Plymouth State University - Conning Tower Yearbook (Plymouth, NH)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1947 volume:

HYMOUTH TfACttMS PLYMOUTH, NfW IMtlPSHIAf I TABLE of I YEARBOOK staff dedication PLYMOUTH CREED PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE FACULTY SENIORS CLASS ODE UNDERCLASSMEN TRAINING SCHOOLS LITERARY SECTION ACTIVITIES SENIOR LOG SNAPSHOTS EDITOR'S PAGE ADVERTISEMENTS 1 |4-, conning tower staff £ hid f?Qnda 11 Cf.lia Dav'is K, lonoh W� � do _ Agms kirrioo l ? WBa.5t« Bo,b� «SfUu | 3 DEDICATION To our kind, energetic and helpful President, Dr. Jones, who contributed in many ways to the success of this year-book, we dedicate the 1947 issue of THE CONNING TOWER. 4 PLYMOUTH CREED Perseverance in effort Loyalty to ideals Yearning for service Mlemories tkat kless and kurn Opportunity lor self-expression Unity witli kumanity Xrust in God Honor to country and self The President’s M essa ge A government of and by the people succeeds only if all the people possess the wisdom and the will to participate in the formulation of policies the country must pursue. Both the wisdom and the will arc the goals sought in the program of the public school. Only as the schools graduate students who arc familiar with current social, political, and economic problems and who arc willing to use their knowledge and their energies for community betterment, promotion of the national welfare, and a strengthening of “one world” can democracy succeed. To be a teacher in these times represents a tremendous challenge. The president’s message, therefore, is a reminder that the privilege of teaching carries with it heavy accompanying responsibilities. The world must be a better place in which to live because teachers in classrooms have given to children broader vision and a greater dedication to the service of mankind. To all of the graduates of the Class of 1947, may I say for the faculty and staff, “Our best wishes go with you.” 6 Dr. Howard R. Jones Howard R. Jones President University of Minnesota, B.S., M.A.; Yale University, Ph.D. Ernest Leroy Silver President-Emeritus Dartmouth College, B.L.; Pd.D. Rena Davis Akin Commerce San Diego State Teachers College, B.A.; University of Washington, S.A.; Boston University, B.C.S. M. Corinne Barden Supervising Teacher Rhode Island College of Education, Ed.B.; Boston University, E.M. Ella Batcheldcr Kindergarten Graduate P.T.C. two-year program. Robert Lucius Boyd Natural Sciences Massachusetts State College, B.S.; University of New Hampshire, Ed.M. 8 Ruth Olive Bozarth Geography Illinois State Normal University, B.Ed.; Columbia Teachers College, A.M. yr W William Edward Bragner Headmaster, Orford High School Dartmouth College, A.B.; Boston University, Ed.M. Leila E. Broughton Supervisor of Veterans' Education Columbia Teachers College, B.S., A.M. Anna Bean Brown Frances Clay Supervising Teacher Supervising Teacher University of Maine, B.S.; Univer- «y of New Hampshire, Ed.M. Frank A. Cummings English University of Vermont, B.S., M.A. 9 Elizabeth Whiting Doolittle Librarian Bates College, A.B.; Simmons School of Library Science, B.S. Stella Hughes Durkee Supervising Teacher Castleton State Normal School, B.E.; University of Vermont, Ed.M. Robert John Ernst Commerce Iowa State Teachers College, A.B.; State University of Iowa, A.M. John C. Foley Physical Education St. Anselm’s College, B.A. Ruth Griffiths Dean of Women Lowell State Teachers College, B.S. Ed.; Boston University, M.A. Beatrice Ella Hodgdon Physical Education Columbia University, B.S., A.M. 10 Bcnha S. Homer German Smith College, B.A. Lulu M. Hoyt Supervising Teacher Boston University, B.S. Ed., Ed.M. Hans P. Jorgensen Music American Conservatory of Music, B.M., M.M. Sarah Caulcy Leahy Home Economics Boston University, B.S. Ed., A.M. Kenneth Unaberry Supervising Teacher Rutgers University, B.S.; Newark State Teachers College, B.A. Beatrice Martens English University of California, A.B.; University of Colorado, A.M. 11 Albert Merrill Supervising Teacher Plymouth Teachers College, B.Ed. Charles Moors Science Tufts College, B.S. Luther John Pollard Education Lawrence College, A.B.; University of Wisconsin, A.M. Percy S. Ridlon English Bowdoin College, B.A.; Boston University School of Theology, S.T.B. Marion Katherine Scavcy Principal of Grade School Boston University, B.S., Ed., Ed.M. Geneva May Smith Mathematics Boston University, B.S. Ed.; University of Maine, B.A. 12 Robert L. Stevenson Art Massachusetts School of Art, B.S.; Boston University School of Education, Ed.M. Evelyn Marguerite Waugh History University of Maine, Pd.B., A.B.; University of California, A.M. Ethel Vittum Supervising Teacher Plymouth Teachers College, B.Ed. Philmore Burlon Wass History University of Maine, B.S. Ed.; University of Iowa, M.A. Rachel Merrill Wright Supervising Teacher Plymouth Teachers College, Ed.B.; University of New Hampshire, M.Ed. James E. Zmudsky Commerce Salem State Teachers College, B.S. 13 Robert J. Ernst To the Graduates of the Commerce Curriculum During the war period many predictions were made about the changes in education that would come in the postwar period. We arc now in the early stage of that period. Some changes have already been made but after years of discussion we still have much to do: objectives must be determined or clarified, better courses and programs must be prepared, methods of selecting and guiding students must be improved, and necessary funds for suitable equipment and teachers must be procured. Business men arc taking a greater interest in business education in general. Tangible evidence of this interest is the joint action of the National Office Management Association and Business Educational Associations in developing testing services and standards for use in schools. If we arc to believe these business men, the future employers of our students, we can be certain that in this new period, business education will need to continue to emphasize the three R’s as a basis for any special or general training. As the character of the business needs of the community change, so will we have to change our objectives, methods, and courses. If business skills arc to be taught, enough instruction should be provided to insure the attainment of a usable skill. If general business understanding or consumer business knowledge proves to be our goal, then wc should see that this understanding or knowledge is developed to the point of usefulness. As classroom teachers you will undoubtedly be busy but, if business education is going to continue to exist as an important phase of secondary education, you will find it necessary to assume leadership in your community. 16 Robert J. Ernst AGNES ELLEN HARRIGAN BETHLEHEM. NEW HAMPSHIRE Social Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 1, Vice-President 2, 3; Athletic Association 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3; Band 2, 3. 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Chapel Choir 2. 3, 4; Tap Dancing 2. 3; Conning Tower, Advertising Manager 4; Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey I, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Badminton I, 2, 3; Bowling 1, 2. ELEANOR MAY JACKSON ALSTEAD. NEW HAMPSHIRE Band I, 2, 3, 4. President 3, Vice-President 4; Orchestra 1. 