Roslindale High School - Yearbook (Roslindale, MA)

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X auclev ille 11111-s. To Nliss Xlartell we leave our sliockecl faces, xvliicli vve put on vvlien slie liancls ont paper lor tlie test xve soineliovv cliclirt liear lier QIIIIIOIIIICL' tlie clav lieliore. To Xlr. Ilartigan vve leave our locker kevs, tl1e frequent loss of vvliicli kept us alter scliool in llooin 12-I a total of nine liours anal tortv-tive niinutes. To Nliss Aznive xve leave a large lioartl to snake life easel - er tli-in-nil lor lier pupils. To Nlr. Ilartin vve leave a sample product of our Finger Nlanuliactuiiiig Cfo.. to vveltl onto liis pupils' liancls i11 event of clire ealainitv. Tlie cle-luxe inoclel carries a sliglitlv liiglier cliarge. To Nlajor Kellv vve leave our liee-oo-tiliul posture, Xvliicli lias been a source of great pricle and satisfaction to llllll. To Nliss Ciogan vve leave a clean lunclirooin. tliereliv giving IIS an op- portunity to trv ont our new smelling salts. To Nliss Keongli xve leave our old report cartls and tests wliicli, if slie eares to linv one ot' our Cfoiisoliclatecl Paper Nlaking Nlacliines, vvill enable her to struggle tlirongli tlie paper sliortage. To tl1e custotlians we leave tliose famous last words. All out . To Nliss Cilliotlv xve leave a self-operating svvitclilnoarcl. Not overlooking Nlr. Donaclio, vve leave llllll a roomfnl of tour-toot soplis. To tlie Aluniors vve leave all our pencils, all our liooks, ancl all Olll' teachers' suspicious looks. to inisquote tlie oltl saving. To tl1e Soplis vve leave tliis o11e last vvorcl of eiicourageinent-only two more vcars to go. Having tlulv tlisposecl of a part of our estate to tlie alioreinentioriecl. we, speaking lor tl1e inclivitlual Seniors, tlo proceed to pass o11 to Olll' successors vvliatever reniains of our lmountv. Donald Daviclson leaves liis puns, after mucli gentle exliortation on the 1. part of liis friencls. xVlll'Il lie agreed. xve took tlie knife out of liis liack. Bettv Grant leaves an unaliriclgecl etlition of lier latest and greatest book. Cfonnnenf PlYH1IJl1f'I'l' le I'll'lIl1Cf1lS en Dix Lecoiis Fc11'il0.S'. NVillie Xie-Kav leaves luis parking space, lieliintl, antl sonietinies in, tlie lnncln-oom. Nlarv Brosnan leaves l1er liigli esteem for tlie U.S. O. Louis Falcone leaves liis liair enrlers. Crace Noonan leaves a clisli of XVllf'llfll'S. Donalcl Oselivvalcl leaves a carloatl ol' liroken liovvling pins ancl wornout allevs. lloseniarie Delanev leaves lier oft useml First Aicl Kit, tlie contents of vvliicli liaving lieen lilierallv appliecl at loin' lllll eliaque jour. lloxvarcl ffapron leaves liis lmantlana. Dave llallalian leaves a lxroacleasting svsteni xvliieli. alas. lie liailecl to llSl' tluring liis lnistorv classes. l,if 'Xlatligan leaves lier eoniposecl explanations. -Iolin Clillis leaves tlie fine exaniple lie set in tlie perforniance ol' exercises in ll2 Ilne past vear. Xlarilvu Kiarnev leaves lier unattainalile liovvling score. .losepli Uvvensileaves luis exceptional collection of lmookvvorrns. Xclelaicle Devlin leaves lier imitation ol' lftlclie Cantor. page fll'f'llllf X

