Auburn High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Auburn, MA)

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1 yyyajeyula ll HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF I95O Scene Auburn Hugh School Room 11 Time 1960 Characfers Janllors Sam and Henry cleaning Mlss Marlborough s room and desk Sam About trme Mrss lylarlborouglr got around to hay 1ng thls desk cleaned Henry Say heres a class lrst datcd 1930 Sam It must be thxs desk hasn t been cleaned out for ten years Henry What an lntellrgent group of youngsters that Class of 1990 was H771 H111 vou eyer forget the chrsel that we used rn order to drg up the paste and bananas Marlon Doolrttle and Agnes Ixoskl left on the floor the nrght of the hula dance specral by Henry LaPlante and Paul -Xht rn Henry They all suryryed though and Pru Ahern yy rs clectcd prrsr tcnt of thc frtshm m cl rss ly ho yytre the other ofhcers Sam Albert Luukko yyas treasurer Hrs canceled checks are strll be mg used as scrap paper Phyllrs Coye and -Xlly Nugent hlled the othcr tvyo oflrces but were capable of advrsrng and drrect mg all four Henry Remember therr first paper drrycp Why paper was prled up so hrgh rn the basement corrrdor that not eyen Bob Shadow Gagnon could fit through the remamrng space Sam The ones rn charge should haye cleaned out Nhss Vlarl borough s desk and they yy ould haye had an extra load f paper Henry I undcrstand they had a yyhale of a trme at W halom Park on and Harrret Ey ans found hrgh rdytnture on the layyn syyrngs there C1771 I h rrdly ICCOgHll0Cl ill of thcm yyhtn thcy returned rs sopho morts rn September 1941 eyyer IH number p t s knrckcrs md corny yokts Herr s a mce prece of Lrm burger cheese Henry YN hcrc dld rt come fromg Sam Oh thats vyhat they used to catch Bob lylouse fownsend as presrdent 'lhe funds were entrusted to Drck Errckson but yyrth Phyllrs Coye as secretary and Betty' Drolet as yrce presr dent Drck drdn t get ayy ay yy 1th much Henry 'I hev managed to saye enough money for a class trrp to lNan tasket by boat but nearly got lost at sea f reta Scott and Toots Cote yyere pretty sea s1ck just a parr of land loy ers Sam KN hat s thrs It looks lrke the PICCC of rope they used to measure Marrlyn Hrll s finger yy hen they ordered therr class rrnffs H771 Thcy got thtm rn IhClI yumor year dldnt they Henry Xes Frank frlbert yyas the yunror class treasurer and had : . I I . U l A q I ex ' I . A 1 v 1 A' N Y LV 1 y T 4 p 1 S K C XY. K 'L its , 7 Y l D K, . V ' K . 1 1 ' Q L K 1 - , V Y k . 7 f - v: ' cz a- Y v . y - ,V . y ' . , V: f ' 1 B s J , K 4 . 0 s 4 Q ' . , . 1 7 . V 7. . v . V . Cac up 7, , 1 v Y' 1 4 ' . ,, rl Y K - - Q I r L Y K . , ' Y - I . V 1 ' A - 3 ' ' Y fu 1 v. - v ' 1 O ' 4 ' - . , ,' T ,, V , '. , f . ' , ' , ' ' ,fl Freshman Reception? Or that their class trip. Barbara Beford HBVIVYI ' v . . . -' V, A ' r ,L ' , I ' , , i 2 lf A ' 'zz ' -I 2 ' ' '- yf z ' S' .- lr f 2 ' ' 'T ' 2. .' -' K1 - ' k' ' - ' . ' .xr ,' ' . . ' r ,fm fc ' ' ' ig aili. ' ' A i. , ' , , ,Ll 2 'v l r ,ji ',..

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JOHN WITT PLAY: I'd Rather Be Young. DIALOGUE: Oh teacher did I lose the pitch or mix the do-re-me? PLAY: The Easiest lNay. DIALOGUE: I do most of my work sitting down. That's where I shine. Sl. MALCOLM YOUNG CLASS OTT e Tesi' of Ab n Performance ,dclclwu of Wekame Qaaewell Aclfhaa Parents, Members 0 the Faculty Classmates and Frzends The Class of 1950 welcomes you to th1s Class N1ght program Tonight s program IS not so serlous as Commencement and IS lntended to entertam you It IS our hope that you w1ll enjoy the program as much as we have enjoyed prepar1ng It for you We cons1der ourselves fortunate to be graduat1ng from Auburn H1gh School, where we have been offered every opportunlty to develop our mtellects, ab1l1t1es and talents OppOFIUH1tlCS such as these, lf properly ut1l1zed, are the best equxpment posslble for enablmff us to take our place m the compllcated and ever advantage of these opportun1t1es, II IS our own loss, for educat1on, real educat1on, the acqu1s1t1on of the b3SlC truth, coupled vuth the ab1l1ty and des1re to contmue learning alvs ays, 1S the best may we can be come happy, well adjusted useful members of the SOC1Cty 1n wh1ch we hxe So, as we welcome you ton1ght lt IS with feelmgs of slncere thanks for the help g1ven to each of us, w1th feelmgs of regret at leax mg, and vxlth determm at1on to be a credlt to our parents to our teachers, and to ourselves AIICE T NLGENT, P zce Preszalent Parents, Members 0 the Faculty Classmates ana' Frzends Some people call th1s complet1on of our studles here the end, we would rather th1nk of lt as the be g1nn1ng the beg1nn1ng of our 1nd1v1dual contacts w1th the world as persons respons1ble for ach1ev1ng some worth wh1le goal 1n l1fe We feel very grateful to all those who have made posslble our stay at Auburn H1gh School Our par ents for g1v1ng us the opportunlty to attend school, the School Department who prov1ded us w1th the fine bu1ld1ngs and equ1pment to help us 1n our edu cat1on, the faculty who have worked so s1ncerely and so pat1ently w1th us We have not always recogmzed th1s, but today we real1ze that the mfluence you have left w1th us will always be a gu1de for us to do our Much praxse IS deserved by MISS Marlborough, our Class Adxlser, as It was her 1nnumerable ab1l1t1es vxhlch helped us conquer stubborn obstacles Much of her work was done outs1de of school hours, and this proves to us her genuine IHICFCSI 1n our success To mv classmates I say th1s I th1nk It 1mposs1ble that any Presldent could ask for a more congenlal or co operat1ve group w1th wx h1ch to work Words cannot express my gratltude to you for bemg such 1ndustr1ous people and wonder ful fr1ends Good luck best w1shes, much success are my w1shes for you, and w1th th1s I s1ncerely say farewell' Joy CooK, Preszdent T h i I i 1' y I S i . f , f 1 ' .- o 1 , n n . . M D - . . . . . . , , changing modern world. If we have not taken full best. , 7 7. . F , 0 - . . . u . ' 5

