Abington High School - Abhis Yearbook (Abington, MA)

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12 THE ABHIS Another person closely associated with Care- free Charlie is the space taker who sits in class Monday and Tuesday and recalls the events of the precious week-end and on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday dreams of the week-end to come. He is the guy who thinks the only book worth carrying is the little black one. Spacetaker Suzie never bothers to say, I don't knowf, She just shrugs her shoulders and heaves a heavy sigh. Don't be misled into the belief that all students belong in one of these two classes. Oh no, we also have the intellec- tual type. One such person is the faker who sits with an intelligent gaze on his face and when asked a question, frowns until his forehead looks like a newly plowed Held, scratches his head, wildly grasps a pencil, and begins to tap out a private code, wriggles in his seat as though he were reclining on his pia mater, and then with everyone on the edge of his seat, Frankie Faker' answers slowly and almost inaudibly, I don't know. Still another would-be intellectual is the strong masterful type who can never say enough. All during the class his hand is extended in the air until you feel like hanging a coat on it. When he does get his chance he bounces up and speels olf until he becomes unwound. Although you would never catch him saying I don't know, everyone might be better oif if he did. These are only a few of our future rcitizens. Let's be thankful that there are some serious-minded students willing to learn all they can, that it may serve as a foundation when they take over the reins of government. Life would, however, be monotonous if we did not have a few I don't knows. ' GERTRUDE SPILLANB, '52 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S CRUISE It was July second and Dominion Day in Can- ada, when my mother and father and I were trav- eling into Montreal, Canada. We hoped we would lind lodging for the night. As we were driving over the majestic Jacques Cartier Bridge, a gateway to Montreal, my father sighted the docks and ware- houses on the beautiful St. Lawrence River. He thought we might enjoy a cruise to Quebec that night rather than the drive to Quebec the next day. We supposed that there wouldn't be much chance of getting reservations for the cruise, as it was nearly five o'clock and on a long holiday week- end. But, when we reached the ticket office of the Canada Steamship Lines, to our great surprise we got the reservations. The boat was to sail at six o'clock. That gave us an hour to look at the sights of Montreal. At Mc- Gill University we saw the students playing cricket. We saw the old market district and the new mod- ern city. The horse-drawn victorias were an un- usual sight. At six o'clock we came back to the boat, the Tadoussac. It was a large boat about four hun- dred feet long, with four decks. Below the bottom deck were the engine room and a garage-like room for the freight and the many automobiles. The bot- tom deck, above the engine room, was called the C deck. This deck consisted chiefly of staterooms and small shops. The next deck up, or B deck, as it was called, held only staterooms and other minor rooms. The A deck, which had a few staterooms, was used chiefly for recreation. There was a large modern hall used for dancing, movies, plays and games. This hall was next to a bar and luncheon room. All decks had large and spacious ramps or outdoor decks on which the passengers could enjoy evening air. The three hundred staterooms were modern, neat and compact. Our reservations included only the stateroom and recreation. Food and automobile storage were extra. Our food was delicious. We ate with two very interesting men. One lived in Murray Bay, P. Q. He was a stockholder in the Canada Steam- ship Lines and proved very interesting in telling us of the company. The other was a man originally from Belgium and now living in Montreal. He told us much about the French Canadians, their customs, and their way of living. After dinner we toured most of the boat. At eight o'clock we went to a real dance in the hall on the deck. It seemed unbelievable to me. An ordinary dance with a real orchestra and a French choral group from Montreal-on a boat! It was exciting, entertaining, and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed watching those little French people dance. One of the men we were with in the hall was a teacher of chemistry and English in a Montreal high school. We learned that there are very few American cigarettes in Canada and that those are very expensive. The Canadians smoke their own cigarettes. In the course of the evening there were midget horse races and various other games. After the dance I went outside on the ramp and enjoyed the cool night air. The moon was full and shone brightly down through the silhouette of the trees and across the beautiful St. Lawrence. The boat made two stops during the night. Even in the middle of the night the boat was bustling with activity. One was at Sorel and the other was at Trois Rivieres. It was two o'clock when I climbed into my bed after that busy evening. The boat had reached Quebec. When I awoke on Sunday morning there were two masses for those wishing to attend. Breakfast was then served. It was eight o'clock when we left the wonderful Tadoussac at Quebec. BRUCE SANDERSON, '52

