Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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19 3 4 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 19 3 4 ition aM ' aiting at Union Street School whore he will teach rhetoric. I am now ready to grant to Maurice Good- ell his diploma on graduating from Amherst State College. He is to reside in South Mid- dleboro and become a gentleman farmer. These two diplomas I am glad to offer to Walter Zilonis and Joe Zion who are now to graduate from North Middleboro. They are planning to spend the next two years in Tierra-del-Pnego where they will study the life of armadillos. To Emerson Grant I have been given the pleasure of offering this certificate upon his completion of a correspondence course in How to Become a Man ' ' . He is to work with the 101 Ranch as a lion tamer. I will now offer to Norman Hill this cer- tificate to become a sergeant of a portion of the Canadian Mounties. They have as their main object the rounding-up of all the un- fortunate members of the class of ' 34. It now gives me pleasure to award Louis Hathaway this pilot ' s license. This license will permit Louis to drive a boat, a plane, electric car, horse car, hand car, or peram- bulator in any state in the Union. To John Rogers the Federal Government has given me the pleasure of awarding this certificate on his becoming Food Inspector. He frequently checks upon the spinach of Pop Eye, the sailor, to see if it has the re- quired vitamins for growing children. I, as Justice of Peace, will grant to Alice Collins this marriage license. Alice is to marry at an early age. The ceremony so appeals to her she seeks a license and now loves the privilege of tying knots for all those that desire. Now I have the great pleasure to award Ethel Shaw this diploma on her graduation from Massachusetts Surgical School. Ethel so loved to dissect grasshoppers for Mr. Mac- Gown that after graduating from the Chil- dren ' s Hospital she studied surgery. Any- one in the class of ' 34 wishing tonsils, ap- pendix, or adenoids removed, will doubtless get reduced rates. Paul Allen was always interested in movie stars. In fact, his big eyes and serious ex- pression would easily have won him a hero ' s role in Hollywood. He, however-, preferred more celestial stars than Greta Garbo or Kath- erine Hepburn. His research work now grants liim this master ' s degree in astronomy. To Esther Johnson I have been given the pleasure to award this degree on her becom- ing a missionary. She is now planning on taking a trip to the Fiji Islands to do relief work. Elmer Drew has gained great prestige as a dentist and so I am now granting him his Bachelor of Science degree. His last victim was Mr. March. Roger Hall always loved to borrow money so I am now giving him this certificate and he will be listed as a profitable banker. All, desiring information about his institution, please inquire of Mr. Wilber. To Mary Jurgelewicz I now will award this diploma on her graduation from West Side ' s Institution for Growing Children. She grad- uated in a class of 95 of which 997c; were graduates of M. H. S. in 1934. It is now my great pleasure to award to Anne McLaughlin this Bachelor of Arts de- gree on her graduation from the Mount Her- mon School for boys. Anne is planning to tour through the wilds of North Middleboro in search of a position as a teacher of the deaf, dumb, and blind. I am awarding Alfred Falconieri this Na- tional prize for his success in raising muskrats. He had a fine specimen at the recent animal show. It was nearly as large as a small elephant. -427l! -

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19 3 4 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 19 3 4 Mr. Roger Tripp has invented an automo- bile that goes around Camp Joe Hooker track at 400 miles an hour. The Fox Film Company is pleased to sign Lillian Bagnell up for ten years as a laugh- ing lady. The sour face of Garbo is out of date. The public wants laughs. Remember Lillian ' s ? Victor Bernabeo is now in Who ' s Who as a humorist. Though Victor smiled rarely in school days, his mirth was concealed up his sleeve. The most outstanding event of 1950 honor goes to Vining Sherman. Vining made the highest jump in history. From the peak of Mount Everest he landed in the Indus River on both feet. A certificate is given to Dorothy South- worth for her superior acting as a witch in Shakespeare ' s Macbeth, which part she so aptly enacted in High school. Now I am about to grant to Mary Dutra this medal from the Animal Rescue League. Mary has done excellent work in caring for stray cats, dogs, or even stray members of this good old class. The flower and garden club take great plea- sure in awarding a certificate to George Budd for having produced a blue pink while work- ing on Alexander ' s Dahlia Farm. Allow me to present this diploma to Robert Clark. As an etomologist he is one of the best. He now has a bee hive larger than