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

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THE l»l It E K K It Kt'Olt I) KI.I .AItKTII Ml'III El. CO.NXKI.l. ••linin'- Klixnlieth lx ii very dainty. «pilet little ulrl. well known unii very dear lo tli heart uf till iuhaldtillils of ItiMilll I'.’. Sill- delight ill riding nml reading. Hetty” «■«■111« In la nnieh Interested In chemistry hi surprise in ns. for we thought tlint llils subject was more attractive to boys). hikI fmitiently lias demonstrated remarkable ability In Hint iwirw. Xext year shi Intends. I»y hard study .it Itrltlgewnter Normal Sclusd. lo prcimre for •In teaching of tin three It . We wish Iter the host of luck, nnd wo .shall always n member her ns oiip of our most nttructlvc classmate . ••.I» fair tu I hr ilotru in hr. FltA.NClN JOSEIMI CO.NMUtS Ct.unlr MldfMr ' ' a»' Francis Jhm |iIi Connors, named for tlu Into Kni|K ror of Austria, entered Imrfis from tin welhkuown Westall (inniiiuiir Xrlionl. In Ihirfee. while • Fran lias not shown any craving for knowledge In some subject . Ills studies have not sulTered any urent extent. Soda-mixing Is Connie's forte, and Ills pro tk'lency along this line has lus n recognized, for In Is the holder of a responsible | «I- lion hi K. X. Itrowu's lee emini isirlor. 'Tran” informs us that suppoitlug the HIJoii Is his favorite imstlme. mid we may well believe him. for E. .1. Connors evenings are usually s|«»nt holding down a box seat In the above show house. As yet Midge has not dts'hhxl ii|n 11 Ids course for ni'Xt year, but lie will leave Durfee with the hest wishes of Ills many friends. '• built «1v k’iuI u lortllH irhiinurr boiiMr, U'hrrrtn at ease for our to ilirrll S.i EM»lti:XCK CtniK (Vil'V Floreme Is a ipilel. studious girl. wlm came to Imrfis from the eighth jinidi of tin High land School, and wlm. during her course at Intrfee. Inis won a host f friends, tine of our A pupils, she Is the dcllxht of her teach- er . for slu can always In counted u|sui to answer 11 ipiestloti when others fall, (iood nature is olie of her churncteristics and she nuiy often Is sei n generously derot ink her study |M rl(Mls to puxxted classmates wlm de- sire help. Florenci Is an inodstnnt islltor of the llnniai Hook; nml eons»s|uently some of Its literary triumphs have come from her pen. We shsll nil le proud of our class represen- tative at Mt. Iloiyoke next year. •' •Yir thinff urr hii snor Mi lo illllflt ui r o nl utili.

