Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1933 volume:

Year Book of the Class of 1933 MIDDLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS To MR. ERNEST E. THOMAS In Deep Appreciation of His Splendid Service as a Teacher of American History in Memorial High School, We Respectfully Dedicate This Book. Tribute We, the Class of 1933, wish to express our sincere gratefulness to our beloved history teacher for his personal and kindly interest in us all. We shall never forget his sparkling wit, droll sense of humor, and keen intellect. We have deeply enjoyed his experiences as a sturdy farmer and honest tiller of the soil in his native Rock he loves so well. Above all, we have sincerely admired his fine manhood and and his inspiring example of fine American citizenjhip. I , ci {() c: fl(Hcir o() ci (io cz «(Kzz « Table of Contents The Faculty 6 The Class . . . . 7 to 20 Class History: Leo D. Curleij . . 21 The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1933: BuNi J. Masher 24 Class Gifts: Vicfoi-in ff. Sionlei . . 26 Class Prophecy: Eileen A. Ha.vleij, Lawrence 11. IVesf ' ate LMuise Buwninii, Lvnn F. Stuart 27 Class Oration: Miiron B. Tlwjiia.s . 30 Planting of Ivy: Mildred J . Lang . . 81 Walter Sampson Chapter of Pro Merito Society 32 Football Team .... 83 Boys ' Basketball Team . . . .34 Girls ' Basketball Team ... 35 Baseball Team . . . . .36 Senior Play Cast .... 37 Salutatory: Genevieve G. rJohnson . . 88 Valedictory: D. Arlene Egoer . . 40 Class Ode: Bernard H. Eldridge . . 42 Autographs 19 3 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 THE FACULTY Lindsay J. March, Principal Leoiuird 0. Tillson, Suhmasier Front Kow — Abby R. Field. Leonard O. Tillson. Lindsay J. March. Lillian M. 0 ' Neil, Herbert L. Wilber. Second Row — Bessie M. Veazie, Chrystal M. Chase, Anna C. Erickson, Doris P. Chase, Henry E. Battis, Sylvia G. Matheson. Esther L. Moore, H. Beatrice Randall, Mary Brier. Back Row —Wirt B. Phillips, Walter G. Hicks, Roland C. IMacGown, Irene M. Wentworth, Alice D. Brawn, Ernest E. Thomas, J. Raymond Hyman. ■4 6 ■ 193 3 193 3 MAYBELLE P. ALDEN Commercial Course When I am not understood, it shall be concluded that some- thing very useful and profound is connected underneath. Sachem; Pro Merito; Librarian ERNEST C. ALLEN Commercial Course Brevity is the soul of wit. Football; Basketball; Senior Play; M Club FREDERICK L. ANDERSON Scientific Course ' Him whose life and manner of speech please you. Basketball; Sachem; Year Book Staff; M Club OSCAR J. APRIL Scientific Course ' Love lifteth me. LAWRENCE G. BAKER Commercial Course Quiet and well-conducted. WILLARD L. BAKER Scientific Course ' A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the best of men. MILDRED L. BASSETT Commercial Course She was just the quiet kind Whose nature never varies. SYLVIA A. HEALS Commercial Course Perseverance and Cheerfulness usually win. 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1 933 WALTER E. BERRY Scientific Course He draweth out the thread of his verbosity Finer than the staple of his ar- gument. Football (2); President of Pro Merito; Sachem; M Club HELEN F. BOEHME Commercial Course Happy and pleasant and never you care Ready to go with you anywhere. Senior Play; Sachem LOUISE BOWMAN General Course As sweet and musical As bright Apollo ' s lute strung with his hair. Glee Club; Manager of Girls ' Bas- ketball: Sachem; Secretary of Girls ' League LORENA B. BRADDOCK General Course Divinely tall and divinely fair. Glee Club MARJORIE R. BRENNAN General Course She ' s little and quaint and witty too, Always cheerful and never blue. ELINOR E. BRYANT Commercial Course A faithful friend is the medicine of life. Glee Club BENJAMIN J. BUMP Commercial Course From love ' s weak childish bow he lives unharmed. Dramatic Club; Senior Play VIRGINIA C. BURGER General Course Her tongue is always in motion, though very seldom to the purpose. ■4 8 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 MADELINE M. CAMANDONA Classical Course Come, pensive nun, devout and pure Sober, steadfast, and demure. RUTH M. CARTER General Course She comprehends her trust and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim. A. WILMA CASWELL Commercial Course Here ' s one that ' s modest, kind and fair. Dramatic Club IRENE S. CASWELL General Course Her life serene; God gave her peace. Pro Merito; Cabot Club MILDRED E. CHARRON Commercial Course Ever ready with a helping hand. Orchestra; Glee Club LEO D. CURLEY Scientific Course A head to contrive, a hand for mischief. Football (3); M Club ANDREW DAVIS Scientific Course A small diploma, but a large un- dertaking. GERARD W. de BOER Scientific Course The foremost man of all world. Senior Play; Minstrel Show this 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 MARJORIE DE MARANVILLE Commercial Course ' Prudent caution ' s self-control is wisdom ' s roof. JAMES E. DE WOLF Classical Course Whose high endeavors are an in- ward light That makes the path before me a ' ways bright. Sachem; Senior Play; Minstrel Show; Editor-in-Chief of Year Book MARY V. DITANO General Course ' ' Kind hearts are more than cor- onets. HAROLD J. DONNER General Course Hast so much wit and mirth about you. Senior Class President; President of Student Body; Football; Sa- chem; M Club; Minstrel Show. GEORGE N. DUNCKLEE Scientific Course Be silent always when ycu doubt your sense. Orchestra; Band R. LEIGHTON DUNHAM General Course Of their own merits modest men are dumb. Orchestra; Band; Glee Club RHEA M. DUPHILY Commercial Course ' I am the very pink of courtesy. ' D. ARLENE EGGER Classical Course Modesty mixed with greatness. Pro Merito; President of Girls ' League; Secretary of Student Body; Sachem (4); Senior Play; Cabot Club 10 • 193 3 193 3 BERNARD H. ELDRIDGE Scientific Course Sometimes gay, sometimes gray, but we like him anyway. President of Junior Red Cross; Dramatic Club RICHARD H. PERRAGUTO General Course The more he saw, the less he spoke. Fcotball; Glee Club; M Club FREDERICK W. ELDRIDGE, JR. General Course Better a live Devil than a sleepy Saint. Band; Orchestra; Glee Club; Sa- chem; M Club; Football; Baseball; Basketball; Senior Play; Treasurer of Red Cross; Dramatic Club; Manager of Basketball ' 31; Manager of Football ' 32. ELEANOR R. FAIETTI Commercial Course Laugh and the world laughs wiih you. Home Room Captain; Publicity Committee of Girls ' League ALBERT E. FAWCETT General Course Some folks seem glad even to draw their breath. Baseball BERTHA M. FINNERAN General Course ' She had the mildest manners and the gentlest heart. Pro Merito; Treasurer of Student Body; Ways and Means Com- mittee of Girls ' League DANIEL B. FRIEDMAN General Course A strangely wise man. ANNA M. GAMACHE Commercial Course ' Of spirit so still and quiet. Sachem ■4 11 1 - 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 LILLIAN E. GERRIOR General Course ' Happy am I from care set free. Glee Club ORVILLE J, GIBBS Scientific Course ' The smile that was child-like and bland. GLADYS M. GIFFORD Commercial Course ' She ' s pretty to walk with And witty to talk with. Senior Play; Employment Com- mittee of Girls ' League ANDREW A. GOMES General Course Safe on first! Now score! Baseball EDNA H. GROSSMAN Commercial Course ' Thy modesty is a candle to thy merit. HERSCHELL D. HASKELL General Course If he be not in love with some woman, there is no believing old signs. MILDRED E. HISELER Commercial Course Thy smile can make a summer Where darkness else would be. LAURA E. HOLMES Scientific Course A thing of beauty is a joy for- ever. Pro Merito; Editor-in-Chief of Sachem; Secretary of Dramatic Club; Class Vice President (2); Class Secretary (2). 4 12 1 93 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 DOROTHY J. HULLEY Commercial Course She ' s all that ' s honest, honoiabli and fair. EILEEN A. HUXLEY General Course She dances like an angel. Senior Play RUSSELL D. INGLESE General Course He looks forward persevering to the last From well to better, daily self- surpassed. Football; Glee Club WILLARD A. JESSUP General Course ' Still waters run deep. GENEVIEVE G. JOHNSON Classical Course ' Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. Pro Merito; Cosmos Club: Dra- matic Club ROY L. KEITH, JR. General Course I know you are full of good nature. Vice Preddcnt of Senior Class: Foe ball; Secretary of M Club. MILDRED C. KEOUGH Commercial Course When a man ' s in the case, You know all other things give place. Glee Club RUTH E. LAMOUREUX Commercial Course Knowledge is power. Pro Merito ■4 13 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 MILDRED V. LANG Commercial Course Her voice was gentle, soft and low An excellent thing in woman. Glee Club; Sachem Staff ALBERT F. LAVALLEE General Course Make ' em laugh, make ' em cry, make ' em wait. Football; Minstrel Show CHARLES A. LEE General Course ' Creeping like snail, unwillingly to school. Football (3) JOSEPH J. MACKIEWICZ General Course A gentleman that loves to hear himself talk. HELEN E. MADDIGAN Commercial Course An earnest worker, day in and day out. FRANCIS J. MALAGUTI General Course ' Oh, subtle man, how many are jour mischiefs. Football; Baseball; Glee Club; M Club DEMETRIA S. MARRA General Course To the faithful reward is certain. ' Football PAMELIA F. McFARLIN Commercial Course Few words are best. 14 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 THOMAS H. McFARLIN Classical Course ' Thou speakest wiser than thou art ware of. DOROTHEA F. McILVANA General Course Speech is silver, silence is golden. GLADYS M. MERRIHEW General Course She is a maid of artless grace, Gentle in form and fair of face. Pro Merito; Sachem; Glee Club; Dramatic Club; Senior Class Treasurer DONALD A. MORRISON Scientific Course How various his employments whom the world calls idle. Football; Basketball; Baseball; M Club W. CLINTON MORSE General Course None know my hopes. RUTH A. MOSHER Classical Course ■ ' Dancing is her chief delight. Pro Merito GORDON F. MURRAY Commercial Course Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intel- lect. GEORGE H. NOLAN Scientific Course Learning makes a man fit com- pany for himself. Pro Merito; Football; Basketball; M Club 15 ! ■ 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 DOROTHEA PANESIS General Course ' Eyes too expressive to be blue Too lovely to be grey. Glee Club; Dramatic Club; Bas- ketball EDGAR A. PAUN Scientific Course Well born, well dressed, and mod- erately learned. Basketball; Football; Sachem; M Club JOSEPHINE M. PAWLOWSKI Commercial Course Quiet persons are welcome every- where. Student librarian CARMELINA PENNA General Course Her eyes like stars of twilight fair Like twilight too her dusky hair. BERNICE A. PERKINS Commercial Course A shy face is better than a for- ward heart. Cabot Club JESSIE M. PLACE Classical Course ' Good sense and good nature are never separated. Pro Merito; Cosmos Club; Room Captain MARGERY E. POWELL Classical Course She did her best the world to make A better place for mankind ' s sake. Glee Club (4) MIRIAM A. POWELL General Course ' The world can live without knowl- edge of books, But men cannot live without good cooks. Glee Club (4) ■4 16 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 GLADYS H. PRATT General Course ' A lovable jolly way she had. WILLARD F. RAND General Course Lovers ' quarrels are soon ad- justed. FLORENCE O. RISS General Course Maidens must be mild and msek Swift to hear and slow to speak. Pro Merito EVA D. ROBERTS General Course Her smiling eyes with simple truth were stored. LESTER W. ROBINSON Scientific Course He loves to chat with the girls, I know ' Tis the way with the men, — they ' re always so. Senior Manager of Baseball CHESTER F. ROGERS Commercial Course Discretion of speech is more than eloquence. Orchestra (2) ; Glee Club ED ' WARD J. RONDELLI Scientific Course A man beloved, a man elect of men. Fcctball (3); Football Captain Senior Year; President of M Club MILDRED R. ROUNSEVILLE General Course Make short the miles. With talk and smiles. Glee Club (4) ■4 17 h- 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 LUTHKR H. SARGENT Scientific Course Despise not a rustic orator. ALICE G. SHAW Commercial Course ' Grew sweet to sense and lovely to the eye. Pro Merito; Assistant Editor of Year Book; Room Captain FREDERICK E. SHAW General Course ' I ' m diffident, modest and shy. LESLIE G, SPRINGER General Course Cows are my passion. VICTORIA H. STANLEY Commercial Course I ' ll place a