Duxbury High School - Partridge Yearbook (Duxbury, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY PART I September 8, 1937 was a great day for the students of Duxbury who were merited the privilege of sai-ing on the good ship Class of '41 of D. H. S.. which roamed on the High School Seas. The students who had received notification of their merit the preceding June wele al. on the Wnari at 0 zoo. ll he students wno were not interested in talking over events of the summer noticed that a few members were not present. Arthur Martin told us that he was not prepared to go on with usg so ne politely excused himself. Ray Delano was with us, but he informed us that he intended to get OIT at some port very soon. He to.d us he was head- ing south. Two members were introduced to us as Thomas Taylor and Arthur Verge who had been members ofthe ship that had sailed one year oefore us. Just off the coast of Sixth Week Island, a small boat came along side us with a few people who intended to try the experience of the voyage on the good snip U. H. S. uaptain Aennetn lvlacomoer introduced the new passengers as Hannah Swett and Robert Herdman. Both of them came from Maine. Bill Rothwell was the other new passenger. He came to us from Boston. Later, just after passing Third Term Island, some of the passengers admitted that they were sea-sick and asked lf they might be put ashore. Their requests were granted although we were sorry to see them go. The' following passengers were put ashore: Ray Delano, Stan McAuliffe, and Mary Perry. The passengers were so thrilled by the new experience that they did not have as many meetings as they should have had. I recall that the officers for that year were: President . Martha Nickerson Vice-president . Doris Prince Secretary ..... Nancy O'Neil Treasurer ..... Ann Peterson Although the log book with the records of the few meetings was lost, someone remembered that we had our dance on March 8, 1938. The first year was spent mostly in learning the rules and regulations of D. H. S. and preparing ourselves for the years that were to come. In June of 1938 the good ship Class of '41 put into Duxbury Harbor. During the summer months while the passengers were on a vacation, the ship was getting swabbed from stem to stern. After the lazy month of August had drifted by, last call was given to all those that wanted to sail on the Sophomore Ocean. Almost all of the passengers were on time to catch the boat, but a few missed it. Because of sickness, Phoebe Shirley decided that she was unpre- pared to take a chance on the Sophomore Ocean: so she once more sailed on Freshman Sea. The Freshman Sea fascinated Mona Scholpp and Norman E271

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CLASS MDTTO What is to como we know not. But we know That what has been was good-was good to show, Better to hide, and best of all to bear. We, the class of 1941, rea.ize that we have to pattein our own lives as we think best. No one can do it for us. We must have the ambition and initil tive, to think and act for ourselves. When we receive our diplomas tonight, we are masters of our own fate. We shall realize that we have to think for ourselves. We alone are to make our lives out of the few experinces we have hall during our high school career. Perhaps the folowing poem may b. s. signify the meaning of our motto: You say the world is goomy, The skies are grim and gray, The night has lost its quiet, You fear the coming days? The world 15 what you make it. The sky is gray or blue Just as your soul may paint it, It isn't the world-it's you! Clear up the clouded vlslon, C.ean out the foggy mind, The clouds are a.ways passing, And each is silver lined. The world is what you make it- And when you say it's gloomy It isn't the world-it's you! The world is just as hard and cruel as we choose to make it. We must go out and face lt unafraid, climbing the heights to fame s.owly, step by step until we acquire th-e place in lile for wllich we so faithfully struggled. SOYHQEIIIIQS it may seem that we are confused by unconquerable cir- CLIIHSLLADCQ, but il we have undying faith in ourselves we wil. not flinch beneath the Hbludgeonings of chance but keep our heads high, unbowed. We have to make our own place in the world. Word wont come to us, we must go after it with indomitable courage and determination. There will be some people who wil. try to discourage us. They will say the world of today gives no chance for young people. We must not listen to those pessimists who believe that life is just one hardship after another. We can and Will go on our way with undaunted spirit, seeking perpetually our place in society. Uur minu and will are the making or breaking of us. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. IRVINA JONES. l26l

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Short, so they engaged passage on the ship that had just been built for that voyage. One new name was added to the list of passengers. Arthur Brad- ford had left Kingston to join us. The ship, our home for the next nine months, set sail on September 7, 1938, as scheduled, at 8:30. The first day on board was spent getting ac- quainted with our new surroundings and also getting equipment that we were to use in the future. The President of the previous year called a meeting to vote for officers for the ensuing year. They were: President .... Malcolm Mosher Vice-president . Martha Nickerson Secretary .... Norma MacKenney Treasurer ..... Joel Newman From the dates submitted by us for a class dance, Mr. Green, the Admiral of the fleet, approved of the date November 18. Committees were immediately chosen to take charge. A sports dance was decided upon with football being the principal motif. The dance was a great success. When we were about half way across the ocean, an airplane flew over head. Carl Sampson signalled the plane to land. Carl's intention was to leave us and go out into the world. When it was learned that a plane had landed near us, many others expressed their desire to leave. Th-e passen- gers who left were: Hallet Fraser, Esther Parks, Synnove Strom, Carl Sampson, Bill Rothwell, Carol Crowe, and Hannah Swett. A special meeting was called on December 20, and we were told that if the dues were not paid by the 23rd, the class would have to disband as an organization. Some of the dues were then paid, but some still forgot. We had many storms on the Sophomore Ocean, but we came through all of them with flying colors. The strong currents of life tried to swerve us from our course many times, but we all fought back and almost a.l of us won our individual battle. We were now ready to sail on the Junior Sea, but first we were in need of a vacation. WINTHROP HAGMAN PART II It was the ninth day of September, 1939, a peaceful autumnal day, radiant with the sunshine of hope. cheer and joyous promise, that the good ship Class of 1941 of Duxbury High School stood at anchor at the wharf of its Junior Year. As soon as all the passengers arrived, the anchor was drawn up and with smiling faces eager to start our voyage on the Junior Sea, we waved good-bye to our friends and parents once more. There were only two who didn't return to take passage on the boat with us Joel Newman, and Nina Pierce, who went ahead to the S-nior Port. John Donahue was a new addition in September. Barbara Morton joined us in October and Carl Heise left in April. The rest of us voyagers congratu- lated each other upon the mutual pleasure of long-er companionship together. When we became accustomed to our new boat and had made the ac- quaintance of our new Captain, Mr. A. Kempton Smith, we chose for our ship's oflicers: President . Frederick Harringtcn Vice-president Martha Nicl-:arson Secretary . Norma MacKenn-ey Treasurer . . . . Irvina Jones Student Counc il Members l28l Ann Peterson Norma MacK-enney Kendall Blanchard