The Chronicle of 1940 Edited by the Students of Chelms£ ord High School [ Chelmsford High School [ [ [ l [ [ [ [ Foreword [ \ \' ii/1in th ese pag?s is o wrillen and pido; in 1 rfford o/ youth/Ill acrnrnplishmenl. f !ere is recordecf Lhe rosl o/ clwraclers ul)()u/ lo [ en l<! r upon li/e ·s brooder /age. You alone rreo/e Jl, e role you are to ploy. and your pcr/orman re will LX' tl1 <> liuing testimony tl1Crco/. To each allCf <!very [ one of you is giuen t!w power lo meril 1/1e ml111ira­ lion one! o!Jection o/ your f ulure audience. l:nter. tlwre/ore. into Jlw ever chonginu dru111<1 o/ [ li/e rl'~of<•ed lo continue a work o well begun. [ [ [ [ [ [ Two [ I I nTEnT~ Frne\\'ord 2 Co11 t('11 t, ; Chclmslord 11 ,µ h .~chool I )ed l('al 1or 1 i Ccorgc ·. \\'right 7 P o(·111 8 I I I. 11na11 11. R11 rn s () F,11 ,dt y 10 "Cht' lmsforcl High .. B(),11 d of Editors ~ ( ' lll( ll'~ Cl.1,s of I() JO Tnlrnte to lr. l' 1,wl .a11 glil a 11 l l11dergrn rl uate J11 11 ior Class S up/1onwre C'loss Fre$hrnan C'la ss J'l , \thl elics ·II , \ d11 !l ies "j'l I lum or a 11cl S1wcial F eal11 rcs 7·1 /\utowa rhs ; Chelmsford High School C slands ror C our.:ige for whi,h our lcams a re known. }--/ for l l1 gh sla11darcls whwh mc1ke school renowned E ·s f or the Effort mad e-with every one a rule T_, for the Loyalty-of the studenls in our school 'fl / stands for lasters who al C helm sford are th C' best . S brings 11s lo 'cholars. ours ex,el the rest f rcprC'~e nls Fa ilh in all our teachers, friends () 1s for O neness in allempls lo g,tin our end ]~ ~l<1ncl s for lhC' R ichnC's~ of C helmsford's pridC' and fame D for D e\'€1lio11 nc,·er lessening this name. - l nENE B0uc,1rn ·,,o Four I Dedication to ERNE TI NE E. 11\ Y IA RD /n recognition o/ f1 er six yeors o/ service in C /w lms/ord / ligh S.!100/ I murked /i y conscientious and ef!icie rr t work. keen interest in sclw<Jl uc/iuil ies, and sympotf ,clic urrdcrstw1di11g o/ pup;/s' problems, we. tf1 e Board o/ Editors, grat e/ully dedicate this book. Fiue Chelmsford High School I u 1011/d ocfvise oil in genero/. 1/101 they t('()U/J t11k e i11/o serious consideru/io11 1/,e /ru e and gl'n11ine (•ncf s of kn owledge; tfwl t/wy se('k ii no/ ei lhl'r [or ple11sure, or co11 /e11/ion, or co11- [ I lernpl [or others, or [or proflt. or Jaine. or [or f10rw11r and prornolion, or sucf1-like ocf11/lc•rolc and inferior ends; but /or nH'ri/ onc/ 1•rnolwnenl [ I of life, thot tf1 ey moy regulo te one/ per[<'cl tfH' some in clwrily. - BA CON [ I [ I r [ [ [ [ Six [ I GEORGE . \ \'RIGHT uperin lenclen l o/ 1/1e C/1elms/ord c/100/s Seven [, Chelmsford High School [1 c'1 . I I I [ I I I [ I 0 E SI IIP DRI VE l: A T [ I One ship d rives ens!. another dri,·es \\'esl [ \\lhile the selfsame bree7es blo\\'; 'Tis the sel of the snil nnd not tlw 11ale That hids them where lo go. [ I Like lhe winds of I he sen a r(' lhC' \\'a , s of ra . e /\s we journey a long through l,fe ; [ Tis the set of the soul I hat d ecides the goal And not the calm or the slrife. - R. R. \\' 1LL1 AMS [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Eight [ [ J.UCJ!