Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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' Zftetoty o£ Can, tye , at Tfaumad €f6, Our Sophomore Year ... We Open the Book of Our Memories. Ever so long ago, when we were very young, we looked up to the Senior High School students with awe and admiration, wondering if the day would ever come when we would be full-fledged members of the school on the hill. When in September of ' 53, that long awaited day arrived, we could hardly believe it. But here we were at Norwood High, officially known as Sophomores, anticipating three long years of fun, hard work, and memorable experiences. After our class officers were elected in October, we were very proud that we had chosen John Anderson as our President; Kathleen McGuff, Vice President; Jean Schaier, Secretary; Diana Laakso, Girls ' Treasurer; Paul Butters, Boys ' Treasurer; Marilyn Hutchings, Girls ' A.A. Representative; and Gerald Armstrong, Boys ' A.A. Representative. Later in the month, we held our first social gathering of the year, our Sophomore Party. The gymnasium was gaily decorated in the traditional fall colors. We had a variety of entertainers: Jean Schaier and Ann Mercier played selections on the piano; Judith Howard and Janice Johnson tap-danced; a very amusing pantomime skit was given with Joan Thompson, Elaine Johnson and Edward Maher taking the main parts; Bobby Schuller and his orchestra provided music for dancing, and everyone sang, danced, and made merry. The refreshments were delightful and a wonderful time was had by all. In December, we presented a Christmas assembly for the upper class members and the faculty. Our program consisted of Christmas songs, Bible readings, Yuletide poems and selections by our Sophomore Glee Club. We will never forget the beautiful ren- dition of Silent Night by Nancy Kilcup and Diane Strout. During the rest of the year, we remained very active in school activit ies and we had a hand in many of the important events that took place. In May, we elected Emilie Sullivan to represent us on the cheering squad during our Junior year Before we knew it, our Sophomore year had drawn to a close, and we found ourselves look- ing ahead with satisfaction to the fall of ' 54 and the next chapter in our lives at Norwood High. N. S. ' 56 Books are windows through which we may see the panorama of events, past, present, and future. OUR OFFICERS AS SOPHOMORES— Front: Butters, Hutchings, Armstrong. Rear: Laakso, Anderson, McGuff, Schaier. 21

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Books! Books! Books! And we thank Thee, God For the gift of them, For the glorious reach And the lift of them, For the gleam in them And the dream in them, For the things they teach And the souls they reach, For the maze in them And the blaze in them, For the ways they open to us And the rays they shoot through us. 20

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