Marlborough High School - Marlborough High Yearbook (Marlborough, MA)

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1927 THE YEAR BOOK 1927 Charlotte ’irginia Drake “Chookic” Class Infant “Play not for gain, but sport.” If here isn’t our little friend Charlotte Drake,—our class baby in years, at any rate! Chookie is one of our best sports, the highest kicker in the school, a good basket-ball player and our cheer leader. As a traffic officer she’s as gentle as a lamb but there’s no telling what might happen if a “jam” occurred. Chookie is a poetess and artist too, and if she continues the good work we shall see the fruits of her literary labors In print and her pictures in the famous art galleries of the world. Charlotte proved her skill as an actress in the Junior play—not much Chookie can’t do. Minerva May Drake “Mi m y) Class Nightingale “0!—She mil sing the savageness out of a bear.” ’hen the two Drake girls entered High School four years ago they were spoken of as the “light one” and the “dark one”. Well, we’re talking about the “dark one” now. Minerva possesses a very clear, soprano voice which everyone delights to hear. Several times during our four years she has favored us with solos. Alin” has been one of the traffic regulators. With just a Hash of an eye, chaos is turned into order. We hope that she may always be able as easily to turn things around to her way of thinking. Joseph Francis Evans “Joe” Class Helper “y great worker—yet how modest!” Introducing the man behind the scenes in both our Senior and Junior Plays—Joe Evans. Without Joe our stage ventures would hardly have been a success for not many would have undertaken to make a pine forest blossom where a living room had been before. Joe also has been very prominent In sports. He plays both base¬ ball and football exceedingly well. Although he shone as quarter¬ back on the eleven, baseball is the sport that he prefers. Third base is his position and there is not a better player in the Midland League. Hail, Big Boy! 27

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1927 THE YEAR BOOK 1927 Alexander Joseph Colexa lluck” Class Diligence “Diligence is the mother of good luck.” Here he is—anotlier bashiul boy! Coming home from Boston I luck was amazed and very uneasy when a certain young lady laid her head on his shoulder. Maybe he didn’t turn the colors of a rainbow! Huck has never told us that he likes school, but it is taken for granted when we see the good marks he gets. The favorite expression with which he greets some of the boys in the morning is, ‘‘Hey, have you got your Bookkeeping doner He is well known as an athlete for he showed up very well last fall in kicking the pigskin, and he also did good work in the line. He was one of the mainstays of the basketball team, and he plays rights field on the nine. Marion Beech Cushm.ax “Cushie” Class Independent “How she can reel off that History Is to us a I ' ery great mystery.” Cushie is always busy and always prepared with her lessons. She is a joy to her teachers for e ' en if everyone else forgets or fails, Marion saves the situation and the reputation of the class. We wonder if there is a book in the ctiy that she hasn’t read. How she remembers it all is more than we can conceive. Besides a fondness for reading Cush has another weakness, tulips . We don’t know about her backyard but we imagine that at least one half of it is devoted to the growing of those colorful flowers. Marion intends to go to Bridgewater Normal School this fall. We hope that she may fulfill her ambitions and make us proud to have known her as a member of our class. W ILLI.A.M Sexton Downey lister” Downey Class Salesman “He can look serious and he can look gay, And he’s some salesman allow us to say.” Hail to pur class salesman and class maiden allurer! Wdren Bill Downey is not ably showing the up-to-date shoes to customers he is reciting the lines of Macbeth” in a fearful manner, to a member of the weaker sex. Bill can always pick out a nice look¬ ing shoe or girl (but he is more sound in his judgment of shoes). Because Bill has always been friendly with everyone he ranks high among the popular boys of our class, and because he has been faithful to study he will in all probability enter college in the fall. Wherever he may go he may be sure that the memory that he leaves will be cherished. 26

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1927 THE YEAR BOOEl 1927 Velma Truell Farley ‘‘ f ' ' d ” Class Camper “And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen, The maiden herself will steal after it soon.” Velma Farley is one of our quiet girls except during the 6th period Fridays. She seems then to be very much excited as she looks out of the window and questions what kind of weather it will be over the weekend. Why so concerned about the weekends, Velma.? Quiet people, however, are usually deep thinkers. When Miss H. asked the class, one day, whether to break an egg at the top or bottom Velma was heard to say, after deep meditation, “In the middle.” We wonder if you know, Velma, that cream and eggs go well together. Velma spends her afternoons in Frye’s Office, where she expects to continue her work after graduation. Be.st wishes from 1927! Alice Rita Fitzgerald “Fitzy Class Angel “In height, she is not tall. In friendship she is not small.” Alice is tiny but she certainly does get into a lot of mischief for a person her size. Whenever there are any disturbances In the Civil Government class Miss D. always looks right over at P ' itzy. It’s too bad, Alice, that you’re such a quiet child. Alice can be serious, too, because she always has her lessons prepared. What would we do without her and her little red dictionary? Many a time she has saved the day with that book, especially when we hadn’t looked up all unusual words. Mary M. and Alice are great pals. Wherever you see Mary, her litle lamb (Fitzy) is very likely to be found in the near vicinity. ' W ' ith a smile for all and a jest for a choice few she has found a place for herself In our affections. Leona Gareau “Leona” Class Innocence “The first of all virtues is innocence; the next is modesty.” Unobtrusive, industrious, charmingly childish,—these are our four years’ impressions of Leona. Somehow it doesn’t require an abundance of imagination to picture her In a pinafore with a great bow of blue ribbon for her hair. Her naivete, so completely disarming, renders her ridiculously Immature compared to the rest of her “grown-up” classmates. She seldom smiles but is more often pensive and serious. Always faithful to her work she has invariably been a model student and we know that she will aim wisely and well at the work which is her goal. 28