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Oc itciial A NEW POLITICAL POLL Allan Howe ’65 This election year has been indelibly marked, not by the victories of certain candi- dates, but by the mistakes of the pollsters. I am sure that many people stayed up late on the nights of the big primaries, not to find out who won, but to see how wrong the pollsters were. Polls definitely can affect the outcome of an election. These miscalculations by the pollsters give the underdog an advantage. When the polls show him trailing miserably and not likely to carry a single district, the candidate can boldly proclaim, “They were wrong in New Hampshire! They were wrong in Oregon! They were wrong in California! They will be wrong on November 3!!” A lopsided poll can give the leading candi- date so much confidence that he and his staff sit by and wait for the day of victory to come, while the opponent and his crew work dili- gently to prevent this fiasco. Many people will believe that their favorite candidate will win handily and that their vote will not matter, so they will stay home on election day. Also, a large segment of the American people always vote for the underdog no matter who he is. The sympathies of these people are aroused by the “poor loser . Keeping in mind these disadvantages and the failures of the past, I, destined to take my place in history with George Gallup and Lou Harris, have devised what I believe is the foolproof political poll. I think that this poll adequately reflects the will of the people and that it will revolutionize polltaking. This poll will be known as the “bumper-sticker poll . After extensive research on the Southeast Expressway, the Central Artery and the Mid-Cape Highway and after scrutinizing the bumpers of Chevrolets, Chryslers and Cadillacs, I bring you the results of this poll. Please bear in mind that I was completely unbiased in taking this poll and the results do not necessarily reflect my opinion. Here are my predictions for the national and high state political offices. For the Presidency, it seems that Lyndon Johnson will carry Massachusetts but not by a landslide. Barry Goldwater shows surpris- ing strength. “AuHO stickers are riding around to the delight of all chemistry teach- ers, but they are not quite as numerous as the “L.B.J. for the U.S.A. stickers. I cannot make a prediction on the U. S. Senate race, because I have seen no stickers for either Ted Kennedy or Howard Whit- more. Perhaps neither will win. In the gubernatorial race, Francis X. Bel- lotti should win the governor’s chair easily. John Volpe shows very little bumper strength. Richardson should beat Costello for lieu- tenant governor, but most of Richardson’s support comes from the Mid-Cape Highway. Although it seems illogical that we should have a Democrat for governor and a Repub- lican for lieutenant governor, the bumpers can’t be wrong. Brooke will be the only other Republican to win statewide office. He should beat Hen- nigan handily since I saw only one Hennigan sticker and that was on a hot rod. Those are my predictions on the Nov. 3 election. If they are right, I will have ob- servers on every highway in the nation in 1968. If they are wrong, I will join the ever- increasing group of red-faced pollsters on November 4. Nine
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A PLACE TO DREAM George Harrington ’66 There is a spot deep in the north woods where the tall, venerable spruce grows. Its ancient limbs reach out to the sky and the merry winds whistle cheerful tunes in its boughs. A fresh, green scent fills the air, and the wild, free birds soar and dip in the radi- ant sunlight. A babbling stream glides smoothly by, filled with colorful rainbow trout. In the cool of the evening the night- hawk and whippoorwill chirp to their heart’s content, and all is peaceful. The dreamy nocturne of the creaking trees lulls the creatures of the forest to sleep and the great, yellow nimbus of the rising moon lends an air of solemnity to the scene. MY NIECE Ann Marie DeBueriis ’65 “Will you ple-e-e-ase leave me alone? I have work to do. How would you like a good slap? Go ahead and tell your mother! It’ll be worth it!” Oh, what pesky things they be! Nieces! Worse than younger sisters these gremlins are! Every time I want her, she’s not around. Oh! but when I don’t want her, why then she sticks to me as a bee sticks to honey. One example is when I have a date, worth it!” Oh, what pesky things they be- self and her army of little monsters, whom she calls friends, right on the front steps, defiantly daring him to jump over them. Getting out of the house is just as bad. She actually becomes indignant if I ask her to move. “You always have to bother me. Why don’t you knock me over or something? All right, I’ll move.” I just smile and think nasty thoughts while I turn scarlet as Hester’s A. But no matter how angry I may get, one word will soften me. “Auntie!” A PASSING George Harrington ’66 In the shade of the massive elm, on the luxuriant green carpet of velvet that was grass, the old man heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that his life was coming to an end. To him, death was like the west wind—soft, warm, and gentle, arriving for a fleeting moment, and vanishing into nothingness. His ancient, lined face was as a leaf which, after it has been young and full of life and color slowly fades into oblivion, from spring to summer to autumn. How tired he felt, and so very old. Drowsily he listened to the faint murmur of the distant brook, so peaceful and serene. The trilling of the birds high in the the tree lulled him to sleep, and he did not awaken. “OH HOW GREAT DEMOCRACY IS!” Dale Triber ’65 Down Down Down went poor Nikita! Into the abyss of Russian oblivion. No more will his newly polished shoes be seen banging on the desks of the assembly hall at the U. N. No more will he be able publicly to scoff out Red China, Disneyland, or drink champagne from a dancing slipper. No more will he march arm in arm with beaming cosmonauts down the center of Red Square. No more will he have the pleasure f embracing Fidel Castro in a monstrous bear hug. No more will he reign Supreme! Eight
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