Diman Vocational High School - Artisan Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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1 CLASS WILL We, the graduating class of 1954 of DIMAN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, being of sound mind and body, make and publish this, our last will and testament, revoking all others made by us. TO DIMAN: A firm promise to carry out the traditions and ideals which we have revered during our secondary training. TO THE FACULTY: An endless Poem of THANKS and APPRECIATION for their undying efforts to guide us on the road to success. TO THE ALUMNI: Our sincere and able assistance in the future. TO TI-IE REMAINING STUDENT BODY: A trail of accomplishment in our chosen fields. TO THE INDIVIDUALS: PAUL LAPRE: We leave one acre of red timber and a pocket knife to make his own tooth picks which he so frequently uses. HENRY LEVESQUE: We leave a set of 12 Encyclopedias, fnot for him to scudyj but to reach the top of the lunch table. GEORGE BIRD: Who is nicknamed tweet, we leave a crow's call. ROBERT LETENDRE: A life time Hot Meal Certificate at the Modern Lunch Restaurant. JOSEPH FARIAS: We leave a set of bar bells to keep his biceps in shape. NORMAND DESMARAIS: A lifetime subscription to Charles Atlas Body Building Course - to some day conquer Joe Farias in their frequent encounters. FRED LEBEL: An award in physics for being the only boy who could divide apples by bananas and get an answer. RONALD GAGNE: We leave a year's subscription to Jughead comics. HENRY CRAPO: A lifetime contract to the Mr. Peepers show, as his understudy. HAROLD DUCKWORTH: We leave a motorcycle to go with the seat he has been carrying around. FRANK MEDEIROS: A Chourico Shop to fulfill the demand of Jock's Appetite. ROBERT HENRIQUE: We leave an indestructible tube to test his fluorescent tube tester. GLEN SHOESMITH: We leave one gold-plated pitch fork and one barn full of hay to fulhll his life-long dream of becoming a hayshaker. ROBERT BARBOZA: We leave one meat wagon so that he may talk a dog off of it. PAUL McGOVERN: A large recording of his hilarious laugh to comfort him in his old age. WILLIAM TAVARES: We leave an imported MONGOLlAN FLOSS sweater to go with his white shoes. DONALD HEAP: A 2 year contract, for advertising purposes, to a large htm to show his well known IPANA SMILE . DANIEL LOPES: A friendly reminder that seasoning goes along with food. ROBERT McKEE: We leave a reserved stool in the PILGRIM RESTAURANT WHICH HE SO FREQUENTLY VISITS. NORMAN HABIB: A iuke box to practice his famous dance steps. ALBERT FERREIRA: A ball and chain so that he will not wander from work. . LOUIi-S' GUILLOTTE: A pair of heavy duty shoes to use in his walks from Fall River to iverton. JOHN DALY: A 24 by 36 eraser and 50 by 90 T square for use on his small jobs. GERALD WITKOWSKI: A train ticket to Chicago to become an FBI agent. LEO CARON: A book of verse in French on How To Make Ze Perfect Love . JOSEPH FERRIS: A scrap book to record his numerous travels. JOSEPH ANDRADE: An old worn out soccer ball. ALFRED CROFT: We leave a 1008712649357 ohm resistor. ROBERT FERRIS: A potato peeler for his job in the hospital. ' CARL DIMANNO: A tape measure to keep track of his waist line in future years. ROLAND DUQUETFE: A license to guide people thru the everglades of Westport. LOUIS CYR: We leave a box of white powder to cover his ever blushing face. JOHN PHELAN : A tube of quick drying cement for future use on his false teeth. JIMMY WHITE: A position, on the bench, with the Boston Celtics. CHESTER KINGMAN: A promotion from clerk to the assistant's assistant to the assistant to the General Manager. ROBERT LARRIVEE: A manuscript on Einstein's Theory of changing light bulbs. GILBERT NETO: A ten lesson course at Arthur Murray's dance studios. JOHN RAPOZA: A carton of matches to eliminate future asking of such. ROBERT WALMSLEY: An entrance blank to an amateur show to whistle. GEORGE HODKINSON: We leave a permit to feed sea gulls in peace. ANTHONY VIVEIROS: We leave a memo book to record his numerous complaints. GERARD SINOTTE: A herd of 200 goats to supply his love for milk. GORDON HAGGERTY: A 35.00 oEer for his car to use in stock-car racing. -ALBERT LARRIVEE, JR. 40 FRANK LAUREANNO, JR.

