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At last we were in high school. Several faculty Mr. Meserve did his best to improve our English
members were responsible for our enlightenment. and to get us accepted into colleges. Mr. Paxton, Mr.
We will never forget these people. Nutt, Mr. Corbett and Mr. Sulloway instructed us
The mathematics department always seemed to about "weak verbs,” and constantly pointed out that
come up with its share of memorable personalities. our style of writing had very little in common with
Let us look into the files. Each item within is effective expression.
stamped with the mighty symbol of authority— the Mrs. Paxton kept a great place of study in order
great seal of Mr. Herman. The first folder to be re­ for us. Dr. Odell gave us courses in French, Spanish,
moved from the cabinet is that of Mr. Adams. and Russian, also coaching our track teams. In
Mr. Adams was in charge of the accelerated math European History class, Mr. Ransome told us delight­
division. The class proved to be a great "hack ses­ ful anecdotes about the eccentric behavior of royal
sion.” At one point during the year, Mr. Adams personages. Mr. Raines made us aware of the rough
stated that the group was so far ahead of the regu­ game of American Government. And who will
lar math class that it could take it easy for a while. forget those 3:15 "sessions” with Mr. Whittier?
Then Mr. Adams told us airplane stories and service­ The class of 1964 has been a good group. We
men’s jokes for a few days. The main highlight of wonder why there have been over ten different
the year, however, came when Mr. Adams clobbered music teachers in the past thirteen years? It also
his finger with a yard stick in a fit of anger, ran from strikes us as strange that we were so quickly ejected
the room, and consequently locked himself out. form those appropriately named cubicles— carrels,

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In the tenth grade, Mr. "Colonel” Joseph Ladd "small enclosures or studies in a cloister”—designed
took over the mathematical instruction of many for the study and individual meditation of monks.
boys. Whenever we got into discussions of trajec­ The class has also made a great new contribution
tories, Mr. Ladd made reference to the fact that he to the school — the Jolly Poets’ Club, an organiza­
was the "bombing champion” of 1932. tion devoted to "poetic meter in this simolean age of
Mr. Herman, Head of the Math Department, gave controversy.”
us his candid opinions on many subjects. His "favor­ After graduation exercises in June, the members
ite expressions” have become quite dear to us. of the class of 1964 will go down to Lloyd Avenue,
Mrs. Full taught us biology. She was quite serious pack their "silver shovels” into their automobiles,
in class, yet we managed to sneak many a surreptitious and drive off to their separate destinies.
laugh during dissection periods when we contem­
plated the "pickled delicacies” of the laboratory. Peter J. Stevens