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EDITION OF THIS YEAR ' S NET OP . . . WE ' RE BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE HIGH AND MIGHTY SENIORS ALREADY. The next page of the diary tells of the first time we attended Graduation . . .next year we would be sitting in cap and gown. Our Junior Pro Meritos .. . . the excitement of Final Assembly and Class Day. Yes, class, the following September we entered as Seniors. We began that year little realizing the important role it would play in our lives . . . We have come to the end of that year, and although it still remains vivid in our minds let us read this last part of our diary . . . September, I960 DEAR DIARY OUR SENIOR YEAR. HOW STRANGE IT SEEMS . . . DURING THE SUMMER OUR CLASS SECRETARY WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE QUEEN ' S COURT, FOR THE MOHAWK TRAIL QUEEN CON- TEST ...WE RE-ELECTED THE SAME CLASS OFFICERS, AND THEY STARTED THE PREPARATIONS FOR OUR SENIOR-FRESHMAN DANCE . . . October 22, I960 DEAR DIARY, WELL, IT HAPPENED AGAIN . . . THE DANCE WAS A SUC- CESS, BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, WE ENJOYED OURSELVES SO MUCH! . . . THE GYM WAS DECORATED IN A CIRCUS THEME, WITH PINK ELEPHANTS AND BLACK GIRAFFES PRANCING ALL OVER THE PLACE . . . ( WERE WE REALLY AS FRIGHTENED AT OUR FIRST DANCE AS THESE FRESHMEN SEEMED TO BE.’ . . .) . . . AS USUAL VERY FEW OF THE DECORATIONS ARE LEFT FOR MONDAY MORNING CLEAN-UP. The Senior Stroll line, the carousel streamers, both special memories of that night. The next entries are written about our Pumpkin Prom”, and the Netoppers . . . (Re- member the fake rumble”, the Bunny Hop and the Sidewalks of New York?” . . . Our one act plays Death of the Hired Man”, The Hills of Bataan” and Christmas Is a Racket”! . . . Senior Play tryouts in our school library, (It’s still terrorizing to get up in front of our classmates! ) . . . our exams, the exchange concert with Athol for Christmas . . . and all of the Christmas festivities in school we were to witness and take part in for the last time. The next two pages of the diary are devoted to the biggest and most important event of our school years . . . our Senior Play; February 9-10, 1961 DEAR DIARY WHAT NIGHTS! . . . ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE! . . . THAT DESCRIBES OUR PRODUCTION . . . DINOSAURS . . . MAM- MOTHS . . . FLOODS AND SLINGSHOTS . . . SABINA . . . THE AN- TROBUSES . . . Our Senior Play . . . Will we ever forget Henry, Gladys, and all the rest of the cast, the classmates behind the curtains who lent their hands of encouragement and aid? They were the real troopers the binding of our book . . . (We’re very proud of them). The months of March, April, and May were filled with last times”. Our Year- book was finally completed and sent into the printers and we turned our attention to the last edition {our last edition) of the Netop . . . We then had to surrender to the Class of ’62 as they took the part of future Seniors. (Had it been but one year ago?) All that was left was Graduation Week . . . June 21, 1961 DEAR DIARY, THE END. (WELL, ALMOST) WE’VE PLAYED OUR LAST PART ON THE T. F. H. S. AUDITORIUM STAGE, ( GOOFY PARTS AS USUAL), WE’VE WALKED FROM THE CLASSROOMS AS STUDENTS FOR THE LAST TIME . . . TOMORROW NIGHT . . . June 22, 1961 DEAR DIARY, WE’RE GLAD WE CAN ONLY GRADUATE ONCE. WE COULD NEVER GO THROUGH IT AGAIN . . . OUR HONOR ESSAYISTS, THE SPEAKERS, AND FINALLY THAT DIPLOMA! OUR SENIOR PARTIES AFTER GRADUATION . . . AND NOW .. . All that is left . . . and now not even that . . . We have graduated and are con- sidered alumni. We must now take our pens and write the last entry into our diary. June 23, 1961 DEAR DIARY, THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE WILL WRITE IN YOUR PAGES. TODAY WE WILL ATTEND OUR FINAL ASSEMBLY AND SIT WITH OUR CLASSMATES FOR THE LAST TIME. IN A FEW VERY SHORT HOURS, WE WILL WALK FROM THE AUDITORIUM, AND INTO A NEW LIFE. WE WILL BEGIN A NEW BOOK, OUR DIARY AS INDIVIDUALS. BUT WE WILL ALWAYS TREASURE IN A SPEC- IAL WAY THIS, OUR DIARY, THE HISTORY OF OUR YEARS AT TURNERS HIGH. 47