2, 3, 4. Secretary 2; Social Club 4; Pan Athenaeum I, 2, 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Athletic Association 2; Conning Tower, Business Manager 4; A Capella Choir 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; Bowling 1, 2; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Ping Pong I; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4. VIRGINIA LYDIA MATTILA NEWPORT. NEW HAMPSHIRE Pan Athenaeum 1, 2. 3. 4; Publicity Committee 2; House Committee 2; Mid-Summer Nights Dream 3; Usher for Graduation 2; Head Marshall for Graduation 3; Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4; Field Hockey I. 2. 3; Softball 1, 2. 3; Volleyball 1. 2, 3; Tennis 1, 2; Bowling 1, 2; Deck Tennis I, 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3. MARJORIE BELLE THOMPSON HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Social Club 2, 3, 4; Art Club 4; Athletic Association I, 2. 3, 4, Secretary 1; P.T.C. Proipeet, Sports Editor 4; Conning Tower, Editor 4; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3; Orchestra 3; Tap Dancing 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball I, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3; Deck Tennis 1, 3; Badminton 1, 3; Bowling 1, 2; Class Secretary-Treasurer 1. DORIS CLAIRE YEATON PLYMOUTH. NEW HAMPSHIRE Conning Tower, Assistant Business Manager 4; Basketball 2; Bowling 2; Commuter I, 2, 3, 4. Luther J. Pollard To the Graduates of the Secondary Curriculum “I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it.” That is the door through which you shall leave the careless undergraduate days to enter into a fellowship with members of the oldest profession known to man. The teacher, whether he be poet or prophet, philosopher or scientist, has carried the torch through the ages to light men on their way toward truth. Without the teacher man would still be living in the darkness of superstition and ignorance, learning only by personal individual experiences. Man’s understanding of the world has been developed through the direction of the teacher in the classroom and laboratory. The great teacher has always challenged youth to seek out and to solve the mysteries of life. In developing the intellectual side of man, teachers may draw from the vast accumulation of knowledge and experience which has been conserved through the ages. Thus invention and scientific discovery has been accelerated. On the other hand the emotional experiences of the race cannot be collected and conserved in great libraries. Great social teachers of the past have set forth certain moral and religious principles by which the individual may develop his character and personality. The social order in which we live is largely the product of these teachings. However, the responsibility of developing a moral and religious character rests upon the individual. Character development is personal and can be accomplished only by the individual through his own volition. The work of the teacher is to stimulate and challenge youth to purposeful living, to set before it an open door that no man can shut, and to develop an open mind free to search for truth. Luther J. Pollard BARBARA TOBIN BASSETT MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Pan Athenaeum I, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3; Basketball 3; P.T.C. Prospect 4; Bowling 1, 2; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Tennis 1; Ping Pong 2; Badminton 2, 3. IRENE VIRGINIA BERG CAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Scion Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Commuter 1, 2, 3, 4; Forensic 2. DOROTHY FISSETTE EATON NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3. 4; Glee Club I; Band 2, 3; Art Club 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4; Bowling 1, 2; Softball 1. 2, 3. HOWARD W. EVANS WENTWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE House Committee 4. ELIZABETH FRASER FRANKLIN. NEW HAMPSHIRE Student Council 3, 4, President 4; House Committee 3, 4, House Chairman 4; Field Hockey I, 2; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball I, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Softball 2; Pan Athenaeum 4; P.T.C. Prospect 4. SHIRLEY ANNE GREENLEAF SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE Student Council 3; Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4; Chapel Choir 4; Band 2, 3; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4; Art Club 4; Volleyball I, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Bowling 1, 2; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Softball 1, 2, 3. FLORENCE ROBERTA HENNESSEY WHITEFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE Social Club 1, 3, 4; Secretary-Treasurer of Class 3, 4; Athletic Association 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 4; Chapel Choir 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2. 3, Secretary 3; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4; Forensic 2, 3; Tap Dancing 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball I, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis I, 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Bowling I, 2; Ping Pong 2; Seton Club 1, 2, 3. 4, Secretary 1, Vice-President 2, President 3. FRANCIS LANDRY FRANKLIN. NEW HAMPSHIRE Social Club 1; Pan Athenaeum I, 2, 4; Forensic 3; House Chairman 4. ARLINE MARGERY LAYNE NORTH CONWAY. NEW HAMPSHIRE Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; Softball 1, 2. 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2. 3, 4; Social Club 2, 3, 4. ENID FRANCES RANDALL TILTON. NEW HAMPSHIRE Class Vice-President 1; Conning Tower, Assistant Editor 4; Bowling 2. 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Deck Tennis 1. 2, 3; Pan Athenaeum 3, 4; International Relations Club 4; P.T.C. Prospect 4; Library 3, 4. MARION ELIZABETH RANDALL MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE Class President 1, 2, 3, 4; Publicity Committee 1, 2, 3; Social Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4, Board of Directors 3; Forensic 2, 3, Vice-President 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 3; Volleyball I, 2, 3; Bowling 1, 2; Badminton I. 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1, 3; Glee Club 1. 2, 3, A Capella Choir 4; President 4; Soft-ball 3; Conninx Tower, Assistant Advertising Manager 4; Chapel Choir 3; Tennis 1. ELAINE ERNESTINE SINCLAIR LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Chapel Choir 3, 4; Pan Athenaeum I, 2, 3, 4; Art Club 2, 3, 4; Conninx Tower, Literary Editor 4; International Relations Club I, 2, 3, 4; President 2. BARBARA ANNE STONESIFER • NORTH HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Class Vice-President 2, 3, 4; Social Club 4; Pan Athenaeum I, 2, 3, 4; Forensic 2, 3; Corresponding Secretary 3; Athletic Association 2, 3, Vice-President 2, President 3; Glee Club I, 2, 3; Chapel Choir 3; A Cappclla Choir 4; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3; Basketball I, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2. 3, 4; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Bowling I, 2; Ping Pong I; Tennis I, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4. 