Bromfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (Harvard, MA)

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E UBrom?iel.cl Bea.coi-.U 3 We arrived, thoroughly assured of seeing a big furry raccoon in the box. We slowly opened the door, with all flashlights shining brightly. We stared intently, and suddenly out rushed the biggest, most frightened bullfrog 1 have ever seen in my life. Disconsolately we decided to stop waiting for our prey and get a little sleep. The next morning We arose and rushed to all of our traps. We found no bait and no raccoons. When We started to get breakfast we found almost all our food had been eaten, and, leading from the remains we found ever so many raccoon tracks. We then started on the long trip back to camp, tired, hungry - all of our great expectations shattered! Robert K. Leet '52 Page Forty-three

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I3rom?ieL:d Beagcon AT SUNSET And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Oh, how beautiful the sun is! - that ever faithful ball of inspiring fire that gives life, beauty, and loveliness to all. What would we do without its presence! Indeed, We would be helpless and lost, as a lamb without its mother. . Despite this wonderful blessing of life, which the sun has never failed to furnish, everyone seems to appreciate the sun most at evening - the time when it is about to sink below the hilltops, out of sight. It is then that real beauty appears, as though the sun were reluctant to say good- night, and left the memory of its rays implanted on the minds of everyone until the following day. Just as the trees begin to cast extra long shadows over the slowly cooling earth, the sun sinks low among the clouds. First slowly, then faster and faster, the once blue skies turn to rich shades of yellow, orange, scarlet, and deep purple. The sky is a sight always to be marveled at, but never to be quite satisfactorily snapped by a camera or caught by an artist's paint brush. Sinking low in the west, the sun leaves all life calm and serene until the advent of another day. When we consider the benefits of sunsets, We realize how much the sun does besides providing a source of life to all the world. Sunsets give a feeling of relaxation, peace, and quiet to young and old. They are often the consolation of discouraged or depressed souls. They may also be a source of inspiration to the eager, as well as a calm reassurance to the troubled, for sunsets offer just the contentment that is needed at the end of a busy day. The picture made by the sun can be compared to nothing else, since it is truly one of the masterpieces of nature. Sylvia Small '52 Sk Pk if GREAT EXPECTATION S Everything was in readiness for the expedition. The big traps were all made soundly with the strongest Wood and the sturdiest Wire. All the bait was also packed. At a signal the canoes shoved off from shore, and the long awaited trip to Frie's Island had begun. The purpose of the trip was to bring back some raccoons for the camp nature class collection. Frie's Island had been chosen because last year a very large raccoon had been captured, and the island was known to be heavily populated with the animals. After a long journey We arrived, with everybody bearing the marks of an extremely bright sun. The canoes Were unloaded, the bed rolls laid out, and the supper was being prepared over the fire. Having finishd our double portions of Mulligan stew We set up our 'coon traps in the surrounding woods. The idea was to have the raccoons enter the large box and start to eat the bait on a stick in the rear of the trap. When the stick that the bait was on moved, the wooden door would slam down, and the animal would be trapped. We settled back and waited for some results. Around eleven o'clock we heard a rustling sound near one of our traps. Quietly and very expectantly we edged toward the trap. Page Forty-two

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iigggr-om?i-eLcI. BG-Q.-.CO11 FBESIIMEN William F. Beauvais Beverly L. Betts ................ Elliott H. Blackwell Dorothy L. Cregar .......... Jennifer H. Culliton William J. Fox ........ Mary E. Greenwood Richard A. Hall .......... George O. Lennihan FRESHMAN ROLL CALL Feels Bashful Beverly Lacks Buffoonery Happy Boy Docile Little Creature .............Jolly, Happy, Capable ........Witty, Jovial, Forthright .........Mary Enjoys Goodness .............Really A. Humorist ...........Genial, Original, Lively John R. Linehan ..... ....................... J olly, Reliable Lad Elizabeth L. Maloney ........ ,....... E lizabeth's Likeable, Musical Norman H. Marr ............... ,........... N orman Has Magnetism Marilyn J. Murphy ........ .............. M arilyn's Just Merry Eleanor A. Sawyer ...... ................... E arnest And Sincere Joseph B. Shaw ........ ......... J udiciously Breaks Silence Hugo L. Stapel ............ ........ H appy-go-Lucky Student Richard M. Stapel ...... ....................................... R ichard Masters Studies William F. Beauvais Beverly L. Betts .... Elliott H. Blackwell Dorothy L. Cregar .. Jennifer H. Culliton William J. Fox ......... Mary E. Greenwood Richard A. Hall ...... George O. Lennihan John R. Linehan ...... THEME SONGS .........All Er Nothin' Tired ..............Just For Fun ....Maybe It's Because Music, Music Casanova .........When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Page Forty-four ................Humoresque .................................Homework ....They All Love Jack