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

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TWENTY-TWO FLORENCE KATHERINE AYLWOOD Speed” As indicated by the nickname, Florence’s greatest virtue is “speed. We'll have to admit she's fast when it comes to selling lunch checks. That she is popular there is no doubt; Mr. Wallace has had a steady job this year keeping the boys and girls from crowding around the ticket table. Gee, we even had to get in line to see her! As with many others, dancing is by far her favorite diversion from the drudgery of study. “Speed expects to employ the knowledge she has gained from the Business Course in her future occupation, and no doubt, we'll soon hear of her as a snappy stenographer, employing her “speed in typewriting and shorthand. CECIL JOHN BADWAY “Sai'se” Greek Club 4; Forum 4 Sarse is sure full of fun; his grin is the “cheer- fulest thing in Durfee. And those eyes! Since he is so jovial and fun-loving, we surely miss him when we don't find him at his usual place at school. Par example, what would a meeting of the Greek Club be without Sarse?—especially the business part of it! He has been so completely won over by the classics that he reads Virgil in his every spare moment. Second only to his interest in the classics is his love for swimming, at which he promises to be a first-rater. Sarse's famous grin will operate in and about Holy Cross next year. EMMA ALICE LESTER BARLOW Emmie” Popular, likeable, cheerful and friendly—such adjectives one invariably associates with “Emmie. With the aid of these enviable qualities she has made very warm friends in Durfee, while at the same time she has been making a record in studies. It is said that she likes school very much, but she admits that she could live on dancing and tennis. She has am- bitions in many directions—you'd be surprised! But she intends to take a course at Salem Normal and then spend a couple of years teaching obstinate youngsters—we hope that she’ll remember when she belonged to that “specie. But, then again, we may go to the theater sometime in the near future and see her in some of Cecil De Mi lie's productions. 17

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0 DVJRFEE 0 MILDRED ALICE ANTHONY President Nursing- Club Alice is small in stature but most certainly not in accomplishments. She hails from the John Clarke School of Newport where she spent her grammar school days, Alice is full of pep and when she lets loose—hold everything! Her jokes provoke spasms of laughter which usually leave one a wreck from howling when she finally stops. She claims as her hobbies walking and talking, and we can surely af- firm this statement—also adding that she is very efficient in both and extremely effective in the latter, Framingham Normal will probably be her next stopping place on the “road to success.” We feel certain that her “peppy personality” will get her “there.” GRACE LESLIE ARNOLD Quite different from most High School girls is Grace Leslie Arnold. We seldom see her at a dance, as a fox-trot would not harmonize with Grace's dig- nity; we never hear her singing a popular tune be- cause that kind of music does not appeal to this calm and placid girl. Yet in what kind of recrea- tion does this unusual Miss indulge? Ptace her in a room filled with books, and we find her in perfect eongruity, for reading is Grace's greatest pleasure. From this bit of information we would naturally in- fer that Grace will continue her studies in the liter- ary field. However, her favorite subjects are those pertaining to science, chemistry, physics, and trigo- nometry, She will continue in this branch of learn- ing at Pembroke where she intends to go after her graduation from Durfee. ETHEL MAY ARTHUR Secretary Nursing Club Ethel is a member of the famous “Tech IV Girls’ ” class. She is unexcelled when it comes to being waitress or serving luncheons—this happens during school hours! Rut any time during the summer, Ethel can be seen keeping the beaches from going bankrupt, for swimming is one of her hobbies. For a winter pastime Ethel may be seen fox-trotting over the dance hall floor. Ethel is popular every- where! And sing—well if you never heard Ethel sing you sure have missed something. Her voice could easily be compared to that of a nightingale. Another thing we’re sure of is that she will make a rip-roaring success at Framingham next year. 16

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0 DVIRFEE 0 HARRY WHITERDGE BARNETT “Barney” Barney came into our midst in our Senior year, after he had completed his first three years of learn- ing in a town that is probably smaller than Somer- set. But we conclude that its teaching staff must be wonderful for Barney is a shark in all his studies. Although he has been with us only a short time, yet we know and like him well. He has not told us his intentions for the future but we think he'll be- come a great stamp collector, as that is his present hobby. Barney is the sort who plugs and is bound to succeed. MARY SWAN BARNEY “Molly” “We have among us shirkers and workers.” Mary is one of the workers. Simmons College will gladly receive her next fall, since she is such a brilliant scholar. Molly never shirks her studies or, in fact, any work that she has to do. Moreover, she is al- ways willing to sympathize with and to help her friends. There is something about Mary which makes her a rather remarkable girl. She is a diligent student; but outside of school she is also a skillful athlete, who never misses an opportunity to go horseback riding in autumn or skating in winter. Nor is it unusual to see her, on a hot summer day doing some of her fancy dives. Yet, to our surprise, Molly is domestically inclined also; she makes the finest cakes and the most excellent fudge! It is in this latter branch of education that she will continue and in which we are certain she will be successful. DORIS BURGESS BARTON This dainty little person came to the Hilltop School surrounded, as usual, by a number of her friends. She belongs to that class of people who, although they are not continually in the limelig'ht, are always beloved and respected by all who know them. With her genial and warm good nature Doris is a very likeable little girl. She claims that she is crazy about dancing and reading, and we can say that she is artful in the former and indulges freely in the latter. Dot has not yet decided what she will do next year, but we hope that sometime in the future we will see her pleasant face again. 18