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a • %'a -' On Sunday evening, April 19, six Senior girls, with Mrs Bessie House as chaperone, started for Portland in cars. At 8:30 vre met Standish High School at Union Station and took a chartered Paine Central Bus to New York with then. We stopped for lunch at a restaurant about 2 a.m., and arrived at the Hotel New Yorker about 5:30 in the morning. ’To got settled in our rooms and at 9 o'clock we started a tour through Chinatown, downtown New York and the . 'Bowery. We ended up at the dock to take the boat to the Statue of Liberty, but because of a little mistake in tickets we couldn't take this tour until later. Wc had to take a subway back to the Hotel, and then we got lost for the first time. Some of us got off at the wrong stopj and when the others got off two stops later and tried to go back to meet the others we passed them on a different subway. I don't think any of us realize how we ever net again, which was on Broadway. That first night'vre vrent to a T V broadcast, a Quiz show conducted by John Reed ring. Then, as all of us were very sleepy, vre went back to the Hotel again. Tuesday morning vre felt very refreshed and I'm sure all felt more like seeing things. At 9:30 wc wont to Radio City Music Hall. I think this was the most memorable and the most enjoyed place vre went. Yfe saw BY the Light of the Silvery Moon , with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. Also there was a wonderful stage show, and the Rockcttcs dancing. This lasted quite late into the afternoon. In the evening we vrent to a three-dimension movie, Tho House of wax . After it there was a stage show with Eddie FisherI Y cdncsday morning we vrent to the Statue of Liberty. Most of us went to the top of the Statue, but Jean Carini and Bessie House got sick climbing and vrent back. In the afternoon wc went to the top of the Empire State Building, whore vre had our voices recorded and listened to a lecture telling about the different buildings vre could see. In the evening vre vrent to an Ice Rcvievr and a movie Call Me Madame . We vre re all so tired vre didn't stay to sec much of the movie. Thursday wc had all day free to go shopping. This vre certainly enjoyed. At 11:30 vre started for home. We stopped in Massachusetts for breakfast and reached Portland at 8 o'clock in the morning, Bellmont House and Robort Farrington met us there. V r ' „ We had a very enjoyable trip a§d saw mpy,'things vrhich amazed us in New York, but vre were all very glad to get hdme 1 EmCF Sf a %
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Class History of 53 It is now September 19h9 and tine for a new group to start climb- ing the steps of higher education at Woodstock'High School.- In this group were ; James Andrews, Raymond Berrynent, Jean Carini, Margaret Cary, ’.Yesley Cox, Mary Dunham, liary Emery, Roberta Farrington, Doris Johnson, Francis Palmer, Janet Pictila, John Pictila, Alphy Robbins, Norm Stevens, and Sylvia ’Yhitman, On September 29, the Seniors prepared the Froshn ® I’or Freshman Reception. Jean QdWni was dressed as the mother and Francis Falmer as the father. The remaining members made up the rest of the family and its helpers, with Janet and John Pietila as the babies. During this year we lost Yesloy Cox, Alphy Robbins, Doris Johnson, and Raymond Berryment. ’ Ye also had a new member join us, Mildred Smith from Madison, lien we gathered together for our Sophomore year v e realized that Janet Pietila had become Mrs. Shirley Poland, and also Mildred Smith had 1 j t us. Ye found that we had two new—comers — Althea Rogers from •Jeso Paris and Lois Scribner from Gould Academy. Lois was with us only this year. Before long John Pietila and Francis Palmer left us. In our Junior year Alfred Tibbetts tranferrod to ’.Yoodstock from Canton, but left before long to become employed at Stowcll's Mill. During this year each member of the class participated in Prize Speaking. At last, September 1952, we came together for our last steps in high school education. Norma Stevens has left us to'become Mrs. Merle MeInnis. Also Mary Emery has become Mrs. dames Cobb, but she continues with the group. Then comes the day ’. hen we arc again dressed in odd clothes, we realize that this time it isn’t Freshman Reception but the Senior Class Pl y, Bashful Bertie . tTc all took part in this great ovont. During the past four years Sylvia 1 hitman, Roberta Farrington, Mary Dunham, Margaret Cary, and Mary Cobb were very active in sports. ’Ye were privileged to have Althea Rogers go to Girl’s State last year, and also to have Jean Carini win the American Legion Essay Contest. Mary Dunham was chosen Carnival Queen with James Andrews as Carnival King. In the past four years Jean Carini and Margaret Cary have taken part in Public Speaking with Althea Rogers also participating in it for two years.
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