Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Zhc Class Prophecy Ten years after the 1956 graduation from Norton High School, I decided to take a trip out West, where most of the class had settled. On stopping at The Golden Gate Bridge, I saw Tom Bryant, the architect, and with him were Bill Shaw and Al Chamillard, his engin- eers. They were examining the reconstruction of the bridge. They then joined me and, together, we went in search of our other friends. After we had driven a few miles, I turned on my car radio and heard Ron Mendler introduce Midge Hall, the new opera star. While stopping for a traffic light, we saw Sergeant Roger Boucher of the San Francisco Police. He was giving a ticket to Dave Freeman, the auto magnate, and to Larry Rubin. Larry was the defence council for a man accused of murdering his wife. The traffic was so thick that I almost rammed the car in front of me. Much to my surprise, it was Donna Hersey, the Ambassadoress to Africa, and with her was Warren Marshall, the big game hunter who was known as Dead-eye. When we arrived at the Shush-Ho Restaurant, we saw Paula Maigret and Cinnie Gay. They were there with their seven children. Paula had four husky boys and Cynthia had three little girls. While we were talking to them, Carol Jackson, a bookkeeper at Noe ' s Super Market, arrived with her two friends, Arlene and Nancy Leonard. Arlene was a file clerk at Lord and Taylor ' s in New York City; and Nancy was a secretary to Joan Gefis, the famous women ' s sports clothes designer. As we were discussing our former school days, bedlam suddenly broke out near the door. Through the crowd, we could see Dick Farris and George Chamillard. Dick was the first basketball player ever to get ninety baskets in one game; and George was the designer of a new sports car, the Jet X-2. George told us that Frank Fraser, a newly appointed history professor at U. C. L. A. , was giving a lecture at the auditorium. All of us decided to go over and hear Frank. Arriving at the auditorium, we found that Marion Mingo was his secretary. We had wondered what had become of her, as she hadn ' t written to us in a long time. From Marion, we learned that George Poudrier was in Egypt where he was decipher- ing hieroglyphics on ancient pyramids; and we learned that Rose Gorman, who was also in Egypt, was most famous for introducing her Dance of the Nile. At the auditorium, we saw Sara Thomas, now a nurse, taking care of John Butler who had injured himself. John was a traveling salesman for The Palmolive Company; and, much to his chagrin, he had got a little shaving cream in his eye; hence, he had missed a few of the hotel steps. On the other side of the auditorium, Dottie Courchine was seated with her husband who was a five-star general. Dotty had recently been named Homemaker of The Year. When we were leaving, we met Beve Bilodeau. She was the math professor at the University of Nevada. Beve told us that Nancy Phillips, the movie star, was due in from Rome that afternoon; and that Nancy was announcing her engagement to the Prince of Nortono whom she was to marry in October. Finally, after everyone had gone his own way, and I had bid a fond farewell to this, my favorite class, I, the Spirit of Norton High, returned home again, to keep a watch- ful eye on my future graduates.