ribbon in my hair To please the passing lads. Typist for Sachem Staff; Gle3 Club (2); Senior Play VICTORIA STECKE Commercial Course ' She hath a quiet way. Sachem StafI IVAN F. STUART General Course ' Much can be made of a Sotch- man if he be caught young. Manager of Baseball ( ' 31); Man- ager of Basketball ( ' 33); M Club JOHN F. TEIXEIRA Commercial Course ' His limbs were cast in manly mould, For hardy sports or contest bold. Football; Baseball; M Club 18 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 RONALD G. THATCHER Scientific Course So true his heart, so smooth his speech. Sachem FLORENCE A. THOMAS General Course Merry as the day is long. Girls ' Basketball MYRON B. THOMAS General Course A downright, upright honest , man. Orchestra; Band HAZEL S. TURNER Commercial Course Industry shall have its own re- ward. Glee Club (3) ; Pro Merito MILDRED S. WARREN Commercial Course The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. PRISCILLA E. WARREN General Course Oh! she is young as morning hours, And old as is the night. D. EVELYN WEEMAN General Course A good heart is better than all the heads in the world. Glee Club (4) N. MELBA WEEMAN General Course ' Her talk was like a stream which runs. ■4 19 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Class History Leo D. Curley History relate.s the rise, progress, and de- cline of human societies. Our rise began February 4, 1912 with the birth of Eileen Huxley. We have progressed from the state of youthful barbarians to the cultured and dignified .young men and women of the class of 1933. Our decline lies in the fact that we have been ordered to vacate these premises. Can it be that Gramp GoodAvin ' s shoukl- ers have become weakened, by the strain of holding up the commercial end of this school ? Surely you all remember the tip toe march that Ave made with bated breath across C2 during our Sophomore year. Let us go back to Ancient History. Our first years of school were surely very happy ones. Who could have had a better beginning than those of us who had Miss Flora M. Clark in the first grade? Miss Clark passed away May 5. a woman of loving qualities, an ex- ample of a true teacher. Well we remember our first year, especially Bud Paun in his khaki soldier suit. Though he first favored the Army, he now has a leaning towards the Navy. Best wishes for the future admiral ! During our fifth year we made great pro- gress attending school with the Town Fathers in the Town Hall. At Bates School the class increased in niim- bers due to the immigrants from North Middleboro, South Middleboro, and the Rock, bringing us Mildred Bassett and Brad West- gate. Remember Mr. Burkland ' s wonderful assemblies, the famous orations of Daniel Freedman, and the great scientific experi- ment performed by Gerard deBoer resulting in an explosion that nearly sent the class of ' 33 to the morgue. Our annual class trip to Boston will never be forgotten. We lost Miss Dcane in the Art Museum and it took an hour to find her. Had Apo ' lo won her heart or was she searching for winged Victory ' s hand? At last in ' 29 we were Freshmen. Tliis was also the beginning of the depression and perhaps accounts for our low scholastic stand- ing. Another bunch of immigrants arrived off the busses from Lakeville and Carver. This migration gave us Oscar April, the scientist, Jolm Teixeira, our pitcher, Laura Holmes, editor-in-chief of the Sachem, Luther Sar- gent, the baby of the class, and Andy Gomes, the greatest shortstop Middleboro High has ever had. Our Freshman social was a great success, man.y timid Freshmen venturing forth May 14th after their winter hibernation. This year the Facultj ' made history. Mr. Hyman became a Benedict and Mrs. Bertha Russell staged a dramatic scene at the Little Church Around the Corner, in old Ncav York. We regretted the loss of Miss Allen for she was a remarkable French teacher. Miss Brier took her place and has carried on nobly. As Sophomores we began to make ourselves known. Edward Rondelli and Charles Lee made their letters on the football team and it Avas this fall that Walter Berry fell out of a tree and acquired his hook arm. During this year Middleboro High School lost a true friend, Mr. Walter Samiison, be- loved Principal Emeritus. Our class, too, had lost dear members: Charles Souza and Louis Willett Avhile Freshmen and William Huxley as a Sophomore. Tlieir memory will alAvays be dear to us. When school closed in June of this year ■4 21 !!=•• 1933 193 3 we little realized that our ]Mr. Mack was not to return. We sure y miss his lively jokes which made our Tuesday and Friday as- semblies so popular with all. ■ ' Believe it or not IMarch came in, in September of our Junior year and Spring cleaning has been going on ever since. Gramp now has a snap. Roy Keith went out for football this year and Mr. MacGown had to have a helmet made to order. The Girls ' League was formed by Mr. March and it has accomplished about as much as the League of Nations. Let me give you the facts, when the Commun- ists raised the red flag in the form of red neckties and hair ribbons, one growl from the Big Bear in room 15 turned them all to Pacifists. The M Club was also organized by Mr. March for the purpose of fostering athletics in the school. The Junior Prom, April 15, 1932 was the event of the season. The Alhambra Trouba- dours furnished music for the dancing. Favors of caps and noise makers helped to make the party a great success. The Junior ' s Farewell Dance to the Seniors was an especially effective affair. The dance orders, in the form of a Pent House Ser- enade, were masterpieces. Bernard Eld- ridge made at least two hundred of them. Tag dancing was very popular; and woe be- tide the one who received the broom. September, 1932 we began our Senior year and what a year! The football team— nuf sed. The President of the Girls ' League, Arleen Egger, even threw our handsome captain for a loss. Our Senior Play took place in December. Arleen Egger was Babs and as Arleen has been a leading lady from the first grade up. it did not require much coaching to make her our star. But we needed a loud speaker in tlie wings to prompt Fred Eldridge. The Senior Social was held February 17 and due to lack