Peterborough High School - Hilander Yearbook (Peterborough, NH)

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On December 6, weheld our Senior Ball with Pat Mulvane’s orchestra furnishing the music again. It had the theme of Christmas with a big stuffed Santa Claus in the middle of the room surrounded by pack- ages. l!is bag was so overl oaded wi th gifts that it necessitated hanging some of them on the wall. In front of the stage was a winter scene including a house (made by Ronnie Parks), snow, lake, and a sil- houette of Santa and his reindeer going across the sky. Senior Mall Jean Lyon made an enormous aluminum foil star, the dimensions being 5 feet. The star hung from the middle of the hall and gave a fascinating allu- sion when the spotlight was on it. Home on vaca- tion, Cynthia Clark was soon put to work and she turned out a giant size Santa Claus which was used on the stage as a background for the orchestra. We would like to take this opportunity to thank MissdeNicola and Mr. Cowgi 11 for being so help ful . As we had no advisor at the time, they were kind enough to help us over the rough spots. We would also like to express our appreciation to our chap- erones: Mr. Mrs. Davis, Mr. Mrs. Faunce, and Mr. Mrs. Manning. The Senior Class thanks e ver yon e fo r t he i r fine cooperation, even though the Ball wasn’t so big a success as it could have been.

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Prom I Every class that sponsors a prom says that theirs was the best. We think the class of l53” had the best prom yet, under the supervision of the decora- tion committee headed by Cynthia Clark. The ha 1 1 gave the allusion of a park with shrubs, lamp posts (with little blue lights inside each), pretty flower gardens, and a beautiful water foun- tain that actually sprayed water; and inside the fountain was a blue and red light making the water look 1 ike a rain bow. John Russell and the shop boys should be given much credit for the terrific job thev didonthe lamp posts. All the decorations were real; that is, no crepe paper was used. From all the reports, everyone had a good time. »Ve don t th i n k any p rom will ever surpass our Jun tor Pro m. All this wou Id never have been asbiga suc- cess, if it hadn't been for the help and advice of Miss Thomas and Mr. Bertrand.

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Miss Shea Norma Cl ark Mr. Nelson Bob Durkee Mr. Patterson Philip Petts Miss Pike Anna LaBier Bill George Taft Miss Eggleston Dorothy Chase Miss Johnson Beryl Townsend Mr. Vecchitto James Yakovakis Henry Aldrich Philip Bailey Barbara Pearson Judy Johns Gertie Dale Livingston Mr. Bradley George Cass Miss Wheeler Ann Shultz George Bigelow John Twomey Mrs. Aldrich Linnea Farhm Mr. Ferguson Wil liam Taylor Studen ts June Hurd, Dolly Waite, Lorn a Niemela “What A Cife” The play, What a Life, finally was a big success after two months of very discouraging rehearsals. Heather Getchel1 welcomed the audience which put us off to a good start. The play was a Henry Aldrich production which took place in the principal's office of Central High School. The plot of the play was Henry trying to get good marks in a history exam so he could take Barbara to the dance. It so happened that every time Henry would turn around, he would get into deeper trouble than what he was already in. The trouble never really did concern Henry, but it did concern another character named George Bigelow. George al- ways seemed to bl ame Henry for everything, and got away with it very well until Mr. Ferguson, a man from police headquarters, caught George in the act of steal- ing the band instruments. The Senior Class wish to thank everyone who has made it possible to make this play a success. We especially want to thank Mrs. Kendall, with her won- derful guidance, directing, and patience, to stick by us through this play; even though most of the rehearsals were quite discouraging. We also wish to thank Mrs. Crockett and Mr. Carmen who helped us with the make-up. Without the help of two Junior boys, Philip Petts and George Taft, our play would have been a flop, but with their help and cooperation we had a play that was both a success and lots of fun to do.