Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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Class of Forty -Nine Twenty-three

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Twenty-two Memorial High School HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 49 Donald Selenius DOES History Repeat Itself? John Winthrop, the principal founder of our beloved Massachusetts, was born in 1588; he died in 1699- He created the charter and machinery of government of our state and acted almost continuously as governor until his death. Page Hardy, our class president, has led our class for the past four years. He was inaugu- rated in our freshman year and re-elected for the past three consecutive years. Page has in- troduced and carried out class policies very con- scientiously these past years. He has had his hands full being faithful to God, home, school, and (last but not least) Jeanne. During our freshman year we had as vice-president that man about town Bob Jones with Carol Baker as secretary and Jean Phillips as treasurer. A century ago the Forty-niners traveled by oxcart to California in search of gold; but John Alger uses a high powered car to travel in win- ter and spring from Center Street to M.H.S. to fulfill his duties as senior vice-president of the class of ' 49 — and to Irene! He probably will use the same high powered transportation to rush to and from Dartmouth College. It was in 1849 when Millard Fillmore abol- ished imprisonment for debt. It was in 1949 when Paul ( gimme the money ) Jones was out for treasurer. Elected also for the past three years, it was Paul, who had charge of the class finances and kept us out of debt. Leila Marsden, who was elected secretary, is said to be compared in beauty to Marie Antoin- ette. The famous queen lost her head at an early age, but Leila seems to hold her head well, but her heart is lost on the rocks . She has done a very competent job as secretary the past three years. Carlton Gammons was vice-president of the class during the sophomore and junior years and ably iilled the duties of that office. The Free Soil Party was prominent in 1849. In 1949 the Future Farmers of America stood out. Senior members of this organization are Ronald Gene Warr, Irving Sunny Minott, Richard Morse, Bill Byrne, Dave Ethier, and George ( the life of a tramp ) Davis. These fellows have been a credit to the organization with the many awards they have won in con- nection with their activities. The French and Indian War is thought to have been a test of America ' s ability to survive. The students of the class have endured and seem to have survived the four years of testing, guidance, and homework which the teachers have handed out to them. The students who surrived with high marks have become mem- bers of the Pro Merito. John Alger is president of the Middleboro chapter; Evelyn Banta, who is the class valedictorian, is vice-president; Edna Leonard is secretary; and Curtis Osborne is treasurer. Ruth Brehaut, a member, is the class salutatorian. The Pro Merito established a jun- ior organization for the first time on sponsored various activities. The members were given their pins by the Kiwanis Club of Middleboro. Among the many pupils taking part in extra- curricular activities who deserve special credit is one Gloria Nichols, who has been Editor of the Sachem and the Newswriters ' Club. She is also a cheerleader. Each year the class meetings have been held according to parliamentary procedure, thus pre- paring Richard Jefferson, Carlton Gammons, Rocky Savas, and others for political jobs in the future. Louis Carvallo and his orchestra played at our Junior Prom. The Senior Play was George Washington Slept Here , a comedy presented on December 10, 1948. The members of the cast included Richard Jefferson, Paul Jones, Sue Leonard, Dot Welsh, Curtis Osborne, Betty Woodward, Sylvia Cosseboom, Carlton Gam- mons, June Cooper, Charlotte Leonard, Donald Thomas, Ray Moffett, Page Hardy, Allen De- mers, Pat Skahill, Shirley Churchill, and John Alger. John Richmond and John McManus had charge of sound effects and lighting. Prompters were Emily Small and Jeanne Buisson. Chair- man of the ticket committee was Ruth Brehaut. Jerry Tripp was chairman of the stage setting committee. Publicity agents were Stan Sawicki, Stetson Thomas, and Iraki i Savas. Sally Alden was chairman of the makeup committee. A party was enjoyed by the members of the cast after the play. This history of the Class of 1949 is written proof of the fact that History repeats itself. Our motto is Success Is Our Destiny. It is the earnest wish and prayer of your historian, that every member of the class will attain suc- cess, and that the destiny or goal of each one be a reward of honor if not in this world at least in the great beyond.

