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

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D U I5FEE R E C O RD i Here’s Sophie, wearing her usual smile. Wo have often wondered if she eould leave it at home, hut it seems as if it were part of her apparel. Sophie’s pastime is reading, whereas she claims dancing as her hobby. The business world will claim Sophie next year, and assuredly we hope she succeeds in her career. '1 Laugh and be merry.f1 To t fa Z A-ft if f z L a, Xsx abIj. ICptmitrb (CtmfacU (Hitlber ,lLEN Although Leu has admitted to us that he was very fond of skating and skiing, to look at him nobody would take him for either a skater or a. snowbird. Although Lph came from Somerset that's nothing against him, and he’s really a good scout when you get acquainted with him. For you know that '1 Soni-or-sei ’1 end ” Some-er-notT ’ We all know that when “Leri” starts a thing he ”sets” right on the job until he gets it done. Next time we see the Pride of Somerset, we all expect him to be a full-fledged civil engineer, and in becoming that, we all wish him luck. ' A man who shows himself friendly hath friends. ’ Jlfetru H ailierytu' JJliilimnuia Olanihudl “BILLY” 41LELO ’ “BOBBY” Although Mary arrived rather late at Durfee, it was a case of (i better late than never” since 'She lias added so many to her long list of friends, both male and female. Mary joined ns last year, having started her high school career at the Dominican Academy. Since then Mary has been growing more popular every day—-or at least at every cadet drill. With her captivating smile and winning ways, who could help but admire her! Mary’s goal is Bridge- water; here’s wishing her success! “She's so pretty, so witty, so wise, Fellows, you'd better beware of her eyes.” 31

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j' — T ' Mi D U R F E E RECOR0 ®£orge liMuiu ,®ubb “BUDDIE” “Buddie has been everybody's “Buddie since the day he came to us in the fall of 1917 from the Bowler school where he had been a success in every way. George lias been a member of the Scientific class since coming to us and has made a host of friends on all sides. In his junior year “Buddie was quarterback on our football team and whenever he was running the team it surely did work in fine style. However, in his senior year, being un- able to participate in football on account of injuries, he simply had to do something in athletics, so he become man- ager of our basketball team and helped it go through a very successful season. Next to athletics, GeoTge prefers dancing and he has become a familiar figure at our school dances. Next year “Buddie intends to enter M. I. T, and we all wish him the best of luck. “The best friendships arc those which lime has ripened.T9 3fnmcta Sitrns “FRANK” “BUmSIE” Francis Burns, the Latin shark, is from the northern section of the city. He is small and has only lately climbed into long pants. However, having now reached the last stage to manhood, he looks at the dangers ahead with a smile on his lips and a sharp crease in his new trousers. Like all small boys he has won the friendship of the whole class. Although Mines has undeniably won the record for being absent the most, Francis wins the paper medal (car- tate slip) for being late the most. His future plans are not complete, although it is foreseen that Francis will be popular and successful wherever he goes. 1 ‘ Good things in small packages,1 f JHtlbrefr ITtbhtu l urrclus Mildred is one of our 1921 happy-go-lucky girls. As she considers dancing as a. fascinating hobby we can say with surety that Mildred will never attain a man-hating attitude. Her presence next year will grace some popular Kinder- garten school. We all wish her the best of luck in her fu- ture ambition. “Happy am I; from care I'm free! Why aren't they alt. contented like me? 1 30

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M—f t rrn i D II KFEE R E C 0 U 1) EUerg 'jfiill ffljipm Hellery ’ entered Durfee from the Susan H. Wixon Grammar School. We know he is very studious, for he spends all his spare time doing trigonometry and algebra. Did we say all? Pardon the mistake. Ellery is a cadet and attends all the drills and we believe lie has a medal pinned to ins coat. He surely deserved it for Ids perseverance. Contrary to expectations, he intends to enter Massachusetts State Nautical School next fall. Some day we expect to hear of a ‘ Captain Ellery CapenM sailing the ocean blue. 1‘ Speaking of A ngels. ' ' libna Oderirube Carr f$1 c . . , “eddie J Q (j (JjjwMsyv?' What a joyful day it was when Eddie, after graduat- ing from the William S. Greene School, looked upon Dur- fee 'a stately structure with favoring eyes. At length she mine, and Du rise's halls have been ringing with her laugh- ter ever since. But once in a while she becomes truly seri- ous and, by her excellence in her studies, shows herself to be a bright and energetic student. She says she spends much of her spare time reading. More often, however, she may be seen gliding merrily over a smoothly waxed floor. Next year slie intends to journey to Bridgewater, where she will join the ranks of school-marms-to-be. Good luck, '1 Eddie. ’' “Strew gladness on the paths of men; You vAU not pass this way again. jfiemietij Smtpsmt (Harter “NICK ‘‘Eyes front 7 and view the noble countenance of our friend “Nick ' who has attained the acme of success in the High School Cadets by reaching the rank of major. The Highland Grammar School was the reason for his being with us this year. Drilling is, of course, Nick’s greatest hobby. We pity the freshmen—we should say fresh children—under Mm, because he is a very exacting drill master. Although drill- ing is Ids greatest hobby, his greatest pastime is dancing. We have often wondered which is Nick’s proudest moment, when he is leading the battalion or the Grand March. An- other of his idle pastimes is joy-riding. It doesn’t make any difference to Nick—if it goes he will ride in it. Nick leaves us to go to Wentworth Military Institute. ‘1 Gold chevrons are mightier -than gray, 32