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ol' '42 to glitter in the place ol the vanciuished crown jewels ol lfuropv. The juniors and sophs have certainly turned green with enxv when they watched their predecessors departing this school lite in l eln'uary instead ol in April. The distinguished professions that these relugees lroni lurther stnrlyf ing are entering into are: hutcher hoys, soda ierkr-rs and messenger hoys. The hest ol things eonie to an end. including our lile together- and this scholarly history of eininent personages and stirring events. Sonic ol us will soon adopt a new i-Xhna Xlater, while soine ol ns will he trying to catch the 8:15 for the olfice. hut all ot' us will always think ot the tiines we spent together in Rossie's corridors and classrooms. .-Xnd so to lfveryhody- Xu- atque valel Cloriu F!Ul'l'lllllll- Joseplz C7u'r'n.s Declaring ourselves of sound inind and in full possession ot our laculties. we. the Graduating Class of 19-12. do herewith proceed to hestow upon the tiollowing most fortunate and undouhtedlv grateful persons. the fortune and estate gleaned, gathered. and amassed during the past year-and ot those hlissfullv unaware persons. we ask this one favor-kindly take this down cum grano salisu. t, To Nlr. XVarren we leave a hrand new. unahridged. gilt-covered. leather hound Little Black Rook, so that our heloved headinaster inav hegin anew in his relentless and never-ceasing war against crime. To Miss Neal, who comprises one-halt our Class Advisory Board. we leave a self-operating. air-conditioned. air raid shelter. to he used in event of a had case of gravityis pull on a hottle of nitroglycerine. To Mr. Pickett, who is the other half, we leave a set of six cast iron chairs for the private use of playful or overweight garcons. To Xliss Reilly C1065 we leave a new season of afternoon sessions as quiet, gentle. and peace loving as the past years To Xliss Harrington we leave that which she has long desired -a seasons ticket to the Keith Nleinorial. To Xliss Consodine we leave a rolling pin to help her roll her ris. To Mr. Nlac-Gregor we leave a Great Dane to guard his answer hook and chessinen. and also a deeper understanding and greater love for graphs. To Miss Rice we leave an L4 class that wont even snicker at Ciatullus' Ode To A Dead S,7lII'I'UlL'. thus fulfilling an ainhition which she. no douht. has long felt impossihle. To Nlr. Murray we leave the foothall teain. the hasehall teain. the hockey team, track team, history classes, and a quart hottle of Rroino Seltzer. H To Xliss Cuiney we leave our annual offering - a new edition of Nluxfey. complete with no dates. no presidents. no tariltsi no hattles. no Repuhlieanis. and no footnotes. To Mr. Roche we leave our hewildered expressions-hewildered hv his jokes .... ahein - which sound suspiciously as it they were resurrected'from page izizzwtiwi

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tlinnnie Donovan leaves his conservative neckties which could drown out Lockheed .-Xircraft Corporation. Evelyn Ahdelnour leaves Xliss Sullivan far in the rear. Harold johnson leaves his literal translations. Stella Nlacllonough leaves her greatest source ol worry eher marks, Ed Cfolhy leaves his hair at home. Eleanora Xlonaco leaves the lied Cross on its own two feet. James Allen leaves with the distinction of heing the first and definitely the last to memorize Huxley. Arthur Ililly leaves to hecome a salesman for the XYelch Clrape Alniee Clo. Kev Einneran leaves his newspaper clippings to the Cloverninent to help alleviate the paper shortage. Florence Davies leaves the author with a free hooklet on the gentle art of yitterhuggini. Peter Keleher leaves his chair at a sixty-degree angle. Miriam Purce leaves the gymnasium floor looking like a geometry hook. Cussie DeVasto leaves his lunch checks to the highest hidder. Kennie Sullivan leaves the door on 106. much to the relief of said door. John Sullivan leaves the penalty hox all warmed for the next tenant. Alolm XVaters leaves us on the short end of every argument. XVilliam Harrington leaves Cahriel in the lurch. Connie Brigham leaves a peppermint for the teacher, thus doing away with the old-fashioned apple. Alden Buker leaves the Chess Cluh with no memhership. Paul Bates leaves his latest work. a new unahridged. unadulterated. uu- heard of dictionary. Thomas Boerke leaves a doctor in his sleep. Iohn Prendergast leaves for Lilliput. Kenneth Mc-Cee leaves six feather mattresses. Eva Anderson leaves a recipe for raspherry mittens. Dick Doherty leaves the alarm clock which proved such a great aid ti: him in getting to school at exactly 1.3 seconds after nine every morning. Kathryn Gillis leaves her hooming voice. ably supported hy Ann Newland. In hehalf of the soldiers. sailors. and marines who left our first XYar Class to aid in the defense of our homes and our country. we, the authors of the Class YVill, ask you to say a little prayer for their safe return. Having stripped ourselves. hy our generosity and unselfishness. of all that we have held dear. and passed on to those of our alma mater who are vet to RECEIVE their Nwalking papers . so-called. the very least of our hountv. we, the co-scrihhlers of this immortal document, do herehy affix our names and signatures to this everlasting parchment on the thirteenth day of April. Anno Domini nineteen hundred and forty-two. All rights are reserved. and anv at- tempt hy an imposter. or any group of imposters. to use its contents will he answered hy polite scorn and a load of huckshot. This will. having heen duly witnessed hy our personal ghost writers. is officially ended. Dorothy Iiozfw C'l11I1'lc's I id1r'1' page fzuvzfff-um'