Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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24 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1940 Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1940 ROGER B. DEMPSEY Be it remembered that we. the Senior Class in the Memorial High School of Mid- dleboro, in the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, being of sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of this life, do make this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us at anytime heretofore made. I. We. the class of 1940. do will and bequeath to the Junior Class, one slightly used bust of Charles Sumner which now rests in the school library. II. To the class of 1942. we. the Senior Class, leave a new noiseless lawnmower. which we hope will eliminate disturbance and improve their power of concentration. III. To the Freshman Class we leave our perfect ideals, superior intellect, and foremost achievements with the hope they will attempt to imitate. SPECIAL LEGACIES Richard Stafford leaves everything ex- cept his flying chariot to Joe Gailes for success in keeping up with the Joneses, es- pecially th? blond classmate. To Mrs. Moore we leave one real fine dictating machine so that she can save her voice for the slow pupils yet to come. Roger Soule leaves his bow and arrow to Bill Crossley and may Bill shoot it straighter than he did. e Bet — ty will. Buck Sheehan leaves his popularity on the football field to Mickey alker and mav his kinsmen be strong in his support. Bill Stohn leave his masterpiece. How to Win a Senior Girl ' s Heart to Tom Clev- erly. We hope Tom will be an intelligent reader and apt pupil. John Bena gives to any young detective the power to guard a certain smiling girl that Hath-a-wav with her. Bill Croutworst leaves his huge bulk to Johnny Septjian with the hope that he may even improve on this fine physique. Arsene Berube leave his ability to sleep during Democracy classes to Joe Wilmot so that Joe ' s classes will all be alike. Thelma Berry leaves her popularity with the opposite sex to Arlene Kinsman. Leonard Pratt wills his mischievous inclinations and technique of wisecracking to Paul Mitchell so that Paul may attain the polish of a master. Betty Barnett wills her idle chatter to anybody who thinks he can stand it. To some bashful underclassman, El- wyn Atwood leaves his facial expressions when encountered bv women. George Sampson wills his gift of or- atory to Stewart Washburn. Howard Twinkletoes Coman wills his divine dancing to Arthur Belrose. Francis Keith leaves his big feet to anyone who thinks he is capable of keeping his stride. Roger MacAulay leaves his love of a uniform to Louie Hammond so that said Louie may continue to be the Prince Charm- ing of Lakeville. Last but not least, Phyllis Powell and George Sampson bequeath their enviable records and titles of Salutatorian and ale- dictorian respectively, to those most de- serving of this most esteemed honor. In Testimony, hereof, we hereunto set our hands and in the presence of three witnesses, declare this to be our Last ill. the 13th day of June, in the year one thous- and nine hundred and forty. Witnesses: CLASS OF FORTY Sir Ernest Thomas Rt. Rev. Herbert ilber Justice of the Peace alter Hicks

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1940 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 23 Our fourth and last year brought about many new things: first, Higgenbotham ' s Es- quires ( later replaced by Dunn ' s Dukes of Swing ) ; then Mr. Maynard ' s Public Speak- ing Class; and lastly. Nelson Russell ' s new car ( if you could call it that ) . The tragic occurrence of the year was when Buck Sheehan broke his wrist play- ing football with the team last fall. It will take Stevie Stanley a long time to live down what happened to him when he went to see Buck at St. Luke ' s. The officers whom we chose for our last year were: president, Edward Cromwell; vice-president, George Sampson; secretary, Thelma Berry; and treasurer, Evelyn Baker. Probably the most important event of the senior year was the senior play, What a Life , by Clifford Goldsmith. Richard Stafford and Marjorie Matthews were ex- cellent in the leading roles, and the support- ing cast co-operated 100% to make the play a success. Mr. Hyman and the Student Council fin- ished revising the Constitution in this year, also, and adopted a new type of election pro- cedure, which has proved very popular. Mrs. Brawn, a loyal friend and helper of many senior classes of Memorial High School, left us at Christmas recess. At this time Mr. Thomas took over the reins for guiding the seniors through the difficult last months. His untiring efforts and excellent advice have been invaluable to the seniors. A little scientific research has proved that the girls of the class of 1940 have more brains than the boys. Mr. Tillson and Mr. MacGown both agree that the brain of an average human weighs 50 ounces. Since there are 60 girls in this class and only 45 boys, simple mathematics readily reveals that the girls possess 3000 ounces of brain power to the boys ' 2200 ounces. Hats off to the girls! We have had, during our four years in Memorial High, a lot of fun; but we ' ve had our troubles, too. Nevertheless, on the whole they have been happy years, and it is with regret that we think of leaving. Per- haps we can find our happiness in the future by finding the job we want. With deep appreciation of what the school has done for us in the last four years, we turn over our place as seniors to the class of 1941, and we wish them much success.

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1940 MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 25 The Prophecy of 1 BARBARA MAYNARD MADELINE WILLIAM Helen Logan is now a lecturer, speaking on the opposite side of any question pro- posed. John Lynde runs a large factory where they make ropes, cables, and all kinds of lines. Roger MacAulay has started on the ladder to fame. He ' s running on a track; technically he isn ' t getting anywhere. John Magri is in the trucking business. He likes it so much that during his leisure time he does trucking on the dance floor. Antoinette Marra is proprietor of a de- partment store. If you want something for nothing, just mention my name. Don t be surprised if you are thrown out. Howard Marshall is a deep-sea diver. Right now he ' s probably watching all the poor fish studying hard in school. Marjorie Matthews is in business, print- ing and selling copies of What A Life: Married. Barbara Maynard has become a teacher. Her only wish is that Mr. Maynard would come to her classes so that she could com- m.and him for a while. James Meehan didn ' t get his last name for being a grouch. We see him in 1960 kissing babies and giving them candy. He ' s hoping for re-election as mayor. Mildred Moody has opened a bakery. She calls it The Moody Foody Shoppee. Isabelle Moquin is a private secretary for the Dig, Dig, Dig, Construction Comp- any. Well, all right! ! William Osborne is a keeper of bees. He also keeps in touch with the Boston Bees. Barbara Otto has also made good. She has charge of the Double Bar Auto Camp. he Class of 1940 PANESIS RICHARD E. STAFFORD ' . STOHN Madeline Panesis is an actress on Broad- way. She plays opposite Clark Cable in Come With the Zephyrs. Russell Perkins, in 1960, is coach of the Red Sox. Last year they played 43 games. They won two and lost — . ou can subtract. Leonard Pratt is a bookie at Camp Joe Hooker Downs. He used to be a jockey, but quit because he ne er finished a race. Lloyd Raymond has become a photo- grapher. Don ' s be surprised if he ends up on the other side of the camera for M. G. M. Phyllis Powell has a monopoly on brains, just as she had in school: She ISN ' T married. Lillian Remillard has a job as a hos- tess in a White Tower restaurant in Boston. That ' s the Castle that she dreamed of as a child. Anna Roberts has gone scientific on us. She has at her command an army of me- chanical robots. Ethel Rogers played in the school band when she was young. If you want to see her now, go to the Pops in Boston. Nelson Russell likes soup . He trans- j)orts Nitroglycerine in his plane from Bos- ton to London in five hours. Katherine Salminen is out west, herding cattle. She invites you all to come and visit her. Ellen Salley is a teacher in Thayerville. Ir is rumored that the enrollment is in- creasing each year. George Sampson is running for presi- dent on the connnunistic ticket. His plat- form is for ' bigger and better cigars . Richard Stafford is in Broadway ' s new- est sensational comedy, Macbeth , written