Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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8 THE ECHO HUGH SMITH (Swartz) Pleasant Street “Music hath chat ms to soothe the savage beast ” Hobby: Playing the fiddle Activities: Athletic Drama, 3; Echo, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Orchestra, 1, 2. Swartz and his fiddle are the reasons why Sumner is built of fireproof materials. The French class could never go on with- out Swartz. He seems to know and is anxious to learn a great deal about the depression, so when he gets going, look out, de- pression! RUTH SMITH (Smitty) Weston Avenue “ That ' s My Weakness Now” Hobby: Visiting Worcester Activities: Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Reporter, 4; Lunch Room, 2. Smitty has been deeply interested in Worcester recently, but since June is here, her attentions have turned to Brookville. Good luck to the Alumni and Ruth. ALICE SULLIVAN (Allie) Adams Street “ Take me down to the ball game” Hobby: Baseball Games Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Echo, 3, 4; Lunch Room, 4; Librarian, 3; Athletic Drama, 3; Track, 1. Allie never misses a ball game, nor a date either. She tells us interesting stories about — Oh, don’t be frightened, Allie, we won’t tell. She also spends many long hours typing for the Echo, but she always gets it done some time. JOHN SULLIVAN (Sully) Snell Street “ None but himself can be his parallel” Hobby: Imitating Mr. Walsh Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Echo 4; Athletic Drama, 3; Captain of Basketball, 3, 4; Senior Drama, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club President, 4. Sully is the school’s “big shot”. Everything that Mr. Walsh can do, Sully can do it better. We will have to keep Sully in School somehow so that the ball team won’t be lost. LEO WALSH ( Walshie) South Franklin Street “ Tired nature ' s sweet restore r — Balmy sleep” Hobby: Sleeping Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2. Leo loves to sleep, especially in study periods, or even a class. It’s all the same to Leo. Get a good rest this Summer, no more school to rest in.

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THE ECHO 7 FRANCIS MORAN (Mike) Chandler Street “ Diligence is the mother of good fortune ” Hobby: Peanut Activities: Class President, 2, 3, 4. Echo, 2, 3, 4; Editor in Chief, 4; Senior Drama, Athletic Drama, 3; Reporter, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2; Pro-Merito Pin, 3. Mike has kept up an honor rank all through his Hig’h school years, and this should be commended. He has won the honor of valedictorian for graduation. Oh, yes, lives. ARNOLD ORCUTT (Oc) South Franklin Street “ Faint heart ne ' er won fair lady” Hobby: Arguing against women “Oc” is quite against everything that pertains to girls. He’s a great favorite with them in history, even if his opinions are so outspoken. We think he’ll succeed soon though. ROBERT RICHARDSON South Franklin Street “Painting The Clouds ivith Sunshine ” Hobby: Drawing Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2. Robert is a meek, mild, peaceful Senior. During his quiet hours he amuses himself with — No! Not girls, but by studying to become an artist. knows where Peanut (Richie) MYRTLE ROLLINGS (Lovey) Center Street “She that winketh the eye causeth sorrow” Hobby: Flirting Activities: Senior Drama; Librarian, 3, 4; Pro Merito Pin, 3. Myrtle is another studious Senior, but lately she has been studying a new flame. I guess that everyone has his idea about who it is, but we won’t tell anyone. DOROTHY SAWYER (Dot) Garfield Road “Sweetness is a virtue” Hobby: Reading Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. Dot seems to have only one way of amusing herself, and that is studying. She believes that anything worth doing is worth doing well.

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THE ECHO 9 HERBERT WATERS (Herbie) East Division Street “ we could see ourselves as others see us ” Hobby: Chewing Gum Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2; Baseball, 1. Herbie tries to be a sophisticated Senior, but he is unable to fulfill his desires. JOHN WATKINS (Johnnie) South Franklin Street “He will laugh thee to scorn ” Hobby: Laughing at other people’s mistakes Activities: Senior Drama, 4; Baseball, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Lunch Room, 4. Johnnie played the part of a big engineer in the Senior Play, and what a lover he turned out to be! RANSOM WHITCOMB (Ranny) Adams Street “Saying and doing are two different things ' ’ Hobby: Bragging Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2. Ransom has a habit of talking too much. Miss Megley and Miss Damon have given him some valuable suggestions for the use of his voice but it is of no avail. ERNEST WIGGINS (Wiggie) Linfield Street “Miss not discourse of the elders ” Hobby: Arguing Activities: Basketball Manager, 4; Baseball Manager, 4; Echo, 3, 4; Reporter, 4; Class Treasurer, 4; Treasurer South- eastern League of School Publications, 4; Movie Operator, 3, 4. Ernest has a very influential power of speech. You should see him arguing in Latin and French classes. Ernest is going to Dartmouth too. GOOD LUCK! LUCY WOODMAN South Franklin Street “Let me interrupt my story — where were you last night? Hobby: Talking about last night Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Track, 1; Apparatus, 4; Li- brarian, 3. Lucy amuses us with detailed descriptions of her escapades the night before. We’ll miss her tales. All those midnight frolics were interesting. Remember some of those wee small hours of the morn, Lucy?