of funds we cou l not afford decorations but Mrs. Brawn paid the sixty- five cents and the socia ' was a great success. Cupid again winged a dart and pierced the heart of Mrs. Culhane. Mr. Battis is now a member of the Faculty. Though he occupies a position in the loft, he is an authority on diamonds. It is a wonder Mrs. Brawn hasn ' t eaUed him a Communist and tried to decapi- tate him because of his red hair. Mr. MacGown has resigned as coach and the boys of Middleboro High sincerely miss him. However, he has been an example to us all as a truly fine coach and sportsman, instilling into our minds fair play and the ability to take victory or defeat with a smile. His influence is felt today in all the athletics of the towns, for wherever a Middleboro team plays it has a reputation for clean and fair playing. Tlie credit for this goes to Mr. MacGown. This historj cannot have an appendix as George Nolan lost his this winter. You all must know that there would not be history without Bakers to feed us. Braddock ' s defeat has become a victory for Sir Walter is at her feet. We have a Bowman whose darts have pierced the heart of another famous Willard. The class of ' 33 knows that it takes a Thomas to teach history and surely Myron and Florence will make it. Where would we be without Anderson ' s fairy tales to east a Merri- hew over our childhood days? Speaking of childhood days what would have become of Red Riding Hood if besides ' ' DeWolf e ' ' there had been DeBoer ? With such celebrities in our class we have just reason for our Bump of knowledge. Let us at the close of Court today give three rousing cheers for our Faculty. They liave ■4 22 l!=- 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 tau i ' ht us that wlierever we Wentwortli the Chase Ei-nest pm-pose will win the race. As we go Rollin and Marching along o ' er Field, Moore Randall with many a ' ' Brier ' ' and ' ' Spike ' ' to remind lis that we are Ilicks with Brawn and might e(}ual to Erickson and that our Barne.y days will soon be run. So Ti ' l- son has set in the AVest O ' Neil and pray that we may be Hyman some day and God will bless us on our way with many a f ' rieiul as fine as they ! ■4 23 ■ 19 3 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1 933 By Ruth A. Mosher I, an agent of the Class of 1933, being of as sound mind as are my colleagues, must needs prove this to you by drawing up our last will and testament : I. To the Freshman Class we bequeath our profound knowledge such as was seen in the shining examples of Luther H. Sargent, Wil- lard P. Rand, Lorena B. Braddock and hist but not least, Charles A. Lee. May the re- flected light from these notables shine on your path and illumine your way. II. To the Sophomores we leave our bril- liant reputation which has endeared us to the hearts of our teachers. Think back upon the exemplary school lives of Walter E. Berry, Florence A. Thomas, Francis Malaguti, and Chester F. Rogers. III. To the Junior Class we leave Rooms 15, 25 and C2 in shining and unpolluted con- dition. We leave them gumless and scratch- less. Listen to the words of wisdom given out by your teachers, and if you don ' t like the sound of the bell don ' t pull the rope! To our teachers we give our sincere and heartfelt thanks for all you have done for us. To continue with intangible bequests we would that we might leave the larger extremi- ties of Frederick Eldridge to Richard Rock- wood in order that said Rockwood may have more balance. He needs it. To Dorothea Collins we donate some of the surplus avoirdupois of Miriam Powell. Also, if she could emulate some of said Miriam ' s sweet and co-operative mannei ' s, it wouVI be to great advantage of the afore-mentioned blonde lady. To those nature lovers, Thomas McFarlin and Norman Egger, we .suggest this inter- change : Namely, to bequeath to said Norman the Farmer Walk of McFarlin. We bequeath the noble physique of Edward Rondelli to Johnny Neilson in order that said John may rise up and call iis blessed. To the rose that is born to blush unseen , namely, Molly Banus, we leave tho.se charm- ing oft seen natural blushes of one Leo Curley. To William Kinsman we leave the melliflu- ous, resonant voice of Albert Lavalley, in order that William may become known as a future Lawrence Tibb ets. The superior scholarship of Arleen Egger we bequeath without comment to all less bril- liant. The Chesterfieldian charm and perfect man- ners of James DeWolf, we donate to Fred- erick Bigelow. The womanly sweetness of Laura Holmes, we leave to Helen Erickson. The quiet reserved manners of Bernice Per- kins we will to one Elsie Carlson. The efficiency of Gerard deBoer and Oscar April in moving pianos we delegate to one Edgar Wilber who can do it all alone with one finger. The winning way of Edgar Paun with the fair sex we leave to one Alexander Barta. The up and coming, bumptious manner of Ivan Stuart we donate to bashful Austin Adams in order to equalize their personalities. Frederick Shaw ' s excess height and weight is willed to Robert Howes. To Otto Rorscharch we leave the Clark Gable profile of the one Lawrence Westgate. Roy Keith ' s collegiate ways we delegate to Norman Shaw. The serious mindedness of Bernard E ' d- ridge and his supreme dignity we will to ■4 24 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Albert Fowler so that he may never devc ' o]) an inferiority complex. Ruth Lamonreux ' s ability to make herself heard and her fluent speech we leave to Doris Perkins, in order that Doris also may be heard. To Francis Kelly we will Donald IMorri- son ' s curly hair and conceit. Eleanor Faietti ' s ability to chew gum we give to Evo Bosari, and Dorothea Panesis ' fondness for life savers to Loi-etta Bisson- nette. Gladys Merrihew ' s beauty and gi-aceful- ness we donate to whom it may concern. (Signed) Ruth Moshcr We, the undersigned, believing the class to be of a sound mind and of an unquestionable character si gn our names. Irene M. Wentworth Alice D. Brawn ■4 25 19 3 3 193 3 Class Gifts By Victoria H. Stanley I, too am of sound mind believe it or not. My ability as a poet rivals Edna St. Vincent Millay and Robert Frost. Herewith in poetry are the tangible legacies given : Lonise Bowman — AVith