Dorchester High School for Boys - Red and Black Yearbook (Dorchester, MA)

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If he is in the act of bending This derrick will help him in ascending Vincent Mazzuchelli - Brush Vince is our class artist, ln his work there is no rush, To win success in any contest He's in need of a faithful brush. Richard Pliskin-Cream Cheese Sandwiches Cream cheese is your favorite dish, That's all you eat in school, And if you had one long last wish, You'd wish for a warehouse full. Gene Ratto -All Scholastic Honors He held every honored office An athlete strives to gain. He wears the number And his record has no stain. Harold Rose - History Note-Book Rosy is a clever boy. There's no one here can doubt it: 'XVhen Mr. Bonney asked for notes. He knew nothing about it. Elliott Schneider - Physics Homelessons Elliott Schneider is his name. From the physics class he got his fame. His occupation there they say ls doing homework day by day? George Schwartz - Home-made Brew This boy claims he can analyze Anything of form and size. lf you can analyze this home-made brew We'll take our hats right off to you. Robert Shedd - 'ADeutsch Homelesson Just to surprise Mr. Donlan Shedd did his German one day. And when Dn heard of it, He almost passed away. Harold Shufro - Short Wave Set He had to give up mathematics, To fool around with radio statics. An engineer he'll be some day, ln radio school he got an Alvin Simms - Stilts I wonder why this kid won't grow? lt seems a shame to see him so. ln order to help him along in life These stilts should find for him a wife. Stanley Springer - Razor Blade Stan shaves in the morning. Stan shaves at noon. lf he hasn't a blade or two, He'll have a beard quite soon. Sidney Teprow - Boxing Bouts He always likes to watch a ight, ln wrestling matches he finds delight. Sometimes he acts as referee, And yet he wouldn't hurt a flea. Herbert Weinstein-A true story When Herb would start to talk His time he'd never bide. He'd never stop till someone yelled, A'Tie that bull outside. A Bostonian was showing a visiting English- man around. This is Bunker Hill Monument, where Warren fell, you know. The visitor surveyed the lofty shaft thought- fully. Nasty fall! Killed him, of course?' v The young man had taken too many cocktails and suspected his table partner was aware of it. With careful politeness he offered apology and explanation. And, anyway, he added. though I may be slightly under the affluence of inkahol, I'm not so think as you drunk l am. W. G Fields collapsed into a restaurant chair. suffering a devastating hangover. 'Can l Hx you a Bromo-Seltzer? asked the waiter sympathetically. 'AYe gods noi roared Fields. l couldn't stand the noise! They met in a revolving door and started going around together. Why do you like to dream? Well, it breaks up the monotony of sleep- ing! page twenty-nine

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Class Gifts iq Waliea Wama and !V0fLmcm Qwiinwdick A few verses of friendship and good cheer. Listen my classmates and you shall hear Take them, in fun but not to heart, Eor this is our swansong ere we part. Edward Connelly - An A Theme Whenever he, a theme would write, He'd sharpen it with wit, His papers, read, would make us roar, But didn't please Cy one bit, Norman Crosby - Cartoons He studied freehand drawing, For more than one long year: He now knows less than e'er before Is what from others I do hear. Charles Gilman - Bed A member of the sleepy three, I give to you this bed, For school is o'er and you are free To rest your tired head. Theodore Golan-A love life! Golan will teach them Trig at Tech, With sines and cosines at his beck: He'll draw down thirty grand a year But alas, he'll spend it with good cheer. Elliot Goldman -Remember 'Tis said by members of IV-32 That when Lucky goes to bed He ties a pink thread to his nose, So he won't forget his head. Robert Gould - Paper Dolls Bob is mad about the ladies He thinks they're all nifty babies. If you keep dolls close to your heart Your love for them will never part. Melvin Goverman - A beard To sit and dream of whiskers, Is Govey's foremost labor Let's hope when he gets old enough He'll start to use a razor. William Holliver - Vegetables ln IOI he is the King. And, ohl All day, how he does sing. page twenty-eight Then for his efforts we do give A vegetable bouquet on which to live. Harris Holstein - Noisy Firecracker. Harris is quiet -- A clever chap In math his marks are always B's No teacher ever has had to say: Holstein, be quiet, pipe-down, please. Sidney Kaufman - Sensible Invention Kaufman, a genius of today lnvents things, quickly so they say: Whether they are good or bad He's always got some brand new fad. Donald Kogos - An easy chair In math it seemed that Donald K. Never showed a trait For all his Math prof said to him Was Kogos, sit up straight. Harold Krauthamer - Season's Ticket To the Morton he must go. With his sweetheart to the show, There's no Friday that he'll miss We hope next year - continued bliss. Kenneth Leondar - New Eyeglasses Ken claims his eyesight is so poor He mistook a bird for a balll If he refuses these specks, I'm sure His excuses are just a stall. Anonymous - 105 points A woodpecker lit on a Senior's head And settled there to drill. He drilled away for half a day And finally broke his bill. Robert Marshall - Each Other Joseph McCarthy - A Marshall without a McCarthy Is like a ship without a sail: To try to part these two close friends Would prove to no avail. Robert McGrail - Derrick Mac is so very tall He'd be half way home if he should fall

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Zeiaiafml The Spirit of 94499 What is school spirit? School spirit isn't the Winning of every game played. But it does mean supporting your teams through defeat as well as victory. lt doesn't simply mean joining every organization and then relaxing while George does the work. lt means doing things that will be a credit and honor to your school. lt means being clean and fair in sports, and thus clean and fair in life. A member of the faculty once said, The school is what you Cthe studentj make it. To a certain extent he was right, but the school is also what the headmaster tries to make it. Albert F. Reed, our new headmaster, has put Dorchester back on the map again. School spirit here was never dead. lt was not aroused. Let us be frank about this and face the facts. Since Mr. Reed became headmaster, We have seen some of the greatest attendance at sport competitions since the inception of Dorchester High. For the lirst time in many years we actually Won a track meet. Why? Because there was spirit in the hearts of those pigskin luggers, puckmen, hoopsters, and marathoners that was absent before. Mr. Reed made a sen- sational debut at Dorchester. The students appreciate his efforts. This volume is another deviation from the past rule. Previous to this year, Red and Black Yearbooks were bound in cardboard. Weekly assemblies have brought headmaster and student closer together. Mr. Reed is to be commended for this too. The appearance of the lunchroom is another feather in our headmaster's cap. But one could continue endlessly elaborating upon the improvements wrought by Mr. Reed. Through his efforts and that of the students. school spirit has come to life again and the headmaster might fittingly be called the Spirit of '44 Leon Fox page thirty l