Petersham High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Petersham, MA)

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Oct. Nov. 10- 27- Dec. 20- Jan. zap 29. 30. 31. 3. L. 7. 11. 12. 13. 17. 19. 20 25. 26. 31. 1. 4. 8. 9. 11. 12. 16. 19. 28. 30. 1. SCHOOL ROCM DIARY fCOnt.J Shakespearean play, NThe Taming of the Shrew,H at Clark University in Worcester. Seniors started decorating for dance. More decorating for the dance, Practiced grand march during Physical Ed. period. Senior Dance. November Girls had first basketball practice after school. Student Council Meeting. Elected a committee to run the Baked Bean Supper. Boys started their basketball practice. No School--Teachers' Convention. No School. First snow storm. Mr, Robbins showed two movies WChemistry of Firen and WRadarH during Physical Ed. period. High School students and faculty listened to President Truman talk on inflation and how to prevent it. Baked Bean Supper. Miss McCarthy had an unexpected visitor fifth period. The Junior boys climbed on the chairs as a rat entered the room. Cover chosen for the WHilltopH, School closed at 12 o'clock for our Thanksgiving vacation, Thanksgiving Vacation. December Hot lunches started. , ' Play cast picture was taken. Primary elections held for Good Government Day. Robert Gunter and Richard Recos were elected scnatorsg Connie Barnes and Carol Cooper as representatives. - Boys' basketball team played the Athol JV'S, in Athol. First Dress rehearsal for Senior Play. Senior play put on at the Town Hall. Final election for our senator and representative for Good Government Day. Christmas exercises put on by the grades l through 8. Mr. Robbins showed the movie WTwas the Night Before Christmas.N Basketball games between the P. H, S. Boys and Alumnig the P. H. S. Girls and Athol Girls. Last day of school for one whole week, Christmas Vacation. D. A. R. Pilgrim chosen.' Arline Dorow will take the trip to Boston. January New Year's Vacation.

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Jan. Feb. 20- Mar. ' SCHOOL ROOM DIARY CCont.D Basketball games with Templeton Girls and JV'S. Mr. Robbins showed the movies NUses of Soapn and nHistory of a Tomato.N Movies were shown to the entire school on UChinese Art.N Girls practice postponed. Elected captains for basketball teams. Arline Dorow and Richard Warrington got the top honors. Rally held in Gym for cheering. Basketball game with New Salem, here. Students went to Nichewaug on a Leap Year Sleigh Ride. All details about the sleigh ride'were heard today. Creek-Creek--Arline, Bev., and a few others are coming up the stairs, slightly lame from riding or hiking. Basketball game with Barre. Movies were shown on the UDevelopment of America.N We played our first out of town game in Hardwick. A concert in Athol, was attended by Mr. and Mrs, Robbins, Connie Barnes, and Marjorie Harper, Reidfs bus t ook us over the hills to Templeton for another basketball game. The basketba WThe Echoesu High School, movie HBlame A trip to Pr ll teams went to New Salem for a game. was received tcday from Whitingham where Mr. Arnold is teaching. The It All On Leven was finished today. inceton. Basketball game against Hardwick. A movie Nwheels Over Indian was shown during noon-hour. February Basketball game with Powers. The movie Nwheels Over African was shown during recess and n Oh! Friday oon-hour. the l3th. Basketball game with Princeton canceled on account of the snow storm. Mr, Hames to Took a trip game, ok group pictures for Hilltop. to Barre for the return basketball Mr. Olson played H1812 Overturen and Hwilliam ' Tell Overturen in a music appreciation program. Exercises held in Assembly Hall for Washington's Birthday. Last day of school for a week. Vacation. Assignments vacation, March start again as we returned from'our Mr. Robbins absent! Another snow storm and Princeton canceled the games again, Mr. Robbins is back, but he still has his black eye. He says he ran into a door but'we're won- dering what the other fellow locki like.