such a comrade such a friend We all would walk with her till journey ' s end ! Sylvia Beals — Be sure you ' re right (ask Mr. Battis) th?n go ahead With this little pack of lead ! Ronald Thatcher — Mischief twinkles in his eyes. When he wears these classy ties ! Ernest Allen — A modest Sir Oracle, When he opens his lips, let no dog bark ! Carmelina Penna — Quiet and well conducted, But always ready for fun ! Ruth Carter- She is a mighty huntress, And her prey is man! Lester Robinson — He ' s equally ready for work or fun. From early dawn to set of sun ! Lawrence Baker — Better late than never, This little clock to aid him better! Madeline Camandona — Never take life too seriously, You ' 11 never get out of it alive ! Lorena Braddock — Don ' t cry boys she ' 11 be back Just sit and wait by the railroad track. Helen Boehme — Some may talk and some may stop, But she goes on forever ! Frederick Anderson — Womaii is man ' s bread of life ! Is Fred getting hungry? Edgar Paun — Comb down his hair! Look ! Look I It stands ujiright ! Mildred Lang — This maid has done what very few will. She ' s never kept quiet, and never sat still! Albert Williams — With curling hair and laughing eyes, That seems to mock us as he flies! Orville Gibbs— Don ' t wake him up Let him dream ! Genevieve Johnson — Smooth runs the water whei ' e the brook is deep. May this little bed aid her with her sleep ! Alice Shaw — She is on the square. So we can ' t object to the corners! Harold Donner — This little car we send, To West Carver the nights to sjiend. Florence Riss — Her best companion is a mirror ! Myron Thomas — Blessings, little man, on thee — May your love for music live everlastingly. Lillian Gerrior — Dimples and rosy cheeks, May this rouge come in streaks ! Marjorie Brennan — A tiny body often harbors a great soul, May she keep measuring her height beside this pole! ■4 26 h- 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 The Prophecy of the Class of 1 933 Eileen A. Huxley Lawrence B. Wcstgate Louise Bowman Ivan F. Stuart Eileen Huxley : I condemn : Maybelle Alden and Mildred Keon jh to be inventors of mechanical hitch hikinji- thumbs. Ernest Allen and Marjorie Brennan to be midojets in a circus. Fred Anderson to be a monkey trainer. Oscar April to be advertising ' aoent for Bulk Milk Co. Lawrence Baker to be outstanding dentist in Plympton, where he has a big pull. Willard Baker to be new owner of Robin- son ' s Jewelry Store. Sylvia Beals to be Mrs. Wm. Conieau and run a cat menagerie. Mildred Basset, Mildred Hiseler, and Wilma Casw ell to be trapeze artists — The Fly- ing Featherweight Sisters. Walter Berry and Carmelina Penna to be marathon dancers. Helen Boehme and Bernice Perkins to dis- cover sandless spinach. Louise Bowman to be the author of How to Have It. Lorena Braddock and Virginia Burger to be telephone ojoerators with quite a line. Benjamin Bump to write a book on What I Know About Women. ' ' Madeline Camandona to be teacher of tech- nocracy in M. H. S. Ruth Carter to do the intricate stunt of diving from a piano into a teacup. Irene Caswell to be autlioress of Peter Rab- bit Goo. Mildred Charron to be hot cha violinist with Maranville ' s Melody Lads. Leo Curly to be president of a deaf and dumb school. (Placed there to keep him quiet.) Andrew Davis to be in a hospital for won; out prize fighters. Gerard deBoer to be an Indian rubber neck man. Lawrence Westgate : I condemn : Marjorie DeMaranville to be a prominent divorce lawyer in East Overshoe. James DeWolf to be editor of The Na- tion ' s Perfume ' a magazine with a dis- tinctive air. Laura Holmes to run a lot of things in town, including her husband, Harold Donner. George Duncklee and Ronald Thatcher to be electricians. Their advertisement Come in and let us give you a thrill. Leighton Dunham to be president of the Infernal Saxophone Co. Rhea Duphily to be a contoi-tionist. Arlene Egger, or Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rondelli, to become immensely rich and breed chickens that lay square eggs. Frederick Eldridge to be fire warden with the capability of extinguishing fires with his famous feet. Bernard Eldridge to be a tattoo man. (Gen- eral designs for women.) Albert Fawcett to go on a vacation because of his insatiable desire to steal chickens. Richard Ferraguto to be manufacturer of macaroni with Dorothy Hully and Anna Gamache, employees winding it on spools. Bertha Finneran to be a missionary in East Burlap. Daniel Freedman to be a daring bareback rider. Lillian Gerrior to see her latest picture The Ravagings of Love. ■4 27 !!=■• 19 3 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 Orville Gibbs and Victoria Stanley to be co-workers. Orville to be water boy for the camels and Vic to carry the ele- phant ' s trnnk Gladys Gift ' ord to be Honorary President of the famous Kitty Club (meow!) Mary Ditano, Eleanor Faietti, Evelyn Wee- man and Melba AVeeman to be members of the Kitty Club. Andrew Gomes to p ay baseball with the Colored Giants. Edna Grossman to model Jantzen ' s late«t bathing suits. Eileen Huxley to be a demonstrator of Richard Hudnut ' s best lip stick. Pamelia McFarlin and Russell Inylese to be hero and heroine in Broadway ' s latest musical comedy. Ivan Stuart : I condemn ; Genevieve Johnson to be a writer on The Way a Shy Bud Became a Blossom, (from personal experience.) Roy Keith and Bud Paun who were big ' shots in school, to be employed by Armour Ham Co. Ruth Lamoureaux to be president of the Titicut Mother ' s club. Mildred Lang and Alice Shaw to be in the hardware business specializing in pow- ders and paints. Albert Lavallee to be chair dictator in Carver. Charles Lee to run a string of Chinese laundries named the Wall Lee Laun- dries. Joseph Maekiewicz to be a genuine loud speaker on a radio. Helen Maddigan and Mildred Warren to be musicians having the abiUty to ])]ay the radio, music box, victrola, and on the linoleum. Francis jMalaguti to be the famous Kar- mel ( ' orn King. ' ' Demetria Marra and Willard Jessup to be owners of an up-to-date barber shop. Thomas McFarlin to be a clown. Dorothea Mcllvana to be a champion woman boxer of the world. Gladys Merrihew to have a very important position in the post office — licking