Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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.IUNIOR KITCHEN RIMES First we eat it, Then we beat it. Mary ane Huntley In a wooden bowl I like to make batter, Because on the sides It rouses a clatter. Madolyn Lawrence JUNIOR JINGLES Say, do you remember Fall, When the day is like a squall, And with all its strength, the mighty air Blows like a tornado through your hair? Eugene Lassonde We have a teacher whose name is Miss Brooks, The way I like toast Is when I have the most. Cbarlef Mix Like dessert with lots of whipped cream? Fat you'll get, or so it will seem! A Barbara joner The stove is outg there is no gas! No breakfast and coffee for us, alas! Vernon Eldridge Martha seemed to pout and putter As she beat the cream to butter. Vernon Eldridge My Mother can make good things to eat And always she is hard to beat! Alfred Davir Salt, eggs, flour, shortening make a good batter But woe is me when in my stomach there's a clatter. Eugene Larronde All the farmer does is putter While his wife is whipping butter. Barbara joner 'I-58 I' All she can think of is algebra books. jobn Osborne I wish for the open streams and brooks, But here I sit with my English books. Eugene Peterxon Along the shadowy road he tread Until he saw the light ahead. Barbara j one: What makes them stay up so high, Those fleece-like clouds in the sky? Sally Reed So you love the Autumn and the leaves? Then get to work-roll up your sleeves! Eugene Larsonde Sow your seeds plenty in the field And wealth that fall from crops you'll yield. Eugene Larro nde

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LETTERS TO SANTA Letters to Santa in black and white, Written in bed with much delight, Crossed out words and blotches of ink, Asking for baby dolls all dressed in pink, Cowboy suits, spurs, boots and a gun, And candy enough for everyone! Letters to Santa of Yuletide joys, From adolescent girls and boys, Watches, rings, and a ball point pen, To be under the Christmas tree in the den, Everyone happy that joyous day, Those letters urge Santa Claus to ride their way. CHARLOTTE MATHEWS, '53 RETURN OF CHRISTMAS When holly wreaths hang on our door And lights are everywhere, It seems we could not ask for more Such joy, for goodwill is here and there. When Christmas trees are set aglow In each and every home We thrill anew for well we know This season we'll not roam. When this bright time comes back again We have the joy of giving Peace fills our hearts and we find then We've learned the way of living! AND NOT A VIOLIN When I was just a tiny girl I thought I'd like a fiddle, But Mother said they were so large And I was just too little! But two more years I grew to be A youngster, just turned ten My Dad gave me, on my birthday, A lovely violin! I pulled the bow across the strings To see if it would play- From off-key sounds that did come forth Soon learned I-that's not the way! Oh well, I tugged and tugged and toyed with it, Pulling bow 'cross strings and then I realized that I wanted fun, And not a violin! BARBARA STYRON, '54 WINTER The leaves have fallen off the trees, The shrubs are turning brown, And soon the snow will gently fall, To cover the ground. All the birds are flying south All the trees are bare And all the flowers have gone to bed, To spend the winter there. PRISCILLA WAGNER, '54 JANET WHITAKER, '54 4571

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BE MERICFUL Some say that the world today is full of errors. Wfho makes them? The people in it? These are good questions for someone to answer. But what does being merciful mean? That is a question I'm attempting to answer. It is something more than being kind, than helping people. It is a feeling-intangible yet defi- nite' deep down inside of you. Everyone has it some time or otherg everyone has that feeling of mercy, mercy for mankind. When you see someone injured you have the desire to aid him and you help him. In a way this is being merciful. But actually there is more to it than just that. For instance did you ever stop to think about the something mean you said to a particular person? Was this a kind or merciful act? I doubt it. That's an example of not being merciful. You probably don't realize it, but every unkind act you commit, every unkind remark you make to someone. you have lost the good feeling of mercy. Life is too short for that! In- stead, spend time in making for the happiness of others. Every time you turn around oppor- tunities for kindnesses present themselves to you-things you never before thought of doing. Being merciful has many meanings. Find what it means for you and to you! Others will be happierg you'll be happier. Perhaps then some will say the world is full of mercy! BARBARA VAN BUSKIRK, '52 Yielding Place fo fhe New I59I