Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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ba nd ll' la Lfff-s Twenty years from now the man or woman who was at Newton l-ligh in 1946- 47 will be saying, No, l can't quite re- member the score of the 1946 Brookline game, but that band! Say, do you remember that skit - 7' This yearis band was distin- guished for its clever and original skits. The list of those performed at football Adviw , ML Wesleyg Mmm games will bring back memories and chuckles: Cheerleaders' Delight, l-li Neigh- bor, The World Series in Newton, Some- thing Different, Newton A La Conga, Hold That Tiger, Band in T Formation, political Fantasy, Tribute to the Marines, Thanksgiving Festival. As usual, the band helped cheer on both team and spectators at all sports events. For this purpose there were four different bands, for football, basketball, hockey, and baseball. The band's efficient organization and hard-working officers aided in its fine per- formance at band concerts in the spring. 96

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aviation club President . . . Richard Bauchman Vice-President . . . Richard Paul Secretary . . . . Jaclc Pfeiffer Treasurer . Robert Anderson Aeronautics has grown with the Twenti- eth Century. The fragile little biplane which the two bicycle-malcers from Dayton flew over the North Carolina sands has grown to be the present-day's awesome, alloy-skinned slcy giant. Today planes can be used for pleasure, transportation, crop- dusting, fire observation, pest destruction, and on clear days for writing Pepsi-Cola signs. The members of the Newton l-ligh School Aviation Club, who hope to be the Sunday drivers of a future time, have banded to- 'Vo 'Q 'Q I 4.1 -b .5-o -6 u. D4 c .cf 0 1, J --5, 1' , .,o ,D ol - M . Fl d So 'll Adwsers ' ' f Mf. Chiles Elvzfliihsi gether under Mr. Chase's direction to receive more information about this subject. ln addition to the indoor club meetings, the members put the theories to practical tests while flying control-line model air- planes. The science of flying a miniature strealc on a string with its tempermental gas engine is an art in itself, but it is part of the regular routine for members of the Aviation Club. 25

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