Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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And In Passing gTRANGE sip;hts are seen about high school or, in fact, wherever high school students gather — bright colored socks shown to their best advantage by trousers rolled ujd — bright plaid skirts — those multi-colored ril)bons which ap- peared simultaneously with the North Quincy game — girls’ hair in various and intricate fashions — gaj socks coming to the knees — showy checked shirts — simplicit} in male coiffeurs — clothes that shriek with gay colors — wornout brief- cases — latest model cars and cars which have seen Ijetter days — saddle oxfords — shy hands deep in pockets — those matching debby berets — brilliantly colored jewelry — noisy corritlors between classes — smart-looking cheer leaders — girls in the corridors dressed in hockey uniforms — petite drum majors — monogramm- ed gym suits — reversibles — people who are always borrowing your homework — the lone male cheer leader — enormous stacks of books — sophomores sitting downstairs with upper-classmen at every assembly — freshman girls in love with their home- work — black velvet skirts and bright red cardigans — cheer leaders’ new uniforms — angora mittens — display of legs by drum majors — pretty girls at Braintree High — a football star, the sophomores’ pride and joy — -ice cream sandwiches in a noisy cafeteria — display of school spirit — a good football team — new faces among the upperclassmen — checkered dresses — girls’ flashy skirts — showy jackets — . tough homework assignments — boys’ many-colored ties — the Thayer Drug Co. after school — noise made by Braintree rooters at North Quincy game — Wow! it was terrific! ! ! PAGE 10

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Resolutions gEFORE viewing the foolishness of resolutions and their effect on high school students, let us define the word. Mr. Yebster tells us that it means stead- fastness and resoluteness of purpose. A new set of more foolish resolutions appear with the all-round merriment of the New Year. But the resolutions we are going to discuss are those made by high school students at the beginning of the school year. Resolutions are made in moments of weakness. What happens to most resolutions? The answer is very simple. We either keep them or break them. We make resolutions, write them down, or record them in the back of our minds and soon forget them. A high school student making a resolution is undoubtedly sincere, but it is a trick of fate that few resolutions pertaining to higher scholastic achievements are kept. A freshman begins his high school career resolving to do his homework faith- fully and aim toward a higher goal. For a few weeks they are kept faithfully be- cause he is rather timid and everything is new to him. The first term reaches its end with no trace of the resolution left. A new year begins. Our hero is a sophomore. Again resolutions are made but they are not kept as long as they were the preceding year. The junior considers resolutions and decides to try again. Another failure — another resolution discarded. Our hero is a senior. He thinks it ' s beneath his dignity to bother about resolutions and so no new flock springs up. When bigger and better resolutions appear they will be of great value. PAGE 9

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Magic Dials OUND and round it goes and where it stops nobody knows. Let’s make our first stop at 311 on the dial. Here we have Dottie McCarty, that chat- terbox, who makes such awful faces while speaking French. And who’s there but her glamour girl friend, Barbara Robinson, who, we hope, will have a better eye for a husband than she has for a golf ball. Do you notice Miss Keany getting a wee bit grey? If she is, it’s due to Henry Rivoire’s French-Canadian influence. Whoops! dial slips and sure enough it’s George Madden’s red hair that stops us. Is that another red-head beside him? Oh no, it’s not red, it’s brown, isn’t it? Who could it be but Lulla with the sparkling Irish blue eyes and what a personality! Speaking of personalities — whowie daddy! — it’s Murray Smith who always has a nice red apple and a distinguished “way with women.’’ We also hear Bob Johnson is a silent admirer of the B. H. S. fair sex. Another twirl sends the dial around to that well-known personality. Tommy Huleatt, our Romeo. Is it possible that he’s watching Shirley Rhoades? Who wouldn’t — especially when she does the Charleston? Or may be it’s the other girl tripping the light fantastic, Junie Curran. Right at hand is Louise Bagonzi standing in her cold aloof manner while her grand sense of humor rests. Another quiet young lady is Muriel Rogers and sure enough she’s walking around with her boy friend’s brother, Gordon Sears. Is that static I hear or just another station butting in? Cock your ears and hear that orchestra go to town. There’s Bob Tagen’s trumpeter’s “King of Swing” and Alyron Pratt “swinging on down” on his trombone. Yeh-man! Among the ardent admirers is Connie Duffee who has taken a sudden interest in music. Close at hand is Mellicent Jenkins, MLss Lindsay’s potential Lily Pons. Around again, this time to be side-tracked by Barbara Lyons whom we’re bound to see more of in the future (on magazine covers). Another blond beauty is Jackie Hayes whose hair looks nice up or down and sure was the inspiration for many cheerers. Jackie’s side-kick was Bizzie Drinkwater who certainly led the football team onto victory while her unlimited supply of jokes zoomed. Sure enough that laugh of Norma Crooker’s has sent the dial spinning. It’s that crowd in the cafeteria that slows us down and right in the midst is Marion Billion whose motto is “always land to conquer” and Frances Sylvester ■ — “Soph” — short for sophomore and sophistication. Towering above them all is Richard Brown who seems to be lending a little humor to the situation while Bob Currie, the bow-tie king, lends a helping hand. PAGE 1 1