Brockton High School - Brocktonia Yearbook (Brockton, MA)

Page 21 text:

Cfaaa .zLh5lory Each class of seniors has pointed to some important event and claimed distinc- tion because the students were graduating at that particular time. The Class of 1947 is not different. lt is the first class since the beginning of World War ll to graduate without the shadow of military conscription. Students will be able to attend colleges or universities, and to plan work for the future without fear of being interrupted. Such is the future, but let us also look back to the past-the three eventful years that most of us have spent in Brockton High School. We have followed with interest boys from our class representing our school in the field of sports. As sophomores we shared the glory of our successful varsity teams. When juniors, we watched our classmates make fine records on foot- ball, basketball, and baseball teams. Finally, as seniors, we followed that year's record with an equally brilliant one when the football team, under Mr. F rank Saba, our new coach, ran the undefeated streak to sixteen games. Two of the star players were chosen all-scholastic. The basketball team was one of the hoop powers in the State and made an excellent record at the Tech tourney. It was during the junior year that track was reinstated as a varsity sport under the tutelage of Coach Sandrock. ln the senior year the girls' sports program was widened to include field hockey and softball, Eldon Keith Field being used for practices and games. For the Cheer Leaders, an outstanding innovation was the introduction of black skirts, red shirts and the smart looking Eisenhower jackets in black and white checks. T he senior class play, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, the adven- turous comedy by Mark Twain, attracted a capacity crowd. The cast spent many long hours perfecting roles under the efficient coaching of Miss Ruth Stokes. The result was one of the best plays in years. ln Ianuary enchantingly entitled Tropicana, the senior-junior prom, gave us a never-to-be-forgotten evening. Under swaying palm trees and amid jungle scenes seniors, juniors, and guests enjoyed the dancing. As juniors, 52 boys and girls of the Class of 1947 served as ushers at the gradu- ation exercises of the Class of 1946. The 26 girls looked their best in white flow- ing gowns, carrying the newly introduced daisy chain, while the remaining ushers, 26 boys, took care of seating parents and guests. A teachers' training program, enabling senior girls to observe elementary teach- ing technique, was introduced for the first time during our senior year. Seven senior girls signed for the six-week course and spent a few hours each week visiting grade schools. Three boy musicians of the school band represented Brockton High at the annual music festival held at Brattleboro, Vermont, where they joined other student musicians from all parts of New England. Mr. Spencer, music instruc- tor, accompanied the boys. We have spent three eventful years working and living together, and the re- sults have been fairly happy ones thanks to the helpful guidance of our class advisers, Miss Doris Hathaway, Miss Elizabeth Elzbut and Miss Pauline Hoit. Now that we are on our own, we hope that our future actions as responsible citizens will determine in some way the success of the fight that is gcing on for a peaceful, prosperous, and united world. 17

Page 20 text:

fe 9' - , I 1 .llg ,iffy 'F ,'f1' all .. - X l --V ,Md forianri Marie Spillane, Iohn Conley, Ioan Spicer, Adele Giudici, Edward Hull, Iennie Guarino and Arthur Parry devoted rnuch time to pondering over the class records, so that an interesting Class History might be achieved. 16 fu 5 M.,

Page 22 text:

l 0l0A8ff5 Mary Roan, Meredith Vining, Marilyn Bridqwood, Charles Carter, Marise Sawtell, Shepard Bloomfield, Polly Ann Hall, and Robert Ianson-LaPalrne convene in the library to prepare the unveiling of the Class of '47. i8