Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys - Bostonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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E MAILQH Q 41 V RKHAPJ SPEHQEZ YOU FRESI-IMEN WILL FIVE LETTER NEVER L EARN' ALLE Ar? E R H JAY LEFT END? T T Y LEFT IWO JRR, . ' X ai! Qffw if E TO DO IVIOR STUDYINGI C RRR by A I I-IADDA RE S V n O f Wd IWONDER I-IOM PELLY NNOULD HANDLt THIS' AT 5 Au. oval New X' xkqj.. OQAY M5 ,-1.21 iz Nl X O N-I V 1X X JUNE

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'T HAPPENED TO SEPTEMBILR 1941 Hallelujah' School rs ofhclally open A we open the door we can see the fates of our fellow students gleammg wlth hap pmess as they are about to bepm a new sea son of the beloyed bnoklearnmg., patrolmen are named These ln ease you haven t heard are the boys of R M H 9 w o have been seleeted to guide the students rush ing to thexr next elass A meetmp, of the Bmfonzan staff IS held and the future yournalxsts are ehosen The publxc speakmg classes begm under the able g,u1d ance of Mrs McGrath The fresh men are surprlsed when they hear musle b mg played 1n the lunch room The ofheers m drnll are chosen OL TOBl:R 1941 Hooray' Our football team has won nts first g,ame of the season lt overwhelmlngly defeated Commerce High by a seore of 13 0 At thns rate we ought to be among., the lead ers at the close of the season Our frxend Hashxan has b en made ehalrman of the Assembly Commxttee Boston Herald Book Fanr 15 held at the Boston Garden All pupnls wrshmg to attend thus lnstructxve assembly wlll be QIVCH a pass by Mr Masterson to be excused for the day We have always wondered how thls school would look wnth nobody ln It EXTRA' Bu, new s' The freshman of our sehool hav. yust learned whleh 1 then' r13.,ht foot and whnth ns thenr left Our drnll ought to be great now NOVEMBER 1941 Hooray abaln' Our football team ust defeated Mechame Arts Hush by vlctory Boy are we rollmg., along' e have our plctures taken for our lxfe eards hh ' V ' The Bovlonmrz eomes out Boy what an xssue' The edntorxal board ought to be congratulated for the superb work It has put mto th1s pubhcatnon The students of R M HS contrnbute toward 60 the presentatxon of a snlver plaque for a new battleshxp whnch L9 to be launched under the name of the Massachusetts T e puplls are gxyen a chance to purchase Defense Savmzs Bonds on Frrday afternoons Thls ns another move toward the smashmg of our eommon enemy onee and for all Mem orlal retrets the departure of Messrs Dugan Butters Golden Murray and Iaaxon who have been transferred to other schools Mr Flynn IS appomted Vocatlonal Counselor We begun to get wenghed and measured by Dr Korb The Musxc Apprcclatlon Club a new orgamzatlon IS formed under the 1.,u1dance of Mr Gross John Mezlan IS chosen Fdator m Chxef of the school Year Book DECEMBER 1941 VUAR' The tragle news IS the sole topxc of eonyersatnon at Roxbury Memorlal thus month j1pans attack on Pearl Harbor forces the President to ask Congress to de clare war on japan Mr Masterson, know mg, that thls speech will be of great xmport anee arranges 1 lomt assembly wnth the bnrls m whmeh we wall be glven the opportumty to hear thxs momentous speech The pat rolmen beg thexr eaptams to change thexr posts to 440 In case you are mterested 440 IS a gurls room We haxe our first aar raxd alert and at proves that we are well pre pared for whateyer mxght happen Some thang., new has been added The Musle Appreentnon Club meets m 1 lomt meetms, wlth the Musne Club of Gnrls Memornal JANUARY 1942 Those lueky mdnuduals the football play ers recenve bexutnful green and gold sw eaters A meetmg of the Jumor Arr Rand War dens 1S held 1n Room 500 and the response IS mstantaneous Semor assembly for the candndates for the class oihces they are gxven the opportunnty to alr therr opmlons The result of the electrons are Pres1dent Gerald Mrzmoanv ANNUAL, june 1942 1 Q' U S A T . V Y V , A i u n h v- ' v' . . ' ' ' v' 1 v - e U L I . . f 1 -' ' 7 The ' . ', I I x ' W ' ...... - , A . , A . . ' ' l ' ' A u v x 4 1 . - I 7 . ' . ....... . . ' I K .,......,.,.. ' ' 3 7 ' 7 Q- Y I . ..... q 1 U v ' L ' 'B ' . . V Q V . i . . , ' , , . . . 1 , I , . - A . . . . . . 'l '. t 7 - . , y - - - , . A 7 A 4 . ' and companion for the past six years, jacob ' ' ' . y ' . v 2 i . - , . V A , . x I l' Y . ' . Y 1 . . . - Y . 'f A Y A . . K 1 ' L l I 7 . . 7. , Y . . , I 7 , . .s..... - . Y Y. , Y - . . , V Y . I - .,.,, a 7 Y.. . Y - ' Yi ' 1 3 ' . . . . , A I --'V ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' v v s g v r - y ' ' ' . - Y. .Q , . , . . V V l rl ' , ' ' ' - ' ' v' f r- . . . j . y - - '. V an 8-0 , , ' . 1 ' , f . ' y , V ' , , wr . . . . ' I . - E - . , Ohh . . . !,, .. , ' , y A ' ' ' ....... D 7 , - . . . A 3 V tv, . . ' . . ' , ' . ' , ' a 'A A-1

