Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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mD lEEIWMWJlElElZlBl57IYflED3JD3l!?9ElEDQE.f1lEI2ill!lIXllLilQii liillillilggillllllzillilliltilllillglIiilhilgilkllgllilllxlMlQlLilii3lD5lwlf2Ql!illlQlHDKlQi1 Varsity Teams of this past year which boasted seniors as first stringers. Our freshman year quickly drew to a close, and we became seasoned high schoolers ready for another year of school after a well-earned summer vaca- tion. VVe returned as full-fledged sopho- mores for a year of study, sports, and socials. We quickly settled down with our chosen leaders joe Frydrych, who left us at the end of his second year for Beverly Trade, President, Alfreda Cuik, Secretary, Ralph Hatt, Vice-President, and Tom Randolph, Treasurer. V In Latin II the clown of our class, jack Benedix, was still performing with his usual antics. One day when Mrs. Lord changed his seat to one surround- ed' by girls, jack stopped to kiss Tom Randolph, his companion in the dis- turbance, a fond good-bye and then walked merrily along to his IICNV quar- ters, to the great amusement of the class. ln typing class Bob MacPhail de- veloped an aversion for chairs, or the chairs for him. After a number of bad falls, he gave it up as a bad job and took up residence on the floor. Miss Manzer summed up our troubles in geometry the day Frydrych interrupted her in her explanation of a theorem and said, 'Tm getting all mixed up. Raising an eyebrow, Miss Manzer retorted, Getting You were mixed up long agof, In spite of a few lapses, however, on the whole we took our work seriously and managed to get on. 16 This year our social was a successful Rainbow Hopf, We also presented a play called The Sentimental Scare- crowf, It was at this time that the class lost the fun-loving Rowley crowd, Merry, Nevins, and Matt, who had brightened many of our classrooms and who had been very eager to attempt cooking with Miss Whitney. The ro- mance which brought Horace and Nancy the title of class lovers, also took root within this year. Before our second year came to an end in june we ordered our class-rings with the hope of having them for our junior Prom. At the close of our sopho- more year we became upper-classmen and conscious that we were developing into manhood and womanhood as wit- nessed by the fact that Cary Somers shaved for the first time that spring. In September we returned proud of being upper-classmen and prepared to meet any difficulties which might arise in our studies, especially United States History. It was during history classes that many heated discussions took place, and although friendships were strained to the breaking point, the storm clouds eventually blew over and affairs re- turned to normal. In December we lost Alicia Hills to the class of forty-six and, a little envi- ous. watched her marching into chapel with the seniors. During this month we enacted for assembly a one-act comedy called 'iliminy Christmas with a satis- factory display of dramatic ability even