Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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Refreshing Memories This year a valuable and extraordinary innovation .was introduced at Norwood High. A special course in baking was arranged for senior boys by Mr. Thompson in conjunction with Miss Marcionette and classes were held weekly in the Peabody School bake shop. The course was designed to aid those who may desire to obtain the position of baker in the armed forces ( or in later life ) . Eighteen boys took advantage of the fine opportunity open to them and faithfully attended classes throughout their senior year. Under the astute guidance of two excellent teachers, Mrs. Coite and her assistant, Miss Marion Chubet, rapid and unexpected results were obtained! The class first learned the art of measuring and mixing, and then the fun began! It was soon evident that a better than average class had wended its way to the oven door, as the results obtained were always of an excellent standard. Upon completion of the course in May the boys were full-fledged culinary experts, and were capable of turning out viands that would please the most critical gourmet.

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Seventeen ii While we were waiting for the lights to dim, the noise to subside, and the curtain to rise, memories of the past six weeks rushed over us. We were nervous and excited at the prospect of making our stage debut, and yet we rememebered many heart- warming incidents which had occured during our several weeks of rehearsals. The two months, that we spent rehearsing the play, were far from laborious. In fact, our bantering and fooling must have discouraged our charming coach, Mrs. Charles Donahue, on more than one occasion. For instance: The night that Mr. Baxter, better known as Rog Woodworth, con- ceived the brilliant idea of serving apple cider at rehearsals. From this night until the memorable evening of December 1, we spent almost as much time drinking cider as we did rehearsing . . . Yonny Holman ' s antics with his pail and mop belonging to the Janitors, sent everybody into gales of laughter . . . Darb Greaney ' s daily symphonic concert before, during and after rehearsals, amused all, including corridor occupants . . . Pat Connolly ' s regular lunch, consisting of bread and jam, which she displayed when everybody else was beginning to hope that she would , created many arguments about — who would share Pat ' s lunch . . . Charlie Parker ' s wolfish tactics and Chubie ' s clowning interrupted many rehearsals . . . Ken Ahearn ' s frequently rehearsed speech of Damn those kids , created much amusement for all . . . Mary Alice Murphy ' s and Phyllis Pothier ' s fits of giggling, proved to be very contagious . . . Betty Ann Ryan and Clare Payne discovered that their persistant attempts to study French during the rehearsals were fruitless . . . Mary Warnke ' s good-natured disposition and Steve Davol and Jack Bouchard ' s sense of humor helped to make a pleasant atmosphere at all times. Before we realized it, December 1, was here. Seventeen was a grand success. The hall was filled to capacity. The cast enjoyed themselves so much that they wanted to give another performance on the following evening. Although, we were sad at the realization that the play was at an end, we all knew that we had many happy memories of our Senior play to cherish forever.