Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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Memorial High School 4 Class of Forty - Five jzuiirr. Miss Barbara Stanhope directed the play, assisted by Nan Kendall. Members of the cast were Richard Drake, Leon Corsini. .lean Bissonnette, Mimi Thompson, Char- lotte Snow, Georgina Alger. Murray :Xl- berts. Kenneth XYilbur. Alfred XYilniont. june Moffett, Fred Perry. lithel Sullivan. l'byllis Green. .lane Keith. Marion Travis, and l.ois Ferry. Costumes worn at re- hearsals rivaled the performance costumes in originality: old evening gowns. house- eoats, bedroom slippers and bare feet all contributed to an unusual bizarre effect. On the Big Night the cast played to a full house and an appreciative audience. Or- chids go to the unsung heroes behind the curtains who supplied props. prompted, helped in the dressing rooms, and applied makeup. Gloria Anternoits, Marion An- gers, june Kitchell, Marjorie Moody, and Isabelle Kennedy were everywhere at once. doing whatever was needed. XVeston San- ford was in charge of lights and pulled the curtain. Dot Davis not only worried about all personal props but was responsible for getting everyone on stage at the proper time. Nan Kendall and janet Fickert helped us over some rough spots with their quick prompting. Wihile the SCll',lt'llI was Georgina .AXlger's problem. the yearbook was Dick Drake's. These important honors could not have been voted to more capable seniors. The class will long remember the special yearbook assembly program with Ronald Mills leading his chorus girls through an unusual routine. Nan Kendall and Dick Drake share valedic- torian honors, while Georgina Alger is salu- tatorian. Dorothy Davis, Murray Alberts and Charlotte Snow have honor essays. Toward the end of our senior year a greater victory was won in Germany. Many of our boys are already helping to defeat our other enemy, and we know that we are all at war until we are all at peace. To the boys of M. H. S. who are already serving on land, and sea and in the air we wish a speedy and victorious return. To those who will go soon we say, Good luck, and God bless you!

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Memorial Higlx School f Class of Forty - Five History of the Class of 1945 LOIS FERRY For its freshman year the Class of '45 got under way with Bob Maranville and Ronald Mills president and vice president respectively. Nan Kendall started her long career as class secretary, and Georgina Al- ger was elected treasurer. VVith sports, socials, and school work the class soon be- gan to win its place in the sun. During the sophomore year Murray Al- berts left to attend Qld Lyme Academy. VVhen he returned to M. H. S., the Acad- emy promptly closed. NVhether Murray had weakened the structure of the school or had been supporting it would be hard to say. Rita Quagan, class of '41, was wel- comed into our class in the fall of '42. She had been held back by ill health and de- serves a medal for her courageous come- back. -lohn Pignatarro of Carver had been attending Plymouth High, but in his second year he saw the error of his ways and switched to Memorial High. Perhaps Gor- don Dempsey's example pointed the way, be- cause Gordon transferred in his freshman year. .lean Bissonnette. Ethel Sullivan, Georgina Alger, El-eanor Bell, and Helen Tarr started Varsity basketball and hockey. The officers who served for the sophomore year were john Brooks, president: Leon Corsini. vice president: Georgina Alger, secretary: and Nan Kendall, treasurer. Bob Maranville was re-elected president of the junior class, with Ronald Mills serv- ing again as vice president, and Nan Ken- dall as secretary. Helen Martin was treas- urer. lVilliam Marra entered the Navy at the end of his junior year. Bill will re- ceive his diploma in june because of extra credits he had piled up in school, and credit for Govermnent Service. Edward Powell, who also entered the Navy, is working for his diploma, which he will get soon. September, '44, the month of the Big VVind, saw us slightly in the dark. Every senior seriously impaired his eyesight doing homework by oil lamp. The Traffic Squad patrolled the dark corridors, candle in hand, escorting little Wanderers back to their home- rooms. Our senior members of the Squad were Richard Drake, james McQuade, Ralph Spurrier, VVinthrop XVinberg, Fran- cis Gill, Miriam Thompson, Arthur Mit- chell, Gordon Dempsey, Arthur Gomes, and Georgina Alger. Ronald Mills opened the first class meeting as the new senior presi- dent. Vice President Art Mitchell added much to the meetings by his alert efficiency and bright-eyed attention to detail. Nan resumed her secretarial duties. and Helen Martin was again elected treasurer. Ralph Spurrier, james McQuade, jean Bissonnette. and Helen Martin served as president. vice- president, s-ecretary. and treasurer of the Student Council. Football was the brightest part of school during our sunny autumn weeks. Ably captained by Bulldozer Mills and Flash Mitchell. our snappy