Stetson High School - Oracle Yearbook (Randolph, MA)

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1946 7fze ewcfe Page Thmwme X7fbfQ!C+iSffIt'ffQ Qff 17 'i A2759 LITE RARY THE BIC QUESTION IN HIGH SCHOOL AM yyrrtrng thrs theme from my ovyn vrew pornt not from the vreyy pornt of the school as a whole In the seventh and etghth grades I was an honorable mentron r1ght strarght through 'Ihen I came to hrgh school and my marks took a nose d1ve Now Im not blamtng the school for thrs, rt was my own fooltshness In the frrst year I succeeded 1n passrng every thmg but Latm In my second year I succeed ed In flunktng everything except Hrstory Now I slw that thrs would never do for I had pl ms of golng to college I should say I had far off dretms of gomg to college, for thlts yyhtt they were far off dreams In my thrrd year I drd a btt better I passed eyerythlng except Physrcs Yet st1ll I had not trrel and h td spent very l1ttle trme on studymg bo noyy I ask myself Why have I made uch a poor shoyylng 1n high school' There doesnt see to be my plauslble an sxyer tt frrst but when you look Into If there IS some expllnatlon In hrgh school when we frrst enter we are course Some of us tre gomg to college so naturally we choose the college course some the commercul course for they are choosmv the buslness vyorld But do my of us re 1lly knovy what we vyant or what mlght Interest us' We as a whole thunk of college as somethmg In the remote future Somebody rn the famlly hxs told us that we t ant to be 1 Mech tnlcal CIVII Chemical Elec rrncxl or Industrlal Engmeer These are lust nrmes to most of us Sure we know that a Mcchamcal Fnglneer draws blue pr1nts and supervtses machme plmts and that a Cntl Ilngmeer butlds roads and bridges md the llke But do vye knoyy the requirements of hls pro fessron or how thxt professron rs commg on rn comparrson wtth others or the socml and eco nomlc prnvxleges that come mth rt' We don tl We know a romantrzed versron of II from some member of the famrly or some frrend or somt fascrnatmg novel or movle Then hoyy can we escape th1s waste 1n the preparatton of our future hves' How can we be shown what these profess tons have to offer what the chances are for a young man fresh out of college, to make a start tn that professron whrch he or she has chosen for hrs lrfes work' The answers to these questrons are not s1mple There should be some course, not ne cessarlly from a book or by lecture but prefer tbly by practrcal expertence so as to gxve pro spectrve students a chance to see for themselves just what they are gettrng mto To brmg them ID conttct wrth engineers doctors, lawyers, busrnessmen etc to get frrst hand mformatron on the professron that has taken therr eye This I belleve would be no end of help to us hrgh school students who are floundermg lround vtonderrng what we are golng to do Irvm Morrlssey 46 CONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IR face lb tll sweetness and kmdness It IS not devtstatmgly lovely Cand most people mtght not even call her prettyj but she has somethmg much deeper than beauty It shmes tn her face lrke a star shmes 1n the ebony skres of n1ght She rs short about frve feet, three Inches and carrres herself rn a graceful and dtgmfted manner Her eyes are the sapphrrnne hue of thc occtn and her sktn has the softness of vyhrte velyet Through the dark brown of her hart strands of srlyery gray can be seen by 1 close obseryer but these too add to the drg nrty of her rppearance The waves lrke huge yyrnnlcles form a soft halo around her head shoyymg promrnently her yudows peak Only on rare occtsnons does she rarse her yolce In anger or annoyance When she IS an noyed she grves a mrld reproach that calms the most troublesome pupnl Her laugh rs qunck and smcere at any amusmg mcrdent and . . I . - . Y . . , , , , - , . . ' . . , , . U . I 7 D . . S Q . , - . . . . . . , - , - K . L K K Q . ' 1 - T ' I . , . t . K 1 ' I . ' 4 I t I 4 ' I . . . I 7 ' 1 q Y I - 1 ' - L ' . . 4 . , A , f . 1 - . , . . . .,, Y s ' . f Y . Q z . - ' 1 1 . . . - U - 1 t 'L ' . , , - , 4 . . ' , , , '- 1 ' L given tl sheet of paper and told to plck our . ' I I v 1 I , . . . . . . . . . J, . , . ' c c . , . g , , , . 2 2 I , ,t , , Y , , . , 4 4 . ' L . g 3 . . I , I L A A 1 , 1 I f ' L ' v 2 1 r ' ' . V I h X .h . . .4 h ' Y 't 4 4 t . , 4 , 4 s 1 f . ., r . . , . L - , , 1 4' z . . . ' , 1' . 1 1 ' , , e L K Q 1 I S ' 4 1 . 1 . r 1 , , , , . S I - , 1 , y 4 I y K T , - , . . L ,

