Walpole High School - Topper Yearbook (Walpole, NH)

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The Future Farmerw of Amerzca OFFICERS President Charles Dalzell Vice Presldent Charles Axken Secretary Donald H111 Treasurer Edward Jennxson Reporter Levl Chzckermg Sentinel Wxllxam Kopacz The Hooper Chapter of the F F A m Walpole I-hgh School began the act1v1t1es of the current school year by partxczpatmg with V11as in the Cheshire County Faxr The boys took ln over S115 00 ln premmms at the faxr In September the annual School Fan- was sponsored by the Agrzculture boys and the Home Economics gxrls The Sweepstake Awards were won by Ixay Whitman and B111 Houghton Throughout the year the Future Farmers have been very active They have oper ated the school orchard and the greenhouse as self supporting projects The boys have taken part ln the state farm safety program the judging contest the program of work con test and the leadership programs just to mentxon a few The chapter s program of work was rated fzrst ln the state and among the top forty 1n the country Seven F F A boys went to the National Conventxon at Kansas Clty Mlssourl Two of these boys Lawrence Newell and Robery Lzcence were awarded free trlps to play in the National F F A Band as New Hampshire delegates The Judging teams at the state judgmg contest placed first m Dairy work and second ln Poultry Some of the awards won by the F F A boys during the year were the fo'low1ng The Farm Safety Award of S 100 00 won by Wesley Staples Lee Lund a 1950 graduate was made a State Farmer Wxlham Houghton was awarded a free trip to Harrxsburg Pennsylvama as a member of the New Hampshlre Egg Grading Team The Glee Club This year the Glee Club is partlcxpatmg m many events Under the leadership of Mrs Tole the group presented the Natlvlty for a Chrxstmas program ln December In March the Glee Club has plans for a program to be gxven for the P T A On May twelfth Walpole w11l play host to the annual Muslc Festwal thzs year The Glee Club of Walpole wxll partlclpate xn a mass chorus, composed of groups from Vilas, Charlestown, Winchester, and Hmsdale As another projected plan for the future, the Glee Club would lxke to present a Mm strel Show m the sprang '47 . ' ' K Advisor-------------------Mr. William J. Lord I 1 ' . . a . I I ' , . . . . . I I . . . I 1 ' I ' - 1 J . . . . . ' I ' ' , . . , . , . . . , .

