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

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LILLIAN GRAY Business Manager

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Tilff Of fiJ IRENE V1CTORINE Editor ARTHUR KING Sports Editor nancy McDonald Artist SYDELL LEVIN Artist WILLIAM LaROCHELLE Artist

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Perhaps it will be a pleasure in years to come to recall the highlights of our high school days, so, beginning here, we set down the story of the four years of Durfee history which we of ‘50 helped to make. Our first few' days were the toughest, weren’t they? Instead of the royal welcome w?e expected on entering high school, we got get- out-of - my - w ay ’' looks from super- cilious seniors and side glances from gesticulating juniors. Yes, we were quite de- jected with all the rules and regulations we had to learn. During our first year we noticed the arrival of 160 of ' Kilroy's Buddies. These, of course, were vets who ''invaded” Durfee with books, pencils, notebooks, and all the other ’’weapons’' necessary to conquer’’ an education. Times change and w e change with them. That is a familiar saying which is especially prevalent in women’s fashions. This was proved to be true in Durfee in 1946 when the fad was jacquard sweaters and wide belts, and black suede flat heels were the latest campus rave. However, these were only a wee fewr, as far as we girls were concerned. We probably all remember the Get-Acquainted Dance, wrhich certainly fulfilled its purpose. It was almost impossible to ignore the person whose elbowr was in your backbone, whose foot crushed your toes, and wrhose hips nearly sent you sprawling. It was almost impossible not to get acquainted with anyone who did all that. We certainly w ere freshmen just in bloom, especially during the election of class officers. Although there weren’t too many candidates, wre elected as president, Barbara Coffey; vice-president, Ann B. Rose; secretary, Delores Texeira, and S. A. A, council- lor, Louis Cabral. We’ll never forget our big disappointment when Durfee bowed to New Bed- ford in the Thanksgiving Day Game, 13-7. This was made up for, however, wrhen Durfee wron the Headmaster's Tournament at Boston Garden, which was a newr dis- tinction as well as a new thrill for Durfee followers. Then there was the Clean-Up-Drive, a contest by the Health Club. The winner from the freshman class wras Gertrude Cayer, who received a year’s subscription to the Hilltop. One of the many festivities wfe were unused to was the singing of Christmas carols in the corridors. We wrere pleased to find out that this was customary every Yuletide. We are very proud to announce that tw'o freshmen, Mary Theresa Oliveira and Charles Isherwood, attained the All-A List.