New London High School - Exodus Yearbook (New London, NH)

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FRESHMAN YEAR--INITIATION 4.4 It was in the fall of 1949 that we entered NLHS to become the Class of '52, though that seemed a faraway dream to us that first September. I, a freshman arn a schmoo. t As such I must bown down to you. I come before you on my knees, And pray, have mercy on me, please! This was the terrorizing verse that confronted us that day we were slapped with green goo. The girls were clothed in burlap bags, their hair in rags, and feet swimming in men's boots, books enclosed in suit cases. The boys were in their night shirts and rubbers, crowned in bath- ing caps. All went tripping and kneeling up the street at noon between the rungs of a ladder. By night we thought we were getting used to the idea, but those soph- omores just dumped the tricks on us, from dancing in barrels to washing sneakerized feet. That was a night to remember -- night- rnare , that is! 23

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JUNIOR YEAR--PLAY AND PROM .Z During this helter-skelter junior year our little gang decided on a real dramatic adventure. One April evening Qbelieve it or notl we had a Mad Breakfast . It was in the form of a play which we presented with the freshman and sophomore plays. It was a big night for every- body. In our play things became so confusin' when Mr. Long QDick Wryj came to study psychology at Betty Whipple's boardinghouse, under the impression that all the boarders were a little on the nutty side. Mr. Jones QVern Squiresj and his accomplice lLaura I-Iomanj helped to create this impression and when Mr. Long really saw the boarders, Mr. Roberts fKim Richj, Dixie Barselle, Dotty Jaster, Jane Lovering, Eliot Clemons, and Jean Weber fthe maidj, he became very distrubed, though at the conclusion he discovered that they were reasonably sane after all. The junior prom was the big social event of the year. The atmosphere was of Springtime in the Park with a starry sky, old fashioned street lamps, and flowers amid the green foliage. Messer's Orchestra provided the music. The Grand March was led by president, Vern Squires, and Norma Oksa. Refreshments were served from the booth in one corner of the park. 24