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

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Ernest L. Hamilton “Ernie” “A little man may cast a great shadow.” Last School: Sherwin Ambition: Career in the Air Force School Activities: Art Class Hobbies: Art, Baseball, Model Building Charles A. Hannon “Charlie” “You lose if you get caught bluffing.” Last School: St. Andrew’s Ambition: To retire at 25. School Activities: Hockey, Golf, Model Car Club Hobbies: Sports Richard P. Harland “Dick’’ “Still waters run deep.” Last School: Woodrow Wilson College: University of Mass. Ambition: Journalism School Activities: Football, Track, Artisan, Yearbook Hobbies: Hockey, Baseball George R. Harvey Bugg “IT am what I am.” Last School: R. G. Shaw College: Boston College Ambition: Architect School Activities: Track, Band, Yearbook Staff, Physics Review Hobbies: Drawing, Music, Philosophy, Camping, Sports, Canoeing, Dancing, High Jumping Joseph H. Hennessey “Joe” “If you don’t succeed try again.” Last School: Mather College: Northeastern Ambition: Engineer School Activities: Pre- Driving, Corridor Patrol Sanford J. Hamilton San “La fin couronne S’oeuvre.” Last School: Washington Irving Ambition: Electronics School Activities: Artisan, Lunch Room Cashier, Cadet Officer Hobbies: Electronics John J. Hardcastle “Jack’’ “It’s a woman’s world.” Last School: St. Thomas College: State Teachers College Ambition: Teacher of Shop School Activities: Corridor Patrol, Cadet Officer Hobbies: Cars, Roller Skating, Hot Rod Club, Music, Dining, Dancing James C. Harris “Jimmy” “A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.” Last School: Lewis School College: University of Michigan Ambition: Architect School Activities: Harvest Dance, Class Day and Prom Committees Hobbies: Model Cars, Football Donald F. Henchey “Hench” “This above all: to thine own self be true...” Last School: Woodrow Wilson College: Boston College or Northeastern Ambition: Electrical Engineer or teacher School Activities: “Artisan”, Yearbook, Chairman Corridor Patrol, Student Council, Forum, Prom, Class Day, Cadet Officer Hobbies: Football, Chess, Good Books, Junior Achievement Edward A. Hines St haw “‘Aide-toi, le ciel t’aidera” Last School: St. Francis Xavier School Ambition: To Succeed School Activities: Lunch Room Patrol, Attendance Monitor Hobbies: United States Marine Corps Reserve Once again this year we enjoyed a Junior Achievement assembly, in which Mr. Merritt A. Clegg, executive director of Junior Achievement in Eastern Massachusetts, was the chief speaker. In his speech he stressed the importance and significance of this great organization. An interesting assembly, which captured the attention of all the boys, was one in which a tape recording by Tommy Collins, Boston’s well known lightweight boxer,

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a — a Jules Gordon “Flash” “That’s the way the ball bounces.” Last School: Frank V. Thompson College: M.I.T. Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer School Activities: Band, Orchestra Hobbies: Planes, Science James H. Graham “Harry” “Peace is when you sleep.” Last School: Woodrow Wilson College: Northeastern Ambition: To be a millionaire. School Activities: Bowling, Driving, Corridor Patrol Hobbies: Guns, Hunting, Bowling, Sleeping Edward A. Greene Oy Me bed “God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.” Last School: Washington Irving College: University of Mass. Ambition: Engineer School Activities: Hockey, Model Club Hobbies: Skating, Dancing Karlis E. Grinbergs “Charlie” “Must is a hard nut, but it has a sweet kernel.” Last School: Rice-Franklin College: Northeastern University Ambition: Civil Engineer School Activities: Basketball, “T’ Service, Drum Bugle Corps, School Dances Hobbies: Dancing, Cartooning, Sports, Ice Skating Robert K. Gundal “Frank” “Labor and success walk hand in hand.” Last School: Robert Gould Shaw College: M.I.T. Ambition: Electronics Engineer School Activities: “Artisan”, Science Club, Yearbook Staff, Cadet Officer, Photography, “T” Service, Cashier Hobbies: Radio and Electro..ics, Girls, Photography, Psychology, Water Sports, Dancing, Golf, Ping Pong el lt al — al — a — STS TFS ODWTES ONS CSC(NWN SS eS SS James M. Gosse “Jim” “Victory without honor is utter defeat.” Last School: St. Peter’s College: Northeastern Ambition: Aviation School Activities: Corridor Patrol, T Service Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Bowling, Football Gerald F. Grant “Mr. Peepers” “Live, don’t exist.” Last School: James P. Timilty College: Northeastern Ambition: Engineer School Activities: Drafting Club, Class Day Committee, Prom Committee, Yearbook Staff Hobbies: Bowling, Skiing, Hunting, Camping, Swimming Martin M. Griffin “Whitey” “You get out of life what you put into it.” Last School: William H. Taft Junior High College: Bentley Ambition: To have a million dollars. School Activities: Driving, Bowling Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Bowling, Football Domenic R. Guarnagia “While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.” Last School : James P. Timilty College: Northeastern Ambition: Electronics Engineer School Activities: Yearbook Staff, Prom Committee, Class Day Committee Hobbies: Swimming, Bowling, Skiing William E. Halligan “Hal” “Don’t give up the ship.” Last School: Grover Cleveland College: Northeastern Ambition: To rule the earth. School Activities: Model Boat Club Hobbies: Sports, Bowling, Fishing rr rr cult for us to learn, because the team had formerly employed the single- wing. We were also introduced, for one of our vocational subjects this year, to the machine shop, which proved to be our mischievous center. We will never forget the whining belts of the machines and the sudden screams of the boys who were almost electrocuted by the scheming of their classmates.