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Page Thirty I 9 4 6 bfivixfx ww N QQ. ivawxffvfbfavsv essex secretaries in the now successfully gained fight rgainst cancer Such good news pleased us immen ely but better was to follow Ruth V in Cott Arnold stated had inherited a fortune and was now social head of the Van Cort aristocracy We were very impressed by this and immediately departed to look her up VU e found her in the midst of wealth and glory but she was still the same swell kid She greeted us warmly and made us at home While we dined datntly on cake and tea she told us that Mary Cotter and Florence Sass had established a well known beauty salon at the Metropolitis Dolores Tardenico was furthering her fathers agent and Lorraine LoSc1uto after 1 brief sci entific career had settled down to married life just then Katherine Harrington was ushered in She was very excited over a piece of news paper she was waving Barbara opened it and there on the front page was a picture of Dori Teece Beneath it read RANDOLPH GIRL WINS TITLE OF WORLD CHAMPION OF SPEED TYPING I also noticed that it was wrrtten by Katherine and when I asked her where she worked she told me she was a re porter on the Daily Mann We spent another hour just talking then we bade them goodbye and returned to our suite Both of us were rather wearv from the days excitement so we decided to just drive around for the evening A large sign outside of MOTHER HUBBARDS CUBBARD attracted our attention It read Come in and Try Our Super Special Stewart Spaghetti Barbara and I just couldnt resist the delicious scent that drifted frcm the open window so we parked the ctr ind entered 'Ihe dish wis so good that we asked to sec the chef in order to con gratulate him on the excellence of his food Imagine cur surprise to see Kenny Stewart poring over a large kettle of spaghetti H was very busy so we just told h1m how much we enjoyed his food and left Barbara glanced at her wrist watch and saw that we only had five minutes to get back to the radio station to broadcast this to you so we started off at a great pace Now Barbara usually is a careful driver but as I said we were in a dreadful hurry so we just flew by the red lights I cop We slowed down md the officer drew up with 1 frown He prepared to give us 1 ticket but when he saw who it was he laughed And no wonder it was Frank Dockendorff My eyes nearly bulged out of my head I stared so hard but he convinced us that every thing was on the up and up and just to show us there were no hard feelings he escorted us to the radio station So everyone if we sound a little breathless Im sure youll understand how rushed we have been ust the same we both think its swell the way our class turned out and we want everyone to know how proud we are of him And now I think we better sign off until ten years from now and then we can see if this is true joan Doherty 46 Barbara Hastings 46 cv-O x Qffyio Q- , A sc X A ' A . Y . D ' I Y. 2 'i X' ' . ' ' 'L 1 . ' ' 1 L ' '. 1 ' ' ' ' i ' - 1 v i I I I I I ' f y ' , ' X ' vf . ' . . . 6 7 .j 6 I . I D I I . C I L 1 ' ' I I . i , c tailoring business by acting as an advertising heard a siren and looked around and saw a . . . A , 2 ' ' . ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' ' i . i 2 . ' 1 , . .S , . - . , A . V , ' , , , 7 . 1 C K . . K I 1 r I ' A i 7 i . , . . f A ,