21 Evelyn Waugh To the Graduates of the Elementary Curriculum The most decisive influence in a child’s life, next to the home, is his elementary school experience. Here the teacher is working cooperatively with the child to create in him a feeling of security within the group; an obedience to natural and common laws; a desire to make his best individual offering; an acceptance of personal responsibility for the well-being of his group; and a willingness to accept whatever of good or ill life metes out to him. Your province, Elementary Teachers, is the fostering of these attitudes. Your task requires intelligence, patience, tact, and common sense. Your successful results will be useful citizens. Plymouth has been constantly training you for this work. Through a knowledge of social science you have learned the stress and strife through which mankind has struggled toward civilization. You realize today’s dangers which meet the individual in this development. Your group activities, social and recreational, prepare you to interpret difficulties, to adjust, to guide. You will not permit yourselves to be discouraged by limited equipment. How much did the Philosophers have? The Great Teacher had only the human heart. Your equipment is the child’s personality at its most impressionable stage. What can you do with it? 22 Evelyn Waugh ALYCE CRYAN LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Bowling 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Deck Tcnnii 1, 2, 3; Library 3, 4; Volleyball 4; Ping Pong 2; Softball 3; Pan Athenaeum 4. CELIA ALMA DAVIS CANAAN. NEW HAMPSHIRE Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton I, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey I; Pan Athenaeum 4; Art Club 4. PHYLLIS FARNSWORTH NORTH STRATFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE Volleyball 1, 2; Softball I, 2; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Bowling 1, 2, 3, 4; Tap Dancing 2, 3; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4; Art Club 4; Connint Tow r, Photography Editor, 4. MARION FLORENCE GOULD PIERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4; Social Club 3, 4; Athletic Association 3, 4; Dramatics 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council 1; Tennis 2, 3, 4. SHIRLEY IRENE GRINDLE CONWAY. NEW HAMPSHIRE Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4; International Relations Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; Bowling I, 2; Deck Tennis 1, 2; Badminton 2; Softball 1, 2. ROXANNA PAIGE HOOD LAKEPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE Assistant House Chairman 2; Student Council 2; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Bowling 1, 2; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Art Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 2, Secretary 3; Social Club 3, 4, President 4; P.T.C. Prospect 4; Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 3. BARBARA JEANNE LORD CONWAY. NEW HAMPSHIRE Field Hockey 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club I, 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Softball 1, 2. ELLEN PUSHEE LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball I, 2; Bowling 1, 2; Ping Pong 2; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Softball 1, 2. SHIRLEY MAY STOVER PITTSBURG, NEW HAMPSHIRE Basketball I; Volleyball I. 2, 3; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Deck Tennis 1. 2, 3, 4; Bowling I, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Art Club 1, 2, 3, 4; President 4; Pan Athenaeum 4; Conning Tower, Art Editor 4. MARGARET COLLISON UPHAM BERLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE Pan Athenaeum 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; P.T.C. Prospect 4; Forensic 3; Bowling 1, 2; Deck Tennis 1, 2, 3; Tennis 1; Ping Pong 2; Tap Dancing 2; Mid Summer Night’s Dream 3‘; Badminton 2, 3. Others Receiving Degrees Jeanne Longlcy Adams Gorham, New Hampshire Florence Virtue Boutelle Concord, New Hampshire Annette Blanche Cote Manchester, New Hampshire Virginia Dcachman Dearborn Plymouth, New Hampshire Gladys Gilmour Exeter, New Hampshire Alberta Fisctte Jones St. Johnsbury, Vermont Dorothy Mac Langley Manchester, New Hampshire James Morrill North Haverhill, New Hampshire Barbara May Willey New Castle, New Hampshire 25 Junior Class Back Row: P. Storcr, R. Birch, P. Hobart, A. Dupuis. Second Row: R. Falkenham, N. Lyman, W. Willey, O. Howe, E. Berry, T. Noonan, J. Copp, M. Day. Front Row: M. Torosian, M. Cliche, E. Gusmai, B. Bishop, V. Brown, B. Bishop, E. Thompson, K. Rogers, J. Collison. Sophomore Class Back Row: J. Ahern, F. Eastman, J. Boynton, W. Sargent, E. Comproni, L. O’Mara, R. Perry, W. Deachman. Second Row: L Ruggles, K. Reardon, R. Osgood, J. Carlin, M. Murdough, I. Lucicr, A. Kellogg, S. Dodge, J. Smith. Front Row: G. Rich, D. Clark, L Bakoulis, J. Blaklcy, L. Harrison, M. Fish, V. Bixby, D. Hocy, C Raftopoulis. Freshman Teacher Training Back Row: G. Cunningham, P. Rock, I. Morrill, R. Moulton, E. Bucklin, H. Brcscll, H. Peach, M. Lee, R. Champagne, E. Noyes, P. Sinclair. Second Row: B. Munn, P. Wright, H. Katsikas, P. O'Neil, J. Bassett, P. Lester, R. Upham, R. Fifield, L. Lennon, H. Whittum. Front Row: D. Eickel, J. Saunders, R. Turmcllc, J. Eastman, C. Nichols, J. Weeks, D. Chcnell, M. Colby, R. Christie, B. Boyd, B. Rayno, A. Fox, B. Stonesifcr. • m� « Freshmen Liberal Arts Back Row: W. Lewis, R. Guillemctte, C. Pickwick, D. Wade, B. Ryan, C. Bumap, J. Hopkins, J. Tatarinsky, P. Boulcy. Fourth Row: K. Fclch, C. Clark, J. Ncrbonne, R. Dubrcuil, J. Kanoules, P. Harmon. C. Leone, M. Hunkins, E. Caycs, C. Davis, V. Shcnk, M. Sylvestre, T. Connell. Third Row: S. Sargent, M. O’Brien, T. Pfeuffcr, E. Burke, W. Wood, J. Magoon, C. Barter, T. Wade, F. Hogan, H. Michaels, J. Walsh, E. Thompson, J. McGrath. Second Row: P. Sotos, E. Cole, H. Sargent, D. O'Brien, D. Hulse, B. Hoyt, C. West, J. Brackett, N. Caldon, N. Wallis, R. Gardner, R. Shcnk, M. Cole, D. Tilson. Front Row: F. Jacobs, A. Ash, A. Tuttle, F. Sienko, C. Van dc Bogart. P. Bruncll, R. Gould, F. West, H. Burns, T. Martin. Secondary-Vocational Students Back Row: J. Hearn, A. Gossclin, G. Truchon, R. Bolduc, J. Sullivan, E. Quiet. Front Row: M. Russell, N. Simoncau, P. Beaton, R. Abbott, A. Boyer. Training Home On ihc shores of blue Lake Morey, By ihc Palisades so stony. Stands the little town of Fairlcc Stands across the river—Orford. O’er the town the high school pointing To the purple clouds of sunrise. Then began the greatest battle That the sun had ever looked on. That this high school ever witnessed, All an Autumn’s day it lasted, From the sunrise to the sunset. Suddenly starting from their strongholds, Followed fast those hearty youngsters; In the morning glow of sunrise Followed in their fiery war-trail, With the urge of battle in them. They it was who wrecked the teachers By their wicked wiles and cunning. They who from the hills descended Come to school to seek some learning, Sent the pestilence of corn cobs Sent the grapes from blackboard bounding Sent the gases from the Chem. lab. Sent disease and death among us. Every whizzing of an airplane Was the bearer of a message, A challenge loud and lofty, Send me to the office, teacher!” Til at noontime found the teacher Leaning on his bended elbow, Wounded, weary and desponding. With his stately manner broken With' his voice all hoarse and shaking. Then for thirty minutes only Paused to rest before commencing. Aim your erasers, little cherubs, At the head of an instructor. Strike the tuft of hair upon it. At their roots, the long black tresses. There alone can she be wounded!” Thus spoke to them the Voice of Evil. Swift flew the angel’s weapon Full upon the crown it struck her. And she reeled and staggered forward, Plunging like a wounded bison. Swifter flew the second missile In the pathway of the other, Piercing deeper than the other. Wounding sorer than the other, And the knees of the surpiiscd one Bent and trembled like the rushes. But the third and latest weapon Swiftest flew and wounded sorest. And the little missile thrower Saw the fiery eyes of Madness, Saw the eyes of Rage glare at him. Heard his name called out in anger. On through the day the battle lasted Til the bell that meant “Retreat” Fiercely the red sun descending Burned his way along the heavens Set the sky on fire behind him. As war-parties, when retreating Went the students their way homeward Snatching on the way their text-books. So much longer stayed the teachers, Cleaning up all signs of battle. Later they went their way homeward. Homeward through the dusk of evening, Homeward through the gathering darkness, With the trophies of the battle, With a shout and song of triumph. 