Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA)

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JACK TUBBS Jack is what's known As a regular guyg To know him at all Is to understand why. JOHN VECCHI All our memories of him Merge into a central themeg His worship of the Dodgers- His scorn for other teams. Q-1-gf HELEN WAINTO Her pleasant disposition Has won renowng 'Twould be quite unbelievable To see her frown. vm THOMAS VACCHI In basketball His skill and power Can often make Six-footers cower. X .f r, A THEODORE WALLEY RUTH WALL Walley knows how to run When Ruthie expounds on ' ,QC 3 race her duties 6' There's speed in his 440 We .vax incredulous, paceg Sh9'S 0116 Of OUI' C1aSS' ' District champ two years beauties, X was he, And also sedulous. - Brought our school great victory. ROLLENE WATERMAN - y ,Q - , .f ' , ff , J A bright sense of humor: 'gf r' ,yt Pretty, friendly and cleverg rm. 5 Scholastically she's won '5 success, s . She'l1 be on top forever. WINIFBED WRIGHT ' 4 'T A f Through her, Middleboro W7--H Came to advance 1 7 The cause of our treasury nv, i . g At the Barn Dance. Q , A ' Q, jsp. Q ' V ga U. X as . 4' DAN!!-:L YOUNGMAN 2 Mirror, mirror on the wall, DOROTHY YQUNG ' ' Whose hair is neatest of f -.R y ,X them au? It makes us nervous - Why Danny boy, please To think how unsung 4 3 don't poutg Is some of the service We think it's yours, without Proferred by Miss Young. a doubt,

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HOWARD SMITH No matter when we are in town, His auto's whizzing byg And once he even got around By Riding Down the Sky. ANDREE STRAKER A popular heartthrob, This mademoiselleg Her charm is abounding, Her smile rings the bell. X X iw DORIS TAVARES Easy to talk to Is our girl Doris: HAROLD STAN GHELLINI He's quiet in the classroom- We often wonder why, Perhaps he stores up energy For his other self outside. --N ?' JANET STURTEVAN T As secretary and singer Reigns this pretty missy Her talent and ambition Will fill her life with bliss. She solves our weightiest 1 Problems for us. gtk t r 1 .. 4. if I. x L 1 I . , I-'A W L, 2' 7. 1 ! 11, -1- .5 . , 1 ' t Q 3 Lg' .,' ALBERT STEWART ' A hardworking boy With a friendly eye That dances at sight of Miss Doris Y. i N AN CY SPRAGUE Manomet boasts of Nancy And we savor every bit Of the little while she's been here, For she's really made a hit. li CLAIRE STRATTON She has a hearty laugh And a lovely voiceg For rare vivacity Miss Stratton is our choice. at 5' SUSANNE TAUB 1 2 .,-.. Hats off to Sue! ' S .- We know she'll find ' Fame and fortune ' With her literary mind. 1.,, b j It JOAN THOMAS The music that she plays for us Can still our nervous moods- Can fill the busy days for us With restful interludes.

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The Principal Speaks GETTING BY I think it was Edison who said in reply to a question about genius that in his opinion it con- sisted of one percent of inspiration and ninety-nine percent of perspiration. And for support of his opinion I suggest that you ex- amine the lives and works of some other men usually' accounted geniuses: Eli Whitney, Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, Archibald Coolidge, Albert Einstein, etc. Even granting their tremendous brain-power one has to admit that what they accomplished was as much the result of just plain ordinary work as of some heaven-sent inspiration. In fact anyone can tell you that inspiration just doesn't come to a brain that isn't, or hasn't been, working. And so the ability to work is of far more importance to most of us ordinary mortals than is any talent we may possess. Tho we may feel we are gifted in music or language or science, and tho we may rightly do everything we can to develop our powers in the chosen field, it is only the capacity for keeping forever at it that finally makes us effective. Those who know the human brain - psychologists, neurologists, etc. -- tell us that even men of extraordinary accomplishments never begin to tax the capacity of that organ. Futhermore it is a matter of common observation - even you, at your age have seen this'- that people of quite ordinary mental powers frequently outstrip their more gifted com- panions simply because they have learned how to make the best use of the brains they have, and have been willing to do the work entailed. It's quite true: there is no substitute for brains, but it's equally true: there is no substitute for work. I have heard it said - and nearly every adult man or woman will bear this out - that the difference between success and failure can be measured in that extra fifteen minutes. Or it may be that extra hour or extra day. The point is that if you keep on, after the other fellow quits, in the end you come out ahead. That's why getting by can be such a tragic waste of good human material - it takes so little more to be successful! The boy or girl con- tent With minimum results is building up an insidious habit that will rob him or her of satisfactions easily within reach. Mediocrity may have its charms, but they aren't readily discernible, it's more likely that medi- ocrity wears beneath its cloak the unlovely attributes of envy and fear. Anyway, its acceptance - especially in youth - can well be the accep- tance of defeat. Unless you are interested in your own success, no one will be. Unless you are willing to work for that success, no one will be impressed 7- not even your parents. They may give you their love, but you have to earn their respect - you have to work for it.