Woodbury High School - Log Yearbook (Salem, NH)

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1945 15 In May 'we again entered the dramatic' contest with the play entitled, Bab's Big Bargain. Those taking' part in this were: Evelyn Gilmore, Jean Barron, Marjorie Barry, Nancy Dyson, Charlotte Ackerman, George Janigan, and Robert Martin. We came out on top this year and won the Noyes Dramatic Cup. Special awards were received by Evelyn Gilmore, Nancy Dyson, Charlotte Ackerman, and Robert Martin. ...Now has come the time for us to close our books once again before beginning our Junior year. Coming back to school in September, everyone was full of pep and anxious to get to work as this was our last step before becoming noble seniors. Again we elected new ofiicers. They being: President .............. ........ H arry Playdon Vice President . . ..... Harold Jackson Secretary ..... ........... B arbara Robinson Treasurer ....... ................. N ancy Dyson Student Council .... Frances Brown, Doris Ouellette ' ' and Evelyn Gilmore Many parties and dances were held throughout the year, one of which was a barn dance. The auditorium was decorated to look like a barn and everyone came in old clothes. A prize was given to the funniest-dressed couple. Another outstanding dance, held this year was a leap year dance in which the girls asked the boys to the dance and paid their way. Marjorie Barry was chosen Miss Woodbury at a dance held by the seniors. During this year, we received our class rings which everyone had been looking forward to for a long time. - We entered the dramatic contest for the third and last time. The title of the play this year was, The Little Bluiferf' Those taking part were: Nancy Dyson, Evelyn Gilmore, Charlotte Acker- man, Robert Martin, and David Vartanian. Awards were given to Lliancy Dyson, Evelyn Gilmore, Charlotte Ackerman, and Robert artin. Once again we said good-bye to our friends until we came for our final year. When we returned in September, we had only twenty-two of the original ,class number of this best of all classes of forty-seven to finish preparations for the outside world. Our' class officers this year are as follows: President ........................ Harry Playdon Vice President .................. Wallace Kimball Secretary ............. ....... B arbara Robinson Treasurer. ........................ Nancy Dyson Student Council . . Doris Ouellette, Elizabeth Magoon, Charlotte Ackerman, and Harold Jackson Many exciting events took place this year. Among them was the operetta, Sailor Maids, under the direction of Mrs. Eva Thompson. We held four dances this year. On April sixth, the annual Senior Play, entitled, Little Madcap, was presented under

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14 W. H. s. CLASS HISTORY Recent books have been written on a biographical slant with somewhat arresting titles such as, The Walking Preacher, Yankee from Olympus, One Foot in Heaven. Just what to call the his- tory of this class 119453 is a poser. Certainly, there is nothing of the divine about us, we may be Yankees, yet we have never acquired the Jove-like wisdom of dwellers upon Olympus, and cer- tainly it is very doubtful as to whether we could be said to have even one foot in heaven. Hence, what can I say but- The Story of Four Years of the Best Class of Woodbury High ? Best+ Want me to prove it? When we entered in 1942, we were all excited and .curious to know what was ahead of us. After a few days and everyone had gotten acquainted with one another, we held our first class meeting and elected the following class officers: President ................... .... R obert Beal Vice President . . . . . . Marjorie Barry Secretary ....... .. Evelyn Gilmore Treasurer . . . I .................... Robert Martin Student Council .... .... . . ........ George Janigan We chose blue and gold for our class colors, and although it was didticult to agree upon the class motto, we finally decided upon, Either Find a Path or Make One. A freshman dancing club was formed under the direction of Miss Ann Minichiello. In May we entered the dramatic contest with the play entitled, Almost Seventeen. Those taking part were: Barbara Robinson, Evelyn Gilmore, Robert Martin and Harry Playdon. Harry won second prize for the boys, and Evelyn received honorable mention for the girls. We attended many class parties and dances which were enjoyed by all. H. :Ve have now come to the close of our first year at Woodbury ig . When we came back to Woodbury in 1943, we were happy sophomores, ready to start another year of study. We elected officers: President ....... ..... R obert Beal Vice President . . . . . Harry Playdon Treasurer ..... .................. N ancy Dyson Secretary ..................... Barbara Robinson Student Council . . Robert Raymond and Walter Czaja In December a skating party was held, and, regardless of- the cold and snowy weather, many attended and fun was had by all. Many other social gatherings were held during the year. In January, our class president, Robert Beal, resigned from oiiice, and George Janigan was elected to fill the vacancy. Later in January, Robert Raymond resigned from his office as student coun- cil member and Doris Ouellette was elected to succeed him.

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16 W. H. S. the direction of Mrs. Shirley Hatch. Those taking part were: Nancy Dyson, Barbara Robinson, Elizabeth Magoon, Charlotte Ackerman, Frances Brown, Robert Martin, Wallace Kimball, Everett Ryder, and, due to the shortage' of boys, Robert Prince of the junior class. During this year we lost three of our class members, two of whom went into the navy: Robert Beal and Walter Czaja. In April, our senior history class enjoyed a trip to Concord where we visited the state legislature and saw it in session. Miss Eva Belle Anderson was our chaperon. Our senior supper was cancelled due to the shortage of food. Harry Playdon, our class president, resigned from office so we were forced to elect a new president. Wallace Kimball, our vice president, was elected to fill the ofiice, thus leaving the vice presi- dent's office open. Robert Martin was elected to fill this office. We have now finished our four years at Woodbury and are ready to take our places in the world along with millions of others. ' DORIS BARKER