Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ABERJONA - 1947 19 f Y l First Row: K. Michienzi, M. Principe, B. Fitzgerald, A. Hodge, A. Mauillari, A. Rizzo Second Row: M. Parker, C. Farquhar, B. Parker, B. Macaulay, D. O'Connell, Miss Livingstone F. Zamanakos, P. Gange Third Row: V. Gaflney, M. Welch, C. Ciarcia, M. Crowley,J. Fritch, A. Kibbe, L. Bartlett, J. Roberts, S. Marchant Qui' Librarians . Under the leadership of President Dottie O'Connell, and successfully guided by Miss Livingstone, the Library Club got off to a good start last fall with a turnout of over twentyffive enthusiastic members. Very active in the Club's undertakings were Vice'President Anna Mauillari, Secretary Dotty Kelly, and Treasurer Kay Michienzi. Each member of the Club willingly gave up one study period each week for one quarter of the school year to help with the great amount of work to be done in the library. The main jobs of these students were to file cards, return books to the shelves and keep them in order, help to repair the old books, and prepare and classify the new ones. The members are always ready to help out at the desk when needed to check books in and out. This year the Club made quite a profit by collecting lost books and charging for them. This money will be spent in the interest of the whole school. Two new magazine subscriptions were added this year, and many new, popular books were purchased. The accomplishments of the Club members throughout the year are proof of the great interest and training the Library Club offers.

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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.

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20 ABERJONA . 1947 First Row: P. Burke, E. Kaknes, A. O'Brien, M. Derro, Thomas, Owen, johnston, S. Jackson, M. Straghan, D. Zimmerman, Monson, B. Warsky, S. McFall Second Row: M. Righter,-I. Read, L. Fielding, A. Chefalo,j. Santo, Mr. Kotkov, R. Swanson A. Harris, E. Shoemaker, C. Mahoney, P. Blake, P. Mahen, C. Malloy Third Row: Mclntyre, M. Bates, A. De Camp, B. Collins, R. McPeake, N. Kingman, M. Hickey, M. Cwoodnow, P. Connolly, D. Rice,j. Meskell,j. Millis,j. Flanders Fourth Row: W. Whittemore, C. Fox, B. Coe, A. Switzer, Mathewson, H. Mottollo, R. McGrail, R. Ebens, C. Enright Fifth Row: W. Zirkel, R. Zirkel, A. Wright, Olivier, H. Fry, A. Peluso, F. Ferro, D. Harrigan . Saluclos Amigos Under the able guidance of Mr. Kotkov, the Spanish Club got oil to a fine start its first year. This is the first year that there has been a language club in Winchester High, and the Spanish Club has set an excellent example for others to follow. Joseph Santo was elected the Club's first president g Roger Swanson, vicefpresidentg and Anne Harris, secretaryftreasurer. The Spanish Club is the only club in which membership is purely honorary. The members are students who receive an A' or Bfaverage in Spanish. They only may vote and attend business meetings, but anyone in the school may attend the other meetings of the Club. The Spanish Club has had three meetings this year. At two of the meetings, interesting movies were shown on South America. On the evening of February 20, the Spanish Club had an initiation supper for its members at the Masonic Hall. The two guest speakers were students from Puerto Rico who are now studying in Boston. One of the Puerto Ricans, studying at the New England Conservatory of Music, played some South American music which was enjoyed immensely.