Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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P :Sh l cnsev af. the, I 5mm fs A 4 i B -.y F C N t il , ,, ll --f- XM Next was Stunt Nite, held for the Hrst time in five years. Doing a take-off on Casey at the Bat we romped home with the prize for the most original and entertaining performance. The pennant is ours in this league since this gave us two victories in a like number of tries. The last time Stunt Nite was held our version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs took the laurels. Inflated just the least bit by our his- trionic successes we journeyed to Boston with Mrs. Etelman to view Maurice Evans and Edna Best in Double Bill. Everyone enjoyed himself immensely, both at the play and en route with our famous bus driver and guide, Red Whitmarsh. The League for Better Meals decreed that the class banquet be held at Cain's in North Weymouth where our reputations as connoisseurs of fine foods remained unsullied. We were given the velvet carpet treatment par excellence. Mais, oui! if lisi 2 'Wm 1 west... WJ 'Twas a bunch of groggy senior girls that left Diane's one morning during the February vacation following a successful pa- jama party. After an evening of playing games, eating, wrestling, eating, playing hearts, eating, making pizza, eating, a few sleepyheads tried to go to sleep. We were all kept awake till five o'clock by a series of roll calls. Five of us lasted the whole night, one went to work in the morning, quit her job, and became slightly green at the gills. More fun!!! Baccalaureate, Class Night, Graduation, Reception! just what we've been working for, for four long years, and now that they are here and within reach, there is a twinge of sadness in our hearts as we recall all the things we've done in high school that we may never do again. But even as we reminisce, we must also look toward the horizons, the horizons of our future. For it is our future for which we have made this preparation, and this prepara- tion is a step in the ladder of our lives. BARBARA ERIKSON, '50 'l22l

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FORGET joining the juniors we all waxed gay at a picnic at College Pond. Lounging in the sun, gambolling on the beach, and above all, munching hot-dogs roasted over an outdoor fire-place were the orders of the day. The crowning achievement, of course, was scaven- ger hunting for appropriate beach signs with which to decorate the interior of our homes. Such talent for investigation and recon- naissance! With half the battle behind us, and perhaps a little of our brashness worn off, we entered our junior year. Mrs. Genevieve Pratt, a novice to us albeit a P.H.S. veteran, became our home-room teacher and Mr. Gor- don Pratt fno relationj became our class adviser. Now we began our gay, mad, social whirl. The junior Prom with Don Leach's orchestra providing the music proved to be the event of the year. In early February the third Hnger, right hand of each of us was to be seen prominently displaying a new ring. Other memorable events of this auspicious year . . . the-Iunior and Senior English classes, tutored by Mrs. Etelman, viewing Lawrence Olivier's and William Shakespeare's Hamlet . . . Again a float at the Mardi Gras, and a prize winner at that . . . six of our class members inducted into the National Honor Society at an in- spiring assembly. They were Mary Stroud, Shirley Holt, Diane Davis, joan Clarke, Mil- dred Pierce and Barbara Erikson. 'Hamlet 1 J Best bibs and tuckers were very much in evidence on that day early in October when Purdy dropped in with his cameras, flash bulbs, and birdies. QRHMSHHCKLE , SENIOR CLASS mm' . '- P'-'W C EJ 1 5:1-Ilf ? - 1 ei ' 5 limi ,lf , C f 5 f sw! li- pl 5 D Soon we were in rehearsal for the Senior Class Play, Ramshackle Inn, an extremrly hilarious Whodunit. Prepped by the cap- able direction of Mrs. Beatrice Odin Farmer, the play was eminently successful and was well received by an appreciative audience, despite such unrehearsed happenings as the overturned trunk and the ad-libbing of Solon. 4211

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1 oils ? ml, lil .. if We, the Class of 1950, of Pembroke High School, 5 f in the town of Pembroke, count of Pl mouth, state of Massa- Y Y 1 chusetrs, one of these United States of America on the continent of North America, in the Western Hemisphere, being of weak I bodies and equipped with crammed heads, do hereby make, llc XO' ublish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, and Xx., Q P do hereby revoke all other wills or codicils, heretofore made by us, and do name Mrs. Idyla Etelman as executrix. George Pug Libby bequeaths to Mr. Lynch his most valuable possessions-his great gift of gab, with the ex- pectations that Mr. Lynch's classes will thereby be made more interesting and easier on the ears of the unfortunate pupils who are unaware of that which awaits them beyond the doors ofRoom 1. Diane Davis endows Anne Baird with her great leadership ability in the hopes that Anne may be as great an asset to her class as Diane has been to the Class of 1950. We feel sure Eugene Peterson will be elated to receive Paul Brennan's deep voice for all of Mrs. Etelman's radio work. May it take you great distances, Petr-at least as far as Brock- ton's WBET! Sally Goodman has given her loving heart to Mixie, which he obviously now holds, and we hope that he will continue to keep it. Will out of sight be out of heart, Sally? To Barry Eldridge is left Dick Keen's job of cheerleading. There's no doubt about it, you boys really looked sharp. But Barry! What a spot for one lone he-man with so many females! Solon Simpson concedes to Dot Belknap his exceptional driving ability. We hope it will aid Dot in getting out of the churchyards in a hurry. Stanley Winchester bequeaths his gallant manners to the all time favorite, jimmy Lundergan, who we feel will be able to make the most use of it. Sally Baltzer is the lucky recipient of Barb Erikson's basketball ability, in hopes that she may help make next year's girls' team as successful as the team of 1950. jimmy Migre awards his ready wit and humor to our one and only William Key, to add to his already abundant supply in order that he will continue to spark Mrs. Etelman's classes. joan Clarke bequeaths her North Quincy fellows to Virginia Trotta. That is, can you -will youjoan, really relinquish at least one of them-especially that ace basketball player? Mary Stroud confers her valedictory honors upon a deserving-Junior, but just where is thatjunior? Laura Smith bequeaths her literary ability, second only to-Ioan Clarke's, to Barbara Green. We regret that this comes too late to aid Barbara in writingher notes to Paul, but per- haps there will be someone else, Barb. fl23l