Conant High School - Yearbook (Jaffrey, NH)

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teachers We actually felt at home when we found Mr Homer Forcler on tre upper floor for he had taught a large number of the ela s lh JuDlOF hlgh We were very sorry to have hlm leave at the end of our flrst year, but F15 place w s ve y efflclently f1 led by Mlss Ella beth McCoy In our Sophomore year our ell s of forty two members was O1V10bO, of we d 1D D1 s Cunn1nvham's room e t e ot rs ln mls MeCo ' IOOl year, we fol ow IYL the p ee d t t by Su F as es e p s , d1dn't partlelp te 10 any dlVlGU l l etl lty, ut d to coup r t ln eve y school fu etlon Our thletlc repr OF Ol v tr ntatlve were Adella The Gln nt Glee Club, to whleh mzny f us belonned, JOIHLQ wlth the F1tZWlll1dm and Troy Glee Clubs nd have concert lu the three towns Amos Fortune, one of J f freyl flfbt publlc benef ct ors, left sum of more o t e chocls f Jalfre wa voted Jn l9?8 to use the IHCJHC of the money s pF1ZCS ll puUl1C peaklng conte ts lhrough ul VJld ble delays the flr t conte t Jas not h ld n tll the sprlng of 1935 Among the wlnner wer three f our member Barb ra Fen rty, James Snleld , nd W1ll11m Purdy Sept mber, 193 arrlved, our cl ss now numbered thlrty 51X Thlb year wa to be o r most lmpcrtant year, soclally and flnanclally In October xltn the alproprl te COlOFlDgS of Jr n e nu bl ck we ven ur ed tlmlely to sponsor a Hal lowe'en Ball Ne felt Justly Jroud of t C net result o thls dance and our Washlngton Trlp fund was increased 1n a worthwhlle manner The Junlor Play, nMlSS1Dg One Palriu was presented under the dlFECtlOH of Mlss Cournoy er on February 17 Those tak lng part were Barbara Fenerty, Ollve Letourneau, Ruby Potter, Dorl Doud, MHTQUGTILC Des chenes, mary Green, August Du val, Harold Magor, George Cox, Wllllam Purdy, Louls LWHQGVIH, Marlo Manzone, and James Shlelds Early 1D March we spon sored, Wlth the able 3SS1St ance of parents and frlends, a St Patrlem' Supper By thls tlm6 our bank account had eroxn conslderably larver and S6U1OFS leave for Washlngton lt d wncd on us that our dream would soor be a reallty In May another opportunl was Ven to HtT1U e l1 nt fanta t1OH t the annual May ball Unlon hall was at traet1vely decorated IH plnk nd whlte and Ken Boutelle's orche tr furnl hed the muslc Analn th1S year many of u took p rt ln the JOlHt gle club concerts Wh1Ch were held wlth the Troy glee club 1D Troy and Jaffrey under the su pervlslon of Mrs Mlldred Whltcomb of Keene The second annual Amos Fortune Prlze Speaklng Contest was held on May 31 Barb ra Shlelds prlzes were WWGFGSO to Fenerty ard JGDSS d1d not seem posslblc year could pass so yet the receptlon tendered to the Sbn1OFS 1n June brought us to the P63112 that qulckly 1 . 1 . . 1 ' 1- - ' I-iw 1 .1 1 fs 1- I W' .1 ' ' l e 'H H' - ' ' 4 . 4 7, M ' ' . , L- S . , . . . I 'r - 1 . , ' L 3 - 2: - f ' .' 2 a -r ' ' Ste. .:V V .1 1 . N- , . , - 'pal 3 , . ' ' , I ' - A .S , . - - . 7 S , e - - 'I Q I , .- '. some 'A us Ire seat- 2' ' Y C'.'1,I'S-X 1 V' gt., 1 . :. an n- ne' ' 4 's y s ' n. This be - I, - - '12 '2 re e en se 'ep.