Sutton Memorial High School - Exitus Yearbook (Sutton, MA)

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11 ' 4 6 The annual Senior Prom took place in February with music by Russ Cole and his orchestra. During the year we put on a chicken supper, collected scrap paper, sponsored an Amateur Night, sold cards, and we also held the Senior Prom in order to raise enough money for our class trip to New York. Our chaperons were Mr. Morris and Miss Donnelly. The four days we spent at the Hotel Victoria were exciting and will be long remembered. In January the faculty and the Senior Class chose Eleanor Peter- son as the D. A. R. Pilgrim. Qualities determining her selection were leadership, service, dependability, and patriotism. The General Rufus Putnam Chapter sponsored her trip to Boston in March. We wish to extend our appreciation to the classes that were be- fore us and those we leave behind, for making our four years most pleasant and profitable ones. We want also to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude for the help and guidance given us by the following teachers: Mr. Pollard, Miss LaRochelle, Miss Lepine, Miss Connors, Mr. Lehtinen, Mr. Morris, Miss Mulcahy, Mr. Schwab, Mr. Butler, Miss Donnelly, Miss Ryan, and Mrs. Crocker. Eleanor Peterson, ' 46

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10 ' 4 6 ' 46 CLASS HISTORY We, ' the dignified seniors (as we are sometimes called) have come a long way since the day we entered high school in 1942 as green freshmen. With not too much poise, but confidence in our hearts, we fumbled thru our first class meeting; and we think we did as well as any freshmen in our decisions. We elected Joseph Susson, President; Richard Plante, Vice-President; Lena Desjourdy, Secretary; Eleanor Peterson, Treasurer; and Robert Brigham, A. A. Treasurer. Miss Lepine was elected our class adviser. We chose royal blue and gold as our class colors. Two weeks later our superiors, the sophomores initiated us and we became official freshmen. Completing our first year successfully, we returned the following September as sophomores. We elected the following as class officers: Lena Desjourdy, President; Dorothy Davagian, Vice-President; Richard Plante, Secretary; Norton Clarkson, Treasurer; and Herman Stienstra, A. A. Treasurer. Miss Donnelly was chosen as our class adviser. We did unto others as had been done unto us — you guessed it, we initiated the freshmen. We also gave the Junior Return Party that we had been unable to give during our freshman year. Three of our classmates: Dorothy Davagian, Norton Clarkson, and Robert Brigham took part in the A. A. Play, The Million Dollar Kid. As juniors we elected Robert Brigham, President; Dorothy Dava- gian, Vice-President; Eleanor Peterson, Secretary; Norton Clarkson, Treasurer; and Richard Plante, A. A. Treasurer. Mr. Butler was our class adviser. We held the traditional Junior Prom with new evening gowns, corsages, and nervous but capable, young escorts. Our goal was finally reached — we became Seniors. We elected as class officers: Richard Plante, President; Dorothy Davagian, Vice- President; Eleanor Peterson, Secretary; Lena Desjourdy, Treasurer, and Robert Brigham, A. A. Treasurer. Miss Donnelly was our class adviser. We finally received our class rings that we had ordered during our junior year. In December the following seniors took part in the Senior Play, A Ready-Made Family . Dorothy Davagian, Lena Desjourdy, Herman Stienstra, Jean LaCoy, Richard Plante, Robert Brigham, and Eleanor Peterson.

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2 4 6 CLASS PROPHECY Our story takes place at the Sutton Municipal Airport in the year 19S6. It was exactly ten years ago that we were graduated from Sutton High, and having just been discharged from the Navy after ten long years of service; we were thrilled to be able to set foot on the soil of Sutton once more. Looking about the airport, we noticed a peculiar building at our left and over the main entrance was a sign; The B. S. Rocket-Ship Co. A rocket-ship operating from this airport! This would have to be looked into. As we stepped into the ultra-modernistic office, we saw a tall gentleman tinkering with a television set; and as the door clicked shut, he turned and whom should we see but our old friend, Bob Brigham. He told us that he and Huck Stienstra had formed a part- nership. Huck wasn ' t around because he had gone to New York to play basketball with the world ' s champions, The Left-Handed Whizzers. Bob also told us about the daily trip to the moon which was scheduled for three o ' clock. It was twelve-thirty now. Just time enough to get a bite of lunch and look around Sutton City. Not far from the airfield was Sutton ' s swankiest hotel, The Rufus Putnam. We walked into the lobby and looked around for the en- trance to the dining room. On a door at the left were the words, Alfred J. Ledoux, Manager. Blaboo was in his office, so in we went for a chat. When, we told him about our plan to take a trip to the moon, he suggested that we go into his famous Trophy Room and order anything on the menu. The thickest steak — on the: house! A tall waiter came striding toward our table. Why look — Ken Zuidema, our bashful classmate! And what do you suppose he was doing in his spare time? Sound effects man for the Shadow pro- gram. After lunch as we were strolling along the sidewalk, our attention was drawn to a beautiful building prominently situated about a block ahead of us. On a plaque by the door was the information that this was the Peterson and Johnson Metropolitan Art School, and heading the list of models for commercial photography was the name, Jean LaCoy. (We had read in the newspaper a short time ago that she had married a famous Holy Cross All-American football player.) Time was growing short, so we walked on. A gentleman dressed in a baby-blue sport coat stepped out of the Sutton First National Bank. Who was it but our closest friend, Chet Klewiec, who was the owner of the famous Dairybrook Chain Farms. He walked along to-