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CLASS PROPHECY Memories . . . Ah, Memories!! But what pleasant thoughts my partner, Don Heap and I had as we were flying across the Wild Blue Yonder on our way to attend the twenty-five year reunion of the class of 1954 at Diman Vocational High School. As I glanced occasionally at Don, I noticed his ever-winning smile breaking over his face as he reminisced about the past twenty-five years. He furthermore pondered over what had hap- pened since that day in June of 1954 when he and forty-three other Dimanites bade au revoit to our enjoyable years at Diman and set out into the world to seek their fortunes. Some remained in the Fall River area while others had traveled and settled throughout the world. Still others had left Diman never to be heard of again, so you can see the anxiety and fervor that dwelled within us as each second we zoomed closer and closer to our destination and to a reunion which promised to be a memorable one in the history of Diman occasions, for ours was definitely a memorable class. I might add that our attendance at this momentous get-together was provoked by the pride that had existed in two classmates who had acquired success in the modern sense of the word. Donald Heap had done well and through our lawyer, Gerald Witkowski, with his confusing language, a contract was drawn by which I received 207: of all income on the Donald Heap Enterprises, which incidentally numbered in the Billions of Dollars. So you can see that as we approached the airport in Fall River, we were interested to see how the other forty-three graduates of Diman in 1954 had fared and exceedingly proud that we had done so well. After the plane had landed, Don went to the pilot to thank him for a pleasant trip, and we met to our surprise Al Croft, who said he gave up his radio career for flying because he felt the air- plane was here to stay. He also stated the chef on the plane was Dan Lopes who enjoys flying tremendously but occasionally gets air sick and then Peepers Crapo has to do all the cooking. Arranging to see Al at the reunion, we took a taxi to the hotel which had been named the Bird Bath Hotel after George Bird had become manager and leading stock holder. We got caught in a terrific traffic iam - a problem facing all large metropolitan areas and Joe Ferris, our cab driver, told us that Norman Habib must be driving his old-fashioned paint truck through Main Street. We found out later that Norm was arrested by Chief of the Traffic Squad, Bob Walmsley, who refused to fix any more traffic violations for him. Arriving at the Hotel Bird Bath, joe sounded the horn to wake the doorman, Jock Letendre, who had perfected a way of sleeping with his eyes open while dancing to the tune Way Down Upon the Swanee River. Upon entering the hotel, we were met by Louis Guillotte who approached us with a smiling face and dollar signs dancing in his eyes. He rang for a bell hop whom we did not recognize until he uncovered himself from our baggage and saw Robert Barboza. He mentioned that his ability to carry four two-by-fours on his head at Diman has really helped him in his present position. Weary from travel, we decided to get some rest before dinner but were awakened by Glen Shoesmith, the ladderless window washer, who has become famous in his line of work by reaching from window to window. Unable to sleep, I left Don, who has the ability to sleep anywhere and anytime and went to the Cocktail Lounge for refreshments. Entering,.I saw jim White who during the course of the con- versation told me that he was employed as head designer at a Common Pin Factory. We had not been talking long when one of the patrons got nasty and One-Punch Dimanno appeared and dispensed with the noise maker. Leaving the Lounge, I noticed I had a few hours in which to read so I bought a book entitled How To Hunt Mosquitoes In The Okeefenokee Swamps by Bob McKee and Big Paul Lapre. Taking the elevator to the room, Gil Nero, the operator, informed me that Henry Levesque now operates the hotel dumb waiter from the inside. Henry likes his work but feels too enclosed. When I got back to the room, I found Don had gone out, so I sat down and read while waiting for him to return. In a few hours he entered the room and told me he went to the new amusement park in the center of the city. Investigating a weird laugh, he met Paul McGovern in front of the Fun House. It appears that Paul makes laughing records for the Fun Houses throughout the country. Leaving Paul, Don met Tony Viveiros who is a reporter for the famous magazine Big Men Come In Small Packages. Tony and Don walked around the park reminiscing when they came upon a National Guard Demonstration with Louie Cyr narrating on the chamber pressure of the Carbine. He was having a little trouble because in the course of the demonstration he was playing the piano for music lovers. Lou still knows a million Ways of making a dollar. Tony had to leave because of deadline pressure with the magazine but Don ambled through the amusement center. He saw an act for the public's convenience in which a person dives 120 feet into a bucket of water. After the act was over Don ,went to shake hands with Harold Duckworth