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Thomas L. Hoyle “Tommy” “Tout est bien, qui finit bien.” Last School: St. Gregory’s College: Northeastern Ambition: Engineer School Activities: Corridor Patrol, Golf Squad, Cadet Officer, Driver Club, Model Club Hobbies: Automobiles, Hockey, Golf, Swimming Larry C. Hurd “Larry” “Tf a man deceives me once, shame on him; if twice, shame on me.” Last School: James P. Timilty College: Northeastern Ambition: Drafting and Engineering School Activities: Yearbook Staff, Senior Class Day Prom Committees, “T” Service Hobbies: Swimming, Canoeing, Hunting and John F. Isberg peel “Think of me now, think of the good times we had at Tech together.” Last School: Our Lady of Lourdes Ambition: To have the world step aside to let me by. School Activities: Harvest Dance, Yearbook Staff, Prom Committee, Class Day Committee, Corridor Patrol, White Stadium Manager, Hockey, Driving Class Hobbies: Having a good time. Paul F. Jennings “An empty barrel makes the most noise.” Last School: Mather College: Hard Knocks Ambition: To vault eleven feet. School Activities: Track Team Hobbies: Football, Hockey, Pole Vaulting Rutherford P. Johnson fa ta “Toot ce qui reluit n’est pas or.” Last School: Lewis Ambition: U. S. Air Force School Activities: Cadet Officer, Band Hobbies: Pool, Ping Pong, Basketball was heard. Ben C. Hunter “Jim” “Better a pebble without flaw than diamond with.” Last School: William Howard Taft Jr. High College: Wentworth Ambition: Draftsman School Activities: Class Chairman Hobbies: Cars Dominic A. lIerardi “Dom” “Where there’s a will there’s a way.” Last School: Oliver Wendell Holmes College: Northeastern Ambition: Draftsman School Activities: Band, Orchestra, Corridor Patrol, Art Scholarship Museum of Fine Arts, Junior Achievement Hobbies: Stamps, Model Boats, Clarinet William F. C. Jacobs Jr. “Jake” “Time is unstealable—Make the most of it.” Last School: Robert Gould Shaw College: Franklin Institute Ambition: Plumber School Activities: Harvest Dance, Class Day, Prom Committees Hobbies: Working on Cars, Sports, Dancing Chester F. Johnson het “The man who removed the mountain — began by carrying away small stones.” Last School: Washington Iriving College: M.I.T. Ambition: Radio, or Electronics Engineer School Activities: Class Day Committee, Junior Achievement Hobbies: Hunting and Skiing at the family’s lodge in N. H., Swimming Robert L. Jones “Bobby” Best of Luck to Graduating Class of 1955 Last School: Theodore Roosevelt College: Wentworth Ambition: Airplane Mechanic School Activities: Baseball, Airplanes and Sailboat Club Hobbies: Baseball, Football, Basketball, Model Crafts, Bowling This year was also noteworthy because “Tech” opened its annex. The entire Yoor of Commerce High was used to house eight of the sixteen sopho- more divisions. This was truly significant because it showed the tremen- dous growth of Technical High, and the intensifying interests of the school which attracted boys from all over the city. This year we were eligible to