Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF TWENTY-NINE Class Statistics ELINOR M. KINSMAN I i| 1 1 E other evening I asked Mr. Tillson for the kej to the M. H. S. attic gU S where the archives of the school are l ipf kept. I looked over various records of some note when I suddenly saw a book with lavender and gray covers. It was tied with a huge lavender bow with a card attached, on M hich was written, in Mr. Tillson ' s fine hand: The Class of ' 29, the finest and most brilliant class which has ever or will ever be graduated from M. H. S. Ah, I thought, this must indeed be a wonder- ful class to have the approval of so august a scholar as Mr. Tillson. I untied the ribbon and turned the pages of the book. It appeared to be in the form of an album for there were group pictures as well as individual ones and all had interesting inscriptions. The first one which particularly caught my eye was that of the whole class under which was printed these interesting data : ' ' This is the largest class ever to be graduated from ] I. H. S., there being se venty-one members in all. The total weight is eight thousand eight hun- dred and fifty-six and three-eighths pounds (8,856 3-8 pounds.) If each member stood on the other member ' s head the combined height would be three thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven and five-eighths inches or to the top of the Central Baptist Church steeple plus the Congregational church steeple plus one-half of the stand pipe. On tlie opposite page was a group of four girls: Hazel Hanson, Bessie Veazie, ] lary McGuii-e, Elizabeth Rolit. They say tliat silence is golden, therefore these girls must be the wealthiest in the class. Evelyn Bailey, Ruth Dunham, Carrie Eayrs. These girls stated that their greatest ambition was to behave in salesmanship class. It ' s a worthy ambition! Robert Glidden, George Weeman, Dana Blandin. Can you guess the inscription? The class sheiks ! Yet they all have laudable ambitions. George desires a musical educa- tion. Bob hopes to be a landscape gardener. We can all imagine Dana as a singing sales- man selling Palm Olive soap. Jeanette Bassette, Corinne Cushman, Elea- nor Brown. These girls all want to grow. Jeanette wants to grow inll, Corinne wants to grow rich, and Eleanor says she Avants to grow up to be something. Her favorite book is Mother Carey ' s Chickens. Eleanor was voted our best dressed girl. Ruth Duncklee, Bernice Keough, Elsie Gal- fre. Ruth wants to be a good cook, Bernice wants to get married. Elsie didn ' t state any ambition, but we suspect — oh, well it isn ' t any secret they are all matrimonially inclined. George Harlow, Leslie Hinckle.y, Stanley Zidiales, Dominick Leammo. George and Leslie are the most bashful boys on account of their darling blushes as one girl ex- pressed it. The boys said that none of the girls are bashful . Stanley was voted our (juietest boy. Dominick doesn ' t know what he is going to do but we know lie ' 11 succeed in Avluitever he attempts. One page whicli interested me ])ai ticularly was one which contained sevei ' al snaps of various luenibers of tlie class. [23]

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CLASS OF TWENTY-NINE vantage. Science has reclaimed great arid and swampy areas, and clianged the desert and tropics to productive regions. Tremendous advances have been made in medical and surgical sciences. Plagues once prevalent in tropical countries have been overcome, and the infested areas replaced by healthful resorts. Cures are now performed by learned and humane methods, and opera- tions are conducted that were impossible be- fore the creation and perfection of medical and surgical sciences. Chemistry is a most important branch of science. Its arms reach out to all sovirces of production and growth. With its aids we are able to make new products that are better and less costly than former articles. Waste materials are put to iise with the result of greater economy. Mining and similar indus- tries are carried on by careful scientifie anal- ysis, and not by a hit-or-miss i)rocess. Com- pounds are worked to their last bit of useful- ness ; while by properly uniting free elements, new compounds are created that revolutionize entire industries. Chemistry enables us to find the exact composition of minerals, extract