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

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D tf R FEE REG 0 It D SJulnt tljiiib Cniitu'll JACK ‘ At-teu-shun! 1 Fact1 our eminent sergeant “Jjick”, another ambitious product of the N. It. Borden School. Hi lias b?en a popular member of our class for four ytara. (They usually do be, you know, and that’s the logical time ) “JsuU” is a firm believer in dancing and—well ran you imagine a High School dance without him? Neith- er can we! His hobby is motoring and he is one of the inert skillful drivers ill the city if he dors sav it himself. Wo far his record is, six black eats, (Thank Heavens!), two chickens and si bow-legged bulb (That doesn’t in- clude those he killed on dark nights), dark expects to enter Providence College next year and we’re hoping that he passes everyone in his studies the way he does ears on the road. CadetSj Sergeant, 4, Nuil (fJmntnUy CAT PETE A few years hence after ‘‘Cap’ 1ms graduated from some College of Pharmacy we hope to see a huge sign hanging outside some drug store displaying the words 'iNeil Connolly, Pharmacist.” For the past few years “Cap” has indulged in the pastime of slinging drinks and driving around the town in his “Lizzie”. If lie keeps on with the former as well ns be has so far lie’ll lertninly become some famous druggist! 41 Cap” is al- ways seen and heard at the football games where he holds a front seat, mid if in the future years he uses his lungs ns vigorously' :is he does now, together with his cheery dis- position, we claim that lie’ll have u flourishing business. djuiues i L (l Luuput JAM JIM Just like “ Jam ! Nice to think about and nice to eat. Like Ms brother he has the most ti'oudarful mane;—for a matter of fact we get sleepy when we think about the hours of sleep lie misses getting the curls jusi right. A3- tlio’ “Jim” wasn’t on any teams lit- was an ardent sup- porter of all Durf'ee athletics and activities. He capably filled the office of Vice-President of the Forum and worked on tlie “Hilltop” Staff two years. For a record of his studies we refer you to his teachers—they all sp.ak highly of him. “Jim” was one of the real “live ones' of our class and 1' is with regret.—as people say in letters—that we inform you of his intended departure from here to Notre Dame. Still, it wouldn’t be very useful to stay here all vmir life, ami, anyhow (sour grapes), we all have to go (Porter, an extra towel please 1 ) We can hear the sighs from here 1 Forum, 3, 4, Vice-President, 4. Hilltop, 3, 4. Record Book Staff. 31

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DU RFEE RECORD Jjniitk Clinton C lutcr • FRANK ' ‘CRAGET” Frank may well be termed tlie business man of our class. We haven't the least doubt ns to his ability as a surgeon after he leaves Harvard, but, judging from the great financial success of the Record Book and the third volume of the Hilltop we are sure that Frank would be a first rate business man. With this promising young man as president, the Duvfee Dramatic Club made a wonderful beginning. As si reward for the high eat scholarship of any 192ft Harvard candidate Frank received a handsome book in his third year. Because of his popularity, he was a candidate for the presidency of the class in his Senior year. When Frank receives his de- gree as a surgeon from Harvard, we are certain that the Alavo brothers will have to go out of business. He doesn’t really look as tliu lie M like t, cut people up, but—you never can tell. We could write a book about Frank, but we'd rather spend the time with him. Did you ever see Frank when he wasn't smiling? Neither did we! We’ll tell the world that we’d rather have to deal with Frank than with anyone we can think of—he’s always on the level. Hilltop staff, 2, ft; Business Manager, 4. Business Manager of Record Book, President of Dramatic Club, 4. Orchestra, 2, ft, 4. Forum 3, 4. jHaru Anna Cijaisiu ‘ BILLY' ’ Haiti Blow the the trumpet! Here comes “Billy’’! When “Billy’’ first entered the walls of Durfee she gained scores of friends and during her four years she has still retained them. Whenever “Billy” is aot exhibiting her dancing specialities, she is in deep thought in reading stories by famous authors. Next year she intends to work in an office as a stenographer and we all know that she will succeed because of her winning personality and ability. TSioln IS. Comstock “VEF” “VV Here we have a little Miss,—shy, quiet, reserved, and altogether lovable. “Vi” came to us in February, 1921, from the “Nut- meg’’ State—Fomieeticnt, and at once found u place for herself in the Commercial Division. She is a very good student, a lover of books and, as she will tell you she just ad-dor es-’T water-color painting, “Vi’s” ambition is to become a writer, and some day we expect to hear of some book of hers that lias been listed as eighth “best seller”, and which the English department of Durfee will be proud to add to its reading List. “Nee” intends to go to Business College next year so that she may find something to occupy her time while she is working out ideas for the novel with which she is some- day to startle tlie world and to rid Mark Twain of his honored position in the world of American Literature. 30

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D U K F E E EE C0RD 111i lliani IE (Exrogmi “BILL” All! Sigh, girls, sigh! The wave in his hair, you would think he used a screw driver hut he doesn’t its as natural as his smile, And ‘ Hill is always smilingt Yes. sir! From 7.45 A. M. at which time he arrives at school, inevitably when you hear his cheery, “MorningI” float across the empty spaces to some lone creature at the other end of the building, to 2 P. M, when he’s off, “Bill5' never quits suiting. And, speaking of voices, there is a certain voice we cun always seem to hear, those of us who attend the field games—hear it in the middle of the night, when our minds are in that subconscious state in which they have the power to recall oft5 heard things— its a loud exhuberaiif, encouraging forceful cheery voice, and it says, “Get ’em, Duxfee, get 'em!” Yes, that's “Bill's” battle cry. “Bill’s” hobby is women. 'INitifT said. From appear- ances he’s very interested in his hobby Next year “Bill” goes to the Notre Daxuo University and we hope he will “stand in” as well there as he does here at Durfee. Football, 3. Hilltop, 3. Beeord Book Dance Committee 4, Jnsqjlj Jfraurts Coppiu er “JOE” “COPPY” Curtain now rises on Joseph and what the Hilltop would have done if Joseph had decided to go elsewher !—Well, it would have been ntittcrabilo dictu ’ “Joe” came from the Borden Grammar School on a straight and nar- row path and he has been wavering-—pavd n us, we mean walking it ever since. “Joe's” hobby is running dances and Ids favorite sport is te nds. We nil agrty with him in this instance because, believe you us, “Jo: ” cer- tainly swings a wicked racquet. “Coppy” has made his annals secure on the tennis team. We all know that “Joes” motto is “Speak before you're spoken to.” so he will be a thoroughbred business man or, maybe, a fireproof lawyer. Well, whatever you become, C oppingor, the class of ’23 wishes you good luck and lots of honors at Boston Univer- sity—“Happy Days, Old Topi” Tennis, 4. Hilltop, 2, 3, 4. Record Book Staff. iHaru 1:11a Corbett “ELLA” JIM” Sweet by name, and sweet by nature is our chariiing friend Ella. She graduated from St. Patrick’s Sdiool and - tiered Bur fee in 1910 where sh- became popular w'th all her classmates. Ella Is fond of dancing and of coiitre when she isn't dancing she is reading her favorite books. She Ini - foinpVed the r. .r-r l enurce am I her ambition is to be n stenographer, but we know someone—well, wo know you'll be a good stenographer, but we know it won’t be a life job. 32