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qulte a tlme d1str1but1ng the r1ngs to the anxlous mob Sam eanne Perry was the first to get her rlng the first to lose If too that IS to someone named Eddle Say who was that handsome sea captaln from New Bedford wx ho moved to Auburn just 1n trme to be elect ed pres1dent of the yunlor class? Henry I bellexe h1s name was ack Cook He had all the g1rls swoon1ng especlally Nancy Ohrn and Annette Rxcher who used to swung from a trapeze 1n the aud1tor1um to attract h1s attentlon Sam that? Henry There wasnt any trapeze 1n the aud1tor1um Sam Well heres a plece of fudge that George Rhodes made for the food sale the g1rls had 1n Denholms Wlth Georges fudge Dlck Contols cake and Ann Gunderman 1n charge the Class of 1950 reaped more profit Henry The jumor play and prom were the b1g soclal events of the spr1ng Here s some r1bbon from the prom decorat1ons It s t1ed around the reports of the class meet1ngs all s1gned Respectfully subm1tted Mau reen Murphy Secretary of the Iunlor Class They say Anne Bottom was uce pres1dent that year Sam I m surprlsed that Jack Cook was able to endure those two ugly g1rls to the end of the year when plans got under way for the class trlp to Can ob1e New Hampshlre Henryf Say thls notebook looks a httle newer than the others It says on the cover Reports of the Senlor Class Meet1ngs Class of 1950 Sam As senlors I remember they had a lot of monkey buslness to carry on w1th those httle th1ngs that are always gett1ng under our feet I thlnk they call them freshmen Henry K1bO was chalrman of the Freshman Recept1on staged at the end of September Here s somethlng stuck 1n the bottom drawer It must be a freshman who d1dn t surv1ve the ordeal Sam The months flew by that year and hardly gave the class offi cers t1me to plan the onrushlng play and prom ack Cook and Frank G1lbert were re elected to the1r former ofhces and Al1ce Nugent was elected v1ce pres1dent w1th Betty Drolet as secretary Henry Sprlng came all too soon and that meant an extra two hours work each day trymg to keep Wlnk loves MISS Marlbor ough from bemg carxed on the desks That young man certa1nly had It bad Doubt lf well ever get dovxn to clean wood agam Sam Xou know Henry theres an ant h1ll 1n th1S mlddle drawer bu1lt around some left ox er crumbs from the food sale held 1n Sherer s and carefully plan ned by Jeanne Perry Henry And here are some chewed up fingerna1ls lost by those last few maddenlng hours of work on the CAULDRON by Barry Stone Nugent Murphy Dro let Companlon Maclsaac Coxe Smlth K3FbOWSk1 Reo pel Olson L1nd and company Sam I remember that by the tlmt 'VIay 1950 rolled around the senlors who had gone to Wash 1ngton ln Apr1l on the class tr1p began to react to l1ght sound PD questlons and otherwlse regaln the1r normal or abnormal natures Henry Thls old tea bag must be the one that ean Maclsaac had left over from makmg coffee such a success that a Sen1or Banquet soon followed Sam W'ell I guess we have thrs room pretty well cleaned now Henry There are just a few more artlcles left under the blotter on the desk Henry NVhat are they Sam? Sam Theres a 11st of names of those who had the swltch turned on them by Lester Wahlstrom for not laughlng at the corny Jokes 1n the Class Hlstory of 1950 and a jar of plckled tears grown and shed by the Senlor Class on une 7 1950 fLoud hamrnerzng heard suddenlyj Sam Lets get out of here qulckly Henry That s Mlss Mulry beatlng on the p1pes for more steam and the room tempera ture has already reached nine tv five degrees BETTY DROLET Class Hzstorzan 7 I I 7 J : a fa Q v , ' ' 9 a a ' 5 9 - V 9 7 1 ' 1 V if ' ' l - - 1 , 7 7 a , 2 9 9 ,f' y , sa . v L . 7 7 7 . V . 7 'I r . - . l . ' Y . 7 ' ' . 7 7 b l . . . yo ' n . . . . 7- V: What was the matter with - - ' at the Senior Tea which was . , . . 1' l 9 ' '. . Q ,' 7 7 7 ' I . T a J K' . 0 n ' - y.. 2 - 9, ' 0 ' , . . - , . 7 . 7 1 . 7 '- . 7 ' . V 1- ' ' 0 n . r . , . . , . cc - - - ' . . as ' Y ' J , 7 , . 9 , ' K cc ' , 9 ' , D 7 ' . ' as 5 ' ' - . ' . , 9 - X 7 - s . , 7 3 . I a , u 1, - e - 7 - 3 ' , I ' . - 9 ' 7