Franklin High School - Key Yearbook (Franklin, NH)

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TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME In the back of my bureau drawer there's a padded blue book with a gold imprint on the cover. Ihappened across it, opened it up and the years seemed to roll back with the book pages. Five - ten - why, seven- teen years ago! Imagine! What wouldn't I give to be back there when we first entered Franklin High School as the Freshman Class. I'll never forget that day. It was September 7, 1950, and the sun was glaring through the big windows in the gym. At last we were Freshman and weren'twe the cat's whiskers though? We were eighty-three in number and we felt like a thousand eighty-three. We were so anxious to get ac- quainted with this new world we were entering. With the election of class officers, our first hurdle was passed and when Shirley Taylor became our first president, we looked forward to a good year. Jean Routhier was Vice-President, Jane Reinelt, Secretary, and Dot Rayno, Treasurer. That year the styles were still a little on the new look side with long straight skirts and neckerchiefs. The Korean War was in its infancy, but the upperclassmen were much more c-oncern- ed with that than we were. At the time, we were more interested in something which was both dreaded and anticipated. Yes, initiation! Who could ever forget it? We were so gorgeous in our short skirts, slippers, and rope neckties, and the boys were breathtaking in their earrings and rolled up dungarees . Yes, High School was fun and regardless ofhow much we complained, we loved it. Who would have missed studying A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mrs. Tolman, amid Johnny Young's antics. Remember Mr. Ba1l's artistry in General Science? Pug was our class queen that year and despite our efforts, we came in in fourth place. We were well represented in cheerleading, student government, and both girls' and boys' sports, and, in spite of eternal Civics assignments, we struggled through to sponsor the Freshman Frolic in the spring. Amid April showers, MacArthur made his never to be forgotten speech to Congress and after that it wasn't any time 'til June and our class trip to Newfound Lake. When September rolled around again, we were Sophomores, and did it ever seem good to havea class below us thatwas just a little greener than we were. We really got into the swing of things and off to a good start. We ruled the whole bottom floor now and were really getting up in the world. Jersey skirts and weskits came into style and we elected class of- ficers to the tune of Slowpoke . Jimmy Hanley was our leader that 28

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DOLORES TROTTIER Tootie Sleepy Time Gal Glee Club l,2,3. My aching backl Hobby: Records and Music After Graduation: Service or Nursing Hobby: Hunting, JOYCE WEATHERMAN Jo-Jo Thine Eyes So Blue And Tender Glee Club 1,2,3g Majorette 4: Initiation Committee 4: Junior Prom Committee 3. That's just jazzy! Hobby: Playing piano and reading After Graduation: Undecided 27 LAWRENCE FRANK VELTMAN Larry Keep It Gay Football 3,4: Yearbook Staff 4. Reading, Football After Graduation: Service or College ANN G. WILLIAMS Rooney Somewhere Over The Rainbow Dues Collector 1: Glee Club 1,2,3,4: Girl's Choir 2,3,4: All-State Choir 4: Chairman of Magazine Sale 4: Com- mercial member of Point 4: Office Practice Paper 4: Blue 8: Gold Revue 1,2,3: Initiation Committee 4: Census 3,4: Yearbook Staff 4. 'Oh brother! Hobby: Stamp Collecting and Painting After Graduation: Teaching

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year, Shirley Taylor was Vice-President,with Janie again as Secretary and Elaine Raffaelly as Treasurer. Weren't we proud to be the ones to sponsor the Holiday Hop! There were hectic decorating sessions and when it was over, we took a breath and half our sophomore year was gone. Tucked away in a little corner of our hearts we'll always have Biology Class and Mr. Hoban. What horrible deeds we performed on defenseless and innocentcreatures, and how we juggled those long words around for a test. Remember all our lessons about the Air Force? In January, Franklin High School sponsored Career Day and whether or not we learned anything,it sure was fun. Almost immediately after, we selected Jeanne as our Queen and on we went again with the Winter Carnival, and as it was customary that the Seniors win, we were kind to them and came in in third place. In June we spent our class trip at Newfound Lake again and the next time we met as a class we were Jun- iors and getting more important in the school all the time. When school opened the United States was all riled up with the presi- dential campaign, and soon we were too,because we held a class officer campaign and wasn't it a riot? If I remember right the big issue was one of pre sidencv between Jack Fisher and David Manyan. and there wasn't a single person in the Junior Class who didn't hold his breath when the results were read. Jacky won and had for his helpers for the year--Vice-President, Shirley Taylor, Secretary, Jane Reineltg and Shirley Laughy as Treasurer. All the girls were wearing insignia belts with pocketbooks to match and pleated skirts about this time,and in some classes dog collar ankle bracelets were the fad. Class rings were ordered and when they finally arrived on March 9, we were really Juniors and Weren't we proud. How thrilled we were to learn that two members of our class were to be sent to Germany as exchange students, to say nothing of the way Jane and Dave must have felt. How we did it I'll never know,but somehow or other, while they were in Plymouth attending the United Nations Model Assembly, we cooked upa party for them with a cake and all the fixings. We danced to Ruby the hit of the day and a few otherpopular ones like Till I Waltz Again With You . Doggie In The Window was popular at the time, too, I think. Oh, yes! How could I have forgotten? Our Junior Prom and Blue Moon . It was the first thing that would really determine how success- ful we were as a class. It was hectic, deciding on a theme, getting tickets, programs, posters, decorating, and refreshments, and Weren't we ever pleased to learn that we actually made money on it? After that, 29