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

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Lt. Robert ll. Lord, U. S. N. The tragic death of Lt. Robert H. Lord, U. S. N. comes to us from two sources - Life Magazine, and the Readers Digest. Lt. Lord was graduated from Dorchester High for Boys in 1936 and entered Holy Cross College the following September. A'The Borie's Last Battle an article in the Readers Digest of March, 1944 brings us the last picture of Robert Lord. The Borie, an old destroyer, had engaged two German sub- marines in the Atlantic and had sunk them. However, in the ensuing action she sustained mortal wounds and made heroic efforts to reach port. The story runs: 'Alf the Borie could send out radio signals, the chances of their be- ing found would be much better. Someone took out a cigarette and lit it with a lighter. Lt. Robert H. Lord remembered having seen some lighter fluid on another officer's desk. Word was passed about the ship to send all lighter fluid to the radio shack. The sea later became so rough that even breeches buoy rescues were impossible. The men had to take to the water from the sinking des- troyer. .... The water was only I2 degrees above freezing and 27 men including Lts. Lord and Brown, unscathed in the fierce battle a few hours before, lost their lives. Thus concludes the Readers Digest version of HOWARD CLOTHES FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN 342 WASHINGTON ST 605 WASHINGTON sT. BosToN Tel. COL. 4560 COL. 4582 Tel. REVere 0199 Parkway Commercial the death of Lieutenant Lord. Body Works ' ' ' ' f K , HARRY BLAUSTEIN. Mgr, 1 ---N ,, 1 1 ge 4- f ' -- , L W-.... ...- 'T A T it 1 XML.- 'C Truck Painting and Lettering U l 4Q X,,..- ' f fwf ff 5 1- -T . ' ' N X. X I7 mv-ug V 44.5 5 ,NCQ N 1 1 5 on ' 5 -ct T R ,. U 1459 North Shore Rd., Revere, Mass. - ti f ' ig... X if 1 - W G. HOTTDIAN l M ' '- A + Q . . 5 --.. l page eighty-six

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The Letter by NZ feud!! '4ff It must have been two weeks ago that I received a letter, That probed my mind QI call it that for want of something betterj And riffed the dusty index cards of abominable memory, And gently chafed the stagnant brain like silk upon line emery. A sleeping thought stirred once, then twice, and slowly raised its head, Then suddenly, -enlightment propelled it from its bed. The phantasmagoria of long-forgotten years, Wisped by the eyes, now blinded with - let's say - nostalgic tears. Look quickly! Mr. Schimmel stands explaining dis and data, While lo! youthful Mr. Ryan dissects biologic matter. And Sullivan extorts 'Ales verbes with technique incomparable, And O'Keefe edits report cards which is nothing short of swearable. Genial Watts, brush poised aloft, endeavors the artistic, And with delicate arts, balancing aliquot parts, sits McLean the erudite mystic. There are others who with wraith-like tread march slowly past my vision, And cut the low'ring tropic gloom with hearty, gay incision. The missive served the purpose of conjuring up an image, Of creaking desks, a dog-eared book, a hard-fought football scrimmage. The chill wind tugs and taunts the tent as it blows in from the sea, And whispers softly. Au revoir to this interlude for me. And 'ere I bid, with timid knock, my entrance into Hades Please Lord, give me the friendship of a thousand Joseph Cadys. page eighty-five

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SPAWN OP SATAN Icontinuea' from page seventy-sixj sickening snap and the bear sank to the ground breathing his last. Satan tilted his head back and from his throat there came a long cry of triumph. At last his mother's death had been avenged. They say revenge is sweet: I'm sure that revenge claimed him great fighter. Soon the take a mate. Lima, partly because she reminded him of his Time passed and Satan took was never sweeter. His pack ac- not only as a great leader but a time came when Satan was to He favored the gray she-wolf dead mother. Lima as his mate. In the meantime, the farmers had not been idle: they had decided once and for all to exterminate the scourge of the country- side, Satan. They set quite a few traps but to no avail, because Satan and his followers were lucky enough not to be caught. The farmers would become angrier and angrier when on inspection they found the traps empty. This happened for a while and then one morning they decided to form a hunting party and go out after Satan. It was early morning when the men started out on the hunt. Their dogs were baying anxiously and smelling the breeze. Meanwhile Satan, Lima and his pack were relaxing in their favorite retreat letting the cool morning air caress them. Becoming tense and sniffing the breeze, Satan stands erect and issues orders to the pack. Scampering away quickly, with his pack follow- ing close at his heels, they could find safety. But as fate would have it, Lima, Satan's mate. is caught in one of the snare traps laid for Satan. Seeing this, Satan tells his pack to continue without them and that they would join them later. Soon after his pack leaves. the dogs catch the scent of Satan and Lima and their baying can be heard in the distance. Satan knawed the rope in frenzy, but the snare wouldn't give. Lima begs him to go on with- out her, but Satan won't for he knows that the dogs will get there before the men and rip the helpless Lima to pieces. The baying gets louder and Satan knaws faster. The dogs were practically in sight and the snare was beginning to give. The dogs were getting closer and the snare snapped and away like the wind Satan and Lima leaped. Coming to a stream, they plunged in and began to wade up-stream. Due to the fact that water can't hold a scent very long, by the time the dogs got there the scent was gone, and the dogs didn't know which way to go. Abandoning the search, the men returned to their homes. That night the cry of Satan again resounded o'er the plains, but only this time it seemed to be one of contempt and mockery. The men drew themselves closer to the fire, cursed Satan and his pack and began to talk about anything that came into their minds at that particular moment. 1 th i .14 Af .L rv! . 1 , ' f W r if 5 lf' T nr X ll f-ASQ Vx, . F, Q T Y If .J A 1,i l X iii' le I Pi , . TN-6473 ' Vx' - . X Y, ' fl Nlif T , f page eighty-seven