Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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Memorial Higk Sckool Class of Forty - Four Chet Kennedy, who was the Casanova and top (and only) band leader in M. H. S. in the class of ' 44, now has made a name for himself in the movies as a great lover (spelled W-O-L-F) and band leader. We think his success is due in a large meas- ure to the fact that his very first fee (col- lected at a social at M. H. S.) was fittingly donated to the Red Cross. Speaking of lecturers, two young notables in this field are John Young and Faith Williams. Mr. Young has been offered sev- eral professorships at various universities, the last of which he accepted. Jolin al- ways did have a yen for the schoolroom anyhow. Miss Williams has turned out to be a professional book reviewer. A taste for that which is literary has followed her even this far. We all remember the com- positions she would whip up at a nioment ' s notice. Ask her the definition of objective criticism and she. in a few thousand well chosen words, will enlighten you. Remember how bashful Walt Scholz used to be? Well, some people change over night, and Walt is no exception. You can find him most an) ' time on the corner of Hollywood and Vine streets, shouting away at a great rate about some handy litth gadget which is guaranteed not to rust, rip, tarnish, bend, break, buckle, or blow out at the knees. Esther Edlund spent one of the coldest nights of February, 1943. wondering just how much of her home the firemen would he able to save. Apparently this impression stuck with her, because she is now busily engaged in the manufacture of fire-fighting equipment de luxe. Imagine Esther in overalls ! Paul Gamache is now a farmer par excellence who raises the best there is. His ambition is to invent a gar den hose which will water grass and plants but not weeds. Barb Grows has opened a ake Up Your Personality and Charm School. The spon- taneous approval which greeted her arrival in the Class of ' 44 from Framingham proves that she really knows her business. As might be expected, she has literally thou- sands of friends. She took up where Emily Post left off. Anthony Belmont is delivering a series of lectures entitled Should I Reduce, or How to Get the Most out of My Figure. We can remember Tony when he was a shy ( ?) little lad back at MHS. with noth- ing weightier on his mind than whether or not he should feed his cows that even- ing or wait till next, to save money. We hear that Larry Holmes has now at- tained the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Navy. Apparently his mechanical ap- titude stood him in good stead when he applied for Diesel Engineering School ' way back in ' 44. The Navy ' s acquisition of Larry undoubtedly shortened World War H by a month at least. Remember the record Alice Cobb made as our star salesman for the senior play? That gave her a good start, and now she is publicity manager for the Cobb Cobb Laundries Inc. Doris Clark always wanted to be an actress. Well, she has reached the first rung of the ladder. She raises a victory garden out West. Well, aren ' t they always looking for new faces and isn ' t a farm a logical place to look? Charlie Leonard is now a lieutenant in the (you guessed it) State Guard. He al- ways was a military man by nature, as proven by the fact that he enlisted in the Air Corps in ' 44. It ' s a great life if you don ' t weaken. Another air-minded voung lad is Dave Pimental. He left M. H. S. in the fall of ' 43 to become one of Uncle Sam ' s fledglings. Our fathers were content to keep their feet on good old terra fir ma (the more finna the less terra!), but not the fellows in the class of ' 44. Peter Becker ' s hostility toward the traffic squad at M. H. S. was amusing in a way. Just a few more rules was what he used to say. He sort of jumped from the frying pan into the fire, though, by join- ing the Navy. Remember Rose Standish, who used to walk over to the Walk-Over Store on Cen- ter Street every afternoon? She formed the walk-over habit, walking over all ob- stacles until she finally walked over her- self as manager and became sole owner of the huge Walk-Over Emporium at Thomas- town.

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IVf emorial High School Class of Forty - Four Si)eaking of celebrities, do you all know the latest? Congratulations are in order for one Lil Banus, who has been Billed as Girl of the Year of Platoon 86, Parris Island. Keep up the good work, Lil. and you ' ll probably become a cover girl or pin-up girl. Well, so what, if you do just get congratulations as long as you know they ' re genuine? If you will recall a boy named Winsor, you will remember that he was one of the quietest boys in school. As he has grown, his independence has expanded. The last he was heard of, someone reported having seen him aboard a ship for distan lands. It is said that he has had more Holmes than five average boys put together. Jack Halahan holds an important political position in Boston. His regular speeches inspire the pupils who are still in Mr. Ashworth ' s Problems of Democracy Class. Jack needed a secretary. He interviewed many and finally succeeded. Although she doesn ' t have all the secretarial qualifications, Jeanne seems to ] Iend-aU situations to his complete satisfaction. Pat Furlan has become a social butterfly. She keeps poor Arnold busy Tripping the light fantastic, although he would rather be back in the Navy, fighting a quiet, peace- ful war. Remember quiet little Ellen Tornari ? Habits formed early last for some time, and we now see her in an elaborate room with half a dozen other middle-aged women, solemnly sipping and testing the different brands of tea. Now, don ' t get me wrong — she married the owner of the business. Beatrice Kvrouz is sitting high and pretty these days. She is a photographer ' s model in New York, where she lives alone and likes it. All we can say is, What ' s the secret of your charm, Beatrice? Do