team converted many a near defeat into victory. Ralph Spurrier, already a celebrity in politics, played for the first time. Other letter men are Leon Corsini, Manuel Silvia, Arthur Gomes, Ron- nie Mills. Art Mitchell, ,and XVinnie XVin- berg, Al Iampietro. who played half-back, is now with the U. S. Navy, helping defeat Japan. Cheers for the cheering squad are also in order. Led by Ethel Sullivan, these girls loyally cheered our team in victory and defeat. At the football social Sully was elected Football Queen. The seniors, Mimi Thompson and jean Bissonnette, were also members of the squad. lVith the help of Thanksgiving, Friday night socials, and weekends we somehow lasted until Christmas. At this time the Red Cross collected materials to go over- seas for children in bombed cities. Dorothy Davis and VVeston Sanford assisted Chair- man Nickie Garafalo in collecting pencils, crayons, pens, erasers. and other equipment. At the Christmas assembly a group of Glee Club in-embers, including Richard Drake. Fred Perry, Ethel Sullivan. and Miriam Thompson, sang some special L'hristmas music. The music provided a background for Lois F erry's and Kenneth VVilber's read- ing of the Christmas story. Sully led the carol singing, which closed the program. Shortly after the New Year, rehearsals began for the senior play. Pride' and Pre-

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Memorial High School 4 Class of Forty - Five Prophecy of the Class of 1945 NICHOLAS GARAFALO RALPH SPURRIER Barbara Shaw has acquired fame by go- ing to Hollywood and becoming an actress. She is featured in the Dimples series. Arthur Gomes looks impressive in his uniform and his lieutenant's bars. These are ample evidence of his diligence, ex- hibited in his last year at M. H. S., wh-en he made the first team without previous ex- perience. John Morrison and June Kitchell own the world-famous Giberti's Apothecary. They took it over when Mr. Giberti retired in 1965. The last we heard, business was buzzing. Mitch and Sully have found success and are happily married. They are making their home in Dublin, Ireland, where Art is a U, S, consul. Greg Sowyrda is the own-er of a chain of push carts in New York City. It seems that his afternoon job at high school did much for his future success. During his four years of high school, Eddy Jacobs worked all hours of the day. He claims it paid, for he has recently retired for life. Charlotte Snow is playing in the All- Girl Orchestra , heard every Sunday evening at '10 P. M. She is the Golden-Toned Flutistf' the leading lady of the group. Peter Massa has signed up with the Bos- ton Red Sox as their first baseman. VVe hear he got his practice playing for the C. Y. O. George Morris, Popeye,,' as he is always called, has taken over a spinach factory, and business is booming. It is A1nerica's turn to produce the t'Supermen. VVatson Baker's past experiences at VV il- liam Eggers and his ability to solve many of their problems have come in handy in VVatty's ' life. Watson has graduated from Dartmouth, and latest reports say that he is teaching Mathematics in Pleasantville, Connecticut. ln a small community in New Hampshire, amid the hum of buzzing saws, we see John Pignatarro. He has his own lumber camp PHYLLIS GREEN VVINTHROP XVINBERG and is putting his famous Pignatarro strength C equivalent to the strength of three menj to good use in answer to the acute man short- age. lf any of you happen to be passing through Sleepyville, Ohio, be sure to take the local busg for there you will behold Murray Alberts, excelling in his favorite sport, driving. VVe hope that he has learned by now. Thomas Weston Edison Sanford has smashed the atom, invented a revolutionary electricity-saving bulb and developed rock- et power to its last-word stage. XVe hope he will be a notable chemist some day. There is a fairly profitable goat farm in northern Massachusettsg Ralph Spurrier, proprietor. Good luck to you. Ralph, and don't drink too much goat milk. lf you could catch a glimpse of the main attraction at the Stork Club in New York, you would find Victor Zakarian, 'fthe Mighty Midget, engrossed in a heated game of Moda, Look! Up in the sky - it's a bird - it's a plane! Yes, with Captain Gordon Demp- sey at the controls, doing a chandelle. His nation-wide fame has brought him many a fat fee, plus some broken bon-es from a few unplanned crashes. Kenneth Wilbur's printing business is a money-making concern. Ken still remem- bers Miss Erickson's earnest pleas to pay attention in class, and is striving energeti- cally to prove his worth. Forest-Ranger Donald Pearson is in Min- nesota, enjoying the experiences he is en- countering in fulfilling his life-long ambi- tion. VV e hope he finds th-e chipmunks good company. There is a well-known proprietor of an equally well-known night club -- this isn't Millsie. There is a well-to-do grocery man- ager down at the local A 81 P - this isn't Millsie. Now there is a famous lawyer in New York who hasn't lost a case. He is famed for his renowned wit and wisdom --