Bourne High School - Canal Currents Yearbook (Bourne, MA)

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18 APTUCXET MURDER WILL OUT I T is often said that “murder will out ’ This was proved to several people in a small village called Mellonville. Mellonville, chiefly interested in growing melons as the name suggests, had as residents a group of young people who were rather mischievous. One night they decided to raid one of the melon farms. They made their way to the farm in an old automobile which had a most annoying rattle. They stopped the car and listened, scarcely breathing. Everything was silent. No one had appar- ently heard them. They gathered the melons and climbed back into the car. The melons were sliced and they proved to be delicious. The next morning the farm owner came down to the village and called on all the young people who had eaten the forbidden melons. The last person upon whom he called was Gordon Connor. “Gordy,” as he was called by his chums, listened respectfully and asked at last, “But how did you know we took them?” Mr. Grimns’ eyes twinkled in spite of his serious countenance when he replied, “Oh, you shouldn ' t have left the rind at regular intervals from my farm to your homes!” Milia M. Puukka ’32 Continued from Page 17 Forty-third: We give and bequeath to Mr. W. Stahura our dumb waiter to put away his dishes for him in the lunch room. Forty-fourth: To Mr. K. J. Coady, our dear principal, we give and bequeath a periscope that he may see the pupils without look- ing through his fingers when reading. In witness whereof we unto set our hand and seal this 24th day of November in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty. Irene Katherine Taber Constance Anne Pope Witnesses: Florence Burrows Helen Roza Kenneth Griffith

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 17 Twenty-sixth: To Milia Puukka, we give and bequeath a parasol that when she becomes overwhelmingly shy she may re- treat behind it. Twenty-seventh: To Bernice Cunningham we give and be- queath a megaphone that her soft, quiet voice may be heard at all times. Twenty-eighth : To Russell Wentworth, we give and bequeath an airplane that he may get to school at a still quicker pace than his motorcycle now affords. I ' wenty-ninth : To Margaret Ortolani, we give and bequeatii a mirror that she may see that she always has that merry twinkle in her eyes. Thirtieth: To Henry Quattromini, we give and bequeath a “Box of Pep. Thirty-first: To Hope Swift, we give and bequeath a box of Palmolive soap that she may continue to keep her “school-girl complexion. Thirty-second: To George MacQueen, we give and bequeath a toy airplane that he won’t have to use school pens and pencils to manufacture his own. Thirty-third: To Earle Chase, we give and bequeath Constan- tine Coppi’s “Gift of Gab. Thirty-fourth: To Richard Jackson, we give and bequeath a palette and paints to continue his artistic work. Thirty-fifth: To Irene Taber I give and bequeath a private telephone that she may complete all her calls without interruption. Thirty-sixth: We give and bequeath to our dear friend and teacher, Miss A. Tapper, a straight-eight Buick for the sensation of driving high powered cars. Thirty-seventh: To Miss E. Dill, we give and bequeath all our books on how to control blushes and other noticeable traits. Thirty-eighth: To Miss Marr and Miss Comtois, we give and bequeath a book on where to go and what to see on Cape Cod. Thirty-ninth: To Mrs. Moody, we give and bequeath a box of cough drops for her colds. Fortieth: To Mr. Demers, we give and bequeath a porter to carry about the hockey sticks for him. Forty-first: To Miss Dexter, we give and bequeath an electric iron so that she won’t have to carry the one she now has back and forth between the three buildings. Forty-second: To Mr. Peebles, we give and bequeath our best wishes.

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 19 CLASS PROPHECY OF 1932 L eaving Monument Beach was a sad and hard task. I had been home for a visit and was now on my way to the Monument Beach flying field to make my return trip to East Greenwich. Upon arriving at the flying field I met Earle Chase, who was the pilot of my plane. Not having seen each other for a long time a conversation started. “Have you heard or seen anything of the class of ' 32? I asked him. “Yes, I met Grace Spofford and Edith Wood in their radio shop at Buzzards Bay last Tuesday. Edith said that they had just sent a new radio up to B. H. S. to replace the one they ruined during their Junior and Senior years.’ ' “Carolyn, do you know Pearl Henshaw and Gwendolyn Gibbs are running a classical dancing school in Buzzards Bay over the new “Quality and Price Shop?” Keeping up the talent of the past.’’ “No, I didn’t know that! Who runs the “Quality and Price Shop?’’ “Kenneth Griffith is owner and manager, and says he soon hopes to have a chain of “Quality and Price Shops’’ across U. S. Have you seen the morning paper?’’ “No, why?’’ “I saw in the morning paper where George MacQueen had won a law suit against Russell Wentworth. George brought the case against Russell for running over his prize Guernsey with a motor- cycle. George is the owner of the Bay End Farm and “Putt’’ is running a motorcycle factory in the town of “Head-of-the-Bay.’’ Harold Colbeth was MacQueen’s attorney. “Earle, I was thunder-struck when I went into the “Five and Ten’’ at Sagamore City. I met Henry Quattromini, the owner; Constantine Coppi, his floor-walker, and Reginald Swift, the manager of the toy department. Mr. Nagle always said Coppi would make a good floor-walker !’’ “Well, that may seem funny, but I received more of a shock when I went into the “Bournedale Night Club’’ and noticed the sign at the office door which read: