Exeter High School - Pinnacle High School (Exeter, NH)

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1946 EXETER HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 11 Now we were babies again, babies of the main room. Our courses of study were fewer but no easier, and there was no longer a guiding hand to help us along the precarious way. The year witnessed several changes of faculty. Mr. Coleman began as our new and handsome headmaster. He was extremely popular at the Robinson Seminary. We learned now that we had many promising athletes in our midst, as we were well represented in baseball and football. When our Freshmen year came to a close, a great growth could be noticed in our members: minds could be distinguished as having either classical or technical interests, conduct was on a higher plane, and peach- fuzz was cropping out on several chins. Chapter IV - Sophomores Now the class of '46 were Sophomores, wise fools, tenth-graders. As the Juniors this year were moved from the main room to a private home- room, we were the first sophomores to be masters of the main room. This year Spanish was introduced in the curriculum, a subject taken eagerly by many Sophomores, who expected to be turned out as dashing Spaniards or bull fighters within six months. Other subjects were carried on as usual, and day by day assignments were always correctly prepared. The Sophomore Hop marked the start of our notorious social career. It was a tremendous success financially as well as socially. This financial success gave us the incentive to try again and our May Dance also went over well. Because we had representatives in all sports, it was quite apparent that our class athletes were becoming indispensable. At the close of the year we decided that we were no fools, as our title implied, for we had intelligence, good looks, and a fair bank account. Chapter V - Juniors ' Shouts of Treason I echoed through the building as we, in our Junior year, lost the homeroom we had expected. The private homeroom went to the Freshmen. This year thirty of us were again masters of the main room and in- cidentally rulers of the entire student body. Although our studies were becoming more difficult, they received, nevertheless, our undivided atten- tion. In May, 1945, our Junior Prom, the most outstanding dance for years, brought a capacity crowd to the High School auditorium. Everyone had a wonderful time, and the receipts were extremely good. Victories in the sporting field that year were well paid for by members of our class. - Continued on Page 95

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10 EXETER HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 1946 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Chapter I - Seventh Graders On September 2, 1940, fifty-seven young men assembled in motherly Miss Masterman's homeroom. These boys constituted the new seventh grade, the babies of Exeter High, resembling so many frightened chicks which Miss Masterman immediately sheltered beneath her protecting wing. In that homeroom, six years ago, our illustrious class of '46 was born. We thrived in Miss Masterman's science and math classes, where we were informed daily, I ccm't work in a noise and I know you can't either! I We soaked up Mrs. MacNabb's English and History and made great progress in French as we went about the building Bonjouring and Au revoiringf' In the manual training shop Mr. Linscott and his suc- cessor, Mr. Anderson, tried vainly to make carpenters of us. So great was our enjoyment of the novelty and excitement of our first year at Exeter High, that we were somewhat disheartened to discover the school year had slipped by so fast and that we would be forced to ad- journ for the summer months. Chapter II - Eighth Graders In the following September, for various and sundry reasons, our num- ber was decreased by four. Although there were only fifty-three of us, Mrs. MacNabb, our new homeroom teacher, was unable to house us all in the confines of her room, so several were asked again to make Miss Master- man's room their home. This year was to be our most strenuous, as Mrs. MacNabb undertook to make us worthy of seats in the main room as Fresh- men. Our courses were to be the same as the previous year but somewhat intensified. However, true love will always find a way, thus our French teacher left us. In place of French, geography was introduced under a new and vivacious lady teacher. It was a very popular course. During this year Mr. Anderson learned that there were few carpenters amongst us. Realization that this was the last year with him for many of us gave him courage to remain. Having at least learned from Mrs. MacNabb that Knowledge without character is dangerous, we ended this difficult year. Chapter III - Freshmen Although we were deemed the noisiest class in the school and our greatest lessons were learned in the headmaster's office, forty-three of us did manage to become Freshmen. This year the class gained in all fields as twelve boys from St. Michael's School joined us.

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12 EXETER HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 1946 BEAIRSTO, Norman Edward Stratham, N. H. Whitey O why should life all labor bc? Academic QU, General 4333 Safety Patrol, '41, Football, '44, '45: Baseball, '46, Rifle Club, '44, Airplane Club, '42, Baseball, '42, First Aid, 441. BARKER, Robert Partington Newfields, N. H. 4'Bob God bless the man who first 'irzfvmzfcd sleep. Mechanic Arts Q25 3 General 1213 Safety Patrol, '41, Football, '42, '43, '44, '45, History Club, '41, '42, Newspaper Club, '43, FlI'9f'lg'l'ltGl'S, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '44.