Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

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GERALDINE APPLER J or Jerry” Orchestra, First Violin (1) (2) (3) (4) ; Girl’s Dehaltn Club (1) (2). This young lady, best known by the above nicknames, tries to tell folks that she is lazy, but. of course, we all know better. Jerry finds human nature study most interesting, while history especially is most drAstic.” If you ever hear of a girl usi this word about five times a minute, you’ll know it ' s Jerry. She thinks she ' d like to be a buyer when she finishes school. How- ever, she isn ' t sure that she won’t get married instead. DOROTHY DECATUR BALL DOT D-D Masque and Wig (4) ; WHATNOT (4) ; Girls’ Gym Team (4). This sweet, smiling young lady, who is a strong believer in women ' s equal rights, is the class artist. Whenever any club or society gave an entertainment, the cry was, Hey, Dot, make us a poster, will you? Dot is also a poet and essayist of merit. She won top honors in the W. C. T. U. prize essay contest, and her poems have often appeared in SCHOOL LIFE. D. D.’s favorite sport is dancing and she delights in making eyes at every fellow on the floor, often causing one to stumble. Dot’s athletic career was confined to the Girls’ Gym team in her Senior year. We wish Dot great success as an artist, but hope she will not confine all her time to painting and forget to be the same jolly, ever-smiling girl the class of ' 25 knew. DONALD LUCIUS BARNES DON, BARNESY Debating Club (2) (3) (4); Masque and Wig (3) (4); Assembly Committee (3) (4). This young man was born June 1 9, 1 907. (As he wishes his age to be kept secret, these arc the only obtainable figures.) Notwithstanding the fact that this memorable event took place in Danvers, Mass., by some unknown reason he stands among the finest as a student, not only in his own mind, but also in the record books. This year Don accomplished his aim to be on the Honor Roll. As a debator, he is also first class, having been an alternate in the Winchester debate and also one of the main speakers in the recent Wakefield debate. He is somewhat of an actor, having been in Le Voyage dc Monsieur Perichon In regard to the young ladies, Don’s complex can best be understood by the fact that his favorite topic for English themes is REAL LOVE.”

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CHESTER BOICE ALLEN. JR. CHET Pinafore (4). Although he is small, Chet” will never be lost, not even in a crowd, for he has the brains and the brawn to pull himself out. Aside from being popular with the teachers, Latin is Chester ' s hobby. He and Miss Abby have always been the greatest (?) of friends. Great minds, you know, run in the same channels. Yes. Chet really is a worker. He works as hard at driving his dumpcart load of dirt as he does at his studies and college preparations. Continue the same way Chet,” and no matter what you do, you ' ll always come through with the best. WILLIAM ALLMON WILLIE” Willie” is a quiet boy, seldom heard, but often seen. He attends strictly to business in the classroom, as his scholastic record shows. Nevertheless, he appreciates all the humorous situations which arise in class. Willie” isn ' t a member of the “Knights of the Garter.” For some unknown reason he does not approve of that order. Willie ' s” favorite sport in school is rolling a marble up the aisle in the English class. Believe it or not. His favorite outdoor sport is riding in an auto, either two or forty-two miles an hour. ALICE VICTORIA ANDERSON AL,” ALEC” A burst of rippling laughter is heard from the corner of the room. You look around to see who is guilty, but all is calm and serene, yet you just know it came from AL” Alice isn’t as quiet as she pretends to be. However, ”A1” will have to quiet down when she gets out of the old brick pile,” because she in- tends to be a sedate stenographer. She is conscientious, efficient and capable in her work and in addition, she is a jolly, good- natured girl who expects to get some real fun and enjoyment out of life, consequently, everyone soon discovers that she is a mighty fine girl to know. i

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KARL BARRETT Football (4); Baseball (3) (4); Hi-Y (4). Being rather small (he is only six feet two and shakes the scales at 190), Karl is quite retiring in the presence of the wim- min.” In football, however, he proved himself to be a wonder- ful tackle, having the physical ability to twist the necks of his opponents. Karl is very destructive at times, especially at foot- ball practice, where he made it a regular practice to tear the jersies off the backs of Dinty” Flint and Elmer Kehoe. In baseball, Karl reached the acme of athletic performance as the mainstay of the pitching staff in ' 24 and ' 25. As a student he proved to be an exception in that he studied hard and faithfully (?). HELENE BARNES HEL, “PETE” ' Hel” came to Melrose from Portland, Maine, two years ago. She is one of the jolly members of the class and has made many friends. Her witty sayings and clever antics have been of great amusement for others; and where real laughter is present one may feel almost sure that Hel” is near. She is tall and slim in stature and fair in complexion. GEORGE AUGUSTUS BARRETT “Battling Barrett,” “Zupo” George has a great future before him and his hopeful prospects seem pointed towards the canvas ring. He is not bad looking, likes the girls, and enjoys a good time. He is clever in his studies and always has a notebook of two or three volumes. Barrett is a lover of sports and when he is not writing in his note book, he is reading the sporting page. Although he is not on any teams, for he works afternoons, he is with the school in spirit 100%. It can’t be said that Barrett believes in the saying “The pen is mightier than the sword” even though he does write a great deal, for how can a “K. O.” be obtained by a pen? Well, here’s wishing luck to George.