\N 11. 13L1RNS Principal, Chelnis/orJ /J igh chool Nine , .. [ Chelmsford High School [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Faculty Every man has two educations-tf10t [ whic/1 is given to T1 im. and tlie other, 1/101 whic/1 he gives to flimsel/. 0 f the two kinds, the loll er is by Jar th e most. valuable. ln­ [ rleed all t/101 is most u•orthy in a man, he must work 0111 and conquer /or himself. It is that, that conslilutes our real and best [ nourishment. What we are merely /aught, selcfom nourishes the mind like tf,at wl,ich we leach ourselves. [ -Richter [[ ![ ![ ![ If If Ten I[ [ ' r s: [ Chelmsford High School [ [ [ [ [ C. Eo1111 t'- l<-C,,1rn". 11~.1~1> . F. C11R1ST1N1, Bno-r11 , t\ .B. \ 'ice Prmnpu/ Lu1111 H110H,•ep111g. '/'\'p1·11n/m,1 c,,11,,. Su/,•111 T.•m /w,, Cn/lt'!/• [ [ [ P1mn1.1( i>. \\ 1 11 .so:--J. ~. I\ . .._ (_'fl 11( t'., 1\/us,,;. l11-:,l1luli' u/ Te, fuw/,~p· [ [ D.,1,, I~. i'l.,cl\11.\\:-:1 .. ,\.Ii. ,\ .r'-1. i' ln1rn1~ I .. l ~t ' DNIC""- • \ .B. [ P1111l,,I, ,\futl1,•m11tw, /lo,/0,1 r 1,.,,., ,.,,, )' Tu/ls [ [ \o[()RCI It K .'.; JCIITI y :\.B. [ .'ouo/ Sn1 ,Ke,. D""'/,.,/1 , \ worn Co/11·gl' [ [ .lo HN J. 1AcLAUGIILAN, P11.B .. A H EARLJ. \ VATT, A.B. , Ai'!. f-flslory. Dm~el Ball Frencl,, A1/,le1ic Direc/or [ Holy Cross llaward Un1l'er•il)' Dos/on Unwus,ty Twelve [ I The Chronicle of 1940 '• l<1Ti\ R YA N, A.B. I ( ',\IJWIUNI: \ \ '. i'- 10 0:-:1,v. 11 S. Fn. Eng/i sl,. Bo,kc•I Ball '• T vpl'1,·,,t1110 Collegr l:mmnnuel 511/,•m '/"pm /,..,,('.,//,·rw I' • I l 1:1F.N R. Prn.,\Nll. A.B. C, nrro/ . , rt n, , .. H,.,/,,11y n,,i,., H.. // 1 /lo,tori l 11w(•r~11\• I' • lk,, 1111cr-: T. I loAR, i\.R. r:. r ,,1•1. G,,1 · 11111 R. ,\ .11. /:110/,.s/1. G,,Of1ror/,y f'11p/1,/1. f.11/ 111 . fn•1H/1 /fo,1011 Unw,•rsr ty / lnw11ril l Tn 11 •c•rq J)• GrnRGF. \V. BoYcF.. A.B. l /,,torv. i'lot/,,,mol,cs. Fontl,n// Tu/ts I I. i' I ARION ADMIS C 11 R1 STINA . SIMPSON, R.N. S upervisor o/ J\/ ,rnc School Nurse I l.011 •,•II T,,acl,,.,.s (' o//<'[/l' f.ofl'e// Cenc•rol 1-fosp,lol /n,/1/ulr a/ J\/11,11 P,•,laaouy New York Po/ydrn,c Tlw leen I Chelmsford High School r r r. L "Chelmsford High" [ T,s hare! to part from the old ,chool \\'here many a friendship \\'e.,c 111<1de. To pl.1y one's p<11t on l,fc's high\\'ay [ \\' ,th hope~ of "11ld k111 g lhl' grade." \ \ 'l' ha"c , tucl ,ecl ,incl played to).!ctlll'r [ Througl, the days \\'(' ha\'C gathcn•d h<·r<·. !