Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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“ Man is architect of his own future .” JOSEPH ANTHONY BAGDON “Joe” Technical Course Birthday: July 8. Favorite occupation: Sketching; Favorite expression: Aw g’wan. Favorite drink: That would be telling. Favorite song: “After the Storm. ” Idly, Joe would gaze about the room, rubbing his chin with the tips of his fingers. Then a fancy would seise him, and five minutes later, the bust of one of those numerous celebrities, which adorn the walls of nearly all of our class-rooms, would be sketched on a cover of his long suffering text-book. Likewise sketching “cylin- drical cylinders” was a pastime for Joe. Joe never gave “the powers that be” a chance to waste any red ink on his quarter card nor did the telephone wires to his home ever sizzle with office reports. W. P. I. is Joe’s destination and we know that he will, in later life, leave his mark on the world — just as he did on many of the desks at old C. H. S. 18

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“Mysterious love, uncertain treasure HEL EN LOUISE AYERS “ Her “Hal” Normal Course Birthday: May 11. Favorite occupation: Just a spectator. Favorite expression: “What der you know.” Favorite drink: Chocolate frappe. Favorite song: “Blue Grass Blues.” A comes first in our alphabet so Helen Ayers must come first in our book. Helen always is first and belongs there. Wasn’t she the first girl in the class to have her hair shingled? Before she had it cut she was the sort of quiet-looking refined girl that everyone admires but only a few privileged ones really know, but now with her shingle she’s sort of “flapperish” and that smile — well, she doesn’t look quite the same. Please notice the class ballot. Who would ever expect the proud possessor of the latest shingle bob to be the class highbrow in our class — but she is, and the higher the better we like her. Although Helen is one of the quiet type of girls we shall always find her among the j oiliest and a good time could not seem good without her. She attends the socials and dances held in the town and one will always find her among the merriest. To see Helen whirl by in a dance hall has become a familiar sight. Hal has decided to further her education at Bridgeport Normal. We know she will be a success, and we wish she was going to be our teacher. It makes you feel like beginning school all over again. 17

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“A great man is one who affects his generation.’ WILLIAM THOMAS BURKE “Bill” “Billy” “Burkee” Football, 4; Student Staff, 1, 2; Editor-in-Chief of Class Book Technical Course Birthday: October 15. Favorite occupation: Racing the clock. Favorite expression, “I guess so.” Favorite drink: Milk. Favorite song: “When the Sun Goes Down.” Energetic, industrious and persevering, — these are a few of the good qualities we find in our true classmjate, Billy. Success en- folded him; he conquered where others have failed. This has been Bill’s record through the four years of his High School career. Billy was the brains of our class, not only for himself, but also without any home work prepared, Billy was always ready with for others. When some of us poor unfortunates came to school assistance. At the end of each month, the mail-carriers were never burdened with mail for Billy, but at the end of each quarter, the class should have helped him or hired some kind of a vehicle to carry home his testimonials. Billy didn’t spend all his time studying, he devoted much of it to sports, especially Football. You should see our boy during some of the games. Oh Boy! ! He was Editor-in-Chief of our class book and no little credit be- longs to him. Billy is preparing to enter Worcester Tech — and whatever Bill decides as his life work will bring him, by his efforts, to a successful and deserving goal. 19