the desired elements, and put them to work as agents of the advancement of mankind. We are protected by the chemical analysis of food products. Their ingredients are carefully studied by chemists, who pass them as safe and beneficial before the products are placed on the market for sale. In war chemistry plays such an important part that depart- ments devoted to chemical warfare alone have been created in the governments of the lead- ing nations. Advance in science means the advancement of the world. Without the aid of science we stand still and grope in the dark, trying to find the solutions of the problems placed be- fore us. With its aid we can successfully overcome nmny obstacles, and more rapidly approach the state of perfection. [22]

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CLASS OF TWENTY-NINE Frances Warren, Evelyn Sylvia. They received a tie vote in answer to the question Who is the most romantic? Evelyn Avas also voted the most ambitious member of tlie class. Louise Desrosiers, Annie Jacintho. Louise ■was voted the best girl dancer. We do not question her ability. Where would the Sa- chem be without Annie for a typist? Helen Hoard, Alwin Jones. The most romantic eoujile. Helen is the class baby but for aH lier youthfulness she has been declared the class flirt. You better watch her Jonesy! Arthur Guidoboni, Horace Guidoboni. They were unanimously elected the best dressed boys. Art tries hard to act so- phisticated but he doesn ' t fool us — he is the youngest boy in the class. Arthur Whitten, Mildred Keyes. The long and the short of it! They say that Pop has more blusli j)er s([uare foot than anyone in the class. We agree. Dorothy Childs. Dot was voted the peppiest girl in the class. Whoever breaks her ticket selling record next year will be worthy of a gold medal. Her bright and original ideas for our socials have swelled our treas- ury abundantly. Carolyn Fisli. By vote she is the prettiest girl in the class, but we didn ' t need any vote to tell us that. John Sullivan. With his curly hair, his big sparkling eyes, and pleasant grin one wouldn ' t need to look twice to see that John is quite our handsomest boj ' . Raymond Gerrior, Wilmont Flanders , George Borsari. Ray is our cla.ss presi- dent so further explanation of his good deeds is unnecessary. Monty is a natural born athlete and a gentleman as well. Some say he is basliful, while others think lie has left a girl ill Galit ' oriiia. We ' ve all speeulatcd on that ci-cpc lijiiiky which he wenrs in his breast i)ocket. George is our best all- around athlete. M. H. S. will be minus many victories next year without him to help. Ethel Cole, Anna Cox, Mary Faulkner, E ' len Gaudette. Ethel, Anna, and Ellen are going to be nurses. We think Ethel will spend most of her time crooning lullabies. Mary is going to be a teacher. Norma Smith, Evelyn Clark, Arlene Far- rington. Norma was elected the best all- around girl. She saj s her greatest ambition is to rival Billy Murphy in driving taxicabs in Middleboro. Evelyn ' s pet abomination is being good. Arlen e may be a nurse but we suggest that she get a job selling Frigidaires. Her tongue will never have to rest then ! Elinor Fuller, Arnette Hayward, Cheri- dah Paquin. Julia Wholan. Elinor says she ' s dying to ride in an airplane and Arnette siys she ' s crazy to travel — perhaps they ' ll be the first women to circumnavigate the world. Clieridah and Julia are more seriously minded. Cherry wants to teach and Julia ' s going to be a private secretary. Edith Cronan, Ellen Rogers. Lillian Makie, Stella Robins. Edith and Ellen are the class artists. More than one event during the four years has benefited by their sense of beauty. Apparently Lillian weighed herself on the five and ten cent store scales for she put down her weight as being one thousand one hundred and eighteen pounds Stella was almo.st elected the class flirt. Shell have to mend her ways when she goes to the hospital, we fear. Ted Churchill, Elliot Bryant, Lorimer Cunimings. We can ' t imagine Ted as any- thing but a comedian — he says he hopes to be a captain in the Swiss navy when he grows up. Elliot has thought up a theory that rivals Einstein ' s. Every great man has his weak spol and French is liryaiit ' s — the graiumati- cal end of it in particular. Loriniei staled his [24]