34 35 Off In A Cloud Of Dust Perhaps, each noontime as you’ve seen a senior girl streak out of the dining room, you have been rather curious as to what her destination may be. It is no other place than the Grade School playground. She is on Noon Lunch as the pedagogues know it. To an innocent bystander, her duties may appear simple, but they are far removed from trifling matters. This is especially true when upon your arrival a little boy comes dashing toward you, full force ahead and says in a breathless, excited, partially hysterical voice, “Philip, he swored!” We all know that the little boy shouldn’t swear, but who is Philip and where is he? You calmly ask the reporter where to find Philip and he says he’s right over there and before you reply the little reporter is off in a cloud of dust. All your hopes of reprimanding the evildoer have vanished also. By the time that the bell rings for school to begin, several instances of fights, bloody noses, over the wall, out on the lawn, and throwing rocks have been reported to you. In attempting to keep a reasonable amount of peace and order, you have walked through gravel, dirt, and dust until you feel as if you had been caught in a sandstorm on the Sahara Desert. This is one of many experiences confronting the cadet teacher in her practice teaching at the Grade School. No matter how you face the above experience deep down inside, it is very evident that it is but one step in receiving practical experience in handling individual difference, imparting absorbed knowledge of four years of study and preparing to guide the youth of New Hampshire. 36 37 «• Cadet Teaching At Hancock High School On the morn of September 16, 1946, six green teachers walked somberly into little Hancock High School. Among these would-be teachers is a lone P.T.C.-ite—the commercial teacher. Let’s go with her into the commercial room. Here we sec five typewriters and a fluid duplicating machine. There goes the bell for first class. Is she nervous when the students troop in? No, she is so busy learning students names, assigning books, and explaining the purposes of a bookkeeping course that she has no time to think of herself. Second class on the commerce schedule is personal typing. Then there follows beginning typing and second year typing. Ah! lunch hour arrives without mishap!... Fifty-five minutes later this P.T.C. gal takes a deep breath and pedagogically plunges into proceedings of the afternoon. Three seniors, comprising the smallest commerce class, saunter jauntily in and stenography class gets underway. There follows a brief intermission in the form of the onc-and-only free period on the commercial schedule. The last class of the day is the largest one—general business consisting of thirteen students. And so that horrifying first day of teaching draws to a close. As the six cadet teachers trip gaily homeward, they laughingly look back over the day and wonder what they had been worried and scared about. When asked by the press for a statement ten weeks later, Hancock’s commercial cadet teacher says: “There’s never a dull moment here; but am I homesick for P.T.C.!” 38 Destination, France It was 7:05 p.m., June 14, 1944, when our group of the 2nd Tactical Air Force set course for our appointment on the Normandy coast. The long-awaited hour had arrived; it was invasion now for the Air Force. On several occasions throughout the day the sun had shone on our aerodrome in the south of England and now seemed, by its heartening brightness, to be blessing and smiling upon our mission. From my position of vantage, the last flight in the rear guard squadron, I had an opportunity to observe the group as each squadron settled into position. Flight after flight, squadron after squadron, assumed individuality, making a picture against low-hanging cumulus clouds resembling ducks in massed flight. Yet, by their very pattern, each squadron of eighteen aircraft was a distinct unit, the whole forming a portrait of lethal precision whose might the distant Hun was to feel with a.heavy heart. Glancing groundwards through the coop-top of my Spitfire, 1 was once again struck by the lush emerald green of England passing slowly underneath. The sprouting jade of new wheat in orderly fields, bordered by well-kept hedgerows, vied with the forests, spinneys and poppy fields in their colorful display. The earthy shades of brown, newly-ploughed fields checkerboarding the landscape tended to enhance the rolling predominance of green, while the twisting narrow ribbons of roads and rivers cut the orderly designs of man by breaking the continuity of field after field. The shadowy coast line looming in the distance reminded me that the Channel was approaching. There arc few days in the year when the skies above the English Channel arc clear. Indeed, it is usually necessary to climb up to 10,000 feet in order to fly contact rather than on instruments. It was so on this day. The blank wall of mist and water formed an indistinguishable line that necessitated closer formation and greater altitude for safety and convenience. Taking one last look as we climbed out into the haze, I saw Britain disappear in a broken line of white sand and limestone cliffs. In less than twenty minutes’ flying, the shrouded and smoke-splashed shore of France was slowly approaching, presenting the first visible signs of conflict. Huge ships of the line, smaller supply vessels, and landing craft by the hundreds made a long line of steel facing the nearby shore—a comforting sight to one who was to depend on the Navy for food. As we crossed over the jagged beach head, the general outlines of once-proud cities and towns could still be discerned on the shell-torn and burning earth. Under my port wing was LcHavre, whose waterfront and heart had been reduced to a mass of smoking rubble. Caen directly ahead, still smoking and bleeding, battered by hundreds of bombers on the day before, was visual testimony to the price France was paying for liberation from the “Master Race”. • Circling to starboard I observed we had reached our destination, the landing strip known as B-2. Constructed on former farm land in three and a half days, it showed signs of being slightly under-size, roughly 60 feet wide by 800 feet long. A bit of a squeeze under the best of conditions, it nevertheless proved adequate. It was now a question of watch and wait. The air space around our new field was a mass of milling aircraft, buzzing around and around, each awaiting his appointed turn to land. Finally, as dusk was settling over the horizon, I landed and taxied up the strip until waved off by mechanics who directed me to my parking area. Stepping from my plane to the soil of France, I noticed my buddies all gathering around the Commanding Officer, whose impressive words I shall long remember, “Men, 1 expect the best from each one of you. ¥c have a nation to conquer!” 