Abington High School - Abhis Yearbook (Abington, MA)

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18 THE ABHIS A. H. s. Diary Sept. 6-Footsteps and heavy hearts were turned toward A. H. S. where teachers waited with open books and renewed strength. Sept. 8-The football squad has become fully acquainted with its new coach COh! my achin' back! J. Sept. 9-They say death and taxes are inevitable. Methinks they forgot the sickening regularity of homework. Sept. 12-By now everyone has congratulated Mr. Bolduc on his new bundle of joy. Here's hoping she measures up symmetri- cally, Pop! Sept. 15 -Boys with deep voices are warned that certain unscrupulous Glee Club oiiicials are armed with lead pipes and over-sized fish-nets. Sept. 21 -Overheard in Mr. Dennis's class. Mr. D : Didn't anyone get that answer but Miss Curtis? t ' Dick Devlin: I was close. Mr. D : How close? Dick: Three seats away. Sept. 25-Those Latin II pupils are happy be- Oct Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. cause of Edict 5678 which states, 'No student shall be given more than 50 lines a night to translate. Will wonders never cease! 1-The windows on the second floor are not to be opened wider than six inches. Teachers have been disappearing! 5-It has been rumored that Coach We'll be out here till midnight Kelly is building his home in Abington. All kidding aside- the boys in green are doing well. Here's wish- ing them and Mr. K a very successful year! 11 -Overheard in Mt. Morey's class: E Mr. Gordon, why do we celebrate Co- lumbus Day? Gordon C pondering a momentj: Oh! because we get out of school. 12 - Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z 24-In assembly, Salom Riske gave an in- spirational talk-after this the school for- mally received the U. N. Flag. Also the Jun- iors had tests, after which Mt. caught sev- eral dashing to lunch. Vfhat a track team we'll have if they put food at the other end! 26-Everyone goes to lunch by class. Ah, well, let them have their fun. Remember, comrades, the revolution is coming soon. Oct. 27 -The fire alarm went off twice today. Not that I think there's anything fishy, but I no- ticed teachers taking down the names of pu- pils laughing or with a gleam in their eyes. Oct. 31 -Some boys gathered at Lantern Lane in order to keep oil the streets and out of trouble. Never again will those boys endan- ger their lives by all gathering in one house. CThose girls just won't stay awaylj Nov. 1-A black day for A. H. S.-Miss Hill's smile will be absent for some time as the result of an operation-Gus Berry is ill and won't be able to play in the Rockland game. Too bad, Gus! Nov. 5-Girls and boys who scratch their heads were eyed suspiciouslyg we had a lecture on alcoholg the physics class escaped homeworkg there was a rally for the game and an ovation for Gus. Nov. 4 - We did it again! Poor Rockland -score was 7-6 CWhew! only three cases of heart failure reportedl . Nov. 9 - We listened to the last broadcast of edu- cation week. Nov. 11-It has just been discovered that after Ray there will be but one more Star Ale Murphy. What will become of the boys in the cellars of A. H. S.? Nov. 12 - Pupils of Mr. Bolduc's geometry class are not to carry open compasses through the corridors, reads the latest report from the man-on-a-pillow. Nov. 13 -Yours truly has decided to buy a new red sweater to match his new report card. Nov. 14-Mr. Gianoulis is missing in action Challways between classes? after keeping his Latin class after school. Nov. 16 - We received our preview of Thanksgiv- ing. What a feed! Nov. 17 -Report cards! Familiar cry: But, teacher, my recitations ..... Nov. 18-Woman's Club Play-Say, what an actor that Mr. Gianoulis is! Nov. 20-Well, this mess has to be turned in to- day. So long, until next time! P. S.-Nov. 25-The turkey tasted great today. CWe'll take care of Whitman next yearlb Anyway, the senior Thanksgiving Dance was a success! CHARLES Nnserrr, '52