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that year, from the viewpoint of ' first time”. Isn ' t it difficult to believe that we wrote this only four years ago. The next page of our diary is the beginning of a new section, our Sophomore year — and our first entry in this year reads: September, 1958 DEAR DIARY, WE ELECTED OUR FIRST CLASS OFFICERS. JUST THINK, NOW WE’RE LIKE THE UPPER CLASSES . . . OUR PRESIDENT IS BOBBY CASEY; VICE-PRESIDENT, WARRIE THOMAS; SECRETARY, LINDA DZEIMA; TREASURER, PATTIE PIERCE; HISTORIAN, HELEN FUGERE ... (7F SOMEONE SHOULD ASK US TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER,” AT LEAST WE’LL HAVE LEADERS). The following pages are filled with the humorous (and serious) incidents that marked our year as wise fools,” as our Latin II scholars called us. On one page we find the musical notes of our Sophomore Glee Club members. (Remember the first Christmas Concert and our long robes?) . . . our ring committees . . . our J. V. squads . . . the decorating committees . . . that prepared us for: February 7, 1959 DEAR DIARY, THE CUPID SWING” . . . OUR CLASS SPONSORED THEIR FIRST CLASS ACTIVITY, OUR SOPHOMORE SOCIAL. WE DECORAT- ED THE GYM IN RED AND WHITE STREAMERS, OLD-FASHION- ED VALENTINES, AND DOILY HEARTS (WE NEVER WANT TO SEE ANOTHER DOILY FOR THE REST OF OUR SCHOOL YEARS) . . .TO THE TUNE OP THE JUKE BOX, OUR CLASSMATES WHIRL- ED THEIR PARTNERS. ' THE TINY PAPER HEARTS ON THE GYM FLOOR NO LIGHTER THAN OURS . . . REMEMBER HOW WE VOW- ED NEVER AGAIN”, ON RECEIVING LINES. WELL, THIS TIME WE HAD OUR OWN. (THE CLASS OFFICERS LOOKED ABSOLUTE- LY PETRIFIED. ' ) I doubt if we’ll ever forget that night ... I know we’ll never want to . . . The result of the many weeks of hard work and co-operation ended with a great big suc- cess” sign . . .The succeeding months we were busy with band concerts, exams, and King Arthur (English II). The rest of the entries are but hurried notations about Final Assembly, and the promise of the approaching September. We have come to the last half of the diary. It has been the most important part of our -high school years, and the most rewarding. In many respects our personalities were beginning to form into a definite shape . . . September, 1959 DEAR DIARY, WELL, WE’RE UPPER-CLASSMEN NOW . . . WE RE-ELECTED FOUR OF OUR CLASS OFFICERS, AND CHOSE RONNIE CLARK AS OUR NEW VICE-PRESIDENT . . . IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY YEAR. WE’RE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW RESPONSIBILITIES . . . AND A LITTLE AFRAID. October, 1959 DEAR DIARY, HOW WONDERFUL IT FEELS TO HAVE YOUR OWN CLASS REPRESENTED AS OFFICERS IN THE VARIOUS CLUBS . . . CANT WAIT UNTIL JUNIOR WEEK” ARRIVES . . . The days and the pages pass, and we read about the common, everyday classroom occurrences . . . Junior English and Emperor Jones . . . the club activities . . . the con- certs . . . and then the most important week of our Junior year: April 29, 1960 DEAR DIARY, PRIZE SPEAKING. ' THE CURTAIN OPENED AND ONE BY ONE EIGHT OF OUR CLASSMATES GAVE A DRAMATIC RENDITION, BUT THE CURTAIN ALSO OPENED TO REVEAL OUR CLASS TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. HOW OUR CLASS, PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE TWISTED AND TORE THEIR PROGRAMS IN NERVOUSNESS FOR THOSE ON THE STAGE. ' . . . THEY ALL DID WONDERFUL WORK, AND WE’RE SO PROUD OF THEM. May 6, I960 DEAR DIARY THIS WAS TRULY THE MOST MEMORABLE OF NIGHTS. ' ONE ENCHANTED EVENING” IN EVERY WAY. TO SO MANY OF US IT IS THE TREASURED MOMENT . . . OUR FOUNTAIN . . . THE CASTLE . . . THE 5IF 4N5 . . . AND EVERY TINY DETAIL THAT MADE THAT NIGHT SO VERY SPECIAL”. Yes, Class of ’61, that was our special night in May. A night we’ll always remem- ber. Do you remember the paper flowers scattered on the gym floor, our program girls? (and that dreamy” orchestra!) . . . and then a few weeks later: May 27, I960 DEAR DIARY, THE LITERARY MEMBERS OF OUR CLASS ISSUED THE LAST 46
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