Frontier Regional High School - Arrow Yearbook (South Deerfield, MA)

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:Zan 7 EELS' W This question of how far should we go is probably asked by every high school sen1or in the country today and it is an lmportant question In reply to this question lies the future of the world but even more important therein l1es the future of man Today the student hears the cry 'Go to college but this cry should not apply to all for the same capabilities are not possessed by all students What is an even more important factor is that the same desire for acollege education does not exist A certain student's goals may include years of education while another's may be entlrely different Many graduates have seemingly different plans for the future but due to confusion may go far astray from their hlghest aspirations Where do we often find these graduates a year or two later? They may enter the armed service of our country or enter into a laborer's position One sees today the need for independence 1n youth and also the need for youth to seek the utmost responsibility posslble Today's teen ager is expected to conduct himself as a capable adult but often he IS not given the chance to make important decisions which can affect his future Should one allow today's graduate to declde his own future or should an attempt be made for counseling? The individual who has such decisions to make without the proper guidance may search for independence lacking the correct background Th1s independence may be sought in the armed services by the seventeen or eighteen year old graduate The Army maybeameans of escape from all advice or it may be a way for him to clear his mind ln order to better his powers of reasoning Perhaps the maturatlon of the 1nd1v1dual will follow In serving his two years in the Army he also completes his military obligation Upon discharge this chap has only to satisfy himself in choosing a vocation Some o 0 V 0 0 0 . , . or enter into a specialized field of labor, such as apprentice training.

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24410 We the class of 1959 being of sound mind and body on this fifteenth day of June 1959 do hereby make this our last will and testa ment To Mr Hoye we leave a pair of cleats so that he may be heard while patrolling the halls To Mrs Davis we will Larry Wrlsley so that he may accompany her to Amherst and keep her smiling To Mrs Splndler we bequeath a spare period so that she may get her papers corrected on time To Miss Peterson we leave an automatic pinching machine so that her fingers will be able to rest in French class To Mr Ames we leave a football star to take the place of Gus Peabody To Mrs Enoch we will twenty feet of barbed wlre to enable her to keep her students in home room during seventh period Mr O Connor we bequeath a garage for his ' hot Chevy To Mr Frlgard we leave a S100 000 life insurance policy to protect him from any lnjury he may receive while teaching Driver's Education To Mrs Beattie we will some extra sick beds for seniors who like to skip English class To Mr Moczulewski we leave a llfe size picture of Zsa Zsa Gabor to complete hls biology charts To Miss Goodnow we leave aterrarlum so that she can properly care for the turtles snakes and lizards that wander into her room by accident To Mrs the first one which was worn out by constant use To Mrs Flske we leave some special pills to help ' calm down her classes To Mrs To Mrs Ryan we leave a bottle of bee sting llnlment To Mr Mac Donald we bequeath an electric coffee maker so that his guests will not be poisoned by his homemade coffee To Mrs Mac Affee we leave a book on How to Raise a Husband To Mr Tainter we leave a ton of horse meat to keep his huge Kelleher we bequeath a new baby carriage to replace LaPlante we will Kathy Murphy for one more year Newcomb who will need lt Ann Hutkoskl wills her typing ablllty to Janice Zera Billy Graves leaves his A's to Franny Wysocki Nancy Olanyk bequeaths hermaks up kit to Virginia Melnlck Ingrid Olson leaves her driving ability to Judy Barwlkowskl Frances Golash wills his ablllty to dance to Jan Lankowski Judy Gritz leaves her twlrllng ablllty to Sylvia Rosenthal Steve I-Iassell bequeaths his baseball glove to Billy Burns Walter I-Iutkowskl wills his lnablllty to collect