September 15, 1969 (51 years ago) we met each other as MHSN classmates and in 21 months we’ll be celebrating 50th reunion in June 2022.
What do you remember most about the first days or week of training?
One of the songs that the older students sang at the hootenanny the first night was “the Pill”. We also were initiated that first week.
Anyone have any pictures from the hootenanny or initiation? Please share your memories with your fellow classmates as we prepare for our reunion.
We’ve heard from 40 classmates and are happy to say that 33 are hoping to attend given that all returns to normal in the world before 2022. We’re getting really excited and plan to send frequent emails that will be titled “Walks Down Memory Lane” as well as reminders about important dates for reunion.
For our first “Walk down Memory Lane” here are the lyrics to the song from the 1969 hootenanny as well as a list of the initiation requirements.
The Brothers-in-Law 1965 Oh, Oh Canada Album
The world population explosion
Is making you feel rather ill
The doctors have said
You can hop into bed
And put all your faith in the pill
So put all your faith in the pill
Put all your faith in the pill
The Doctors have said
You can hop into bed
And put all your faith in the pill
The pill is a birth control method
It’s the best one developed to date
You get somebody’s daughter
To take one in water
There’s no mess and no time to wait
So put all your faith in the pill
Put all your faith in the pill
The Doctors have said
You can hop into bed
And put all your faith in the pill
It’s been proven and tried by the Russians
The Chinese now make them at home
And it may not be true
But word has leaked through
They are now being tested in Rome. (oh oh)
So put all your faith in the pill
Put all your faith in the pill
The Doctors have said
You can hop into bed
And put all your faith in the pill
So throw out your old fashioned methods
As you joyfully leap into bed
You can take your saran wrap
Back into the kitchen
And use it for cooking instead
So put all your faith in the pill
Put all your faith in the pill
The Doctors have said
You can hop into bed
And put all your faith in the pill
So here’s to the boys in the back room
The chemists whose faith will not die
For they’re working there still
On a birth control pill
That’s fifty percent Spanish Fly
So put all your faith in the pill, Mom
Put all your faith in the pill, Dad
The Doctors have said
You can hop into bed
And put all your faith in the pill, tonight
Initiation Class of 1972
- Bring an all-day sucker
- Make and wear a dunce hat tied to your head
- Wear a sign on your forehead with “I’m a Probie” plus your name
- Hospital towel for a diaper
- 2 bras, 1 front, 1 back with 4 bows
- Nylon forming tail on the back of diaper
- One nylon rolled down, one bobby sock
- One sneaker, one dress shoe
- Flower painted on each knee
- Black ring around left eye
- Red dot on nose
- Red lipstick on top lip only
- Eye shadow on right eye
- Scarf around neck for a blindfold
6:45 pm for inspection
MHSN Class of 1972 50th Reunion Planning Committee: Joanne Albert Belliveau,
Marlene Myers Hill, Joanne Logan Simpson, and Gail Blair Storr
