Boston Technical High School - Technician Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Thomas P. McStowe “Tom” “It is not what one wants to do, it is what one has to do to succeed.” Last School: St. Francis De Sales College: Annapolis Ambition: Navy School Activities: Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Motors, Cards, Skating Alfred L. Meiggs AT “Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble im- pulse by the name of inspira- tion?” Last School: Francis Parkman Ambition: To be a Navy Torpedo Man School Activities: Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Woodworking and Picture Collecting Leonard J. Mockapetris “Mock” “There is no rose without a thorn.” Last School: St. Peter’s College: Boston University School Activities: “T” Service, Track, Model Club Hobbies: Model Airplane, Basketball, Soccer Robert F. Munroe’ “Ding Dong,” “Big Bob” “What does it profit a man to gain the world, yet suffer the loss of his soul?” Last School: Hugh O’Brien College: Annapolis or M. I. T. Ambition: To be an Electrical Engineer School Activities: Track, Member of Honor Society, Cadet Officer, President Senior Class, Artisan Hobbies: Football, Track, Swimming, Dancing Ralph M. Nagle “He knows most who knows he knows little.” Last School: Wm. Barton Rogers Coilege: Northeastern Ambition: Chemical Engineer School Activities: Special Math, Lunch Room Patrol, Camera Club Hobbies: Wine, Women and Song, Roller Skating, Sports —— — aT ——S S SS Joseph E. Meaney 106. “My style is my own, purely original.” Last School: St. Lazarus College: Northeastern University Ambition: Aeronautics School Activities: Football, Hockey, Model Club, Student Council Hobbies: Model Airplanes and Boats Frederick W. Meyer “Fred,” “Speedy” “Better never—than late for class.” Last School: Thomas Edison Jr. High College: Maritime Academy Ambition: To sail my own Boat Across the Atlantic School Activities: Glee Club Hobbies: Sailing, Racing on Ice Skates Robert A. Moschella “Bob” “Better late than never.” Last School: St. Lazarus College: Boston University Ambition: Engineer School Activities: Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Planes and Boats John J. Murphy “Murph” “Tf you can’t play a sport, be a sport.” Last School: Dearborn College: Xavier University Ambition: Go to College School Activities: Football, Basketball, Baseball Hobbies: Sports and Studying John A. Nappi “Johnny” “A winner never quits, a quitter never wins.” Last School: Joseph H. « Barnes College: Wentworth Institute Ambition: Engineer School Activities: Football Co-Captain Hobbies: Sports General Breen finally realized our talents and many of us became cadet officers. With all this authority bestowed on us, most became power crazy and tried to march their companies through foot-thick walls. But out of the bad came some good, as a new activity was added to our schedule, the Officers’ Club. All cadet officers, who had drill on Friday will never forget the many demonstrations of the latest tactics in blackboard eraser fighting and the skillful handling of waste paper basket covers for protecting one’s

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Thomas M. Manning “Nom” “Tf at first you don’t succeed, try, tly, again. Last School: St. William’s College: Northeastern Ambition: Machinist School Activities: Band Hobbies: Collecting Stamps and Coins Joseph L. Markowsky “Mousey” “Courage in battle is half the fight.” Last School: William Blackstone College: Northeastern Ambition: Civil Engineer School Activities: Pre-driving Class Hobbies; Dancing, Sports Frank L. Mazzulli “Muzzy” “T’ll see you later.” Last School: Patrick F. Gavin College: M. I. T. Ambition: To raise a Family School Activities: Track,. Football, Cadet Officer Hobbies: Sports Henry S. McCarthy “Mac’’ “Regardez les filles! Chacun pour soi.” Last School: St. Angela’s College: U. of Massachusetts Ambition: Structural Engineer School Activities: Track Manager, Glee Club, Golf, Tennis Hobbies: Repairing Cars Robert J. McIntyre “Bob” “Live and learn (some people just live).” Last School: St. Mary’s College: Wentworth Institute Ambition: Shop Work School Activities: Hockey Team, Model Club Hobbies: Sports Charles A. Marcinkevicius “The Lith” “Tm always up in the