, C. De Tesso, L. La Fontaine, E. Hood, D. Buracker, Harris, B. Gurney, A. Chefalo, M. Baylies,j. Flanders, E. Baldacci Second Row: Blackham, G. Maggio, S. Wallace, E. Hight, R. Creelman, Miss Mackeclon, S. Doub, S. Holmes,j. Santo, N. O'Rourke,j. Wolsey Third Row: R. Morris, P. Riordan, McLaughlin, St. Clair, West, P. Sorokin, B. Nichols, P. Priest, D. Coon, Costello, F. Patterson ive! The junior Red Cross, under the capable leadership of Miss Mackedon and President Scott Doub, has completed one of its most successful years.. With the continual aid of numerous volunteer homefroom repre' sentatives, the drives which were planned by the officers and executive board - Elmira Baldacci, Roger Creel' man, treasurer, Scott Doub, president, Scotty Wallace, vicefpresidentg Ellen Hight, secretary, Sally Holmes, production chairman, Cwerry Maggiog lim McLaughlin, Robert Morris, Nancy 0,Rourkeg Joe Santo - Were successfully carried out. The Red Cross got oil' to a very good start with the membership drive of the school. In this First drive the school attained one hundred per cent membership, and oversubscribed the drive by sixty dollars, which was put into the treasury vvhere it was kept as a working fund. The second drive of the year Was for clothing. ln this drive enough old clothing was brought in by the students to fill nine clothing bags. A new idea was started this year: a box was placed in each home-room, and every home'room member Was asked to ut at least a penny eachwveek into the box. The money which was thus collected was used to buy radios and radio- phonographs, which were sent to hospitals for veterans. With the beginning of Winter came the gift box drive, and also the Christmas card drive. The number of cards We hoped to collect, which was five hundred, was doubled, a grand total of over one thousand being collected in the school. At the end of November a call Was sent out for volunteer Workers to help fold the Christmas Seal letters, A large group responded to the call, and the work Was completed in practically record time. Before the Christmas vacation rolled around , yarn was given out to people who volunteered to knit squares for afghans. When this drive, under the excellent leadership of Sally Holmes, came to a close it was found that enough s uares had been knitted to make three afghans. With spring on its way, the junior Red Cross made plans for iluee more drives: one for 150 ash trays, one for 100 A uzzles, and one for 25 filled ditty bags. Before the work for the year was com leted, Mr. Leary promised that liis classes would make three dozen cribbage boards, and two dozen card boards, and Miss Goodrich romised 25 bookmarks, 25 Braille bookcovers, and 10 portfolios from her classes. With the completion of tgese final drives, the Junior Red Cross brought to a close a most successful year.