-, A e cl'es of th' a.t ' ' a '. e in- X I . ' a c aes a 'v' b 1 ' ' M VC, f ii El Q 1 ' fl' o f ' S Y 0 'nl ' . a f ' , ' e ese . '1s I 1 ' O v ' O- Spear and Alfred Kelley. when, in Aprll, we saw the X C a is ' ' 31 - ' ' , - ii X O V I -5 . L - - Q . : - I 3 1- .4 W . ,. -4. ' T ' ' ' a 7' A 1 e ' ' ' I S I, ,-. . ' ' A 'g' ' S a 1 f .' ' a - - ' - . ' - 1' ' w - ' 3 - - l . - J . ' K I il .A i Aly ta 5 U-. ' Q I hh.. S I O 'F' cy. TS LL S 0 - s Q 1 . , D lg ' fi. . ' QL . .1 L . S XC . JS . S G . Q . G H ,g zu f' a - - W I A . s s W . e u - ' ' l I A ' . . A . - e ' V s - e as o ' .' f s f 'a e 4 ' - ' , ' s a P' 'e . - e Q ' 1 ' - a ' A . . ' s 2 u ' - . ' r : ' I 1 . L ' 1 ' , . I It - w 1 3, 'a e ' 3 ' e ' a g- a ' a '1 f t - ' ' , - 1 '- ' H' . , I -

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I awake wlth a start as my book falls to the floor I shake my he d 1 llttle daved at the com monplace reallty of my po lt1OD An I pl muon more satlsfled CLAS UIDCE the world began ropl have kept record OI Jent KhlCl h ve taken place Town an mount f h1 tJFlCS h tn t po terlty may kno: fhat lo been aeeompllsh ed, and y centlv alu tre lraetlens f tle or ould beneflt them se ve ry de troylng all thelr hl tory from the stuov of hlstory that W rs tventy or hlrtf yelr ind, Nhrr Co IF 1 d lt the os 1b1l1t 1VP o palr Sdyl l p y lar e ovey 'o have thelr wuollea and ub profs sor re book Weople Know ur t lnterv nother w r t t We t ltse 'FlStDFj can lntrln bout Therefor t 1 prefe sor vue t here lere no 1 tory loom o ld be eos er to r note vorld pea Nox, ltbouvn tnts learn u e e r bEllFE6 a torl slould be d tro ed, belleve pust rlty wlll want Ol wh t th c use of l aceompllshed It is my proud d y tonlgnt to l te to ou the JCtlVltlP of the largest elas ever to enter Conant H h ,ebool t Cla s of l 7 In september 1955 Fre hmen a slgned s ats ln the front of the maln room Our class w s so l rge we occupled more than hllf of wlth me and mlne, as lf I ad tasted of the flery WINES f the mlghty and found them lack rl that prlng of nlne lng 1D eomparl cool mountaln Ollve L tourneau C as Proohet HICTORY the maln study h ll and b cause other el se ve ut to m ke room for u we dldnlt feel s lDS1gHlfl cant former 1D COmlDU cla ses probably h d felt Durlng thl year our only cla s aetlvlty was an outlng to the Poole RLSCFVdt1OH Came HC C C ' d , plled lnto the army trucks, loaned to us through the klnd ness of Captaln Flanagan, and Gnyoyed a hllarlous tlme at the foot f old Monadnock At on early meetlng we e fOllOWlUU offlcers leoted tw pre ldent, James Shlelds vlee presldent, secret ry, Auoust Duval trea urer, G orge Fox he s We offlc rs erved cap ble well dur ng our Sophomore and JuD1OT years Wlth one excep tlon Uurlng our Sophomore year hdella Spear cted as secr tary the offlee reverted to Auvu t Duv l agaln our thlrd yefr Ullzabeth Flan g n, who W s elected to e Conant t ff, left at the end of her Freshman year and her place was fllled by Barbar Fenerty Dorothy Cutter and August Duval were chosjh ath letlo representatlves Louls Lanvevin, There 1 no doubt that ln Spltb of our large number we suffered some oualms at the thought of m6CtlDg strange .