Buxton School - Yearbook (Williamstown, MA)

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There are many other activities which l could mention at Buxton that have afforded me much pleasure. Even small and insignificant as they may seem, they all combine to make Buxton what it is ff - not only a four-year college preparatory school Cas one reads in our cataloguej but a healthy atmosphere in which boys and girls can learn many things besides those taught in books, including the ultimate aim to Know thyself. --4 Diane Ifanue l XDOLESCENCE is the time in our lives when dreams thrive. A They spring suddenly from our hearts. VVe are tortured by their impracticability, and we suppress them. In suppressing dreams, we suppress the most delicate, most transi- torv things in life, which, for people of imagination, are the only things worth preserving. Because the other things will take care of themselves. rf ,flaw Lallzrop page Iwelve

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EFURE even arriving at the school I fell in love with the country around Buxton. After living in or around large cities all my life, the wide open country with miles and miles of land delighted me. I had the impression that because Buxton was farther north I would Gnd the weather unbearably cold but, surprisingly enough, the weather was very comfortable. Enough for the surroundings, except that I decided to spend my next four college years in this New England region. Thinking back to my tirst few weeks at Buxton it's hard to believe that I was so ill at ease that the first four or five days I avoided meals as often as possible and all other activities which would bring me in Contact with twenty-seven strange boys and girls. After two weeks I was getting used to my new surroundings and by the end of the third week I felt like one of the fixtures ofthe school with the arrival of a new student. Being a senior and arriving late in the year made it rather essential that I find my way into the school activities as soon as possible. Yvith a little encouragement I started playing with the girls' basket- ball team only a few days after I arrived. I admit I never became a star on the team but I did have loads of fun playing with them. The thing which I think I shall remember most about the basketball games is the long rides in the Buxton army truck. I got quite bumped up, practically frozen to death and nearly asphyxiated by the gas fumes at times but I loved it all. The informality of the school appeals to me, although there is one exception which is the Sunday afternoon teas. Their charm lies in the relaxed and comfortable manner in which we listen to poetry or discuss various topics while sipping tea and munching on cookies. Since my tirst tea I have tried to make it a point not to miss a single one of these delightful sessions. page effvm

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HERE are many ways to write and many ways to think, but when all this is put into an idea all the dreams come true. I want to express the benefit I got when I came here. First I wondered why my parents wanted to send me to another place, and why I had to learn another language. Why? My parents also asked themselves the same questions. Maybe it is because I am from another country that it seem- ed to me at first stupid and foolish, but now I begin to understand. I left my friends and family and all the things that I had in those days. Now I am beginning to understand other people, the way they think, talk and express themselves. To know more about the rest of our world and about those countries that are far away is an experience to further knowledge. Then to put our ideas together, combine what we know and get the ideas to other people, other countries and other religions, and then without fear help them to be useful to each other. Here I have learned to express myself without fear of any sort. f- U.rcar Romero page fhl.l'ft'6l1