Watertown High School - Annual Yearbook (Watertown, MA)

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LJ l'. Dupuis. 5, Piteri, NY. lfaherty. V. Vlarke lf lou ine-in l H'irr1ngton I I on -ilu N CIM 0 1047 Alas! and ,Xlaekl our junior year has fted hy, and soon we shall he enveloped in all the very important activities of our senior year. Wvith a new system, we held elass elections in October and Chose the follow- ing: Jaek Harrington, president: Frank Vousineau, viee president: Jean Gonsalo, treasurer: Susan l'iteri, secretary: and Phil Dupuis, NYallv Faherty, Vharles Flarke, the exeentive eomniittee. Our first big elass assembly was held soon after, and speeial fum Laude Vertifi- eates were given to all Juniors who had been on the Honor Roll four terms in their sophomore year. Needless to say, there were quite a few students in this group. The first of our two big elass events took place on April 12th when, to our great . . s .,.. . ..,. s.1 satisfaetion, we discovered in our elass- mates a vast amount of talent as we sat through our elass play, 'IX Vonneetient Yankee in King 4XI'tlllIl S Vourtf' The entire east dese1'ved eredit for their fine acting! The Play Connnittee, too, de- served speeial mention for their splendid organization. The gym was gayly deeorated in our elass eolors of red and white that eve- ning of May Q5th, when we had our traditional Junior Spring Danee. The committee had a grand time planning it, Zllltl everyone had a still better time attending it. Thus another year filled with manv delightful memories has heen completed. and we now approach our senior year with pleasant anticipation and high hopes! Susan l'iteri, Seerefury V if 1641 'mil' 1 ,J fl: -., N

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ASS 59144, 4. AIM I7 If.--.wc xfixo ixl- ' 52 1 ' 1 .rg Take heed, Underclassmen! So employ your school days that the learning acquired in the classroom may be one more stepping-stone on the road to ,lasting peace.

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3,53-1'-'Q .N'wr'unrl lfffux' fl. Kirillin. ll. l'astruc1-i. ll. Vittimhergzi, E. Mc.Kule5'. M. Davis, 11 llcsimleifc I runl lffnr: D. Leigh. li, Kelly, P. Dupuis. l,. 0'llrien. S. I'it1-ri. fl. Harrington 66 99 Un April lil, the Vlass ol' '4-7 pre- scntecl, unfler the capahle coaching of Mrs. Betty Iloerstler, a new full-length clrama- tization of Mark 'l'wain's famous comefly, AX Vonnecticut Yankee in King .Xrtlmr's 1'ourt. It is the story ol a clever, young, mechanically inclinecl Yankee engineer named llank, who, knockecl unconscious hy tripping over a light switch, fimls him- self in a rlrcam, hack ill the Mirlille Ages. At first he believes himself in the local insane asylum hut is soon convincccl that he is faced with a cleath sentence hanflcfl flown hy King Arthur. lle clcvelops all the miracles of the Qllth century--one of which is a cigarette lighter-to lmll'le the 0lfUfL6CfLClflf 96114 66 King's Vourt. By predicting an eclipse which he knows has already taken place, he saves his own skin and becomes the iclol of the kingdom. Merlin, the court ma- gician, with several others plots against Hank, but he keeps the knights completely haflleil hy converting the court into a 20th century business office. Hank accidentally touches an exposed wire on his switchhoarfl anrl then surlclenly awakens from his flream. The class may well he proucl of its young thespians-particularly of Philip Dupuis for his performance of 'lllankf' of Esther Ruth lNlcAuley for hers of Queen Morgan lic Fay, anwl of Bruno Yittini- berga for his of Merlin, the magician. l65l :Rfk