you use ivory, or are vou a swan babv? Mary Moquin always wanted to be a nin-?e and she always liked children : so she now has a job that completely satisfies her from both angles. She is a nursemaid to thirty children, who are refugees in a private home. .She helps them to paddle along in the pool, and she plays with them day after day. Ever since graduation Marge Quelle has been waiting for the day when she can go back west with her good friend Claire Cadorette. That day has arrived, and she is just about ready. But there is one catch. Everyone is wondering whether she will really go or just use this trip as a front and drop off at Tennessee. Natalie Dewhurst, queen of the local swimming pool in the year 1944, has re- cently won the title of America ' s smoothe.st swimmer, replacing Gloria Callan. Bill Boucher is following in the com- bined footsteps of Einstein and Tom Edi- son. The Boucher Research Laboratory, Inc. is doing a tremendous volume of business. Our class will long remember Bill for his brilliant remarks in physics class and his original proofs in geometry and trig. Ted Devlin is a prominent physician in Middleboro. His practice, as well as his bankroll, is steadily growing. (It seems to us that after all that schooling he should be through practicing now, but you know Devlin) . Two competitors in the long-haired field of music are Henry (C sharp or you ' ll B flat) Sullivan and James Kilpatrick. Com- poser Kilpatrick maintains that the young- er generation will revert to the classics in spite of, or maybe because of, the influence of swing. We understand that Mr. Sulli- van ' s piano and violin playing are something to listen to and really enjoy. Maestro Sul- livan has an assistant who sees to it that his fiddle is correctly tuned and that his piano stool is exactly 21 3 4 inches high and 7 2 3 inches from the piano. Roger Harris is now one of the country ' s leading bacteriologists. We well remember his intense concentration for one study per- iod after another on such books as Microbe Hunters and Madame Curie. Woe to the germ under Roger ' s microscope ! The greatest chain of greenhouses and flower shops in the country is now under the direct management and supervision of John Perkins. We understand that John sends the finest orchids obtainable to Miss Caroline Johnson, whom he met in his school days at M. H. S.

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The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1944 NATALIE DEWHURST We, the super-magnaninious seniors of 1944, being the only class to leave M. H. S. sound in mind and body, and realizing that we shall have no further use for our many envied possessions (with the exception of our obvious wings and halos), do ordain and definitely establish this, the last will and testament of our unequalled class, making all other documents (signed at class meetings or elsewhere) completely void. We, the sublime and eminent class of ' 44, do appoint R. Delmar Giberti, the factual owner of Sullivan ' s Apothecary, as our ex- ecutor, knowing full well that he would be the only logical person to carry out the absurd wishes of this immortal class. Firstly, we request that he deliver to the ration board all the tires of the jalopies which the senior boys will not need for the duration. Secondly, we request that he deliver to the class of ' 45 that thumb- worn book of Par- liamentary Law and wish them luck at next year ' s class meetings. Thirdly, we request that he carry out to the best of his ability the following personal bequests : Lnto certain stupid underclassmen, we leave Jack Halahan ' s ability to beat around the bush and come out with the l)ird in his hand. Unto Beanie ( Never a dull moment) Bell, we leave the laboratory, in hopes she ' ll go beserk and blow the joint up. Unto the teachers of M. H. S., we leave a book entitled How to Train Wild Ani- mals, so that the said teachers may learn how to deal more competently with all future freshman classes. Unto anyone who wants them, W alter (Girl-crazy) Lewoczko leaves women. Unto Richard (Drive slowly, that ' s my motto) Tavlor, innocent Chet Smolski leaves that little Blonde Bomber, IMarilyn Demers ; he might as well, since Taylor already has the situation well in hand. Unto Dogface Mills, George (Always in hot water) McLeod leaves his new inven- tion — the unbreakable, unshatterable, and inexpensive lenses which took the said McLeod twelve years to perfect. Unto some lonely junior girls, Jed (Kru- pa) Leighton and Nat (Babyface) Guil- ford leave their dates with the Army. Unto the energetic Watson Baker, we leave Chet Kennedy ' s wit, knowing that W atty will use it to the (ahem) best of his ability. Unto Miss Erickson, we leave a two-way telephone system to assure her that we comprehend that old familiar statement, Now class, you ' ve got to get this; it ' s purely mechanical ; and to assure her that repetition is unnecessary in every class. Unto Jean Shore, we leave demure Pearl Chartier ' s ability to win friends, in hope that the said Jean will be an extrovert rath- er than an introvert. Unto a certain few energetic sophomores (a very few) who wish to ride to the foot- ball games next year (We ' re not promising you ' ll ride back), we leave Jock Murdoch ' s car, which can probably be found in Mr. March ' s backyard. Unto the cast of characters in next year ' s senior play, we leave Ted Devlin ' s accurate eye. Unto Burhead Mitchell, Swivel-hips Sis- son leaves the lengthy corridors of M. H. S., knowing full well that the said redhead can never escape her magnetic charms. Drawn up on this beautiful day of June 13, 1944, — beautiful because it ' s one of the last we shall spend here — is this last and final will of the exalted class of 1944. Signed : Witnessed bv Class Lawyer The little man who wasn ' t there Captain of Basketball Knowing that these will be the last words I shall ever utter, God save me and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the class of ' 44.