- .H n A D I f l ' . h e e.' ' t . ' 'I 0 a f ' - - A - ' 1 - fb ' H 3' ' , ' ' ' 'son v'th d M'55 , X A 1 ' ' ' ' s ' a' . - 1' S . - S c O' ' , ' 8' 6- p: e 1 iv' - .. ' e- as s had to 'J s v 1 'e e ' f . mo o a l s, W 3 ' d ctties -a g a- 17 ' -H o ' ' L - ts o m'Al t ' . ' , as 2 ' - ' O s : - c,:i p - s X s a - . lis ed so .la s ' . 4 's - X uf fn o 'mas ' ' V V, . N ' s ' ' ' s-u et a s' -- 1 2 s f ' . We t M s 'l- 'lf 'N o be f ,. . . s for a ay H T W ld wf' f H ' - L ' ' l s , fs f ' ' -' - ' - 's s. I ,I ' ' 1 V - . . . . .1 ' I a s oco a ' els of 1 o . v' e t ' 3 1 s f 1 el omg Ufte W' h e p - a 2- ' - s' ' I y of 1 ' Q a hey 2 ' O ' H : g J up LH 'esof' 'ng, s' ' f H '- 5 ' 'L' I mux FGbf3 ' lf-- - ' ' O4 ' we f Q0 1 WH' g e ' it.H ' e D' : o g 'es ' e, 'h's 1 s. ar- f e to ,' . T. se als g ,s the if tif w ' ' e se 1 A8 and h's ' 1- is it W u - i ' , J C i, 1 p :s.e- V A ce. ' Tu f' - 1 J e - O T I ' 1 ff . - 'Q l ' 1 - a - ed prff ssor loss '.' ll ' C 3 '- o J A his 'ee .1 e es y Q s a A- we Q 'Q f 'f e ' H ' 'fe . h ' - af to Kn r C a e leo. 937 a ' a H V th r- ' . s a s- L - ut 'sl re a - y 5 . . .IS L u I t ' . ,, 3 'es Y 1 . ' o ig- Fon' -- he is 95 . ' - . V p . . F 2 -H ., 55 s V, were s ' - to - 's ' . F 'a. a ' L ' J' ., F 7' ' ..

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at1On of the fact that 1n too short a per1od we would b endwnr o1r stay at Conant hlgh School We returred ln S ptamoer to flnd ou selves Sellers C alas P d gradually de erefsed ntll only thlrty one m nears ere le te slec Lol eanfavwn Pl s dent Janes enreld Vl e pre ldent, A1 ust Duxal, retary Geor 3 Co aa urel Barbara Fenerty nd Alrr d Kelly were tue athl t1c representatlves, Ollve Letournaau end August Ddful n vnnr been the re re sentetlfes tue pr vloue year We rad t o deflnlte ob JcCt1VQb to attaln TTIS year a trlp to Waslnngton and our gradratvor ro help name pos slble tlc f1rSt ooJect1ve e served de1lVlOUS Harvest Supper We m1st QIVS credlt W ere lt 1S due end our pal en s xere more tn 1 r QPOHSI ble for the flrenclal success oi the upper W t 4 niened In Ho W oo U th Senlor WUQ presented ld Deeember U1 s Ccrrnoycr v the coacn Ollve Letourneau, Barbave renertv Ruth Hyrk E6T11CG Hayden Ruby Potter James Shlelds M rlo Wanzone erold L or James O'BIlC ably portr ved the roles as Sl5H6d to them Velma RObblHS, August Duval, and George Cox Oar class movle UPenrod an Samu x s presented trroueb the klndnes of Ur Vannl Th1 mOVlG, you xlll rec ll wes tn story of several young boys ro iormed Junlor G men club JOVIHQ plCtUTeS do exert an lnfluence on younger people for there suddenly sprerg up 1D the lover grades a SSIIUS of Junlor G men clubs Words SOmGt1mGS seem mean lDg1GSS rhen one trles to press thanks re certelnly one many slncer th nks to our p rents for the many ys they h ve helped us to lncreese our coffer They sponsored o food sales C d lso on o the very peouler penny sales he 1U school held several candy sales At lest, the tlme for us o leave for Wasnlngton Q rlved' We were very sorr several members of our cless could not go vlth us M155 Cunnlngnrm and Nr Beel were our cr pe ons end e enjoyed Ween never to be