Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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Memorial High School IT J Class of Forty - Eight BEING A SENIOR IS FUN For the past year we have occupied that exalted position which is known as heing a senior. We wouldn ' t want this to become common knowledge, but once we — even we — were freshmen. As freshmen we thought seniors were pretty wonderful people. They were so smooth, so confident, so much at ease — everything that we were not, and longed to be. A senior ! W hy, as far as we were concerned, that was the ulti- mate in human development. All of a sudden last fall, there we were. We had to keep reminding ourselves that we had actually attained the position we had so long envied. And it ' s true — - being a senior is fun. Never has a year gone so fast ! We are smoother, more confident, more at ease with teachers and classmates. Seniors have the prestige, the important offices, the special privileges. Yes, under- classmen, you have something to look for- ward to. But we ' ve done more than have fun. Four years may seem like a moment when you ' re reminiscing, but these four years have wrought many changes. When we meet fond relatives who haven ' t seen us since grammar school days and they exclaim over how we ' ve grown, they aren ' t half as sur- prised as we are. We ' ve done a lot of grow- ing up — a long and painful process, as our parents and faculty will testify. But now we ' re wiser and more responsible. No long- er do we have to be told when to wash our ears, shine our shoes — or do our home- work. Such profound progress takes time. There are occasions when a senior can feel older than his grandfather. It gradually begins to dawn on him that in a few months he will have to think of such sober things as jobs and money and college. What a blow it is when the first of his childhood pals gets married ! It is then he begins to realize that the years are creeping up on him. Of course they ' ve been wonderful, these childhood days. But let ' s not linger over fond memories too long. One of the charac- teristics of maturity is the willingness to ac- cept responsibility. That takes courage and self-reliance. There are bigger things afoot, and we must rise to meet them. The years behind us have been just a prelude to the experiences that lie before us. Life can be full, rich, and meaningful if only we work to make it so. J. E. F. LAST CHATTER Ya know what I heard? — Connie Marsden and Phyl Holt ' s Swap Shop for Trading Boys is still a source of amusement . . . Tom Bujanski wonders if he passed by the right girl . . . Merry Caswell graduates, hut leaves her heart behind . . . We won- der how Donald Rosen would look without the extra weight of Betty ' s saxa phone every afternoon . . . Lorraine Gorrie never did cut her hair — Eddy likes it that way . . . As this year comes to a close, we ' re still trying to decide which is worse. David Os- borne ' s TS or Buzz ' s Spider . . . Mai ShurtlefT still retains her fascination for busses . . . George Deane and Gene McKay should receive some award for having charmed so many underclasswomen . . . Donald Archibald should get an award, too, for being the boy with the most secret ad- mirers . Will we ever forget? Agnes Schobel tearing around town in her little black car? Alice Sousa always being true to Gordon. The way John Sowyrda and Nick Pawlak hate women. The way the senior girls fell for Fred Gove. The crowd in 6th period study. Delores Maki ' s beautiful REAL blond hair. Westgate ' s easy going ways that usually lead to Swift ' s. It ' s funny the way Nancy Corsini smiles when she hears Minka or Near You . . . Rita Britton will be remembered by her in- viting smile, guess Joe took the invitation. . . Betty Maranvlile should be congratulated. . . two weeks of this year she didn ' t lose any- thing ; by the way, has anyone found her glasses yet ? . . . Weston Kelley still likes to go for long walks — usually goes by him- self because not many people would walk ' way up to Cross Street . . . Mike Guida- boni ' s thinking of giving up everything for her Art work . . . Ann O ' Neil is be- ginning to be quite the gal on a horse after a few hard knocks . . . Tell me does Anita Lewis really prefer horses to men? . . . There ' s one thing that every senior should be grateful for. Marois and Heleen never blew up the school during period A . . . This column wouldn ' t be complete without men- tioning Mary Lewoczko and Don-Gwen Ca- hoon and Jimmy-John Greene and Elaine- Bettie Waite and Kenny- and, of course, our threesome, Kendall, Osborne, and Ma- honey. T. S.