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

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I, Cynthia Fisher, will my ability to argue with “Doc” to Johanne Potter and my powerful soprano voice to Bette Chausse. I, Robert Gustafson, will my curly locks to Murray Andrews and my love for cemeteries to Lanny Goodwin. I, Carol Howard, will my height to Donald Moore and my position as Mr. M’s secre- tary to anyone who can take the kidding. I, Grant Johnson, will my ability to get to school on time to Raymond Smith. I, Arthur LaFleur, will my bow-ties to William Keeler, my punctuality to Norman LaFleur and my jokes to Paul Bjork. I, Norman Minor, will my crew-cut to Robert Craw and my debating opponent, Mr. Place, to Lynwood Eaton. I, David Moore, will my quietness to John Peterson. I, Ruth Patterson, will my basketball position to Loretta Amour and my love for “Blue Grass” to Connie Crosier. I, Edward Plante, will my basketball ability to Donald Moore and my basketball student to Franklin Smith. I, Carol Ross, will my sandwiches to Theresa Minor and my fair-complexion to Sylvia Besjourdy. I, Philip Smith, will my witticisms to Connie Crosier and my place in the Glee Club to Mr. Donald G. Schwab. I, Janice Swindell, will my brown eyes to Diane Naster and my height to Roddy Lavallee. I, Nancy Taft, will my ability to play the piano to Carol Maranda and my mythical glass of beer to Carol Johnson.

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Senior Class Will We, the Senior Class of Sutton High School, being the first to graduate from this new and marvelous building, do hereby affirm this to be our last will and testament. To the Junior Class, we will our position as the “Friendly Seniors” and the pleasant atmosphere of the lecture room. To the Sophomore Class, we will our genial and beloved Mr. Donald Schwab. To the Freshman Class, we will three more wonderful years in the new Sutton Memorial School. To Mr, Sullivan, we will a florist to supply the office with fresh flowers daily and a permanent baby-sitter, so that he and his wife will be able to attend school functions together. To Mr. Place, we will some Kutrol for his ulcer and a new car for his Auburn to Sutton taxi service. To Mr. Schwab, we will a white picket fence to keep out uninvited Halloween guests. To Mr. Flanagan, we will a serious-minded Latin class. To Mr. Stone, we will a safety-first class to help him in Manual Training. To Mr. Mirliani, we will a box of delicious, chocolate-cocoanut covered flies to help maintain his extraordinary sense of humor. To Miss Beechler, we will a more active English class and another successful Senior play. To Miss Lehr, we will a girls’ basketball team that will have a more successful season. I, Jane Bates, will my crew-cut to Genevieve Szewerenka and my driving ability to Gale Johnson. I, James Brigham, will my Henry Ford to Donald Ellis to carry on the free trans- portation to and from school activities. I, William Bullard, will m y driving ability to Ronald Gibson and my baby-blue eyes to Dudley Perry.

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Fantasia - 1966 As I sit here among all my old friends, listening to the lively conversation and watching the light from the huge fireplace reflected on their faces, I think how wonderful it is that everyone from our original graduating class has managed to come here to Jim Brigham’s ski lodge in the White Mountains for our first reunion. Most of our paths have not crossed for fifteen years; but as a result of much inquiry as to whereabouts, plus long distance telephone calls and telegrams, here we are, discussing what Fate has brought us and reliving old times. From what I have gathered, we represent an interesting assortment of careers and lives: Jim Brigham owns and manages a truck farm here in New Hampshire and this mountain ski-lodge in the winter. He is also skiing instructor and is now suffering from his second broken leg in two years. In high school it was glasses and now it’s legs, but he’s still his old good-humored self . . . Ed Plante has succeeded Mr, Place as physical education instructor and sports coach at S. H. S. Mr. P. retired because of ulcers de- veloped in nineteen fifty-one. Ed played major baseball for twelve years but quit because his wife and lil Ed missed him too much during spring training and playing season. Pay day won’t ever be quite the same; but Sutton has grown by leaps and bounds and so have the teachers ' salaries . . . Janie Bates is the wife of a successful contractor in Miami, Florida, and does therapeutic work in a hospital there. She received her training when she was drafted into the Women’s Medical Corps at the outbreak of World War III. Bob Gustafson is a construction engineer and was in the Seabees during the war. He was awarded the D. S. C. for the rush construction of bridges in Indo-China, In a few days he goes to Alaska to supervise the building of a radiant-heated highway to occupied Moscow. He will make the trip up there with Carol Howard, who, became interested in politics and is now a representative from the newly admitted state of Alaska. The latter territory is thriving under forward minded leaders like Carol . . . Norma Minor graduated with honors from Holy Cross College and since serving with the Marines for the duration,