Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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IDA MAE KELLY. A little maid, yet wondrous wise. When Elna is not assisting Miss Miner, Ida is, and she makes a success of it. One glance can calm the “Sophs” who love to titter. Noted for her noise (?). ELIZABETH FRANCES KENNEDY. Life hath no dim and lowly spot That doth not in her laughter share. “Libby” is very popular with everyone she knows and she knows everyone. However, by her smile she has fatally attracted one. Of course it is unnecessary to add, male. Noted for her love of studies. ANNIE ESTHER LAIHO. I know her by her modest air. Annie is one of our future stenographers. She bothers Mr. Howe terribly the week she is in school, fiowever, she has done well in all her courses, for which she deserves some credit. Noted for her demureness. WALTER EMIL LANDIN. Miat I am, I must not show. What I am, thou canst not know. Walter has been exceedingly quiet in school, but that is no crime. He is one of Putnam’s crack mechanics and we expect to see him running a machine shop of his own some day. Chief occupation — minding his own business. 28

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JOHN JACOB JOHNSON. Silence is golden. Jake” is one of the silent meml)ers of oiir class. He firmly believes in the above saying. He has been a member of the Industrial course for four years, and we expect to see him holding Opie’s job some day. Noted for his smile. BLANCHE MILLICENT JONES. Bright as a summer’s cloudless sky, With stately tread she moves. IBanche is another of our part-time students. How does Milda ever stand it to be without you every other week? Blanche is very popular among the boys. Noted for her coiffure. MARION ESTHER JOY. As a wit, if not first, in the very first line. Marion carries home an excellent report card every two months, to the envy of most of us. She believes in living up to her last name by being Joyful” all the time, and also believes that everyone should. V T sincerely thank you, Marion, for your work on this book. Noted for not being absent, tardy, or dismissed her whole four years. FRANCIS XAVIER R. KEATING. And when a lady is in the case. You know all other things give place. “X-Ray” has been one of our leading athletes the last few years, and proved a great asset as captain of the track learn. He intends to go to Normal. Do you blame him? Why does he like iodine? They are al- ways together. Noted for his girl friends. 27

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PAUL JOSEPH LEACH. Life is real, life is earnest. Tessie,” otherwise known as ' ‘l)erl)y,” is a realistic sort of person. He is noted for his winsome ways with girls. He surely had some time mastering those long- words in his role in the class play. Speaking about ties, ‘‘mine speak for themselves.” Noted for his riding and his tales. THOMAS ERANCIS LEAHY. Oh, what a noble mind is here o’erthrowni “Tom” would he a brilliant scholar were it not for the distractions in all his classes. P ut still he manages to get by with a few A’s and P’s. He comes from W est, and believes in “W’est Eitchhurg against the world. Tom is a track star and one of the best relay men. He has a partiality for the name of Dorothy. Noted for his deep voice. BEATRICE ARTEMI SE LEM AY. Merry as the day is long. W ' e hear that Beatrice is a Erench shark and we be- lieve it. W’e also hear that there is a steady caller at Beatrice’s house who lives on the South Side. His name is — but we’ll let Beatrice tell you herself. Noted for her steady caller. DOROTHY MAY LESURE. She is pretty to walk with .Vnd witty to talk with. And pleasant, too, to think on. Dot” is an excellent Latin scholar, hut she fre- quently arouses Mr. Hubbard’s ire by her interruptions. She is noted for her following (?). Dorothy is headed for Mt. Holyoke, where we are sure she will add to the fame of F. H. S. Favorite expression, “This is no place for a minis- ter’s son.” We wonder why. 29