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Freshman Class The Freshman year of the class of 1955 constituted one of the smallest enrollments at Bradford Durfee Technical Institute for a number of years. Most of the students were from Fall River and its surrounding area, a few ventured to us from distant places asg New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Rhode Island, and Tela, Honduras. fN at 'l FE FW .D ul 55 ix sf is The freshmen have yet to make their mark fully in these hallowed halls at Tech, but have already made their presence felt in the clubs and fraternities on the campus, on the athletic field, and by scholastic diligence. Evidence of our spirit is the forthcoming freshman dlance, something never before undertaken by a Freshman Class. The class officers, who were elected on February 6, 1952, are: President . .. . . Edward F. Mello Vice-President . . . . Edward Stone Secretary . . . . . Barbaara Buffo Treasurer . . . . . . Lawrence Hathaway
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Sophomore Class f 4? . In the month of September, 1950, there gathered together t'or the first time the class of '54. Sixty strong, we were to take our first exam of any sort within the walls of Durfee Tech-the first of a long line of exams. This pre-entrance test was a type familiar to most and soon we were officially freshmen. Our books bought and tuitions paid, we were off and running. As usual there were anumber of bewildered 'frosh' unable to link the right room with the right class at the right time. Then the inevitable changes came about. VVe learned which classes could be gotten to late and which could not. XVe found out where to loaf during breaks , where to study, when the rough classes rolled around-in short we settled into a routine that lasted until the final exams. With the end of the first semester we were past the halt'-way mark. The mid- year's had left us with that glassy look but we recovered rapidly and moved into the home-stretch. By now everything was familiar and we knew just about everybody's first or last or nickname. VVe held a meeting to elect class officers and put in Gerald VVhite as President, Paul Parente as Vice-President. Dorothy Zebrasky as Secretary and Stan Sieczkowski as Treasurer. The second half of the year seemed to go hy rather quickly. XVe did some orating, memorized more dates, equations, and formulas-which we forgot far too easily-drew more pictures and suffered under all those hardships students everywhere endure, such as cramming and hour quizzes that take two hours to do. A At the advent of that second year .1 total of thirty-five showed up for registration. Again the grind started-this time sooner and rougher. VVe were divided up into groups of chemists, artists, and engineers. ln these little groups the members became closer friends because there selves, as are all 'sophs'. Time rolled by and again we elected oft'icers. I ji Tom McCloskey as President had Dot Zebrasky to help him, Jesse Martin ' to count money and Bill Marsden as scribe. Once again the class was l represented in all sports. Our big figure in school politics, Miss Zebrasky, was elected nas secretary to the Athletic and Social I'nion. Tests followed one another in rapid succession until all of a sudden Christmas was here again with its blessed two-week vacation. The mid-year's followed, new courses undertaken culminated by the almighty finals which ended our year with hopeful beings. was a common foe to be met. XVe were more worldly and sure of our- ! , .. . :W hs , .V --f 3 l
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