class dues to next year's senior class treasurer Janet Rose leaves her quietness in the band to Roger Clapp Barbara Rudnlckl leaves her dependability to Pat Sadoskl Mildred Sanders bequeaths her jolllty to next year's fourth period gym class 0116 Peggy Bagdon leaves her asparagus patch and heads for the Pat Robinson leaves to hunt for an apartment Linda Sielskl wills her sweetness to Dorothy Rallckl who needs Peter Telega bequeaths his blush to Charlotte Skroskl Patty Warchol leaves the teachers at peace Eddie Sokoloskl leaves his mechanlcal ability to Julian Goralskl Lynn Sumner wllls his motorcycle to Harry Schryver Nonnie Wolfrom bequeaths her dlet book to Karlene Wilson John Yestramskl leaves his bowling ball and flsh pole to any who skips school as much as he did Paul Legac wllls his time schedule to anyone who is brave enough to take it John Merski bequeaths his football shoulder pads to Gerry Paciorek Patty Mumblo leaves for Texas Matthew Noska leaves Eileen disappointed Josephine Paclorek leaves her skating ability to Judy Besse Marian Parker wills her homema.ker's award to anyone who O To . 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I To Mr Couglln we bequeath a special fish lure so that he will be able to catch fish ln the Deerfield River Mr Edgar we leave a winning football team Mrs Tainter we leave Mr Tainter Mr Thomas we bequeath an ambitious yearbook staff for a change Mr Cowan we will a year's supply of hamburgers so that he will not eat Mr Sullivan out of ' house and home ' To Mrs Field we leave an automatic spanking machine for her troublesome seventh graders To Mrs Morlssey we will an automatic baby sitter to make lt easier for her to teach To Mr Ashenden we bequeath an electric eye to find out who is starting all the commotion in general science To Mr Denesha we leave a new set of sand bags to keep his house from being flooded To Mr Parker we leave a whole class of Roger Culvers to bring him fame To Mrs Hollingsworth we leave afool proof system of collect mg blue slips To Mr Sullivan we bequeathafool proof hydrogen generator so that he will not blow up the chemistry laboratory again To the cafeteria workers we will ayear's supply of paper plates To the custodians we leave some unbreakable glass for the eight doors David Barker leaves his late homework to anyteacher who will accept it Roger Culver waits to leave with Carolyn La Broad Diane Dickinson wills her fullback position on the hockey team to Tophle Novak Morris Dwight bequeaths his prlvate arsenal to anyone who wishes to start a revolt against women Kathy Erman leaves as she came quietly Chester Kruslewshi leaves for the service John Lankarge wills his ability to notice teachers'errors on the blackboard to anyone with as quick an eye as John's Sandy Lipinski bequeaths her ability to hitch rides to Patty Ralickl who ls always running out of gas Lorraine Graves leaves her ablllty to organize to Mary Walter Pekarskl bequeaths his meat knife to the cafeteria so they can cut larger sllces of meat Bradley Peterson wills his shyness to Lennie Kahle Mary Petroski leaves her love of shorthand to Pat Tozloski Norma Russo leaves her cheering ability to Carol Bostley Walter Sadowsky wills his secret hair tonic to Bobby Jackson Becky Wholey leaves her foreign language APTITUDE to Kathy Murphy Larry Wrlsley leaves his Hollywood mufflers to Jon Sanborn Anne Zak leaves her depleted hospital insurance to Elaine Kllnker who has already started using hers who Mavle Mc Clellan bequeaths her dramatic ability to anyone can use it Marlann Bohonowlcz leaves with her little blue bug Blll Bagdon leaves his height to Dudley Rose Barbara Banss wills her head majorette hat to Jean Dickinson Eunice Antes leaves the road from Ashfield to Conway empty Billy Baronas leaves with Henry Kocot after many years of struggle who Ann Bryzowskl wills her mathematical ability to Betsy Baker needs lt Bob Crafts bequeaths his huge appetite to Janet Mowry Joan Legac leaves her serious expression to Betty Rallckl Carol Melnlck wills her poetic ability to Arthur Lively Marcia Mowry bequeaths her loud voice to someone in chorus Karos Drozdal leaves his body to Science Joseph Kisloskl wills his fear of girls to Billy Zabko Patty Ondras leaves her giggle to Janet Mastallz Billy Ottlnger leaves without his twin brother who ls left in the capable hands of Mrs Sptndler Billy Parzick wills his wolflshness to Ernest Lively Shirley Rockwood bequeaths her red hair to Kathy Chesk whc has tried without success Valarle Smlarowski wills her absentmindedness to Karen Cadleux who doesn't seem to have any Leroy Wynne leaves his neat crew cut to Warren Whitney Vlrginla Wabeck bequeaths to the cafeteria a dozen eggs from her chickens Barbara Washburn wills her freckles to Mary Sue Savage

