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mention the lavish parties that were held
in the classroom.
By taking the class to his house to read
the gas and electric meters, Mr. Allen, the
leader of our class and the Bicycle Club,
gave us a chance to practice what he had
taught. This little visit was topped by a
refresher of homemade root beer. It was
very good, Mr. Allen! In our parties the
movies that we had, provided us with much
entertainment, but the food and drink
served was by all means the best enjoyed.
Under the guidance of Miss Flo Moyer,
our class somehow put together the Moses
Brown Gazette for the exhibition. The final
product was surprisingly good, considering
our inexperience in journalism. At Christ­
mas we gave a nativity play under the
direction of Mrs. Paine. Histrionically, the
class of ’40 showed great promise for future
years. Father and Son Day foreshadowed
the closing of school. The annual trip to
Boston was a final indication that June
was almost upon us.
Leaving the Lower School, we looked
back with pleasure mixed with sadness on
“the scenes where we have loved to linger.”
We were soon to find that lingering was not
to be part of our lives; we had to hustle a
lot faster, even with the wind taken out of
our sails.
UPPER SCHOOL

FIRST FORM
In the fall of 1935 after a long summer
vacation the class of 1940 entered Study
Hall for the first time. What a scene greeted
our eyes! A distinguished-looking gentle­
man was seated at one of the larger desks,
busily engaged in handing out schedules,
in nodding his head at old acquaintances,
and smiling at everyone. Shyly we worked
our way through the crowd until we were in

it e T r v * V r a position to command his attention. A sal­
I* j! * l utation, a question or two, a schedule -the
. Wi school year had begun. At first we felt a
come-down from being the “big boys” of

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