Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 19 5 0 Ernest, Jean Stevenson, and Betty Wallster. The play was once again coached by our two capable advisers. Miss Elna Knutson and Miss Grace McCarthy. Being a most fortunate class, the Junior Prom was naturally a huge success with no rain to play havoc to the fair maidens attending the ball. A1 Furtado’s Orchestra supplied the radiant couples with ideal music in a hall beautifully and elegantly decorated in pastel streamers and spring flowers. June arrived, and the juniors escorted the seniors on Class Day and at their Graduation exercises. Those receiving awards at Graduation for Pro Merito were JoAnne Budd, Ruth Chalmers, Nancy Chapman, Jane Colby, Phyllis Putt, Paul Roberts, Jean Stevenson, Betty Wallster, and Marilyn Franke. Paul Roberts won the Washington and Franklin Medal given by the Sons of the American Revolution. Glancing back to the three previous years of high school, the juniors could pat themselves on the back for the many accomplishments achieved and look forward to doing even better in their final and greatest year, the senior year. Seniors At last the senior year. Because of the brilliancy of this class during the junior year, it received the great honor of being the first class ever to occupy Room 14, which was newly furnished and beautifully redecorated. The two teachers to share our good for- tune were Miss Elna Knutson and Miss Grace McCarthy. Elections were again held with the following results: president, Richard Balch: vice-president, Richard McCormick: secretary, Jane Colby: treasurer, Louise Hobart: Student Council Representatives, Paul Stokinger, Grace Johnston, JoAnne Budd, and Jean Stevenson. Class colors were ‘Royal Blue and Gold ' The honors for superior scholarship for four years were won by Jean Stevenson and Betty Wallster in the College Course and in the Commercial Course, Jane Colby and Marilyn Franke. Heading the list of activities this year was a hot dog sale on October 5, a Halloween Dance, a success- ful magazine drive held during the week of November 6, followed by the Senior Drama, the third and last in a series of very successful plays, making us the first class in a number of years to have accomplished this task. The drama entitled, Leave It To Mother,” was presented on December 9 with an unusually tal- ented cast consisting of Jean Stevenson, Paul Roberts, Nancy Chapman, Betty Wallster, Phyllis Putt, Paul Stokinger, Joan Dowrey, Richard Balch, Richard McCormick, Barbara Dana, and Grace Johnston. On January 1 2 was held a supper which was really quite the thing. Plenty of delicious food to tempt the palate, together with efficient and skillful cooks and wait- resses, made the supper a tremendous success. Another achievement of this year of years was under the brilliant leadership of John White, who made the basketball team not only Class B Champs in the South Shore Tournament but also champs in the Mayflower League, a hurdle that previous classes had been trying to accomplish for many years but to no avail. After this great honor, one should hardly men- tion the downfall of the seniors in the senior-junior basketball game played on March 21. Though going down in dismal defeat, profitable dividends were made and distributed between both classes. As is the custom each year, a girl from the class is chosen as a D. A. R. Good Citizen and a boy to represent his school on Good Government Day. Jean Stevenson, the D. A. R. Citizen, spent a day at the Copley Plaza in Boston: Richard Balch, the Good Government representative, had a day at the State House. Several seniors had a distinct honor for having their poems published in the National Poetry Association Magazine. Among those receiving awards were Jean Stevenson and Barbara Dana, receiving special awards, JoAnne Budd, Nancy Chapman, Jane Colby, Sylvia Day, Richard Balch, Lillian Mulhern, and Betty Wallster. At last the moment for which the class had been waiting — the class trip; the date, April 17: the desti- nation, New York. On that beautiful Monday morn- ing, thirty-five students together with the chaperons, Miss Elna Knutson and Miss Grace McCarthy, were at the school grounds just counting off the minutes when they could board the Greyhound Bus which would take them to New York where four wonderful days would be spent visiting all the historical land- marks and, in general, seeing everything that was to be seen. Promptly at ten o ' clock, the bus left the high school amid cheers and waving hands. At six o’clock the bus pulled to a stop at the Hotel Picadilly. Monday: Supper at the Automat and then to Madi- son Square Gardens for the Ringling Bros. Circus. Tuesday: A guided tour of lower New York, the Bowery, and Chinatown. A sail to the Statue of Lib- erty, followed by lunch at the famous Honor Restau- rant. After dinner a tour of the New York Times Building and upper New York, stopping at the Cathedral of St. John The Divine and the R. C. A. Building. Supper