Orford High School - Beacon Yearbook (Orford, NH)

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Class Gifts Sue De Goosh - We are presenting you with this miniature airplane, Let it speed you on your way to success and happiness in the air corp, Joyce Greer - We are giving you herewith a calendar, Not a day will be wasted if you keep track oi your dates with Harley on it, Joy Miller - Here is a watch, You won't be able to blame Stogy if you're late to a show or something now: Frank Lynes - Here is a new tractor, We hope it will come in handy on the farm in your future, Preston Joslyn - Here's a best seller on the latest discoveries, Preston, perhaps some day you will be Einstein's right hand man, ' Irene Davis - This megaphone is for you so that all your admirers will hear you when you speak, Russ Smith - We present you with this toy car, You can amuse yourself with it when your father's car is in use, Don't put too many miles on it, Gerald Pease - We are presenting you with a new car-see if you can keep this one on the main road, Jirn Brown - We have here a pair of dumbells so that you can keep your muscles in perfect condition, John Brown - We've got a joke book for you, You can learn some new jokes to tell your girls when you have nothing else to do, Clayton Huckins - Here are some toy wrenches, Maybe these will help you and improve your mechanical ability, Doug Lackey - We take great pleasure in presenting you with this toy cart, You had better get in the habit of riding around in this, just in case your car breaks down, lt can't last much longer: Janet Willis - May we present you with this package of gum, Take your last chew in memory to O, H, S, and the times that you got away with chewing gum in school, Here's to bigger and better chewing gum: Ted Landgraf - Here's a new Willis Jeep, one with a rnuffler on it, to take the place of your old one when you have a certain Senior out, Melody of High School School is just, And it's a must For educated folks, But for me- I'd rather see A math book ,,,full of jokes: Occupations are Too hard by far But the teacher's nice, Science heeds Bodily needs, And tells of ,,. melting ice, English smells Oi wet inkwells, O! suffixes and such, Of capitalization Of every nation, Or just about From these we gain, But can't explain, Why we long to learn, Why we love The moon above ls our main ,Hconcernf To my side, Forget your pride, Sing our favorite song Of gay school days And childish ways, Of study halls- ,,,and ping pong balls, Of trouble brewing, The rare gurn chewing: A basketball game, The political beatings Of weekly class meetings- ,,,fa love outline to pass the time ,,,as much: The eternal grip Of good sportsmanship ,,,may we remember long: 15 Shirley Joslyn '53

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Class of 1953 Front: Lois Fowler, Ruth Moses, lrene Pease, Secretary, Donna Morris, President, james Hall, Treasurer, Joyce Brady, Alayne Shaw, Middle: Mr, Guptill, Dorothy Drew, Alice Clark, Louise Davis, Hazel Young, Barbara Bailey, Miss Saunders, Back: Howard DeGoosh, Harriet Boutin, Shirley Joslyn, Robert Richmond, june Andrews, Richard Wright, Ronald Piper, THE LAST VICTORY It was a dark cold night, The snow was flying at what seemed to be fifty-mile-an- hour blasts. This was the last game, Orford's last chance to attain victory, Entering the hall, we could feel the tension of the players, warrning up in preparation for the garne, The anxiety was as great among the spectators as it was with the players, The activity of all those inside the warm hall made them soon forget the cold, snowy night which completely surrounded them, After what seemed to be an hour, the horn finally sounded and the garne was about to start, With grim determination the players took their positions, the fire of hope burning in every man who was uneasily waiting for the whistle, From the beginning of the game until the half seemed only seconds, Orford was definitely out to win, Each Orford player returned to the floor with new confidence, for at this point victory seemed evident, As if they had generated within themselves greatest power, the opposing team suddenly took control of the floor,, and basket followed basket, By now the spectators were in an uproar, It looked as if what once seemed a certain victory for Orford might turn to defeat, Each player became grave and determined, playing as he never had played before, As the end of the game drew near, the score was nearly tied, Our boys held the lead with great fighting spirit, At last the horn sounded bringing the gaxne to an end, Orford had won, As we again braved the frigid wind of the cold white world outside, no one seemed to notice the damp penetrating cold, Everyone must have thought deep in his heart, 'What a night even for a final victory, Class of 1952. 17