Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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14 THE ECHO Item 11 — John Card leaves his ability to fly through the air like the man on the flying trapeze to Richard Quincy. Item 12 — Pauline Rayner leaves her musical ability to Marjorie Smart. Item 13 — To Barbara Iveson, Barbara Scott leaves her typing ability. Item 14 — To Jimmy Jones, John Card leaves the great privilege of being Sumner’s Romeo. Item 15 — To Clara Colburn we leave Barbara Barton’s blushing. Barbara will be glad to get rid of it. Item 16 — Francis Keating leaves his ability of telling tales as high as Woolworth’s Building to Harry Speiler. Item 17 — John Card leaves his ability to dance proficiently to Allen Mur- dock. Item 18 — Jean Gagnon leaves her efficient conduction of the Student Council and assemblies to Ruth Johnson. Item 19 — Muriel Wilson leaves her job of pianist to Eleanor Baker. Item 20 — Mai Moran leaves her giggle to Helen Mitchell. Item 21 — Nellie Morton leaves her shorthand ability to Barbara Iveson. Item 22 — Mary Eldredge leaves her ability to talk in class to Lillian Gor- don. Item 23 — Jack Hagerty leaves his jitterbug dancing to William Poole. Item 24 — To all classes and all future classes we bequeath the school and everything that goes with it. We attest this to be a true copy of the last will and final testament of the Senior Class of Sumner High School, Holbrook, Massachusetts, this fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty- nine. (Signed) The Class of 1939 Witnesses : Presidents of underclasses. SENIOR DANCE The Senior Class Dance was held October 27 in the high school hall. The hall was beautifully decorated in the Hallowe’en colors, black and orange. Music was furnished by the “Royal Palms” orchestra of Stoughton. The Prize Waltz was won by Nancy Cook and Leo McKinnon. A balloon dance was also en- joyed by all. The faculty members who supervised were Miss Megley, Mr. Neal, Miss West, Mr. Allen, and Miss Knutson. The dance was a social suc- cess. Madelyn Moran

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THE ECHO 13 Pauline now gets a powder puff To keep her nose from shining. With her good looks and everything She’ll have the boys all pining. To Anna we give this pair of soles, To keep her shoes free from holes, We know to Avon she likes to walk. To see the boys and have a talk. For Scottie here’s a choo-choo, A nice, new, shiny train. She won’t have any trouble In getting up to Maine. To Mary who is an excellent cook We give this bright and shiny spoon. Now when her family comes home at night. They’ll sing a merry, merry tune. We couldn’t think of a gift for Ruth; Our brains we’ve racked and vent. So go and get just whate’er you want. With this new, shiny cent. For Muriel a music sheet For practice loud and long. We hope that she shall find it A most delightful song. To Billy we give this package of gum. Hoping that he may have some fun. And if he doesn’t chew too fast. We hope for him it will always last. WILL By Barbara Boardman We the members of the Senior Class of 1939, of Sumner High School, Town of Holbrook, Massachusetts, being uncertain as to the frail life we are living, do therefore ordain, publish, make, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Item 1 — To the teachers, Mr. Neal, and the School Committee we leave our grateful appreciation for helping us through these four years of struggle. Item 2 — To the faculty as a whole, we leave all the pleasant memories of this wonderful Class of 1939, that is so marked in the history of Dear Old Sumner. Item 3 — To Mr. Walsh we leave our reputation of being the most forget- ful class that ever graduated from Dear Old Sumner. Item 4 — To the incoming seniors we leave the back seats at assemblies. We hope they will consider this as much of an honor as we did even though you can’t see so well. We also leave our greatness, intelligence, and high scholastic ability. Item 5 — To these same incoming Seniors we leave the watching of the clocks from 8:10-1:45. We wouldn’t want those clocks lost. Item 6 — To them also we leave all books, papers, pencils, desks, and room 9, and hope they will cherish it as we did. Item 7 — To the incoming Freshmen we leave our records and noble deeds as a monument of what is achievement. Item 8 — To the student body we leave the memory of the dignity of the Seniors in their caps and gowns. Item 9 — Mr. Hodge’s Physics class leaves happy memories of trips to al- most everywhere in Massachusetts. Item 10 — The lunchroom girls leave their ability of making sandwiches to Gerry Kelly, Lillian Gordon, and Mary Moran.

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THE ECHO 15 SENIOR DRAMA CAST Row 1; J. Gagnon, B. Scott, M. Moran, P. Rayner. Row 2: D. Egles, R. Nason, Miss Kathryn Megley, (coach), R. McKinnon, J. Card. SENIOR DRAMA TAKE MY ADVICE On the evening of Friday, January 20, 1939, the senior cast presented the play, “Take My Advice.” Richard McKinnon, who acted the part of Judd Fenton, with his whimsical way and elderly walk, took the eye of the audience. His arguments with Mrs. Nelson-Dodd were very humorous. The part of Mrs. Nelson-Dodd was taken by Jean Gagnon with a great deal of skill. John Card, as Jimmy Samson, a waker of towns, was very amusing with his monotonous and clever sales talks. The part of Bob Mannion, the head newspaper reporter, was taken by Douglas Egles. He was in love with Peggy Acton, played by Barbara Scott, who later was known as Peggy argrim. Their love scenes were entertaining. These two having the leading part s acted them beautifully. Robert Nason took the part of John Wargrim, a wealthy business man who was always ready to order someone around. argrim had a very sophisticated daughter, Marcia, whose part was taken by Pauline Rayner. Virgy Mannion was Bob’s young, snappy sister; this part was taken by Aladelyn Moran. The cast surely caught the characters’ personality throughout the play which went off without a hitch. The play was coached by Miss Kathryn Alegley of the faculty.