Littleton High School - Record Yearbook (Littleton, NH)

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16 THE RECORD CLASS HISTORY They say that history repeats itself, but We have not repeated the activities of any class. Furthermore, we guarantee that no class in the future will be able to compete with the record of the Class of 46 . We were fifty-eight in number and the annual Freshman Hop was the first big event of the year. It didn't take long for us to find out that the Seniors Were dominant. Although the day Was distressing to us, We had a lot of fun. At our first class meeting we elected for our officers Kemon Pis- perikos for president, Armand Bilodeau, vice presidentg Joan Ryan, secretary, Bertha Wiley, treasurer. It didn't take long to organize our first Weenie roast, and I remember it didn't take our promising young Wolves long to get acquainted. The Twelfth Night social be- came the second big function of the class. This social was given in honor of the Seniors in return for the Hop. The big attraction seemed to be the mistletoe placed in designated spots. As our first year came to a close, everyone felt that it was a year Worthwhile in the start for an education. The summer was soon over and in September We found ourselves in the famed Room Six. We numbered fifty Wild and Woolly Sopho- mores, making it extremely difiicult for the home room teacher. For officers that year We elected Kemon Pisperikos for president, Robert Lamb, vice presidentg Sally Mason, secretary, Joan Ryan, treasurer. Our second year Was far from being eventful, the Weenie roast and socials being the main functions. We seemed so much more im- portant, feeling very proud of our promising athletes. Their athletic careers in school soon brought fame to L. H. S. As our underclassman years came to a close, We were determined more than ever to get as much from our education as possible. The war was in full progress by this time, and our class was striving hard to do its part to end it as soon as possible by buying stamps and bonds, especially for the boys from our school Who had gone before us. Contrary to the beliefs of some people, We were really beginning to grow up when We entered the second part of our high school ca- reers. The event Which really brought the class together and which helped us to get acquainted was the traditional Weenie roast. Because We had quite a few new members in our class, We all had to get ac- quainted so that we would have a good feeling of cooperation among us. If rumors heard are true, the Weenie roast had a major part in bringing that about. As the year advanced, everyone began to think about the major event of the year Which, of course, Was the Junior Prom. Plans for it were made early, and the Prom was a success in every Way. The auditorium was nicely decorated in blue and White, and those who were in attendance felt that the Juniors had really done a creditable job. Even as final examinations began to press the class members

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THE RECORD 15 You are at that stage in life when you can do much to bring about the type of future you desire. You are young and strong and have many opportunities for further education and training if you have the willingness to work for them. The world needs trained men and women today more than at any time in its history. In talking to one young man recently about his future in Little- ton, he remarked that there was not much in his home town for him. Such an attitude was poor, for he was looking into the future with the idea that Littleton should be ready to offer to him certain advantages if it expected him to remain here and become part of the community. A successful and happy life does not depend on what the rest of the world can give us but on what we can give to the World. I asked the young man what he had to offer his community and received no reply for he had never looked at the situation in that light. I sincerely hope that as you grow older and take your place in this community, or some other community, you will seriously consider the fact that if civilization is going to advance and the atom is going to be used for progress instead of destruction, we must have more young men and women with the determination to serve society. Your future depends on your willingness to accept that challenge, for in ourselves our future lies. Your Headmaster SENIOR CLASS Front row, left to right: T. Smith, I. Slack, L. Mayhew, A. Bilodeau, H. Smith, D. Finn. V. Dempster. Second row: L. Tift, R. Laveau, M. Marsh, B. Wiley, J. Gadbois, H. Houston, P. Enderson. Third row: E. Bolduc, N. Eager, D. Hart, J. Ryan, R. Christie. Fourth row: R.. Derrington. I. Morrill. C. Oakes, A. Couture, J. Mooney, B. Holt, K. Dempster, P. Lee. Fifth row: M. Buxton, R. Kimball, R. Lamb, J. Spencer, J. Harvey. Sixth row: D. Buswell, H. Boardman, R. Longchamps, R. Cady. Seventh row: E. Girard, D. Whicher. D. Hastings. Back row: B. Perry, H. Shawney, K. Pisperikos, B. Houle.

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THE RECORD 17 with hard work, they still remembered their successes and felt that they were ready to launch into the last year of high school and the tasks that were before them. The Senior year started off with a bang and our first social event of the year was the annual Freshman initiation. This was some- thing which we had been waiting for a long time, and those on the initiation committee entered into the campaign with gusto. The Freshmen rewarded the Seniors by being excellent sports, and we felt that we had started off on the right foot. The Senior play, entitled Act Your Age, was the second big event which took up a lot of the time of certain class members but they, too, were well rewarded because the play was a success. Other less important events held our attention but in the backs of our minds we have been thinking constantly of the last three major events to take place in our lives at L. H. S.--Final Assembly, Class Day, and Graduation. The year is coming to an end too soon for most of us, and soon we as a class will be separated as we journey into a world which is now free but which is still in a dangerous position and may hold strange things for us. We are the first class to be graduated since the ending of World War II, and as we are about to enter on the open road to life, let us bear in mind that we are going to help make up the world of tomorrow. Let us help to keep lasting peace in the world and set an example for those who are to follow us. Let us remember our life at L. H. S. and cherish our fond memories in days of trouble and failure. Lastly, let us remember those who have been our helpers and who have en- couraged us when we would have failed without their help. If we do these things, we will feel that we have had the right start in life and that we will always be successful in our undertakings. Helen F. Houston Robert Cady CLASS PROPHECY The skit takes place in New York's Central Park when B. is sitting on a park bench and N. comes by. B. is reading a paper. B. Aren't you Nick Pisperikos? N. Well, if it isn't M. B. fShake hands.J Long time no see. B. It sure is. What are you doing here in N. Y. C.? N. Why I have been doing brain surgery at the Bellevue Hos- pital for the past two years. B. Don't tell me you're the famous Dr. Pisperikos who recently operated on our old classmate, and now the famous Maxine Bubbles Marsh of Hollywood fame, for a brain tumor? N. It was nothing serious. I heard the secret behind her trip to stardom was that she was trying to corner Van Johnson. B. She always was a little man crazy. Remember her crush on Donald Whicher? N. Wha,t's Donald up to now?