South Dorchester High School - Mariner Yearbook (Church Creek, MD)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the class of 1967 of South Dorchester High School, Dorchester County, Mary- land, being sound in both mind and body, do hereby make this duly attested will to dispose of our possessions. If any slight discrepancies or apparent injustices or partialities should appear to you in the distribution of our effects, we trust that you will pardon them and realize that these things are not caused by exhaustion of the brain. And in this manner do we dispose of our possessions: Item 1 We give and bequeath to the Junior class all the examination questions we have been given during the past year. The answers, never known in entirety by us, are not included in this legacy. Item 2 To our good friends, the Sophomore Class, we leave our patience. It will be found useful as the only means by which they can endure the Juniors. Item 3 To the sophisticated and confident'' Freshmen we leave our little book en- titled, 'How to Tell the Teachers, a pamphlet compiled by us during our years of arduous study. It contains specific information as to which teachers can not be bluffed, which are easy, and which are hard to please. It tells who your favorite authors must be to stand well with the English and reading departments, which social studies teacher is especially fond of government, and which one is partial toward economic development. It tells what questions to ask the science and math teachers to make them really forget the lessons and be interesting. It also contains a list of the favorite books in the library and explains how and when to borrow and return them. Finally, the pamphlet gives clues on how to be physically fit in order to make the teams and win the trophies. The information in this book is invaluable to anyone wishing to make high grades in the subjects mentioned. Item 4 We leave to next year's eighth grade students our good luck. It made us what we are today and should satisfy them. Item 5 We give and bequeath to the incoming seventh grade a map of the school building to enable them to find the following rooms in the order of their importance: The cafeteria, the gymnasium, and the classrooms. Item 6 To the athletes of next year we leave the privilege of gazing admiringly at the trophies that previous teams have won. Item 7 To next year's class president we leave Andrew's ability to overcome all opposition and to prevent others from knowing opposition existed. Item 8 To the undergraduate needing it most, we give Edward's supply of language, which will enable the recipient to talk more and say less than any other human being. Item 9 To the over-ambitious undergraduate we leave Tommy's perfect indolence, which if properly used will insure against nervous breakdown from overstudy. Item 10 To the Student Council we leave the authority to designate the cafeteria as a ''Recovery Room for students confined to the health room. Item 11 To our dear old school building itself, we leave sadness and gloom caused by our departure. Item 12 To our principal we leave our gratitude for his counsel and guidance. Item 13 To our teachers, the faculty of South Dorchester High School, we hereby give, free from all taxes, our entire stock of knowledge. From them it came and to them it should be returned, that others may be benefited by it as we have been. Besides these bequests, we leave our best wishes to any and all who may desire them. Finally, we do hereby name and appoint as the sole executrix of this our last will and testament, our class adviser, Mrs. Alois C. Matthews. In witness whereof, we, the class of 1967, the testator, have set our hand and seal on this first day of June in the year of 1967.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The history of the class of nineteen hundred and sixty-seven is so dramatic and colorful that it resembles a play--one of those modern plays that so skillfully disre- gards all the rules of the drama. This is a play in five acts. The play was written by the actors as they played their parts under the direction of Mr. Ernest Leap and Mr. William Brotemarkle, Jc., prin- cipals, and a band of capable assistants, the faculty. It is produced by the board of education with the cooperation of the taxpayers and is given by an all-star cast. This play belongs to no particular classification, being, at various stages--no pun intended--comedy and tragedy and sometimes a review--spelled any way you please. Act I shows the arrival of the class in the halls of learning. Their timidity and curious mistakes furnish some bright comedy moments. For the first time in their lives they choose class officers. Act II shows the people in the same place, but now they are known as Freshmen. With the name Freshmen comes the task of sponsoring a dance and choosing a Student Council officer. Act III finds the same people again in the same place, but they are known as Sopho- mores, @wing to an advance in rank. In this act the members of the cast seem to have achieved a charm, an ease of manner, anda feeling of security that were noticeably lacking in Acts I and II. Incipient love affairs are noticed, and the costumes are much more elaborate, as is also the make-up used. Act IV begins with the same people in the same place--which may make the play sound monotonous to you, but I assure you it is not. The actors are so changed that each act seems like an entirely new play. They are now called Juniors. Their position and pride have both advanced. There are many, many delightful interludes to make this a cheerful act. The highlights were the receiving of class rings and sponsoring the Junior-Senior Prom. Other unexpected things are happening. Many who came on in the first act with enthusiasm and high hopes have wearied of the struggle and left the cast in search of high positions offering speedy remuneration and less brain.fag. We miss them, but realize that they may be entirely justified in their withdrawal. Act V arrives at last and is warmly received. By this time, the actors are so matured, so at ease, so changed for the better that it is difficult to recognize them. We seem to view with rose-colored spectacles the scene that so soon will vanish. It looks impossibly attractive. We have grown honestly fond of all the cast, some of whom we regarded with any- thing but favor as the curtain rose on the first act of this queer play. The action is more rapid and more complicated than its preceding acts. There is more comedy than before, and there are some delightful interpolations. These include the presentation of our senior play, the Junior-Senior Prom given to us by the Juniors, and the receiving of our diplomas. The entire production attains a smoothness and a finish that are very pleasing. Despite all the gaiety, grim preparations are going on, to the end that those who are how stars may remain so and that others may continue to remain in the cast. Many hearts are weak with anxiety. As the act nears its close, white faces and brows drawn with worry are noticed. For this is the final struggle. Victory now means freedom from study and examinations. At last the fatal hour arrives, and the final examination raises its head. The attack of the Seniors is brave and well organized. The result of concentration is apparent. To a man--and a woman--the Seniors emerge victorious. The play ends ina burst of glory, with flowers, music, and congratulations--in Short, graduation exercise; and we have the well-known and ever popular happy ending. =

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ANN MARIE BARBARA DEBORAH TIME HAS PASSED cororty AND NOW WE. 2moe. ovaor, HAVE BECOME THE GRAVE AND REVEREND SENIORS We grave and reverend Seniors, Who though the years so slow We spent in acquisition Of things we had to know, Are filled with wild excitement; At last the goal is won. We gaze in admiration Upon the work we've done. The courses we have taken, The stiff exams, we've passed Would indicate intelligence; With wonder we're aghast. The faculty, they tell us, Are equally surprised, For when they found us passing They scarce believéd their eyes. Perhaps it was their wisdom That dragged us up to grade, And so we're saying, Thank you, Ne For good advice and aid. How often we have counted The time till holidays, And wished the hours were shorter In education's ways! But now we may discover What old folks say is true: Life's working day is lengthy, And holidays are few. Still armed with high endeavor We'll meet fate with a smile -. PATRICIA And strive with heart undaunted, Remembering the while That life, despite misfortune, Is but adventure gay, And Death's a friend that gives us A last long holiday. ROBER Tyce ROBERT «T. ROBERTA RONALD THOMAS - 3 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE