Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

Page 31 text:

Class of F(irty - Nine Twenty-nine CLASS WILL E, the super-brained inteUigentsia, com- monly known as the class of 1949 of Memorial High School, being of completely sound minds and bodies, do hereby ordain and establish this document to be out last will and testament. After the payment of our just debts and fu- neral expenses, we give, devise, and bequeath as follows: I. To the Junior Class we leave the rooms C3, 14, and 15 to be used for homeroom pur- poses. We also bequeath our highly developed senior sophistication and our ability to meet all obstacles that the teachers have strewn in our already littered path. II. To the Sophomore Class we leave our intelligence. With one-quarter of our class in Pro Merito, we feel we can dispense with some of our knowledge acquired along the way. Our valedictorian and salutatorian, Evelyn Banta and Ruth Brehaut, have set goals that every sopho- more should strive for. III. To the Freshman Class we hereby be- queath the courage and perseverance which have carried us through four years of struggle. We also leave them an Emily Post book on etiquette, How to Behave in Public Places, so that they will be better able to fill Senior shoes when they reach that high position. IV. To the incoming class we leave our deepest sympathy and condolences. In a special legacy we leave to future grid men of M.H.S. the fine record which the foot- ball team of ' 48 compiled: winning seven, tying one, and losing one. To the future problems of democracy classes we leave that informative radio program, Town Meeting of the Air. Listen and be enlightened on the problems of the day. We leave to a brave junior, Paul Jones ' s now famous phrase of Can ' t hear you! when some girl with a weak voice recites in Miss Lewis ' English classes. To the freshman girls we leave the remem- brances of those handsome, brawny senior boys which sent them swooning. We only hope the freshmen will make out as well, girls! We leave (to an incoming freshman girl) June Cooper ' s always ready smile with which to dazzle the boys. June ' s friendliness has al- ways been an asset to the class; it cheers you up on the worst of days. Paul Jones and Sue Leonard, those great thes- pians, leave their great job of acting to the leads in next year ' s Senior Play. To the remaining Future Farmers we leave the task of duplicating some of the achieve- ments and honors which our Eugene Warr and Irving Minott attained. Walking through the corridors of many schools is like shopping ( at least you try! ) during Christmas. To be able to keep corridors orderly and clear at all times, no matter what the situation, is a job. We leave to the incom- ing members of the traffic squad the fine job accomplished by its senior members. They real- ly watched over us! If any one has ever attended the meetings of this Senior Class (and there were some exciting ones! ) he would appreciate the terrific task which our president. Page Hardy, had on his hands to keep order. To the presidents of future senior classes we leave Page ' s leadership. Every school has a student or two who pro- vide the laughs. In Ray Moffett and Al Mac- kiewicz we feel that we leave two pairs of shoes which will be hard to fill. In a special legacy Dot Carver, the quietest girl in the class, leaves her sobriety to some raucous sophomore girl. We hope it won ' t be wasted. Esther Dunham ' s expert leadership as drum majorette has been a great help to this year ' s band. We leave her baton ability to the new drum majorette and hope she does as well. We leave to a prospective Master of Cere- monies the humorous anecdotes which Curt Os- borne used while introducing the speakers from our various speech classes in assembly. In a special legacy Phyllis Souza and Mai McManus leave their incomparable ability to get into trouble (especially in Mr. Allen ' s Prob- lems Classes) to Joan Zilonis and Eleanor Gates. We know these girls won ' t waste it. Every class has in its fold some person who is considered to be in a class by himself. We don ' t know its field, but we leave to a few of the sophomore bovs the particular and peculiar ab ' l ' ty of Craig Matheson. We nominate and appoint Walter G. Hicks executor of this Last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands to this our Last Will and Testament this twenty-fourth day of May, A.D. 1949. Class of ' 49 The foregoing was signed by said class of ' 49 and at its request and in its presence and in the presence of each other, we hereunto sub- scribe our names as attesting witnesses. Judge: L. Francis Callan, Jr. Deputy Chief: Charles Rogers Deputy Sheriff: Adnah Harlow w

Page 30 text:

Twenty-eight Memorial High School Joanne Richmond wrote us recently that she and her wealthy importer husband have just opened a gift and antique shop on Charles Street in Boston. A feature of their unusual shop is tea at four each day, served by Joanne to pros- pective customers. Ellen Grantham is now managing her own taxi business in Brockton. She still has her old green Dodge, but uses it only as a fill-in. As in the old days, Ellen has many passengers. Jean Phillips was our first married girl in the class of 1949. We are glad to report that she is continuing the habit of chucking things. William Phinney, by pulling a few strings, is now in the New York Philharmonic Orches- tra. We still recall how Bill fiddled while the teachers burned. Betty Woodward plays first clarinet in the Boston Symphony Orchestra and occasionally takes over Mr. Churchill ' s classes at M.H.S. We all remember Betty ' s hearty handshake. Craig Matheson has become well known as a beauty contest Judge at Atlantic City. We wonder if his judgement is ever influenced by his June experience. Rosemary Richmond, that most demure member of our class, has done an about-face and is now an authority on outdoor sports. She was instrumental in having a ski lift installed on Indian Hill. Bill Taylor is now teaching mathematics at Smith College. Who says our cheerleaders don ' t influence a man ' s life! On the side Bill coaches the girls in softball. Eva Travers is secretary to our new senator, John Alger. She secured this job by remember- ing that we once had a Republican president. The new National Farm Agent for this sec- tion of the country is EUGENE Warr. It was through Gene ' s lecturing on the subject that the other members came to realize there are things in Agriculture other than the farmer ' s daughter. Curtis Osborne, a graduate of Bates Col- lege, is now on the faculty of Memorial High School. Although Curtis intends to go on to bigger things, he says this is one experience he ' ll never forget. Chief customer of the Miami branch of the Hardy Stores is Jeanne Buisson, who is also one of the largest stockholders in the Hardy Company. The central store of this widely known chain is here in Middleboro. Dorothy Carver is still going her quiet but very efficient way as a secretary for the Pro- vonche Insurance Company. We suspect that she ' s a secretary in name only; actually she prob- ably runs the business. Never mind, George. Women are like that! Herbert Holmgren, graduated some years ago from Northeastern, is now working for the state. He has his C.P.A. and is more or less a watchdog of the state treasury. Ronald Craig, a graduate of the Massachu- setts College of Pharmacy, has opened a chain of drug stores, The Craig Medicine Cabinets, Inc. There ' ll be some competition for the Hardy Chain, we foresee. Sally Alden, head secretary at the local Co operative Bank, has been working her way up since High School days. She says she ' s going to make Millions!! Eugene McManus, our war veteran who joined the class of ' 49, is now running an air- line transport business right here in Middleboro — our first airport. Lots of luck. Gene! Lois Cole, one-time card girl for Mr. Thomas, acts as librarian at Mt. Holyoke Col- lege during the school year. In the summer she operates a small dude ranch in N. Middleboro.

Page 32 text:

Thirty Memorial High School CLASS OF 1950 THIS is the class of 1950, one of the largest in M.H.S. history We were the first to pay class dues, which makes our treasury HUGE We hope to carry on the honors you 49 ' ers have made. President Raymond Wood Vice-President Bruce Matheson Secretary Elizabeth Howard Treasurer Patricia Dodge Maybe our class isn ' t actually the best, now, but give us a little time and patience! After much debate, we decided on our present system of paying class dues. Our capable collectors Alan Lindsay, Frances Jones, Paul Callan, Caro- lyn Alger, Paul Roberts, and Marjorie Smith make collections of 50 cents every Wednesday morning before school. Ahem ... It is indeed a pleasure to pay such a paltry sum for so worthy a cause. In our system, a student will have paid $10 by the end of the senior year. It was noted that our dues should go to the personal graduation expenses instead of the in- dividual paying them. Our Junior Prom, was held on Friday, April 29, with Ned Barry and his New Englanders. We may proudly report that all went well, and all our expenses have been paid. Raymond Wood is our president. He cuts a line figure standing on the stage directing our thoughts into motions. His most frequent re- mark is The meeting is in order. You have probably noticed that our so-called chief execu- tive does not appear in the picture of the class officers. This is because he was sick at the time, an occurrence much lamented by us ' 50 ' ers. Vice-President Bruce Matheson did a highly praised job on our Junior Prom. He was in charge of our orchestra and open dates com- mittees. When asked about people on his com- mittee, he replied I am my own committee. Bruce packs a lot of punch in his sixty-five inches. Secretary Betty Howard looks very poised as she reads off the minutes of the previous meet- ing. She had charge of our class ring commit- tee. Betty is an excellent athlete and still finds time to be a Junior Pro Merito student. Pat Dodge is our treasurer. She certainly should be commended. Pat was a one man gen- eral manageress of the Prom. It ' s the finan- ces that count, she says. She also finds time to be an expert piano player for the A Capella Choir. By the end of our years, we hope to draw ud a plan for unification of school publications. A photographer is going to be on the job this summer. We want some interesting pictures for our Yearbook. As a parting shot, our motto might be defined thus: We are aiming for a star . . . perfection. Barbara Armstrong