Searles High School - Yearbook (Methuen, MA)

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1936 METHUEN HIGH SCHOOI DAVID A. FRASER Modesly becomes a young man. David is one of the quietest boys in our class, going about his school work efficiently and without fuss and always ready to help a classmate in need. Keep up the good work, Dave. FRED JOSEPH FREIJE Orchestra 2 , Render unto all men their due, but remember thou art also a man. Fred always has a ready and helping word. We hear that he is one of the sheiks of the class of 1936, althougfh to our knowledge he has avoided the wiles of the feminine members. For how long, 'lFred? HELEN RUTH F URNEAUX Blue and White Staif 4 Class Prophet Year Book Committee 4 Mind cannot follow it nor words express N her infinite sweetness. Popular, sweet, sincere, a good student,- here comes Helen. She has worked diligently for all class affairs and the success of our R-ed Cross drives. Her loyal and pleasant friendship will al- ways please us. Shall we call her favorite subject and hobby English ? DOROTHY MABEL TURNER A merry heart doeth good like medicine. Dorotl1y's blus-hes and her giggles can be seen and heard in her homeroom almost any morning. Her chief enjoyment is the movies, and she is always able to fzive you a line on this one or that one. May your hopes for the future be fulfilled, Dot I 21

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METHUEN HIGH SCHOOL was I GEORGE ENGLISH Traffic Officer 4 Basketball 3, 4 Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it. George is one of the most popular boys in our class, and his shy manners deceive none of his friends. Friendly, and with a keen sense of humor he has borne the brunt of jokes from teachers and pupils alike about-! He showed his good sports- manship in the baseball and basketball games, and also joined in social affairs. ZOLA M. FARRIS And she was fair as is the rose in May. Peppy and gay, Zola leads a merry life with her many social functions. She is an interested mem- ber of the Art Department. Her fair appearance has made many of us notice her. Au revoir, Zola! MILDRED FEUGILL But common quiet is mankind's concern. Reserved and silent in spite of her ready smile, Mildred has given the majority of our class the chance to knlow her well. She partakes of outdoor exercise to a great extent, and her healthy com- plexion proves this. Happy days, Mildred! ANNE FRANKLIN Senior Play 4 Society, saith the text, is the happiness of life. Easy-going, sociable, and pleasure-loving Peggy has secured, during her years at high school, a long list of friends and good de-eds. If you don't like Peggy, you are violating a class tradition. Keep right on smilingg, Peg. 20

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METHLEN HIGH SCHOOL 1936 JACK GILBERT It is well to think well, It 'is divine to act well. Jack may be small of stature, but lhe is as capable as any six-footer on the basketball floor. He is of a quiet and retiring nature, a trait which could be beneficially imitated by some of our more talk- ative rnembers. Continue to practice your steady and persistent ways, Jack! CARL GRAICHEN Football 3, 4 Baseball 3, 4 Basketball 3, 4 To love the game beyond the prize. Captain of basketball, and a letterman in football and baseball- no wonder Carl is envied for his ath- letic ability. He is popular with the members of our Girl Reserves, too. An all-round' fellow, his smile appeals to everyone. We expect to hear from you in the field of sports, Carl. GERTRUDE C. GRIFFIN Society, friendship, and love divinely bestow'd upon man. Very few and far between are the students who do not know our petite Gertrude, called also S1hortie, GrifEie, or Gertie. Her most out- standing characteristics are pleasantness to every- one, a strong loyalty to her friends, and neatness of person and work. DOROTHY MAE HALL As full of spirit as the month of May. Although Dorothy is known to her classmates! as quiet, she has always had for all an exceedingly sweet smile. We hear that you are going to be another nurse, so that your ready smile will be needed. 22