Petersham High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Petersham, MA)

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00 1 71 H4 W K 9 N asf? so QF l-ix 53.11225 115715. In September, 1948, five students registered as Seniors at P.H.S. They were Kathryn Baldwin, Randolph Burdett, Robert Douthit, Beverly Elliott, and Melvin Merritt--one less than were Juniors last term, Bob Gunter having left our ranks to go to Cushing Academy. At our first class meeting the following officers were elected: Beverly Elliott, President: Robert Douthit, Vice Presldentg Kathryn Baldwin, Treasurerg Melvin Merritt, Secretary. The class advisor was Miss Amsden. Randolph left us in Nove ber, and he is now-in the Navy. Our first activity was the Senior Dance, which was held on October 29, 1948. We used a Halloween motif. Ziggy Wagner's Orches- tra furnished the music. The dance was financially and socially successful. In the last part of October we started rehearsing for the Sen- ior Play, a three-act mystery comedy called The Singing Ghost. It was presented on December l7, 1948. The play was a ou ionna Drake, daughter of a famous singer, Martha Drake. Norma suspected that her mother had been murdered at a weekend party she had given, and set about making arrangements to have another party including the people who had been her mother's guests. Norma tried to set her party exactly as her mother's had been. She had an automatic phono- graph playing to sound like the ghost of her mother. Complications developed but Norma solved the mystery, finding her mother's mur- derer. The members of the cast were: Kathryn Baldwin, Constance Barnes, Carol Cooper, Robert Douthit, Beverly Elliott, Frederick Elliott, Roger Greenough, Marjorie Harper, June Legare, Kelvin Merritt, and Carolyn Thayer. The members of the staff who helped make the play a success were: Jlm ie Johnson and Ann Bryant, promptersg Beverly Elliott and Jimmie Johnson, property managers: Beverly Elliott and Kathryn Baldwin, business managers: Nancy Adams, sound effects: and Richard Warrington, lights and curtain. Mr. Bagley was the coach and Miss Amsden was the art advisor. To all these people we owe a great deal of thanks. Next came basketball season. A Senior girl, Beverly Elliott, was chosen captain of the girls' team and a Senior boy, Melvin Merritt, was chosen captain of the boys' team. At the home games this season the Seniors sold soda, candy bars, and fudge. On February ll, we had a Record Hop in the P.H.S. gymnasium. Music was supplied from records played on lr. Bagley's amplifier. A good time was had by all and it was a financial success as well. Generous townspeople donated rum age for a rummage sale which was held in the band room above the Post Office on February 12. This was another success. Now we are planning other social affairs and parties to earn money for our trip to Washington, about which we are very excited. CQ 1 Beverly Elliott '49 3?-R Effrf PX 99 i5 m -B