Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Class Colors Blue and White Class Flower Red Rose Class Poem Hail the class of ' 50, Standing here tonight Looking toward a future Clothed in splendor bright. Grateful for the guidance given, By our parents, teachers, friends; Mindful of the worthwhile tasks In a world that never ends. Thoughtful of our motto We seek help along the way; Humbly we in reverence utter Our prayer for aid today. Endow us with Nobility, Grant days of perfect Health, Give to each one well-earned Success — These three — life ' s symbols of true wealth. Lydia Fales Class Motto Nobility - Health - Success

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DORIS WARFIELD Dolly Household Arts Designer Dressmaker Chit-Chat, her greatest amusement T Baseball 1; Basketball 1, 2; Cheerleader 2, 3; Make-up for Play 4; Prom Decorating Committee 3; Usher for Play and Prom 3.

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Class History With the dawning of a new era, the Atomic Age, the class of 1950 took over the spotlight at N. H. S. Vincent Ferrini was chosen as director, Dorothy Marcure as assistant director, Barbara Rosequist as secretary and treasurer, and Miss Loretta McHugh as producer. As you can see, we were then preparing not only for our class play, which was to be produced four years hence, but for the import- ant part which we were to play in the drama called life. During the first year, because we were just learning our trade, we managed to have only two assemblies presented for the school with the whole class participating. As a sideline, we held a dance at the Norton Town Hall with Manny Silvia doing the honors with his orchestra, the Top-Hatters. Learning the 3 R ' s and good citizenship were also a must on our agenda, this year, as every year. After learning these few preliminaries, we advanced to our second year, and again we had Vincent Ferrini as our guide, but with Mary Camara as his assistant, Dorothy Marcure keeping the records, Margaret Pino watching our finances, and Mr. Charles Randall as producer. This year we made history by presenting Dickens ' Christmas Carol with Vincent Ferrini playing Scrooge and the re- mainder of the class as cast and stage crew. The next month we scheduled a dance and baked bean supper, so that we might earn some money for our trip to Washington and also have a social event. It wasn ' t successful, but we certainly enjoyed ourselves and learned many of the intricacies of planning a meal and handling money. The next first that we presented was a Truth or Conse- quences show sponsored by Mrs. Yelle ' s Double Bubble Pop Gum. The con- testants were chosen from the audience which made it even more enjoyable for the school. Our last social affair for this year was a cowboy show staged by the Roving Ramblers and to everyone ' s joy, it was both socially and financially successful. During our third year at Norton High we had a shift in offices. This time we had Dorothy Marcure as director, Vincent Ferrini as assistant, Mary Camara as secretary, Betty Drane as treasurer and Mrs. Jean Findlater acting as producer. Our next history-making event was a minstrel show replete with tambourines and an interlocuter. It was directed by Mrs. Edith Wiswall and presented at a high school assembly as well as at the Manor canteen in Mansfield. We also presented history sketches representing the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a scene at Valley Forge, the inauguration of George Washington, and resistance to the Stamp Act. These were original skits acted by the class and produced for one of our assemblies. It was during the summer of this year that Betty Drane was sent to Wellesley College to a Junior Red Cross Convention so that she could return with ideas on how we could serve our community and nation as good citizens. In December of this, our fourth year, we finally were prepared to present our class play entitled The Absent-Minded Professor, with Billy Clark as Prof. I. Q. Allen. Miss Rosemary Flahive directed our play and this year, as always, people came from near and far to observe us as budding thespians. I almost forgot to mention that Vincent Ferrini, old-faithful by now, was chosen as director, but this time Betty Drane took over his assistantship, Dorothy Marcure cared for the cor- respondence, Barbara Rosequist became treasurer, and Mrs. Findlater continued as producer. We took some short field trips this year to Supreme, Superior, and District courts and to Norfolk Prison Colony, but we mustn ' t forget the experience we gained when we were permitted to observe and participate in the running of the cities of Taunton and Attleboro. The real climax came when we hopped on