at the Down Under Restaurant, fol- lowed by the Perry Como show. Return to the hotel, then to the stage play, Come Back Little Sheba. Wednesday: Tour of Rockefeller Center, followed by a movie entitled, Daughter of Rosie O’Grady.” and a stage show at the Radio City Music Hall. Visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral, then supper at the famous Brass Rail. The highlight of the day, the musical show entitled Where’s Charlie?” was enjoyed by all. Thursday: Shopping at the world ' s largest depart- ment stores, Macy’s, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, and Kress’s. Tired but happy, the class of 1950 returned and were greeted by the whole town of Holbrook. Now as the second half of the century begins, the class of 1950 faces the future with high hopes and cheerfulness that will surely bring them success and good fortune in their journey through life, and the happiest years here at dear old Sumner High will never be forgotten but will be remembered and cherished long after all have departed from Sumner’s halls. [ 9 ]

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THE ECHO 19 5 0 C lai S Freshmen On that glorious September morn in 1946. forty- eight excited and expectant freshmen marched up the winding path of dear old Sumner High, slightly skeptical perhaps, because of the superior glances received from the upper classmen, but none the less ambitious to the fullest capacity. The first change was a division into two groups, twenty-nine in the Commercial Course with Mr. John Walsh, and nineteen in the College Course with Miss Dorothy Dunbar. Immediately, the class set about electing class officers who were as follows: President, Paul Roberts: vice-president, Jean Stevenson: secre- tary. Jane Colby: and treasurer. Jacqueline Savoy. The class chose as its motto “Forward Ever, Back- ward Never. and for class colors Black and Gold.” The Student Council Representatives were JoAnne Budd and Phyllis Putt. This year the class lost one of its members, A1 Inglese. but was fortunate in gaining Joan Dowrey. On the girls ' basketball squad were JoAnne Budd. Louise Hobart, Grace Johnston, and Jacqueline Savoy, while on the boys’ basketball squad were John White, William Matthews, Paul Stokinger, Ray Simmons, Kenneth Richardson, and Richard McCormick. The zealous and charming cheerleaders, Sylvia Day, Lillian Mulhern, and Joan Dowrey. enthusiastically rattled off cheer after cheer, spurring the boys on to many a victory. A baseball team was organized with John White and William Matthews participating. Clifton Bowley, Richard Balch. Edmund Benvie. David O ' Connor, and Ken- neth Richardson represented the class on the gym squad. The two chief events of the year were the assembly in which a thrilling and moving Texas Round-Up was presented, and the Freshmen Dance, held on April 25, drew a large gathering. Gayly colored streamers and balloons for decorations added to the festivity of the occasion. Sophomores A new year, 1947, has rolled around, and the forty-four sophomores, who sauntered to their new homerooms, were more than eager to get into the swing of things again. This year two members, David O’Connor and Emily Calway, were missing, David enrolling in a military academy in Canada while Emily joined the working girl ' s rank. Dorothy Pratt also severed her membership in April to become the bride of Donald Smith. Two new students, Jean McPhail and Virginia Woodford, were welcomed. The class elected class officers who were: president, Richard McCormick: vice-president, Paul Roberts; secretary, Phyllis Putt: and treasurer, Grace Johnston. Newly elected Student Council Representatives were Jacqueline Savoy. Louise Hobart, and Marilyn Franke. The class was well represented in sports this year with Virginia Woodford, Jacqueline Savoy. Louise Hobart. JoAnne Budd. and Betty Mitchell greatly assisting the girls ' basketball team, with John White, Richard Balch, Kenneth Richardson, Richard McCormick, Paul Stokinger, William Matthews, William Wright, John Ohan, Robert Woodman, and Aubrey Loud proving their skill on the boys’ basket- ball team. Various members of the class also took part in baseball, gym squad, rifle club. Snoops and Scoops, and the cheerleading. The class started the year off by having two success- ful hot dog sales which the school supported. The highlight of the year, the Sophomore Drama, was presented on April 2 with the high school auditorium packed to the rafters. The two comedies, entitled Elmer and the Lovebug and Not Quite Such a Goose, went over with a bang and were the most talked about plays ever to be staged at Sumner High. The advisers, Miss Elna Knutson and Miss Grace McCarthy, put much of their time and energy into making these two plays a tremendous success. At the end of two years, the class of 1950 had certainly left its mark of distinction on Sumner ' s records and was sure to create an even bigger stir in its junior year. Juniors Having acquired