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times a boy will find hlS vocation r1ght there 1n the serv1ce and w1ll f1nd that 1n th1s career lies his happlness Such a career IS actually not uncommon and certa1nly does not mean that he IS a fa1lure The fellow who flnds h1s vocat1on ln ord1nary work actually beg1ns freedom and 1ndepend ence Th1S brmgs up the question of whether or not th1s type of vocatlon should be d1SCOllI'ageCl If the student has a great ab111ty one should endeavor to a1d the young man 1n f1nd1ng personal sat1sfaction because the pos1tion he holds 1n l1fe IS 1mportant but IS ne1ther the end nor all there IS to life How he fulf1lls th1s pos1t1on IS the factor by wh1ch one marks h1m as a success or a fa1lure and the only way he can truly fu1f1ll th1s pos1t1on lS to possess a keen 1nterest The interest one has 1n h1s f1eld of endeavor acts as a st1mulant wh1ch w11l reap glory and through th1s means he w1ll atta1n self sat1sfact1on and happ1ness There IS of course another type of personal1ty who graduates from h1gh school w1th no goal 1n l1fe He dr1fts from Job to Job w1thout ever f1nd1ng sat1sfact1on 1n any part1cular f1eld Perhaps he revels 1n laz1ness W1thout amb1t1on or the ab1l1ty to rat1onal1ze a great danger IS foreseen for 1f th1s boy rema1ns 1dle for the rest of h1s l1fe then one def1n1tely cla1ms h1m as a fa1lure ln the paths of l1fe The thought beh1nd all examples gxven 1S that no young person today should be forced to undertake a college career unless he or she deslres to have It for here too fa1lure can be found Force or over emphas1s of the necessxty of un1vers1ty school1ng can br1ng about the same drast1c results as the sh1ftless type ment1oned prev1ously Confus1on 1n th1nk1ng or lack of 1nterest can cause the same result fa1lure Therefore the answer may be found ln the def1n1t1on of success Accordlng to the old saying Success IS where you flnd it Does that 1dea sound log1cal'? Success IS where yi find It The word YOU IS stressed because you as an 1nd1v1dual must prepare the way lg- way to reach the goal or a1m des1red Many leaders and great men have been men who have successfully completed college and the maJor1ty ofthose successful men are college graduates But can one deny the fact that many great men have also atta1ned great he1ghts w1thout such a background? In th1s country there IS agreat need for a reformat1on 1n the att1tude toward the lmportance of a college degree Should the lmportance of a degree be judged by SOCl6ty or should the man h1mself d8C1d6 1ts 1mportance'P There should be more done 1n th1s world to let young people do more th1nk1ng for themselves and reason out the1r poss1b1l1t1es of fa1lure Th1s method could prove dangerous but the SXPSPISHCC IS well worth the rlsk for such exper1ence IS an excellent way to ga1n true knowledge I leave you w1th th1s thought Is It how far should we go or 1S lt how far shall we go Wlth our own 1deas'P Th1s quest1on can only be answered by the graduates of today the leaders of tomorrow In the1r answers l1e happ1ness not only for themselves but for the whole world In th1s world every one of us must do h1s share because 1f we do not what chances are there for a happy world? True to make the world a better place the people must be educated The solution then bo1ls down toaquest1on of personal bel1ef and not the code of soclety If we are to make ourselves heard 1n the world today there must be a little nonconform1ty and a l1ttle appl1cab1l1ty for w1thout these two we shall all be followmg the same pattern of l1fe and shall be unable to ga1n the freedom of the stars In those stars should l1e our goal and 1n our goal should l1e our happmess. - 1 . . 1 1 1 . 1 - ' 1 1 . . - 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 , . g . . u . , , ur , . , . 1 1 . 1 1 . - 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' - 1 1