Boston College High School - Forbian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE Q FORBIAN Keleher, Pa.ul. R. I. P. Once a doctor with gi large practice he treated a patient for a cold who could have easily afforded appen- dicitis. Reinorse killed hini. Swanson. Tl1e Irish Terror. Known as tl1e greatest wrestler since the days of 'fBig Payne Munn. F. McCarthy. In the florist business. His work consists in pulling the buds from century plants. Doherty. Acting in a. Stock Conlpany, now out on the road. Was a positive hit last year as a cake- of ice in the scene where Eliza crosses the river in that old play, Uncle T011l,S Cabin. ,Leen. Now in Mexico and is a national hero, one of the great- est Etoreadors the industry has known. His high scho-ol start sent l1i1n out upon the road to success. Cavanaugh. A state employee. He recites, in his sobernioinents, Bedtime Stories tothe inmates of the Charles Street Jail. Sonietiines he sings. Now all the prisoners are clamoring for either pardon or innnediate execution. Hagan. Arthur' is still working trying tol niake enough money to send his grandfather to college. He has gone high, high in life. He works in the subway. His beautifully-trained voice now announces the coming and going of Park Street Cars. Haggerty. Someone told Frank he had a great pull so he be- ca.1ne a dentist. He was always heartless anyhow. He hopes to get the contract overhauling the tnsks of Tony, Molly, and VVaddy. Roberts. This cruel wretch is now out robbing orphaned widows and inotherless uncles, selling thenigworthless oil stock. He wears a bigcheckered vest and affects a twenty-live cent cigar. He is wanted in seven states. D McCrohan. Now teaching in the Elocution School for Little Tots. Little Els-ie and Mary just love their teacher! Last year he astounded the critics by teaching the word blue-'l to sound as tl1ough it had only two w's. Coinpliinentary tickets for his school's next prize contest are now on sale at the High School Lunch Room. Tiews. Salute our brave ferry captain. Len doesn't like the lferryg he says it niakes hi1n crossg but it affords a. line Chance to see the worldgand Len was always a bit of a traveler. Sliney. Friend Ed is right at llO1llC1l11 his new position. He is a bat boy for the Giants. John McGraw took an instant. liking to Ed. He likes men of snap and pep, who are continually on the run. Ed's salary is reputed to be greater than the Presidentlsff Of course everyone knows the President is Mike Farrell. Poor Mike, they nailed hiin for the job. No one wants to be president, now. In olden days Henry Clay remarked: I would rather be right than be president. Mike in his famous inaugural address remarks: 'fl didn't want to

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.THE FORBIAN be president but I got left. Poor Mike-we extend our heartiest sympathies. O'Brien. Obie is still a hard-hearted bachelor and captain of the Brighton Fire Department. Every insurance company in Amer- ica has asked for his impeachment. During his spare moments he is the Mayor and tends to the high school furnace. Connelly. Now Sunday school teacher. Every Sunday the little tots bring teacher handfuls of flowers. Bill started to work in a bank but he gave away too many samples and was fired. Then he reformed and now trods the straight and narrow pa.th. Dolan. The lure of the golf ball was t-oo strong. Arthur he- came a 'caddy and now he is a real tee hound. Arthuris hand mashie is reputed to be a fine stroke. John F. Flynn. Now John stands out on the corner selling Mil1's Little Liver Pills. They Cure Your Ills.', VVe always knew he would make a fine traveling sa.les1nan. The p-olice keep l1i1n trav- eling now. However, J ohn's product is very good-try it some time. Try Mills' Cure for Disabled Larynxesj' Advt. Holland. Dan is in the theatre billed as Jackie Cooganis Suc- cessor. The Child With the Angel's Facef' Dau is t.oo sweet for anything in his knee pants and Buster Brown Collar. Ask your favorite theatre manager when he will appear. Facey. Changed his name to Wafflewitch and opened 21 restaur- ant. 1 C And now the la.st one I saw was Bill Healy, who methinks is the one cause of this. Wlieii last. seen he was imitating Charlie Paddock on 3 merry-go-round as he ran around a room that had curious pads about the floor and walls. Now the illusion has pastg the grim reality of the present awakes nie. More thoughtful I walk on, and musing I pass far into the night. But I am glad and joyful. The future shows that 4 B will go highg 4B will make good.