Duxbury High School - Partridge Yearbook (Duxbury, MA)

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SENIORS HAVE f- BEACH PARTY D.H.S., sept., 1952 - Duxbury Beach, a 'frequent Senior rendez- vous, was the site of the first patty U of the year. A full moon, a warm sea breeze and a roaring fire made the night a perfect one. The traditional hamburgers, hot dogs and marshmallows were cooked 's with much effort. Eating was ac- g companied by the delightful mu- X- sic of the Red Nathan, Slim Soule, Steve Loring Trio. Rides on the beach in johnny Allen's and Herb Win's '36 Fords and in Steve Denyer's Sand-Flea were topped off by Birdie's and Wfoodies first motorcycle ride -- X IR BB: ARE:-x9 four Seniors on Lloyd's red bike. OUR CLASSES A S EASTER D.H.S., April 6, 1952 - For days the Town Hall has been bustling with activity. Weeks before this, the juniors' homeroom resembled a kindergarten, the floors strewn with colored scraps of paper and the desks covered with cut-out bun- nies, flowers and birds. Class meet- ings, trips to Boston and hours of planning have all been in prepara- tion for the junior Prom. The doors of the Town Hall were opened early Saturday morning, the day of the dance. There was much yet to be done. Decorations had to be finished and put on the walls, ' s Q PARADE the floor had to be cleared and swept and orange sherbert punch had to be made. Finally there it was, finished! The walls were covered with spring scenes, the orchestra was surround- ed by a small picket fence, the ceiling was lowered with crepe pa- per and right in the center of the floor was a tall, fluffy white Easter Bunny waiting for the music to begin. A party at Mac's to finish gallons of leftover punch and doz- ens of cupcakes climaxed a success- ful junior Prom. MONDAY 'MoRNtNGSf SENIORS HOLD FIRST MEETING D.H.S., Sept., 1952 - An ambi- tious group. of new Seniors gathered in their home room today for the first class meeting of the year. First on the agenda was the election of officers. Those elected were Presi- dent Elaine Macomber, Vice Presi- dent Carl O'Neil, Secretary Joan Waker, Treasurer Donald Linde. The class unanimously chose for- est green and white for its colors and the white rose for its flower.

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Snow flakes, Snow lgl-O-KES cmd rrvov-e Snow Qxoxkegl OQODQQ.. an-A A Barb. in weovxq qournsl A PARTY - GOING CLASS D.H.S., Jan. 25, 1951 -- The past few weeks have seen carloads of Sophomores drive mysteriously up to Tom Craig's house, jump out carrying cakes, cookies or records, and run through the snow to the house. These parties have been going on periodically since the Sophomore Dance. Activities vary each eve- ning -- playing ping pong, play- ing cards, cooking, eating or ward- ing off party crashers who somehow seem to find their way silently up the snow-covered road. From the way things look the Sophomores are a party-going class. gil ga-Coat. E-as5e:x3un0 .all Q 'W 1? ul ' P 'X 1 e-' Winter Wonderland D.H.S., Jan. 20, 1951 - Early in December frequent class meetings, mysterious whispers and afternoon get-togethers forewarned the com- ing of the Sophomore Dance. Undecided as to the type of cos- tume to be worn at their dance, the Sophomores conducted a school poll to learn what the student body preferred. Afternoons saw boys as well as girls gathered at various houses, seated on the floor cutting snow- flakes out of onion paper. Over a thousand of these cut-outs were needed. Snowflakes were cut and strung by threes in study halls, home rooms and after school. Duxbury High hummed with in- dustry the day of the dance, the Sophomores' first. An effective as- sembly line of girls was created to put glitter on the otherwise ready snowflakes while the boys were chopping down evergreen trees from near-by woods. Finally the auditorium was transformed into a true winter wonderland. Hang- ing snowflakes fluttered with the gusts of a fan, evergreens and spruces densely covered the four walls and in the center of the floor stood a large Christmas tree cov- ered with snow. A blue spotlight made the gym look like winter out- of-doors. At the end of a hard day, Sopho- mores inspected their work, tired but deeply satisfied.

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E l0R CLASS PLAY That Brewster Boy, a three act comedy, was presented by the Senior Class on Thursday night, October 30. About a young boy, Joey Brewster, who thought his friend, Pee Wee, needed more experience with the female sex, the play was a tremendous success. Along with the weeks of hard work in preparation we had a good many laughs. We remember Johnny Poo Poo's hat, dice games, the radio backstage, five minute breaks, Steve's plaid shorts, food in the closet, the portable Crosley, Ernie's for pizza, ticket sell- ing, the gift for Miss Stover, and the party at Wee Pee Barker's to celebrate our performance. We had the cooperation of Mr. Bassett and his boys for the set, Mrs. Harrison and the Dramatic Club for the makeup, and individuals from the class for committee work. Is it any wonder that the press gave us enthusiastic notices? an fi f A 1 it X ...A