Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Decisions such as these seem impossible. She writes poetry. She acts. She has an education for college or work. And yet will she be as well received everywhere as here? If she succeeds, will she enjoy a long career? Or will she die before she gets started? That brings up another point to be settled. So she goes to the lawyer to draw up insurance against poverty for the rest of her family ....

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So we now are in an equal position of judging Miss Signe Classe. She thinks. We think. She doodles. We doodle. She comes up with .... CLASS POEM The years have passed so swiftly Since we entered Norton High, We hardly can believe it ' s true That we ' re bidding you good-bye. Our goal is near, our hopes fulfilled, The aim for which we ' ve striven ; We owe our thanks to the faculty For the kindly guidance given. May what we ' ve learned of truth and right Help us a noble life attain; And let us not with vain concern Seek only monetary gain. But rather let us live to serve And work with heart and mind ; Our motto: On to Greater Heights For the service of mankind. by Joan Ash

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of the Norton High School, of the county of Bristol, and in the state of Charity, being of mind unsound and about to become more unsound as we scatter into this our world, do make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. First, we will and bequeath to the Class of 1949 all the luck in the world that they may be as successful in their many endeavors as we. That they cover up our thoughtless deeds, and perform illustrious acts that may be recorded in history, for the sake of the following U. S. History students. Second, we will and bequeath to the juniors dozens of males to pre- vent the girls from always being in the majority ; and cooperation — three most valuable additions. Third, we will and bequeath to the sophomores our ability of intro- ducing lengthy topics for discussion in order to swerve the teacher ' s attention from the assigned lesson. Take it from us , this is a helpful power to possess. Fourth, we will and bequeath to the freshmen our sparks of genius, our mature ways, and above all the fun we ' ve had during our high school years. Fifth, we will and bequeath to our Superintendent, Principal, and patient teachers the following — : To Mr. Nourse, we will our appreciation for not letting us miss more than one stormy day last winter. To Mr. Randall, our sincerest thanks and appreciation for his help- ing hand, his trust, and the long sufferings caused him by our class. To Mr. Yelle, we leave the remaining members of the school our admired virtue of always being on time, never interrupting his classes, never gathering in the hall, and like good children, always being seen and never heard. To Mrs. Yelle, our confidence that some day a class will come along who can accomplish all the work involved in her department! To Mrs. Findlater, we will many more enjoyable field trips, and may she never forget our appearance in court followed by our stay at Norfolk prison. To Miss Stevens, our sincere hopes that her present freshmen will grow up as we eventually did, even though she may be skeptical. To Mr. Gillespie, an orderly music class and at least an impression of ability in that field. We will and bequeath to each of the juniors the following posses- sions: