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

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ITAZKL VASSAL COOK i'('ooky What. you haven't been shown the errors of your ways Let us introduce you to ”Cooky, moral backbone of our famed class ami futuro Deaconess. Don't, however, think she is too good to live: she thoroughly en- joys all kinds of sports. Evidence of this is her place on the sub-basketball team. •‘Cooky claims that she likes nothing better than to curl herself up on the coach with a good book. Then. too. she warbled in the Christmas carols. We shall surely miss her when she leaves next year for the Boston Training School for Christian Workers. “trocdrtc-y.v eannoi he acquired, ft comes unit} from (he heart. THE I) U R V EE R E C O R D HARRY CHOREE COCLTER Shark Here come the State (Wards and look who's with them ! Why, if it isn't our class- mate. “SharlC Coulter! Harry came to Dnr- fee from the Davis School, where he learned the value of Principal Easton's teaching. As a recognition for his steady plugging Harry was awarded the Davis medal for iiis efficient work. Besides being an excellent student. Shark is also a great football player. Hampered by studying and work our young friend thought that, his services were needed on our football team. lie joined the team and worked till the last: minute of the game. We do not know where Harry’s next stop will be, but we do expect to hear of “Shark's becoming a captain in the service because of his perseverance in the State Hua rd. “IV ami humor Ixinutf to { cuius alone'' MERCY ALMA CROSS li M entie “Reward offered -—to anyone who can find a geometry problem that “Mernie” cannot do. Mercy is far from living up to her last name and is always willing to help lighten the burdens of some of us poor mortals by explaining algebra, geometry, in fact, any- thing that you would like to know. “Mer- nie” is very fond of outdoor sports and en- joys walking, skating and playing tennis ex- tremely. Every Wednesday evening you will find Mercy at tile Red Cross headquarters making bandages and many other things. Pratt institute will probably make “Mer- nio's acquaintance next- year and we are sure she will win as many friends at that school as she has won at Durfee. “The hand that foil on: a inh-.IJcei ran achieve.

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22 THE DURFEE RECORD OWEN CONNORS Jin'' Jluxku HOWARD WARREN DOMSTODK Two steps forward, out- hack. hesitate “Now turn and trot. No. Master Smith, you are out of step. “I shall lose my pa tienee! Now again. om . two. three. Good ! This is Professor Comstock, none other than our old friend Comniy. who went to Durfeo with us, Don’t you know lie always liked to dance? Well lie has started his studio and is teaching the latest taps Of course, he finished Ids studies at Brown, but. he soon found that he couldn't get along without dancing. Yes. he does draw some, now and then. His last picture, called Thought.” is on exhibition now. lie says Pelt one of his classmates at Durfeo. while thinking out an Algebra problem, inspired this picture. Durfeo was the means of sev- eral of Ids works, in fact lie is inventing a new dance to the memory of Durfee. “On fa I he donee!'' (fid HIDE LEONARD EDMOND CONNORS dud No list of the good-natured members of our class would l;e complete without JiuTs name. It took George1 I wo years to find out that he had gone to the wrong school, but it took less than two minutes for him to find Durfee. Somehow or other he is very much interested in Astronomy, and lie certainly likes to go to the observatory and count stars. There is hardly a thing about the famous old Greek language that. “Jud does not know. But say, did you know that he is a wonder- ful dancer? He has invented several dances which are now the “rage in New York, In Ids Junior year “Jud was quite an ardent, letter writer or. should we say. note writer? At least it looked that way to us, but per- haps he was practicing writing prescriptions for future use. Wo are sure Holy Cross will he glad to welcome our The muliuee idol of the 'movie' fans.'1 Hurrah! The future checker champion. Mr. Connors is the best checker player that ever said “Strike One as the touchdown was made at the hockey rink. Owen is one of the most corpulent young men of the Senior class. He knows so many girls that he car- ries a small Victrola with him, saying always “Hello. Gertrude! Hello, Gwendolyn!” be- cause nearly all the girls he knows have the above pretty names. Joe interested him- self in football this last year, lie made a name for himself, as he had done in gram- mar school. As yet. he has not gazed with longing eyes at any place of higher educa- tion, hul. we think he is going to invent a new soda flavor or something else great in gastronomy. “Of off the fit Of! h ‘s H'ilft, ivhiefi the world Ir vuraf. Of event ill, a. iromon is the troesf;.

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24 THE DUKFRE RECORD WILLIAM EDWARD CROWTHEK Mir 'rer,f The trumpets flourish. onr President en- ters. “Hill.” a product of the Wiley (train- mar School, wended his way to Durfee, where lie has obtained all that lie desired. While he has been with us, '‘Creep” lias been very popular among both sexes. As pitcher of our team in his .Junior year he won many games for our school. To see those balls sjieed by the plate would make Alexander envy him. “Bill” will also lie seen on the mound this year to help to win the baseball games for his Alma Mater. Ever since “Bill” has taken a liking to dancing he is constant- ly seen at the drills and other dances of both onr school and those of Tech. ( ii, how those women go wild over him Now “Bill” don’t go big in the head because you are popular with the women. “Bill” intends to follow his brother’s footsteps in the line of law and will probably enter Boston Dili var- sity of Law, “Bill” has the best wishes of the class with him. JOHN RAYMOND CUTTLE “Rail Let us introduce Monsieur Cuttle, one of tile “Francis X.’s” of our class. To look at him would you believe that his hobby is trorkiiK!? Of course, we do not know what he calls work.—but then. If you want to know what is the latest slang expression, just ask “Ray” and he will give you full particulars. Can you imagine a high school dance without him in the midst of things? We can’t. I low Durfee will get along when he leaves it to go to ‘‘Georgetown” is a puz- zle to us. However, we have one consola- tion. “Ray” intends to come back to Fall River in a few years to make our false teeth when we need them; that is. if the “silent drama” doesn't prove too great an attraction for him. “Few !! i)iff.s arc hafn ssibh: ! tlilif otca anil .skill F HELEN ROOSEVELT DAVIS “Tetldij Leah Hail to “Teddy,” the laughing, blue-eyed genius Swansea has produced. Ever smiling at all difficulties, Teddy” is the possessor of an enviable record. Her literary ability will, undoubtedly, make her a most promi- nent candidate for the staff of the “Encyclo- pedia Brittaniea.” Furthermore, she is very eminent as a botanist, having utilized her spare summer months in thinning out tur- nips. Unlike her namesake. “Teddy’’ is not interested in hare (hear) gardens. Her artistic taste accounts for her membership in the Junior Committee for Class Day Dec- orations. Simmons will he fortunate indeed in possessing that valuable product of Swan- sea . “'Wisdom does not ahnit .s speak in Greek and Latin. “Order is the Presidrnf’s fit's! late.