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Page Thrrty two I 9 4 6 fx 'Xfb 'NfQXf'Xf'NfQ'i'X her smrle IS one that makes even the most saturnme day braght and cheerful Slac dresses an vcry good taste and has an a1r of rcfmement about her The expens1ve r grance of her perfume seems to go wlth her personahty Mrs Donaldson was one of the most pop ular and well l1ked teachers 111 th school She was well l1ked because of her d1spos1t1on her frrendlrness and her s1ncer1ty Norma P1lgr1m a HOME TO ME UML to me mcans krndness and love lt couldnt be better than heaven abovc When I thrnk of my mother my s1ster and Its rnconcen able that I could ever be sad Could never be gotten at London or Rome Whether penthouse or farm If makes n dafference A home IS a home wrthout any preference Lets take home by the seasons compare II and see W1thout any doubt ats the best place to be In wanter when w1nd and snow rage an storm Its good to come home to a f1re where If s warm And ID spr1ng when the fancy IS love IH t e moonlrght What better place than the porch on a une nrght' When summer comes an and the ne1ghbor scatter The homes 1solated but that doesnt matter Cause dads on v.acat1on and w1th you all day And your famrly has plenty of t1me for play CBut thankrng ll over a l1ttle whrle You remember your home and put on a brg smrlej ln Autumn when the leaves turn to scarlet I deem Its DICE an the parlor where thangs are serene And so the cycle of joy IS complete lust takc my word that Home cant be beat Donald Mara If ACTORS ACTRESSES SONGS AND DOGS WAS dccrced by MISS G that a poll be takcn to determane the fayourate actors actresses songs and popular say1ngs at G11 gms Emponum of Hrgher Learnrng And here are the resul s Bmg Crosby 1 assumed by eyeryone to be the top actor and srnger For a srnger the gtrls faaour Perry Como but the boys thmk Prank Slnatra IS qu1te a bat better There are st ll a few very few garls who threaten to swoon at the mentaon of Swoonatras name Everyone l1l1cs Van ohnson Robert Walker Iunc Allyson jcnrffer ones Robert Taylor Alan Ladd ane Russel Barbara SI1I1XV1Llx Susan Hayward and Preston Foster The grrls hkc oe Qotten but the boys vrolently object Saoux Cary Sue Seems Lake Old Trmes Shoo Fly Person al1ty Some Sunday Morn ang Oh What It Seemed To Be It Maght As Well Be Spr1ng are the favourate songs Let It Snow Symphony Arent You Glad You re You Sunny S1de of the Street Hey Barbareba are the favourate record1ngs B B Bram Sad Sack Dr1p and erks are common msults Thats a yoke for yokeb n 1 joke tyokek that IS IS sard when ever anyone cracks a funny Hubba Hubba means 1 lucaous hunk of the opposrte sex H1 Darlm IS an often heard greetang You can ay that agun means approval We wonder af when pourrng over th1s book say fave years from now-our tastes w all be drfferent or af 1t w1ll only amuse us to know how 1nfant1le our tastes were then' Paul Flanagan 47 ALAS ALACK UNb has frnally arr1ved Our C Day IS drawrng near 'lrrumph wall be short lrved And then we can shout and cheer And aftcr that glor1ous day our plans C all fo1 no more labor to do But smce we re loyal Stetson fans Well st1ll cheer the whate and blue Curfew for us shall not r1ng any more At 8 I5 or agarn at 7 OO We no longer have to 1nvent folk lore To harry Mr Gllgan and Mr Randall too But oh Ive felt Damocles sword For lvc lust heard from my draft board Arthur H ashem flf X fxflefiiasfrfi-1113 fs-'e11-rcifcs, fix- 'gX,fsQ,Q,1-1 as , X 'E I I I I 1 - - ' , 1 ' I . 1 1 . 11 9 ' , A A , 1 1 f ' 1' ' , ' , , 2 ' 1 I I a C . 1 a ' ' X 1 1 Y- - . ' ' - 72 ' Y . 1 , - ' 9 - c . . s 1 1 1 I 2 . 1 V - - ff ' 1 1 1 'lf I a 5 , . . . 1 i 1 1 1 1 A 3 9 , ' 1 1 . 1 ' ' ' 1 I . 1 1 i , , 1 , ' 1 1 - a ' - Q V 1 ' , , , , 2 1 1 li 1 - 1 1 1 1 5 A 1 ' . 1 1 1 , 1 . 1 ' , ' x ' - A ' 7 dad, , , - 1 1 Th l d ff ' ' ' ' e ove an za ectron I feel at my home, - -- , ' 1 1 o - 1 o , 1 1, 1 - , ' . .1 - 11 -1 11 -1 . 11 .1 11 I - ' 7 L 7 7 7 2 I . 1 1 ' L ' , 11 .1 . . 11 - - 1 1 A so , 1 1 , I P 2 1 1 . 4. ' ,, Q. 1 .1 ' - 1 1 1 ' I Y' 1 1 1 1 . i 1 1 . aa' . . Y Y 7 1 . I 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 . 3 , , 1 1 1 . ' ' ' 1 ' 1' 1 - 1 , 1 1. 1 1 1 , 1 . ' ' V 1 , l ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 , 1 I 1 ' 1 1 l . 1 ' i S 1 ' - ' , , , , : 1' 1 -: . 7 . 1 I 1 7 . 71 , 1 . 1 1 . . ' 7 E ' ' 1 u 7 . 1 4 1 1 1 1 ' , . 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 K L . . 1, A J . , a