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TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication . 1 Long Pointer Staff 4 School Directory 5 Editorials 6 Literary 7 Poetry 11 Seniors 13 Activities 17 Junior High 21 sports 24 Alumni 26 Humor 29 Advertisements 31 LONG POINTER STAFF DIRECTORY Superintendent of Schools Football. MR. ALTON E. RAMEY Coach Mr. Antone Duarte Manager Louis Rivers School BoardDIRECTORY Basketball MR. SIVERT J. BENBON, Chairman Coach Mr. Antone Duarte DR. FRANK 0. CASS Captain Warren Roderick Manager Louis Rivers MR. CHARLES DeRIGGS Baseball Faculty Coach Mr. David Murphy Manager Richard Roda MR. GEORGE F. LEYDEN, Principal Girl's Basketball American History Coach Miss Elizabeth DeRiggs MR. DAVID J. MURPHY, Ass't Principal Captain Dolores Mooney Physical Education, Science, Democracy MISS ELLEN W. HOURIHANE CLASS OFFICERS English, History Class of '41 MR. ARTHUR K. PERRY President Warren Roderick Biology, French, English Vice President Arthur Roderick Secretary Manuel Packett . MR. ANTONE DUARTE Treasurer Mathematics, General Science, Biology Class Advisor Mr. Murphy MR. LEO GITTZUS Class of '42 Manual Arts, Citizenship, Ancient History President Louis Rivers MISS FRANCES REARDON Vice President Edward O'Rork Household Arts Secretary Isabel Santos MR. HAROLD STONE Treasurer Germania Lopes Commercial Subjects Class Advisor Mr. Stone MR. THOMAS RIVARD Class of '43 Mathematics, Hygiene, Advanced Algebra President Francis Ventura MISS MERTIE KELLY Vice President Isaiah Snow History, Geography, Spelling Secretary Barbara Alexander Treasurer Philip Cook MISS MARY JACOBS Class Advisor Mr. Perry English, Drawing Class of '44 MISS MARY LEWIS President Joseph Bent Geography, History, Spelling, American Vice President Robert Cordeiro Culture Secretary Kathleen Joseph MR. ARTHUR MALCHMAN Treasurer William Pacellini Science, Penmanship Class Advisor Mr. Perry MISS ELIZABETH DeRlGGS Physical Education STUDENT COUNCIL Senior Class John Silva MISS BEATRICE WELSH Dolores Mooney Vocal Music Junior Class Josephine Dignes MR, and MRS THOMAS NASSI Irving Malchman Instrumental. Music Sophomore Class Marion Smith MISS ANNA NELSON Freshman Class John Fields School Nurse Junior High Hersey Taylor HIRED ANDLIT FIRED teraryfor one plane, a pilot, and an office clerk. He Jack Anderson brought the company’s high- asked the clerk where everyone was. winged Stinson in for a three-point landing at “All the pilots are off on a job, except that the city’s airport. He worked for the J. C. new one we just hired, and the boss is up at his Turner Transportation Company. It was a mountain lodge, hunting,” answered the clerk. privately owned business with eight Stinsons At that minute the telephone rang and the and twelve pilots besides Jack. clerk answered it. He listened for about two minutes then quickly hung up the receiver. He Jack had just been to a city about one hun- turned to Jack and said, “Help is needed at the dred miles away. He had heard of a party of people there who wanted to hire a plane. His mountain camp of the boss. He is marooned in his camp because of a snow storm. Before the boss had not told him to go and he was afraid wires to his telephone went down, he telephoned he would be reprimanded. for a doctor. He said he was very sick. The Jack taxied his plane up to the line and then doctor he called said the only way to get to him went into the office. His boss saw him and called was by plane and wanted one of our planes to him into his office. go up there to get him.” “Who do YOU think YOU are, taking a plane Jack remembered how a person would have and going as you please with it?’’ growled his to fly in order to reach the boss. Mountains sur- boss. rounded the lodge, and a large lake by the lodge “I heard of some people in Alder City who would be a good landing field if the ice were wanted a plane and took one over to them,” solid. Jack said as he handed the boss the money for Jack turned to the clerk and said, “What are the rented plane. you going to do about it?” “You did, did you?” the boss said, “well, do “I’m going to tell that new pilot to take off you know who came while you were gone, and and get up to the camp as quickly as possible.” wanted a plane?” Jack immediately saw how he could get back “No, I don’t know,” Jack said. into the boss’ good graces and at the same time “Well, it was the biggest stockholder in the get his job back. He went out to the