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

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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.

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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 K I) U R F K F. R E (’ () R I) JOHN WII.I.IAM CROSS llill “Jr,hii Wllllr Four yenrs ago we ndinllted JhIiii William Criw». giadunte of Ilie N. R. Hot-den School, to Clio lofty hulls of Inirfre. For four yours nliiKtst dully. Inis Hill rushed up the stairs Just us the Iasi irmir has lieeu ringing. In fuel. II seems almost second nature for Hill to lie late In the morning. However, we much prefer to have him late than to have .........I at all. for Hill always brings Ills good nature with him. He Is one of chose happy mortals who sees the Jovial side of life and Is Mind to Its sorrows, la umtliciuntics. In contrast to most of Ills other studies. Hill Is a star. William will follow up this study next year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. HTulf I» Ilfc hut jour- JOHN THOMAS CROWI.KY Jarli Johnntf' John Thomas was first Introduced to the i eoplo of Fall River on the noisy Fourth of July. IPthi, A product of the Westall School, where he had plodded iliroustli a successful course, lieu la I .lohiiny entered our midst and continued this successful work at Ihirfee. '•Jack, while regarded as a good student hy Ills class mates. Is also looked H|kiii ns a tal- ented winger, for. as tenor of the Forum Quartette In Ills Junior year lie caused the great Met'or mack no little worry. Scientific guessing Is John's |iet hoi hy. as a few into menis in the Creek class will eunvlnce yon. John has ihs-ldisl to Hatter Holy Cram with Ids presence next year, where lie will en- deavor to show other Freshm u how college work should he done. 'Tin not In mortal» to command unfi t»». Hal irt'll ilo more. SfotproHliix, tit'll »•- «rw It A MAHCARHT CHItTRUHI ANI KEA HAll.HY ‘tit in Pcffttu Ih-foiv Margaret entered Hurfee In the full of ltild, she was a mcnilicr of the Davenport Cniiniimr Sclnsd. Sh is- Hint time she has Iks-ii pursuing ln r studies In the collidecourse. Although she appears to I e a ipilet girl, sin- says she delights In ilaiicliig. One of her favorite (Mistime Is studying Ooriiinn. Next year she will have a good elmuce for the latter and prol sildy a touch f the other now and then, for she will enter Wellesley College. H right f.v her fart• icith in I If».