the famous one owned by Dr. Holmes on School Street. A most unusual degree is to be given Charles Carey M. L. A. (Master of Lawn Mowers Association). Char s invented a most unique machine which cuts, rakes, and waters all in one operation. He now has a ten year contract to mow all lawns in the metropolis of Middleboro. Parker Holden C. E. deserves special men- tion. Hisengineering feats are most renown- ed. Perhaps his greatest is biiilding the larg- est suspension bridge in the world over a raging torrent — the Nemasket river. Stuart Main has invented a car that can be driven with one hand, accident proof. Permanent waves are now declasse. Theo- dore Lee worked night and day in his lab- oratory and has now invented a syrup which makes curly hair straight. Just imagine Ted with straight hair. John Neilsen rode the winning horse at the Kentucky Derby of 1950. I am granting to Dorothy Howes this di- ploma on her finishing her coiirse as prac- tical dietician. She is now practising in Thomastown with her motto as follows: A salad a day keeps that extra pound away. I grant to Arnold IMacKenzie this certifi- cate for his wonderful work as trombone player in which he has made great fame. His orchestra is now in Hollywood with a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-] Ieyer in his new musi- cal comedy, ' ' The Class of ' 34. ' ' It gives me great pleasure to grant to Babe Ramsdell this national prize for being a i erfect sweetheart. Norman Hill was the president of the judges. Now I am to grant Harold Nourse his Bachelor of Arts degree on his gradiiation from good old M. H. S. His plans always were to be a hubby and the whole class is wishing you the best of luck, Harold. I have been given the pleasure now of giv- ing to Lois Gammons her diploma on com- l)leting her final steps in becoming an actress. She already has gained much fame and at present is contracted with Donald Morrison ' s Follies on their tour through Lakeville. I am now to take advantage of the rare oijportunity to grant to Henry Kumpunen his Bachelor of Science degree on his grad- uating from Simmons College. He has a pos- •• 26I:-

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19 3 4 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 19 3 4 Class Oration : Farewell Advice to the Class Bjj Marguerite Shaw And now may I offer a few simple words of advice? Always elevate your corporosity to an up- right verticality. Permit the phantasmagoria of your hidden ego to illuminate the optical organs of other people. Overflow with viva- cious exhilaration so tliat otlier mortals by apperception shall attest and asseverate that you are all there. Manifest your corporeal identity perpendicularly so that the surround- ing multitudes will be indoctrinated witli im- plicit confidence in the aforesaid verticality. Manipulate your pedal extremities Avith proper precision. Mobilate your anatomy so as to ambulate on the culmination of the acclivity of success. Unceasingly fix the rotund organs of your topmost extremity witli undeviating horizon- tality. Ruminate deeply, cherisliing in your mind a predilection for persistent veracity. Ad- ministrate your professional functions with all people homologously. Sermonize and ex- patiate with unfeigned sincerity. Be impar- tial to all your associates. Or, in other words, stand straight, M ' alk straight, look straight, think straight, speak straight, and live straight, to benefit both yourself and your country. Planting of the Ivy By Edwin B. Neill In behalf of the class of nineteen thirty- four I plant here today a living tribute, a symbol of our loyal appreciation of Avhat our school has done for us. Let us stop to consider why we chose ivy rather than some other living shrub. Although back in the days of Greek and Roman suprem- acy, ivy growing outside a building symbol- ized that wine was sold within, now and through all of the Christian era it has been a tradition that ivy is used and should be used to cover the walls of our institutions of learn- ing. It is especially appropriate that we use the living symbol of ivy on such an occasion as this. In this building we have had chances to learn and prepare ourselves for our lives ' work. Much of our information is still in the undeveloped state of this small vine ; as the ivy grows to cover and beaiitify many feet of these walls, so will the seeds of knowledge planted during our four years in Memorial High School expand to enrich our lives. Here we leave our living tribute. Years from now the spreading tendrils of this cling- ing vine will cover these walls, figuratively embracing all those Avho toil within. Then, when we chance to pass our Ahna Mater, may its ivy-entwined walls remind us that our courses here are the foundations of our knowl- edge and learning. May others, admiring our contribution to the beauty of this green-clad building, recall once more the loyalty and sincere gratitude of the class of nineteen thirty-four. •4281: