I've got
it made in the shade, I'm a Freshman !!!
Girls Picture
Boys Picture
The Year Is 1952
We were finally entering high school. True we were
only Freshmen, but by the end of the year we knew our way around the "hallowed
halls" of BHS.
We elected our class officers--Ed Napoleon as President. Larry Cotten was our Vice
President and Jane Jennison our Secretary. Pat Steiner and Sandy Hinkle were our
S.A. Representatives, their alternates were Sara Collinge and Don Huff.
Eddie Napoleon
President
LtoR, top
row: Sara Collinge, S.A. Alternate; Jane Jennison, Secretary;
Pat Steiner, S.A. Representative. Bottom Row: Larry
Cotten, vice-president; Donald Huff, S.A. Alternate; Sandy Hinkle, S.A. Representative
Our Class Advisor| Mr.
Seaquist
We went to our first football games and
dances. Strutters Dance was our very own dance and our "Jean Queen"
was Jane Jennison. In the "Queen of Hearts Dance" we had Barbara Hammond and
Nancy Oswald in the court.
We had the the Freshman Frolics and The Freshman Picnic
Mr. Herr, followed us into High School stepping into Mr.
Branstetter's shoes. Many of us joined the Choir, the Band or the Orchestra.
Remember the songs, "Coming through the Rye", "I Heard You Cried
Lastnight", or "This Is My Country"?
In Baseball we had our own Eddie Napolean, Joe Wood and
Lambert Mantovani. In Basket Ball we had Don Huff, Pablo Salas and Isaac
Perez. Some of the girls in Baseball were Nina Brown, Fran Dillon, Orlanda Cruz and
Teonilda Larinaga. Some in Basketball were Juanita Corrigan, Pat Quinn and
Sara Collinge. Our Volleyball Team had Pat Steiner, Carroll Adams, and Vielka de
Gracia among others. In swimming there was Laura Walston, Julio Wright,
Margaret Curles, Richard Gau and Paul Duran.
Many of our Classmates joined the clubs around the
school. There was the Spanish Club, Referees Club, Ushers Club, U.N. Club,
Projection Club, Music Club, NHSociety, Camera Club, Philatelic Club Chess Club,
Projection Club and the Drama Club.
We had Vocational Guidance in school. We started
classes we never had before like Typing and Shorthand. The girls had Home Economics,
do you remember the "gruel, porridge, oatmeal or whatever you want to call it"
we had to make? Then we were expected to eat it! Luckily I had a window by the
back kitchen. I wonder if that plant down below survived. I'm sure we weren't
the first class to dump food on it.
We also had sewing with Miss Eloise
Monroe.
The boys started Machine Shop.
Many boys made wooden stools and such for their Mothers.
We cheered for the good old Bulldogs at
Pep Rallies and attended the games.
.
Now we enjoyed Dances and Formals
Boys wore Sport Jacket or suits with ties for dress-up
occasions. White Dinner Jackets were Formal attire. Dungarees (which is what we
called them then), were worn with the bottoms "cuffed" just once, but not to
school! Slacks came with "cuffs" Sport shirts came in a variety of
patterns, worn outside the slacks. Guayabera shirts were worn too. Boys wore shoes
that were laced, spectator shoes were also popular for a dressier statement. And sneakers
were the Keds that came to the ankle. The hair was worn in a pompadour,
without sideburns. Tee shirts were still an under garment. Bay
Rum was probably the scent of the time.
The hems of girls' skirt were mid-calf and cut on the
bias. For dress-up a nice dress would do. Shoes were wedge-heeled, strapping
around the ankle and/or ballerina shoes were popular too. Saddle oxfords were still
in. Blouses and skirts were popular and Cotton was the material. Skirts made
of Guatemalan material were also worn. Girls wore nylon material blouses with slips
underneath. For Formal wear, strapless, net or tulle dresses in all array of colors
were popular with a shawls for around the shoulders. Necklaces and earring were
rhinestone. The formal dresses had the skirts gathered, falling naturally to the
floor. Girls also wore dungarees, bought in the boys department! And again not to
school! The bottoms were folded flatly a few inches above the ankle. Printed
shirts were worn on the outside of the dungarees. The hairdos were mostly mid-length
to long hair, parted on the side held back by a hairband. A scarf around the neck
was just beginning to show up. Girls put their hair up in pin curls and a scarf
around the head if going out in public.
Meanwhile in Panama
Alcibiades AROSEMENA is interim President of Panama from
May 10, 1951 to September 30th 1952. Serving 1 year 4 months and 20days.
Appointed by military at end of Arias' term of Civilian Dictatorship.
Jose A. Remon Cantera is elected President of Panama on May 11th.
The government's candidate, former police chief José A. Remón
Cantera, won the presidential elections, described by the opposition candidate as a
"dangerous burlesque of democratic principles." Remón renegotiated the 1903
canal treaty, resulting in wage equalizations between Panamanians and North Americans
and an increase in the annual lease payment for the canal to $1.93 million.
World Events,
yes there was a world outside of BHS!
In World News, Soviet Jacob Malik's charge that the
U.S. was using germ warfare was ruled by the U.N. to be out of order. Foreign
Minister Chou En-Lai had accused the U.S. of causing a deadly flu outbreak in Communist
China.
Governor Adlai E.
Stevenson was nominated by the Democratic Party for President. General Dwight D.
Eisenhower was the Republican nominee. President Truman refused to run for
re-election.
Under the campaign
slogan "I Like Ike," General Dwight D. Eisenhower helped Republicans take
control of the White House for the first time in 20 years. Vice President was
California Senator and attorney, Richard M. Nixon. Nixon was accused of using
campaign funds for personal benefit - made nationwide TV appeal known as the
"Checkers speech" - explaining how he accepted a dog named Checkers for his
daughters and wouldn't give it back. After elections, President-elect Eisenhower visited
Korea and secretly visited troops in the front lines of battle.
Prices rose sharply
when the U.S. experienced its first major bout with inflation.
An early heat wave killed dozens on East Coast. A record 105 degrees was reached in
New York City on June 10th.
In Sports Yankees beat the Dodgers in the 7th
game of the World Inning, making it the 4th straight win in a series for the Yankees. The
U.S. won 40 gold medals and finished first in team standings at the Summer Olympics in
Helsinki.
The first TV "closed-circuit" event held in U.S. theaters,
Rocky Marciano won
the heavyweight boxing championship.
In the
Entertainment Field,
"I Love Lucy" was America's favorite TV
show.
"Dragnet"
won an Emmy for best TV mystery
In Hollywood Oscars went to:
"Greatest Show on Earth" starring Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Gary Cooper won Best Actor for "High Noon"
Shirley Booth won Best Actress for "Come Back
Little Sheba".
On
Radio, "The Edger Bergen and Charlie
McCarthy Show" had Charlie preparing to marry guest Marilyn Monroe.
Popular songs were:
"Your Cheating Heart"
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
"Glow Worm"
"Jumbalaya"
"Anytime"
"Blue Tango"
"Botcha-Me"
"Cry"
And That Was The Year
That Was!
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