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

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r r When to the sessions of silent thought- 1 summon up remembrances of things past— —Shakespeare. Shakespeare had the gift of expression, so we are going to borrow a phrase from the old master. Someday you, too, will sit down and remi- nisce. Do you think you can remember the outstanding things of your freshman year? No! — Well then, let us of the Record Book staff relate to you some of the things that were once fresh in your minds. One of the things that should never have left your mind was the winning of New England Interscholastic Basketball Championship. Many of our stars of ’51 and ’52 were starting then to mingle with those stars of ’48. When we arrived in ’48, most of us joined one club or another, and if we think real hard, we can remember the feats of the Music Club, the Dramatic Club, and all the clubs that we as freshmen helped to make better for next year’s members. We should also remember the opening of the Girls’ Gym in the Durfee building after many years. The beginning of the German Club and the Record Club were two other notable activities. Aside from social activities, we must not forget the scholastic end of school. During the first half of our freshman year we had two fellow students who made the A11-A list, and fifteen who made the Principal’s List. Arrival at Durfee for the first time presented its difficulties. There were two big buildings for us to roam through instead of the usual one. We should also remember how students separated themselves, the upper classmen under the Big Tree and lower in front of Tech. Everything was new but now things are old; it’s funny how we get to like the old things even though the new are better. It is now time for us seniors to pass or. to better things that are yet to come, but none of us should forget the good times spent under the influence of B. M. C. D.—

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JOAN KAUFMANN VIVIAN BRABANT LEA OLIVEIRA JOAN SEAMAN CLAIRE PERRAULT ALTA LIST NOKEEN CURT BETSEY GOSS CECILIA FELIPE Most Popular Bes-t Look!urj Must Difjttifird Most- Athletic Best Dancer ('lass I! it Mas! JyitcrcsHng He.s Speaker Best All-around Student ANDREW FARRISSEY CHARLES CUMMINGS LEONARD HARRISON ROBERT McMAHON CHARLES PHILLIPS WILLIAM O’HARA ROBERT MICKOOL GEORGE SHAPIRO RONALD GOLZ DEBORAH RADOVSKY Most Brilliant FRANK PATTEN Mast Likehi To Succeed BERNARD FLETCHER NANCY POLLOCK

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 The majority of us entered Durfee in our sophomore year. For us newcomers it was quite a difficult task to find our way around the two buildings but that task was accomplished within a few weeks. Activi- ties got underway almost immediately and those who were interested could join the clubs they desired. Hilltoppers found it rough in their first four football games of the treason, losing three of them. The remainder of the season they won three and lost three, December brought Miss Ladd's presentation of the “Christmas Story in which many of us took part. Football players were honored by S. A, A, at their annual banquet. Basketball came in with a sparkle, the Hilltoppers beating Rogers High 35-30 in their opening game. They kept up their good record by losing only three the remainder of the season. The Dramatic Club gave us a wonderful presentation of “Belvedere Sitting Pretty”. Three members of the Class of '52 who took part were Doris Fish. Alan Mart and Robert L rchevesque. The All-State Concert was held in Boston on Saturday, April 1. And, as was to be expected, Durfee had a successful season in baseball. Several school dances were held — the “Get Acquainted Dance” the “Pigskin-Hop”, and the “Mid-Winter-Hop”. Elections of class officers were held with these results: President, Andy Farrissey; Vice-President, Jean Gagnon; Secretary, Moreen Curt; Secretary to the S. A. A., Joan Kaufmann ; S. A. A. Councillors Jean Crawford and Kenneth Marum. June surely came sooner than we expected but we didn't feel too bad leaving school for our summer vacation, because we knew that we had two more enjoyable years at Durfee.