who was climbing out of the bucket with his partner Bob Ferris wiping the water from him. They were rushed away by three policemen, John Phelan, Joseph Farias, and Joseph Andrade to escape the autograph hounds. Suddenly over the P.A. system came a number that was issued to all who entered the amusement park that day. Surprisingly, Don had the winning number. As he went to the oflice to collect his prize, he was confronted by a familiar person sitting in a big leather chair with a big cigar. Who else but Chester Kingman!! Don and Chet sat down and talked about money, for wherever the two are, money appears. During the conversation Chet pressed a buzzer for his secretary who was Roland Gagne. Roland's main job was to see that Chet had enough money after expenses,to pay his income tax,antl the Professor was the man who knew all the angles. Don left after receiving his prize, but the warm feeling of seeing old friends was almost like making a million dollars. On completing his story he called for room service giving an order for two coffees. A few moments later the chef arrived with his white cap and long, thin-curled mustache. He greeted us saying I am le chef, Leo Caron, I am serving my specialty, le plus de rampon souffle se ce bon. We said we wanted coffee!! Oni, monsieur, that is what I have brought you, said Leo. After drinking the coffee, I read the Herald-News for June 18, 1974 and noticed an ad by Roland Duquette for experienced machine operators to run machines that will make re-usable nails. Without finding too much other local news, I turned on the radio and listened to that well-known news commentator, Gordon Haggerty, who was never at a loss for words. The first thing Flash spoke about was the reunion dinner that was being held at 7:00 o'clock for the class of '54. Gordon also mentioned many of the celebrities from our famous class who would be present at the reunion. Such outstanding men as U.S. Senator Albert Lar- rivee, jr., Robert Henrique, Actor and playwtite who flew in from Hollywood for the special occasiong U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Norman Desmarais, and the eminent Labor Leader, Robert Larrivee, who is responsible for the SSO a day salary-wages un- heard of in our high school days. Promises to attend, if at all possible, were received by the Reunion Committee from the famous concert pianist, Frank Me- deiros as well as the only Three-Quarter Star General in the Army, Fred Lebel. Turning off the radio, Don and I left for the Reunion ban- quet held in the Oval Room of the Bird Bath Hotel. What a gala affair . . . Television cameras all set up, flash bulbs exploding all over, and even John Daly, the Associated Press Photographer was present taking pictures by swinging from chandelier to chandelier with his supersonic camera with atomic flash bulbs. Suddenly the 100-piece orchestra began playing many songs that were popular in our High School days, and we knew the evening's events were about to begin. The dinner was tremendous with everyone conceding that he could eat no more. The speeches were long enough with everyone interested in what was being said. Director of the new Diman Vocational High School, Al Ferreira, spoke on The Outstanding Gifts of Vocational Training, while we were entertained with a few soliloquies offered by George Hodkinson, the great Shakes- pearian character actor. In a deeper mood, Frank Laureanno argued the Pracricability of Science and John Rapoza instructed us in the Authenticity of Art Painting. 1 do feel, however, that the most interesting talk of all was given by Admiral William Tavares who received his commission after he swam the English Channel, blindfolded and with arms and legs tied. I fear that I could continue indefinitely writing about this outstanding and momentous occasion but may your imagination come to your rescue and help you realize the warm feeling and eternal spirit of youth that was prevalent in each member of the class on that June evening. It was evidenced by the mutual under- standing of each other that all the members of this reunion class had when they realized how fortunate they were to have attended Diman and that those four years of Diman Training, during which 44 boys were moulded into useful men, was the outstanding factor in their lives that led to their success. As we gaze back over the years from whence we first can remember, and were asked the question each and everyone of us What we would do if we could live our lives over again. Yea, verily, would we answer the same as before only this time with more zest and enthusiasm. Now the plane is preparing to land and Don and I are ready to return to the business of making more money for the Donald Heap Enterprises. We had a great time at the reunion in Fall River, and we returned to the everyday drudgery knowing that the needless worry we entertained for any member of our class was futile and that the famous 44 of '54 have adjusted themselves physically, mentally, morally, and socially so well that they can take their places as outstanding citizens in the communities in which they live - a credit to God, their families, and - DIMAN. - GERARD SINOTTE

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