Orford High School - Beacon Yearbook (Orford, NH)

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Will On this ninth day of june in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty, we, the Senior Class of Orford High School, of the town of Orford, County of Grafton, State of New Hampshire, being of sound mind and body, do make and declare this to be our last will and testament, That is to say: I, Preston Joslyn, do will and bequeath to Francis Pease, my ability to make up facts, I, james Brown, do will and bequeath to Richard Wright, my ability to flex my muscles and scare the Freshmen, I, Joyce Greer, do will and bequeath to Arline Newton, my ability to skip school and still pass, I, Frank Lynes, do will and bequeath to Miss Harwood, my ability to roll my car over, I, Clayton Huckins, do will and bequeath to Dan Brown, my techanical ability, I, Douglas Lackey, do will and bequeath to Mr, Fulton, my ability to keep my car on all four wheels , I, john Brown, do will and bequeath to Myrtle Shortt, my height, It will make you taller by nature but not by name. I, Russell Smith, do will and bequeath to Tom Tupper my ability to play basketball, It will furnish a little excitement for activities period, I, Bruce Landgraf, do will and bequeath to Robert Sanborn, my jeep, It will go where your Model A won't, I, joy Miller, do will and bequeath to Hazel Young my ability to get that certain fellow, I, Irene Davis, do will and bequeath to Harriet Boutin, my quietness, It will give the teachers a break, l, janet Willis, do will and bequeath my ability to chew gum to anyone who can get away with it, I, Sue De Goosh, do will and bequeath to Allan Waterbury, my ability to get my name on the honor roll, I, Gerald Pease, do will and bequeath Sanborn, We, the Senior Class of 1950, do will it with care as we did, We, the Senior Class of 1950, do will liveliness, It will make life less boring, We, the Senior Class of 1950, do will We, the Senior Class of 1950, do will Be as co-operative as we were, my position on and bequeath to and bequeath to and bequeath to and bequeath to 13 the basketball squad to Franklin the Class of 1951, the Class of 1952, the Class of 1953, the Class of 1951, Room 4, Use our our dignity, Miss Harwood,

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History ln the fall of '46, eighteen Freshmen came into the honorable Orford High School on the day of September, Full of fun and nothing else they were: Joyce Greer Douglas Lackey Sue De Goosh Lawrence Daige Irene Davis Richard Thompson Thelma Shaw Clarence Moses Avis Huckins Roger Libby Joy Miller Thomas Jenks janet Willis Frank Lynes James Brown Clayton Huckins John Brown Gerald Pease Preston Joslyn On October 31st they were sorry sights, The girls came to school with one high shoe and one low one, All their clothes had to be worn backwards, They had to fix their hair in three pigtails with orange and red ribbons, The boys had to wear silk stockings with one shoe and one boot, Their clothes had to be worn backwards and they had to wear earrings and lipstick, Refreshments were served and garnes played, During the year a school paper was organized, Clayton Huckins won the prize for naming it The Highlight, Summer vacation soon came and they were glad, Next year they could treat the Freshmen as they had been treated, When they came back in '47 they found they had lost Richard Thompson, Thomas Jenks, Roger Libby, Clarence Moses, They also found they had gained Doris Quackenbush, During the year many of them made frequent trips to the office, Nevertheless, they passed, They ordered their class rings, School closed with the happy feeling that they would soon be Juniors, The Junior year opened with a few less members, Initiation soon came and this year they had charge of the great event, They received their class rings, Avis Huckins, one of the livliest members of the class quit much to their regret, However, they soon gained a member, Russell Smith, Some of the members of the class were chosen to be in the Senior Play of '49, Soon after they came back from their Christmas vacation they gained another new member, Bruce Landgraf, He proved to be a great basketball player, Softball and baseball practice soon came and then graduation, They started decorating the church for graduation and baccalaureate, Some of the members of the class were chosen to usher and Douglas Lackey was marshal, They finally received their report cards and were off to a happy vacation. 12

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The Prophecy Let us look into our Super-jet Futureglobe and set it to the year of 1960, As we look down South we see Joyce Greer in Florida happily married raising tropical fruits, And who is this we see parked along the road, Hurnmm-its a white Ford coupe, and who's in this white Ford coupe? You've guessed it: Joy Miller is on her honeymoon, Now let us set our Super-jet Futureglobe North to New York City and the Albert Einstein Laboratory, Mr, Einstein and Preston Joslyn are having a hot argument over evolution, And look who's at Harvard, Clayton Huckins, studying the culture and care of gooseberries, As we go out West to Hollywood who do we see but Jim Brown swinging from tree to tree taking the part of Tarzan, as johnny Weismueller didn't have enough muscles for the part, Irene Davis seems to be happy, also, as a hair stylist for M, G, M, On our way back from the West let's stop and watch a ball game, Sue De Goosh is pitching for the Bloomer girls, Before we turn our Futureglobe back to the present, let's wander back to our beloved home town of Orford, We enter the local hotspot, Bedell's Barn, There we find Russ Smith falias Smitty , still shooting baskets, When we passed Janet Willis' house we noticed she was sitting in her living room waiting for the blue jeep, Ted Landgraf is up at his house trying to get it started, Doug Lackey is across the river at the Tydol, still playing cards with the boys--can't get it our of his blood, Gerald Pease just went by with a load of grain for his beloved cows, Now let's make a visit to the old school, Look who's there: John Brown, practicing on the wiring of the school, he says he's an electrician, With a tear in every eye we have to wave good-bye to our Alma Mater, and Frank Lynes still sitting in Room 4, NAME William Baker Roland Bixby Joanne Brady Wesley Currier Barbara Cutting Jane De Goosh Shirley Dodge Richard Greer Frank Pushee lvan Smith Jean Smith Donald Titus Calvin W ate rbury 1949 Alumni Notes OCCUPATION RESIDENCE MARITAL STATUS Farming Orford, N, H, Single U, N, H, Durham, N, H, Single Housekeeping Ly-me, N, H, Married Laundryman Bradford, Vt, Single Housekeeping Montpelier, Vt, Married Bank Clerk Lyme, N, H, Single U, N, H, Durham, N, H, Single Store Clerk Orford, N, H, Single Farmer Lyme, N, H, Single U, S, A, A, F, Texas Single Housekeeping Kansas City Married Wilder Dam Warren, N. H, Single Farm Manager Lyme, N, H, Single 14