Melrose High School - Log Yearbook (Melrose, MA)

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Class President (2) (3); Hi-Y (2) (3) (4); Ht-Y Play (4); Track (2) (3) (4); Captain (3); Traffic Squad (3) (4); Orchestra (1) (2) (3) (4). You will all recognize here the honest and clear cut features of our little blond halfback, ' renowned for his conquests on the ice. track, gridiron and ballroom in Melrose, Wakefield and surrounding metropolises. He ranks high in the favor and esteem of his classmates, as the above sketch of his activities will show. Dinty’s smile lasts when all else fails, when he is plugging the line behind our massive ‘ Tiny, or gazing into the eyes of the admiring multitude from his place on the stage as leading man in Halfback Sandy.” He can be serious, though, when he tries real hard, especially when he is trying to do his homework in the fifteen minutes before school, or making up an excuse that will pass for his absence “the night before.” MARY ANGELA FOLEY ANGEL,” ” ANGY” Mary has been one of the high school ' s heartiest athletic sup- porters. Her favorite sport is baseball, with football a close second As a hero worshipper she has no equal. Besides being a physical education leader and belonging to the girls’ gym class, she was also a member of the Girls ' Debating Club in her Junior year. Well, Angel,” here ' s wishing you the best of luck, and we hope that years from to-day you will be as good a supporter of your community as you have been of your class. ENID LOUISE FOLGER “E” Masque and Wig (3) (4). Enid seems so quiet and dignified, but you know the saying. Appearances are deceitful.” We think that it applies to her, and her friends verify our statement. She is always cheerful and in spite of her brains she is a fine girl and we all like her. Enid is noted for many things, but chief among them is her smile, which simply lights up our dark days. Enid is very faithful in attending her gym classes, but we suspect that this is because of her fondness for water sports. Enid is going to be a nurse, and we wish her the best of luck in this profession. We don’t, in the least, doubt that she will be a great success.

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Hi-Y (4) ; Track (1) (2) (3) (4) ; The Dragon ; Eucli- • can Society (3) (4) ; Football (4) ; Assembly Committee (4). Little Jeff” was born in ignorance in the state of despair, on February 12, 1907. After suffering for eight long years in grammar school, sitting in the same room with girls, he made a grave mistake and elected the college course, in which he studies with many of our most beautiful flappers. He is a valuable addi tion to our school, for his ever present blush permeat es the at- mosphere to such an extent that we always have a rosy, well- lighted classroom. Notwithstanding his lack of speed in some respects, there dangles from his torso a wicked pair of grass- hoppers. Perhaps he developed his fleet footedness from evad- ing the contrary sex — -who knows. When the girls give him a chance, Jeff displays great knowledge in his studies. After he departs from the shelter of M. H. S., he intends to go to Am- herst, where he can further advance his learning, unhindered by any opposition from co-eds. EARL EDWARD FERGUSON DOPE” (4) ; Euclidean (4) ; Debating Club Masque and Wig (3) (4). We all know Dope. but few of us appreciate him. We don ' t know where he got his nickname, but we are certain that he doesn ' t deserve it. Didn’t he write a story that got honor- able mention in the Traveler Contest? And when it comes to women we know he prides himself on not knowing how to dance. Earl knows all about photography and radio. The trouble is, he hides his light under a bushel and only occasionally does it shine. He says he is going to Dartmouth We know he will succeed because he has a way of hammering away at some- thing until he solves his problem. GEORGE CARL ERICKSON Jidge” Masque and Wig (3) (4); Euclidean (3) (4); President (4) ; The Dragon ” (3) ; WHATNOT (4) ; Hi-Y Play (4) ; Hi-Y (4) ; Pinafore. Jidge” is our actor par excellence. He is never quite so happy as when he distorts face and figure and gives a new char- acter portrayal to the school. For the last two years he has been in every play given in the high school, but besides all this he has made his mark in the hearts of his classmates, the girls included Jidge doesn’t dance, so we don ' t know just how popular he is with them, but we do know that when he appeared in school with a flaming red silk handkerchief, there was a wild rush to see who would get it. Another of Jidge’s failings is for loud neckties. He seems to be competing with himself for the honor of wearing the brightest one. At first. George thought he wanted to be a dentist, but after witnessing a be-kind-to-animals demonstration, he thinks he will go to B. U. Good luck, Old Boy, we know you will succeed. GEOFFREY GREEN FELT JEFF

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WILLIS HENRY GERRY ‘ Bill ' ’ Debating Club (2); Poultry Club (3); Euclidean Society (3) (4) ; Hi-Y Club (4) : Traffic Squad (4) ; Editor of SCHOOL Life (4) ; Orchestra (4) ; Hi-Y Play (4). “Bill” is always busy, as you can see from the above list. He kept well to the straight and narrow path only for the first three years; then, sad but true, he left it. His accomplishments are many. He can talk on almost any subject, anytime, anywhere, any hour. He is an authority on feminine matters, so much so that he was chosen to play the heroine in “Halfback Sandy.” He is an exceptionally fine pianist and organist. “Bill intends to go to Brown next year, where we hope he will have the best of luck. RUTH GERALDINE FORD “FLIVVER” Ruth’s friends call her “Flivver” for various reasons, the most important one being that she would like to claim relationship to the famous Henry. But she comes far from resembling a “tin lizzie” in any way, although she is rather small. Ruth declares that she is indifferent towards the boys, but seeing the attraction Northeastern University has for her, we doubt this statement of indifference. It seems strange that “Flivver” is so interested in such a subject as Latin that she intends to teach it. We are sure, however, that her pupils will find the study of Latin most in- teresting, and we hope that she will be successful in her future career. ROBERT BRADFORD GILES “BOB” Hi-Y (3) (4) ; Manager of Hockey (4) ; WHATNOT (4). “Bob” jumped into the Freshman class in 1921 from the seventh grade. He was able to perform this remarkable feat by hard studying during the previous summer. This spirit of get- ting ahead has been before “Bob” all during his school career. He has always been willing to help and promote all school activi- ties. Because of his abilities he was elected manager of the hockey team of 1 924-1 925, the champions of Eastern United States and Canada.