Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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M. H. S. The Prophecy of the Class of 1941 WILLIAM CROSSLEY THALIA FARRINGTON William Waugh: Willie graduated in 1941 from throwing spitballs to hand grenades. It is reported that his unerring sense of dir- ection is due to his excellent training at Camp M. H. S. William Crossley: Bill spent three months upon completing training looking for an- other job in which he could wear a uniform. He now wears the distinguished paraphen- alia of a street cleaner. Latest reports are that business is picking up. Barbara Dempsey: Porky, the ambitious girl of our class, has attained the honor of being elected the Cranberry Queen of Carver. Douglas MacAulay: Dougie enjoyed his English so much that he decided to take up journalism upon his release from the military regime. He now has the remarkable honor of being the editor of the lovelorn column for the ' ' Middleboro Tribune. ' his motto being, Bring our Troubles to Dougie. Elizabeth Eaton: After doing duty in the ami) hospital, Betty decided to embark upon a nursing career in which she is reported to be extremely successful. Her most frequent patient is Stuart Hall, who plays sick a great deal because Betty believes in holding her patients ' hands. Edith Williams: Edith now wears a snowy white apron and cap and teaches the science of cooking to some lonely voung ladies. The fellows seem to think that too many cooks don ' t spoil the broth. Trafton Mendall: Taff received his high- er education by visiting a different college every weekend while in M. H. S., making it unnecessary to spend four more years in pursuit of knowledge. He is now engaged in a mammoth stage production. The Laff on Taff. in which he conducts the orchestra, plays the sax and piano, designs the cos- tumes, takes the part of the villian and the hero, directs the production, and draws the curtain. Orson Wells is justifiably green with jealousy because Trafton is the same ver- satile fellow that he was in high school. Irene Murdoch: Irene collects peaches at the fruit stand, but she always keeps her dates with Johnny. In last week ' s Gazette ' dated June 12. 195L the news a])peared that ALBERT SOULE THEDA WALKER they ' ll soon sign a life contract, in fact, the date was even set. Theda Walker: Thisbe has written some famous books that only Shakespeare can sur- pass. Her laughing eyes and rosy cheeks have encouraged her to continue a series of books entitled, How to Win Husbands without Cosmetics. AUred Malenfant: Al ' has now joined the ranks of some of his fellow classmates and has become a flashing gigilo. Can you imagine that? Natalie Provonche: Xat has become a waitress at a roadside stand near Camp Edwards, where she can always keep a keen watch on the camp. That ' s the wav to do it, Xat! Eleanor Shaw: Eleanor has become a very efficient secretary to a toothpick manufacturer and still repeats that she owes her success to the training she received in old M. H. S. Arleen Thayer: The great actress. Zazu Pitts, now has a close runner-up. Arleen is qualified for the position and is rising to stardom. She says she owes her great op- portunitv to the Dramatic Club of M. H. S. Elizabeth Gibbs: Betty, who was the sec- retary of our class, now has a position that is hard for anyone of us to surpass. She now sits in Washington, where she enjoys tvping on the keys and taking dictation from the President of the U. S. Priscilla Kelley: Priscilla is nationally known as Kelley, the peace-maker. She ad- vertises: If you want to mend all your troubles just come to me. She is also known for her large collection of taffy: for remem- lirance. she says. Meredith Beale: Merrie is an art instruct- or, although she should have been a clothes designer. In that case the girls of ' 41 would not have had to worry, for their dashing cos- tumes would be envied by ever one. Oiva Hariu: Oiva was our quiet lad, but now he s the famous Mr. Harju. the professor, who weekly broadcasts an interesting chat on Where Does a Glow Worm Glow in His Spare Time? ' 27

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1 9 M. H. S. The Last Will and Testament of the Class of ' 41 STE ART WASHBURN We the class of 41 realizing that in our life after death we will have little need of our tangible goods (except our coal shovels): and finding ourseKes possessed of a sound mind and a sound bodv do write and declare the following document to be our last will and testament, disposing of all our worldly goods and making null and void all previous wills and testaments and other enumerations of legacies. We, the class of 41. do appoint alter Hicks to be our executor, and request that he raise and post a bond of two dead cats, one tiger and one calico, three split peas, and one snipe, or real equivalent, and that he should carry out to the best of mortal abil- ities the last wishes of the dving bod . Firstlv. we request him to deliver unto the class of 43 a copy of A Surrealist Explains Surrealism by Ima hirl. in hopes that said volume will be of priceless assistance to that class in translating into proper English Mr. Thomas ' alleged penmanship. Secondly, we request that he deliver unto the class of ' 44 our holey reputation as they, poor misinformed ones, need it. Thirdly, we request that he deliver the following individual bequests: L nto Peter Regan Becker we leave Louis Duphily s tendencies toward argumentative abilities, so that said Becker may stand up and talk with more self-confidence. Unto Camille Chausse we leave Joseph Kunces ' flamboyant neckties. Unto Doris Sturgis we leave Priscilla Kelley ' s voice. L nto Richard Glidden the senior girls leave their many curl papers so that he may still be beautiful. Unto room 32 we leave a pair of sky hooks to hold the plaster up on the ceiling. Lnto whoever feels lonesome, we leave Bob Ai:derson ' s harem. Unto Arthur Ouellette we leave Malcolm Buck s poise and energy. Lnto George Gove we leave Steve Stanley s ability to get in under the bell. Remember George, for each time one is tardy his name must be written 18 times. 