two years of experience, the class of 1950 plunged into its junior year with vim, vigor, and vitality. This year many classmates were missing. They were Jean McPhail, Virginia Woodford, William Matthews, Barbara Shallies, Lois Leitch, and Jacqueline Savoy. While the number of students had greatly diminished, there was the pleasure of receiving a new member, Bette Ann Raby, from East Bridgewater. For class officers this year there were Robert Wood- man, president; Paul Roberts, vice-president; JoAnne Budd, secretary; and Betty Ann Raby, treasurer. During the course of the year, Robert Woodman resigned with Paul Roberts replacing him as presi- dent. Bette Ann Raby also handed in her resignation with Jean Stevenson and Grace Johnston filling the vacancy. Student Council Representatives were Richard Balch, Sylvia Day, Lillian Mulhern, and Louise Hobart. Class colors were White and Gold. The members of the class were very active in various activities throughout the school; namely, girls ' glee club, girls’ and boys’ basketball, baseball, gym squad, and Snoops and Scoops. One of the crowning glories of the junior year was the class rings which we conspicuously displayed. Among the money-making events were a hot dog sale, a record hop, and our piece de resistance, a three- act play entitled The Absent Minded Professor, which was proudly presented before a vast crowd on April 29. The cast, which will go down in history for their superb performances, was comprised of Paul Roberts, Roseleen O’Connor. Paul Stokinger, Richard McCormick. Robert Hami ' ton. Nancy Chapman, Joan Dowrey, Phyllis Putt, Richard Balch, Warren [ 8 ]

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THE ECHO 7 9 5 0 CL Witt We. the members of the Senior Class of 1950. of Sumner High School. Town of Holbrook, County of Norfolk. State of Massachusetts. United States of America, being uncertain as to the frail life that we are living, do therefore, make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Item 1 — We bequeath to the teachers and principal of Sumner High School our respect and admiration for the four wonderful years that they m..de so pleasant for us. also the pleasant memories of the Class of 1950. Item 2 — We leave to Miss Grace McCarthy and Miss Elna Knutson, our advisers, all the pleasant mem- ories that they had with the Class of ' 50 in the past three years. Item 3 — We leave to anyone in Miss McCarthy ' s law class Bob Hamilton ' s three chairs — the one he sits in. the one he rests his right arm on, and the one across the aisle that he puts his feet on or under. Item 4 — To Miss Megley we bequeath any under- classman who can put as much animation in his stories as Robert Hamilton always did. Item 5 — To Mr. Stoddard we leave the thoughts of all the nice things he has done for us, and we hope he has a happy time with future classes. Item 6 — We leave our natural brilliance and ability to any class capable of handling it. Item 7 — To the seniors-to-be we, the Senior Class, leave Room 14 still looking new after a year of hard work. Item 8 — We bequeath to the Juniors all the teachers, worry, good times, law class, anticipation of the class trip, money worries, the superior feeling one gets when a senior, the hard work that goes into making the last year a memorable one, and the privilege of having the run of the school. Item 9 — -We bequeath to the sophomores the ability to keep the ball of school spirit rolling. Item 10 — We bequeath to the freshmen the broad shoulders needed for the hard work and responsi- bility to be heaped on them during the next three years, the numerous excuses for not being present in class on these spring days when it is such a temptation to be elsewhere, and all the fun and work to be had in the last three years of high school. Item 1 1 — The outgoing office girls leave to the in- coming office girls the difficult problem of finding Mr. Neal and his keys. Item 12 — Nancy Chapman leaves her dancing ability to anyone who can fill her shoes. Item 13 — Jean Stevenson leaves to any incoming freshman the chance to receive top honors in her class for four years. Item 14 — Bill Wright leaves to any fisherman in Sumner High his ability to fish and tell about the about the ones that got away. Item 15 — Dick McCormick leaves to Kenny Richard- son all his masterful skill behind the wheel. This is a prize to be proud of, since Dick is by far the most capable driver in the Class of 1950. Item 16 — -The Hooke twins bequeath to the Uva twins their ability to keep the teachers guessing. Item 1 7 — Norma Colburn leaves to her sister Beverly the struggle to get her foot inside the class room before the bell rings. Item 18 — We, the Senior Class, dearly loved, praised most highly, and enjoyed most thoroughly, now leave our days at Sumner High to investigate the big, wide, wonderful world. (Signed) THE CLASS OF 1950 Witnesses: President of Freshman Class President of Sophomore Class President of Junior Class [ 10 ]