40 W. Vincent Shenk Poems Words felt by the heart, not spoken, Joy and sadness, love and hate, Spirits high and souls unbroken By fear of life or death or fate. Jazz and symphony, blues and swing; Hands and hearts and souls that pray; Thoughts and memories that sting; Blackness of night and light of day. The laughter of youth and of children playing; Rolling oceans, gentle streams, Winds caressing, tall trees swaying; Snowflakes, roses; hopes, and dreams. Not of lips or minds, poems arc the parts Of harmonics and conflicts in men's hearts. Wilbur Willey Solitude Alone To think or dream Or just pretend that you Are here. 1 am going now To look for a place Where I can dream Or just remember. Goodbye. 1 will always be Alone. Joan Weeks Respite The gods of war proclaimed us! Men of peace extolled us! And we, the guardians of the sky, Cared not for these harrangucs of men when we were high Up in the matchless world of heaven, Where the clear blue trails of this peaceful haven Ever beaconed us to climb, climb, climb, Always higher, higher, higher; it was here we found The peace, the all-pervading solitude of thought That only this endless paradise could give us who sought To be encompassed in this other world— A world of our own, where life, not death. Was the herald. W. Vincent Shenk 41 P. T. C. Campus Takes On New Life Hi, fellows. Welcome back. We’ve missed you and arc eager to make up for lost time, as we know you are. Having you here with us this year has added to many aspects of our campus life; for one thing, we find it is not so hard to realize our real purpose for choosing P.T.C. as our Alma Mater. We sec that you have come here for a purpose, too, and it helps to know that furthering of education is in the hearts of so many individuals other than teachers or those preparing to be teachers. We find you have been sincerely interested in furthering that body spirit that goes with a school when its students are proud to shout out their praises for good accomplishments or raise their voices in song to cheer on a team representative of the school. The encouraging way you have entered into the activities of the school has given a big boost to the cry, “Plymouth, hail to thee.” Probably most significant has been the splendid turnout for athletics. You have played well together, and have shown a genuine interest in all sports and attempted to bring them into real prominence when sometimes the odds against you were discouraging. But never have you completed a mission until the odds were reversed. You have given whole-heartedly of your time and effort to making other extra curricular activities successful. Every organization on the campus has welcomed you, urged you to join, and with the enthusiastic response from you have benefited greatly. The classrooms have shown that all of us are alike—though you have been in situations where even the wildest of our imaginations could not put us, and though your experiences for the past few years have frequently been some you would wish to forget—still all of us arc interested in advancing our status by this education. The Faculty of the college has welcomed you and shown eagerness to assist you in any way possible. And we cannot forget the hand of welcome extended by the friendly community in which we now live the greater part of the year. All of us arc American citizens. All of us believe our way of life is best and look for means to make it more democratic and representative of ail the people. All of us believe strongly in individualism and work toward that end whatever our undertakings. All of us arc students of Plymouth Teachers College and proud of it. Yes, we welcome you, fellows, not as “GI’s”, not as “Vets”, not as strangers in any way, but as one of us, citizens of the world of today, citizens of America, Mr. John Q. Public. Our constant prayer and hope is that this status may be yours and ours eternally. Agnes Harrigan 42 “Painting, Painting, into the Bounding Main” Riding lazily at anchor, on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, was the good ship, Xenia. The sea about us was calm, and very oily. It was about mid-afternoon—that lazy time of day—and all was peaceful, and so, thought I, were we! We were lying on the deck, in the sun, dozing, when the Chief Boatswain, with that queer motto—“Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do,” arrived topside. He looked about the deck, found everything shipshape, then looked at us. He gave us that all knowing glance, scratched his bald head, and sauntered off in the general direction of the Captain’s quarters. Tattle talc! About two minutes later our serenity was shattered by a blaring voice emanating from the loud speaker. “All hands lay forward to the paint locker. Painting ship will commence immediately. No liberty will be granted until the painting is finished!” We had all heard about the liberty in Panama City, and after only five minutes of deliberation, during which time a majority of the crew thoroughly “cussed out” the Chief Boatswain, the Captain, and all his accomplices, we decided it was well worth the effort to be expended. Then, like the well-disciplined crew they would have us to be, we laid forward to the locker and manned the pails and brushes. A pal and I picked the bow as our station, for our sharp eyes had discerned Jimmy Vogt, a particular buddy of ours, perched on same and still at case. I figured that if we had to work, we might as well be entertained, and Jimmy was musically inclined. The two of us were ordered over the side on a platform; Jimmy would stay on deck to handle our lifelines. After making ourselves as comfortable as possible, twenty feet above sea level, we dipped and splashed to the tunc of John Brown’s Body Lies A-Mouldcring in the Grave”. We were accompanied by Jimmy on his harmonica, interrupted only by the “back scat painting” of an officer on deck. Suddenly, and without warning, all was in turmoil! I saw the blue sky briefly, and then the water slapped me in the face. A cable had snapped, flinging us off the platform, cutting our lifelines, and dropping us into the sea. The breath left me as I hit the oily water, and I sank immediately. After what seemed an eternity, 1 struggled to the surface. I tried to use my left arm, but it seemed paralyzed, a dead weight, apparently broken at the shoulder. I waved frantically, with my good arm, trying to signal my distress, to the crowd which had gathered on the deck above. I sank, surfaced again, and splashed with my one good arm in an attempt to keep afloat. I saw, through oil filmed eyes, a small boat coming to pick me up. If only I had the use of my left arm, I would be able to stay afloat the necessary few seconds longer that it would take the boat and crew to reach me. I went down for the third, and presumably last time, when eager hands, including those of my buddy, who had already been rescued, grasped me. Thrashing, spitting and gasping, I was finally pulled aboard. The crew of the small boat, and those on the deck of the ship, howled with laughter. An officer shouted, “You can rest your left arm now; drop that pail of paint you’re holding!” 