Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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FORMER TEACHERS Lieut. James J. Doherty Lieut. George H. Colbert Lieut. Gordon H. Fitzpatrick Dorothy L indblad Margaret M. Bailey 2nd. Lieut. Howard Abbott Robert Hancock Howard Laundry

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IRENE K. WIGHT Supervisor of Art MARIE RILEY Supervisor of Music ANTHONY PISINI Boys ' Physical Director CHARLES W. ANDERSON Military Drill MARY DIORIO Office Secretary JOHN F. DAILEY and THOMAS CLARKE

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INFORMALLY When Principal James J. Doherty, in January of 1943, joined the Army Air Corps to become Lieutenant Doherty, the class of ’44 bade a temporary “adieu” to the first member of the faculty with whom they had become acquainted. As first day freshmen, we had meekly filed into the echoing auditorium to hear Mr. Doherty warn, I’m going to put every¬ one of your noses to the grindstone and leave them there until they bleed!” That statement caused each to be ra¬ ther wary of the slim principal. And. as a result, most of us got ofif on the right foot. Temporary fear of Mr. Doherty was replaced by deep respect. He proved to be what makes for the perfect principal: well-educated, aggressive, just, under¬ standing, and very co-operative. Naturally, this class, along with the other students in the school, was very reluctant to lose Mr. Doherty. Hut the Army apparently needed his services more than did Davis-Thayer High School. With that consolation, the pupils and fac¬ ulty ' were more than willing to carry on as before. Lieut. Doherty Lieut. Doherty was not the first mem¬ ber of the faculty to join the armed forces. Preceding him were Mr. George Colbert ( Lieut. j.g.y, Mr. Gordon Fitz¬ patrick G.ieut.;. and Mr. Howard Ab¬ bott (Lieut. U.S.A.). All three left in the summer of 1942, shortly after our sophomore year. Commencing our junior year, we found ourselves minus an advisor. A commit¬ tee was appointed to nominate four pos¬ sibilities. The four names were balloted and voted upon. It resulted in a walk¬ away for our Italian and French teacher, Mr. Joseph DePasqua. In Mr. DePasqua we again had an ad¬ visor who, as a teacher, made interest¬ ing a tough subject. Students in his classes absorbed knowledge and yet were kept in “stitches’ - day ' in and day out. Because his humor is a thoroughly ' orig¬ inal and straight-faced type, it took all of us a few days to feel at ease in his classes. His versatility and patriotism were exhibited this year when he not only held down a normally full-time teaching schedule (besides being our advisor, which is, in our case, really a problem) but also served as a keyman in the Walsh-Kaiser -hip vards from 2 P.M. through 11 :30 P.M. Phy sical excellence, unusual alertness, original humor, and attractive personal¬ ity have made him more than a teacher and an advisor—they have made him a friend to honor and to enjoy. Mr. DePasqua