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Class of Forty - Nine Seventeen Editorial inOR the past year we have been seniors in Memorial High School. Now these glorious days are rapidly drawing to a close, and our school days together will soon be over. We now seem to be pushed out of the school system into an uncertain future. Society, however, al- ways manages to yield openings regardless of economic conditions. Some of us will continue our studies in other schools and colleges while others will at once seek productive jobs. With these alternatives in mind it is easy to look back and reminisce. As we think it over, the last four years have been enjoyable ones. We have made progress and are ready to take on a greater burden and responsibility. We should not forget that while acquiring the ca- pacity for this greater burden, we have, at the same time, had many pleasant associations. The friendships we have made among classmates and teachers are lasting and worthwhile. The viewpoint of every one of us has materialized and changed from freshman to senior year. While the process has been painful at times, we no longer require the strict supervision we had to have at the start. We are now ready to meet the varying condi- tions of life in the world as it now exists and should not be satisfied with past accomplish- ments, but constantly should try to improve. We have reached a milestone in our career, but should not stop too long to reminisce. With careful guidance and supervision a thing of the past, it now becomes our duty to use this past experience and knowledge and force on alone. J. R. A.
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Eighteen Memorial High School Last Chatter ' T HERE has been the scholastic side of our four years here at M.H.S. — and there ' s been the sports, the music, and group activities too. But you know about all that! You know that Evelyn and Ruthie are the A -bombs of our class — that ' s front page news; you know that Stan Sawicki was the best captain of a basket- ball team to hit Middleboro High in a long time; you know that Page Hardy has been our capable, hard-working president all four years; you know, too, that Carl Gammons is the Presi- dent of Student Council this year; everyone knows that George Washington Slept Here was the very best Senior Play ever put on — that goes without saying; but what you may not know is the really gossipy side of our four years — and as an A-number one gossip, (Oh, heck, I ' ll try, anyway! ) I ' ll attempt to bring you up to date. Versatile Lee Marsden came to M.H.S. in 1946, entered the class of ' 49 our sophomore year — and what an addition! Captain of the girls ' hockey team, class secretary all three years, football queen, right-hand pal to everyone, and right-hand gal too — huh. Rocky? Oh, come on, don ' t be so bashful — don ' t you want everyone to know how you two and Curt and Ellie went to the Totem Pole that night? Yep, that ' s the same Curt and Ellie that are the most popular couple in the Senior Class! Respectively presi- dent and secretary of their homeroom; both ex- cellent athletes — I could go on and on and on! Let ' s see, now — didja know that Gloria, Marilyn and Phyllis spurn Canteen lately — for Taunton, no less! What could be the attraction? (We want to settle something, Miss Nichols — is it Cav or Ernie? ) A newcomer to our class, and an Aggie man at that, has broken plenty o ' hearts in less than eight months — for further information, see Ali- son Taylor, Priscilla Smalley, Barb Armstrong — or better still, see Dave Ethier himself! Come on, now Shirley, give us the low-down. Who is it? Carl, Lennie, Al, Paul, or someone we don ' t even know about? Some of the Senior gals are wishing some of the underclass girls weren ' t quite so attractive. Maurice D. has a real yen for Barbara Butler lately, and Don Matthews and Miriam Towne ( a frosh, no less! ) aren ' t far behind . . . not to mention Scoop Alger and Irene Malkoski! What ' s this fatal charm that Sully has? Some of us wish we had it, too! Gosh, Ronnie Tib- betts, John Richmond, Bob Wood — is that what you call an infinite triangle? Oh — I almost forgot! Even though Marilyn has been going over to Taunton Saturday nights, she ' s always true to her darling in her fashion (George Cowan, that is! ) As a side remark, did you know that five boys asked Jo Richmond to the Senior Banquet? Whew! We wish we ' d discover the formula that John Hinchcliffe used to make Ruthie Brehaut fall for him — we ' ve never seen her like this before . . . even after such possible catches as George Deane, Bill Colvin, Eugene Shurtleff. Cliff Howe, etc. We think this tall blond guy from Rochester has finally got our Ruthie in a dither. Well, good luck, Johnny! The problem of the season, however, is Betty Woodward. No matter how hard certain senior boys try, she still jabs them with her compass! Did you hear about three seniors, a junior, and a girl from Wareham taking in a New York nightclub and Times Square at three in the morning? For side-line information, see Curt or John (I retire! ) I guess I ' d better anvway, if I want to stay alive — oh, before I go, did you hear about Sylvia Cossebom and Joe? and did you know that Pegpv and Edna both sport diamonds? and we wonder how Jeanne keeps track of Page when she goes to Florida for two months . . .! For any other tid-bits, please don ' t see me — I really got this information off-hand! Susan Leonard Assistant Editor
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