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T II E l U R F E E K E C () R l VKICA FRANCKS CIIACH -itrtf.'- Tills little luindle ..r iiinhI liiinmr l)urfn In llil.'t. after itulshlm; lu r nuirse at I In- Slade Crniiiiiiiir School. Sin- lm in pressed us as l-.-Ini: an unusually clever stu- dent. wlmse sunny disposition Inis won het many friends. liar linlill.v In rctidliur. anil Mils famines may lie held resimnsllde fur hn wiiU knoivlMl)»'. Sin vn elHcleid anil - -•il .ni a a nieiiilier nf tin eliiK picture com- mittee. anil Iiii i-VM liecn aliTl In tin tuples nf tin' ilny. ••| i»Im . an i-xiwrl needlewoman, in vit lucks n hit nf fancy work I» employ Imr .left Dusters. Although we shall Indeed ml her. we know imthliii; Init success can await lu r at ltrlditownter. ‘‘Kith in Mirinu «ni [r KATIIAKIXK CIIAHWICK “A After xtiitilua t Inie fniiii llie West a II lirani- mar School. Knthariiie decided to enter «air ...... cIiiks la IlMi’l. Allluniifh KV dev.e Hun tn stmly In net particularly marked, she has .l.uie u mu I work thn.iialnnii her four years here. In the llelil nf s|Nirts. ”K In rlstlit at Inline. She will ride. mdf. .r piny a «-t ..f tennis with ymi gladly anil will ih. iMidi well. We siiNtss-t that - K must lw final • f studying the fiiNlihni-hiioks a ml Mrs. Ver- n.ai (Mstle. •'the liest-dressed wnnuili Iu Amer- ini. f..r she In always dressed very stylishly. We all ailmlre your taste. K. and wish jolt every success far next esir. ’•fliMnl tiimiMinp nhi! ‘iir ,it lUmnur.r urr I hr ni‘ xlnrirx nf rlrlnr. maih:i. com: Mnp-hr ‘‘Kn li'‘ MaU'l lias grand these halls since I'M It. when sin- hmle fan-well In the Westall School and joined -.nr far faiiusl class. She Is net tee fetal ef studying, preferring iM.rsi-lmo-k riding i.r dancing. May-la has preved u dedilcd ladle anil Is iiaa'li sought far all fes livitles, luclilelitally she has gulind prac- tice In leading grand inarches. A an artist .Malad has consldi-ralde talent and «•xcellent cleverness: uiifertuunfcly. Instead f making ■till her career, she plans t cuter Itema-tt Sol...I. MlIhriNik. I Mlteliess felinty. New York, where her attractiveness and elmrin of nialiner will iiud.inhleilly win her |s pularlty. Tn m i bi‘i in In lot€ hrr I mil Im r l.xil hrr fon vrr.”

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34 THE I) UK FEE K EC OKI) viol.KT nHin:i; •mt Violet, who halls from the Slade School. Iiclk-vc lit making lift- otn good Ii«ni!li lifter another, ami is-rhap It U for this renwm that «lie received so many rote» for ’las» Clggler. “VI «in l e serhots ut times. Imw- ever. Hint in Assistant Ait Editor if the IUi oiii ItiMiK Kin has certainly «lone her |kiri in himklnjr the lns k u success. Ah her s|ioelnl llver |nii our friend claims walking. 11 ml we liollevo her. for u girl who enn |su«tpone «tin- ner nii l walk the «llxtii«» ••■ thill “VI” lives from school every «lay must like to walk or t« fust. At any rule we feel eertulii Hint If tills merry little cirl can wlthstuml tin- iiIm.vc temptation . her success In l‘fe Is assured. for she will lu able I hold her leui|ier (If she Inis one?» under the most trylmt circum- stniiccH. while attempting to till the mlmis .f future generations with useful knowledge. WII.I.IAM JAMES COTTA ••ititr Will In tu .la u us («.tin has the «llstliicliou t Ih-Iiik the lallent lioy In the class, mid well ■ hies lie deserve It. for he stnnils six f«s-t four with Ills sln-cs IT, “Bill came to us from the I.Illlc Compton I Huh School In Ids Junior year, and although Ills home town Is Little Compton, he claims Kail ICIvcr as Ills resi- dence during the sclmol year. Cnttti s|s ud the summer svvliniulhg lu the surf at llorse- ncck Beach ami caring for the chickens « n the farm (which kind. BlirVi lu fact. IIIH” has .-in es|Ms-ial ability for chicken rais- ing ami will prohald) follow It up at the Ithode Islaml Agricultural Helmut at King ton. “Farming I his iicrialtv. I aarlng hi ilrllrncg Fl.nitKXCK KATHKItINE COYLE “Flo “Flo Is one of those girls to whom the class Is Imlditfd. f r her studious «•mh-avors have done iniii-h to uphold the record of the class. Though rather |iilet In nature, this young lail.v gained considerable | pularlty among her classmate and prominence In her similes, particularly In laitlu. She tells u« that iv,«.king Is liiu favorite hoi hy. and. If Florence ever puts aside her aiuhltloii to teach, we hope the lucky man will Invite us to cat at least «me meal with Idm so that we may test FloV rooking. •Ih ilin' nml i oiir frlrwU ore atony. ’ “Hi arm i lvr gon uuing, lining mrrrg if ago.