Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 19 4 8 O ' auoritei Subject History Comic Strip Mutt and Jeff Newspaper . . Record Actress .... June Allyson Song . . Now Is the Hour Actor .... . Alan Ladd Food . . Pizza Sport .... Basketball Big League Player Ted Williams Singer .... Bing Crosby Radio Program Lux Radio Orchestra Vaughn Munroe Our IddodtaA and Best looking girl Dorothy Mercer Best natured girl . Helen Card Best looking boy Edgar Carlson Best natured boy . Alan Loud Most popular girl . Pauline Hadfield Girl genius Helena Clifford Most popular boy . . Robert Hollstein Boy genius . . Richard Stokinger Most ambitious girl Dorothy Skilling Most studious girl . . Dorothy Skilling Most ambitious boy Ronald Murphy Most studious boy . Ronald Murphy Best dressed girl Barbara Clinton Wittiest girl Maureen Kelly Best dressed boy . . Eugene Cote Wittiest boy . . Eugene Anderson Most athletic girl Diana Von Der Heide Most musical Ruth Hayden Most athletic boy . . Charles Dickinson Girl most likely to succeed Dorothy Skilling Class woman hater . Richard Ernest Boy most likely to succeed . . James Rayner Most dignified girl Jean Gilman Cutest .... Marjorie White Most dignified boy James Rayner Best girl dancer Amelia Terrazano Class flirt . . Alice Dwyer Best boy dancer Wilfred Austin jju l 1 1 J

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THE ECHO 19 4 8 CU Will We. the members of the Senior Class of 1948. of Sumner High School. Town of Holbrook, County of Norfolk. State of Massachusetts, United States of America, being uncertain as to the frail life that we are living, do. therefore, make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Item 1 — To Mr. Neal, the Senior Class leaves its title of being the most well mannered class in Sum- ner ' s history. Item 2 — The Senior Class leaves to the Sophomores the ability of earning money. Item 3 — The Senior girls leave to the Junior girls the back seats in Room 9 with the provision that they write the same number of sentences beginning with Although I am a Senior,” as a punishment for whispering as we did Item 4 — The Senior boys leave to the Junior boys the pleasure of gazing at all the pretty girls pinned on the walls of Room 9. Item 5- — We, the Class of 1948, leave all the fun we had on our class trip to next year’s Seniors, in hopes that they too may have as much as we did. Item 6 — To the Junior Class we leave Miss Megley’s morning period of silence. Item 7 — The Senior girls leave their front-row seats at the basketball games to the Sophomore girls. Item 8— To the incoming office girls, the outgoing office girls leave their ability to find Mr. Neal’s keys. Item 9 — T he Seniors would like to will some of their money to the Juniors, but it’s all spent now. Item 10 — To the Juniors we leave Room 9, with all its memories, creaky floors, hard seats, marked-up desks, and oh, yes, Miss Megley. Item 1 1 — The Law class leaves their arguing ability to anyone who thinks he can win a case from Miss McCarthy. Item 12 — Diana Von Der Heide leaves her outstand- ing ability in art, music, typing, and athletics to any girl ever to enter Sumner High who can match Diana’s qualities. Item 1 3 — Dorothy Skilling and Barbara Clinton leave their ability to sew to any underclassman who is qualified. Item 14 — Richard Stokinger leaves his brilliance as a mathematician to John Vining. Item 1 5 — To Richard McCormick is left Bill Austin’s amazing ability as a good driver. Item 16 — Ronald Murphy leaves all his broken bones to any unfortunate incoming Senior. Item 17 — Jimmy Rayner leaves all his tardy passes to anyone who hates to get up in the morning. Item 18 — Gene Anderson leaves to Bill Saunders his ability to clown around. Item 1 9— Robert Hollstein leaves his basketball star- dom to Jackie White. Item 20 — Gene Cote and Pete Taylor leave their abil- ity in gym to Richard Balch. Item 21 — Maurie Kelly leaves to any commercial Junior the right to read shorthand stories wrong. Item 22 — Helen Card leaves her giggles to Betty Mitchell who already has a good start and who will take them over gladly. Item 23 — Amelia Terrazano leaves her dancing ability and height to Tessy Cassani. Item 24 — The Seniors leave, (period) We attest this to be a true copy of the last will and final testament of the Senior Class of 1948, Sumner High School, Holbrook, Massachusetts, this second day of June in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-eight. (Signed) THE CLASS OF 1948 Witnesses: President of Freshman Class President of Sophomore Class President of Junior Class { io y

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THE ECHO 19 4 8 We, the Class of Forty-eight. Are leaving Sumner on a nearby date. As through life we start, to row or drift. We ' ll cheer you on with a suitable gift. EUGENE ANDERSON To Gene Anderson we give this brush In hopes that he won’t have to fuss To keep his hair so neat and trim Because it ' s always bothering him. WILFRED AUSTIN To Willy we give this little car So he can travel near and far. North. South. East, or West — He knows where the travelin ' s best. MARILYN BALCH To Mai we give these shoe strings white. In nurses’ shoes they’ll be just right. She’ll be prepared — none will complain — When to the hospital she goes to train. AUDREY BOND To Bondie we give this brand new book. You ' ll find her reading whenever you look. For Audrey in high school found studies galore. But alas! in college she’ll find even more. BETTY CAMBRIDGE To Betty we give this vocational book So she will know just where to look To find the work she wants to do — Something exciting, thrilling, and new. HELEN CARD To Helen we give this treacherous gun So she can keep the game on the run. She likes to shoot as well as the boys So think of us when comes the noise. EDGAR CARLSON Since Edgar ' s going to join the Marines And sail away from familiar scenes, We give to him this good-luck pin. And if there’s a war, we’re sure to win. HELENA CLIFFORD To Cliff a small piano is given: Then when to madness she is driven By all that studying she’ll do so soon, She can try to relax by playing a tune. BARBARA CLINTON To Clint we give this trowel and spade To use while her fortune’s being made, For Clint a florist soon will be. And her fame will spread from sea to sea. EUGENE COTE To Gene we give this little ship, For over the waves he soon will zip. A merchant seaman he is to be. So, best of luck, Gene, out at sea. CHARLES DICKINSON To Charlie we will give this dainty bow To keep his wayward locks just so. Now each blond hair will be in place, And we can see his smiling face. MARGO DOLAN Margo a husband soon will take, And we all agree she should know how to bake. So here’s a cook-book, full of ideas. If at first your cake falls, don’t shed any tears. ALICE DWYER To Alice, voted our own class flirt. We give this gay ballerina skirt So that she may whirl to her heart’s content Till all her energy has been spent. RICHARD ERNEST Richard never makes a sound. This bell will tell when he’s around. If he should stray to some lone nook, Tinkle! We’ll know then where to look. JEAN GILMAN To Jean, who is so dainty and sweet, Whom we always find so nice and neat, We give this mirror so she can see That she is as charming as one can be. PAULINE HADFIELD To Polly we give this splendid boat. ' Round and ' round the Cape she’ll float. For she’s the girl who likes to sail. We all are aware she’ll never fail. PHYLLIS HARVEY To Phyl we give this recipe book, For she is surely an excellent cook. Just try them all, and find the best: Store these then in your beloved hope chest. i 1 2 y