air.” Last School:. Woodrow Wilson Ambition: Artist School Activities: Art Club, Football, Basketball Hobbies: Drawing, Wood Carving, Reading William F. Marsh “Bill” “Let the best man win.” Last School: St. Mary’s, Brookline College: Northeastern University Ambition: Sales Engineer School Activities: Model and Plastics Clubs, Artisan, Dance Committee Hobbies: Anything Mechanical Donald A. McCabe “Mac,” Ly A.” “Never free ’til 2:33.” Last School: Patrick T. Campbell College: Northeastern Ambition: Navigator School Activities: Driving Class, Yearbook Staff, Class Representative, Student Council, Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Sports Richard P. McGonagle “Mac’’ “A small man casts a large shadow.” Last School: St. Francis De Sales College: Northeastern Ambition: To be a Success School Activities: Football, Hockey Captain, Cadet Officer, Harvest Dance Committee Hobbies: Swimming, Dancing, Horseback Riding Joseph L. McNay “Toe” “Half the world doesn’t know the other half is alive.” Last School: St. Angela’s College: U. of Massachusetts Ambition: Electrical Engineer School Activities: Pre-driving Hobbies: Fishing, Hockey basketball squad, headed by captain Una Regan, finished an excellent sea- son. All in all, the teams were great this year, a perfect ending for the graduating athletes. In the political arena we found the senior elections to be close but in- teresting. Bob Munroe was re-elected President and John Scanlon, Secre- tary. The big battle was for Vice-President, with Leo Ellis emerging victor, and for Treasurer, with John Joyce polling the majority vote.

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John J. Nichols “Nick” “By his gear you shall know him.” Last School: Boston Latin College: Annapolis Ambition: To join the Navy School Activities: Student Council Hobbies: Bowling, Basketball Robert R. Noyes “Nickles”’ “A wager is a fool’s argument.” Last School: Rice Ambition: Draftsman Hobbies: Woodworking James G. O’Neill “Tim” “A long tongue is the sign of a short hand.” Last School: Robert Gould Shaw College. ML lal Ambition: -Aeronautical Engineering School Activities: ‘T’ Service, Pre-driving Club, Special Math Club Hobbies: Sports, Bowling, Cars John A. Pasquale “Pesky” “Don’t ask me” or “Don’t call my name.” Last School: St. Ann’s College: Northeastern Ambition: Engineer, Draftsman School Activities: Glee Club, Office Patrol, Adjutant, Harvest Dance Committee Hobbies: Bowling, Sports, Home Lessons, Dancing Leonard H. Pinaud “Tenny” “Never put off ’til tomorrow what can be done today.” Last School: Patrick T. Campbell College: Northeastern Ambition: Engineer or Draftsman School Activities: Chess, Plastics, ‘‘T’’ Service Hobbies: Sports, Whittling, Stamp Collecting James J. Norris “Tim’’ “Busy hands are happy hands.” Last School; Gate of Heaven College: Boston College Ambition: School Teacher School Activities: Artisan, Chairman 1, Representative 3, Cadet Officer, Debater Hobbies: Stamp Collecting Richard Ogilvie “Ogy” “You get as much out of anything as that which you put into it Last School: Mary E. Curley Ambition: Pilot in the U. S. Air Force Hobbies: Salt Water Fishing, Bowling, Golf Norman F. O’Toole “Normie”’ “All’s well that ends well.” Last School: St. Gregory’s School Activities: Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Sports A. John Pathiakis “He who laughs last laughs best.” Last School: Jamaica Plain High College: Massachusetts School of Art Ambition: To Succeed as Commercial Artist School Activities: Artisan Staff, Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Painting, Music Lee W. Ramstrom ‘ ‘Ramy” “All tangled up at the end of the day.” Last School: Martin College: Wentworth Institute Ambition: Draftsman School Activities: Pre-driving, Art, Plastics Hobbies: Attempting to be a Social Lion person. 7 The next surprise of the year came just before Christmas vacation when our rooms were invaded by painters, who in a short time converted the dull, drab classrooms into flashy, bright night clubs. They even painted the forae shop! With this bright outlook on life the senior social committees began their functions, the first of these being the Buff and Blue Harvest Dance, which was held at the New England Mutual Building. Dancing with