Burnham High School - Embur Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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. it I,-:f', FRESHMEN The newly-arriving treslunen gazed with awe at the yellow-hriek road whieh lay hefore them, and anticipated their new adventures. Although the class was only fourteen in number, they ahly proeeeded down the road with the help of their advisor, Miss Haltiwanger. As soon as they really started, they eleeted the officers which were to earry theni through their first year. Though small in stature, Melinda Gettin received the great honor of elass president. Sue 'l'aleott was trusted to keep wateh over the treasuryg Thehna Hanunond was handed the seeretary's hook in which to jot, down notes along the trip, and Peggy-.lo Prince was elected to St-udent Couneil. These lively 111C111lJC1'S of the class of '53 eould he heard far and wide when it ezune tiine to sell food. No sooner was the ery eup-eakes and ginger-ale heard than the trample of feet drowned it, out, as the starving upper-elassnien ran to seek nourish- ment. For the freshmen, however, the beginning of theirjourney through Oz was not all play. Une glance into the study hall showed thein ardently slaving over an algebra or Latin hook. These XVL'lC0llll' AI- XX 1 l1l'XVt'0l1ll'l'S to Oz l'urnished inueh entertainment to fb, ,. - 5 their fellow students, hut, beneath the fun lay tl1e truth is that they had learned and the experienee they had lmh 1 y if aequired on the start ot' their trip along tl1e yellow- ! l , lmriek road. 'W f XX rv 'M f i, f Inn

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TRATI CZ Wg V MARION SMITH VIRGINIA Mr'IVER History micpautluoxlt English d0IP:ll'I1l1PllI SARA HALTIWANGICR LICLAND NICHOLS YIC l'UR PRAHL Music dCp2.ll'IlllCllI Muain- Il01lLll'IIl1CI1I Mum- flcpm-Um-nf RUTH COTTON WALTER. PRINCE Runlvrliul rc-ending Englisll Ivct111'cx' Drzlmalfim' 1'v:uIm-1' HELENE CANTARELLA EVA L. SEELY ICLIZABETH WEST Frmwll IlC13:ll'IIllCIlI Head. Hmul. Science df'IW'ImCY1t Psychology IICDRINIIICIII Dramatics 'ruin c

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SOPHCDMORES With tho voinpctviit zissistziiicc' ol' Miss Mvlvvr, thvir 1-hiss zulvisor, thi- twvilty-l'o111' nwinhvrs ol' thc vlnss ol' '52 lost no tiinc in p1'occ-cdiiig nlong thc- ya-llow-hrivk ronrl. Hnrrivt Wilson :ns prvsialvnt. Bvtty lillis ns SCCl'l'l2ll'Y, :incl Suv lvziny :is ll'02lSlll'Cl' liclpc-rl the-in to nizikv grvnt livaulwny townrcl thcir clcstinntion, thc- El1l0l'2llll Pity. How 4-nn wc- L-vc-r forgot thc- cokvs unml cookivs thc-y solml nt rm-css to sustain ns until lunch, or thx-ir hilarious hzxskvtlinll gzunv with thv l'z1c'11lty'? The- soplioinorc-s offvrwl not only L'1ltf0l'l1lllllll0llt and foocl, but thvy spon- soroml :is wvll :1 wortliy Cilllllllllgll for tllC.:hIll1'Cl1 of lliinvs. Bvforv long, tha- inmlustrious sopho- inoros haul ZlSSllllll'1l tho ways of truu Burnliznn girls. Not only h:ul thcy lc':1l'i1vml hc-ttcl' stucly habits. hut also thc qnivkost way to vnnisli into thc-ir closets to Qscnpc their wnta-lnlnl llllllSl'IllOlllCl'S. A good purt of their trip lmving: lu-vii 1-oinplvtwl, thvy looked fo1'wzn'cl czigcrly to lll0ll'1'l'll1illlllllg.Z yvzxrs. .1 X Q' 3 1 L ffl eleven