Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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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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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.

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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.