18 times just think. L nto a certain deflated underclassman we leave Sylvester Sylvia ' s bag of wind. Unto the student body of the Memorial High School and its posterity we leave the memory of Miss Erickson ' s school tradition, her Leaping Lena. In testimony whereof we ha e hereunto set our hand this seventeenth dav of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun- dred and forty-one. The Class of Fortv-One Signed, published and declared bv the above named Class of 41 as and for its last will and testament in the presence of us and each of us. who. in his presence, and at his request, and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our hands as wit- nesses. Witnesses: Town Manager Town Treasurer and Collector Chief of Police 26

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1 9 M. H. S. Mary Brown: Mary had quite a knack vith her hair, as we all reniemher. and now she has her own shoppe. where she has already started to lift our wrinkled faces and crimp our straggly hair. Her motto is: Be Beau- tified at Brown s. Anna Gushing: e always thought Anna was very shy, but she is considered the bold- est mountain climber of the present time. Right now she is planning to break all rec- ords and scale Mount Eyerest in shorts. Robert Logan: After getting out of the ar- my. Bob studied intensiyely seyeral long years about the habits of hermits. He finally decided to become one himself, haying scorn- ed the confinement of regimentation. Rozella Saunders: Rosie became disgust- ed with life and took a trip to the Rockies. As you see she still can fall back to the West. Leaye it to Rosie. they said. By 1949 there was another rush: but this time for men. not gold. Rosie discovered this lost colony of men and from all reports she ' s still headed west. Minnie Freedman: Minnie, who was always interested in gardening, at present happens to be the prize possessor of a green pink. If Minnie continues in this line of work, in- dications show that she will achieve great fame in the field of science. Cecelia Savard: Cecelia has become a missionary and teaches at the North Pole the good qualities she learned at M. H. S. So far. fiye cute little Eskimos have enrolled in that well-known school. Edna Zeronski: Edna, who is noted for be- ing tin has recently taken twenty packages of Carter ' s Little Liyer Pills. She now tips the scales at 442 and has signed a con- tract to appear at the Brockton Fair as the V)rld s ightiest Woman. Eugene Briggs: Gene donated his car to the army to be used as a tank. Recently he was a guest on Information Please, and did quite a job of stumping the experts. He was swamped with fan mail as a result of his keen analysis of the question, ' ' How many angels can dance on the point of a needle. Sylvia Drake: Syhia is now appearing as a dramatic actress in the smash hit of Broad- way. The Ruling Passion. and is said to hold her audiences spellbound. Bessie and Dimitria Dascoulias: The twins. Dimmie and Bessie, now own a soap factory and from the latest reports they seem to cleaning up in the business. Eunice Jones: Eunice has a position as private secretary to the president of Stafford and Co. She seems to be quite taken up witli her work. David Clark: Dave ' s occupation is that of a sound efTects man. The last time he imi- tated a laughing hyena on the radio. se en people died from fright. A lawsuit is now pending. At present he is working on a giraffe trying to teach the poor animal the art of speech. Jean Thomas: One of the Thomas girls is working in an overall factory making jeans ' . She writes hysterical novels in her spare time. Phil lampietro and Joanne Mendall were recently married in an aeroplane after be- ing in the clouds for quite a while. Robert Schoiield: Bob is a famous portrait painter. He has just finished his greatest masterpiece. The Drum Majorette. Laurence McCaig: Laurence is a life guard. He is on duty as a life guard at Coney Island and the beaches are even fuUer than usual. After having rescued so many damsels in distress, he has disproved Mr. Maynard ' s theory that the age of chiv- alry is past. Theodore Henry Stegmaier, Jr.: Ted is a prominent hotel owner, the name of his es- tablishment being The Merrie Inn. His wife was a fashion designer until she gave up her career to help him in his business. Francis Walker: Mickey has just written a parody based on one of Tennyson s works. He renamed it Francis and Elaine. John Paananen: lohn demonstrates Beauty Rest Mattresses in department store windows. Myron Weston: The new night club located in the social district of Carver is run by Myron estoii and called the Club Casanova. Stephen Stanley: Steve is now working for Myron eston as master of ceremonies and is still stealing the show as he did in the Senior Plav. Virginia Richmond: Giimv is working for Pond s. testing a new brand of indelible lip- stick. W bile carrying on her work she had twenty-five proposals and finally married James Stewart. Helen Eaton: Skipp now runs an amuse- ment square at Parkwood Beach called Hap- ]3 Ha en . Evelyn St. Armand: Evelvn has put Middle- boro on the map bv wiTuiing a beauty con- test in New ork City. The first prize was a trip to Hollywood, but she declined as she