stumps. DonaM Morrison to be owner of the Bizze Bunyon Co. Clinton Morse to be a street cleaner ; busi- ness is picking up with him. Ruth Mosher to work in a card shop selUng thank-you cards, funeral cards, and come-aga in when -you -can ' t -stop -so-long- cards. Gordon Murray to be a salesman for ladies ' Hole-In-One Hosiery. George Nolan to be Pretzel King of North ] Iiddleboro. Dorothea Panesis to be queen of the bananas in Boombay. Josephine Pawlowski and Polly Zidiales to be stenographers for Johnnie Board- man, the sandwich man. Jessie Place and Margery Powell to be two outstanding writers. Marjorie wrote ' ' One Lingering ] Iemory ' ' and Jessie My Vivid Past. Louise Bowman : I condemn : Gladys Pratt to be a flea trainer. Florence Riss to be a sword swallower. Willard Rand to be a reporter on the Mid- dleboro Gazette, also the town ' s official bull thrower. Eva Roberts to take Dorothy Dix ' s place and now we give our love problems to a feature column called Aunt Eva ' s Love Balms. Lester Robinson to be a wrestling champion in the navy. Chester Rogers to be a ballyhoo man. IMildred Rounsville to be disappointed in love and go into retirement. ■4 28 193 3 1933 Luther Sargent to be a wild man fro Borneo in a circus. Frederick Shaw to be a collector of orchids, battercups, dandelions, and other rare flowers. Leslie Springer to be salesman foi- beauty- rest mattresses. Victoria Stecke to be the last article on How to Win a Husband without Cos- metics. ' ' Ivan Stuart to be a maker of tables and chairs. He advertises Let us repair your legs. ' ' John Teixiera to play baseball with the Colored Giants. Florence Thomas to be a bearded lady in a circus. Myron Tliomas to toot his way into Rudy Kincus ' orchestra. Hazel Turner to sing with the Salvation Army. Priscilla Warren to be a flag pole sitter. She has reached the top at last. Ijawrence Westgate to be a confectioner, an authority on sweets and sweet tilings. Albert Williams to be Monsieur Pierio — French hairdresser. Bertha Young to be a snake charmer in a circus. ■■ ' 4 29 ■ 1933 Av EMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Class Oration: School Spirit By Myron B. Thomas I am sorrj as I think of leaving- this Class of 1933. For the last four years ve have been like a family of children in good Old INIe- morial High School. So I, like many of you. regret this parting because of the pleasure and happiness we have experienced here to- gether. To the Class of 1933. I wish all possible hick and happiness in the years to come. Speaking of school and school life, I have chosen as my topic today : school spirit. What is .school spirit ? It is the exhibition of loyalty on the part of students for the in.stitution they represent. In explanation, all too often a student fails to derive all possible benefits from his schoo ' . As a freshman, he will say, Well, here is where I spend my next four years in jail. He makes up his mind that the teachers and principal are his natural sworn enemies, that the athletic teams are means of tiring him out, that ticket selling campaigns take away all his leisure time, that all extra-curricida activities Avere merely invented to torment him. So, he does not co-operate with the teachers ; he fails to attend the athletic games ; he will not sell tickets ; all becau.se he believes he is getting revenge for having an educa- tion forced upon him. And if this type of student was in the majority what kind of a school would we have? Because isn ' t school, after all, what we make it ? As I haA e said before, School Spirit starts with the individual. So ask yourself this little question : What kind of a .school would my school be if cA ' ery student were just like me? In college, the students speak lovinglj of their halls of learning as Alma Mater. In early youth or high school days, perhaps we do not come to the realization of what school means until we must leave it, or it is taken from us. Have you ever thought that the basis of School Spirit is loyalty. And what is the basis of loyalty? It is love and appreciation for Avhat we have. So, give your school a boost. Speak well of it, do Avhat you can to help it and the benefits will come back to you a thousand fold. Sup- port our athletic teams, be loyal to the coach, stand back of every good project undertaken here for mutual benefit. Finally, try to be appreciative of whatever is done for you. How do outsiders form an impression of our school It is from us, of cour.se. Fir.st from what we have to say of our school, and secondly, but not less in importance, the man- ner in which Ave stand back of its actiAaties. So, landerclassmen, try to profit by these words of Avisdom. Perhaps the class of 1933 didn ' t folloAv this advice ahvays. But on this momentous day Ave haA ' e come to realize things Ave ncA ' er kncAv before. Thus it is Avith aU classes and all people. This is my goodby message to you all. Noav as the years go by Memorial High school Avill mean more and more to you, and you Avill look back to the hours spent here as the happiest of your life. So give our school your undivided and never to be questioned love and loyalty. I thank you. -4 30 h ' 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Ivy Oration By Mildred V. Lang Following a custom, set by former gradu- ating classes, we pause a few moments to plant the Ivy. The Ivy is symbolic of our lives. While the plant is still too young to grapple with tlie hazards of life, it is covered by the earth until it is capable of meeting the dangers. So are we prepared in school and at home to face life without flinching before its many trials. When it springs from the ground, the Ivy branches out and upward, covering all pos- sible area. In the same manner we will, after leaving school, separate and go in many direc- tions ; some climbing much higher and farther than others. The growing plant clings to something solid on its upward trail. A strong wind, jarring loose the Ivy from its foundation will cause it to stop growing upward until it again finds a means of support. We, too, when our faith or ideals are broken will falter on our upward path unless our foot- hold is secure. As we have a secure founda- tion we sliould climb steadily up, always do- ing better things, and never making the same mistake twice. 