Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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CLASS OF TIlIUTY-EiaUT Ivy Oration lUi Dw ' ujhl M. Foirhr Not at the Top. hut Cliinbiii ' r Four years of work eoiuplctcd — another epi- sode of life froiie forever. Dnriiij; this time we have acquired at least some necessary char- acter development and scholastic education es- sential to meet the future vicis.situdes of life. Tlierefore. in api)reciation of the excellent op- portunities and advantajres which this school has offered, we are desirous of dedicating a lasting, living, inspiring memorial. Since ivy is now considered the academic symbol of intellectual victory, we choose this vine as a fitting memorial for the occasion. It might be of interest to note that many years ago. this vine, climbing th, ' stones of an old inn wall signified Wine with- in. At present, we see the identical vine and say. ■ Knowledge within. Today we root a small, insignificant plant in earth. Aside from the root there is little evidence of life, and little i)rospect of the inevitable glory to come. We may compare this to tli freshman with his satchel and shining morning face creeping like a snail, unwillingly to school. As the slowly growing vine extends its arms to the building, the sophomore likewise commences to oi-ieiitatc himself to lii snrroundiiig studi s. fellow students, and teachei-s. A strong affec- tion for the building becomes ap])arent as the ivy enters its third year of growth ; so does th,- junior sense a sentiment of warmth and appre- ciation for it. And finally, as tiie plant .shows definite signs of thriving and aciiieving great heights, so do new fields of endeavor draw forth the .senior, hnlf willing, half reluctant to be led onward up the steep climb. For years, yes, probably for generations, the ivy will continue to yield forth her increase : so will it be with us who. though perhaps we nev- er achieve such great heiglils. will, in our own small way ■■ lake the niost of what we yet may spend Before we too into the dust descend : Dust unto dust, and under dust to lie Sans wine, sans song, sans singer, and — sans end. The light of future glory shines on these yet young leaves. May it be a syndiol whereby the adoration and loyalty of the class of ' :3S will be fittingly expressed. f 2s 1

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MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF TIIIUTY-EKniT boon in tlio siiino t ' ;iiiiily but tlio opposito sox. Nolly (iiiniey ' s liigli school ambition has blos- somod out well. She now lives in a cozy cottag:e surrounded with roses and filled with blessings from heaven. ] rarion Hart, who was jiraduatod with us in ' . W, is now busily employed inakinj ' ' Jollo for her brother Butcher. Mary Hastino ' s, the best lookinj ' f ' irl in onr c ' ass, has been in her glory the pas t few years. She travels around the woi-ld tracking down Chick Webb and his famous band. After all these years wo still find Beatrice Hoard sitting by the radio. She isn ' t listening to Bing Crosby but a play-by-play description of a Major League ball game. We wonder why she studies baseball so diligently. Could it be that he is a home-run king? It ' s too bad that Dillinger has boon waylaid by the G-men because we know that if he was still haunting American citizens, I I:irgaret Hoiil- ihan, now a .secret service agent, would bo right on his trail. Avis Johnson climbed to the top, after start- ing as a Dutch girl. She is the proprietress of Dutchland Farms. Her food is so good that she takes a bite now and then horse ' f. l ridgewator Normal had a break when Teresa Kelly entered as a freshman. She astounded them by her technique and came through with high honors. She is at present a dignified mem- ber of the ] I.H.S. faculty, helping any teacher who needs assistance. Another Florence Nightingale has been dis- covered, and she was a member of the class of ' 38. This great nurse is none other than Grace Logan. When her patients seem a little discour- aged, ont comes her violin and away goes their pain. Mrs. Dean Jennings, the former Grace Bisboo, is now spending her spare time as private sec- retary to Carver ' s most prominent selectman. Perhaps the most pleasing personality in the Rockefeller research laboratory is Miss ] Iarth:i Shaw. She is at the present time very intent on her work. One would never gnoss that she is searching for a substance which, when put on bumpers and fenders, will not crush when brought forcibly in contact with such things as telogi-aph poles and hydrants and trees. a recent Harvard-Dartmouth track moot, Harris Sherman was high point man and fig- ured prominently in the winning of the meet. Sherman outran some of the fastest Harvard track-men and did his share towards bringing homo the honors to Dartmouth. Many say ho stands a very good chance as an Olympic pros- pect in the years to come. More power to yo i, Harris! Kaj ' mond Rogers, recent graduate of Noi-th- oastorn ( )llogo, is taking a few classes in old I I.H.S. as a part of his teacher ' s training. The High School faculty is highly pleased with Ray- mond ' s work and your Indian prophet has it that after a few more years of practical expei ' - ionce thoi ' o will be a position in Ray ' s Alma Mater for this young [)rom()ter of education. Wilfred Silvia of the Middleboro Silvias, Vin- cent Washburn, Rear Admiral of the Atlantic Fleet of the Cnitod States, and John J. Loary. leader of the number one swing band of the country, still nuniago now and then to got to- gether Thursday nights to sit up with sick friends as they put it. In reality they are car- rying on the spirit of their schooldav club, the T. N. P. C. Andrew M. Wood, LL.D., Ph.D., Loo Preti, A.B., and Joseph Cleveland, B.S., have jointly propounded an hypothesis concerning the fourtli dimension which has startled leading mathema- ticians of the day. These throe gentlemen mod- estly declare that it was a very easy bit of work. Robert Tribou is doing a rushing business at his now sawmill and lumber establishment. Bob .says he wishes that more i)eople of the town would use his wood to build their new .schools, instead of hiring out of town concerns who sup- posedly use metals. Williams Robbins and George Harriman, two of our huskier classmates, have secured employ- ment spearing waste paper on the Boston Com- mon. The boys are making good in an amazing way. Jolm daCosta and Ralph AVilbur are having groat luck with their truck farm. They have been carrying off all the prizes at local fairs for the excellent quality of their products. The Farmers ' Union has given them honoi-ablo men- tion in their pamphlet How to Bo A Farmer in Ton Easy Lessons. John and Joseph White, managers of the Punchbowl Emporium, Service while you Wait and Wait Restaurant, have taken two now soda-jorkors, namely Philip Westgate and George Purdon. Those boys have had little or no experience, but will have the chance to come up in the world. [27]

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r ,.iNN OF Tiiiin y-EKiHT Walter Sampson Chapter of Pro Merito Society Estlicr L. ] I()oiT, FnvnUtj Advixcr TjOO Proti, Prcsidcuf Robert Pope, Yice-Prcsidnif Mary Hastin is, St ' crrfarij Ed ar Bi elow, Treasurer Sealed — Edgar Bijiclow, Graoe Bisbeo, AVilf ' red Silviti. Dwi«;lit Prowler, Leo Prcti, Alexander Sowyrda, Mary Ilastiiig s, Kditli Long, Robert Po])e. Stdiidiiifj — Barbara Taylor. Ellen AVillianis, Eva Bagdon, ] Iarion Thomas, l a!|)h Mendall, Jr., Andrew A Vood, Jo.sei)li Cleveland, ] arbara Raymond, Teresa Kelly, Arleen Sturtevant, Esther L. Moore. [29]