Littleton High School - Record Yearbook (Littleton, NH)

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Page 4-THE RECORD for 1952 hood radiate warmly and like a golden glow cap- tivate every soul, where once again memories are aroused and old classmates bask in the sunshine of youthful gaiety. Why such an organization was not started long ago we can only guess. Wars have taken people's minds away from happier days. People have moved from Littleton, others have stayed: but no matter where they are they will never forget Littleton High School, so why let her forget us? Let us have a truly organized alumni, to help our school, and to help us remem- ber happier days. We of the class of 1952 hope we have done our bit in fostering such an organization and that the coming classes will pick up where we leave off. For a strong Alumni association is a bulwark to any school. l have discussed the face of Janus which looks into the past. What about the face into the future? Who knows? The future stretches ahead like a long silver ribbon, like a highway onto which we are about to step. We, the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty-two, will step into fast moving traffic,-into an election year, into a threatening war, but most of all alone with ourselves. There will be no guiding parents or teachers, but we shall be alone with our own destinies. We will have begun a new era and ahead of us is a mysterious shroud which covers the future. There will be no going back but in our minds. We shall always and for- ever cherish those four golden years, and never shall we forget our high school. And so to the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty-two this yearbook will surely be something to cherish forever, something to look at in years to come, a book of values, book of love and hap- piness. And now in closing may I wish you Good Health, Good Luck and Happiness and please never forget Littleton High. Q- 311 JHJJQII LHS - Founded 1877 - was located on same site as our present building.

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. . dll! mA0m8.j This is in the manner of being both a fore- word and an editorial, killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. First a hearty welcome to the pages of our yearbook. Pages full of memories, pictures of happy hours. Young lives pulsate between lines and the heartbeat of youth shines through every page. This truly is a record of days of toil and gaiety, a record of probably the most carefree and wonderful days of any man or woman. We, this year, are carrying on many of the policies and techniques inaugurated last year by Nathalie Kelley and her staff. We are continu- ing the hard cover and single issue yearbook. We are attempting to enlarge upon last year's Record by enlarging the printed size of the page, adding more pictures and more line cuts. So again we have striven to make your yearbook a memory book to treasure in years to come. Janus, pictured below, probably best illus- trates what I am going to say next. Janus was a Roman God, the porter at the door of Heaven. He is the guardian of the gates, and is therefore pictured with two faces representing doorways looking two ways. He opens the year and it is from Janus that the first month of our year, january is named. We as Seniors about to graduate also stand in a great gateway, about to step into a new year THE RECORD for 1952-Page 3 help us in our education to make better citizens of us. A new and modern building replaced the old wooden structure which for so long stood as a loved symbol to many, many people. The first class to receive high school diplomas in Littleton was that of 1877, which comprised eight stu- dents. Could those eight students have seen ahead to the forty-four pupils graduating seven- ty-five years in the future, would they have been a little in awe of us? I'm sure they would see many things to envy, and many things which might not be so appealing. They would envy our improved educational matter and our fine teach- ing staff. They would envy longingly our vast opportunities, but they would be very happy too for they would see how very, very far their school had progressed, perhaps the buildings had changed but still underneath would be the pride of belonging to Littleton High School. So we the seventy-fifth Littleton High School graduating class graciously pay tribute to the class of 1877 and to the class of 1927 - the first graduating class from our present building. And we should tip our hats too to all the many other classes which have in each of their individual ways added that little bit to our tradition, that little lilt to our steps as we thank each day the many, many young people who shared our books, our seats and the honor of belonging to L.H.S. -- a new era, indeed - of our lives. And it seems to me, that as we stand on this portal, most of us with eyes uplifted toward the great promise that the fu- ture holds, it is fitting that we should pause briefly and cast a glance backward at the past, not only our own past but also that of our school. Twenty-five years ago we were endowed with a new brick building. A new and progressive step was taken by our town to ' f if f' Ziffrnifffffio' 'ru' ff., abd if!! ! 'fig X X 'lag 1' W qvgwfysfe 7 ug' f I 'lj l X K X , ,fd fg,mE.f .c 4 xx ' s ' QR v inf Z 1 fy A . - ar - 9- it r .7 llliili 'fllfiw f' .. '15 2. 1 fi Q Y ,ga 4' 'I :fig , il 3,1 If 'Q'-..?M 7 ,f1':.,, 4 . , jf ul' V x, .ly 4 '- , - xr I ' 1 , f . 1:12 i x QQ, V-1.:L, ,ai Ml 'qi' ' 1 f --rf, .K -.-av JE' A ul.. 1'-- 'l ,. I '+P-742' W iii' ' 4 ' o 1 K fn N I 'fv'M I I it ' .P-.f,flw. . 6 na, , N. nw, sg, wa, . l L. 'M Q f Agn I Q- i X-a ,xv 2 ' tv' ,F ,ww N 11,52 , if fy kt, 1 . ' -V X. .Y 1? SE' -cg - 31-2 'fljiff' 'mls g E . ' ' i1i ' Up until now there has been no active Alumni organization. Previous classes have, to be sure, elected alumni officers, but after graduation organized ac- tivities as classes have ended. There has long been a need at Littleton High School for such an organization, for banquets, dances and reunions where old friends once again get together and share their happinesses and successes with each other, where good fellowship and brother-

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