Bourne High School - Canal Currents Yearbook (Bourne, MA)

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Twenty-two Canal Currents 1951 OL £.J of an sQnri ( £)aij The gulls revolve and turn; They squawk morosely on the heavy evening air. Their calls re-echo a mile or more away, Then fade until, as a song with no more to say, They die and go, leaving a sigh which lingers. Heaven is streaked with gossamer clouds of pink, And jagged lines of yellow divide the sky like some old country fence posts guarding the horizon. A gray shadow falls over the world. A cobweb of clouds and evening sky covers the landscape. The sun becomes a mere red line, then fades from view. Now the air is still and heavy; Every noise is magnified a thousand times and more. A star, bright as a firefly at midnight, gleams in the firmament. Another and another shine forth until there are a multitude, which twinkle on the world below and show particles of heaven to us on earth, Who talk about such things, but never know. Night falls with only a whisper; A sheet of ink studded with jewels, And the gulls have winged their way nestward Long before things were endless as this. Gloria Gallerani, ’51

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Twenty-four Canal Currents - 1951 The Class of 1952 O N September 7, 1951, the Juniors gayly paraded up the front walk, opened the door and walked down the corridor. After skipping up the stairs, they marched down the upper corridor and took their seats. Where did they take these seats? Not in the regular Junior room. Oh, no! Not these Juniors! They had such a bulging class that they had to use the study hall for their homeroom. In the latter part of September, the Juniors held a class meeting. Under the expert guidance of Mr. Butler, their new homeroom teacher, they undertook the duty of elect- ing class officers. After this was accomplished they decided to give a square dance. Although there were many doubts as to the success of the outcome of this venture, it really turned out successfully. This was not only a fine way to have fun, but also a money-making proposition. So what happened? These wise old Juniors put on another square dance which went off equally as well as the first. Because the dances that the Juniors gave were so successful, Mr. Coady asked them to plan the Christmas party. The Juniors gladly began to decorate the hall, order re- freshments, and plan the entertainment. As was expected, everyone enjoyed himself immensely. In order to earn more money, these money-minded Juniors decided to hold paper drives on the last Sunday of every month. And, consequently, on these appointed days, the Juniors put on their old clothes, piled into trucks and canvassed the town for scrap paper. One day, in the early part of November, the Juniors were seen walking around B.H.S. with proud and beaming faces. Upon examination, we found that the reason for these happy faces was the arrival of their class rings. These Juniors, however, seem- ed to have a prouder air than most classes have had. When this attitude was in- vestigated, it was discovered that they were the first class for a period of about ten years who had stones in their rings. Further inspection of these rings showed a little gold B set neatly on a black onyx stone which was placed in a gold setting. These Juniors were not only ambitious, but they also proved to be very athletic. They are especially proud of the Bradford twins, who did a superb job of representing their class on the football field, where Bob Collis, another Junior, was showing his ath- letic ability as captain-elect. The outstanding girl athletes in the class, who played on the basketball team, were Beth Cook, Shirley Robbins, and Front row ( . to r.) : K. Michelson, D. Sawtell Back row: M. Gibbs, H. Jarvis