Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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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

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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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joan Pierce is Mildred's lucky sister, for Mildred gladly gives her a few much needed credits toward graduation. Mildred also wishes the school to provide enough money with which to purchase easy chairs for the office as joan says that the present chairs sometimes become quite hard. Keep out of the oflice,joan! Forrest Hunky Saunders bequeaths to Donald Gauley his winning way with the girls, I wonder if Donald needs them! Do you? Or shall Forrest save it for his own future use? Mary Arushan wishes to leave her shorthand ability to Frankie Goodman, in hopes that he can become the whiz Mary has been. Mary says she will gladly give you private lessons, Frankie-private lessons in shorthand, we assume. joan Napolitan bequeaths her naivenessQ?j to Yvonne Griffiths. We feel certain that Yvonne will be able to make good use of it. Marylyn Honey Brennan wishes to leave her captivating smile and personality to Sally Reed, but she's not leaving Lenny to anyone!! Corinne Gould bestows her secretarial ability upon Barbarajones, but Barb, please put some control on that temper!! Dick Grifliths leaves his argumentative powers to john Osborne, who we expect will use it to create great amusement in his classes, especially English XII. Anne Merigold bestows her petiteness upon Rose Arushan. Ken Richardson grants the privilege of taking Mrs. Etelman home, to anyone who cares to hold this honorable position. Whoever this may be, we hope that he will have a vehicle that will not only run at all times, but that is properly ornate. Louise Federico awards her artistic ability to her brother joe, who we know will be more than grateful to receive it. Harold Smith leaves to Alfred Davis his ability to draw airplanes and cars during English classes and all the private privileges which go with it. Shirley Holt bestows her excellence in knitting upon Dora Swanson, but please Doris, don't let that yarn roll down that corridor during the busiest times of the day! We proudly present Mr. Gilford with a plot of land in the rear of the high school on which to start his farm and do hereby grant him the privilege of letting his cows graze upon whatever land that they may find suitable. To Mr. Pratt, our adviser, the Class of 1950 bequeaths an inexhaustable supply of chalk and rulers to aid him in teaching practical math. We never did understand how some of those problems should be solved. Last, but far from the least, we leave all the trials, tribulations, romances, committees, and much foresight for the future years to all underclassmen. May you have as much fun in your school life as we have had in ours at Pembroke High School! Signed by: Witnessed by Mildred Pierce, et al Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Peter Cottontail Rag Mop l24l