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Twenty-four Memorial High School CLASS PROPHECY Sylvia Caswell, Craig Mat hewn, John McManus, Eleanor Washburn YOUR prophets see in their crystal globes the loilowing: Vic iYLViA is Union Labor Leader for the enij loytes ot the A P stores. Vic rose from the ranxs and is credited with one ot the most ehe .tive, lowest aues systems of any union in tHe country. Anibal Montrond has become a trans- Atlantic airline pilot. As a hobby lie designs and tests new jet planes for his company. Miss Lakeville of ' 49, Edna Leonard, car- ried out the tradition of this title by getting happily married shortly after graduation, all ot which proves that Mrs. Moore ' s training leads to great reward. The class produced one historian, Joyce Hopkins, who by thorough study has discov- ered a remarkable resemblance between a cer- tain Indian massacre and first period lunch. The class reunion will be held at Bob ' s Diner, which is owned and operated by Theresa Far- ley and her husband. It was her out-of-town interest that resulted in this career for Theresa. Susan Leonard, who always did have a knack for gathering news, (see 1949 issues of the Sachem ) now has a position with the New York Herald Tribune. She has just started us- ing her by-line. The class produced a progressive young law- yer in the person of John Alger, who has recently opened an office right here in Middle- boro. John is also making a name for himself in the political world as candidate for state senator. Joe Gomes is busy out West now where he has become a very successful mining engineer. Joe has managed to find time, however, to win the West Coast Gliding Contest and will prob- ably win the Eastern event also. In New York we find Stuart Butler en- gaged in the field of television. Because of his physics and electronics background, Butler has been able to do much in the research on tech- nicolor television. John Richmond is another who has reached the top in his profession, that of optometry. John always did have an eye for an attractive proposition. Leonard Brackett we find working in Florida as a landscape engineer. He has com- pleted several big jobs for some of the seaside hotels, but confesses that the bathers distract his attention and thus slow the progress of his work. Donald Selenius as of last month became production manager for General Motors in one of their Detroit factories. Having worked a few years in the automobile industry, he rose quick- ly to foreman and then to his present position. He was voted by the women workers a s the only man who can put us in our places — and he aoes just that, too. Robert Perkins is successfully employed as a commercial artist. A number of his class- mates have consulted him on the shape of things in the art world. We always thought Sylvia Dutra would become a taxi driver, but we find she has set- tled down instead to a career of Art. George Cowan (a former outstanding F.F.A. member) after years of hard work on several farms, has been appointed the head of Industrial Farming at the State Farm in Bridge- water, Massachusetts. George Davis is another who has made good in agriculture. George, our former great football star and F.F.A. members, is now in business for himself, raising chicks and selling them in the market. His establishment is called Merry ' s Country Chickery. Arden Peterson has become legal secre- tary to one of the well known lawyers in this region. Even with such a weighty position, Arden still finds time to vacation in Hyannis and acquire another of her well-known tans. Richard Houghton, one of our class of ' 49 graduates, has recently found an enviable position for his ten-year old band — at the Stork Club, no less! Robert Jones, better known as Sharpie , never has been able to settle bet wen his two old interests, music and girls. He has dealt with the dilemma effectively, however, by becoming manager of Phil Spitalny ' s All Girl Singing Orchestra. The last we heard from DiCK Strautman, he was still in the navy, seeing the world. As the old saying goes Like father, like son. Bob Sherman, a prominent athlete in the class of ' 49, is receiving the best wishes of his friends on the opening of a very up-to-date sporting goods store. This, with his business interest in the Boston Braves, will keep Bob hooping, we predict. Joyce Nickerson, the talkative lass of our senior class, now has her own fifteen minutes on the Brockton station, WBET. You guessed it! She ' s now runner-up to Hedda Hopper!