Burlington High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Burlington, MA)

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Louis Beard Can You Jmagine? going steady? Holden Bennett — teaching history? Robert Bunton walking anywhere? Barbara Carpenter getting an F in bookkeeping? Kathryn Carey getting to school on time? Rosemary Casey — not talking about cheerleaders? Audrey Chapman talking back to the teachers? Barbara Cooper trying to outspeak someone? not talking about Cambridge High? Mary Corcoran without her sense of humor? Lorraine Crockett without her stylish clothes? Ruth Dupee Joanne Foster being on the perfect attendance list? Charlene Ganley about 5’8” tall? Charles Gillis = Fredrick Graham awake more than one hour at a time? hurrying? Barbara Jackson as fat lady in the circus? Joan Jacobsen not acting like a lady? Dcrothy Johnson getting detention? csephine Johnson Albert Kelley not chewing gum? as sub on the basketball team? William Kindred not helping someone out? with a crew-cut? John Kinneen disliking the Yankees? John Moglia not going with Dawn? Edward Pedersen being ineligible? Carlene Powers Robert Perkins agreeing with Mr. Thomas? David Piper aN without an excuse? Harold Small not flirting with the girls? Richard Swanson without a good personality? Christine Turnbull without Ruth? Robert Wallace not being a gentleman? Janet Williams wearing the same clothes twice? Ruth Wood shouting down the corridor?

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Class History Twelve long years ago, an earth-shaking event took place in the peaceful little town of Burlington, Massachusetts. It shook only only a tiny portion of the earth, however, for only the inhabitants of the town itself knew that it had occurred. It is now time for the rest of the world to be informed, because it may have far-reaching results which will affect all parts of the globe. Twelve years ago, a group of students entered Burlington's Union School. “A rather ordinary event,’ you may think to your- self, but you are wrong, dear reader. These students were not or- dinary then, nor are they ordinary now. To illustrate my statement, let me retrace their steps through the twelve years previously men- tioned. The first six years constituted a valiant struggle from which the class members emerged victorious, although a bit the worse for wear. When I say victorious, I mean, naturally, that through persistence and perseverance they had succeeded in convincing themselves that they had very little more to learn. Graduation exercises were a procession toward their own Arc de Triomphe, Burlington High School. To say that the first day in the high school was a shock would be an understatement. From lordly sixth graders who “knew every- thing”, they were demoted to the baby class where they painfully discovered that they weren't too important. All sorts of innovations confused them. Instead of remaining one class, they became two divisions. They were tormented, plagued, and subjected to a myriad of rules and regulations. They discovered pleasant affairs such as dances, and unpleasant affairs such as detention hall. They had violent disagreements with stubborn lockers and mild differences of opinion with equally stubborn traffic officers. They attended proms and basketball games and went on outings to Canobie Lake. Of course, as a background to all other activities, they studied and studied and studied. Now at the end of one dozen years, they feel that they have learned a sufficient amount to enable them to take their various places in life. This year will mark their graduation from high school. That world-shaking event of which I spoke has reached its climax; the students who entered twelve years ago are now leav- ing their school years behind. Sit up and take notice, World. Here comes Burlington's Class of 1950. Richard Swanson

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