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 mmm WALTER SAMPSON CHAPTER OF PRO MERITO SOCIETY Lindsay J. ] Iareh, Principal Walter Berry, President George Nolan, Secretary-Treasurer Front Row — Walter Berrj ' , Gladys INIerriliew, Alice Shaw, Genevieve Johnson, Arleen Egger, George Nolan. Back Row — Maybell Alden. Irene ( aswell. Ruth loslier. Rutli Lanioureux, Hazel Turner, Albert Williams, Laura Holmes, Bertha Pinneran, Florence Riss, Jessie Place. -4 32 p- 193 3 193 3 FOOTBALL TEAM Roland C. MacGown, Coach J. Raymond Hyman, Assistant Coach Edward Rondelli, Captain Frederick Eldridge, Manager Back Row — Albert Lavallee, Elmer Drew, Francis Kelley, Leo Curley, Roy Keith, Donald Morrison. Francis Mala uti, Arnold MacKenzie, George Nolan. Middle Row — J. Raymond Hyman, Alexander Kewppie. Theodore Lee, Rnssell Inglese, Robert Clark, Edward Rondelli, Richard Rockwood, Charles Lee, Walter Berry, Everett Ha ' e. Roland C. MacGown. Front Row — Demetria Marra, Clarence Thompson, Prank Kelley, Frederick Eldridge, Crawford Wright, Charles Souza, Edgar Paun, Harold Donner. 1 9 3 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 BOYS ' BASKETBALL TEAM Roland C. MacGown, Coach Walter G. Hicks, Assistant Coach Ivan Stuart, Student Manager Standing — Roland C. IMaeGown, Frederick Eldrid ie, Frederick Anderson, Everett Hale, Edwin Neill, Donald Morrison, Parker Holden, Walter G. Hicks. Kneelinf ' — Ivan Stuart, Richard Rockwood. Vincent Galiill. George Nolan, Ernest Allen, Harold Nourse. 34 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 GIRLS ' BASKETBALL TEAM J. Raymond Hyman, Coach Abby R. Field, Faculty Manager Agnes MacDonald. Captain Louise Bowman, Manager Standing- — Abby R. Field, Helena Gammons, Anna Sullivan, J. Raymond Hyman, ] Iary Moles, Florence Tbomas, Louise Bowman. Seated — Marguerite Shaw, Alma Paradis, Agnes MacDonald, Verna Howes, Alice Stanley. ■4 35 li-- 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 BASEBALL TEAM Henry E. Battis, Coach Andrew Gome.s, Captain Lester Robinson, Senior Manager Front Row — Andrew Gomes, Ariiien Kayajan, Thomas Pitzsimmons, William Young, Walter Zilonis. Second Row — Henry E. Battis, Albert Malenfant, Jesse DeArrnda, Parker Holden, Frederick Eldridg-e, Donald Morrison, Frederick Big-elow. Back Row — John Teixeira, Willard Rand, Philip Roberts, Lester Robinson, Francis Kelley, Ernest Allen. 4 36 • 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 Standing — Ernest Allen, Lawrence Westgate, James DeWolf, Benjamin Bump, Gladys Gilford, Helen Boehme, Eileen Huxley. Seated — Gerard deBoer, Arleen Egger, Frederick Eldridge, Victoria Stanley. -4 37 h- 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Salutatory and Essay: The New in Education By Genevieve 0. Johnson The class of 1938 extends its most cordial welcome, tonight, to Superintendent Cusli ing and the members of the School Board, to Principal March, Submaster Tillson. and th members of the faculty of Memorial High School, to al ' the underclassmen, to our par- ents and our friends and also to all others interested in our school and education. Our program this evening is to be con- cerned with the New in Education ; first, as it finds expression in the Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education ; second, as these principles are interpreted in the school cur- riculum ; and finally, as they may be estab- lished in the high school of the future. 1 shall endeavor to state these principles, and to explain what is meant by the New in Edu- cation. In the past few years the conception as to exactly what constitutes secondary education has been rapidly changing. The importance of the high school in the community has grown with its increased enrollment ; and expenses have multipli ed so greatly that now one-half of the taxes go for schools. Education is de- termined hx the needs of .society and the de- velopment of the character of the individuals who are being educated. Therefore, the progress of civilization and education are nearly parallel. In a recent editorial in an educational joiirnal we read this statement : That learning must be continuous with life is not only a philosophical precept ; it is hard reality. So swift has been the tide of change in our contemporary civilization that this generation finds itself in the unique and re- freshing situation of young and old learning together. We are all under the necessity of acqviainting ourselves with the basic fai ' ts and ideals underlying our society and its organiza- tion. Of all our institutions, the high school is in the be.st position to fill this need for the community. ' ' Tlie ai ms of modern education are sum- marized in the following statement of the Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education; Co rmand of fundamental processes, Charac- ter Education, Health, Civic Citizenship, AVorld Citizenship, Vocational Guidance, Worthy Home Membership, and Worthy Use of Leisure Time. P ' rom these it m-Aj be seen that secondary education tries to prepare pupils to meet the needs of a constantly changing civilization ; it tries to stimulate the pupils with enthu- siasm for future success, and consequently with the desire to learn. Secondary educa- tion also attempts to prepare students for higher educational institutions. Thus the high school is not the end of education, but merely the means toward the appreciation of higher education, whether in college, factory, or home. As we have seen, the New in Education has been due to the vast changes m society. It really amounts in large measure to a change of emphasis. Although educators find that the 3 R ' s — reading, writing, and arithmetic remain the backbone of the curriculum, as is shown by the fact that a command of the fundamental processes is stated as a Cardinal Principle, the Secondary School now regards as equally essential the subjects such as, the social sciences, modern languages, vocational and cultural courses which enable boys and girls to cope with present day problems. The l easons for this shift of emphasis are legion : A 38 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 priinariiy they have resulted from