Burnham High School - Embur Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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LANTERN CEREMONY On Saturday mght fOllOVVlI1g thc tahlcaux, thc Lantern Ceremony and Step Slnglng took placc lI1 thc court yard of Burnham School 'Ihc 'sll1lOI'b, X1C3I'lI1g tlltll' whlte sultb and carrying thc 11'ilIllt1OI1dl lanterns, formed the Burnham B w lnle thc underclassmen formcd a large outer clrcle YY hen the clrclc f0I'I11Hl1l0Il and thc Burnham B had been complctccl, the cherlshcd and beautiful hollow the clllldlll hllcd the CXLIIIIIQ' .ur The lwary A Burnham -Xhna Natcr w ae bung ncxt and there was a great Splflt of lox Lltx ln the WOICCS of thc glrls 'Ihe btI1lOI'S next Qang YN hc re Uh W hcrc arc thc Stately Junlorsp and an nnmcchate reply was ecr enaded back called W hcrc Oh 11 here are the Grand Old Semorsp Havlng handed thelr xounger slsters the lanterns, the senlore placed a truet, a pronnsc wlth thelr X oungcr slsters to keep the hght of Burnham Splrlt gl0X1lI1g lhe benlors mean to kccp tlns hg.,ht onc ol thc glcatc st 1IlSplI'1tt10I1S of thclr hxcs 111 collcg,c and ln thc world, whcrex er thu go Ifornnng 1 llffll group on the Burnham lawn, the SlI1l0I i echocd back to thc undc1clas1n1cn thc cxer 1tSIl1g' Dax ls onc lt stcp sln lllr., lollowcc anc tlc SC11l0I's wcrc sclcnaclcd bx thc sonf' ol thc unccr c assmcn, thosc cspccllllx Vlllltll lll honol of thc s 1 IOFS C oncluchng tht IJFOQI nn thc SLIIIOTS snug, thclr class s s fhcx wclc tc Nloonl ns 11111 JJ, 'arcwell to Burnham, cm Not Nluch and tlclr class song 116 g.,l1tl1l11g fm 61 scnlols wclc 501111 of thc Sl10IlglSl l'Iltl1Cl blnps of tlltll' hxcs BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Glthercd together ln St John s C hurch for the last tlme, praxlng and hoplng tor almost the samc thlng the 1 lass of 1956 badc farcwcll to the undcrgraduatc hugh school xcars and wclconucl wlth falth and hope the nc w college hfe ahcad l'hc C lass of 1956 was about to go out 11110 the world thc doors to the cntrancc of the collcgc hte and mdepcndcncc wcrc thrown open and hc rc werc some of the rno1t sound w orde of adwlce to glllflix the senlors Into a successful future 'lhe senlors, formed L procc sslon and walkcd with -'75 ,Lac nt chenxtx to thc lr scats ln thc front ot thc church 5111111152: tl lchllon nl llXlll1lS bcforc thc scrnlon, cm lmcclclcd llt thclr hc art a nc w outlook and strc ng,th Wh1Ch thc carlx II101'Illllg' chapcl had oftcn clonc for them lhe ec rmon bcg 111 and thcre was a fltllllg' of sadnebs as cach serum rcahfccl shc was soon to hc scparatc rom hcr classxnatcs But cach glrl also kncw that sle now had a dc fnntc pl uc 111 thc world lhc dtlX1CC and blcssmgs of thc Bucalaurcate Serwlcc wclc to remaln with thc Llass of 1050 through rll thclr womanhood ' ' 1 1 11 1 1 1 - ' Q f 'N 'r 1 ' 1 -1- 11 1 - ' ' 1 1 11 ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1' ' 1 1 - ' 1 1 y-1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1' 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . . . . 1 . , , 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 L1 1 ' 5 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 , ' Q ' 1' . 1 ' 1 1 lf 51' - 1 U Tl 1.1 1 -I-' g' 11 ' -11. 1 ' cc W V w H as - x v x - I - ,l, 1 L, 1 ,. 1 fi . . ,' 1 ' 1 1 ,QI - i V L I I I 'l 1 x ' I ' k'. 1 1, 1. 1' 1 '.11 1 ' 1 ' 1 -1 1 11 ' 1 11 1- 1' 1- ' 1 ' ' Y . 1 ' 1 1 1 H ' I . .1 I 1 . I 11 1- - , 1 1 - - 1 .ong.. -1 f - When 111. , ll. 1 l -- -1 -Bcc 1 ' 1 U . . ' 1 '. 1 1. . 1. - H12 1 - 1 . 'Q My ' . . 1 1' . 1 . - - . cc ' X ' , , 1 1 A1 , F I , 1' or the SUIIIOFS clay was clone, but what was just be- ' , ' 1 1 1 r' ' - -1' 1111-11 1 1- 1 1A- -'1 , ' 1 1 '11 1' ' 1 1 1 ' A1 1' ' 11-1. , 1 . 1. l Q ' ' lr' ' 4' 1 ' 1, 7 L 'l 5. 11 A ' ,Q gg A 1 ,, 1 . 1, , 1 . . 1. . , , . . 1 K 1 R . . , . . I Y. K . . A 1 x . C. 8. -2 .. 2 Y Av X X K W x - ' 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1' 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 1 ' ' 1 v1 N I 'x I X 'I 1 I I i xl ' ' I I H 1 H 1 1 1 1 ' 1 11 ' 1 ' 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 2 1 1 11 1 1 11 ' -1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 11 ' 1 1 'i 1 1 1' 1 ' L1 ' K1 I 111' 1 1' 1' 1 ' 1 A-A1 . 1 ' 2 1' 1 1 1 .