forgotten tYlS t1me I llSh to the on bchelr of the cless who helped to make tnls tr1p pOSolDlS May l l 3 two teams from Conant partlclpat d ln the Qcholershlp Day for Sen 1OlQ held t Yeene The Dc HpStlC rts team C3HS1StlHg of B rbere fenerty, Bernlce H y den and Cllve Letourneau sh red the nonors of second place Wlth Plnkerton Acedemy The hlstory tc h ee JDIQSG flrth place conslsted of nutn Hyrk Adelle Spear end James Snleld On Memorlal d y two sen lors, Helen Adans nd Bernerd Keegen TGQTSSSDTIHQ the pu plls of Conant peld trlbute to our three greatest bene factors John Conant Jules Durant .nd Albert Annett by pleclnv rre ths on thelr re spectlve zreves The folloflng boys sn glI1S have represented the c ess 1n sports herguerl e Deschenes Berbara renerty, Ruth dyrk, Adelle Spears, gust Duval, Harold M Jor Louls LuHg6V1H, Alfred Yenulls . 'W 1 , D , e M -if . V ' 7' 1 '. ' L . Q. A ' -, .I 'k A g, . x. , Y 1. 'V . ' 1 I1 ' e u D. AC.. M . , , w E., J A xr' F. v - Q q . , L Y X' ' O.. . V . g., dev .. 'N l ' ' 4. fr, I . . tqv 0 1 9 ' -4 , u . f V- Q ,- - N 1 -- - 4, up -1 M, , , N - ,., h - - - , e ee an a e e l '1 'J vw 111' ' , V . , . .. . V ,, - , ,N .. , N - ,I . WT n 1 Q Q v , .fu L -uv , , , Mer f l ft. 2 e ted , . . - f u Q A u 5 U ' 1 2 r: - f- z f -.' -Q -Q - ' . 7 -- - L C -1 -A , ' e .'. . , .- T W X ,N1 ., Y I . 1 L1 .L I I , .1 A . r ,, . ,X - .D , 1 -.. n. -7 , 'ez ,C , , , ' 1 ' Q- - v , f-. , l R- n, . ' X. L.. - 1 I 7 ' -' ' .1 A f . V eq - -A , , 'ei V 'na ti 'rs 'n .. F t 't WG -Tar.. f J ' 'Y .. 1' 1 ' 1- T v 9 . 2 ' .1 , - u ' ' Y 1 F' ' :z . 1 ' 4 . V I , 1 A 1. - I , A Q . . , p , ' ' ' -' u . ' ' S. , e, f p - ' 1 ., - .- , -f A U , :L . , Ve . . , FL ' s.: - 1 -- A , , fe - I 1-Q fs . wy N ' 8 - g.. .L - - K' L, 7 1 a l . . V l - At 1' J' ' -f nk - . - 4 ' ' I ' Q 3 . . V .J . , - . - Q Q all ' L . I Y . ' I -- 4 , . , ' ' n ' ' ' 1 ' V1 ' 1 ' 1 , , , . . Ja .. J 0 iq ' rs v 5 R l D .Yi Q -1 s . .1 , . W Jn 3 J' 9 7 - 'N . fr - . ' - ' ' 7 7 .L 'N I , , ' 'L - C 'III 1 -1 .V- 1 -A 1 , 1- ' 4. ' fr F - ,X , A v e . - -7- ,, '- ' - .e e B 1 ' l t - .. I C,1 ff., . - . .3 - , . ' g . '.,.V L o ' X fu A 'vq fa fs - 1 . . . . - V ,, ,i L e, C. L. .., A ' L - rn w. - , ' ' a s 1 T . A a - Q 12 . ' I .. A --y , N - l iw. '.1 f: 1 5 1 W ' . Q.- u . , Q, . v A o e s play P ' - , . 1 - L h H A nb ' ' nj V -- 'V R' 1 - a EI S L, 3 ' - -fr 1-rfb v-rf: cw , Q . . - L rm -1 :V T P, 3. 3 Ei, if . S 'X 15' ' ' - A ' I F - F - rx F vw e.. TN N . e 7 . n. . ,. . . 1 , Q 5 x -I .4 , - , X 4 - 7 7 , , . w - . -' 7 I ' 7 me x. S a .. , e n lk ' V l Q. ' M .-. . - . -, ..r.4. L ' ' :V , - . , ' 3 V e as Vu V r ' - HQ 'Lag - , - 1 - . Q f - .A 1 . e lj 11 ' . ' 'rf 1 1 . s.. aa. . , 1 q 2 .- .., . I. ' ! A cw . A ,, . in O . . Q A. -H s 1 ' ' J U .- L ri , 1 I 7 1 1-, N e, 1- .-. Wm A . 1 i 1 at ' 1 d. 'L4.n v ' ' . X . ff yy .- n 2' C ' ' 1 - - fn rf V - . n.' 'L Q . n J 0 if ' . 1 ., -e 9 S A 'V . -,e , 1 11 ff V 'X ' -M V L ' M N e a d - ' I ' n ' L 'UH' .4 . C. 0 . L E 'F ' - 1 ' . , . ' H ' . -, 't ' 1. . .. f, ' ,I , ,E 1-1 J , e 9 ' ' A L U.- n f - ' 'ts ' I 0 H . '. L. , . f- ? . . A . ri .