Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 5 MARY KEARNS (Lefty) Emery Street “If I had a talking picture of you” Hobby: Talking- Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. Mary just loves to talk over old times with the girls, and she usually chooses typing class to do it. Oh, well, one can’t keep still all the time, can they, Mary? GEORGE KEMP (Kempie) Vining Avenue “A town that boasts inhabitants like me Will never lack in good society .” Hobby: Talking about Kempie Activities: Baseball, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. Kemp is one of the best baseball men that Sumner has ever known. He blushes rather frequently, especially when he is invited to visit the waste basket. FELIX KENSTOWIZ Pleasant Street “We’re the Sunday Drivers” Hobby: Learning to drive Felix has been learning to drive a car for quite a while now, but cheer up, Felix, you’re bound to learn some day. We learn that you are quite a sage in the Chemistry Class at least. FRED KIERSTEAD Norfolk Road “Necessity is the mother, of invention” Hobby: Inventing Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Echo, 4; Athletic Drama, 3; Senior Drama, 4; Rifle Club, 4. Fred is the class scientist. He delights in making fake tur- keys for Miss Bartlett’s assembly. He has tried several ways to blow up the Lab but, much to the chagrin of the under class men, he hasn’t succeeded. ANACETA LELAKES (Anna) Spring Street “Just a Gigilo ” Hobby: Giggling- Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2. Anna is one of the foremost members of the Gigglers’ Club. They meet every fifth period in Room 14 and they have a lively time until Mr. Neal adjourns the meeting.

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4 THE ECHO JESSIE HARRIS (Jess) Plymouth Street “ A little fun to spice each day ” Hobby: ? Activities: Librarian, 3, 4. Jess doesn’t believe in being serious all the time. She’s usually ready to smile, and quite adept at composing poems for English. CHRISTIE HAYDEN (Chris) South Franklin Street “ Perfect simplicity is unconsciously audacious” Hobby: Alumni Activities: Echo 1, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Librarian, 3; Rifle Club, 4. Christie spends many hours in writing lengthy letters to Brown University. We wonder what its all about, but we Seniors have a faint idea. She makes the foursome. STANLEY HILL Division Street “The gun is mightier than the pencil ” Hobby: Guns Activities: Ride Club, 4. Hill would be a good speller if it wasn’t for the mistakes he makes now and then. Even if he can’t spell, he can shoot a ride, as all the members of the ride club know. CAROLYN JERYEY (Shorty) North Franklin Street “A horse, a horse, m,y kingdom for a horse ” Hobby: Horseback Riding Activities: Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Apparatus, 4; Track 1, 2; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Reporter, 4; Echo, 4; Ride, 4. Shorty is one of those small meek little cow girls who enjoys riding the plains (streets of Holbrook) looking for the town’s only wildwest cowboy. RUTH JOHNSON (Ruthie) Pleasant Street “Anything but history, for history must be false ” Hobby: History Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Class Treasurer, 3; Track, 1. Ruth is the previous class dirt among the editors of the Echo, no wonder, what eyes — all she has to do is to wink. She spent many weary days up to Dr. Cole’s when she submitted to an operation for appendicitis, but she’s back again and just as nice as ever.

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6 THE ECHO CLINTON LEONARD (Genie) South Franklin Street “ Man of polite learning and a liberal education ” Hobby: Preparing his lessons Activities: Baseball, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2. Genie is one of the few Senior boys of the Commercial Division whose name always appears on the honor roll. He is Miss Collins’ idol, especially in shorthand. He plays second base on the ball team and hardly ever misses a ball. Keep it up, Genie. BERNICE MacLEOD (Pete) Emery Street “ Gift of Gab ” Hobby: Talking fast Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. Pete spends her evenings occupying the front seat of an Essex. She often rides home from school in the same manner. She is often seen in the company of “Gert” taking the lengthy walk to Brookville. ADRIENNE McMURRAY Snell Street “ School days , school days, Dear old golden rule days” Hobby: Skipping school Activities: Echo, 1, 2, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Orchestra, i, 2, 3; Lunch Room, 1, 2, 3, 4; Athletic Drama, 3; Accompanist, 1, 2, 3; Rifle Club, 4. Adrienne is our cute little French Senior. Of course she is quite popular and a favorite among the classmates. She has her own car now, and does she travel! She spends most of her time in the Brockton Theatres and can tell you all you want to know about the movies. IZA MICHAELS North Franklin Street “ Silence is golden” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. We have heard that Iza’s greatest ambition is to become a chorus girl. We wish her the best of luck, and hope she will suc- ceed, but we really think she should try writing stories as well as she did in school. GERTRUDE MITCHELL (Gert) South Franklin Street u Silence is sweeter than speech” Hobby: “Pete” MacLeod Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Librarian, 3. Gert’s house is always packed with a flock of girls, and every once in a while, especially on Hallowe’en night, the crowd occupies the barn.