Durfee High School - Durfee Record Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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v9 g? Q Dzzrfee Record gal chgme Raphael aulnntingti DEWEY Allhough Dewey has given us many a shock in lhe past four years, he almost stunned us for life when he handed in his autobiographical males for the Rec. B We always thoughthnnd Who of 0D! classmates did nowhthat Dewey's middle initial R sloocl for Regina. Prepare for the El-lu-Brukz blow. That mys- terious R slands far nolhing hut Raphael. Dewey tells us his malts for life ia- Never Say Die! and surely that could no! go hand in gloife with Regina. But we can't make ourselves believe Ihal it actually is Deway's motlo. That perpetual smile indelibly wrilten over his face simply conlrmfi'cts it: ancl so does that mouthpiece of his that oozes forth a perpetual giggle. Nevertheless. Dewey is a hero. He saved the class of mm from any chance of being prosaic. And the man murth while Is the man that can smile When everything :15: goes wrong. dtlarmrr krrstht! magma DACCIE CAP'N Clarence is quiet. yea. painfully quiet. but We need such fellows Iu keep us from soaring lo the skies. Daggie will never be accused of aspiring for the olice of class Flirt. but what would hapv pen if we all wave faslidious? As a student. this chap is sine meliore. In fact, if it were not for his name. Daggie wuulcl never lmow a C when he saw one. so infatuated is he with A's. But say. olcl fellow, in strict confidence. why don'l you get into lhe game? An: you nnlurally shy or are you working on same great problem that will starllc the World? Never mind. Clarence. all great men have their petuliaritiel. and be it said to your credit. diligent study is mosl certainly yours. Work. work. work. My lalwr Reva flags. mum imam: CUM Just to remind us lhat there is such a place as Assonet. lhis lillle maid came In Durfcc four years ago and i: still with us in this. our last struggle. Allhaugh not a shark by nature. Min Daley is far from being a dull Ell'l and by dint of diligent warlt. she has held her own wilh little difficulty. Cheerful at all limes and wilh a happy smile. Ruth has done her par! to dispel this gloom from 111: class. She is determined Io enter some higher institution in lhe fall hul has not made her selection as yet. Better he firs! in a little Iberian village. than he second. in Romc 22

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5-, ya Durfee Record Q Mr; 39? - M 13'! erg iayilnmzna cmongiuinz ' ' a PHIL It has been said that our class comprises 1h: slowest 1hinkcrs and fastest talke'rs ever turned out al the B. M. C. Durfe: High School; but this reputation is certainly not born:- out by Mary. Fur although she may not he the fastest thinker in the class. she moat certainly is one of the slowest talkers. She Ends Ihe clisquisitions of her classmates too trifling fur emulation and solacea herself only in the reflections of Confucius. Entering from St. Mary's parachial srhonl four years ago. she has followed the slraight and narrow path of the general course fur four years. Mary expects to become a follower of Madame Montessori. and her seriousness coupled with her powers of diligent study will well fit her for this noble calling. Speak low if thou would be szc. . 7N flaunt: Slang Gtaptlauh VJ 5' FLOSSIE Flossic claims that dancing is her hobby: to us it look: as if it wen.- more than a habbyqa habit. perhaps a craze. May is a very clever girl. and possessqs-innumerable accomplishments. Florence admits Ihat drawing is her favorite study. Judging from the way You draw lb: gold-laccd cadet ofhcers and other notables at lhe drilI-dances. We would call it a favorite game. not a study. And dancinghnut a word. Sumce it to any. that we feel perfectly content and a little more. when we can Hi1 over the Tech hall Floor lo the tune of the International Rag just once with you. Florence. Painting comes next in Florence's affections. and she has shown herself to be a very clever gid in handling the brush. Singing i1 another of her developed arts. Next year our Flosgie may enter lhe R. I. School of Design. and ten years hence we shauld not be surprised to learn that Madame Flarenna Maiyanna has opened her Fiflh Avenue shop with her uWn special rouge. and other painting necessities in stack. A perfect woman, nahly planned. OEbitb waste acremymn Juiaw .. EDIE . us four years ago from the Borden began a record which she has fully at Durfcc. Edith is in possession of Besides being a clever pianist she which has been heard at numerahie dent. Edith's record is a noteworthyr a very fair number of A's. She will fall? and our heartiest wishes go with ife as a schoolmnrm. t food of 1099. play on. El

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Q Durfee Record matnnm'el 250mm EDabrnpnrt NA 7... Has anyone ever noticed anything queer about l'Nat ? Sh! whisper it. He was born amid the Hare of brass hands and Erin- go-braghs on one St. Patrick's Day. Really. it was not his fault and he Shaw's no effect of it; but the plain. bald truth is there. just the same. Nat did nut receive many vutes for class dude, but he is one of the fastest men in Ihc class nevertheless. Yes. indeed, for it was his speedy legs Ihal kept our clzus in the front as so many class meets and especially in this year's indoor meet. when this young Hermes was the sole representative of our class. Natu is not strong for the spotlight but his ability in many lines of endeavor has long since been proven. 'Tnias gooni advice. and meant. my son. stay good. Steam imbut :ebut on this plant on the first day of April sha- was no practical joker. Her hobby is I in lhis divarsion to a great EXIEBL She is an compete wilh any of the prodigirs that produced. When she graduates ahc will .e good wishes of all. We expect Mabel 20 she will reach perfection in Ibis role is un- rslf! to rear Fill: tender thought! -.Iunh menu? Etamm RAYMOND SPIKE is: keep your seats or this phenonenon will infusion The next number on our program if the scientific class. noted for his sleadv ainel maker. As goal-temier fur the Barnaby :r has no equal and several learns a! the re bidding high for his services. 'estall school in IQID somecne left the north ' blew in. After astonishing teachers at Ir years. this wizard will now proceed to -;-nond'a leadership. the baseball team made Connie Mack states that he is willing 1's favor at any time. we ; a fully. good reliant. 23