Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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Roberta Marion Dickenson To speak but little becomes a woman.” Roberta came to us from the Village School in her freshman year. She was a member of the Glee Club for four years and in her senior year she joined Le Cercle Francais. We have always found her wil¬ ling to work on dance committees and other activ¬ ities. At present she has no definite plans for the future, although she has considered being a medical missionary. In whatever you decide to do, Roberta, we hope you meet up with success. Patrick Joseph Donahue ”Joef’ ”A good laugh is sunshine in a house.” Joey came to Somerset High School in his fresh¬ man year from the Village School. He was president of the newly organized Dramatic Club and was a member of the football team. In his freshman year he was an active member of the Boys’ Glee Club. Joey is known to all as the class wit, and his great sense of humor has made him popular with everyone. He intends to go into the Merchant Marine, but hopes someday to be a dentist. Best of luck, Joey, and we feel certain that you will be successful. Ruth Blossom Ducharme Keal worth requires no interpreter.” Ruth has won the admiration of all her class¬ mates for her fine personality and character. Her name never failing to appear on the honor roll, she holds a position among the intelligentsia. Ruth was a member of Le Cercle Francais and the Dramatic Club. Possessing wise judgment in both scholastic and social phases, she has served on many commit¬ tees, helping social activities to success. She helped reorganize the Round Table and was elected its treasurer. She was chosen, also, as the Assistant Editor of Memoirs VIII. Ruth has not decided on a profession, but in whatever occupation she enters we know she will be at the top.

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Faye Lenora Crocker ’ ' High erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.” Faye was chosen the girl who did the most for S. H. S. by the class and her excellent record proves this to be true. She was on the honor roll each term of her four years, many times attaining the highest honors mark. In addition to keeping up her high scholastic record, Faye has been prominent in school activities and organizations. She was a library asso¬ ciate, a member and officer of the Science Club her first three years, and a member of the Dramatic Club, Le Cercle Francais, and the girls’ basketball team. She was secretary of the class for the past three years and this year was chosen the D. A. R. good citizen. Promoting the idea of publishing the school newspaper, the Breeze, she was chosen its capable editor. After graduation, Faye plans to at¬ tend Rhode Island Hospital, and we are sure that she will be as successful in the nursing profession as Marjorie Louise Dafgard Margie” Let joy be uncon Margie, one of our most jovial seniors, has ban¬ ished many dull moments with her humor. She is quite interested in music and has a wonderful sing¬ ing voice. She took a commercial course, and was a member of the Dramatic Club and Le Cercle Fran¬ cais. She was a member of the Glee Club during her four years, being secretary in her junior year and president in her senior year. Margie’s plans for the future are indefinite, but she will probably work with her father in his business. All who have known Margie will miss her, but we wish her the best of luck. fin’d.” Paul James Daley Ability is found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.” Paul is a likeable, serious-minded young man who is destined to go places in the business world. His flare for handling money was proven by his four years as class treasurer and his appointment as business manager of Memoirs VHI. Whenever there is money to be collected, Paul is Johnny-on-the-spot. Captain of this year’s football team he was one of two Somerset players to receive honorable mention from the Boston Globe. For more than a year he was a faithful worker at the Herald News and also put in time at Creamrich. His next stopping place may be Uncle Sam’s Navy. Good Luck, Paul.

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Louis Ferreira, Jr. Lou” ’’Louie” ’’And I must fly on silvered wings.” Lou was a welcome addition to the class when he came from the South School. Active in football and basketball, he helped push Somerset ahead in the sports world. He was a member of the Boys’ Glee Club and was elected treasurer of the Student Athletic Association in his senior year, a job he handled excellently. Louis has his eye set on the shining wings of the Army Air Corps. Here’s hoping you’ll be wearing those wings someday, Lou. Ronald J. B. Fleming ’’Ronny” ’’All 1 ask is a sound ship and a star to steer her by.” Ronny came to us as a freshman from the Bishop Cheverus Grammar School in Boston and has since been a welcome member of our class. He was a mem¬ ber of the Science Club, the Dramatic Club, and the Boys’ Glee Club. Ronny is mirthful and carefree, has blond curly hair, and is said to be a little fond of the ladies. He sings amazingly well and plays the piano to the ‘ ' nth” degree. He is an ardent sports fan although he does not participate in any definite sport. Ronny is one of the sea-faring members of the class and he plans to join the United States Navy after graduation. May his every wish be granted, for we are sure he will make an able seaman. Mildred Edna Goff ’’Millie” ”A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.” Millie is one of the more sociable girls of our class whose set determination and lively spirit have tided her safely through a four year college course. Her mischievous smile and vivacious spirit have won her many friends. Millie has taken part in school activities ever since she was a freshman, during which time she became a member of the Girl’s Glee Club and the Orchestra. In her senior year she joined Le Cercle Francais. Her one great ambition is to enter the field of nursing. Our best wishes for a successful future go with her.