Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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To Miss Whitaker QEVQ we donate a pair of ear plugs as we know she well needs them in the ofiice QGrand Central Stationj. For her influence with the Admiral of the Fleer, Midge Lawrence promises her aid and advice on Naval matters to everyone! john Osborne gives his advice fto the boysj that the practise of charging a nickel a mile brings in a good profit plus pleasure at the same time. Len Creeden, please note: rate, just a nickel per mile! To all the boys on the South Shore, we give the Kingston Girls! Our boys have carried the load long enough. It's time others shared the burden. Doris Swanson bequeaths that devilish gleam in her eye to Barbara Van Buskirk who certainly could use it. Pete Peterson leaves his basketball uniform to any other three boys who can collectively H11 it. The Senior girls have purchased a billy club for Mrs. Cote so that she can use more than just words to defend her girls. QRemem- ber Hingham?j Eugene Lassonde wills his Problem notes to Riley. They must have been good- let's see you get an A Riley! Barbara Jones leaves those writing cramps and her status as Editor to some 1uckyf?j junior. The Steno Class leaves to Miss Boorna- zian their imaginations which she has so well cultivated. Joan Winchester gives a bottle of peroxide to both joan Handy and joan Pierce who as we can see have already experimented. Marge Styron leaves the sweetness of her disposition to the Nuclear Division of Atom Research. Now there shall be little trouble splitting those atoms. To Mr. Prendergast we bequeath a huge can, so, as his saying goes, he may Can the Chatter. Bobby Winchester leaves that wolf element in him to anyone who dares to use it. Could that be Leonard Willet? Elizabeth Willoughby leaves her ability to say the wrong things at the right time to Barbara Fee. How about that, Mr. Lynch? The Senior Boys leave Mr. Pratt search- ing for a new basketball team - Good Luck! Alfred Davis hands down fin his usual quiet mannerj the motto Be seen, and not heard! To Miss Brooks we give a bottle of Air Wick and the suggestion that the lab be moved to another part of the building. From Mary Lou Washburn to the female element at P.H.S.-her cheery smile which has effectively overcome many situations. And to our beloved class adviser, Mr. james M. Lynch, who for so many years has been a real friend and our protector, we be- queath our best wishes for great success in all future endeavors. Signed by: Witnerrey Mary Lou Washburn Papa Lynch Aunt Ettie Uncle Gordon Class Prophecy If you should happen to visit Mr. james M. Lynch, the 1951 class adviser, you will find him sitting in an easy chair fstill a bachelor, but wearing a hopeful and undefeated expressionj reading the Alumni section of the Pembroke High School 1961 Mattakeesett: 'll8l

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Last Will cz We, the senior class of Pembroke Higli School, in the year of 1951, in the month of june on the 7th day, in the Town of Pembrokel County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, one of these United States of America, being of tired bodies and eccentric minds do hereby make our last will and testament and appoint as our executor, our principal, Mr. Lloycl Creighton! to whom we bequeath many future senior classes, but none like aura! To Miss Grant we leave Mr, Prendergasi: to continue with her the after the game trips to Wander Inn and other way stations. Dottie Belknap bequeaths a new instruc- tion book on driving to Mr. Crossley's Driver Training Course. Of course, beware, if we follow its ideas! Charlie Mix leaves a box of growing pills to Allen Isham - Look what the pills did for Charlie! Sally Reed transmits her blush to Yvonne who could use a little of the bash- fulness that goes with it. To Mrs. Etelman we leave a supply of alka-seltzer, aspirin, etc. taking it for granted that her next year Senior English class will be as nice to her as we have been. Brant Boynton hopes to transmit his indierence to the girls fat least in schoolj to -i i the management, all arrangements having been made by our friend and adviser, Mr. Lynch And now Baccalaureate, Class Day, Graduation, and Reception. Where have the years gone? But yesterday we were on the on the threshold of school days, today we are on the threshold ofthe world of work. Our days and years have been spent in preparation to meet the challenge presented by a world in conflict. Pembroke High has done its job -H we now pledge ourselves on the eve of grad- uation to do ours! SALLY REED, '51 Testament Bobby Gillette who could certainly use a little. Jeanne Fisher donates funwillingly, of courselj her steady line of chatter to Ann Maki. For Mr. Ray we have had printed a special membership ticket in the Pembroke A.A. M so that when we play Kingston he will sit on our side of the floor. fAbout timelj And to poor unexpectingjoe Federico, Don Gauley bequeaths that line of his. Watcli out joe! Mary jane Huntley parts from Dottie Butler with tears in her eyes. Q Parting is such sweet sorrow .j joe Eldridge offers his services as a history expert to anyone taking U.S. fPresi- dent Truman, please take noticelj r 't f ,V M my

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ALUMNI STATISTICS Class of 1951 EUGENE PETERSON: Pete is now known as the Rudolph Valentino of the day, and although he is always surrounded by such glamorous stars as Liz Taylor, Betty Grable, and Rita Hayworth, Ginny, his secretary, knows his heart belongs to her! SALLY REED: An eflicient, lovely secretary is Sal! She has worked in Boston since she graduated from Williams Business School and is now one of the Governor's private secretaries. CHARLES MIX: Mixie, who in high school days was owner of the Blue Bomber, monster to all pedestrians in Pembroke, finally 'reformed and is now Registrar of Motor Vehicles in Massachusetts. MADOLYN LAWRENCE: Madge now lives in Connecticut and wants all school mates to visit the Solon Simpson's. Midge keeps busy teaching her daughters how to play basketball. BRANT BOYNTON: Brant writes us that he just returned from his second trip to the South Pole to spend his usual two weeks with the National Guard. He is now the proud wearer of three stripes. DORIS SWANSON1 In the office ofa well- known Boston doctor, you see Doris in her spick and span white uniform, cheerfully greeting the patients as they arrive. DONALD GAULEY: Recent newspaper articles are highlighting Don's football team, which is doing very well under his supervision. Those drum majorettes, who accompany the band and team are Don's idea of excellent attractive publicity! ELIZABETH WILLOUGHBY: Liz has ac- quired a huge collection of scrapbooks, which are admired by all her girl friends, fthey are just full of handsome sailorsj. These scrapbooks are collector's items. VERNON ELDRIDGE1 Joe is now withqthe Triple-,A League where he has been for the past year. He expects to be called up by the Red Sox soon. Q , -.LN l X l X. 6 EVQD ' S MM - - xi ' Z-msg -L,-, gsxw Q 4....,x V JEAN FISHER: Those happy smiles on the faces of the disabled veterans are due to excellent nursing at the hospital. Her sole interest is taking care of the buddies. fAt last she has the opportunity to have men in her lifelj ROBERT WINCHESTER: Bob is now a pro- fessional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. No wonder the games are so well attended! Why, Pembroke alone sends a cheering section which pays the Garden's expenses! MARY LOU WASHBURN: Lou's dress shop in Boston is the Maison where the elite buy their clothes. However, copies of Lou's Originals can be purchased in some department stores. Dior of Paris is at the moment negotiating a contract to import the Originals to France! ALFRED DAVIS: Al had opened an exlusive Secretarial School in Boston. There's a long list of young ladies waiting to be enrolled. DOROTHY BELKNAP: If you would like the works: permanent, manicure, and facial, Dot's Beauty Shop is the place to go. It's located in Brockton: she caters to a male clientele also. JOHN OSBORNE: Ozzie is now a traveling salesman for the Fuller Brush Company. Rumor indicates that he may soon be presi- dent of the company, and that he has been recently been put on the Board of Directors of the Rockland Savings Bank, where his personal deposits are well over a million dollars. Il9l