Abington High School - Abhis Yearbook (Abington, MA)

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THE ABI-IIS ll XSept. 28: I was told that whistling in study hall was forbidden. QWho feels like whis- tling after that French test?j Oct. l: lfVhen Tom Bowden was asked to give an oral report on the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, he said, The most beau- tiful thing I have ever seen is too beautiful for words. And sat down. Oct. 2: Girls occupying Joanne Reynold's locker were warned to get all hair curlers, love notes, and diaries Ollt because of a raid on Friday. Oct. 3: Boys, dishes and trays are to be taken to the counter, not shoved under the girls' tables. t Oct. 4: VVe've had an assembly every Friday this year. Everything from juggling to sports announcing. fl'Vasn't that kid terrifliclj Oct. 5: Seniors were warned to step more carefully in the halls. Those aren't ants but X seventh graders. Oct. 6: I got a dirty look from Nancy Tarr when I asked her how she liked being a Freshman. fHow was I to know?j Oct. 7: The theme song of the football team is Mary had a little lamb. Hmmm! YVon- der why? Oct. 8: If you can go without food and sleep for three days, the UABHISH staff wants you. Flee on feathered foot with sharpened pen- cils to Room 6. Oct. 9: Offering your chemistry homework in Room 7 is like dropping a clean towel in the locker room. Oct. 10: It takes only five detentions to war- rant suspension this year. Hope the teachers hear about this. Oct. ll: I was told Mr. Gianoulis's Latin class is very democratic as long as the Plebs agree with the dictator. Oct. 12: How would we have got a day off if X Chris hadn't discovered us? Oct. 14: An irresistable force met an immov- able object when my mother came to see Miss Resca about my marks. The only one injured by the anticipated explosion was Chas. Oct. 15: A social revolution has occurred. Under-classmen may address seniors by their first name without fear of the inquisition. Oct. 16: Student labor won! YVe had two X four-day weeks. Oct. l7: Had a ticket for the Army-Dartmouth game, but went to see Abington play. Mlhat loyalty! ON'hat prevaricationlj Oct. 18: YVe've had three experiments in chemistry none of which has worked. Looks as though Walter Thomas has been nipping at the carbon tetrachloride again. Oct. 19: The P.D. class has calculated that it takes Ruth Swan twenty minutes longer to say what she hopes is the right answer than what she knows is. Oct. 20: Senior boys who wish an under- classman date are to borrow Mousey X Brown's red-hot date book. Oct. 22: Ive have started Macbeth. Mfhen we came to a certain part, Miss Hart looked right at me: An idiot full of sound and X fury, signifying nothing. Oct. 23: The A Club decided on a paper drive and Dave Sprague volunteered my services. Mrs. Dunbar held a class on Going Steady. She broke up a SCVEIHGCD-yeal' ro- mance. Myself and I have parted. fSniff.j Oct. 25: YVe had two lire drills after our melo- dious faculty sang. Guess they couldn't make up their minds whether the school was on fire or not. Nov. 1: Certain members of the Atsms Staff accompanied by Miss Chadbourne attended a convention at VVhitman tif you'll pardon the expressionj High School. Nov. 3: By this time the full force of College Boards is taking its toll on certain hopefuls. Nov. 4: After three months' study and experi- ment, the students of the M. H. class have discovered the reason for teachers losing their tempers: they can't count to ten. Nov. 7: Rockland was spared another two weeks. QI hoped XNov. 8: Mother went to Haiti. QThere'll be a hot time at Nesbitts'.j Nov. 9: Looks like Abington High will really be rolling along now with its new car. Nov. 10: I understand Bob Dennis Wants a monkey for Christmas. Gee, Bob, a mirror would be cheaper. Nov. 1 1: Armistice Day - it's hard to tell how we feel, but I am sure we shall all say a prayer. Nov. 12: The A Club had a paper drive. Guess Mr. Pastuzak's Civics class will have plenty of comic books to keep them busy. XNOV. 13: The axe has fallen: report cards. I wonder what excuse I can use this year? Nov. 15: By now all class rings have been lent, lost, or pawned. Nov. 16: YV. Lindquist told me that some students have a burning desire for A. H. S. Hmmmm! Nov. 17: The most beautiful class ever to grace A. H. S. had its pictures taken recently. Nov.'l8: With such a scarcity of 'football heroes eligible for the Thanksgiving dance, hair pulling, name calling, eye gouging has begun.

