Laconia High School - Lakon Yearbook (Laconia, NH)

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JUNIOR OrI'IceRs Slanding: Miss McCrillis, sponsor, Melvin lyforancy, Anne Merrill, Robert VV. Brooks. Svalnl: Effie Pallas, Albert Minnon, Patricia Baker. , , SoPIIoMoRe OFFICERS Slandilzg: Mr. Caswell, sponsor, Lorraine French, Herbert NValker, Roger Lessard. Seated: Patricia VVhyte, Grace Sansom, Madeleine Tardif. 1 L l REsI1MAN OFFICERS Standing: Richard Snow, Peter Nelson, Peter Lessard, Robert YVylie. SmIed.' Thomas Elliott, Miss MacLean, sponsor, Anna Decelles. THE JUNIUR CLASS Busier than bees, peppier than vitamin C , able to climb high heights in a single year. VVhat do these phrases describe? The junior class, of course. This energetic class has members participating in almost every extracurricular activity the school offers, includ- ing debating, prize speaking, dramatics, musical or- ganizations, dance club, Girl Reserves, and athletics. An important event in any junior year is the presenta- tion of the class play. This year's play, Best Foot For- ward, a comedy in three acts, was chosen by a com- mittee headed by Virginia Grider. If you think Mr. Anthony has problems, well, they were nothing com- pared to those the junior cast contended with. tMumps was the big probleml. However, in spite of all the ups and downs, this side-splitting play was successfully given oII February 15. Remember Mary Tuite wearing the cateher's mask? The night of all nights, as far as the juniors were concerned, was the eve of ,not St. Markj but the junior prom. Committee chairmen who helped to make this affair a bang-up good time were john Guay, Anne Merrill, Robert VV. Brooks, Fannie Rowe, and Albert Minnon. Class offices were filled by president, lVIelvin Morancy, vice-president, Albert Minnon, secretary, Patricia Baker, treasurer, Effie Pallas, representative, Robert VV. Brooks, and alternate, Anne Merrill, Miss Ernestine McCrillis is class sponsor. THE SUPHUMUHE CLASS If one took a look behind- a senior in any school organization, whom would he be most likely to find? A sophomore! This ambitious class was into every- thing. There were four sophomores on the football squad and one on the basketball team, with several on the Junior Varsity. Also, live out of the seven cheer leaders were members of this class. Sophomores were on the LAKONIAN, in the Dramatic Society ,participat- ing in both Junior and Senior Playsl, in forensics, on the ski team, and in all the musical organizations. To see them through the various enterprises they attempted, the sophomores needed a competent set of officers, consequently, at a class meeting early in the year, they elected Herbert VValker, president, Patricia VVhyte, vice-president, Roger Lessard, treasurer, and Grace Sansom, secretary. At a later meeting Madeleine Tardif and Lorraine French were elected representa- tive and alternate, respectively. The sophomores delved into their bag of tricks and, with the help of their sponsor, Mr. Herman Caswell, came up with a suc- ce:-sful and entertaining St. Nick's Spree on December twenty-first. Robert Corriveau was chairman of decora- tions, Donna Merrill, orchestra, Ann Stewart, refresh- ments, Sally O'Loughlin, tickets and publicity, and Patricia VVhyte, reception. Bill Fmerson's orchestra provided the music. THE FRESHMAN CLASS The class of '-L9 began their first year of senior high by electing Peter Lessard, president, Robert Wylie, vice-president, Thomas Elliott, treasurer, Anna Decelles, secretary, Peter Nelson, representative, and Richard Snow, alternate. Miss Florence MacLean is their sponsor The annual horror day known as Freshman Day --ame on October S. During the day, freshmen could be seen rushing about carrying out orders of their superior seniors. Later that night many freshmen had to perform for their masters, The boys were dressed as women, and the girls were smothered in football uniforms. The freshmen proved to be good sports. Their long-awaited Freshman Dance was held on March 1, The theme was a Holland Hop, and the dance was a success. The chairmen were Lewis Aldrich, general chairman, Frances Martel, decorations, Patricia Hamelin, publicity, John Holt, music, june Dow, reception, Richard Vigneault, busi- ness, and joseph Seymour, refreshments. As in pre- vious years Room Fourteen came through with flying colors in all drives, collecting twelve dollars for the March of Dimes, selling nine hundred T.B. seals, and bringing iII one hundred eighteen cans of foods. A great many freshmen took part in extra-curricular activities. 28

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JVNIOR HIGH OFFICERS AND SPONSORS First ro-w: Gerald Lakeman, john Cole, Mr. Bowen, Donald Stickney, Charles Morrison, Peter Camp, David Polhemus. Svfond rofw: Miss Delaney, Eleanor Aldrich, Mrs, Downing, Richard Picard, jean JUNIUR HIGH SEHUUL At the beginning of the year the pupils of the seventh and eighth grades came back to school with the notion that they were just returning to the old grind. To their surprise, though, a new subject was written on their schedule cards, social studies. The seventh graders soon found out that this was a combination of history, English, and geography, all taught by the same teacher. The eighth grade discovered that their studies were history, English, and a new subject, guidance. This served to change the atmosphere of what some pupils called humdrum school life. Early in the year the classes voted for officers. The result of the seventh grade election was as follows: president, john Cole, vice-president, Jerry Lakemang treasurer, Donald Cameron, secretary, Eleanor Aldrich. The president of the eighth grade is Donald Stickneyg vice-president, Richard Picard, treasurer, .lean Corriveaug secretary, Peter Campy representative, Charles llorrisong alternate, David Polhemus. The sponsor of the eighth grade is llrs. Klaurice Downing. The sponsor of the seventh grade is Miss Claire Delaney. llr. Victor Bowen, principal of the junior high, arrived from Framingham, Kiassachusetts, a short while after school had begun. He discovered that the junior high had few organizations. After noticing the column that the senior high journalism class writes for the Lmronia Evening Citizen, he suggested that the seventh and eighth graders have a column of their own in the paper. Thus the jot-It-Down Club was organized. The club was formed by pupils who wished to be reporters and writers. The column was named the junior High Flashes. The editor-in- chief is Natalie Stubbs. The club is under the direction of Kliss Doris B. VVilson. About forty-five pupils who enjoy singing joined the Junior High Glee Club, under the direction of lllrs. Edna Saunders. This group presented a minstrel show, Cotton Blossom. Some of the boys of the seventh and eighth grades became enthusiastic about the organiza- tion of the Boys' Cooking Club. The president of the club is Donald Cameron. It is under the supervision of Klrs. Ruth Ackerman. The organization of basketball teams began a race between the seventh and eighth grades and between these respective groups and Tilton-Northfield and St. Joseph's schools. By one game the eighth grade won the championship. The captain of the eighth grade team is Jack Irwin: of the seventh grade, lVayne Fletcher. The players are coached by Klr. James Noucas. The future pilots of junior high joined the Aeronautics Club. They saw movies and learned a great deai from quizzes and articles in the magazine, Currrvzt Science and flvirztion. The president of the club is jack Irwin. 1Irs. Downing is in charge of the club. The junior high orchestra was organized for those who played instruments and for those who wished to learn. There are fourteen young musicians. The club is sponsored by hir. Corriveau. Bowen. The pupils of the junior high also have had a regular assembly period. Among the pro- grams presented were plays, films, a prize speaking contest, a truth or consequences program, and a debate. The junior high pupils have appreciated the work accomplished by hir. Bowen and the teachers. 29