ship and business. You were supposed to stay on the took off before anyone could stop him. field while all of the others were away,” After a half hour of flying in overcast weather shouted the boss. he sighted the mountains. He flew over them in a blinding snow storm. He saw the lake, and “I’m sorry,” Jack said, “but I thought-” finally, after nerve-wracking moments, sighted “I don’t care what you thought. You were the lights of the lodge when he was down to a not supposed to take that plane, so you may con- hundred feet, sider yourself fired,” his boss exclaimed angrily. Jack landed On the lake and hurried to the Jack stared at him a second md then turned lodge. He found the boss unconscious. Carry- slowly from the desk and left the office. He ing him down to the plane, he took off. went over to hanger number number three and It took him two hours to get back to the field, rolled out his old Taylor Cub. He took Off and as he was fighting head winds all the way. flew around awhile. He decided to get a job in Two weeks later he was called to the field town and Wait until he could get back with J. C. and given his old job. He said to himself then Turner. that in the future he .would consider carefully He got his job and every night, before dark, each decision to be made, if he wanted to keep would take his Plane and fly for about an hour. his job with old J. C. Turner. About a month after he was fired, he went to the field as usual and found it deserted except Isaiah Snow Jr., ’43 8 The Long Pointer THE LAND OF FIRE ing, and thinking of the turkeys my mother used I was an ordinary person leading a normal to cook on Thanksgiving Day, I imagined that life. At least, it didn’t seem to me that I was I must look somewhat like them. very wicked, although most people considered To increase the agony, several other people, me so. After living for a good many years, I having much the same appearance as the person met my death when I was hit by a truck. I was who met me at the gate, poked at me with pitch- crossing the street, never thinking of my sur- forks. If only I could cook into nothing! But roundings. In fact, I was absorbed in thoughts then, even that hope was denied me, for I re- of a party that I was to attend that night, The membered that the “Law of Conservation” truck hit, and it hit hard. Darkness surrounded states that matter cannot be destroyed, only me. ’I neither saw nor heard anything. I re- transformed. membered opening my eyes, and the next sight When I had endured horrible agonies, I saw which met them was white hospital walls. I a glimmer of light, then more light. After that, vaguely saw people around sobbing. It seemed a shrill whistle. I happily realized that it was to me that my mother was there, but I was not seven o’clock and I must dress for school. AS I certain. Then came complete darkness ! Never was donning my clothes, I made a mental note before did I see anything quite so dark. For to amend my life ever after. a while, at least, 1 remembered nothing. I must Marguerite Cook, ’4 1 have been unconscious. When I regained my senses, I no longer saw the white walls of the hospital, but I seemed to be flying through THEY ALL GROW UP space. However, I was hurtling downward, not upward. Finally, after a long journey, I began Katey Geraldine walked leisurely down the to feel warm street. She was humming a gay little tune and The journey ended when 1 hit the ground feeling very old for her fourteen years. Yes, none too gently. By this time, it was sweltering. she was really catching up with Mr. Rochester, Before me was a huge gate, and, on it, was a her teacher. Oh, not in years, because he was sign which read “He who enters here never re- thirty-odd now, and getting older. But she turns.” Just then, the gate slowly opened, and, looked almost twenty when she piled her yellow to my horror, inside was a blazing inferno-red curls on top of her head, and Mr. Rochester was flames everywhere. From within this mass of already noticing her, which pleased her, since flames stepped forth what seemed to be a com- she was one of a class of fifty. bination of a man and an animal. His body was Abruptly, these lovely dreams were smashed completely colored with bright red, and on as a shrill Voice echoed in her ear, “Katey Ger- the top of his head were two horns. He was aldine! Hey, Katey Geraldine!” grinning evilly. Turning she beheld an object on which she “Why are you here?” he asked.