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--p THE ABHIS 11 My pen pal is very proud of her land and often speaks of its beauty. I do not believe that she is being boastful or over proud in doing so. Her let- ters only prove to me that Hawaii is truly a paradise. ALAN DAMON, '53 WHERE TO TURN I am a sixteen-year-old student in high school and at present a junior. You, the reader, will un- doubtedly make the remark, So what? But before you do, I should like you to read that first sen- tence again. After having done so, perhaps you can enter somewhat into my trend of thought, that is to say, you sense the fact that the sentence may have a double meaning. Yet it remains insignifi- cant to you. To me, however, it has a meaning which can only be got through analysis. This I shall endeavor to perform. At present the world is being slowly but as- suredly lowered into a whirlpool of war and chaos. Along with the physical world, many private lives are being torn apart, never to be rebuilt. These troubles which are plaguing the world at present are far from being all the troubles which have been so successful in disrupting my life as well as the lives of my fellow students. The majority of us were born in the heart of the depression and our families were constantly besieged by financial prob- lems. This financial crisis lasted in most cases until about '38. At last! thought most Americans, we can begin to spend time with our children, educate them, and enjoy them. Oh! how childish and pre- mature their dreams were. In '38 and '59 a fiend appeared on the face of the earth in the form of Hitler and he was joined by many willing confed- erates. Then began their march of conquest, lust, and murder in Europe and Asia. The repercussions were to be felt in America as well as in the other three corners of the world. In most cases our fath- ers were torn from us to aid in the defense of our nation for a period of almost five years. The end of the great period of suffering gave our young and hopeful hearts a short breathing spell. In 1945 I overheard my mother predict trouble, not to men- tion war, with Russia. This prediction brought in- expressible fear to my heart. I tried vainly to con- sole myself with the thought that if we did go to war with our ex-allies, they at least were good Christians and flike ourselvesj merciful. Oh, so little did I know! Oh, so much I was to learn! Within two short years all my hopes Cas well as those of my fellow-studentsb were but flimsy craft in this whirlpool, ready to be sucked under to de- struction. We, in high school, have no more than four short years in which to strengthen ourselves before being swept into this giant whirlpool, either to swim or to drown. In order to prepare ourselves we must receive help and consultation. To whom can we turn for this help? Shall it be our parents who have been so busy during these great crises? Our teachers who so often give us reason to doubt their wisdom? Our churches and religions which were developed for peoples and situations hundreds of years ago? Our government which is becoming so corrupt? These are only a few of the heart- sickening questions which confront a sixteen-year- old today. How shall they be answered? Can you now perceive a double meaning in that sentence? I turn to you, the reader, for an answer. Where are we, the youth of America, to turn for confidence to take that first and last step? CHARLES T. Nssatrr, '52 I DON'T KNOW One day as two teachers were conversing one queried of the other, What three words do you think high school students most often use? After much deliberation, the fountain of intelli- gence perplexedly answered, I don't know. Yes, next to the three little oft-used words of endearment these three gems of ignorance rank second. They are used in innumerable places by various types of persons, but we are chiefly con- cerned with their status within the walls of A.H.S., where our teachers are endeavoring to cram our craniums with knowledge. First, we have the carefree person, who, al- though when leaving class acts like a zephyr, to put it mildly, always manages to breeze into the next one late. When an interrogation travels in his di- rection he gives a frisky little laugh, and non- chalantly answers, I don't know, then goes back to filling the ink well with paper.

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