Mount Hermon School - Gateway Yearbook (Mount Hermon, MA)

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We were sitting in Christmas Vespers when we realized that the first semester was actually over already. The Well done address completed, we scaled the walls and were on our way. lf the fall term went swiftly, the winter term fiew. College acceptances began coming in. Late lights became the order of the day. Soon March weather broke up the long winter. We sang in the Glee Club Festival, took our college boards lThey took us.l, crammed for Friar Whyte's Bible IV test the day before vacation, had a little friendly rabble, and bee-lined for home. We entered the gates as students for the last time on April 7. When again we passed through them, we hoped to have sheepskins under our arms. With Spring in full bloom, we turned to lacrosse, baseball, broken windows, last semester marks, and thoughts of love. With the last in mind, we attended the annual Gateway dance. The lights were dim, and a good time was en- joyed by all. The ugly word finals soon crept to our lips. Immediately dark towels and pieces of card- board were tacked to transoms. We shoveled through the two-hour monstrosities in traditional style. The Chateau dance finally arrived, and we danced in the picturesque rooms of the French palace. Two days later, on Sunday, June 7, the Class of T953 ceased to exist. We warmly bade good- by to friends of the past four years, but to Mount Hermon we shall never say goodby. Rather, an affectionate au revoir, for we shall meet again. 4 is 'fi'

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We returned to green blackboards and sound- proof ceilings. Amazed, we discovered that we could flunk tests iust as well in these pleasant surroundings. Several organizations sprang up on campus, among them the Rippers, a club which special- ized in ripping T-shirts from unsuspecting passers- by. The President of this idealistic club, Lee Poole, had the hilarious experience of ripping his own T-shirt from someone else's back. After a hectic winter term, we once more departed to the evils of civilization. The spring term was too much for us. We saw hard-boiled Seniors becoming sentimentalists. Often we caught a varsity footballer gazing starry-eyed at the rolling hills across the valley. Dubiously we asked ourselves if we would ever descend to that state. Before long we found ourselves taking the helm from the expiring Seniors. Lindfors was elected Students' Council President, Leyden re- ceived the Presidency of the Senior Class, and Lange and Sharp were chosen Gateway and Hermonite editors. Some of us even got to be table heads. Finals loomed ahead of us, but we somehow found time to drop Coke bottles out of our windows onto Crossley's walk, practice for Sacred Concert and Patience, train for our successful lnterscholastics, and dream of sum- mer vacation. At last it came, and we left en- thusiastically to test the metal in the fenders of our fathers' cars. Many of us found that it was not as tough as we had expected, but insurance covered that. With cigarettes in one hand and all our par- ents' savings in the other, we invaded Hermon's hill for the last time-the last for most of us, at least. October came quickly. We marched confidently to the banks of Shadow Lake and watched the Juniors dive for salamanders. Moun- tain Day came a little later in October than usual, but it was a holiday, at any rate. ln the silliest display of clothing imaginable, we piled into the waiting faculty cars and roared oFf at top speed, with Harry Hueg leading the pack in The Green Beetle. Special mention should here be given Dr. Rubendall, for this was the first time in eight years that he didn't get lost en route. After wolfing down the meal so dili- gently prepared for us by the loving hands of the faculty chefs, we were ready to climb. Maurice Lange, Scotty McLeod, and Bob Lloyd took off like homesick angels and reached the top in that order. It was a tired, but happy class of Seniors that didn't do its assignments that night for the next day. Mountain Day was followed by the two big- gest football games of the year, Exeter and Deerfield. The former was a complete walkover, with Hermon doing the walking, 47-7. Then the entire Mount Herman community traveled to Deer- field for the annual classic game. Fighting against the tremendous spirit of Mount Hermon, Deer- field experienced little difficulty in keeping its own score, which was O. Mount Hermon rolled up 27 big points. With this victory, the Class of i953 established the record of never having seen its football team get dumped by the Green.

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ox , ffywgfiflk TDPRIW , we , Xwvffl T3 ,x N ,, W , ,Vt VL' it ff fflivifxfp ffl . lfL!I4IMt'ifj , J if jf, ff W V, SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS JOHN T. LEYDEN Johnny Colgate 47-30 l9Oth St., Flushing, New York Football l, 2, Manager 3lHl, 4lHl, Lacrosse l, 2, 3lHl, 4lHl, Wres- tling llHl, 2lHl, 3lHl, 4lHl, Class President l, 2, 4, Class Secretary 3, Students' Council l, 2, 3, 4, Hermon Players 4, Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4, Choir 2, 3, 4, A Capella 3, 4, Triple Quartet 4. JosEPH RANDOLPH PEYTON Qallgy Randi Brown 1804 Madison Ave., Newport News, Virginia - Football I, 2, 3, 4lHt, Wrestling I, 2, 3lHt, 4U-ll, Track l, 2, 3, 4lHl, Outing Club 3, Treasurer 4, Student Deacon 4, Hermon Knights 3, 4, Band l, 2, Choir 2, 3, 4, A Capella 3, 4, Orchestra l, 2, Glee Club 4, Class Vice-President 4. DEANE R. LANPHEAR Dean Undecided Birnham Road, East Northfield, Mass. Football 1, 2, 3, 4qH,, Hockey 1, 2, 3lH,, 4lHl, Baseball 1, Golf 2lHl, 3lHl, 4lHl, Choir 2, 3, Glee Club 2, Students' Council 2, 3, Student Deacon 4, Class Vice-President l, 2, Class President 3, Class Secretary 4. KARL MATTHEW ECKEL Eck Brown Box 102, Swaggertown Road, Scotia, New York Football l, 2, 3lHl, 4lHl, Captain 4, Skiing l, Wrestling 2, Base- ball l, Lacrosse 2, 3lHl, 4lHl, Outing Club 3, 4, Orchestra l, 2, 3, 4, Students' Council 4, Glee Club 3, 4, Choir 3, 4, A Capella 3, 4, Triple Quartet 4, Student Deacon 4, Class Treasurer 4. 1 L, tt Mft ti lttlt