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THE SEVENTH GRADE lcon t Q The Life You Save May Be Your Own an ongmal float entered mn the annual school fair won fxrst prize for them This float depicted the carelessness of many drx vers by means of a wrecked car complete wxth mjured vxctxms Out of a class of twenty two Robert Smead and Donald Kemp bemg new this year almost all are actwe xn basketball At the Vxlas game every seventh grade glrl part: cxpated Mary Hewitt IS manager and Shirley H111 IS co captam On the boys team are George Thayer Donald Kemp Robert Galloway Theodore Gray Austin Plckermg and John Hurd Fxve seventh grade boys George Thayer Raymond Blood Robert Galloway Austm Pickering and Paul Dutrlsac represented their class on the football squad The Future Homemakers of Amerlca OFFICERS Presxdent Ann Rogers Vice President Carole Graves Secretary Treasurer Reporter Kathryn Whitman Advtsor Miss Jane D Mllls The F I-I A has twenty one members thxs year from the Freshman Sophomore and Junior classes Social meetmgs have been llmxted thls year but the orgamzatlon has been fortunate ln holdxng a business meeting each Friday the sxxth period At the school fair the F H A glrls had thezr usual booth which conslsted of a fzsh pond for the youngsters and the selling of chances on a prize cake The g1rls united efforts with the F F A xn sponsoring a food sale in the cafeteria, during the falr The glrls dad the soliciting and sold the food while the boys dld the collectxng of food and assisted them whenever possible The two clubs dxvlded the proceeds Fair Committees Community Exhibit Ann Rogers Margaret Reed and Elxsse Nash Clothing Elxsse Nash and Gmger Kopacz Foods Jane Howard and Mary Lou Gates Canning Kathryn Whitman and Bermce Cobb On October Z7 1950 the following gurls were delegated to go to Goffstown to the fall meetmg of the state F H A Joan Kopacz Ehsse Nash Ann Rogers and Jane Howard Ehsse Jane and Joan were asked to model garments they had made ln home economics class The Walpole group enjoyed the excellent debate on the subjects of Boy and Glrl Re lationships which was part of the program of the mterestxng meeting The gxrls prepared and served the annual banquet for the F F A boys again this year Miss Mills was their supervisor for this affair Ann Rogers was ln charge of the d1mng room Kathryn Whitman m charge of centerpleces Elxsse Nash m charge of the chicken ples and Ethel Hurd in charge of the kitchen The F F A had entertained the girls at a pxcmc previous to the txme of the banquet on Carpenter s hxll Everyone enjoyed this affaxr This year the F H A girls alternated with the Senior class in selhng candy and soda at the home basketball games Elxsse Nash dld a fine job as chaxrman of thls extra project The honorary position of Chapter Mother thxs year goes to Mrs Rolland Jameson who IS also the mother of an F H A member Ruth Jameson The official Home Economics Banner wooden gavel and jewelry with the F H A emblem are bemg purchased by the glrls They also hope to buy the officxal F H A jackets There 15 the possibility that the state wade spring meetmg of the Future Homemak ers of America will be held at Walpole High School this year lf so the Walpole gzrls w1ll be entertammg many fellow F H A members for the day Thxs meeting would give the girls special attention as a group of lnterested lively Future Homemakers of Amerlca members 36 O . no 11 -- - 1 . . . . . . , . . . . 1 . , . . . I 1 1 . . . . . , , - . . . . . . . 1 9 Q l I f I l . 1 1 1 1 . . . . , . I -..--------------- -------- . 1 1 . - . , , . . . . . . . . ' 1 . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 1 - ' ' 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ' - . . . . 1 1 . l . . . .. , , , . 1 1 . . - . . . , . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . - . .. . ' 1 . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 1 . . . . . . 1

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so-me Ba nd SEATED Left to Right Russell Pickering Alan Faxon Harold Robbins Edward Jennison Louis Thompson John Williams STANDING Lawrence Newell William Farrow Robert Licence William Pierce Gregory Smith Bruce Dawley ABSENT Advisor Mrs Tole James Audet FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: FIFTH ROW: Glee Club Left to Right: Louis Thompson, John Williams, Charles Roentsch, Edward Jennison Samuel Chickering, Alan Faxon, Robert Rogers, James Audet, William Kopacz. Judith Williams, Ann Rogers, Mary Ramsey, Laura Thayer, Carole Graves, Advisor Mrs. Tole, Ethel Hurd, Shirley Bryant, Mary Aylward, Kay Menard, Lois Phelps. Kathryn Whitman, Joan Kopacz, Ruth Jameson, Patricia Staples, Mildred Ramsey, Phyllis Yanizyn, Barbara Booth, Muriel Britton, Lucille Cobb, Lois Cobb, Janet Prentiss, Eleanor Jennison, Kathryn Graves, Barbara O'Brien. Lawrence Newell, Kenneth Gunnerson, Hazel Brainard, John Crehore, Donald Houghton, William Farrow, Gregory Smith, Herbert Miller, John O'Brien, Robert Cobb, Janet Whitman, Sara Perham, Mary Lou Gates, Jeanne St. Peters. Carol Cutler, Patricia Morrissey, Deborah Bartlett, Barbara Licence, Nancy Williams, Nancy Perham, Eloise Hewitt, Elisse Nash, Margaret Reed, Phyllis Jensen, Sheila Barry, Dorothy Lund, Bernice Cobb, Betty Cowgill. , 33 ,