Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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the Tomb of Martha and George Washington. The sun was shining beautifully and all appreciated the good weather we had, up to then. On our way to Annap- olis, we stopped at the Penn Daw and had a delicious lunch of southern fried chicken. We continued to the Naval Academy where we girls had a delightful time. We tried to see Miss Flahive ' s brother, but were unable to wait for him, as we had to get a train from Baltimore at 5:30, much to our disappointment. On the train we ate in the dining car, after giving the waiter a hard time. It seems that he had never seen anyone drink iced tea the way we did. We arrived at the Hotel Taft in New York at approximately ten o ' clock, and after getting rid of our back-breaking luggage, took a walk down Times Square. We were fascinated by the lights and so many people rushing up and down the streets at so late an hour, but it was only a matter of hours before we were a part of this mad rush. Thursday morning came so suddenly! My, what tricky hours. We ate in the Taft Coffee Shop and had a chance to digest our food excellently on a tour of the NBC building, where the various sound effects were demonstrated and we saw the control rooms and studios. Some of our group were interviewed on television, and the rest could see them on a screen in the next room. At 11:30 we went to the radio program, Quick as a Flash, where Eddie Pickett was chosen one of the contestants and actually won $35. We proceeded to the observation roof, which is seventy floors up, where we ate our lunch and viewed the city. This was our first rainy day, but we got passes to see the city from the roof when it was clear. It the afternoon, we took a three-hour Manhattan Cruise, and saw many interest- ing buildings and skylines and got an excellent view of the Statue of Liberty. In the evening, part of the group went to see Billy Eckstine in person and Riding High, while the rest went to the Roxy and saw Fran Warren, the Harmonic Cats, and Cheaper by the Dozen. Friday! Our aching feet! We went on a sightseeing tour through China- town, the East Side, the financial district, and the Bowery. The guide amused us with his corny jokes, although some of them were really funny. It seemed he had one for every building. We continued to the Automat, where we spent a very fascinating noon hour. In the afternoon, we exercised our vocal chords at the Yankee Stadium where the Yankees were playing the Senators. Since we did not root for either, we were asked whom we were for. Our answer was obvious — the Boston Red Sox. Of course that was followed by many an argument. Dinner was provided at the Hotel Bristol in the Pink Elephant room. The Lady Kath- erine Circle had generously given us tickets to the television program, 20 Ques- tions, so we enjoyed part of the evening at NBC again. Following the broadcast, we went to Radio City Music Hall and saw Daughter of Rosie O ' Grady and the Rockettes in a beautiful stage show. Saturday, that sad but wonderful day! Part of the group went to the Empire State Building and shopping, while the rest stayed, dead-to-the-world, in their rooms. At three o ' clock our ever-ready chaperones escorted a dejected-looking group into a bus which took us on a tour of uptown New York, Riverside Drive, Grant ' s Tomb, Harlem, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, arriving at Grand Central Station at six o ' clock. Our comfortable train was never so alluring as then. The ride home consisted of sleeping, eating, talking, singing and playing that never-to-be-forgotten card game, I Doubt It which our chaperones taught us. We arrived in Providence at 9:45. We would like to give the coming seniors a little tip as to their class trip. First, stay in Washington more than three days; second, don ' t believe all the great things you hear about New York (only half are true), and third, choose as won- derful chaperones as we did, and you will have the most wonderful time of your life, and that ' s just what we had!

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The Parrot This year five issues of the Parrot were pubHshed by the Old Colony Press. In order to finance it we procured advertisements to cover three issues. Then, we presented a talent show at the Norton Town Hall. There were twelve acts with contestants coming from Norton and Attleboro. Our second event was a food sale. The following is the staff that helped me so faithfully and made these issues possible: Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Art Editor Feature Editor News Editor Junior News Editor Sophomore News Editor Freshmen News Editors Alumni News Editor Sports Editors Advertising Editors Distribution Editors Humor Editors Literary Editor Lucy Teixeira and Doris Poulin Ernest Roy and Alice Perry Vincent Ferrini and Fred Scott Richard Fontaine and Richard Madden Doris Lajoie and David Reynolds Dorothy Marcure Margaret Atkins Judy Reynolds Mary Camara Dawn Post Helen Rubak Barbara Laig Betty Drane Lydia Fales