43 John F. McGrath, Jr. 44 Student Council Back Row: W. Willey, R. Perry, P. Beaton, B. Ryan, N. Mullen, J. Walsh, T. Noonan, L. O’Mara. Front Row: N. Dclany, L. Ruggles, G. Cunningham, $, Dodge, E. Fraser, K. Reardon, I. Morrill, R. Birch, P. Hobart. Elizabeth Fraser President of Student Council Message of The Student Council Since we have attended Plymouth Teachers College we have realized the great importance of a democratic government. Our college life began in the crucial year 1943 when our own national government was being threatened by the Axis Powers. Everyone knew that if we were not successful in defeating the ideas and theories of these dictatorial nations, our beloved democratic institutions would be lost. As Fate destined, the more favorable type of governing survived and our victory over the Axis was declared in the summer of 1945. One thousand nine hundred forty-five being the mid-point in our college career, we began to make our own student government more successful than it had ever been in its history. At various times, the worth of the student government has been questioned by the administration. Even its existence has been threatened. With pleas for another chance to exist and having the pleas answered, our student government has gained momentum as it secured the interest of each student. We can make noticeable progress because everyone in our small community is willing to accept his responsibility. This past year, our student government has been successful and many changes have been brought forth. Many of the new ideas which have been made a part of our life have come into their existence through the cooperation of students and administration. Only through the desire to uphold our Student Government by each one accepting his responsibility and willingness to cooperate may Plymouth Teachers College Student Government continue to progress. As we Seniors go forth into larger democratic communities, let us strive to put into practice in our community the principles which were started here at Plymouth. Sincerely, Elizabeth Fraser President of Student Council 46 International Relations Club Back Row: T. Martin, J. Tatarinsky, M. Pantelis, C. Leone, H. Burns, V. Shenk, D. Wade, H. Michaels, B. Bell. Second Row: Mr. Wass, B. Farrell, J. Magoon, T. Wade, E. Randall, S. Dodge, E. Fraser, F. Eastman, W. Lewis. E. Bucklin. Front Row: R. Osgood, E. Gusmai, V. Brown, J. Kanoulis, J. Carlin, C. Raftopoulis, J. Smith, L. Bakoulis, D. Hoey. Pan Athenaeum Back Row: G. Rich, V. Matlila, B. Stonesitcr, A. Layne, c. rrascr, i. Lucicr, J. Carlin, K. Reardon, J. Blaklcy, L. Harrison. Third Row: M. Colby, V. Brown, R. Falkcnham, M. Cliche, M. Hunkins, R. Fificld, H. Peach, J. Hopkins, R. Morrill, S. Grindle, N. Wallis, M. Upham, B. Bishop. Second Row: R. Christie, J. Brackett, R. Birch, B. Bassett, M. Randall, E. Jackson, M. Lee, P. Wright, R. Hood, G. Cunningham, P. Sinclair, H. Whittum, Mr. Cummings. Front Row: D. Hulse, A. Nichols, J. Weeks, B. Hoyt, C. West, M. Gould,, P. Farnsworth, S. Stover, E. Randall, E. Thompson, K. Rogers. Art Club Back Row: Mrs. Strong, K. Rogers, A. Nichols, J. Weeks, R. Dubreuil, J. Copp. F. Eastman. R. Hood, Mr. Stevenson. Front Row: R. Falkcnham, N. Caldon, N. Wallis, S. Stover, B. Stonesifer, J. Brackett, P. Farnsworth. P. T. C. Prospect Back Row: C. Van de Bogart, K. Reardon, E. Thompson, P. Rock, R. Hood. M. Colby, C. West. D. Holes, T. Martin. Second Row: P. Bouley, R. Guillcmette, E. Thompson, F. Eastman, J. Walsh, F. Hogan, McGrath, R. Perry. Front Row: B. Bassett, E. Fraser, E. Randall, W. Willey, B. Bell, E. Burke, J. Smith, M. Upham, A. Kellogg. Social Club Council Back Row: K. Rogers, W. Willey, E. Comproni, B. Ryan, P. Beaton, B. Stonesifcr. Second Row: E. Jackson, V. Brown, J. Colli son, M. Randall, M. Gould, C. Davis, B. Bishop, B. St. Laurent. Front Row: M. Fish, P. Hobart, B. Stonesifcr, B. Bishop, R. Hood, T. Wade, J. Blakley, L. Harrison. Social Club Calendar '46 -’47 SEPTEMBER 9 Registration 14 Co-recreational Program and Vic Dance 18 Faculty Tea for Freshmen 28 Record Hop OCTOBER 18 Mountain Day 31 Hallowe’en Party NOVEMBER 2 Keene Sports Day 9 Game Night 16 Thanksgiving Formal Dance DECEMBER 15 “The Messiah” 19 Christmas Banquet and Party JANUARY 11 Barn Dance 18 Mr. Pero Skiing FEBRUARY 14 Valentine’s Day Formal Dance 15 Winter Carnival 15 Varsity-Alumni Basketball Game MARCH 15 St. Patrick’s Day Party APRIL 5 Informal Dance 12 Pan Athenaeum Play 13 Parents’ Day MAY 17 May Formal 24 Spring Sports Day 24 Senior Banquet 1 3 4 6 6 7 Baccalaureate Last Chapel Band Concert Last Campfire Class Day Graduation JUNE 52 Seton Club Back Row: J. Ncrbonnc, J. McGrath, J. Walsh, T. Martin, L, O'Mara, H. Burns. Second Row: F. West, F. Hogan, R. Bolduc, E. Comproni, N. Simoncau, P. Lester, H. Brcscll, R. Guillcmettc, M. Russell. Front Row: I. Berg, A. Fox, K. Reardon, E. Gusmai, K. Rogers, M. Cliche, T. Noonan, P. O’Neil, L. Harrison, R. Christie, B. Boyd, C. West, B. Bassett. Student Christian Movement Back Row: H. Whittum, P. Sinclair, G. Cunningham, J. Brackett. Second Row: D. Hulse, P. Wright, S. Dodge, E. Bucklin, I. Morrill, J. Smith, R. Birch, M. Murdough. Front Row: A. Nichols, V. Bixby, R. Osgood, F. Eastman, E. Noyes, P. Rock, M. Lee. Future Teachers of America Back Row: B. Bell, F. Eastman, J. Walsh, R. Perry, T. Noonan, R. Fihcld, P. O'Neil, E. Berry. Third Row: H. Peach. P. Sinclair, J. Carlin, M. Murdough, E. Noyes. P. Wright, P. Rock, V. Brown, K. Rogers, L. Lennon. Second Row: E. Bucklin, R. Champagne, E. Thompson, D. Hoey, G. Rich, I. Lucicr, R. Osgood, S. Dodge, L. Harrison, J. Blaklcy, H. Whittum. Front Row: D. Hulse, C. Raftopoulis, J. Smith, R. Birch, W. Willey, K Reardon, D. Eickcl, G. Cunningham, I. Morrill. Soloists in ‘The Messiah” Presented by the Chapel Choir Back Row: M. Colby, R. Bouchard, G. Cunningham, T. Pfeuffcr, S. Gfccnlcaf. From Row: A. Harrigan, E. Sinclair, R. Hennessey, B. Sc. Laurent. A Capella Choir Back Row: L. O'Mara, B. Martin, A. Tuttle, T. Pfeuffer, D. Tilson, J. Magoon, T. Noonan, N. Simoncau, A. Ash. Third Row: E. Berry, C. Raftopoulis, R. Champagne, P. Wright, I. Morrill, R. Fificld, M. Hunkins, E. Cayes, M. Colby, M. Fish, A. Guarino. Second Row: D. Hulse, B. St. Laurent, R. Birch, B. Stoncsifer, L. Harrison. P. Lester, J. McGrath, J. Nerbonne, E. Comproni, P. Storer. Front Row: N. Wallace, B. Stoncsifer, G. Cunningham, P. Sinclair, P. O’Neil, Mr. Jorgensen, R. Shenk, J. Brackett, M. Randall, A. Kellogg, E. Jackson. Band Back Row: D. Eickcl, J. Storhcr, H. Michaels, Mr. Jorgensen. Mr. Boyd, T. Noonan, G. Cunningham, P. Storer. Front Row: A. Kellogg. B. Bishop, M. Gould, 1. Morrill, B. St. Laurent, E. Jackson. Athletic Association Back Row: A. Guarino, J. Copp, I. Lucicr, M. Murdough, M. Gould, C. Davis, R. Perry. Front Row: R. Vcnnc, K. Reardon, G. Rich, A. Dupuis, M. Torosian, B. Stonesifer. Field Hockey Back Row: J. Stulhman, J. Blaklcy, P. Storcr, L. Harrison, P. Sinclair, J. Carlin, E. Thompson. From Row: C. Rafcopoulis, K. Rogers, K. Reardon, R. Champagne, R. Hood, I. Morrill, I Lucier, P. Rock, G. Rich. Girls' Volleyball Back Row: E. Noyes, C. West, V. Brown, R. Champagne. Second Row: A. Dupuis, M- Lee, R. Christie, M. Gould, E. Fraser, I. Morrill, R. Falkenham, P. Storcr. Front Row: R. Osgood, K. Reardon, J. Blakley, I. Lucier, C. Raftopoulis, L. Harrison, G. Rich, M. Murdough. Girls’ Basketball Back Row: I. Morrill, G. Rich, K. Reardon, L. Harrison, I. Lucier, J. Blakley, C. Raftopoulis, M. Lee, D. Eickels, E. Noyes. Second Row: R. Christie, B. Stonesifer, C. West, P. Storer, M. Cliche, A. Dupuis, V. Brown, J. Cyllison, P. Sinclair, R. Champagne. Front Row: M. Randall, V. Mattila, E. Jackson, B. Stonesifer, M. Gould, E. Fraser, R. Hood. Mens’ Basketball Back Row: H. Burns, R. Gardner, P. Sotos. Second Row: R. Gould, J. Bassett, W. Wood, J. Walsh, E. Thompson, T. Connell, F. Hogan. Front Row: Coach Foley, F. West, N. Mullen, A. Guarino, R. Perry, Manager Taylor. IcfJLal Sob JuU T? d . jXten btr 4) ? 