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IT HAPPENED TO US 'v1arg1l VICC Presndent Jack Brennan Secre tary Trelsurer Robert Webber Lxccutne Commxttee Bernard Sheeter and Robert Clarke Semors are Z.,1YL.l'1 the opportumtv to fill out the1r aeh1eyement cards for the Year Book Many of the pup1ls feel d1s mal because of the paper shortage The teachers are ordered to g1ye fever eycamma txonsl FEBRUARY 1941 Thxs month starts ff vuth a ba L, BANG' The pxctures are taken for the Year Book at thc Wmn Studno Those dreaded personalnty marks are filed out by the teachers Hayen t you not lced how the co operat1on and manners of many pup1ls haye suddenly changed for the better? A Vxetory Book Campa1e,n be gms 1n our school We are g1y en pernaas s1on by the School Comm1ttee to plav basket ball 1n school lnstead of the regular Var1ety Show presented annually by boys vuth talent we were shovxnmoucs The ma1n feature was The Last Of The N1oh1eans Mr Campbell calls for baseball re cru1ts The dr1ll capta1ns drayy for place ment 111 the 1nd1v1dual competmye dr1ll t be held 1n Apr1l MARCH 1942 The annual Herald Traveler Spellmg Bee IS held 1nd1v1dual dr1ll IS held 1n he drill hall under the 3,u1danec of Cxptam Kelley Ten boys from each rc5,1ment arc chosen as wmners An out of school Sport Dance lb held 1n one of the luxur1ous hotels of Boston The pr1ce per couple 15 S125 All semors FCCCIXIDQ, B or better 1n Amer1can h1story are gnen an opportu n1ty to enter a contest at wh1c1'1 the w1nner yx1ll be presented w1th a Vashmgton Frank l1n Medal The wnnner of th1s contest w1ll not be announced unt1l graduauon mbht Pxctures of the clubs are taken for the Tfar Book APRIL 1942 All semors who have a pos1t1on awantmg 62 them outs1de may leaye school The r sponse was fYI'NIFll1l01lX Mr Campbell calls for baseball reerults Th1s year as 1n former years Coach Campbell hope to have a team vnhxeh mll excel not only 1n baseball but also 1n sportsmanshnp NX e feel confadent that h1s des1re w1ll be fulfilled XX e can say th1s because We haye seen hovs the sportsmanshxp of our football and hockey has excelled that of many other schools Heres WlS11ll1g the team a successful season Pr1ze dr1ll held the week before yacatnon The battle 19 elose but a colonel lncutenant colonel and three mayors are chosen for each reg1ment MAY 1942 Class Day IS held ln the m1ddle week of the month Class superlatnes and a proph ecy wr1tten by the Y ear Book staff lS read by the enterta1ners Many of the pup1ls take a lots of rlbbms, but they really shovs the1r sportsmansh1p bv not bemg offended lvhsterson PCFITIIIS all semors to lLlNC school semors who eontnbute thelr drxll umforms to the school are perm1ttcd to leaye school for the rema1nder of the year N1emor1al partakes 1n Memonal Day Ilxerenses The boys come to school 1n full dress on th1s day JUNE 1942 Thls IS the month when the schoolboy pa rlde takes place one of the most 1mportant me dents of the year Captam lxelley after the parade pralsed the boys yery highly I quote from the Captam The shovsmg wh1ch you boys gaye th1s year was one of the greatest and best ey er shovyn by the boys of Memor1al Boys Im proud of you' The momentous moment arrues Gradua t1on IS held 1n our school aud1tor1um The presentatnon of the Nlvashmgton Frank l1n Medal 15 awarded to an unsuspeetmg, sen1or A cup showmg, that he IS the most popular and all around fellow of the year IS awarded to one of the semors of our alma mater We are now alumm' A fond farewell t 3 1 MEMORIAL ANNUAL, Iure 1942 A 'S ' y 5 . 1 .V v l e- - 1 '- ' 'Q '- '. 5 .. . T b , ' ix x 1 s T . v y , .. I Y Vx . V K 1 ' ' . 'svn a v 's v' -- v ' . , . V , V . .- . , . ,, -v x Y ' l , V Y . f ' V' ' . 5 U y y V . ,, a IS Q . o ' , 3 yr- ' ' 4 1 y 1 v 1 ' E , , V - ri Y 'Y 1 a Y ' - ,... T , Y , I - I ' Y V Y . - ., . 7 X Y V , 1 1 - ...,Mr. ,' s vs vs s v V- . ' 1 ,Z 1 - , . ,, X -x ,. early for the remamder of the day' .. All 'I 5 7 A I n 1 . . . I . , . , . 1 - - ' 'Y ' O I 1' A s . - v v ' ' , , A - . . . . , 1 1 - xv' Q , , , 1 V , V -7 . , A , ' - - . X . U Y. .. , ' ' ' ' ' y v ' v V , . l n 1 1 Y V Y . Y .. ,, . , H ,. ..... , , I ' - 'v - Y- - 7 U - - U W - ., ,, i . . .7 l , ' . 7 . , .I O 1