Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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ie Zlaclezolcwamen Hy Hou ng Nligmx i111 and Jiiifi' Wn,soN Hl,l't'X'll'NNS of Coming .-'Kttractions at fl. ll. Af' vould ur-ll lu- thc- titlt- of this sm-vtion. for it is t'tHll't'l'lIl'fl with tht- lmovs xx ho will lvad tht- svhool in tht- nr-Xt thru- yr-ars. Although und:-rr-lassrnt-n arm- t'UlISlSlt'lIlly oyvrshadoxwd lay nl4'Illllt'l'S ol tht- SPIIIUI' Llass. lt l't'Lttllly 1-an lw svvn from tht-ir at1'omplishrnm-nts that lhvy gin- promist- of a hright future- in sr-hool lift-. As tht-ir at-tions and t11'liir'y'r-rilmits during tht- roursv ol tht- past ya-ar arv examine-d. their groisth towards this ultimatr- ohjt-1-tiyv van hr- sewn more fully. Thr- Junior Class had a wry sur-1-vssful yr-ar in ou-ry fam-t of svhool lift-. Svholastir-ally this Sll1't't'SS was typifivd hy tht- frvquvnt Honor lloll appt-aranrwls of juniors surh as ,lohn liatlvtt. ,lon Wise-. 'IR-d Bliss. Die-k H4-ndrix. and Stow Yol- ponv. lnitiatiyf' was shown lw mvmlwrs of tht- Jnnior Llass wht-n thvy 1-stahlisllvd tht- llvhating xx liluh and tht- highly 1-ontroyvrsial sin-dicatvd papcr. Thr' U 1'1'z'f'r. Thr- ,lunior Class. hows-wr, V displaym-d on tht- athlc-lic he-lds that it had. not only hrains. hut also nhrawn and co-ordina- tion. Basketball. having fin- juniors on that yar- sity squad. is a prime- vxamplv of a sport in whit-h thc- third your me-n provvd to he of valu- ahli- assistanvt- in thc' fit-td of sports. ln addition to lvaslu-thall. juniors proyvd tlwrilsvlyc-s to ht- groat asss-ts in sports ranging from travk, to yyrvstling. to loothall. The interests ol tht- Junior Class. liowt-yr-r. xwrr- mort- yarivd than only studios and sports: in fact. they more as yarivd as tht- numlwr of organizations at tloycrnor llllIl1Y11t'l'. Suvh lc-adm-rs as l'4-tv llostysivk and llalph iitillilllllll. prt-sidvnts of tht- Ititlt- and tlanu-ra tilults. prvdivl tha- vontinue-d sm-re-ss of thvst- organizations in tht' vorning svhool yvar. Anothvr lvranvh of avtiyitivs uliif-li was dvvply pt-nvtratt-d hy tht- ,lnnior lflass was tht- svhool pulflivations. and num:-rous juniors found thum- sm-lxvs doing le-gwork for Thr' .lII.l4'.Sflllll'. Tlu' plrr'!'1ol1. and Thr' Rl'l'I.l'Il4. thus t-quipping thorn- si-lu-s for tht- rt-sponsiluilitir-s of administration and vditorial planning ol ilu-sv pnhlivations lor

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the next year. Another popular aetivity was the Clee Club in whieh Tad Akin and Charlie lfddy were outstanding. The freshmen and sophomores. as a rule. do not get too mueh reeognition. but. nevertheless, many of them have done well in various sehool aetivities. Aeademieally they have led the sehool lay plaeing many students on the Honor lloll. and sueh persons as jim lleveney. liiek Benner. Boyd Noreross, and 'lied Dietz will eertainly luring mueh eredit to Governor llumrner while they are here and in eollege. Nlemlners of the two younger elasses do not have great oppor- tunity to work for the sehool pulmlieations. ltlll. those who did showed willingness at the essential hut less glamorous tasksg it is eertain that Cox- ernor Dummer pulrlieations will eontinue in eapahle hands in the future. In athleties. memlrers of the freshman and sophomore elass- es are learning the fundamentals ol the various school sports and lvuilding the foundations for strong Governor Dummer teams. Some. sueh as lfddie Johnsen. Fred Lyman. and Pete liueking- ham have already proven to he of great yalue to the sehool in erueial games. hut many laek only experienee and physieal maturity to he stars. ln addition. lowerelassmen have shown their willingness to learn to he future leaders for the Big Red hy supporting the various aelivities of sehool life. What has the year lveen like for the under- elassmen? It has lreen rieh and rewarding for most lroys. lfor some it was the lirst time they had lived away from home. hut the making ol new friends lreeame easy as the sehool settled down to its normal routine. lfor others. the year started with stories of vaealion experienees, hut it ended as a good sehool year one in whieh knowledge was gained. experienee was widened, and greater maturity was developed. The fresh- men pushed eookies. sophomores plied Caesar, and the juniors paved ehangesg underneath there was an indornitallle spirit proving that school life at Governor Hummer is always ehanging. nex er statie. So it will remain as long as the proper leadership is provided eaeh sue- t't'hSiXl' YPEII' il HUM' Hl'IllUI' t'lLl5S.