Mount Everett High School - Aurigan Yearbook (Sheffield, MA)

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Opposite Page - Left: Ellen Pedersen and morning announcements. Right: Karen Cham- pigny and library books. This Page - Left: Robert Buckley, pen and paper. Right: Mr. Cary's English III-4 class taking a vocabulary exam. 0-- 51 vn- Then it's off to classes and books - BOOKS, books enough sometimes to make you dizzy, exhausted. . . . or thoughtful, . . . or Books are seen by many eyes, The eyes of fools and of the wiseg They tell of places far and near And relate the stories that are clear To those who read them. Don't you see, Books are just reality. - Richard Lemmerman The book sits upon the desk For all to read and see, But me, I'd rather wait and watch The story on T.V. - Brian Palmer PAPER, PENCILS fpens and erasersl are vital complements of the learning and relearning process: ii u Qs 1 JJ' i May I use your pen today To stop some thoughts from getting away? - MD The eraser is perhaps the greatest necessity of the writer. It is his only defense against an outburst of thought which. although sage within his own mind, is a statement for ridicule once written down. To erase is to bring a precious or careless thought back to the confines of one's own mind - away from the objections of the masses. - Bridget Dougherty EXAMS, TESTS, QUIZZES provide more than ample exer- cise for cerebral faculties. When a test is announced, the best one can hope for is an open book : Mr. Kelley, is the test an open book? No, this is for thinkingg you're not to look. David Brown I had a test yesterday, lt was not an open book: l got an F for the day Because I could not look. - jim Silk

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8:25 AND BEYOND ll! Qqlffl'- . ui l1llll l .. COX! T, Q- . 'L MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS begin the school-day routine with varying impact: The PA tells us what to do, And who is grateful? - Me and You. - MD Kids barge off the busses, Pile into the school, Not really awake yet, Not paying much attention, And then come the morning announcements. All day you hear, Is it or B day? What's today's date? All the things that were announced. - Mary Stalker

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MEANS AND ENDS if X ti L QUESTIONS are the business of teachers and students who really want to know: Without questions. People might have some problems. I wouldnt be able to find out names or places or telephone numbers. Someone as forgetful as myself wouldn't be able to find out what was said before. lust think. no why's, whens wheres etc. Wouldnt that be awful? tOopsl Scratch thatfll - Amy MacDonald ANSVVERS are what students use up - totally and forever - in twelve years of learning, so that when they graduate, all they have left is questions: f Some questions can be answered, Others you just ignore: The more questions you answer, You're asked as many more. - Mary Stalker He thought of the answers. to questions unasked And all of the problems of present and pastg The questions appeared to beclcon and call, But he knew that there wasn't an answer at all. - Richard Lemmerman REPORT CARDS, those summaries of right versus wrong answers, remain the inspiration, the worry, the chagrin, of students: For three months I've worlied S0 lwfd- And now I see what for1 lt seems that on my report card I got a sixty-four - Pam Germain A report card is an important letterg If you do bad. youll haxe to do lietterg lf you bring home an Fu or You better go pack and come lixe with me - Peter Kirchner