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TABLEAUX A Glzmpse of Burnham Lzfe Each senior has memorles that she wx 1ll always cherlsh The tableaurc showed llfe at Burnham from our arrlval to graduatlon Alam a Slgh was heard and many a tear was shed as the ptrade of our hnal year passed before us The fears and anxletles of our first dav the layers and law ers of net on our gowns to be lroned for the Senlor Prom the trlps and pounds connected wlth State Street and the eternal k1CkllH6 may have pleased the audlenee of parents and guests lout they wx 1ll llve 1n our hearts forever A heartv thanks and con gratulatxons to lNI1ss Ottesen for reanlmatlng our fondest memorles and for earrylng on another Burnham trad1t1on The Senlor Tab leaux PROGRAM The program read as follows 111 chronologlcal order 1 Arrlval at Burnham 2 SAC Get Aequalnted Tea 3 Afternoon ACt1Vlt16S 4 lNIensend1eek 5 Mountaln Day 6 Senlor F3ShlOH Show 7 Sunday Walk on Elm St 8 Chrlstmas 9 Skl Week end 10. Senlor Prom-Prologue 11. Semor Prom Epllogue 12. Our Hearts W ere Young and Gay' 13. Kickline' 14. State Street' 15. VVater Ballet' 16. Final Exams' 17. Foreign Students' 18. May Queen and Court' 19. Graduation 3

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SENICR BANQUET On Sunday night, May Q7, at 7:00 olclock the Senior Class held its annual and traditional Senior Banquet at the Hotel Northampton. Those present were lNIrs. Emerson, lNIrs. Peters, faculty, parents, guests and members of the Senior Cliss X delicious meal was serx ed and as the meal progressed Urs Emerson act lng as toast mistress introduced the various speakers throughout the dinner The first speaker was Audrey Bengamin President of the Senior Llass who proposed a toast to all the parents Following this toast Barbara Day enport President of Student Council proposed a toast to the faculty Muffi Xoungman President of the Glee Club nefct proposed a toast to Burnh im s famous Glee Club. Safe Now in the Wide Wide Worldf' one of the many known lines of the traditional Where Oh VVhere Are the Grand Old Seniors was verified by lNIarjory Kornblut, one of the Editors of the Yearbook, who also gave a satire on the subject But oh dear where s the toast to the with pride and dignity Andy Welch President of the SA C stood up and proposed a toast to the Senior Class The final toast of the evening came from UFSIC Kendrtarvlch Editor ln Chief of the Emburette who proposed a toast to school splrlt the binding force of the Senior Class The Senior Banquet ended at 10 00 o clock and all had a wonderful time -bf Xb The Burnh un School Glee Club made ltS final appearance for the se :son in 1. concert given with the tradltional tableaux The perform mee was especially enjoyed by many parents who that evening had their first opportunity to see and hear their daughters sing under the direction of Miss Iva Dee Hiatt The concert ended with the glrls favorite F alhng in Love with Love to enthusiastic applause Z 1 ' , . ' Y 1 v 1 1 1 - , l Q.. -1 . I . . . . , , . , , I , , , . . 1., . - L v Y A Q . . . . , , . 9 K 9 r r w v. I 1 1 l ' . I ' 9 y fs 9 ' 9 l '9 v Y . . . X ' I . , . , . l 9 9 ' , . . 1 ,. - s N . .- - . f N . t t , A ., ,lf f M , f r '- ,w 'J V 'H' 4 a-'Q-:'f 'm Za. .. . M he T .- rqaf' -W 'U ' 2 . Z. ' if . 4 ' , 'I M .K ' we ,fffwefsw I I , V I , V f I f' 1 ,,,'srw'f1s-,tween :me . ' , 2 t - ' - .' 'E ' 2 , - 2 W . . . ' ' 9 9 ll S . 7 . ' . . . Y . . . , I . x H . . . H , ,