Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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27 1 9 2 0 CLASS BOOK MARY MAY LeBLANC “Marie” is a quiet sort of girl hut always ready to see the fuii go on. She happened to he a great booster for Michon when her pictures came out. But, why not? We wonder if it was real French she i)u!led off in the I ' rench play trying to ex|)lain things to Sumner? We will give her credit if she can explain anything to him. We ctin ' t. Noted for her Ever-ready smile and “petite dehonier.” ALFRED LINDBERG “.Socrates had nothing on me.” “Lin” is in our Industrial Class hut we helieve he shouldn ' t he there. We e.xpect some day to see a new dictionary hut as yet nothing has been done. Piston rings also fit well with Lindherg. Opie” Hunter should take advantage of this. Noted for his howling ability (?). MARY THERESA LOMBARD “Ambition was her middle name.” Mary is rather quiet around here, as she is with us only every other week. We don’t know much about you, Mary. Why not introduce yourself. She wears goggles anyway and is noted for aforesaid ambition.” LEO ANTHONY LOCNEY Leo fell into a good job when the hank started this year at school. We wonder if he will try to run J. D. R. out of business some day? We have hopes l)Ut even if he doesn’t we feel sure he will get some- where. MELVIN ANDREW LYNCH “I’ll improve with age.” Lynch never seems to he in any great hurry, ex- cept, of course, when a lady is the subject in mind. Lynch happens to he director of a promising jazz hand {?). Studies don’t bother him ery often any- way. Noted for his jazz hand. LENA IRMA MARSHALL “Give and you will receive.” Secretary of the Dramatic Club. Lena rides to school every morning in her car. She runs a candy booth down at the lunch counter with Bessie as her assistant. She has been known to give six cents’ worth of candy for a nickel ! .Kny- hody want a page? Well, call on Lena, as she had experience at Cumings Theater the night the Dra- matic Club convened. Noted for her generosity ( ?) and her ability at Iver’s. FRANCES ELEANOR MATTHEWS “Her greatest pleasure is in her work.” As a member of our class Frances has proved indispensable. .-Mthough we see her only every other week, she is always the same and her cheerfulness prevails over us all. She is helping run the Safety Fund, and we are sure that they never had a more faithful assistant. She can most always he found with Mildred. HELM I JOHANNA M.ATTSON “When you do dance, I wish you were a wave of the sea That you might never do nothing but that for me.” Flelmi is another member of the midgets, hut still the old saying holds true about good things coming in small packages, llelmi is perhaps one of Miss Ordung’s favorites the week she is in school, and perhaps not. .She is seen with a certain i)er.son a numlier of times, hut he must dance or he is not good. Ambition — lo he taller than her sister. F ' avorite expression : Sure, you can have this dance.” WILLIAM HENRY MrAULIFF “In strange tongues I speak with ease.” Bill is the only one here who can lalk with him- self so that no one knows what he is saying, not even himself. He took Greek from Mr. Doolkig so that accounts for it. He is never seen out late at night — and girls! My gracious, no I He did fine work in the h ' rench ])lays, which goes to show he knows something. Noted for his large amount of “hot air.” MARY ALICE McCORMACK “Breezy and jolly she always is.” “Mac” is an ambitious girl; she wauls to lie an actress. So is starting at the bottom, she ushers at the Lyric. Some members of the school, however, make her much flustrated” so that several mis- deals occur. . t school she is found in Gert’s com- ])any most of the time. F’avorite expression: “Seen Gert ?” SIGRID ELVIRA MEYER “The light that shone in her heavenly eyes, Bespoke a divinely good nature.” Sigrid is a most demure little miss, hut then ap- pearances are often deceiving — for ask Henry and then ‘A ' ou’d he .Surprised.” She is one of Jackson’s prize winners in the beauty contest, hut then she is not to blame for that. Noted for her innocence and charming features.

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1920 CLASS BOOK 29 AR ’0 MIKKANEN “A mechanic slaves, with soiled overalls and dirty tools.” ■ ' Mik runs Cowdrey’s the week Cossette is not there. He takes great pleasure in ' ' iraveling” and we know he has been cpiite a distance. He gets the marks though, which is enough for any man. Noted for his punctuality. RHEA ELEANOR MINNICH “Let the world slide — what care I?” Rhea sure does live up to the above motto. She is here, there, and everywhere without a thought of worrying. Rhea was counted as among the missing a few weeks during the last year. We wonder why? Noted for her lengthy (?) skirts and dimples. EMELINE ELIZABETH MORI ARTY “I have been five minutes late all my life.” Mo” arrives just about live minutes or more late every morning. During the last few months she has worn a path from 24 to Mr. Woodbury ' s office. She lives in that part of the city which is noted for its good sliding in the winter. She spends most of her time studying — Clif. Noted for her dimples. RUBY ELLEN MLRCH “.And she will talk, how she will talk!” Ruby is another of our lunch counter robbers, hut we hear S. L. gets quite a feed for a nickel. She ought to sign a contract with Keith’s Circuit to put that comedy with Sumner into the vaudeville world. We hear that unless things brighten up she will get left somewhere. Never mind, Ruby, it is leap year. Noted for those A’s” from M. C. S., her dancing, and her gift of gab.” WILLIAM JAMES NUTILE William is rather quiet around school. We hear that he is not in favor of the tomatoes” the girls wear over their ears. But otherwise we do not know much about him. His favorite i)astime is kidding the girls.” Latest reports say he is going to Normal school. Oh, my ! HUGO EINO NELSON Hugo has always been here hut no one else know ' s it. He is one of Billy” Hunter’s proteges, so really ought to amount to something. He is known to be working for the Industrial XIachine ’orks. Does an 3 ' one know where it is? JOHN FRANCIS MURPin ' “I should worry.” Jakey” is one of the best known members of our happy famil)-. He is famous for his hapi)y disposition, his good natured wit, and according to the Math. Class Spasm is one of the most talented gentlemen in capli ity. His time in school is spent mostly in grabbing the goal of a well known in- structor of history. Noted for those big shoes, white woolen socks, and those A’s” in chemistry. MAE ELLEN MURPHY Merry as the day is long. Mae is a jolly, good-natured girl, and we have found her a great help in more ways than one. She has been a member of the orchestra until this year. We imagine she is as busily occuitied outside of school as she is in. Her glasses give her (juite a studious look, hut don’t be deceived. She is with us every other week. Noted for her musical ability. ELIZABETH LOUISE NICHOLS “A maiden fair with debonair.” Bess” is a great sport and most anyone will tell you so, hut if you are still in doulrt ask, well. Mutt, f’rinstance. She made a wonderful old woman in the class play Init she really isn’t. It is whispered that she has been seen on Main street after 10 o’clock with a short, stout guy. Who is he, Bess? Noted for her Spanish lingo. Favorite expression ; No kidding, now !” ELSA JOHANNA NIEMI “Ever loyal and true to the task she has to do.” Elsa has been with us for four years, and has proved her value many times. During her entire course she has jtlayed in the orchestra, thereby im- proving our music. She has a (|uiet but pleasing manner and is always readj’ to hefi) ( ut. We are sure she will have success later on. Noted for her peliteness. YVONNE MARGARET NOURIE Yvonne takes to dramatics like a duck takes to water. In the I ' rench play she managed to give us all something to think about with that French line.” She left us late in the year to take up duties” else- where. We wish you luck, Yvonne.