'SorJtX - 7 Atrt £tO 38 jXzvembtyy, ?' Jft iZ trS 36 SO uXlcrAr fr J, fcv WH fT) 7 6 5o S5 JofUMr Vy ‘3orJef 4rf 3 Vy Joncxxf Sj ty y '7f c r -tf rt 5y S danu y '3, fy y tco r onj 7htrt. danuay £ 3tr n JbnaOrj 2J, Zy y Jf£er £ This . JanLo 25, ly y Gor'4am Th 8r£ January £y ?4y Z itu ZZerZ. danoary 3 j y r - orm nyZon 7s ik2. JklujQty Oy ?4y dtrJ r? - fer£ btMjy ££ yfZy jJ M’ non d zrs. fared 5, fZy '7 Mdo 77?zrt Jfore ) 9 4yrf? h fZZ m•aa zc 7 ?£rz fact 4j4y y jJorOesbr- Z srs. fareI? ZS, 4f y Z onzts sr' 77 r£ 5y 5 5S 38 Vi V? V3 3? ¥3 35 •Sy 60 52 3 y Sy 55 v5j 69 5y 5 66 Sy V? 5 64 Cheerleaders L. Harrison, J. Blakley, C West, P. Sinclair. mBIRmi Ship’s Log Remember when— Jackson explained the term “blind date” to Dr. Silver? We didn’t have chocolate ice cream for dinner Sunday? Thanks to Diz and a friend from “across the river”. The class of ’47 took over Loonside for the night? There was a nightly line-up on the balcony? Jackson’s one and only line of thought was about “soap”? The fellows from Dartmouth tried to stay in the jail? Gcrt came from Cannon Mountain the hard way? Tobin slept in the bathtub? We serenaded the sophomores the last night of school? “Unmentionables” were hung out of the window of Room N? Marion Gould blew reveille for the sophomores after the whole class blew reveille for her? The class had a party in the Cafe-Colonial Room? Lipstick hit the wrong end of the Freshman class? There were only three men on campus? Wedding bells began to ring? P.T.C. was invaded by men? Curfew was 7:30 first semester of freshman year and 8:00 in 1946? We arrived from camp April 1, 1944? MOTHBALLS! The red and white” held a victory party in the gym? Ellie’s Francis got lost? Betty lost her sheets? Pan Athenaeum ran a cup-cake eating contest and Norma and Marion Randall were runners-up for first? Screws made a habit of disappearing from our beds? Alyce and Phyl walked to Ashland? Enid had an incision? Cookie lost her bathtowcl? Dottic hid Stovie’s pie? Jeanne saw a moth in her closet? Elaine saw Mr. Plummer in a jersey slip? Peg introduced Enid to “Blue Waltz”? Ruthic was “guest of honor” at a party in the Little Dining Room? Our sophomore animals migrated to junior alley? A seance was held in Stoney’s and Gcrt's room? There was nobody in the room “but us cows”? Diz and Peg spent all evening alternately heating water and washing floors at camp? Delany had a crush-proof orchid? “Demetrius” had eight? Stonesifcr cracked her first and last successful joke? Everyone took pillows to sociology? Marge took up the trumpet and could never find the mouthpiece? The sophomore band had its rehearsals? Freshmen spent their first night in the infirmary? Oscar hung from the fire escape? “Cheesey” turned out to be ten? Norma made a mad dash from the lobby? The broom closet was a lounge? The “Greek” took the seniors to church? Our motto changed from: “Smile kids. Bigger and better dances next year.” to: Toujours Gai? 67 Sma IL 5hots o B� 9 Shots BARBARA BASSETT Dizzy Port — Nickname Starboard — Irish Eyes HOWARD EVANS “Hawk Port — Farmer’s Daughters Starboard — Facts of History IRENE BERG Rene Port — Ping Pong? Starboard — Clothes PHYLLIS FARNSWORTH Phil Port — Jocosity Starboard — Generosity ALYCE CRYAN Puxgy” Port — Abbott Starboard — Pepsodent Smile ELIZABETH FRASER Toothpick Port — Going Around Barefoot Starboard — Her Red Hair CELIA DAVIS Ce Port — Washing Hair Starboard — Happiness MARION GOULD Sunshine” Port — Sleep Starboard — Leadership SHIRLEY GREENLEAF Shirl Port — Knitting Starboard — Big Brown Eyes DOROTHY EATON Fissette Port — Corny Jokes Starboard — Her Husband ARUNE layne Cookie” l™r H.Cr N vy Towel larboard — ROBERTA Berta” Port — Sing; Starboard — HENNESSEY mattila j!on — GiRRlinj-starboard - Port - Men Starboard—Laughter ELLEN PUSHEE uPuthM Port —Procrastination Starboard-Even Temperament ENID RANDALL Randy Port — Parsimonious Starboard — Thoroughness SHIRLEY STOVER Stovie Port — Dogs Starboard — Conscientiousness ELAINE SINCLAIR Elaine” Port — Living in a Suitcase Starboard — Good Naiurcdncss MARGARET UPHAM Peggy” Port — Early Morning Reveille Starboard — Naivete BARBARA STONESIFER Stoney Port — Moods Starboard — Energy DORIS YEATON Dot Port — Big Birds” Starboard — Ambition MM m TpLj fm li. J MARION RANDALL MARJORIE THOMPSON nfl l 1 Rand Marge W ff N Port — Astrology Port — Trumpet I | Starboard—Originality Starboard — Versatility B3 ± W Freshie Why do they all pick on Freshie? For he’s a nut—nothin' but the squirrels hang around him. Why do they all pick on Freshie? At every meal he's a course, he’s just the applesauce. They haze him, and daze him, no matter what they do it doesn’t phase him. So why do they all call him Freshie? Because he ain’t what he is and isn’t what he was. There’s a guy who doesn’t know just who he is or why He’s a dumb one, thinks he’s someone, but to me he’s pie He’s the Freshman, the lowly first year Freshman But I pity little he for 1 could never see— Why do they all pick on Freshie? If he's got brains, you’ve got brains, and every other dumb-bell. There’s not a soul like a Freshie. To him a head is a place just to hold a face They strike him and spike him but when he grins right back you have to like him. You can’t hurt a guy that’s a Freshie. Because you can’t render pain no place there is no brain. Some folks say that he’s a pest, but why I’ve never known All he does is try his best and always pulls a bone. He’s no wonder, his Ma says he’s a blunder But he keeps on playing games and isn’t it a shame. Why do they all pick on Freshie? He’s such a wild reckless child. He doesn’t fear the ladies That’s why they all pick on Freshie. He’ll take a spiel or a whirl with anybody’s girl. They flay him, near slay him, that night he’ll take the same girl Cabarating, So that’s why they all pick on Freshie, because he’s young, dumb, and tough and really knows his stuff. 1947 Class Song Music: Anchors Awcigh Words by Agnes Harrigan Hail the class of ’47. a fighting class arc we We’ll play the game with all our might 3nd fight, fight, fight ’til victory. We’ll never change our course so----------- you steer shy. We’ll not stop ’til the battle’s ours, and ’til the Red and White arc flying high. Hail to the Red and White—long may it wave White for the pure in heart and red stands for the Brave, Ours is the winning team; we’re part of P. T. C. With the spirit of the Navy, fighting on, fight on to Victory. Gratefulness For youth who give joy to the heart of age And something of young age itself in spite of Passing years and years already passed. For youth with eager outlook for the expressed insight Of fiction compelled seers whose world of novel craft Move those who read to clearer insight and revealing of The natural springs of action. For youth that peers beneath the naturalistic gloss To the ever present light of human loveliness within The shifting scenes of human vicissitudes. Gratefulness that someone within my powers Has been a privilege to guide to many flowing streams Of short story fruitfulness with shimmering soils Voyaging down the blessed isles of happiness to the Great ocean sea of human reality. Gratefulness that for a precious season I was granted Happy time to be with you and feel your many-sided Quickcnings and nuances of spirit. Gratefulness that one who has never failed me Could carry on the adventure into shining ways Beyond my imaginings. Gratefulness too for making her way so gloriously shining Gratefulness that you have the Golden Grail Gleam That will always be your lure. And now goodbye for a little time but not farewell. How happy I have been to know you. Guy E. Spiakk 72 73 74 76 77 Hssso9t f Throc q ko«_ 4 our pr-£. )Qr-o'fi'oo of 4 b is I book Lu£ bo -� t 4-r-itol jo brino h= c s.