the recent scientific discoveries, the development of ma- chinery which has meant an increase in leisure time, and finally from the importance of our relations with other nations. The citi- zen of the future must be prepared to meet and answer more suecessfu llj the national and international questions than has hitherto been the case, a fact which makes a socially constructive educational program a necessity. In closing- may I again ((uote : Education in a democracy, both within and without the school should develop in each individual th ' - knowledge, interests, ideals, habits, a)ul powers whereby he will find his place and use that place to shape both himself and society toward even nobler ends. ■ I 39 Ir- 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Essay and Valedictory: The High School of Tomorrow D. Arlene Egger We liave had a i)ieture of the modern High School, along with its aims and ideals pre- sented to us. Prom it, I shall try to forecast the educational system that will some day exist. The American High School is .still, in many respects, a haphazard, undisciplined, and ill-adapted growth. We are blindly searching for guide posts which will direct us to new plans. Let us forget our present surroundings for a few minutes, and glance into the future, say in 1942. Together we will visit a hypothetical High School, wdiich expresses the new in education. Gradually people have begun to realize that new conditions demand new ways. This new High School maintains that all girls and boys of High School age should be provided with a secondary education. It is not fair to thrust young people of no experience into the world to compete with trained workers. And in this overproductive machine age, adults have returned to school, so that the new in education must provide for them. Mo- tion pictures, radio, and television present the means of bringing classic plays, the best of music, demonstrations in science, and talks by civic and cultural leaders into the school. In the new school, every pupil is fully developed under careful guidance. Even vo- cational training is adapted to individual needs. The social studies seem to be the central core of the entire system. Social and economic problems of the time are taught with the purpose of creating wiser and more useful citizens. History is intended as a means of interpreting the world today, not as a list of chronicled facts which must be learned. These young moderns have more concern with present activities than with an- cient knowledge, except as it contributes to their understanding of present problems. The fundamental subject matter of languages is presented with a great deal of emphasis on the purpose for their study. This is a chal- lenge for higher accomplishment. Let us enter a class-room, and observe just liow it is conducted. Much to our amaze- ment, there are no desks ; the pupils are seated around a large table, upon which are current magazines and newspapers. We discover that we are observing a class in Current Events. A student chairman is presiding, expertly. We notice that he keeps the problem of the discussion constantly before the group, so that the discussion has not only interest, but point. The teacher, for the moment, becomes a student with the others, sharing equally the right to express her views. AVe draw her one side to ask a few questions. She tells us that no pupil is compelled to study for the course. Each realizes that he will receive as much as he gives to his class-mates. By this method of self-discipline, painstaking work, and clea}- thinking result. The standard is a lofty one ; graduation is a goal to be highly sought. There is no room for those who dawdle along. Honor, however, is not given for attain- ment alone. Progress, improvement, and effort are especially considered as they show character. Cultural subjects are more sig- nificant than ever. In addition, w e find classes in gymnasium work and athletics, stu- dents are instructed in fundamentals of healtli, in pi-oblems of eai-ning a living and investing savings, in family responsibilities, personal (juestions and ethical problems. Experience has shown the great need for the ■4 40 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 fiiiu ' tioniiig ' of courses of this sort. It is tlie effort of the High School to influence every boy and girl so that he acciuires a genera ' toning of mind, body, and personality, which will later enable him to adjust liimself in society with his fellow-men. This idea of the new High School is i)re- dieted merely as the natural outcome, which will emerge from the educational system of today. It is an inspiration ! () beautiful for patriot ' s dream That sees beyond the years, Thine alabaster cities gleam ITndimmed by human tears ! America ! America ! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. Classmates: This evening marks the cli- max of our scholastic achievement, over a period of four years. We are much indebted to our teachers who have so patiently guided us along. But it is not this accomplishment alone that means the most to us. Pleasant memories of our High School days, and the true friendships that we have formed will always remain an integral part of our lives. As we leave, may we each bear the thought that from our High School experiences we have gained wisdom, friendship, character, things more to be desired than gold, yea than much fine gold. •44111=- 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 193 3 Class Ode Bernard H. Eklridge We bid to thee a fond farewell To our school, old M. H. S. We place our foot beyond the sill Of the gateway to success. As graduates we head the line, To leave our mark on sands of time. March On! March On! And lead the band With honor bright, throughout the land ! As blossoiiis from a bud will bloom, So our future lives unfold. As mighty oaks from acorns grow, So our minds will knowledge mold. Our seeded thoughts in fertile soil Will harvest yield with effort ' s toil. We bid to thee a fond adieu ; M. H. S. we part from you. Tune: Maryland My Maryland •4 42 193 3 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL UTOGR PHS 193 3 1933 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1933 -4 44 P-