Middleborough High School - Timaron Yearbook (Middleborough, MA)

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Joe D ' Elia, and Walter Braley, have received honor medals. They simultaneously spotted and safely direct- ed their ship to a large raft, fifty miles off the coast of Atlanta. On this raft were six people, who did not seem the least bit anxious to be found! These people were: Joanne Lemmo, certified public accountant; Vito Caso ni, an engineer; Linda Card and Joan Barboza, medical sec- retaries; and Danny Perrin, a forester. When asked about the purpose of the excursion, the sixth member of the group, Valerie AAulkern, said that she was trying to discover why certain people could hatch injected hen ' s eggs— medical research or some such thing! Now back to Brink for some local news:— Thank you, Dave. The robbers who held up the local cooperative bank two days ago are still at large. Top banking accountant Elwin Hanson, and four frightened secretaries, Sharon Gaskin, Andy Dill, Nancy Fontaine, and Priscilla Derrick were unable to disclose any valuable information. Donnie Shurtleff, an excellent draftsman, has recently completed the plans for a tremendous dental hygiene building. Dr. Lincoln AAederios and his indispensable dental nurse, Nancy Perkins, will be in charge of the building as soon as it is constructed. Mayor Langlois (who is a Ford mechanic on the side) has announced that the town will grant the request of Dominic Falconeiri, chief garbage collector. Mr. Fal- coneiri ' s salary will soon be raised. Town council mem- bers who voted in favor of this action are Paula Niedz- wiecki, noted dietician; Jerry Pittsley, local sports an- nouncer of WMHS; Steve Priest, electronic engineer; Joan Wright, local music supervisor; Bruce Wiksten, A P Manager; and Bob Perry, fire chief. Curlers are flying! Two new beauty nooks have opened up directly across the street from one another. It ' s Donna Vaughn and Sandy Stulpin versus Mary Lou Robbins and Florence Taylor. Five Middleboro boys have received promotions from the U.S. Navy. They are Charlie Wambolt, Freddy Teceno, Ralph Wilson, Dave Ventura, and Tom Wash- burn. Trudy Morris, nurse; Libby Longworth, entomologist; Ann Guimares, nurse; and Dottie Henderson, happy home-maker; have each won a full five-week course at James Vickery ' s Muscle-Building Club. A new book has recently been published by one of our local people, Arlene Chisholm. Her book is a humorous account of the combined lives of three real nurses, Shelia Casey, Janice Varella, and Barbara Frazier. The story releases personal information about the nurses, such as the identities of their dressmaker. Miss Barbara Cabral; their hairdresser, Brenda Bernier; and their sing- ing teacher, Vincent Gerrior. Miss Connie Crouse, locally employed secretary, re- turned today from her three-week tour of Canada. She relates that while there, she was surprised to see sev- eral former Middleboro residents. In Ontario, she found Betty Amaral and Carolyn Castro, both medical sec- retaries for a respected doctor, and Betsy Saccocia, a successful teacher. In Quebec was Evelyn Breck, solo cellist for the touring Boston Symphony Orchestra. Also in Quebec was Jackie Zilonis, famed ichnologist. The annual meeting of the Sachem Secretaries was held last night at the Red Coach Grill. Plans for the coming year were made. The new board of directors consists of Susan Prescott, Sandy Teeling, Charlotte Thomas, med- ical secretary, Marilyn Chase, Martha Williams, and Carol Shanks, legal secretary. The exclusive nightclub known as Chez Gus and Ken owned by Bob Gasunus and Kenny Martin, looks like it ' s going to be a very popular night spot. Last eve- ning a door prize was awarded. A genuine deer-skin football was given to the one-hundredth customer, Duke Richard, physical education teacher at the high school. Well, Good night, Dave. Good night, Brink. Be sure to tune in next week when Brink will be re- placed by well-known news commentator, Dave Michael. Good night from Stexeco! 28

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Class History All the world ' s a stage . . . On September 10, 1957, 186 pupils from Middle- borough Junior High School and from Assawompset Junior High School showed their faces in Memorial High School, the setting of their four-act drama. It was a warm fall day when the Class of 1961 first started to trudge the stair- ways and corridors of M.H.S. We huddled in little groups of close friends seeking a rock to cling to during those days of ringing bells and stair climbing. For some, this was their first year at M.H.S. Many, however, had thoroughly come to know the building during their stay there after the Bates School fire. Nevertheless, now we are one big family of friends and comrades. Scene one saw the election of officers: Gregory Doyle as president assisted by William Norris, Judith Hale, and Bradford Thomas. Meanwhile, we were looking ahead to see how we might leave behind a glorious record of achievement. We gave special recognition to those of our classmates who emulate these qualities which enable people to live together well, electing Gregory Doyle and Valerie Mulkern to the Silver M. Next we learned of the fearful midyears which we took in stride and successfully conquered, leaving a good record of marks behind. Our social event of the year was the Acquaintance Dance for the in-coming freshmen. This was a very successful affair. As more scenes unfolded, we saw how many fine teachers we had. Despite our homework problems, we grew to like all of them and to appreciate their helpfulness in preparing each one of us for the lifetime role of citizen. ... And the entrances for the next act? Fall of 1958 found the sophomore class shrunk in number from 186 to 157. We still had capable leaders with Gregory Doyle as president and Joan Barboza, Ann Guimares, and Glenna Chase in other official positions. We now were the wise fools who were quite a bit more sophisticated and worldly than the new freshmen. We had the world by a string, and we were pulling for all we were worth. Mr. Deich again welcomed us as our principal and many of our teachers were still with us. We elected Kathryn Jordan and Gregory King to the high honor of Silver M. Many of our classmates were strong members of the athletic teams and some served on the varsity. Also, in fine arts many students entered the Boston Globe Art Competition and were duly acknowledged. We saw some comrades participate in SEMSBA. This showed that our class had special talent in many different areas. Our social project for this year was the dance, Christmas in Space. Mrs. Mathe- son and Mr. Brady as well as Miss Whitty, our class advisor, gave us invaluable help; and we came up with a well-planned, superbly done affair. Again we found our teachers giving us a sound education in our subjects. Now we were ready to take the supporting role in the drama of school life. And one . . . plays many parts. At least Juniors do! Now we were the respected Juniors, only lower than the mighty seniors. Eager actors, we were into everything and were doing everything. A sorrowful spot in our shining future was the loss of our classmates from Lake- ville to Apponequet Regional High School. This was a large blow to our numbers. Now we were 132. However, we still were climbing to new heights in achieve- ments. We obtained our class rings for which we had helped select a standard