-lhhr'41 0$ 144- ir }s tobicK rooks Plj mooffi q f |acs 4ba4 ao'i11 o I u-oy s I Tot in Ook rntmoKits. four' of 4 Kfc btsf ty ors of oo%-Itots u- booS: o -Htnc sc c iQSsts ar- d 4akfer par4 in Oc.-f 'oi hss, ct 11 -Too 4bs pt� r-poSS. or SEroio out— oou o i-r as i QQ £ S. TF- £ ber sf' fs U- t Kaos. 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ROUTE 3 Telephone 233 Always good — Always open” DEMING CHEVROLET Sales and Service Plymouth, N. H. Phone 380 Compliments of FRACHER’S DINER E. L. Fracher, Prop. Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of DR. KAPLAN T. TOMACELLI Fruits and Vegetables 40 Langdon St. Bird’s Eye Frozen Foods Tel. 343-W Plymouth NOYES INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Casualty, Fire, Accident and Health Insurance Tel. 263-M Plymouth, N. H. Compliments of PAUL TEAR Main Street Plymouth, N. H. Compliments of THE A P TEA COMPANY Plymouth New Hampshire THE NEW BARBER SHOP 85 Main St. Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of FRACHER’S BEAUTY SHOP Plymouth New Hampshire DR. E. B. CROWELL Dentist Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of UNWAR J. SAMAHA Plymouth New Hampshire CLAY’S NEWS STAND Office Supplies — Greeting Cards Lending Library Telephone 66 W Plymouth New Hampshire P. RENNIE Watch Repairing Telephone 426-W 650 Main Street Laconia, N. H. Loose-Leaf Specialties Typewriters Filing Cabinets Office Supplies MAHER’S BOOKSTORE Newsdealers Stationers Booksellers 641 Main Street Telephone 831-W Laconia, N. H. Compliments of MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK and MEREDITH TRUST COMPANY ASHLAND Ashland Agency NEW HAMPSHIRE Plymouth A. M. RAND COMPANY Everything in Hardware, Plumbing and Heating New Hampshire Plymouth TOPHAM’S WATCH SHOP New Hampshire Plymouth Compliments of McCRILLIS DRUG CO. New Hampshire Visit the STYLE CENTER for Smart Clothes and Shoes M. Saliba, Prop. Plymouth, N. H. Compliments of MOSES INSURANCE AGENCY for Insurance Main Street Plymouth, N. H. Plymouth Compliments of J. J. NEWBERRY CO. New Hampshire THE PLYMOUTH INN Open all Year Catering to Skiing Parties and Tourists A. L. Carpenter, Prop. Plymouth Compliments of WILDER’S GARAGE Packard Dc Soto Plymouth New Hampshire Plymouth Compliments of THE BOWLING ALLEYS New Hampshire CAREY’S Home Furnishings K. B. Ncilscn, Prop. Ashland, N. H. Fruit — Groceries — Delicatessen Meats and Specialties ASHLAND DELICATESSEN Vegetable Market Greber Brothers Tel. 162 Ashland, N. H. Meredith Compliments of LLOYD D. LUND Realtor 104 Pleasant Street New Hampshire Meredith Compliments of RANDALL’S TEXACO STATION New Hampshire Littleton Compliments of LEE’S HOTEL Lee W. Whitcomb, Prop. New Hampshire LA FLAMME’S HOMELIKE BAKERY 468 Main Street Laconia New Hampshire MACLEOD’S SHOPS Littleton, N. H. (l.ct's listen to Mr. Average American, speaking a few years from now)— “My first pair of Sundial Shoes settled things for me—and for my feet and my pockctbook. Since then, every pair of shoes Eve owned has been Sundial. They fit right. They’re super for comfort. They look good, and they wear— man! how they stand up under punishment! I’ve saved money and time through the years, by buying Sundial shoes. No more shopping around—no more guesswork about my shoes. Give me Sundial—and I’m satisfied.’’ SUNDIAL SHOES For The Entire Family MELNICK’S SHOE 566 Main Street Laconia, N. H. NAPOLI CAFE NAPOLI CAFE Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of FLETCHER’S SERVICE STATION Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of HARVEY’S TYDOL SERVICE STATION Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of PLYMOUTH FURNITURE CO. Solomon Stcinman, Prop. Compliments of RICHELSON’S DEPARTMENT STORE Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of A. N. SAMAHA CO. Everythins for ihc Family CLOTHING — SHOES — DRY GOODS Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of TONY’S ESSO SERVICENTER 131 No. Main St. Plymouth, N. H. — Tel. 32 EDGAR’S DINER AND ROOMS Good Food Means Good Health Where Good Friends Meet Main Street Plymouth, N. H. Compliments of SMITH’S TAXI Day and Night Service HENRY’S BARBER SHOP Main Street Plymouth, N. H. Call 36 Plymouth, N. H. JERRY’S AUTO SERVICE Compliments of NEW PLYMOUTH RESTAURANT Plymouth New Hampshire Warren Blake, Prop. 81 MAIN ST. — TEL. 192 PLYMOUTH. NEW HAMPSHIRE Compliments of Compliments of GEORGE A. TEWKSBURY, COTE’S FOOD MARKET Ashland New Hamsphirc D.M.D. 6 Main St. Littleton, N. H. R. E. EASTMAN’S ELECTRICAL SHOP FRIGIDAIRE and MAYTAG SALES AND SERVICE Ashland New Hamsphirc Compliments of SWEETLAND CANDY SHOP Laconia New Hampshire FIFIELD’S NEWS STAND and VARIETY STORE Ashland New Hamsphirc Compliments of KASSNER’S JEWELERS Jack C. Sawyer, Prop. 628 Main St. Laconia, N. H. Compliments of GILBERT’S BARBER SHOP Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of CIRCLE TRI CLEANERS Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of ALLEN’S SUNOCO SERVICE STATION Main Street Plymouth, N. H. Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of PRESIDENT EMERITUS HAROLD PROULX JEWELER Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of THE HAMPSHIRE YARN SHOP Edgar Block Plymouth, N. H. Compliments of LOUIS N. SAMAHA Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of WHITE MT. POWER CO. 68 Main St. Plymouth Compliments of PEASE MOTOR SALES, INC. Your Friendly Ford Dealer Plymouth New Hampshire EVERETT ASA KENISTON STORE MEATS AND GROCERIES . South Main St. — Plymouth, N. H. Telephone 360 the PEM1GEWASSET wH( “ I Treadway Inn” Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of THE SHOE HOSPITAL R. F. STRONG, Prop. Compliments of MARGARET B. MORTON PIANO AND SINGING Tel. 366 Plymouth New Hampshire OX-BOW SERVICE STATION FRED H. BALT IS, Prop. One Mile North of Plymouth on Route U.S. 3 Compliments of DURGIN’S SERVICE STATION Plymouth New Hampshire Compliments of WHITE MT. GROCERY STORE Plymouth New Hampshire LIONEL’S I.G.A. SHOP FRIED CLAMS Plymouth New Hampshire J. H. VALLIERE CO. PLUMBING and HEATING Tel. 581-W 14 Court St. Laconia, N. H. THE YARNERY YARNS TO KNIT AND YARNS TO READ Gifts, Toys and Records Meredith New Hampshire Compliments of CHARLES F. GOODRICH SHOE REPAIRING Meredith New Hampshire Compliments of PRESCOTT’S PHARMACY Meredith New Hampshire Compliments of SAMAHA’S Meredith New Hampshire Compliments of MEREDITH RADIO SALES AND SERVICE Meredith New Hampshire WESTERN AUTO STORE Home Owned RALPH L. GR1NDLE, Jr. Automotive Supplies Bicycle Parts — Garden Tools Telephone 130 Conway, N. H. Compliments of KIP AND JOE’S Plymouth New Hampshire W H I T T U M ’ S SOCONY SERVICE H. T. WHITTUM. Prop. Cor. of Union Ave. and Main St. Laconia, N. H. Compliments of A FRIEND Lew A. Cummings Co. printers Manchester, New Hampshire Specializing in School Work This Year Book Produced in Our Plant