Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Her will made, she steps out to enjoy that long awaited career. Will it be happy? — or sad? Will it be long? — or short? Where will she end up? A star? — or a bit-player? No one will know but you when you see Signe Classe out in this life. So if you want to know, watch her! Just to whet your curiosity, look here. Great changes are due. Wouldn ' t you like to see them? ....

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To Alice Schmidt, Mary Thomas ' skilled ability of just never being present in study halls. To Ruth Goold, Annie Gross leaves her scientific knowledge. To Mary Elizabeth Whitney, Geraldine LeClaires ' ability to add spark to a dull moment. To Rita Tucker, Tillie Watson ' s habit of going after her man, and once conquered to start after her next victim. To David Dorothy, Howard Ferguson ' s flirtatious ways. To Robert Caswell, Geri LeClaire ' s and Natalie Woodward ' s ability in chemistry and physics experimentations, in the hope that he ' ll some day become a scientist. To Andrew Bennett, Paul Burke ' s coy blushes. To Marilyn Gay, a book entitled It takes two hands and all your attention to learn how to drive! To Dorothy Hoare, Ruth Johnson ' s meek replies. To Doris Tondreault, Nancy Foster ' s commercial skill. To Wanda Davis, Joan Ash ' s ability to stay out late and be wide awake the next day. You ' ll need it, W anda. To Beverly Gale, Therese Tremblay ' s way of expressing her thoughts, completely and entirely. To Barbara Dee, Shirley Jewett ' s serious manner. To Edward Hesford, Howard ' s basketball ability added to his own. To Stearns Briggs, a book entitled How to be a Broadway Actor in Ten Easy Lessons. To Raymond Gagne, Howard Ferguson wills his lizzy for Raymond to keep running. To Richard Weiner, Paul Burke ' s acting ability and you know his forwardness toward Little Elsie. To Carmela Pino, The Senior drivers leave Carmela their years of experience as first class drivers. To Edward Pickett, A certain Senior girl leaves Edward a pin up picture, as an incentive to keep struggling. To Beverly Farris, Mary Thomas leaves her New Look. In witness whereof we put our hands on and seal this document on this 24th day of June A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty eight. It is signed, sealed, published and declared by the said class of 1948. as their last will and testament. (Signed) SENIOR CLASS Natalie Woodward

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CLASS PROPHECY, 1948 While I was home on leave from foreign service as an Army nurse, I heard that a mind-reading prophet was making his appearance at the Union Theater in Attleboro. My curiosity being aroused, I attended the preformance and here ' s the incredible thing that happened. As I entered the Union, I missed Paul Burke ' s cheerful seats in the balcony. Recalling that Paul had worked here during his senior year in high school, I wondered where he was and what he was doing. I had just settled down when the master of ceremonies came on stage and announced, Palli, sees backward and forward! Will tell all. I was startled when I noticed the shock of red hair escaping from under the solemn black cap. I tried to convince myself that it wasn ' t Paul Burke. He was always too bashful to get up before a crowd of people and talk. But Paul it was, attempting to tell the audience all about themselves. This ought tc be good, I said, and prepared to enjoy myself. I thought that if I concentrated hard enough on good old N. H. S. he might receive the thought wave and choose me for his first victim. ( He did.) There is a young lady in the audience who wants to know about her high school classmates. Right? Concentrate on one name, please. Ah, yes. Nat — Natalie Woodward? She is a very successful social worker in New York City, but takes time from her regular duties to lecture at Columbia University. The spirits tell me that she will terminate her career in favor of marriage with an old school friend and will reside in Attleboro. Intrigued by his marvelous psychic ability, I decided to arrange for a personal interview and learn more about my fellow classmates. Back- stage after the show, Paul conducted me to his dressing room, and carefully laying his crystal ball on a table enveloped in black velvet, he selected a beautifully embroidered turban, placed it on his head and turned to me with a questioning air. After I had stated the purpose of my visit, Paul said that he would try to comply with my wishes. Howard Ferguson was the first image to appear in the ball and Paul related the following to me. Because of his avid interest in the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Fergy has gone to the British Isles and established a chain of A P stores there. When he was in high school, all the Seniors laughed at his jokes, so he decided to put his wit to good advantage and in his spare time he writes a comic strip for a London daily paper. Tillie Watson is over there too. You know that she was always crazy about motorcycles and now she has a school where young ladies learn the art of manipulating one of those vehicles. Nancy Foster is one of her best instructors, a far cry from Nannie ' s plans to be a commercial teacher! But I guess that just proves what can happen in a few years.