\ nd ilwy surely h,wc gone by qui< Uy Though tl1eir 111cmones we , ha ll ii hrn~, hold dt·,,r. l \\'c shall wish \\ C could l"c them o,er /\ s \\'C jour11cy our pitths through l,fc•. [ \\',ti, hopes that our k11o"'lcdgc "'ill help u, Through laughlt'r and ,aclncss uncl stnfe. [ ,\/o n1 allcr what b<· our Yocalion Or" here i11 this ,,ori el we rnay g<>. Let U S a ll kl'ep m1r thoughts Oil I IH'lmsforif [ t\ , a place "T all lo,·cd lo k110\\'. Let's st,1rt "ith the earnc•sl dcsrrc \\'ith ,ts precepts lo try to rnmp]y, r ,\ nd as mc111l1ers of this yem:, /\lu111ni 1-.: cep 0 11 l,oosting for Chdmsford H,gh. - DONALD 1' L,RII-EL ·. JO r [ [ [ [ Four/een [ [ The Chronicle of 1940 I J ~ -·-- - - ------ I Board of Editors We sincer ely hope this volume of the Chelmsford High School Year Book will serve to perpetuate in the minds of all pupils the happy days of those American li ves herein r epresented. May these pages ever recall the pleasant experiences of all who have so fortunately shared the privileges offered by an American public school. Seniors Juniors Marilyn Bettencourt Dorothy Hansen Robert Angus Claire Hazeltine Gladys Bridgeford Doris Lapham Mary Barron Agnes Hydusko William Coppen Pafricia McHugh Robert DeKalb Natalie J ohnson Vernon Fletcher Dwight Trubey E ileea Greenwood Gerald Lantagne Wilfred Fremeau Glenn Wallace Raymond Greenwood Pauline Stephens Donald Grant Literary Advisers-Helen R. P oland, M . Rita Ryan Business Adviser-C. Edith McCarthy Fi/teen Chehnsford High School [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Seniors [ Look no/ mournfully inlo 1f1e past, -it comC's no/ bock agoin; wisely improve the [ presC' nl -il is tl,inc; go /or,li lo meet tfrn shocfowy ]ulure, w ilhoul fear and with a manly heart. [ ~ Long/ell ow [ [ [ [ ' [ [ [ Sixteen [ I [ I ==---= ~ ?; ~ l/l//l/l/l!/#1////1; r DONALD CAMERON GRANT "Don" [ Clo,ss Pre.~idenl '39; H onor Rnnk; A.A. Pre.~idenl '39, A .A. Member-al-large '38, A.A. Member '36, '37, '38, '39; F oot­ ball '36, '37, '38, '39; Basketball '38, 39, '40 ; Baseball '38, [ 39, Capt. '40; Yecir Book Stajf '39, '40; Chemistry Club 39. A letter man in ever y sport-a populat' leader in every­ thing, des pite his blushes-Reau Brummel-a master of ceremonies-the ladies' choice-de3tined for s uccess. [ [ MARILYN MARIE BETTENCOURT " Menine" Clas.~ Vice-President '37, ;J9; Graduation Spenker; Class Mnrshnl '39; l).A .R. V elegnle; JI.A. M eml> er '36, '37, '38, [ Vice-.Pres. '39; Senior Plny; Basketbnll '38, A ss'l Mgr. '39, Mgr. '40;Y enr Book Staj/' ':)9, '40;Chemistry Club, Pres.