Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

 - Class of 1954

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Senior Class Editorial l.et this be a success story. The Class of 1951 termed themselves great -they Won the Andover game. We are not Hgreat . but not because we didn't win the :Xu- dover gameg great is too big a word. lhe Class of 1952 termed themselves a do nothing class -they sat around in the butt rooms think- ing, but never doing. lVe are not a do nothing class. The Class of 1953 termed themselves 'lconformists -they were good followers. VVe are not conformists.'A lf a label is to be placed upon this class before .Xliss Starks tiles it away in the dusty cabinets of the alumni ofiice. it must be labeled not only in retrospect but in prospect. VVith this in mind, the Class of 1954 terms itself a success -most of us have sue- ceeded in some way or another. as an individual or as a group. ,-Xs a prep class. iust out of our mothers' arms. we were typical of all prep classes. .-Xs we wan- dered around the campus, comparing buildings with their little black dots on the map in the back of the If-Hook, we wondered at the grand- ness of it all. and we loved every bit of it. lt was all a wonderful impression that lasted throughout our prep year. Admittedly, a good senior class kept us bright and happy by thoroughly fl'0lll1- cing Andover-the last time we were to see the big red machine really roll. VVe skipped light- ly through the Winter Term only to find the school in an uproar over a new musical. And 'l1iconderoga made historyg even now we hun1 its more catchy tunes. XYe were still wondering as we packed our bags for a three-months vaca- tion. Most of us returned as lowers. And at last we realized we mattered. We had a new senior class to watch-one which knew it was good-too goodg maybe that was their trouble. Some of us ventured to Fasy Street to investigate a cesspool of which we had heardg a few got caught in the overflow, and the rest were thoroughly dis- illusioned. But most of us stayed with our class and began to wonder whether or not we were enjoying ourselves. lt was a year of realizations. lVe realized that Andover could play football

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too. XVC had a trying Winter Term and our morale hit an all time low. The fourth helped a bit but we still could not suppress a feeling of deiection. ,l'fxeter's novelty had disappeared and no one had offered us anything to take its place. ln the Spring Term, some of the elite found that there were roads lead- ing towards wheeldom open to them. And we became more and more conscious of that advanced state in society. A lot of the seniors tried to relieve their frus- tration by various and sundry activities around the quad, The faculty clamped down, its meetings became longer, and dickies piled up in the post-office boxes. TYC remained neutral and watched thoughtfully. And when the Penn came out. we saw that all was not peace and harmony even among the insurgents, and we took it to heart. We went home that spring and thought about it and about the next year. Vl'e came back with hopes for a better year. These were not fulfilled. XVe had moved over with the seniors. Some of us had begun to develop egos. NYC had high hopes for our elders, but a germ of discontent had already infected them. Again pessimism and a so-called cynicism set in. The epidemic spread and infected us. And as the year passed, we followed along' in patient expectation that some- thing would brealt. ln the Spring Term our hopes were fulfilled. but in the wrong way. Hell broke loose as the seniors, disgusted with their dreary life, reverted back to childhood. Marbles, water pistols, cap guns. and a proposed game of capture the Hag, along with Rosemary Clooneyfs rendition of The First XVarm Day in Hay and other pranks, highlighted the term. We enjoyed it. yet remained pensive. This class had needed an escape. They had fought depres- sion for four terms, had become discouraged, and finally had broken under the strain. VVC wondered about the depression. It had had its effects on us, but to what extent? We would soon have a chance to see. XVC left for the summer vacation on both a sad and hopeful note: sad because with the Class of '53 had left lfxeter's most outstanding individual , Dean Kerr. VVC will never forget him. But we were hopeful because the Re-evaluation Re- port had been published, because we anticipated a change in the student council,

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