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10 THE ABHIS Hot, tired, and sweaty, I looked back at the bluffs. I had answered their challenge and won. They had lost their chance. They were never to have another. They no longer ap- peared majestic, for someone had invaded their domain and escaped their trapl Half-way back across the bay I met a friend to whom I related my experience. He looked at me a moment in wonder and then burst into uproarious laughter. I must confess that the urge to hit him over the head with an oar was strong. Yet I subdued my emotion and heard his remark of, You fool, why didn't you wait ten minutes for the tide to come in. It would have swept you right back into the bay! CHARLES NESBITT, '52 THE WORLD I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE The world I should like to see is one in which everybody loves, trusts, and respects his fellow-men, a world where we live closely to each other like brothers, helping one another whenever that is possible. There would be no more lighting between nations or people, no more guns, no Hghting machines. If a dis- agreement does arise let's sit down and think about it, and come to a peaceful settlement. l.et's not get up and start pounding each other over the head like children. God gave us brains to use, not to let FOI. I should like to see people love one another and to live together peaceably, no matter of what race, color, or creed they are. lVouldn't it be a wonderful world to live in if my dream could come true? , Rov ANDERSON, MY VOCATIONAL COURSE I am one of the boys taking the Vocational Course. Ive are having twelve weeks ol' car- pentry and shall have twelve weeks of electrical and automotive repair training. After the first year we choose the one line out of the three that we like best. IfVe are having carpentry now. X'Ve have learned how a house is put together. In car- pentry we have mechanical drawing. I like this, as it is home designing and includes things related to a home. I very much want to be an electrician and do house wiring. If I can't do that I want to do automotive repair work. I don't like car- pentry very well. IfVhen I graduate I should like to go on to further training in an advanced trade school in order to become an expert in my trade. KENNETH Fowtaa, '55 A.H.S. DIARY Sept. 6: They say all good things must come to an end, but why must we end our vaca- tion a week before others end theirs? Sept. 7: Teachers greeted us with grim deter- V mination and a few more gray hairs. Sept. 10: I have received several new books this year, and in my tender care they will TCIIIHIH HGTV. Sept. ll: I decided not to go out for football this year. After all, it ruins my smoking. XSept. 12: I am on the suspension board and also a monitor. VVowl what popularity. Sept. 14: After hearing that the census em- braces 40 million women, Roger Greenough has decided to become a census taker. Sept. 15: Since the june issue of the ABHIS I have been besieged by potential Freshmen that taisez is spelled with one Par- . donez-me for is it moi?j Sept. lG: I was told that the Freshmen girls will believe anything if it is said quietly enough and that the girls' gym class is pay- ing top prices for rumors on the Resca-P marriage. Sept. l7: Overheard in P. D. Mr. Moe . . . That was when Mr. Tyni was captain of the team, right after the Civil War. Sept. 18: I'd like to wish Mr. Pust-Bustu- XVheatie and the football team the best of luck. QP.S. Looks like they didn't need it, Randolph 0-A. H. S. 4l.j Sept. l9: Not verified: One of the cheerlead- ers had to ride home on the team bus. Not finding a seat, she said, Wish that hand- some hero would give me his seat. QThe K entire team rose to its feet.j Sept. 20: Decided not to Hunk Trig. this year. QI am not taking it.j Sept. 2l: john Schofield is taking Social Studies this year. QBecause he knows all about girls.j Sept. 24: On the Hrst day of school Mr. G. asked Bates who the three greatest teachers in history were. Answer: Socrates, Plato, and I didn't get your name, sir. QGuess who got an A that term.j Sept. 25: Ilargent, pecunia, geld, or money. No matter how you spell it, I haven't got . enough. XSept. 26: Overheard in Mental Hygiene: Mr. B : Four students are missing. NV. Lindquist enters. C. Nesbitt: Here comes three of themf' ,X QEnd of a beautiful friendship.j Sept. 27: Recovered from one of those this won't hurt a bit operations. X

