Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

Page 6 text:

DEDICATION On this the fiftieth anniversary of the Quiver,” we, the class of 1957, wish to dedicate our yearbook to you, Mr. Charles A. Donlon, our principal, in appreciation for the devoted service you have rendered to us during our high school life. We could never fully express our gratitude, but this is our own small way of thanking you for the patience, love, and understanding you have shown to each and everyone of us. Your fatherly smile which during our high school days always meant forgiveness will live on in our memories as encouragement towards our success in whatever career we choose. Our departing wish is for your continued health and happiness, together with many more years among your beloved students at Woonsocket High School. 2

Page 5 text:

BIRTHDAY CAKE 1957 Quiver The graduating class of 1957 honors you, the Quiver,” on your 50th anniversary. In your fifty years of existence, you have passed from a paper pamphlet to a soft padded cover. You have extended a welcome to all who have opened your covers. At first your literary value was great, while today all the memories are inscribed in pictures. We thank you for the kindness you have bestowed upon us and wish you continued success in the future. WOONSOCKET HIGH SCHOOL WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Page 7 text:

THE ORIGIN OF WOONSOCKET The origin of the name Woonsocket still does not stand out clearly. Its old Indian form is Woonesuckete, which is probably derived from the two Indian words, Woone —thunder, and Suckete—mists, meaning in composition, thundermist. When one imagines the falls thundering through the forest years ago, and sees the column of mist which arises from their foot, it is easy to believe that the explanation of the origin of Woonsocket is a true one. HORSESHOE FALLS In the summer of 1955, a great disastrous flood struck Woonsocket and took from our fair city its turbulent falls. Built in the shape of a horseshoe and thus named Horseshoe Falls, these falls, from which the original village which forms the nucleus of the present town takes its name, once attracted numerous visitors. Located in three different streams—the Blackstone and its tributaries, the Mill and the Peters rivers, Horseshoe Falls were constructed to restrain the anger of the rivers as they scattered ruin and spread ban on the banks of Woonsocket. The falls thundering through the solitude of the forest, the sight of the column of mist which arose from their spray, is now just a memory in the minds of Woonsocketers. 3