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

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FACULTY Ambrose F. Keeley, Principal Herbert W. Pickup, Vice-Principal Amasa F. Williston,Vice-Principal Thomas P. Cullen, Assistant Director of Vocational Guidance Yolande B. Laliberte, Associate Dean of Girls Alice C. Harrington, Associate Dean of Girls Helen G. Amiot Carmi A. Belmont Eugenie W. Bent Clinton A. Borden M. Dolores Burns Bruce K. Carpenter Joseph O. Carroll Mildred V, Carroll Nancy Carroll William M. Clea re William K. Coady Hazel M. Conaty James F. Conlin Helen M. Connors Mary F. Corcoran Angeline B. Crispo John T. Crowley Joseph B. D'Adamo Frederick A. Dagata Margaret G. Dailey Armand A. Dallaire Edna U. Delahanty Gerard Delisle Margaret G. Doran Ruth N. Dow Edward B. Downs Ruth A. Downs Wilfred C. Driscoll Romeo J. Dufour Grace M. Dunn Bernard Fletcher Ralph J. Fletcher Carrie T. Foulkes Virginia W. Frost Elinor F. Gilbert Lenora G. Goltz Chester Gosciminski Mary C. T. Grandfield Marjorie Gray Laura B. Hackett Frederick J. Harrington John J. Harrington Margaret M. Harty Joseph R. Hathaway George C. Hoar Katherine L. Hogan Matthew S. Jagielski Frank J. Jordan Mary E. Judge Margaret F. Keefe Helena A. Kelley Daniel Kelly John E. Kiley Mary Y. Kostas Joseph J. Lawlor Ruth M. Leary Herve B. Lemaire Elizabeth L. Leonard Katherine F. Lomax Earl V. Malmborg Grace L. Martin Rose E. McHale William B. Mcllwaine Irma Mello George A. Mitchie Constance Murphy Stephen Nawrocki Ruth W. Newkirk Caesar Nobrega Margarett E. Norton William A. Nugent Anne L. O'Neil John H. O'Neil Lorena Pacheco Margaret H. Powers H. Elton Sanford Antonio A. Serpa Henry J. Shea Jose M. Silva, Jr. Charles D. Smith Dominick R. Sperduti Anna L. Sullivan Dorothy C, Sullivan Helena V. Sullivan Mary E. Sweeney Marion L. Torphy Louis J. Urban Barbara Wellington Margaret J. Whalon A. Wilson Whitman Dorothy E. Wolstenholme Florence M. Burns, clerk Ann T. Coughlin, clerk Anna C. Harrington, clerk Kathryn A. Lenehan

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To the Class of 1957: There is something in graduation from high school which crystalizes at once sentiments that have long lain dormant. There are on the one hand a loyalty to B. M. C. Durfee High School, a sense of pride of accomplishment, a certain readiness to go on. In opposition, however, is the prospect of relinquishing a known, pleasant way of life and facing a future which appears nebulous and challenging. But face the future you will, and with fortitude. The relig- ious convictions and moral standards which have been with you since childhood have been strengthened by your association with other young people of character and with devoted, high- minded teachers. You have developed gradually also that ability to weigh and consider, that desire to separate from confused and often biased reports on every conceivable subject, the gem of truth which must guide your thinking. The by-word of the day is automation, and you are stepping into a wonder-world of scientific achievements which reduce to Lilliputian stature the wildest creations of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, of Jules Verne, of H. G. Wells. You need not fear the “machine that make machines that make machines”. They will not enslave you, who are strong individuals; rather you will use them to make a better world. My heartiest congratulations go to every one of you as you graduate from Durfee. It is my earnest hope that you will all enjoy healthful and fruitful lives and that happiness will be your lot.

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Ten Highest Ranking Seniors STEPHEN AVRAM1DES IRENE CARDOZA RICHARD CORNELL 1NA GOLDBERG BESSIE JAMOULIS janice McLaughlin BARBARA MELLO i LYNNE RILEY LOUISE E. SHAPIRO DANIEL SULLIVAN Class Officers President MARGARET MARY NAWROCKI Secretary ELEANOR ARRUDA President of the Students Activities Association VIVIAN MELLO President of the Home Room Directors LUKE URBAN Editor of the Hilltop LYNNE RILEY HALL OF FAME