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l2 THE ABHIS 1 ov. 19: If I don't get this thing in our be- loved editor will give me a shot in the head, the d-0-l-1. fVVhat am I sayingPj Nov. 22: History in the making: A. H. S. 14, W.H.S. 6. Hot Dog! for should I say Turkeyl ?j CHARLES Nnssirr, '52 ON FEARING FEAR 1 There are many wrong and unhealthful reactions related to fear. One of the most common reactions is that of escape. Mfhen one fears, one seems to think escaping will settle the problem, but, to face the danger is often wiser than to avoid it. When a person fears facing a difliculty and tries to avoid it, he often becomes increasingly afraid to face the prob- lem as time passes. It does not solve anyone's problem to escapeg it makes things more seri- ous. Self-respect decreases in one's personality when one practices escape. A person will lose self-confidence as he avoids fear and his future will become uncertain and full of fear. Another type of fear is that of failure. Fear of failure is often shown by students in school, for they try to eliminate taking a course be- cause they fear the thought of failing. One will fear failure because someone a little brighter than he has failed. He does not think that with effort he may improve in that par- ticular subject. Escaping an assignment makes the next one more difficult. A third reaction of fear is that of avoiding people, and staying by oneselfg fear ol' others will tend to weaken one's personality and damage one's health. It is always best to face fear at the time it is most feared, so the future will be brighter. NI.-RRY G.-XRjIAN, '52 CLASS OF '51 Richard Berry - 'Williams College David Owen-Burdett Business School Kathleen Reardon - Chandler Business School Claire Devlin - Stonehill College Helen Andrews - Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Donald Angeley - U. S. Air Force Leo Arnold - U. S. Air Force Roger Bolinder - Blue Shield and Blue Cross Charles Butler - Emerson College Peter Chase - Cal's Cat and Dog Food Co. Martha Crane- Framingham State Teachers College William Crook - Colby College ' Orin Cunningham - Blue Shield and Blue Cross Paul D'Amato-Boston Radio Technician School jacquelyn Davis-Boston Insurance Co. Richard Donovan - Burdett Business School Katherine Edson-St. Elizabeth's Hospital Natalie Fulton - Residing at home john Gilbride - Coburn Classical Richard Hathaway - Bates College Margaret Howe - Framingham State Teachers College Janet Hunter - Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Paul Janusyerski - U. S. Navy John Johnson - Boston College Barbara jones - Boston Insurance Co. james Kelly - Wheeler Reflector Co. Ann Kempster - Kents Hill Jr. College Marjorie Kristiansen - Boston University Theresa Lynch - Boston Insurance Co. Henrietta Mackiewicz -D'Amato's Market Robert Mattson- Mattson's Poultry Business Lloyd McLean - Bush's Market Richard Meserve- Bridgewater State Teach- ers College Roy Mosher - Bay State Nursery Cynthia Murray - New England Art Neal North - U. S. Army Air Corps Carol Ouellette - Wilfred Academy W'ayne Paige - Pepperell Mills Chester Payne-North Abington A and P john Peckham - Tufts College Henry Peters-Taunton Citrus Fruit Co. Shirley Pratt-Abington Savings Bank Audrey Reynolds - Bridgewater State Teach- ers College Stanley Stevens - Brown Machine School, Providence Douglas Sullivan - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Marie Sullivan - Radio and T. V. Tube Fac- tory, Quincy Barbara VValton - Pierce Secretarial School Lorraine VVaters- Pierce Secretarial School Cynthia NVhiting - Thayer Academy Josephine X'Vood - Sanderson Brothers Henry Wrightington - University of Massa- chusetts Elizabeth McKenna - Mrs. Robert Schofield james Read - U. S. Army PATRICIA BENSON, '52 BIQRTHA RANSOM, '52