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20 THE ABHIS ALUMNI MEMORY LANE As we, the ABHIS reporters, board the sight-see- ing bus at Abington High School our guide in- forms us that today we shall visit the graduates of 1950. First, we shall head for Bridgewater State Teachers College, where Martha Ball, Berry Rich, Anne Trask and Sally Stephenson are aspiring to their great ambitions. Turning toward the north- west, we find that joan Schmidt, now Mrs. Harry Todd, is keeping house for her husband in Alaska. Now we start back east, and stop for a few min- utes in Chicago, where Pat Gafney is studying at Northwestern University. Returning to New England, we stop at North Adams State Teachers College for a chat with Eleanor Angeley. An hour's ride southward brings us to Amherst, where Barbara Gates is industriously studying her math at the University of Massachu- setts. Pausing on our way to Maine, we talk to Paula McKeown who is studying at Framingham State Teachers College. From Framingham we fol- low out noses to Andover, where we see Halfback Richard Sanderson playing football for Phillips Andover Academy. Then we continue on our way. Arriving at Nasson College, in Maine, we listen in to the freshman class meeting at which Nancy Lake presides as president. A few miles to the north is Bates College, where jill Durland is study- ing hard. As we feel in the mood for a boat ride we board the USS United States and see Skip- per john North who joined the Merchant Marine soon after his graduation. After our conversation with him our boat brings us to our destination- Boston. There we call on Doctor,' Richard Mur- phy who is training at Boston College Medical for a medical profession. Down the street is Massa- chusetts General Hospital, where Hermine Fliege is working hard to become a nurse. After talking to Hermine, we ride down to the Vesper George Art School, where Wayne Pratt is studying art. A little further on we find Chef Richard Merrill at famous Fanny Farmer's Cooking School. Up the street is the Boston Trade School, where Shirley Mahoney is learning the art of hairdressing. A few miles away is Bentley School of Accounting. We surprise Hal DeCoste and Billy Parsons as they count on their lingers. Nearby is Aetna Life Insur- ance Company, where Billy Colburn is a secretary. In Cambridge Norma Manslield is counting the class money at Lesley College. Nearby Donald Parks has a job at the Brown and Durell Clothing Company. Swinging through Medford, we see Tufts College, where live Merrill Holman and Gordon Sanderson. At jackson, Maude De Coster is trying hard to master her Russian. Rolling toward home, we stop off at Auburndale to visit joan Peterson, who attends La Salle junior College. We follow the road to Quincy, where Bob Schofield is tasting ice cream for Hendries Ice Cream Company. In training for nursing at Quincy City Hospital are Irene Reardon and Cherine Whiting. From Quincy we go to Canton, where Anne Bur- gess is working at the Mae Mont Factory. A short ride from Canton brings us ro Brockton, where we find several graduates. Studying at the Williams Business School are Dot Holbrook, Carol Waite, Carol Ward, Marjorie Gaffney, Joanne Leitch and Neila Driscoll. At Brockton Edison learning the life of Reddy Kilowatt is Verna Bicknell. Driving a truck for the Pearson Appliance Company is Burt Moquin. Working at the Alden Products Company are Betty Collum and Brad Gilman. In the center of Brockton packing bundles at the Brockton Public Market are Dale Carmichael and Clarence Lovell. As we leave Brockton we see Sally Kiely studying to be a nurse at the Brockton Hos- pital. We take a road that leads us to Hanover, where Kenny Redding works for the Calo Cat Food Com- pany. We leave Kenny and head for Whitman where working for Standard Products Company is Helen Harris. Newly-married Ruth Cheverie, now Mrs. Ralph Chapman, occupies an apartment in Whitman. On the outskirts of town we find Robert Sartna dressing turkeys at the White Hol- land Turkey Farm. We go through Abington to Rockland. Phyllis Duncan is spraying perfume on her customers at Carroll Cut Rate. Up the sidewalk is Grant's where Marie Gobeille is handing a par- cel to a customer. Working at the Plymouth Rub- ber Company are jimmy Sabin and Art Perham. We approach North Avenue which will take us to North Abington. Many graduates work at New England Art. Among them are Sue Gilpin, Lor- raine jacobs, Luella Mace, Mary Sanna, and George Sprague. Across the street at the Quigley Shoe are Mary Srnith and jean Carroll. In the center of North Abington Shirley Cass is working at the Home Town Cleaners and John Ruzycki for the Atlan- tic Card Company. Down by Harwood's Corner Dale Dean is working with his father as a car- penter. We lind Ruth Ball and Helen Cahill at home. As our journey comes to an end we stop at Abington High and talk to Dave Mulready, who is working on the new Junior High. In Center Ab- ington William Carey is also at home. Helen Skillings, now Mrs. Robert Titus, lives in Abing- ton. Catherine Smith, who joined the W.A.F. soon after graduating, is now located on Cape Cod. MARGARET Howe, '51 CAROL OUELLETTE, '51