Coe Brown Northwood Academy - Chronicle Yearbook (Northwood, NH)

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CLASS HISTORY One bright spring day in the year 1975, 1 wandered upon an old class- mate of mine. Immediately we started conversing about our four years at Coe- Brown Academy with the Class of 1951. We laughed as we remembered how nineteen scared Freshmen elected as their first class officers: President, Donald MacCallum Vice President, Janet Mifflin Treasurer, Calvin Libby Secretary, Elizabeth Neilsen Chronicle Reporter, Lillian Young Guardian of Class Banner, Jeanette Yeaton As a Student Council representative we elected Calvin Libby. My friend remarked about how ac- tive we were in sports. As 1 look back I remember Janet Mifflin and Marjorie Sherman on the first team of the soft- ball team, with Bula Brown, Jacqueline Laprise, and Lillian Young on the sec- ond team. On the baseball team there were Ralph Graham, Ralph I wombly, Donald MacCallum, and Bobby Burk- lund was manager. Donald MacCallum made the basketball team. Ralph Twombly. Robert Burklund, and Don- ald MacCallum were our donations for cross country. We both remembered what a grand job Marjorie Sherman did in repre- senting our class in prize speaking. Suddenly I burst out laughing, as I remembered Paul Mattson. Bernard Tasker, and Ralph Twombly taking the roles of Mortimer Snurd, Charlie MacCarthy, and Edgar Bergen in our Freshman Assembly. During our Freshman year we lost Edward Lovely but gained Helen Yeaton. We started our Sophomore year off with a bang with our Freshman Initia- 10 tion. We almost made the Freshmen give up the idea of coming to school. Putting our heads together we re- membered that our Sophomore class officers were: President, Donald MacCallum Vice President, Lillian Young Treasurer, William Andreason Secretary, Marjorie Sherman Chronicle Reporter, Janet Mifflin Student Council representatives were Donald MacCallum and Robert Burk- lund. We lost Jeanette Yeaton, Calvin Libby, and Clayton Boutin, but Helen Bickford. Warren Billings, and Robert Reis were welcomed into our class. 1949 was the year they had the first Prom Queen and we elected as our two candidates Elizabeth Neilsen and Lil- lian Young. Betty was elected Aide of Honor. We all were proud of her. My friend and I both agreed that our Sophomore Social Winter Won- derland” was a smash hit. The show starred both professional and amateur entertainers. Again my friend remarked on the representatives we had in the various sports. Softball (varsity), Janet Mif- flin and Marjorie Sherman. Second team. Helen Bickford, Jacqueline La- prise. and Lillian Young. Volleyball, Janet Mifflin. Cross Country, Donald MacCallum. Basketball. Robert Reis, Ralph Graham. Ralph Twombly, Paul Mattson, and Donald MacCallum. Baseball. Ralph Twombly, Ralph Gra- ham. Donald MacCallum, and Robert Reis. Our prize speaking candidates were Marjorie Sherman and Lillian Young. Marjorie won first prize. Between the two of us we recalled our Junior Class officers: President, Robert Reis

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CLASS OF 1951 ROBERT BURKLUND Bobby” Entered Grade 9 from Ridge Grammar. Glee Club 1. 2. 4. Orchestra 2. 4. Dramatics 3, 4. F. F. A. 1, 2. 3, 4; Pres. 4. Chronicle Staff 3, 4. Track 3. Baseball Manager 1. 2. -o- SENIOR PLAY 9 We Shook The Family Tree”

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Vice President, Lillian Young i reasurer, Ralph 1 wombly Secretary, JzhzaDeth Neilsen cnromae Reporter Marjorie Sherman we remembered the great night of our Junior Prom, and how hard we all wonted to make it a success. Decora- tions gave a Gay 90” atmosphere and in the center of the hall hung a bird in a gilded cage. We both howled as we remembered our one-act play, ‘ The Little Red School House.” which we put on to aid the Sophomores in their Social. It was a riot and we had to agree that Martha Anderson made a very good teacher. For our Social we sponsored a Car- nival. We turned the auditorium into a gay midway with a house of horrors, faculty graveyard, monkey cage, and a museum. We also had eating booths and penny pitching. But the booth that was the busiest was where wet sponges were being thrown at Paul Mattson and Bernard Tasker. We recalled the class of 1950 elect- ing as their Class Marshals from the Junior class, Elizabeth Neilsen and Jan- et Mifflin. We lost three members: Helen Yea- ton, Warren Billings, and William An- dreason. Clayton Boutin came back to Coe-Brown. It wasn’t hard to remember our fourth and final year at Coe-Brown. Our class officers were: President, Robert Reis Vice President, Ralph Twombly Treasurer, William Andreason Secretary, Jacqueline Laprise Chronicle Reporter, Lillian Young Student Council representatives were Ralph Twombly and Marjorie Sher- man. We both agreed that the class had loads of fun putting on their class play, “We Shook the Family Tree.” Those taking part were Robert Reis, Donald MacCallum, Lillian Young, Jacqueline Laprise, Ralph Graham, Marjorie Sher- man, Janet Mifflin, Helen Bickford, Elizabeth Neilsen, William Andreason, Grace Hodgdon, and Alfred Dalrymple. Bula Brown was our prompter: Joan Warner and Martha Anderson, our make-up committee, and Robert Burk- lund and Ralph Twombly our stage managers. Lillian Young was chosen by her class and the faculty to be given the D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award. How scared the Seniors were who had to read their essays at the Harvey Lake Woman's Club, but they walked off with all three prizes, Marjorie Sher- man with first prize: William Andrea- son with second; and Lillian Young with third prize. Other Seniors who read their essays w’ere Joan Warner and Robert Reis. This time I beat my friend and old classmate in remarking about what a share the Seniors had in sports. Cheerleaders, Helen Bickford and Janet Mifflin; Cross Country, Donald MacCallum and Ralph Twombly: Bas- ketball. Ralph Twombly. Ralph Gra- ham, and Robert Reis. Volleyball, Janet Mifflin: Joan Warner was a sub. Softball. Marjorie Sherman and Janet Mifflin: Baseball. Donald MacCallum. Ralph Twombly, Ralph Graham, and Robert Reis. During our Senior year we lost three members: Bernard Tasker. Paul Matt- son. and Clayton Boutin. Joan Warner is a welcome addition. Valedictorian of our class was Jac- queline Laprise. Janet Mifflin was Sal- utatoriam And then my old classmate and I said goodbye and we each started our separate way, both of us remembering our own memories of Coe-Brown Acad- emy. 11